The Paris Affair Chapter 7: The Treasure (1)
"Ah~, I've won again!" Elena happily spread the rest of her hand on the table.
She's been winning several games in a row.
"Elena has always had a great talent for something strange about it." Bella complained.
But maybe only Elena's unique personality can be so good at entertainment and pastime games.
"Well, in addition to relying on my personal wisdom, of course, there is also a big luck factor!" Elena said triumphantly.
It was as if he had understood the laws of the world.
"You're so lucky that people are jealous." Mrs. Roland said enviously.
In the entire salon, Elena's card skills can even be said to be unmatched.
There may be a certain element of luck, but Elena's own strength is indeed extraordinary.
What's more, she often has an unpredictable expression that even Madame Roland feels ashamed of.
It's doubtful, this little girl can't be a hidden belly, right?
"Miss Margaret doesn't seem to be in a good mood, huh?"
Bella noticed Margaret Price next to her, who seemed to be depressed since early this morning.
"Is there any trouble?" Mrs. Roland said with concern. "Tell us about it."
Madame Roland has always taken good care of her friends here, and often solves their problems, so she has won everyone's trust.
"Ugh." Margaret sighed deeply, "My grandfather passed away not long ago."
"Ugh...... I'm so sorry." Elena felt a little ashamed.
"Oh, no, nothing." Margaret didn't care so much, "My grandfather is over 80 years old this year, and he didn't have any illness when he was alive, and he passed peacefully."
"It should be a joy and mourning, but don't be depressed all day." Madame Roland comforted, "Seeing you like this, he will not be able to feel at ease in heaven."
"It's not because of this...... Marguerite shook her head, "Grandfather left me a villa on the outskirts of Paris before he left."
"Huh?" Mrs. Roland didn't understand it anymore, "Isn't that good?"
Shouldn't you be happy to have inherited a huge inheritance?
Bella and Elena don't know what to do.
"Actually, that's the way it is." Margaret took a sip of her tea and began to tell, "My grandfather, Elthop Price, was a seaman. When he was younger, he was particularly adventurous and once traveled the world with fleets. He has traveled to many places and seen all kinds of unusual things. Later, out of nowhere, he got a treasure map. According to his own description, it must have been a treasure left behind by Norwegian pirates. You know, with his kind of character, how can he leave it alone? However, there was little interest from other colleagues. Everyone thinks that in this era, if it is really a treasure, it may have been found by others a long time ago. Taking such a big risk to find something that you don't know if it really exists is really worth the loss. But my grandfather said that the process of solving puzzles and adventures was the most meaningful. So, he prepared his own ships and supplies, and recruited several seafarers and sailors who had sailed together to go treasure hunting together. In this way, I went to sea more than a dozen times, but in the end, I found nothing. Until ten years ago, his last voyage was three years away. There has been no news in the past three years. Just when everyone thought he might have been killed, he came back in a boat."
"Did you bring back a lot of gold, silver, and jewelry?" Elena asked eagerly.
Margaret shook her head.
"There was no treasure on board, just a small, shabby box." Margaret continued, "At that time, in order to pay the crew's salaries, my father had to pay for it. Since then, though, he hasn't been to sea again. He even sold the boat, and with the money he used to build a villa on the outskirts of Paris, where he lived out his old age."
"Is that the villa you just inherited?" Elena asked.
"Hmm." Margaret nodded.
"And why are you worried?" Mrs. Roland asked.
"Because, when my grandfather was dying, he called me to the bedside. He told me that this villa contains the treasures he brought back with him, and that he hoped that after I inherited this villa, I would be able to solve the puzzles he left behind and find those treasures." Margaret said.
"Huh? What kind of puzzle?" As soon as she heard that there was a puzzle, Elena immediately became interested.
"He only said one thing about the treasure, 'Follow the guidance of the compass and reach the other side of the light.'" Then I'll leave the rest to myself in the villa." Margaret replied.
"That's the ...... What do you mean?" Elena was puzzled.
"I don't know." "I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still don't have a clue."
"So you're just hurting your mind for this." "I thought it was a big deal," said Mrs. Roland.
This kind of thing is not her specialty.
"You can't say that!" Elena disagreed with Madame Roland, "The old man's dying instructions need to be taken seriously. And, treasure, puzzles, aren't they interesting?"
The treasures brought back back that year, the puzzles left behind when they died, no matter which one they are, are enough to make people curious.
Especially when I meet an energetic girl like Elena.
"I don't care about the treasure or anything, but I feel that my grandfather seems to have pinned his hopes on me before he died, and if he can't solve it, it will be tantamount to disappointing his old man." Margaret said in disappointment.
"Let us help you!" Elena swore by it.
This kind of thing, she is the most positive.
"Huh? Really?" Margaret said gratefully, "Would you like to help?"
"Of course, with me and Bella, any puzzle can be easily solved!" Elena said, patting her chest and Bella's shoulder.
"Huh? Am I going too?" Bella felt innocently implicated.
Every time she encounters this kind of thing, she always seems to be pulled in by Elena.
Isn't it good to sit quietly in the salon, drinking black tea and reading a book?
"Then I'm not going." Mrs. Roland said, "I'd better stay and eat cake with little Anna."
At this time, Anna was tasting the new cake that had just been delivered from Miss Elsa's shop.
I heard that this is a new style that Mr. Cress tried out with his own creativity, and if it is good, it will be put on sale.
Speaking of which, Anna will only answer whether it is good or not, and the key is still up to Mrs. Roland.
I hope to get some constructive comments.
So Bella and Elena left the salon with Marguerite and drove to their villa on the outskirts of Paris.