Chapter 3

We're back in the ballroom. Frank was chatting with Marcos Monet www.biquge.info and Robinson was talking to Melissa not far away. I leaned up to Frank and whispered to him, "How do you feel?"

"Great!" said Frank.

"Mr. Peterson. Marcos asked me, "Can I ask your girlfriend for a dance?"

Isabel looked at me as if she were asking for my advice. I said, "Yes." ”

I took the opportunity to call Frank to the garden. He thought it was strange, "What's the matter?"

"I ask you, do you love Melissa?" I asked seriously.

"Of course I love her. ”

"Does she love you too?"

"Of course. ”

"He didn't tell you about her boyfriend?"

"Boyfriend?"

I gestured to Robinson, who was talking to Melissa, "Any idea who he is?"

"Who's that guy?"

"His name is Robinson Charles. ”

"Could it be that Melissa you're talking about is him?"

"Yes, that's him. ”

"Melissa never mentioned him to me. ”

"We've only been here for a few days, and we don't know much about the island, and there are many things that are not as simple as you and I think. ”

I saw Melissa listening impatiently to Robinson's words, and she didn't seem to like Robinson. When Frank saw this, he was complacent, "Look, she doesn't like that guy, which proves that she only has me in her heart, not him." ”

"How do you know?"

"The so-called that he is her boyfriend is just the guy's wishful thinking, I believe that Melissa did not have a boyfriend before we came to the island, and even if there were, it doesn't matter, as long as a woman is not married, any man has the right to pursue it. ”

"If that's the case, then let it be as you please, but ...... Try not to do anything out of the ordinary. ”

"You can rest assured, now I'm going in. He walked into the ballroom.

I continued to look out the window at the hall, and I saw Melissa taking Frank's hand in front of Robinson and walking towards the garden, and Robinson felt that he had been poured cold water and could not get off the stage in front of many people, so he followed him to the garden.

Melissa greeted me: "Andre, you're here too, hurry up and get in, Alice is waiting for you." She took Frank's hand and walked deeper into the garden.

"Thank you!" I said.

Robinson immediately stopped in front of them, looking annoyed, "Melissa, why are you doing this to me? What did I do wrong?"

"Robinson, please stop making trouble, and I'll talk about it later. Melissa said.

"Can you tell me what your relationship is with him?"

"He's my boyfriend. ”

"What?"

"That's right, he's my boyfriend, what's wrong?"

"Your mother promised me to marry you to me, have you forgotten?"

"But I didn't say yes. ”

"Since this Fred came, how have you been like a different person, you have deceived me, you can only lie. ”

"I'm not lying, you and I can only be friends. ”

"I've been sincere to you for so many years, but I didn't expect you to only treat me as an ordinary friend. ”

"We were friends in general, you were arrogant, empty-eyed, and ambitious, and I hated people like you the most. ”

"Why are you doing this?" said Robinson, who grabbed Melissa's wrist abruptly and pulled her to her.

"Let go of me. ”

Frank stepped forward and pushed Robinson very calmly, "Robinson, please be respectful." ”

Robinson let go of Melissa's wrist and gave Frank a hard push, and Frank nearly tripped over a large flower pot in the back. Robinson then scolded, "You damn it, you caused it." ”

Not to be outdone, Frank grabbed Robinson by the collar with both hands and threw him to the ground in an instant, Robinson immediately stood up, ready to fight Frank to the end, and the two pushed each other. It just so happened that Ferdinand was passing by with a team of security guards, who quickly stopped the clashes.

Robinson was pulled aside by two security guards, still babbling and cursing. The situation became more and more tense, and Miranda was also alarmed, she immediately rushed over and asked very angrily, "What the hell is going on?"

Ferdinand immediately walked up to her and said, "Madam, Fred and Robinson may have drunk too much. ”

"What? Too much to drink? Is that so?"

"I don't know. ”

"Then don't interject. ”

"Yes, ma'am. ”

Miranda then asked Melissa, "What's going on?"

"Mom, I'm ......" Melissa looked embarrassed, not knowing what to do.

At the same time a bearded gentleman walked up, and when Robinson saw him, he showed a hint of embarrassment on his face, and said to the gentleman, "Father, listen to me." ”

The gentleman was even more furious at Robinson's performance, and he kept accusing his son: "I don't want to hear anything, you have disgraced my face, and now you will give me home at once." ”

"Listen to me, Father, things are not what you think. ”

"Go back, I don't want to repeat it a second time. ”

"It turned out that he was Robinson's father. Frank whispered.

"Yes. Melissa chimed in, "His name is Hans Charles." ”

Robinson glared at Frank and left.

"I'm sorry, ma'am!" said Hans, apologizing to Miranda, "don't worry, I'll be more strict with him." ”

"I don't blame the kid, Mr. Charles. "Don't go home and blame him, I think there must be some misunderstanding." ”

"If that is the case, then I will go back first. ”

"Okay, I'm sorry to let you leave so early. ”

Melissa had no intention of continuing here, and she quietly ran into the courtyard while her mother was entering the banquet hall, followed by Frank.

Robinson would never give up like that, and I would rather than cause a tragedy to happen because of what had just happened.

I walked into the ballroom and saw Isabel making small talk with the guests, and when she saw me, I motioned for her to come over. Frank offended Robinson, and I was afraid that Robinson would stab him in the back, but I couldn't worry about Isabel, so I could only ask her to come with me to secretly protect Frank.

"It's Frank's business, isn't it?" said Isabel.

"Yes, I'm worried that fellow named Robinson will get in trouble with him, so I'm asking you to come with me to protect him secretly. I said worriedly.

"Well, I'm thinking about going out for a walk, too. ”

The Grandel Manor is so big that finding someone in it is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But I can find Frank with my keen sense of smell. We came to a fence wall covered with dead vines, and when I heard someone talking inside the wall, I crept over to the vine-covered arch and peeked inside, where I found Frank and Melissa sitting on a stone chair chatting. Melissa's voice suddenly became louder: "My mother has to marry me to Robinson, but I can only be friends with him. ”

"It looks like I'm superfluous, I think I've got to go. Frank said.

"No, you can't go, Fred, I need you, the Charles family is very rich, but I'm not interested in their money. ”

"Maybe you'll have to explain it to your mother. ”

"I've explained it many times, and for some reason, she just wants to marry me to him, and the Charles family also goes to me every once in a while to give big gifts, it's really annoying, I can't stand them like that. ”

"So the Charles family is very powerful?"

"The Charles family's fortune is unrivaled. ”

"So, your mother asked you to marry Robinson in order to share the Charles family's fortune?"

"My mom wasn't like that before, and I don't know when she became interested in other people's possessions, or maybe I was overthinking. ”

"Does Robinson love you?"

"That's just wishful thinking on his part. ”

"I have a solution. ”

"Say it quickly. ”

"Let's get out of here. ”

"But this is my home, where can I go?"

"We can go to Europa. ”

"I'm not going. ”

"And you want to marry Robinson?"

"I'm annoyed right now, I don't want to talk about this, can you ...... I beg you to stop talking about it. ”

"Alright, then I'll send you home now. ”

"The banquet is still going on, and I can't go home right now. ”

"Then I'll go back with you to continue your birthday dinner. ”

"Okay. ”

As they were about to step out of the arch, Isabel and I instantly ducked behind a statue. Melissa and Frank went back to the ballroom. I could only pretend that I didn't see anything and go back to the dinner.

When they arrived at the banquet hall, two magicians were performing incredible magic tricks, which caused bursts of applause.

Instead of staying to watch the magic, Isabel and I walked up a wide staircase in the hope of finding the rooftop of this villa. In every hall or corridor, there will be exquisite sculptures and retro decorations in front of you. We went all the way up to the third floor, where the walls were covered with all sorts of weapons, exuding a murderous aura. At this point, I was fascinated by a portrait on the wall. Isabel was also surprised when she saw this portrait. The figure in the portrait is Catherine, the wife of the Baroque. Strange, how could Catherine's portrait hang here? Could it be that Miranda was also in the Baroque?

Then there was a jumble of footsteps in the hallway. Ferdinand walked up the stairs with a few security guards and spotted us. "It's you, why are you not going to dinner, what are you doing here? I thought someone had broken in. Ferdinand said to me.

Miranda then went upstairs as well, and she looked at Isabel and me in surprise, "Andre, Alice, why are you?"

"Madame, we wanted to go up to the balcony, but we didn't expect to be in the wrong place. I said.

"If you want to go to the balcony, you can ask my security guard, you are my guests, it is very rude to hang out in my house like this. ”

"I'm sorry, ma'am!"

"This is not a casual place, these are the spoils of war looted by my men from Count François Emmanuel. ”

I pointed to Catherine's portrait, "Did this painting come from him too?"

Miranda was stunned, as if hesitating, and after a moment of silence, "Yes." ”

So the Count François was a Baroque, and Miranda did not pursue me and Isabel's actions, but told us to go downstairs, hoping not to do it again.

We went downstairs and re-entered the conservatory garden, where many people were chatting and the music in the ballroom could be heard. I carefully analyzed the relationship between the Baroque and François, how could there be Baroque people on the Poppy Island? Could it be that the Poppy Island has been given a head start by the dark forces of the Evil Spirits?

"Does that one named François have anything to do with the Baroque?" asked Isabel.

"The portrait was snatched from François, and if you analyze it carefully, it does not mean that François is necessarily a member of the Evil Ghost Party. ”

"There is also the possibility that Catherine's portrait was snatched by François and then by Miranda. ”

"It's just our guess. ”

"I don't think it's very likely that François is the party of evil spirits. ”

"Why?"

"I can't tell. ”

I became hesitant again, but I decided to stay, and whether François was a member of the Evil Ghost Party or not, I would find out.

"If you want to find out, you have to wait for François to get on the island, and maybe the day he lands on the island is the time to find out the truth. Isabel read my mind with ease, "There are some things that don't need to be thought about at all. ”

"You're right, if one day François comes to attack the island, I have to capture him alive and make sure he is not killed by anyone else. ”

"What are you two talking about?" said a security guard, "the dinner is over." ”

I looked through the glass of the greenhouse and saw that it was 2:3 a.m. in the clock, and that the guests who had come to the birthday dinner had left, and the men and women were laughing and talking as they walked out of the room, and Miranda had personally sent them off. As for Melissa and Frank, I don't know where they went.

As Isabel and I were leaving, Miranda just smiled at us, "Please go, both of you." ”

"Thank you, ma'am!" I said.

After I returned, I continued to analyze the relationship between Miranda, François, and Catherine, but I never found the real answer.