Flowers, Swords and France

After sending off James Summer, the special envoy sent by the British government, Charles stayed near Calais for a few days according to the scheduled itinerary.

On the surface, he was continuing to discuss the union he had envisioned with the merchants he had summoned, but in fact he did not participate in the complicated bargaining and complicated charter-making process. He handed these things over to his subordinates, and he was idle.

He did not waste this rare leisure time. He traveled around here in the name of inspection. The area near Calais Port is famous for its beautiful scenery. He was enjoying himself by traveling around here.

As an imperial minister and the most trusted minister around His Majesty the Emperor, many local officials and powerful people wanted to invite him to a banquet and take the opportunity to get closer to this young minister, but Charles turned down these invitations. He did not want to be burdened by worldly affairs during his rare pastime.

During this period, he just lived in a secret mansion rented with the funds of the ministry and lived a private life. There were letters from Paris, reporting the government's internal news. He dealt with these letters every morning, made various decisions, controlled his departments remotely, and then went out to various scenic spots in the afternoon.

Marie had been with him all this time, trying her best to make him happy. She was smart and liked to joke. It must be said that with her around, Charles's leisure time was much more enjoyable.

And every night, Charles's leisure time was over.

Marie, as she had said before, kept pestering Charles, as if she really wanted to take this opportunity to emulate Lola. She had a lot of fun every night, as if the daytime fun had not damaged her energy at all.

Although Charles occasionally regretted it and occasionally couldn't figure out why he did this, how could a person like him resist such a deliberate temptation?

They had made love many times in this villa, which could be regarded as a good memory, but after many days of continuous joy, his energy had rapidly weakened. Recently, he felt a little dizzy during the day, and even the endless energy he had originally had disappeared, as if he was a little tired.

He wanted to ask Mary to take a break, but because he was young and because of the face of a man, he always found it difficult to say it out loud, so he could only force himself to cope with it and enjoy the pain accompanied by excitement.

But this kind of effort will eventually reach its limit.

"Mary, forget it today... I want to take a break." When Mary came to his bedroom in a bathrobe another night, he couldn't help but say awkwardly, "I'm a little tired."

"It's only eight o'clock now, and you're tired?" Mary looked at him with a rather sarcastic smile on her face, "This is not like you..."

"I was a little tired on the beach during the day, who told me to hold you all the time." Charles blushed slightly and forced himself to find an excuse.

"Oh, I see..." Mary's smile deepened, as if she didn't want to offend him, "Okay, then I'll listen to you, sir."

"Thank you, thank you..." Seeing Mary's cooperation, Charles was relieved. He could finally take a break and recover his energy today.

However, just as Mary turned around, her half-dried dark golden hair fluttered slightly because of the swing. Under the slightly dim candlelight, it seemed that the ends of each hair were shining because of the refraction of water droplets, and the skin exposed behind was also set off to be whiter.

"Wait a minute!" Charles called her.

"Anything else?" Mary was a little surprised and turned back.

"Don't go!" Charles called her.

"You... do you want to play?" Mary laughed again, and then her sarcastic eyes slowly moved down along his face, and finally fell on his chest and abdomen. "I don't mind... but you don't seem to be in good shape today? Do you have to force yourself?"

If it was normal, Charles would be furious and give her a few severe "lessons" after hearing her mocking him like this, but he really didn't have the energy today, so he had to pretend not to hear it in embarrassment. "No, that's not what I mean. I just want you to accompany me. Come on, come here."

"As you wish." Mary nodded with a smile at his request, then walked to the bed and lay down, landing next to Charles. This scene has happened here frequently recently, and she can be said to be familiar with it. However, because she saw that Charles was not in a good mood today, she did not take off her bathrobe as before, but just stuck to Charles' side.

When Mary's soft body leaned against Charles again, he couldn't help but feel a little ripple in his heart, but because of his lack of energy, the flames soon disappeared, and he just held her in his arms and gently stroked her hair, just like rubbing a kitten.

The fragrance of the hair occasionally wafted into his nose, which made him quite enjoyable, but what made him enjoy it even more was the peace and warmth at the moment.

"You've been really hard at work these days." He whispered. "You've done so many things for me..."

"Isn't this what I should do? You pay me so much, I should do good things for you, and I am afraid that I am not doing well enough!" Mary squinted her eyes slightly, as if she enjoyed his caressing. "As for hard work... you are the one who is hard..."

"I just feel a little uncomfortable today, everyone has a bad state sometimes!" Charles couldn't help but feel embarrassed again, and immediately defended himself.

"What are you thinking about? I just said that you are busy with work recently, and you have a lot of things to do every day..." Mary couldn't help laughing again, "Aren't you like this?"

"Okay... I am." Charles felt a little amused, but still nodded.

Then, he looked at her uneasily, "We have to go back in two days, I can't get away from the ministry's affairs."

"I know, your itinerary is arranged by me." Marie answered without surprise, "I will go back with you the day after tomorrow, if you have no other plans..."

"You know what I mean, Marie..." Charles interrupted her, "After we go back, we can't play like this."

"I know that too." The smile on Marie's face slowly disappeared, "Don't worry, I will keep everything a secret. For you, such a relationship is of course the less known, the better, and I am happy to keep it a secret. You can naturally live according to your schedule as a minister..."

"I'm sorry, Marie." Charles felt a little guilty. "There are some things I really can't do."

He and Marie had such an affair not only for pleasure, but also to give her a child at Marie's request.

This will be an illegitimate child, and it is almost impossible to obtain legal status.

The child he had with Laura could be said to be an accident, but the child he had with Mary—if she was really pregnant—was the result of his own conscious decision. No matter from which angle, he owed a lot to others.

Not only to Mary, but also to Charlotte.

When he had a rare break today, he came to his senses and felt that he had gone further and further down the path of depravity and was becoming more and more involved with the evil trends of this era.

Do I still recognize myself?

"Isn't it too late to say sorry now?" Mary tilted her head and looked at him with interest. "Besides, you don't have to apologize to me. Although everything now is not the best, it is good enough for me. I don't think you owe me anything. Everything is my own choice..."

The original text can be read at Liu # 9 @shu/ba!

"Thank you for saying that." Charles sighed, "Don't worry, no matter what, I will take care of you, always take care of you. If we really have a child, I will also take responsibility and take care of the child."

"Isn't it good if you say that?" Mary said with a smile, "I just want you to do this... You see, I am considerate enough for you, right?"

"Yes, too considerate." Charles nodded, "Rare treasures can't repay such loyalty..."

Although Mary always likes to tease herself, she is just joking, and it really makes him happy.

In essence, she is very respectful, sensible, and serves herself carefully. She has never crossed the line or made any unreasonable requests-maybe today is an exception, but considering her contributions in the past few years, what's the harm even if there are some exceptions?

"Now that you have fulfilled your promise, I only pray that God will bless me and let my wish come true." Mary gently stroked her abdomen. Although her tone was calm, it seemed full of great expectations. "If...if I'm not lucky enough, can I...can you please continue to work hard for me?"

Although it felt strange, looking at the other party's expectant eyes, Charles finally nodded. "Okay, if there is a chance."

"Then everything is enough to satisfy people, isn't it?" Mary smiled happily, "Okay, you don't have to feel guilty about me, or you should be more confident in yourself, right? Everything is my own choice, isn't it? Please believe in my vision."

"I would rather not have this kind of blind confidence. I like to stay awake at all times, or reflect on myself." Charles also smiled, "But thank you anyway."

As he said, he hugged the other party tighter in his arms, but at this time he no longer had ****, just felt the beating of that heart.

"Sir, I have to make arrangements in advance after I go back. If I am really pregnant, there are many things that I cannot do by myself. I have to prepare someone to take over for me for a while... Well, that means I need an assistant."

"Okay, no problem." Charles thought for a while, "How about Melissa? She should be enough to be your assistant."

"No!" Mary refused without thinking, and then her face became very sinister, "Although she is considerate, her mind is too flexible..."

Charles understood what she meant after a moment.

Then he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't worry, I... I will never have any thoughts about her. She is the old lover of Count Dillion, and I am not interested in this."

"That won't work either! Who knows what you suddenly think of, you have to be on guard against you." Mary still rejected him decisively, "Let your sister come."

"Let Fran come?" Charles was a little surprised, and then immediately shook his head, "But she has a lot of things to do now..."

Fran has been busy with his and the Schneider family's affairs recently. She must be very busy now. Besides, it would be too embarrassing to tell her about this.

"She has a lot of things to do, but isn't there more that she should know?" Mary did not give in at all, "Besides, this is a good thing. Don't forget that she is willing to do anything for you... In addition, do you think these things should really be kept secret from her? Even if you want to, you can't hide it."

"Wait, you plan to tell her everything?" Charles was shocked. "You didn't say that before."

"Yes." Mary threw herself into his arms, "It's too late for you to regret now. Face the reality, sir. But I don't think this will do you any harm..."(~^~)