Catherine had always wanted to attract the attention of the Baron, and now she succeeded. At least among the rest of the young ladies, the Baron was obviously satisfied with her the most, and even Miss Emily was defeated.
She had already inquired about the Baron's preferences, but she did not take a path she was not familiar with like Emily but started with something close to daily life. She knew that the relationship between the Baron and his mother was not good, so she behaved softly and maternally, mild but tough. This made her look very real, not pretentious as if she was born as a kind and innocent girl. I know the Baron, he appreciates these qualities of women, so he has a good impression of her.
I used almost all my strength to suppress the anger in my heart. I waited until the night when the hosts went back to the room to rest, and I finally spoke out what I was thinking while serving the baron's dressing:
"Miss Catherine is not what she has shown, she is very hypocritical..."
In the dim candlelight, the Baron stopped releasing the bow tie. He looked at me strangely, as if he didn't understand why I said this all of a sudden.
"Please believe me, Miss Catherine is not good marriage material. If you plan to marry an aristocratic lady as your wife, please do not choose Miss Catherine." Maybe it is too eager, I don't even have a foreshadowing. , Said it out loud.
So in my eyes, the baron's expression gradually changed.
He called me by my last name, and his voice was so cold that I felt the blood all over my body solidified in an instant.
"Mr. Eric." He said: "I don't know when the valet will be able to interrupt the master's marriage. Maybe I am too indulgent to you so that you forget who you are."
"I don't understand why you suddenly belittle the reputation of an aristocratic lady. I believe you have a reason for the moment, but this is not an excuse for us to talk about the reputation of unmarried women casually. Because whether it is true or not, the reputation of unmarried women is related to the rest of their lives. As a gentleman, we should not spread rumors behind them." The baron hesitated and said: "Even if I am not close to the Viscount's family, she is also my cousin. I hope you will be careful in the future. Be cautious, because she used to be your master."
My face turned pale.
I think the Baron must feel that I am a sinister and despicable villain at this moment.
Not to mention that Catherine has always performed well in front of the Baron. Even if she is a nasty person, I shouldn't talk about my former master's rights and wrongs in front of others, not to mention that she is still a delicate-looking woman.
what should I do? Tell the baron that I was born again, so I know that Catherine is a shameless woman? The baron would not believe me, not even myself.
What happened in the previous life? Ha, shouldn't it be a mental problem?
In the previous life, the baron had planned to marry Catherine as his wife, because he would inherit the title of the viscount. According to the customary rules of the nobility, if he was unmarried at that time, he should marry one of the viscount's daughters as his wife, otherwise, he would be accused of lacking compassion.
I couldn't allow this to happen, so I said again: "My lord, can you promise me? Promise that you will never marry Miss Catherine."
The baron frowned. He was already very unhappy and said coldly: "Every man gets married, so do I. As for which woman to marry, this is my own decision. Outsiders shouldn't interrupt my personnel business."
I eagerly grabbed the baron's arm: "My lord, don't marry Miss Catherine anyway, I am begging you."
The baron became even angrier. He stared at me and said, "Do you like Miss Catherine? That's why you begged me not to marry her."
I froze for a moment, and hurriedly denied: "No, why do you think that way."
"Because I can't imagine how a man would suddenly belittle an elegant and beautiful lady and ask another man not to marry her. If I remember correctly, this lady once supported your mother and let your sister be her lady's maid, instead of doing anything bad to you, she showed a lot of kindness towards you. I'm not wrong."
"She made my sister a lady's maid just to pry from you!" I said eagerly.
"So? You are jealous and want to degrade this lady's character in front of me."
The baron was aggressive and even a little unreasonable. I was forced to do nothing, and finally raised two fingers: "I swear to God, I don't love Miss Catherine and everything I say tonight is for the sake of you."
The baron didn't seem to expect I would swear. He looked at me in surprise: "You don't have to swear for this kind of thing."
I felt that I was going to collapse. Just now I heard the baron's interrogation. He asked me if I fell in love with Catherine. I felt like I was being judged by the baron who was killed in my previous life. My clothing was soaked by the cold sweat in a short time.
"If that is all, sir," I said weakly and wanted to leave the baron's bedroom.
"Wait a minute." The baron caught me, he hesitated, as if he was entangled in how to speak.
"I never doubted what you said, Owen, I believe what you said, you are a brave and selfless person, and have always treated me... very well. Two times when I was in danger, you gave up your life to protect me. I am grateful to you. I should trust you more."
"I never gave up my life to protect you, I know we will have nothing to do..." I explained eagerly.
"No, Owen, you did protect me. I have never met anyone in my life to protect me like you. I don't even have my father or mother. Only you." The Baron said softly, "My tone was very bad, I don't know what happened to me."
"You are not wrong. I really shouldn't judge a lady behind her back. I'm sorry, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future." I said annoyedly, regretting the behavior I just ignored. Rebirth is an unthinkable thing, I must be more careful, be careful of my words and deeds. Anyone who heard my request just now would doubt my motives, and the Baron's response was not wrong.
"But... didn't you really fall in love with that lady?" The baron said hesitantly: "I heard the servant of Mormon Manor say that you have been very courteous to her."
I raised my eyes in surprise. Has the Baron been probed me? He knew that Catherine had sponsored my mother, and he knew that I was very courteous to her when I was at Mormont Manor.
The baron looked away from the dark window and said, "If this is your request, then I promise you. But if you are in love with her and ask me not to marry her, then as your master, I must remind you that she is a noble lady, and even if you fall in love with her, you will never have any future. That lady will never love you, let alone marry you."
"I... I didn't fall in love with Miss Catherine..." I weakly explained: "I have sworn to God just now..."
The baron flushed suddenly, turned his back, and said, "I didn't...say you can't fall in love with Catherine. Of course, you can adore any lady. But admiration also has to be kept to yourself, and you have to know who you are. Before you were paying courtesy to Mrs. Shirley, I have already said that the first thing that cannot be ignored in any emotional burst is morality. We must always pay attention to our own ethics and refrain from making contemptible and shameful acts."
Why did he suddenly jump to Mrs. Shirley again? I was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to answer.
"Mr. Owen Eric, what do you think of what I said just now?" The Baron didn't seem to want to let me go, chasing this topic reluctantly. "You are right." I nodded: "I've never thought about which aristocratic lady I'm going to have a relationship with. This is simply a fantasy."
"Then you haven't thought about being the lover of a rich woman? I know exactly what you used to seduce Mrs. Shirley."
Of course, I thought about becoming Mrs. Shirley's lover, but that was only part of the plan. Now following the baron seems to be more conducive to my revenge, so the plan to be a lover was first shelved.
Perhaps because of my short hesitation, the Baron's attitude became aggressive: "It seems that you did not give up to be the lover of a wealthy widow. I think that after these days of teaching, you already have basic ethics, common sense, and moral integrity. , And gave up those unsightly thoughts, but you disappointed me too much."
I didn't know what to say. Originally, I was asking him not to marry Catherine, but the topic came to my face as trying to be a boy toy, and I couldn't turn it back. What's more, it was half a year ago when I tried to seduce Mrs. Shirley, but the baron grabbed my mistake and condemned it endlessly. Maybe he really despised what I did.
"I never wanted to be Mrs. Shirley's lover. I'm just a lowly manservant. How could that noble lady do anything to do with someone like me." I said with difficulty.
"Then you mean, if she accepts you gladly, you will be too disrespectful to reject ?"
"...No, of course not, I must verbally refuse..."
At this point, the baron seemed to be satisfied finally. He nodded and said: "This is the best. As a servant of Delman Manor, especially my valet, your integrity and character are very important. I don't want you to do... …that would be disgraceful to my reputation? Even if you are kind to me, if you do something wrong, I will definitely punish you."
"...Yes, my lord."
"Very well, the education you have received during this period has yielded some results, and I am very satisfied. You must understand that in the world we live in, morality and ethics are above all else." The Baron concluded with righteous words.
"Follow your instructions." I lowered my head and said.
The topic of the dispute just now was very strange, and the Baron seemed to feel embarrassed. He coughed and said, "Okay, you can be excused."
I left the baron's bedroom hurriedly. Although I was reprimanded, I finally got a positive answer from the baron. The baron said that he had promised not to marry Catherine as his wife. This was the only thing I wanted.
In this life, no matter what tricks Viscount Bruce's family trying to play, I will not let them succeed.