"Remember, sir, I'm really the only one left......"

It wasn't until his sister ran away that these words still echoed in Charles's ears, making him unforgettable for a long time.

This is somewhat true.

Now everything about her, her original relatives, her true life story hidden in the shadows, has all been resolutely put aside by herself, and there is no one to rely on except herself.

He watched this child grow up, and little by little he became a charming beauty, but in his heart, that desire to protect has never faded.

In his heart, he has both love and pity for his sister, and a strange sense of pride.

"Yes, I'll be the only one who can protect her in the future, just like in the old days—what's wrong? I was able to protect her in the past, and I will be able to do it in the future. He said to himself.

Even if she has done so many stupid things, at least she respects me and loves me, and I can't leave her alone.

In the dim twilight, he straightened up his crumpled clothes, and walked back to the mansion with his head held high.

Compared to the heaviness in his heart, Fran was much more happy, even almost joyful. After entering the mansion and making sure that her brother could no longer see her back, she inadvertently even walked much brisker.

Although there were tears in the corners of her eyes, a smile was already blooming on the corners of her mouth.

Yes, everything was not perfect, but the final result was as good as she wanted - the princess did not understand her painstaking intentions, and chose to break with her, which was painful, but at least the result aroused a sense of love and pity in the brother's heart, which was a great comfort.

Just now, the kind of love and pity in her brother's eyes, she had clearly felt it, it was so intoxicating.

Her face was still crimson, her whole body seemed to be a little hot, and even her steps were much lighter.

With the painting in hand, she walked up the stairs step by step, ready to go to her room to rest.

However, the moment she stepped onto the second floor, a chill suddenly rose from the bottom of her heart, and she subconsciously wanted to dodge - but it had no effect at all.

Her neck was choked heavily from behind.

Who would dare to do anything to me here? Fran was unusually panicked, because it seemed so incredible.

In an instant, her brain almost stopped, her whole body froze, and the painting in her hand fell to the ground.

The hand that was pinched from behind was cold and not trembling, like ice cubes against her skin, while the skin of the hand was smooth and the knuckles were not heavy.

It was a woman's hand, and Fran quickly figured out what was really going on - she was the only one who dared to do that to herself.

"You...... What do you want to do? She asked with difficulty as she gasped.

"I don't do anything, I just want to talk to you, talk about some more important things." As she expected, a stern but tactful voice sounded behind her.

"You are my aunt and my elder, if you want to talk to me, you can just say it, why bother?" Fran asked, confused, struggling to look up.

However, the hand on her neck did not let go, and it was still tightly clasped around her neck, as if it were made of iron.

"I don't dare to call myself your elder, we all know some things, so I don't need to say more." Agnes looked at her niece bent in front of her without any emotion, "Now I feel that I can't be too polite to you to show my respect for you. Okay, let's go, don't try to shout, it's not good for either of us, there are some things we should sort out separately. ”

She grabbed Fran by the neck and dragged her to a nearby room. Fran endured the pain and did not cry out for help, but silently followed her inside.

It wasn't until she came in that Agnes let go of her hand, and then pushed her onto the couch, which was soft and still hurt from the blow, but she gritted her teeth and endured it, not begging for mercy or crying out for pain, but struggling to sit up again, and then straightening her clothes, and looking at each other with fearless eyes.

"I ...... I don't understand why you're treating me like this. ”

"Don't you understand?" Agnes looked at her with a slight mockery, "I think you should understand - child, since you were a child, no one has told you that everything should be done in moderation, and there are some things that people must never do?" ”

"I wasn't taught anything like that." Fran said without flinching. "I don't know what the hell you're talking about."

"It's really tough." Agnes sneered, "Okay, then let me do it for you and teach you." Miss Treville, you're about to turn twenty, aren't you? At this age, you should be considered an adult anyway, and you should understand that not everyone in this world can do whatever they want, even if her surname is Trevier. That's right, you are beautiful, pampered, and you have a good brain...... But that's not a reason why you can't seduce your brother without scruples or fear. ”

"I didn't do that." Fran subconsciously denied it, and then she laughed. "I guess where you heard some rumors slandering us, please don't believe it, it's just a shameless attack made up by my brother's opponents after their defeat."

"Stop talking about it, miss." Agnes was unmoved, still looking at each other sternly, "I'm a woman, and I've been used to seeing that set of Fengyue masks in the social arena, so even if you can perform so exquisitely, even if you can be said to be one of the loveliest women I've ever seen, I can still see a soul hidden under beauty, you can't fool me, and you shouldn't deceive me with boring words." ”

"I ...... I don't understand what exactly you mean. Fran shook a little uneasily, looking very innocent.

"I trust my eyes more than your words." Agnes still sneered, "I was told before, I chose to be skeptical, I don't intend to wronged anyone, but now - I have seen the truth, the complete truth, you just behaved like you were seducing, is there anything else?" We're all women, so I don't think you're going to say something stupid to make people laugh, right?! ”

Such a harsh rebuke made Fran speechless for a while, and the brown pupils on the other side were so deep and sure that it made her feel as if there was no point in justifying it. She's right, that's what she's doing, and she doesn't think about it.

Since there was no point in arguing again, she simply remained silent and used silence to show her resistance.

"Isn't it a good idea? Don't have anything to say? Agnes looked at her coldly, "Good, at least you're not stupid enough to say something stupid to waste everyone's time." Now, then, promise me that you will never do such a stupid thing again, and if you say so, I can spare you today. ”

"Spare me...... Spare me......" Perhaps finally aroused in anger, Fran couldn't help it, she raised her head and glared at the other, "Do I need your forgiveness and understanding?" I'm not going to interfere with what you do, but you don't have the right to interfere with me either! What my brother and I are going to do is our private business, and it is not anyone's turn to take care of it! ”

After a moment of breathlessness, she hissed and added. "I don't need you to teach me, and I don't need you to tell me what to do!"

"That's why it's annoying...... Nowadays, young people don't understand human feelings, no wonder they are so arrogant......" Agnes looked up, then suddenly walked in front of her, and then reached out again and grabbed her neck, forcibly pressing her down again, and her face sank deep into the soft cushion.

Because of her anger, Fran struggled violently, but to no avail, unable to break free of the other's hand at all. She felt very uncomfortable, as if her lungs were about to catch fire, and she screamed and screamed, but it did not arouse the sympathy of the other party.

It wasn't until a moment later that Agnes lifted her neck up, and it was only then that she could breathe greedily out of the suffocation.

"It stands to reason that I don't want to take care of other people's private affairs, and I don't have the mood to take care of them, and I have no interest in educating outsiders like you...... However, you shouldn't have seduced my nephew after all, because you know what the consequences are, don't you? Agnes's words were vague as if they were coming from the sky. You're going to put him in a terrible situation, and if you're not careful, you're going to ruin it, and you're going to ruin everything you've worked so hard to get - don't you know the dangers in your mind? And even though you knew the consequences, you did it...... Do you think I'm being too you like this? ”

"So what! So what! Once her breath was clear, Fran cried out loudly, almost startling Agnes.

She blushed and looked at Agnes with anger on her face, "Isn't this danger all the more precious to our relationship?" Wouldn't that make us cherish it more? I...... Don't feel like I'm doing anything wrong, I'm going to pursue my love, I want to spend my life with the people I love, and for that I'm willing to give up everything! Yes, I love him, I love him more than anyone else, and I am not afraid to say it to you, nor do I feel any need to be ashamed! Don't put on a righteous appearance in front of me, because that will only make me laugh! Amusing! ”

"Love...... What a good word. After she finished shouting, Agnes finally came to her senses, "You...... Do you use this as a reason to put everyone at risk? Do you use this as an excuse to be willful? Have you ever thought about others, about your relatives!? ”

"No...... No, not at all! Fran replied with a yell, her long blonde hair scattered, "Why should I miss you?" Why should I care about you? What ...... have you done to me? I have been abandoned by my parents since I was born, and they would rather disappear for their own pleasure! Grandpa regarded me as a pet, but when he heard that I might not be his granddaughter, he thought I was a burden, regarded me as an outsider, and would rather exclude me from his heart! Do you all think I'm stupid, that I can't see anything and can't think of anything? As for those relatives...... And what are they? For many years they have ignored me, and the most hateful of them has only wanted to snatch the only precious thing from me, and you? You jumped out of your own hands and used all sorts of names to stop me, as if you had the right to do something to me! Close relatives......? There is only one person, from childhood to adulthood, who stays by my side regardless of any gains and losses, and is willing to do everything to take care of me! One is enough for me, one is enough! It's good if you all disappear, just let me disappear! ”

As she spoke, she unconsciously burst into tears, "Think I'm hateful, right? Think I'm a monster, right? But why don't you want to think about how monsters are made? I have only met love once in my life, everywhere I have been haunted by misfortune, hated and hated, and those friends who claim to have either looked down on me or secretly jealous and hated me, hated that I was prettier than them, and that I was better than them, and they cursed me for this reason! They thought they were well disguised and I couldn't see it! Yet I can see that the malice I have seen is piled up, and the wicked people I have seen are not under you! It's just that they all wrap themselves in silk and arm themselves with smiles...... There is only one person who loves me with all his heart, and I am connected between earth and heaven by the only thin silk thread, where were you then?! And by this time...... You told me that this thread was not destined to belong to me, and that I watched it be cut off and sink into a bottomless quagmire...... Don't you think! I'd rather die than let go, so why can you chase your own happiness but I can't? Don't!!! ”

Agnes stood silently, watching as the other replied. Even if it was crying, even if it was full of hatred, the voice sounded so tactful.

"You are the most selfish, unscrupulous person I have ever met, and the one who is the best at disguising yourself. Look, what a cold heart, you won't tremble when you see 10,000 people die...... Why are you wrapped in such a beautiful face? Why does such a soul have such a beautiful voice to whitewash? What a cruel joke God has played......" After a few moments, she spoke coldly, "You say you are not happy?" Do you know how many people live in purgatory? I know you won't look at them, but I can tell you that there are many, countless people, both in France and in the countries I have visited, who have never enjoyed what you take for granted, from birth to death, who are hungry and cold, who are plundered and enslaved, and who finally die like flies, who are cared for and cared for, and then you say that you are not happy! You say you have only one way to heaven, but with your looks and surname, will you find someone who loves you and is willing to take care of you? No...... You have happiness, and you can find a way to continue to be happy, but you don't want to find it, you would rather indulge in your evil desires, and you would rather satisfy all your willful and reckless fantasies! You tell yourself over and over again that you can only do this, but you are wrong, it's not that you can only do this, but you just want to do it, you don't want to let everyone go and let yourself go, you just want to satisfy your most despicable desires! I thought you weren't Edgar's daughter, but now I believe it, how could you not have such blood! ”

"What does it matter to me that others die like flies? I didn't make the world like this, and I always want to ask why God made the world like this, so that it was filled with malice! Despite being told this, Fran still did not budge, "You can call me evil, you can call me despicable...... Okay, you can use any word to describe me, but you don't want to belittle my love, I only love such a person, and I will never change it again, there are young talents in the world, some are princes and nobles, I know, but what does this have to do with me, they are just dust in my eyes! Even if the Emperor of Austria came to propose to me, I would only kick him away! No one is as good as my brother, and I am the only one who is most worthy of him! I don't need you to teach us how to do it, because you don't have the qualifications and no right to thwart us! ”

"No rights? I tell you, I have rights, not only me, but others. Agnes walked up to her again, "and I tell you unmistakably that your so-called love is nothing but vile desires and the pretexts you use to adorn them!" ”

"I don't give you the right to judge me, miss." Fran sneered, "You've never experienced love, so I can forgive you for being jealous of someone else." ”

"This kind of taunt can make people feel who you really are...... Look, isn't that much more honest? I said earlier, you don't have to disguise yourself in front of me. Agnes sneered, then grabbed her neck again and pressed her into the cushion, "This kind of love of yours, fortunately I don't, otherwise God knows what kind of punishment I would have brought on myself." ”

Fran coughed incessantly because of the suffocation, but she still didn't beg for mercy, or even flinch.

"Either you kill me here, or you just put me back as I was, hahahahaha!" In the midst of extreme pain, she laughed out loud, "Hahahahaha, if I beg you for mercy, then even if I lose, how about I live in seclusion and never see my brother again?" Hahahaha! You might as well give it a try! Hahahaha! ”

After this torture lasted for a long time, Agnes had to stop when she saw that if she tortured him again, she would really cause a murder. To be honest, she felt a little unexpected about the strength of this niece's will, she had traveled outside for many years, and she didn't know how many torture scenes she had seen, and she didn't know how many times she had carried it out, and I have to say that no number of men could match her.

"Why is there such a person in the world?" Agnes withdrew her hand, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her hands, while looking at Fran who kept twitching in disgust, "Because of people like you, the world is like this. ”

"And yet...... We're always going to win because ...... Because we ...... We have no way out but to win. With a strange smile, Fran replied in a low voice. That's right, we're just going to win, and the more you curse, the more we're going to win! To win! To win! ”

Then, with a spell to herself, she fell asleep.

Looking at Miss Trevill, who had passed out on the couch, Agnes had a feeling that she didn't know what to do. This feeling is very rare for her, because she thinks of being a strong-willed person who will stick to it without hesitation as long as she sets a goal.

However, there seems to be no better way for her, and she seems to be as she says, either die or persevere to the end.

"Charles, this is a sin of your own making, you can see for yourself how it ends, and it is best not to disappoint me." After an unknown amount of time, Agnes wrote a note, dropped it next to Fran, and left the mansion on her own. (To be continued.) )