Chapter Ninety-Three: Hampton's Troubles
He was followed by Rhoda, his new valet, and Edward, who had come out for a walk.
By the way, these two years of leisurely country life have made him fatter, and his waistline is about to break through the sky.
Thinking of the cuteness of the two Xiaotian shouting their brother in a childish voice, Phil's eyes were full of smiles.
Catherine was indeed a heroic mother, and not only because she gave birth to twins, the first of the Snape family for a hundred years.
It was because she struggled all night to give birth to them.
During this period, he almost fainted several times because of the pain, and the terrible howl made Matthew and Phil, who were guarding outside, restless and worried.
When the baby's loud cry finally came from the delivery room, the two men, one big and one young, who had been suffering all night outside the delivery room, quietly breathed a sigh of relief and hugged each other to congratulate each other, and neither of them noticed that each other's palms were full of sweat.
Two small balls of flesh wrapped in swaddling clothes were placed side by side in front of Catherine.
Phil leaned over excitedly, looking at the two little things curiously.
Red, wrinkled skin, collapsed little nose, closed eyes, very ugly, but a thick fetal hair, let him tell the difference between the two sisters at a glance.
"Phil, you've finally got your wish, say hello to your sisters. Catherine's face was visibly tired, and the night's struggle had taken her out of her strength, and she wanted to fall asleep at once.
But her face exuded a hazy glow, and her soft gaze was fixed on the two little ones.
Phil looked at Catherine's happy smile and suddenly became a little jealous.
But when he looked at the twins again, he felt that his eyes seemed to be attracted by something, and he was reluctant to look away.
This is his sisters, he has become someone's brother, his own brother.
He subconsciously wanted to reach out and touch it, but halfway through it, he was afraid that his recklessness would hurt them, so he shrank back, looking a little helpless.
"It's okay, Phil. Your mom is tired, let her take a break. After lunch, you can be the first to see them. Matthew's big hand touched the top of Phil's head and comforted his son.
This time, instead of dodging his intimate gesture, Phil looked up, looked at Matthew and asked, "What's their name?"
"Emma and Isabella, the white-blond haired sister Emma, and the crimson-haired sister Isabella. Matthew replied.
For the first few days, Phil would spend two or three hours in Catherine's room every day, and even had the strange feeling that he missed it when he couldn't see it for a while.
Smelling the slightly sour milk smell on the two milk dolls, and looking at their sleeping little appearance, Phil carefully kissed them lightly on their tender faces a few times, and there was really a spontaneous pride and joy.
Since then, there have been two more beautiful angels in his blood relatives.
The third major event, Phil's father Matthew, on the way back to the army after maternity leave, coincidentally cracked a case of forced abduction and trafficking of children.
In cooperation with the local security team, he destroyed the gang's den in one fell swoop, captured eight gang backbones, and rescued more than 20 innocent children who had not yet had time to be transferred.
The oldest of them is nine years old, and the youngest has just turned two.
Seeing the miserable appearance of these children being tortured, Matthew, who had just become a father again, was furious, mobilized troops overnight, and even did not hesitate to cross the border to hunt down the absconding thief.
After a midnight pursuit, the stubborn thief was finally killed in a valley less than thirty kilometers behind the border.
But he was also blamed for crossing the border without permission, and his merits and demerits were offset.
The fourth big thing is because of Anna, or because of her father, who is always overly enthusiastic, which is one of the reasons why Phil is out for a walk today.
Just three months ago, Anna's father, Lord Hampton Stewart, was embroiled in a great trouble that could destroy her foundations.
The cause of the incident originated from a woman from a civilian family.
This woman, Doris, was a widow.
If it's just a widow, it doesn't matter, there are many widows in Fallen Horse Town, but her other well-known identity is Lord Stewart's outer chamber.
If it was just his outer room, it didn't matter, this was very common among the nobles, and it was not an anecdote that she was found dead in her own home, and she was choked to death, and she was disheveled when she died.
If it was just an ordinary murder for money, it still didn't matter, but at this time, someone reported that before the incident, Hampton had left here in a hurry, and there was no loss of property at the scene.
For a time, it caused an uproar in the small town of Luoma.
The woman's younger brother was filled with grief, first crying outside the lord's mansion and later suing the Hamptons for murder and embezzlement of taxes.
This widow named Doris, whose husband was a low-ranking mercenary who was employed by a small chamber of commerce for many years, and at the same time took the opportunity to do some small business to support the family.
Originally, although the life of this family was not rich, it was also solid and happy.
That all changed after a robbery that shocked the nation a few years ago.
During that robbery, the goods of the Chamber of Commerce were looted, and all employees, including mercenaries, were killed by the murderous gangsters.
Due to the inaccessible location, this unsolved case has not been solved so far.
The small chamber of commerce, which had suffered heavy losses, could not afford the high compensation and went out of business.
Not only did Toris become a widow, but her life was also in dire straits.
The orchard he had just purchased with a loan was repossessed by the bank, and the husband's ancestral house was occupied by unscrupulous relatives who had already looked down on Doris.
In desperation, Toris can only take her son, who has just turned five, to Luoma Town and join her younger brother.
Poor her brother is just an ordinary helper, and he can only barely help his sister's three meals a day, and the rest are weak.
However, compared with ordinary women, Toris has a great advantage, that is, the mother earth goddess Gaia gave her a beautiful face and an extremely bewitching figure.
When she was young, she became famous, attracting countless men to bend her waist for her.
Originally, she had made a private agreement with a young master of a noble family for life, and was immersed in the dream of marrying into a wealthy family, but she was ruthlessly abandoned at the last moment.
Disheartened, she hastily married her future husband.
After coming to Lok Ma Town, her brother also persuaded her to go one step further and find a solid family, but Toris had a different idea.
First, her son, who is dependent on each other, is now the whole of her life, and she doesn't want her young child to be wronged a little.
Second, several years of hard life and sudden changes also made her realize the importance of power and money, and she was unwilling to continue to work hard like this.
Just then, she met Lord Stewart, who was inspecting the people.
I have to say that although she is 35 years old, the favor of Gaia, the goddess of the earth, has not left any traces on her face.
The skin is still white and dazzling, smooth and soft, the charming eyes are still clear and shiny, and the figure after giving birth is even more plump and sexy, and she still has a lot of money to pursue the life she wants.
The ratio of men and women in the Ward tribe is out of balance, and the wealthy family can still marry one or two more wives, let alone nobles.
In addition to the wife that Ming Media is marrying, it seems to be even more common to have an outer room, and the folk customs are like this, no one will particularly care.
Two people, one Lang is affectionate, and the other is a concubine, and the fight soon became hot.
Toris even did everything in her power to win the Hamptons' heart.
Although she has no name, her life quickly improves, and even far exceeds her expectations.
She is already fantasizing that when her son grows up, she will rely on the power of the Hamptons to regain the ancestral house where her dead husband was occupied.
Although her brother is dissatisfied with his sister's choice, he has no choice but to let it go, and maybe there will be some small joy in the dead of night.
This matter is almost an open secret in the town of Luoma.
Anna's mother, Mrs. Demi Stewart, of course, knew about it.
Although she was unhappy, she couldn't care too much about the peak of her appearance, so she just sent someone to warn her, and turned to raise Anna wholeheartedly.
For this reason, Catherine has also comforted her more than once and accompanied this best friend through lonely nights.
As a lord, if it is corruption and dereliction of duty, and the secret is not exposed, then there is still a glimmer of room for redemption, and it is a big deal to destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster.
Although he may lose his official position and resign, he has no worries about his life.
If it is favored by other powerful people, with the help of the Snape family, it will not attract prying eyes.
But it was a homicide, so Catherine couldn't easily reach out and intervene.