In the second half of the evening, Eduardo Tercero set to work in his study.
When I saw the couch, I remembered that I had almost done something irredeemably wrong with Almira Arenas on it during the day, and I was inexplicably disturbed.
The next morning, the butler was asked to replace the expensive sofa.
…
Early the next morning.
When Claudio Belles woke up and went downstairs, he was surprised not to see Almira Arenas in the living room.
“What’s the matter with that Miss Almira?”
Eduardo Tercero sat down at the table and raised his eyebrows slightly, “What, are you looking forward to seeing her every morning?”
Claudio Belles sat across the table, took a slice of toast, ate two bites and said, “That Senorita Almira is the apple of President Eduardo’s eye, and how can President Eduardo ask me such a wise question when he has given up his master bedroom to someone else. ”
“I gave her the master bedroom, but I didn’t bother to tangle with her.” explained Eduardo Tercero with nonchalance.
Claudio Belles nodded, unimpressed, “Taking people home voluntarily is also a way of not tangling with them.”
Eduardo Tercero’s hand, clutching the knife and fork, faltered and he looked at the woman who had so nonchalantly messed with him, and was amused.
“Taking Almira Arenas home was certainly not to tangle with her.”
Claudio Belles sketches an Almira smile, somewhat mockingly.
He picks up a glass of juice and takes a sip.
But before he could swallow the juice, he heard Eduardo Tercero say in a serious voice, “Bringing Almira Arenas home, which I thought would make you jealous, doesn’t seem to have had much effect.”
“Pfft. Cough cough…”
The mouthful of juice in Claudio Belles’ mouth gave way to a gag straight down his throat.
Juice to overflowing.
Eduardo Tercero reached across the table and touched his fingertips to the corner of her mouth, wiping the juice from the corner.
“No, I’ll do it myself.”
Claudio Belles, not knowing if it was gagging or shyness that made his face flush, picked up a handkerchief from the table and wiped it messily in his mouth.
Eduardo Tercero withdrew his hand and looked into her face, his thin lips curved.
…
After breakfast, Eduardo Tercero went out.
Arriving at the Royal Woodland Gardens.
The current president, a native of The Tercero family, is Eduardo Tercero’s own uncle, Basilio Tercero.
Basil Tercero, dressed in a Chinese suit, stepped forward with his hands behind his back, admiring the trees in the Woodland Gardens, and said in a nonchalant manner, “Eduardo, I always thought you were a mature and understanding adult, after so many years as the head of the Occult Organization, why are you still the head of the Occult Organization for so many years, and you have gone through so much bloodshed, why are you still so angry?”
“Is the guy referring to the incident in the council chamber the other day when I got beaten up?”
Basilio Tercero turned to shoot a sly look at Eduardo Tercero and said, “I’m not asking you to be farcical with the old ministers, but they are the ones who have the lifeblood of the country and the government, and the big families behind them should be treated with care. Although they can’t really do anything to you, you have to be more cautious than the others when you are sitting in this position.”
Eduardo Tercero could not deny it and, with a weak reply, said no more, but followed Basilio Tercero on his walk through the gardens.
Basilio Tercero laughed lightly, “I don’t have to tell you these truths, you know them too. What about that girl, is she one of the Ming Organization people or not? ”
“Yes, but not now.”
Basil the Third frowned slightly, “It seems those old ministers haven’t made a pass at her either. That girl, whether she is now or not, is a member of the Ming Organization, a name that can never be erased. If you were seeing a normal girl, even if she wasn’t in the public eye, they couldn’t say a word about you, but Eduardo, you’re now with a girl with a former conviction, how are you going to get those ministers to budge?”
Eduardo Tercero said quietly, “The guy doesn’t have to be embarrassed.”
Basilio Tercero sighed and said with a serious look, “You are as stubborn as your father. If your father finds out about this, he’ll have to teach you a lesson. You asked me not to make things difficult, but now that those old ministers have signed a petition saying that you are inclined to collude with the enemy, what do you want me to do with you?”
“Uncle do with me what you must, I have no complaints.”
Basilio Tercero looked at him unable to speak for a long time, “Hey, is that girl really that important, do you know she could be the biggest stain on your life?”
Eduardo Tercero looked up and spoke firmly, “I don’t care if it’s her, if it’s a stain or a highlight.
As long as it’s her, it’s fine.
“Eduardo!”
“If the president came today to talk to me about my feelings, the president might as well remove me from my post.”
Basilio Tercero pointed to Eduardo Tercero: “You, …, are a great disappointment to me and to your father! What was the charm of that girl that made you like her for ten years and not forget it?”
Eduardo Tercero said flippantly, “She just has that charm.”
In one sentence, the top man Basilio Tercero could not say otherwise.
Basilio Tercero walked over to the orchids he had carefully planted, picked up the sprinkler and watered them, pondered for a while and then said, “Since you are so stubborn, I can’t fire you, but now that you are in H-City, hovering under the noses of the old ministers, it is inevitable that they will criticize you when they see you. Tell you what, go spend some time on the western frontier, where there is usually unrest. The old ministers will only let you go when they see you uncomfortable.”
“Will this, really, make things right, would it be too light a penalty?”
Basil the Third growled hatefully and said, “You’ll know when you go there that you can’t come back until you’ve lost half your life on the frontier. If you had been more ruthless and broken up with the girl, you wouldn’t be in this situation now.”
“Thanks uncle.”
“No need to thank me, Edward the Third, but are you aware of the situation you find yourself in? A whole room of courtiers is criticizing you, and if they let out the slightest word to the public now, your future will be completely ruined at the hands of that girl.”
“I know.”
Eduardo Tercero remained unperturbed, leaving Basilio Tercero with no room to lose his temper.
Basilio Tercero sighed heavily, “It’s up to you! If you’ve made up your mind, go now, you can’t stay long in H-City.”
“Yes.”
…
Inside the business car, Eduardo Tercero’s face is cold.
While driving, old K took a couple of glances at Eduardo Tercero’s mood in the rearview mirror and spoke cautiously, “President Eduardo, is the president upset about Miss Claudio?”
Eduardo Tercero emitted an indifferent “hmm” and then said, “Tomorrow I will leave for the western border, you stay in Ciudad-H and keep an eye on the old ministers and keep in touch with me.”
Old K was puzzled, “Was it because of Miss Claudio that you were sent to the western frontier?”
“No.” Edward the Third said two words sharply and decisively.
But … ghost believes it.
Both Eduardo Tercero and Claudio Belles are so special that, together, the two are a landmine, and their identities are a liability to each other.
Old K asked, “So, … you go to the western border and take Miss Claudio with you?”
Edward the Third said without emotion, “It’s not a trip to the western frontier, so why take her? If I had to take her with me to the western frontier, I’m afraid the old ministers would criticize me again for taking a woman to warm my bed even to put down a rebellion.”
Old K didn’t want to laugh, but smiled anyway, “That’s true.”
“But…” Edward Third’s eyes blushed slightly, “I’m afraid The Third family will turn on her and inform me as soon as there is movement. ”
Old K wondered, “The Tercero family people are related to President Eduardo, they all know that President Eduardo likes Miss Claudio, and even if so, would they dare touch Miss Claudio? ”
“It’s because I like him. That’s why it must be destroyed. If I liked a cat or a dog, it would be fine. But the one I like is not a normal girl.”