Andu had long found out about the problem, but it had never been made public, and he hadn't noticed the fundamental difference at first, because it didn't matter to him what kind of agreement it was, as long as someone in the family was working.

But after he discovered Pete's strange gaze on Elizabeth, this innocuous thing became quite interesting.

First of all, the labor agreement is different from the master-servant agreement, the labor agreement is simply a labor partnership, such as Elisabeth and Mrs. Goethe before, and now Robert is also, but the thieves did not sign the agreement with Andu, but made a verbal promise.

The other is that the master-servant agreement is a betrayal, for a family like him, it doesn't really make a difference whether he is loyal or not, after all, there are only two people in the family, she and Elizabeth, so why did Pete spend more money to sign this agreement?

Andu initially gave everything to Pete out of trust, so he never mentioned it, presumably in order to tie everyone to himself and not worry about his livelihood in the future, but his intuition told him that this matter was by no means so simple.

Pete's face turned pale and his head was lowered, and the direct consequence of his rapid heartbeat was that his body trembled more and more uncontrollably, and he wanted to open his mouth several times, but every time he looked up and saw Andu, who was sitting there, with his eyes closed and not saying a word, his stomach full of reasons turned into foam, and he couldn't say a word.

"I'll give you one last chance, why, do you have to sign a master-servant agreement?"

Andu's voice surrounded Pete like a spell, the young butler gasped, cold sweat dripped uncontrollably on the ground, and exploded into countless light chips with a "snap", and he looked down at the pair of high boots that had been carefully cared for by himself, which were actually given to him by the girl, and said in pain.

"Because...... Miss ......"

Pete's words seemed to drain all his strength, and he stood there with a muscular build, crumbling like a building block that could collapse at any moment.

Andu was still in that posture, and he didn't even change his tone: "Why?"

Pete took a deep breath and adjusted the speed of his speech: "Because I heard that the MacDonald Street apartment where she once lived was also attacked by demons, and I can't let a group of people who have no sense of responsibility and contract constraints protect her, only if they sign a master-servant contract, they will swear to protect her when they encounter danger!"

Andu didn't speak for a long time, and the room fell into complete silence, and nothing seemed to happen except the flickering incandescent lamp.

"They're your friends, your brothers, and you can really watch them die trying to save Elizabeth?"

Andu suddenly spoke, and at this time he finally opened his eyes, those eyes as black as ink, like a devouring beast, as if they were about to swallow Pete alive.

"I asked. Pete lowered his head, as if explaining to himself.

"You may not know that because of their orphan status, even if they grow up in the future, they will not have a good way out, most of them will enter the underground world to survive, and a few exceptions can only live a miserable life, when they are young, they can still sell their strength, and when they are old, they will be nothing, and they don't have to think about getting married and having children......"

Pete said every word so hard, but when it came to his mouth and conveyed it, it was so vicissitudes, but he was only seventeen years old this year, but he had already seen this society, the world as it was.

Andu's gaze didn't stay long, he measured his body, looked out the window and said suddenly.

"If you just want to protect her for the rest of your life, I can allow it, but you have to know that all you can do is guard, understand?"

Pete was like a lightning strike, he had long known the facts, but he still couldn't accept the cruelty of reality, he suddenly raised his head with tears in the corners of his eyes, and used all the strength of his life to ask the cry in his heart.

"Why ??"

"Because she doesn't like you, and you're not the best place for her. Andu said loudly.

Before Pete could continue to speak, Andu suddenly stood up from his seat, walked in front of him, and looked at each other word by word.

"If she likes you, you are a begging person, a vagabond, a murderer! I also have a way to make you the chief financial officer of the empire, using the most expensive violet seven-colored crystal, to carry the most beautiful Elizabeth in the world, to the wedding scene presided over by the Pope, and finally complete the wedding with her in the envious eyes of countless people!"

"But if she doesn't like you, even if you're the Emperor!Adelaide Augustine is reborn!I won't let you have the slightest chance of being with her!!"

"So do you understand, boy, the fundamental reason why I don't agree is that she doesn't like you!If you still want to protect her, I can accept it, but you have to put away the love in your heart, I know it's not fair to you, but you have to be clear, love is not a wishful thing!!"

Andu's voice was not loud, but it was clear enough, so clear that every word of his voice floated in Pete's mind, and it kept spinning for a long time.

Andu looked at Pete, who had been hit by a huge blow, and suddenly put away his fierce eyes, and with a hint of sympathy and understanding, he said something that Pete would never have imagined.

"Go ahead, go confess, if she agrees, I won't stop you. Andu put the two books on the corner of the table and added, "If she agrees, I will go to church tomorrow to ask the Bishop to witness your engagement, and if she does not agree, you can bring them back to Abt and Arnold." ”

With that, he walked to the window, felt the stinging sensation of the cold wind blowing on his skin, and fell silent.

Pete looked at Andu, his hesitant gaze lasted only two seconds, and then he left the room with resolute conviction.

Listening to the footsteps behind him, Andu's gaze outside the window fluctuated slightly, and the complex light in his eyes was difficult to describe, and after a few minutes, he sighed leisurely.

"Pathetic love, ......"

Pete stood in front of Elizabeth's door, his hand stretched out and lowered, his eyes filled with uncertainty, fear, sadness, and hesitation.

"Ahh

In the room, the girl's sudden exclamation touched all of Pete's nerves, and all his original thoughts were completely abandoned by him at this moment, and he suddenly opened the door with a desperate impulse.

"What's wrong!?"

The girl first turned her head in fear, and when she saw the person clearly, she let out a long breath and frowned: "Pete, breaking into a lady's room like this is not what an upright gentleman should do!"

"I, I heard you......" Pete said a little overwhelmed.

The girl looked at him, and the original musical troubles were swept away, and she laughed out loud.

"I just thought that this section was supposed to be played in a progressive way, by the way, did you come to me for something?"

Pete looked at Elizabeth's beautiful face as delicate as a doll's under the light, and forgot the purpose of his visit for a moment.

"Ah, I, that, I want to ......"

Elizabeth put away her smile and got up suspiciously: "What's wrong with you, I feel that you are not the same as usual!"

Pete looked at Elizabeth who got up, he only felt a sullen breath in his chest, he mustered up the courage to speak, but when the words came to his mouth, it became a different scene.

"Well, do you like me?"

Elizabeth's expression became strange when she had just become serious, a look that wanted to laugh but felt that it was not polite enough, and she could not restrain herself despite her forced patience.

"We're best friends, Pete, and of course I like you. ”

The flame in Pete's heart suddenly lit up, but before he could finish his happiness, Elizabeth said to herself: "I don't just like you, Andu, Tonali, and even that little Abt, I like them all, oh yes, maybe add Ms. Elsa, her craftsmanship is really amazing, but in order not to make Andu laugh, I was embarrassed to open my mouth at dinner!"

Pete looked at Elizabeth, who was as cheerful as an elf, and the flame in his heart suddenly exploded silently, and then turned into fireworks and dissipated into the endless void.

Pete stood there with a somewhat glazed gaze, unresponsive, and the world seemed to suddenly lose color at this moment.

Elizabeth said a lot to him, but he couldn't hear a single word, he didn't even know how he got out of the room, his brain and ears just kept echoing the last words that the girl said to him, and it kept circling.

"Pete, we're just friends, you're tired too, let's go back and rest early......"

Although he didn't know much about love, he was not stupid at all, and he could see that Elizabeth's struggling eyes when she said the last words seemed to tell him that she didn't want to lose his good friend......

He stood in the hallway in a daze, and it didn't take long before he finally took a step, returned to Andu's room, took the two books on the table in a sleepwalking-like state, and left the villa with heavy footsteps.

Andu stood in the room, looking out the window at the back of the depressed Pete, and whispered with a somewhat complicated face.

"Fool, how could she like you, you should meet a girl who likes herself and is liked by herself. ”

......

Abt and Arnold were happily holding a book, and because they didn't know many words, they had to go around studying and discussing what the book was about, and soon the little warehouse was ...... Maybe it's time to call it a dormitory, and it's full of laughter and laughter again, and the laughter and scolding of the girls next door are naturally indispensable.

Pete sat alone in the corner, looking at the full moon in the sky, not knowing what to think.

George on the side was about to go up to ask a few words, but Carl grabbed his arm and snuffed his intention in the cradle.

As soon as George turned his head, he saw Carl looking at him with a deep gaze, shaking his head slightly.

George, who was a little younger, opened his mouth, but was unable to say anything, followed Karl's hand, sat down again, and engaged in the discussion of the two books.

In the night light, everything is just right.