"Dimension... Victor... How are you here... What about James? ”

Lady Elizabeth said tremblingly, I don't know if it was because the weather was getting colder, and the cold wind of the rainy night was blowing in the wide open balcony, or if she was simply frightened.

Victor was speechless, he stood there, dark night, illuminated only by the lightning that flashed from time to time. Lady Elizabeth was even more frightened, and she grabbed the sheets in a panic and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to cry out, but she was afraid of angering Victor.

"James and me, what's the relationship?" Finally, Victor's deep voice sounded, and the rain outside seemed to be quieter.

"You, what are you talking about, Victor, what are you going to do!"

Victor took two steps, came closer, and was about to touch the edge of the bed.

Bang! There was another muffled thunder, rumbling in the clouds, and Victor's voice became even more terrifying: "James and me, what is the relationship?" ”

Click!

The lightning struck, illuminating Victor's face, and the rough and deep facial features were very like-

"Thomas!"

Lady Elizabeth screamed, her hair grabbing hysterically and yelling at Thomas Rogan's name.

Victor yelled again and asked, "What is the relationship between James and me!" ”

"James... James, don't hurt him! Thomas, don't hurt James! He's your son, and you can't hurt him! Elizabeth was completely insane, she was desperately tearing her hair, her sheets, her eyes were howling, her speech became more and more indistinct, and finally she completely turned into a meaningless screaming and screaming.

Victor stayed for a moment, as if the rainy night and the crazy woman had nothing to do with him, as if he was not in the same world.

He had already guessed in his mind, but he wanted a definite answer.

Victor jumped into the rainy night and disappeared.

.............................

"Have you looked for them all?" James asks Jack that Victor is missing and no one has seen where he has gone, and that Jack Pitt, the captain of the family's riders, has searched the surrounding town fairs and woods for many days with all the men at his disposal.

"I've searched everywhere I can find for thirty miles, and I haven't found any strange casualties in the vicinity." Jack said with some tiredness.

James nodded, said hard, and urged Jack to go to rest. The rainstorm the night before made him not gain anything even if he relied on his special sense of smell, and if there was no near Edmond, then Victor must have gone to the United States.

At first, he was most worried that Victor was under the influence of Adam, so he asked people to pay attention to the situation of the surrounding residents, and the result was that there was no tragedy of people being attacked and killed by similar beasts, which made James feel much more relieved. He thought that Victor might be in a hurry to return to the battlefield, so he didn't say goodbye. At the same time, I had a headache and remembered that my mother Elizabeth's old problem had been committed again in the past few days, and it was extremely serious, and I couldn't help but sigh deeply.

"O'Hara, how many boxes do you have...... James asked helplessly as he watched O'Hara chirp as he instructed the servants to stack suitcases in the carriage.

"That's all!" O'Hara squinted her eyes with a smile, her eyelashes were long, and her bright red eyebrows were uncovered, she took her off-white pearl handbag, lifted her skirt, and leaned into the carriage. James has always been very opposed to the current era of women's tunic skirts, which are cumbersome and complicated, and even more uncomfortable and harmful to the body, so O'Hara has been wearing comfortable and convenient long skirts or trousers for many years.

"Hey, hey, this is the first time I've gone so far, and I'll see Mr. and Mrs. President, so I'm not going to be prepared more!"

"The war is not over yet, and we will often go to the United States in the future, and we may even move there." James straightened his cufflinks, habitually took out the humidor, and put it back again, O'Hara didn't like the smell of cigars or cigarettes.

O'Hara happily asked about moving to the United States, Canada is too vast and sparsely populated, although the natural scenery around the manor is excellent, she can grow up here, and she has long lost her freshness, and she also yearns for the lively city and people.

On the one hand, I need to meet Mr. President, many matters of the war, as well as all kinds of troublesome things to discuss in the distribution of benefits after the war, and on the other hand, the search of the vampire ancestor Adam cannot be relaxed, although he is extremely weak and dormant at the moment, but let such a terrible undead creature go, after all, there will be endless troubles.

And most importantly, to find Victor.

The Confederate conquest of Chattanooga in September 1863 and the capture of Port Hudson in July divided the Confederate forces into eastern and western parts, and the Confederate victory was no longer in doubt from a strategic and tactical perspective.

"Mr. Howlett, Madam, please come here." The White House attendants respectfully led James and O'Hara into the banquet hall, which was a small celebration banquet proposed by the major northern capital magnates and government dignitaries, although President Lincoln repeatedly said that the war was not completely over, and it was too early to hold a banquet, but in the end he was relieved by the enthusiasm and pressure of all sides.

O'Hara was pleased with the young waiter's salutation, gave him a bright smile, and took James' hand as he walked into the hall with a nervous and stiff look on his face.

"James! James! President Lincoln waved and shouted warmly when he saw James, and he apologized to those around him, and hurriedly took his wife Mary's hand and greeted him.

"You're here!" Mr. President looked at James with a hint of inquiry in his eyes, as if to make sure he was all right.

James nodded slightly, smiled and introduced in a relaxed manner, "This is O'Hara, my fiancée." ”

O'Hara was interrupted by the sudden words, her pretty face became as bright as her own long red hair, and she forgot all the belligerents she had made to Mr. and Mrs. President.

Lady Mary took O'Hara's hand intimately and said gently, "No wonder Abel and I were unmoved by how Mr. Howlett and I introduced the excellent young lady, it turns out that we have such a beautiful fiancée for a long time. ”

President Lincoln also teasingly patted James on the chest, happily pulled them to the center of the banquet, and introduced the two James to the tycoons and government officials in the fields of northern industry and manufacturing, as well as members of Congress.

The name of the Howlett family is not unfamiliar to the ears of the upper elite class in the United States over the years, and even some people with great powers and many information channels in the military have an extraordinary sense of awe for this young and excessively young new industrial predator.