Guidebook for the Dark Duke Chapter 17: A farce

Evan turned around and looked at the door of the church. There was a man standing against the light. His thin body glowed faintly under the sunlight. His face was still indifferent and his expression was still solemn. Even the look in the eyes of people is still arrogant, and he can't see the way he was angry and angry when he was in the alley that day.

Mrs. Lawrence jumped up from the ground almost like a fly. She walked to the Duke with tears on her face, and said in a choked voice, "You're here too. That kid John will definitely be happy."

Duke Wilson gently took Mrs. Lawrence's scrawny hand and whispered: "John has worked for a year. I am very satisfied with his work. It is also appropriate to come and send him away."

The expression on Mrs. Lawrence's face was almost grateful, she bowed her legs humbly to the Duke: "I am very grateful to you, my gracious Lord."

And Alia, who was just very impassioned just now, stood in the corner with her head lowered. The excited blush on her face had not subsided, but a bit of gloom appeared in her beautiful eyes. The Duke was very I hate her, she knows that.

But at this moment, the Duke suddenly said, "Who was giving the speech just now?"

All eyes were on Arya's face, but Evan's expression tightened.

"Yes... it's me, Lord Duke." Arya, like a young girl, stumbled towards the Duke and saluted.

Duke Wilson looked at Arya as if thinking of something. He turned to Dr. Hester and whispered, "Is this your daughter?"

Dr. Hester nodded apprehensively.

A smile appeared on the Duke's face: "You taught her very well, and being able to say such a thing proves that she is not a mediocrity."

A relief smile appeared on Dr. Hester's face immediately, and it seemed that the Duke had forgiven Arya for her rashness last time.

"Thanks for your compliment, Lord Duke." Dr. Hester nodded slightly.

Duke Wilson nodded and moved his eyes to Evan again, but this time he didn't want to talk to Evan. His eyes flashed, and he didn't stop for a moment, Evan's heart suddenly The alarm bell is a masterpiece, and the influence of the heroine is indeed endless. He has tried his best not to let these two meet, but he did not expect that there will be today's troubles.

Evan looked at Mrs. Lawrence angrily for a while, but found that the poor old lady who lost her beloved son was shocked. The words of the Duke just now were obviously refutations. Given her accusation against Arya, she couldn't imagine that the Duke, who had come to express his condolences to John, helped Arya, the slut, to speak.

Seeing that Mrs. Lawrence was about to start the war again, Evan hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Lawrence's arm. He could no longer give Arya a chance to perform. Just looking at Arya's appearance, I was afraid she had already His heart was moved. If these two people could see the right eye, then the death rate in the small town of Delanlier would rise rapidly.

"Mrs. Lawrence, the funeral is about to begin, you don't want anything discordant to happen at John's funeral." Evan whispered in Mrs. Lawrence's ear.

Mrs. Lawrence was startled, looked up at Evan, nodded thoughtfully, and stood back to Mr. Lawrence.

Evan breathed a sigh of relief for a moment, but when he turned to look at the Duke, he found he was talking to the strange lady.

To be honest, Mrs. Lawrence suddenly attacked just now. He also looked at this lady. After all, she was the daughter-in-law chosen by the shrewd Mrs. Lawrence. At the end, all she saw was the sneer in her eyes. She didn't lift her eyelids from beginning to end, but at this time, she spoke to the Duke with a smile on her face.

Evan just felt a little strange in his heart.

"I didn't expect you to know Miss Catherine too." The Duke said to Mrs Lawrence with a smile.

Mrs. Lawrence has regained her senses at this time, but her face is still a little stiff: "John knows Miss Catherine's father."

John Lawrence was referring to Mr. Lawrence, father and son sharing a given name, and he nodded at Duke Wilson, his expression unchanged.

Duke Wilson laughed softly, but Miss Catherine took the opportunity to say, "My father attaches great importance to his friendship with Mr. Lawrence. After this incident, my father was also very sad, so I came to the funeral." /

Mrs. Lawrence looked at Catherine almost with guilt: "Miss Catherine, you are such a good girl, it's a pity that you and John..."

"Mrs. Lawrence!" Before Mrs. Lawrence could finish speaking, Miss Catherine interrupted her immediately: "Today is John's funeral, so let's not say some useless words to affect Mr. Pastor's work." The smile on Catherine's face was slightly pale.

Mrs. Lawrence also knew that she had slipped, and hurriedly lowered her head.

Evan stood on the side watching, thinking about it, but this is not the time to think about it, Evan immediately walked up to the altar and began to preside over the funeral.

Duke Wilson was sitting in the first row of the church pews. He lowered his eyebrows and did not look at Evan. Evan felt a little awkward, but he still completed his speech to John well.

When John was finally buried in the tomb of the Lawrence family in the east of the public cemetery, Duke Wilson left again, watching Duke Wilson's carriage away, Evan's expression froze for a moment, he thought It's still too simple, and Duke Wilson clearly has a knot in his heart.

When Evan threw the first handful of soil to John's coffin, the whole funeral finally entered the final moment. All relatives and friends stood on both sides, watching John's coffin being buried bit by bit. , Mrs. Lawrence almost collapsed, but fortunately Dr. Hester gave her a sedative in time.

Evan is pretty sure that Dr. Hester should have expected this, and that's why he took the tranquilizer out of his pocket.

After the funeral, Evan returned to the church alone. He sat in the church hall and looked at the crucifix, but he was more and more uncertain. He didn't know what the Duke's attitude towards him was and whether it was true It has been ignored since then.

At the same time, Evan's defense against Arya also reached the peak. Today, the Duke clearly expressed his appreciation to Arya. If the two really came together, then he did all this. will lose meaning.

Evan's eyes instantly firmed up. He would never allow this to happen. He remembered the Duke's rage very well. at this place.

Evan turned around and left the church. He needed to think about how to make the two of them miss out.

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Duke Wilson was sitting in the carriage, but his emotions were very complicated. Reverend Bruce was like a light to him. He had never seen such a noble person in his life, and he cherished his relationship with him very much. friendship, but now, he doesn't know how to face him.

"Lord Duke." The carriage stopped suddenly: "A gentleman outside stopped the carriage." The driver's voice was a little uneasy.

Duke Wilson frowned slightly and reached out to open the carriage door.

Beside the carriage stood a middle-aged man who thought he was gentle and refined. He wore the most formal black suit and the hat on his head was very well made. At first glance, he was indeed a very decent gentleman.

"Mr. Johnson?" The Duke's expression was a little puzzled. Johnson was the town's lawyer and also his lawyer, but at this time...

Johnson apparently came from the funeral.

"Lord Duke, please forgive my rudeness, but I really have something important to discuss with you right now." A look of discomfort flashed across Johnson's face.

Duke Wilson frowned in dissatisfaction: "What is so urgent that you make such a rash act?"

Mr. Johnson's face was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, Your Excellency, this matter is about the opening of your textile factory in the suburbs of Derain. I have to discuss it with you before I dare to make a decision."

Speaking of this textile factory, the Duke's face is not very good: "Come up."

He has invested £10,000 in the mill, and if anything goes wrong he will suffer a lot.

Mr. Johnson breathed a sigh of relief and hurried into the carriage.

"What the **** is going on?" the Duke asked immediately before Mr. Johnson could sit down.

Mr. Johnson hesitated for a moment, then immediately said: "My lord, the opening of the textile factory may be postponed."

Duke Wilson looked cold and looked straight at Johnson: "What's going on? I've already made an additional investment last time, why do I need to postpone it?"

Johnson felt guilty when he was stared at by Duke Wilson. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly explained: "And... it's not about the money, it's about the law. Now York The county has restricted the conditions for the opening of the factory. Your factory still needs some approval documents from the county council. I will prepare it immediately, please don't worry, it will take some time for the approval of the council.

Duke Wilson looked at Johnson coldly: "You'd better solve the legal problems for me as soon as possible, and I will solve the problems on the parliament side by myself."

Johnson nodded hastily, he almost forgot that this Duke Wilson was a member of the House of Lords.

Duke Wilson put Mr. Johnson down in the town center of Derain, and he did not have much patience with Mr. Johnson under the current circumstances.