The courtyard of Villa La familia Rolan.
Erasmo was taking a sip of his coffee and looking at the bright flowers blooming in the courtyard when the butler entered to announce.
“Sir, Miss Almira is here.”
Almira was wearing a black gauzy hat, covered by a black veil that covered her pretty eyes and a small part of her face.
“Mr. Erasmo.”
“Have a seat.”
Almira sat down in another wicker chair at the table and said, “Claudio Belles is here in H-Town.”
Erasmo let out a soft laugh, with a twinkle in his eye, “Not only has he come, but he has met David Tercero and almost found himself in arms.”
As soon as Almira heard this, a gleam of pleasure shone in her eyes, although President Edward Third was in favor of that Claudius Belles, the old Court Master must not have liked Claudius Belles.
“Mr. Erasmo, is this our chance?”
Erasmo turned his head to look at her meaningfully and said, “It’s not our chance coming, it’s yours.”
“What Mr. Erasmo means is…”
Erasmo mentioned, “Edward the Third is on the border now, although he has people watching H-Town’s movements, but after all, the mountains are far away and he cannot control H-Town’s affairs. If you seize the opportunity now, use the name of David Tercero to get rid of this Claudio Belles …”
A murderous intent flashed under Erasmus’ eyes.
Almira’s eyes were trembling, she disliked Claudio Belles and hated the fact that Claudio Belles had taken President Eduardo Tercero, she had thought of using means to get rid of Claudio Belles, but she had not thought of actually getting rid of her.
Getting rid of Claudio Belles is something that worries him.
“But what if President Eduardo Tercero comes back from the border and checks this out?”
If President Eduardo Tercero finds out that she had Claudio Belles killed, will he never forgive her for the rest of her life?
Almira was not afraid of getting rid of Claudio Belles, but she was afraid that President Eduardo Tercero would have a problem with her.
Erasmo narrowed his long, sharp eyes and looked at her, “If you don’t get rid of that woman, do you think you’ll have a chance with Eduardo Tercero? As long as Claudio Belles is around, you’ll never have a chance to move up to Mrs. Esteban’s position.”
Almira bit her lip.
Erasmus snorted coldly, “When Eduardo Tercero returns from the border, if he really wants to be with Claudio Belles, it means he chooses to give up everything in R. When he does, he’ll be doubled up with Claudio Belles, and what business will there be for you?”
Almira’s heart fluttered, her eyes grew cold, and her heart, which had wavered and wavered, firmed.
“Does Mr. Erasmus intend to bring the death of Claudius Belles upon the head of the Old Master of the Court?”
“If I were David the Third, I would have killed Claudius Belles, a scourge who would have been the most suspicious of all, had he died. ”
Almira wondered, that would indeed rid him of Claudius Belles, but what would it mean for Erasmus?
“Mr. Erasmus, I don’t understand, what does this mean for you?”
Erasmus gave her a slight smile and said, “Don’t worry, I’m not digging a hole for you to throw yourself in. It is true that if you let Claudio Belles stay with Eduardo Tercero, you can force him out, but David Tercero is still around, and the Occult Organization is as powerful without Eduardo Tercero as it is with David Tercero. What I’m going to do is centrifuge them, father and son, and even kill them.”
Almira was stunned; indeed, the politician’s people were deep and terrifying.
She did not want to hurt Eduardo Tercero, but even more she could not stand by and watch Eduardo Tercero with Claudio Belles, she had to do it.
Even if it was too late to break up with Erasmo after she had married Eduardo Tercero.
Right now, she also needs to use Erasmo’s people to get rid of Claudio Belles, so that if things go wrong, she can clear his name by blaming him for everything.
…
Back at La Villa Real, Claudio Belles’ cell phone rings and it is Eduardo Tercero calling.
Claudio Belles asks, “Why are you calling me all of a sudden?”.
Eduardo Tercero, on the other end, asks, “Where is he?”.
Claudio Belles looked out the car window, he had no intention of telling him that he was in H-Town, telling him would only make him worry.
“I’m at the Chalet at Lookout Mountain.”
Edward Third curved his thin lips, “Last week was hard on me. I’ll treat you right this week when you come.”
Claudio Belles raised an eyebrow, “What kind of treat?”
“The physical kind, what do you think.”
“I don’t think so.”
The physical kind of deal would eventually wear her out.
Men and women had always had a power differential when it came to such things.
It was well past one o’clock in the afternoon and Eduardo Tercero asked with a slight smile, “Have you eaten yet?”
“I was about to eat, but then you called.”
Eduardo Tercero told him, “Then you eat, I won’t interrupt your meal.”
Claudio Belles couldn’t resist asking, “You didn’t call to remind me that I was coming to see you this week, did you?”
“That too. But mostly I came to remind you that my birthday is coming up, so help me get my present ready.”
“…”
There were people asking for gifts so shamelessly these days.
She scoffed with amusement, “I would have forgotten if you hadn’t reminded me.”
Edward the Third was neither surprised nor angry, for he did not think she would remember something so trivial clearly. “So here I am to remind you so you won’t upset me when the time comes. When I’m upset, I like to be physical, and if I overdo it, I’m afraid you won’t be able to take it.”
Deh, so he was still doing this for her sake.
“I’ll have your present ready.”
After hanging up the phone, Claudio Belles indicated to old K, who was driving in front of him, “Don’t go back to La Villa Real yet, let’s go to the mall first.”
“Okay, Miss Claudio.”
…
When they arrived at the cold base mall, Claudio Belles told Lao K to go home and she would walk around by herself.
It was the first time she had ever gone shopping so seriously, just to pick out a gift for a man.
It was a wonderful feeling.
After an hour in the mall, I couldn’t decide what to get Eduardo Tercero.
In the end, I found a tie at a high-end men’s clothing store.
It would look good around Eduardo Tercero’s neck.
Claudio Belles entered the store and, just as he reached the model, a customer had already taken the tie off his neck and headed straight to the checkout area to pay for it.
Claudio Belles followed him and said to the sales clerk, “Can I have one of these ties, please?”.
The clerk politely told him, “Miss, I’m sorry, we only have one of all our products, including clothing, and only one of each size.”
“Then … …”
It was very difficult to choose something, but someone had beaten them to it.
Claudio Belles turned to the man next to him who was about to pay and said, “Hi, could I borrow this tie?”
The man turned to look at him, slightly surprised.
Claudius Belles thought the man was reluctant and said, “I’ll pay ten times as much.”
Hearing this, the man smiled slightly, apparently amused, and said, “That’s not how you spend your money, miss.”
Claudio Belles frowned slightly and explained, “It’s just that I really like this tie.”
The man looked at the tie in his hand and curved his lips, “A gentleman doesn’t take away a man’s good thing, so since you like it so much, I’ll let you have it.”
“Thank you.”
…
After Claudius Belles paid and left with the paper bag, a glance rested on his back.