After patiently waiting for a moment, there was finally a voice on the other end of the phone."Delbert...!""Sorry, the number you dialed is temporarily unavailable. Please try again later."A clear female voice came from the phone.Harriet looked up at the notification bar and realized that there was no signal on the ship, so she couldn't get through to Delbert at all.Helplessly, she handed the phone back to Arthur.It seemed that she could only contact Delbert after arriving in Imperium. She hoped that Delbert wouldn't be so angry as to erupt like a volcano.After arriving in Imperium, there must be a lot of difficult things waiting for her to deal with.What was her mother’s background? Why was she called "Yvonne"? Who were the black-clothed people who tried every means to get rid of her behind her back?There were also plenty of questions waiting for her to answer one by one!Several hours later, at the port, Imperium.Harriet, who had just disembarked, felt bit un
At the port.Delbert's beautiful eyes were fixed on the phone screen with a hint of expectation, his face showing an unmistakable nervousness.This was his fifth attempt to get through to Harriet.But each time he failed to hear that familiar voice on the other end of the phone. There was only a mechanical female voice repeating the same sentence."The number you dialed is currently unavailable. Please try again later."This time was no exception.After failing to reach Harriet once again, Delbert gave up. Perhaps Harriet had lost her phone.However, he didn’t close the dialing interface. Instead, he made a call to someone he hadn’t heard from for a long time and soon it was answered."Delbert?"A gentle male voice came from the other end of the phone, with a hint of restrained excitement.The man's name was Liam Lynch, a true noble in Imperium, who had known Delbert since childhood.Because Delbert didn’t want to go to the Carlson family’s manor, he had no choice but go to
The girl's long hair cascaded down her shoulders, and her face was adorned with light makeup.She was dressed in a slim-fitting shirt and a skirt, exposing her long and fair legs, which were very eye-catching.The girl sat down next to Delbert in a familiar manner and looked at Liam with a gentle smile. "Liam, why is there an esteemed guest at home? Aren't you going to introduce me?"Delbert didn't give the girl who suddenly sat beside him a glance. He simply moved slightly to one side, creating a considerable distance between them.The girl didn't seem to feel awkward and sat with her legs crossed on the sofa, looking at Liam as if waiting for him to introduce her.Liam felt somewhat helpless as he introduced her to Delbert. "Delbert, this is my sister, Lily."Then he looked at Lily Lynch and patiently explained, "Lily, this’s Delbert. I’ve mentioned him to you many times. He has saved my life."After giving a quick nod at Lily, Delbert continued to answer the question Liam had
Arthur smiled, "Yvonne, don't you remember? You like these dishes ever since you were young.""Ever since I was young?" Harriet was a bit puzzled.She liked these dishes ever since she was young, but how did Delbert know? They had never met when they were young.Before Harriet could think about it in detail, the door of the villa was suddenly pushed open forcefully.From a distance, a familiar voice could be heard."Arthur, I knew you hid Yvonne in your house!"This voice...It was so familiar!Wasn't this the voice of Henry, whom she had met not long ago at Holy Night?So they really were brothers!Harriet was about to walk out of the dining room to meet Henry, but she saw Henry, ignoring the servants' obstruction, striding into the dining room.He walked directly in front of Arthur and grabbed his collar, angrily questioning, "Why did you hide Yvonne away? What do you want to do to her? Even if you’re my brother, if you dare to hurt Yvonne, I’ll never let you off!"Being
Faced with Arthur's cold retort, Henry was momentarily speechless. He pointed at Arthur with an angry face but couldn't come up with a rebuttal.Meanwhile, Harriet, who witnessed the entire argument between the two brothers, frowned slightly. She had been prepared to mediate between them ever since she heard from Arthur about the discord among her eight brothers on the ship. However, she hadn't expected their relationship to have deteriorated to this extent. They were quick to quarrel at every trivial matter. They were acting like kids.Seeing that the two were still arguing, Harriet felt a headache coming on and quickly tried to mediate."Brothers, for my sake, can we stop quarreling? Can't we just let bygones be bygones?"Afterwards, she repeatedly made eye contact with Arthur.Arthur understood and immediately continued according to what Harriet had said. He humbly apologizing to Henry."Alright, it’s my fault. I shouldn't have brought Yvonne to Imperium without tell
"Not at all!" Arthur responded almost instantly, "I won’t be affected by him!"Seeing Arthur like that, Harriet felt extremely helpless. Arthur was obviously mad! It was clear that he was very upset.Harriet sat next to Arthur and tried to comfort him, much like comforting a child."Arthur, you and Henry are brothers for more than twenty years. I can see that he has a quick temper. As the eldest brother, sometimes you need to be more magnanimous and give in to him. What's the point of always arguing like this?"Arthur brought her to Imperium because of their mother and the discord among the brothers. He needed her to come back and mediate the conflicts among them. The current situation was precisely what required her help in mediating.After hearing her words, Arthur also found them reasonable, and his expression indeed softened slightly.Seeing that, Harriet continued to bring out various reasons and tried to persuade Arthur.After a while, although Arthur's anger had s
Delbert continued to ponder the clues about Harriet's disappearance, without giving a single glance to Lily. He coldly responded, "Sorry, I don't drink tea."Lily was startled. The atmosphere in the study became awkward, and Liam wanted to say something to ease the tension. He could see that Delbert had no interest in his sister. However, Lily continued to smile and bent down to place the tea in front of Delbert."Delbert, this’s the best tea in the city. You’ll definitely like it."After saying that, she intentionally sat next to Delbert, almost leaning into him."Oh, are you so sure that I’ll definitely like it?" Delbert avoided Lily's approach and asked coldly. He was obviously displeased.Just as Lily was about to lean on him, he suddenly stood up. Lily missed her mark, and her disheveled hair fell in front of her, making her look particularly embarrassed.She looked up and saw that Delbert had already walked to the door of the study. He exuded an aura of nobility
Three days later.The melodious and elegant music sketched out the mingling banquet, where people from the upper class gathered in groups, conversing. This banquet was a great opportunity for them to expand their social network.Just as the banquet was about to officially begin, a cry suddenly rang out.The surrounding guests frowned, ready to find out who was so uncouth, but their attention was drawn to a voice.Almost instantly, everyone suddenly understood why the person had cried out just now.Because the girl walking gracefully towards the center of the hall was absolutely stunning!She was wearing a crimson dress, and her fair skin was like that of Snow White.The girl seemed to notice the gazes cast upon her. With a slight raise of her eyebrows and a charming yet pure smile on her lips, every move she made stirred the hearts of everyone present.Harriet paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd and walked straight ahead with Arthur and Henry in front of her."When d