As usual, Charles did not go to bed at this time, but sat at his desk, dealing with today's letters and texts. &

The pen in his hand kept sliding on the paper, but his heart did not stay on the paper, but drifted to nowhere. And because of the slight locking of his brows, his expression looked a little gloomy and low.

While he was thinking about his thoughts, he was writing formulaic clichés on his replies to others. However, it was not until he was almost finished writing that he realized that the sentences in the letter were completely rambling, digressive, and sloppy and messy, so he had to throw the page of the letter into the wastebasket with a wry smile, and then pick up a piece of letter again and write.

But as he wrote, he fell into the same kind of thought just now, and finally felt bored in his heart, so he simply put the letter aside and picked up the other texts and read them.

True, he was in a bad mood at this time.

His mood had become so bad, of course, not just because of the frustration at the afternoon meeting of the 6th Army - it was irritating, but it was also expected, and it was not enough to make him so irritable, and he had unwavering confidence in it.

What really bothered him was the other troubles.

Vaguely, he always felt that a dark shadow was wrapping around him recently, making him breathless. However, he couldn't tell what he was worried about.

Because you can't think about the context, you can't draw conclusions; Because there is no conclusion, it is impossible to grasp the state of affairs; And he hates it the most. It's this state of being unable to grasp the state of affairs.

In the silence, he froze for a while, and then couldn't help but smile bitterly.

What am I thinking? There's so much more to deal with.

He could only forcibly suppress the boredom in his heart. Then go ahead and write.

At this moment, there was a sudden soft knock at the door.

"Who?" Charles, who was in a bad mood, asked in an unkind tone.

"It's me, sir." A whispered answer came from outside the door.

Although the voice was a little distorted due to the crack in the door, Charles could still tell who it was.

Why did she come here? Was there some accident? He frowned slightly.

However, this kind of thing will be known later.

Charles took the letters into his box. Then he walked to the door and opened it.

"What are you doing here so late?" Charles looked at Mary at the door, puzzled, but moved out of the way. Let her in, then close the door again, "Is there anything you want to report to me?" ”

Mademoiselle Marquis did not answer, but walked step by step to Charles's desk. Not sure why. Charles always felt a deep tension hidden under the calm on her face.

"What the hell is going on?" He couldn't help but ask again.

This unexpectedly strict attitude made him feel a little worried.

"Just ...... I'm with Fran. Mary lowered her gaze, completely ignoring him, and her tone was not as relaxed as before, "Let's finish reading everything Lola has given her together." ”

"Oh?" After being slightly surprised, Charles quickly regained his composure, "So fast." That's really hard work, Fran can't understand a lot of things. You must have put in a lot of work, right? ”

"Hmm...... It's okay. Mary forced a laugh. It's a bit tiring, but it's not particularly hard. ”

"So, do you have any existing problems?" Charles asked in a low voice, "Or is there something special about Fran?" ”

"There's no problem, at least not now, the accounts are very clear, even we can understand them." Mary shook her head slightly, "Fran doesn't have any strange behavior, it's all normal. ”

"Oh, that's good." Charles nodded, and then suddenly became a little strange again, "Then if you don't have anything important to report to me, what are you doing here so late?" It's not good for others to see it......"

Hmph, if someone saw it and reported it to that old thing, he would be happier. Mary sneered inwardly.

Then, a bright smile appeared on her face.

"Isn't there anything else I can tell you about this?"

Charles frowned again.

Now he doesn't have the heart to play a game of guessing with others.

"Then let's talk about it, I'm short on time." He replied rather coldly. "Why are you so strange today? This is not usually the case. ”

It's not because of you. Mary thought to herself.

Although she knew that she didn't care about Charles, she couldn't help but feel a little resentful of him.

This kind of resentment has become even stricter because of Charles's cold attitude at this time.

"I've heard some very strange things about you lately, so I'm going to check with you." Because of this resentful mentality, Mary's tone also carried a little coolness, "Although I don't believe it, but because of the importance of the matter, I want to simply ask you for verification." ”

"What's the matter?" A bad feeling suddenly arose in Charles's heart.

"It's about Matilda." Mary replied in a low voice, then glanced at Charles secretly. Sure enough, the other party suddenly changed color.

With a slight sneer in her heart, she continued, "I...... Well, I've heard some rumors from others that you're ...... Saying that you have a personal affair with Matilda, well, of course I won't believe this kind of baseless rumor, but the matter is important, so I just came to ask you...... Of course that's not true, sir, is it? ”

Although the atmosphere was not tense at this time, Charles's heart was beating wildly.

What's going on? Where did she learn about these things?

Also, who else but her knows?

All sorts of thoughts poured in, making his already groggy head even more confused.

Maybe she just listened to some speculative rumors, and she couldn't see the clues.

"Of course this is a baseless rumor!" He immediately replied loudly. Barely keeping his composure, "Where did you hear this kind of thing!" This is slander! ”

"Well, that's true......" Mary breathed a sigh of relief. As if relaxed, "That's fine." ”

"Who told you?" Charles immediately asked.

"It's a friend, and she's also heard rumors from others." Mary lied without changing her face, "Since the incident of your transfer, everyone has been a little curious about your relationship with the Diliion family, so some people have spread this rumor in private...... Yes, sir. Please don't mind, after all, you can get the honor you have today's at such a young age, I'm afraid there are many people who are dissatisfied. They're just attacking you that way. ”

"Hmph, these despicable villains!" Charles couldn't help but snort, "It's because these villains are running rampant that France is now full of jealousy and rumor-mongering. ”

Then. Charles looked at Mary again. "Naphoran...... Did Fran hear the rumor? ”

"Of course not! How could I sue her for such rumors? Mary replied at once, "Don't worry, I will never let you and Fran be hurt by this kind of slander...... This is what I should do. ”

Her tone was long, with a hint of none.

That is, even if it was true, she wouldn't tell Fran, let alone Charlotte, - Charles understood what she meant in an instant.

It seems that she is not completely unbelieving as she says she is. Rather, he will be skeptical, Charles made up his mind.

"Thank you. Mary," Charles let out a long sigh, "I need your help with many things, and it's a shame I haven't repaid you properly. ”

Then, he held out his hand and thanked the other party for keeping her secret.

"You've given me enough in return." Mary whispered, then reached out and held it with him, feeling the heat coming from his palm. "I just hope you don't leave me alone as an assistant, that's enough."

"Of course not, I'm very happy with your expression." Charles hurriedly replied with a smile, "I sincerely hope that you can continue our cooperation." ”

In a handshake, the two tacitly reached a tacit understanding on this topic.

"Speaking of which, sir, you seem to be sad today." Mary looked at Charles with concern, "Is there any trouble?" ”

"Well, yes." Charles nodded dryly, "People always have some trouble in their careers. ”

"So, what kind of trouble is it? Can you tell me about it? Mary unconsciously leaned over to Charles, "I think I might be able to help you a little?" ”

"Oh, don't mention it! It's all troublesome. At the mention of this, Charles couldn't help but feel very congested again, "Thank you for your kindness, but you can't help with the affairs of the ministry, these Qiu Ba are not easy to mess with, and they are very troublesome!" You better follow my original arrangement and see what is happening now. ”

"I don't agree with what you say, do you still think there is anything we girls can't do? Don't underestimate us! As if provoked to be competitive, Mary looked at Charles rather forcefully, "Just tell me, can't you?" If you really can't help, it won't do you any harm? ”

"Okay, okay......" Charles sighed under the eager gaze of the other party.

Anyway, being idle is idle, so just tell her about this kind of thing, and it should be a relief mood.

So he told Mary about his present troubles in the 6th Army Headquarters - of course, he could not have said anything about Agnes and others.

"In other words, you want to recommend a weapon for the 6th Army, but it is organized by the department responsible for purchasing weapons." After listening to Charles's account, Mary quickly understood the troubles Charles was facing, "So, this idea of yours can't be realized now, and it's been frozen here?" ”

"Well, your description is accurate, and that's exactly what it is." Charles nodded dryly, "So, you can understand my mood too, right?" ”

"yes, I see." Mary sighed, "I finally wanted to do something for the country, but I was obstructed by a group of stubborn people. It's really hard to feel like that...... However, Mr. Treville, even in this situation. You have not lost your enthusiasm and determination to serve your country, and this is the most touching thing. Ah, if every young nobleman in our country were as worried about state affairs as you are, the country would not be what it is today......"

"Uh...... Well, actually, it's okay. This slightly excessive flattery made Charles a little embarrassed, wasn't she really ironic?

"Hahahaha......" saw Charles' embarrassed look. Mary couldn't help but laugh, "Okay, I'm just kidding. ”

Her silver bell-like laughter. It also made the slightly tense atmosphere just now relaxed, at least Charles felt a lot more relaxed.

"So you can see, that's all there is to it," Charles shrugged. "Still. I'll figure it out eventually. ”

"Hmm. You'll be able to figure it out. Mary's face still had the same smile on her face, "And I might be able to help you out......"

"Huh? What do you mean? Charles was a little surprised.

What does she have to do with the 6th Army?

"Although I have nothing to do with those soldiers, I still have another way!" As if to be able to see what Charles was thinking, Mary smiled even deeper, "Although I don't know that Monsieur de Trivo, maybe I can let you touch the Marquis de Trivo?" ”

"Huh? Is it? Charles suddenly rejoiced in his heart and quickly looked up at her.

"Let's talk about it. He's a distant relative! Moreover, I am also friends with his daughter. I can get some information from her and see if I can get you close to the marquis. If you can move him and let him connect you, surely that Monsieur de Trivo will be more talkative, right? ”

"Well, that's right! That's it! Charles couldn't help but clapped his hands, "Mary, just do what you say, right?" Please. ”

"But there's no guarantee that I'll succeed?"

"It's okay, as long as you can give it a try." Charles smiled and nodded.

"Look, then, can I help you?" Mary looked at him mockingly.

"Well, I was wrong, I'm sorry, I underestimated you, Mary." Charles immediately apologized to her.

"You should have seen it a long time ago." Mary continued to laugh.

"Thank you for your help, really much appreciated." Charles stood up and thanked her sternly, "Whether or not I can do this, I will thank you for your help." ”

"So how are you going to thank you? Verbally? Mary raised her eyebrows and asked directly.

"Of course, it's not just words, but what reward do you want?"

Charles had a vague feeling as if Mary had changed something, and suddenly became more joking.

Although he didn't know what happened to make her suddenly have such a change, but in the recent gloomy mood, he was happy to chat with the other party more pleasantly.

"So......" Mary muttered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Charles. You just tell me, are you satisfied with my help? Don't be stingy with compliments, I can stand ......"

Oh? Just say good things to coax? It's not a piece of cake.

"Mademoiselle de Léoland, as I have always said, you are my right-hand and excellent assistant, the one who has helped me a lot, and an indispensable member of our cause, and I cannot help but be impressed by your wisdom and efforts." Charles replied sternly, "I hope that in the future, you will continue to give us the same help, thank you, ma'am." ”

"That's a good sound...... Mary took a deep breath and looked back at Charles, "So, will you leave me behind for no reason?" When I am still loyal to you? ”

"Oh, of course not, who's going to do such a thing!" Charles replied, half seriously and half jokingly, "Isn't it stupid to leave an assistant like you senselessly?" In fact, I would like to pray that you will continue to work hard for our cause in the future......"

After hearing Charles's answer, Mary stared at Charles, suddenly motionless.

This strange demeanor made Charles suddenly not know how to deal with it.

"Mary?" He held still as he whispered probing for the other man.

Suddenly, the corners of his eyes appeared in the corner of Mary's eyes, twinkling like a bright starlight,

Hey, you don't have to be so impressed, do you? Is this just a polite remark?

Starlight slowly trickled down his cheeks and dripped onto his chair.

"Mary? What's wrong? Charles asked with concern.

"Nothing...... Nothing, sir. Mary replied in a low voice, as if holding back tears, "I'm just so happy...... It's great to be able to follow you. Thank God that after being abandoned by my loved ones, I can find a new home, a new companion......"

She stood up abruptly, and threw herself into Charles's arms.

"I'm so happy! Please let me be willful for once, okay? ”

As she spoke, her tears flowed uncontrollably, and at last it seemed to overflow, wetting Charles's clothes.

"Hey, don't cry! Girl! ”

The way she secretly sobbed made Charles feel a little sympathetic when he saw it.

Also, after being abandoned by her family, it was not easy for her.

With this thought, Charles did not push her away, and let her cry in his arms.

"Sir, sue me, you are like a family member, you will never leave me at will, okay?"

"Of course, don't worry, Mary, as long as we continue to work together, I will never leave you." Charles hurriedly said.

"Thank you, sir." With a satisfied smile, Mary closed her eyes.

Tears are always one of a woman's best weapons, no matter what the ages.

In the dim candlelight, Charles caresses her Kim like a child, and inadvertently, her hand touches Charles's back as if hugging.

He doesn't seem to have any objection to me.

A flash of joy flashed through Mary's heart.

Well, you can't escape. (To be continued!)

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