Chapter 5: The Whispers of the Tower of Babel (8)

Jill came to the door again, but this time to find Angelo.

Compared to the playboy a year ago, Jill has changed a lot, he is no longer frivolous, no longer drunk, and his hair and dress are no longer casual. He stood opposite Angelo, with a tall posture and a polite demeanor, completely transformed into an elegant aristocratic boy.

"Angelo, can we talk?"

"I don't think so." Angelo accompanied the smiling face.

"I know you're still holding a grudge against me, but I wanted to talk to you about Phoebe today. This matter is important. ”

"I am against marriage......"

"I won't marry her......"

Jill's response surprised Angelo. His usual pride and arrogance, with no one in his eyes, were now full of loneliness, and at the same time they revealed pleadingβ€”he had really changed, he had become humble.

"Well," Angelo said, "what do you want to talk about?" ”

"It's not very convenient here, it's a big deal, let's go outside and say, it's better to be in a place where no one is around."

"Is it okay to go to the garden?"

Jill nodded.

May is the most beautiful time of year in England. The red roses in the garden are in full bloom, just like a young girl, and the flowers are delicate, as if to announce that this is its home field.

Angelo led Jill to sit down somewhere in the garden, and he had found a place where even the maid didn't come often.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Angelo's tone was a little impatient.

"Please take Phoebe out of here, or her life will be in danger."

"What's going on? Please be clear. ”

"Then I'll start at the beginning." Jill plucked a red rose, the thorns on the rose's stem piercing his fingers, blood gurgling out.

"Do you know why our two families have always been friends?"

"To be honest, I don't quite understand."

"I didn't understand that the two of us had no business relationship or a very close blood relationship. If I have to say it, you have been adopted by the Earl. But that's not the main reason either. The real friendship between our two families began after the death of the former countess. ”

Angelo listened quietly, his eyelashes trembling slightly, and the suspicion in his heart poked his head out again.

"So what?"

"I remember when the Earl was crazy for a while, and dressed all the time, but was it true?"

"Yes. My father was so sad ......"

"Why did you continue to marry your current lady immediately?"

"I know that my father used Mrs. Arsenie as a substitute for Mrs. Chelsea." Although I don't want to admit it, it is.

"Was it just the beginning?" Jill asked. "It should be said that it has always been. To be precise, Lady Athenie is the Earl's ...... for the resurrection of Lady Chelsea"

Although he had already had this idea in his heart, when he heard Jill say it, Angelo's heart was like a bolt from the blue.

"Now you have the doctor in your house, the one my father was looking for, and she's a real witch. In fact, ten years ago, his father recommended the witch to the Earl, and the Count sought a replacement for Mrs. Chelsea at her request. And then for the next decade, there has been preparation for the resurrection of Mrs. Chelsea. Jill glanced at Angelo, who was silent, and said, "You may think it's a fantasy, but I heard the conversation between the Count and his father yesterday...... Witches really exist......"

"I believe this......" Angelo began, "please tell me more details about this." ”

"Okay." Jill responded, "This witch has great powers, and it is said that she sealed the soul of Mrs. Chelsea in her body ten years ago, but Madame's body has been damaged, and if you want to resurrect her, you must find a living person for her to use as a container." The Earl had chosen Lady Athene, and now that ten years had passed, the time was ripe for the resurrection of Lady Chelsea, so they had already begun to act. ”

"Are you saying that Lady Arsenny's unexplained illness was the beginning of their experiments?"

"Exactly."

"Is Madame's diet also controlled by the Earl?"

"Yes. Once, I changed my wife's diet without permission, and my father was very angry. ”

"Because the Earl wants to put a spell on the lady's diet, and changing the diet without permission is changing the spell, the earl will be angry, and the lady's health has not been well, and then the father invited the witch again to resurrect Lady Chelsea completely. If I'm not mistaken, Mrs. Chelsea's soul should be in Mrs. Arsenie now...... It's just that Lady Asseney is still fighting, and when Lady Chelsea's soul completely occupies Lady Asseney's body, Lady Asseney will never come back......"

Angelo suddenly realized that Mrs. Athenie sometimes had a confused speech and would not recognize Phoebe because she was not Atheni at that time, but Chelsea.

"What does this have to do with Phoebe?"

Jill continued: "The rest is just my inference, if the Earl resurrects Lady Chelsea, will it be Miss Charlotte next?" If he really wants to resurrect Miss Charlotte, then Phoebe is most likely to be the one to resurrect Miss Charlotte's vessel...... I don't want Phoebe to get hurt, so I want you to take her away. ”

Jill's eyes were sincere, no longer as cunning as before, and it could be seen that he really wanted to save Phoebe.

"Originally, I wanted to take her away, but I couldn't give up everything for her. I can't let go of my identity and status, and more importantly, I can't survive without the protection of my family...... But you're different," Jill became more and more excited, "you never cared about that, and you have the means and ability to make a living, and you can give Phoebe happiness when you leave the Earl's house." ”

"I see." Angelo adjusted his mood, and the Count's actions undoubtedly hit him hard. "I don't need you to say it, I'll protect Phoebe from anyone else."

From the first time Phoebe threw herself into Angelo's arms as a child, Angelo made a vow in his heart that he would always protect this little sister who was not related by blood, and ten years later, this belief has never faded.

"Sure enough, Angelo, you like Phoebe too, right?"

"She's my sister, and of course I like her."

"You know I didn't mean that." Jill smiled, "Our two brothers are similar in one point. ”

Angelo frowned slightly, and said what was in his heart: "You have never treated me as a brother. You hate me, look down on me, dislike my biological mother's humble birth, and you wish I would disappear quickly. Do you remember that we were brothers? ”

"Indeed, I hate you," Jill did not deny, "and you were born like that and you were able to sit on an equal footing with us because you were your father's child, and you were good at everything in your schoolwork, and later you were even valued by the Earl, and I was jealous of you." Later, even the girls I like fall to your side...... But this time, I'm willing to throw in the towel......"

Love can humble people to the dust, and the once invincible Prince Gil has put down all his self-esteem for the sake of the young lady of the Shakma family, and is willing to admit defeat in front of his opponent.

"Angelo, I don't think we can really be family......"

At night, Angelo lay in bed, sorting out all the information she had so far.

Did the count's conspiracy start from ten years? No, it should be a little earlier. After Mrs. Chelsea's death, it probably began during her serious illness. The original tomb robbery and the girl's disappearance may also be inextricably linked with the earl. Then the basement of the home is likely to be the laboratory for the resurrection of Mrs. Chelsea.

If what Jill said was true, ten years ago, when the Earl was crazy, he would often bring back some strange people, and nine times out of ten, those people might also be witches and wizards.

Lady Athenie is also a witch, will she not feel anything strange in the basement? Jill said that the witch pretending to be a doctor is very powerful, and she should have done something to the basement, so Lady Athenie can't fully know the truth about the basement, and Phoebe and Black Cat Ed only slightly sense that something is wrong in the basement, but they can't get to know it deeply.

Then again, can Jill really be trusted? Does he have other purposes? But everything can be done to achieve the goal.

If you want to get the truth out and solve all your doubts, you still have to find out what is in the basement first. If what Jill says is true, then he must not only take Phoebe away, but also Lady Arsenie alone.

Angelo smiled bitterly, in the end, he still doubted the Count and his family. The Count collapsed little by little in his heart, the father he recognized and respected, but now he became a devil with a mask of human form.

The Earl only said three times to Angelo, once when Lady Chelsea died, and he did not cry; The second time he didn't take care of Phoebe and made her fall from a tree; The third time was when he changed Mrs. Arsenny's diet without authorization.

I thought that the Count was for his family.

No, it's for the sake of the family. It's just that the scope of the earl's family is different from Angelo's. Angelo's family members are: Phoebe, Lady Athenie, Earl, Lady Chelsea and Charlotte. But the Earl had only room in his heart for Lady Chelsea and Charlotte.

The world is a huge orphanage, and Angelo is one of many orphans, who used to wander in the Viscount's house, but now because he has someone to call his family, he will not be displaced, and he will not be able to move an inch.

Angelo looked at the ceiling, unwilling and sad welling up in her heart.

The gods had taken Mrs. Chelsea and Charlotte from him, and now they had come to him for Mrs. Arsenie and Phoebe.

"It's not fair." He whispered, "You already have the world, why did you come to deprive me of the only treasure I have?" ”

No one responded.

"Since you are so greedy, I must defend everything I have, and this time, I will not back down."

The room was silent, and the moonlight fell through the window, silently. The roses outside the window were dyed red like blood, and in this huge earl's palace, it was as if an illusory ghost was opening its bloody mouth. They roam the air, looking for people who have gone astray.