The carriage had already stopped, and a few steps forward after getting off the carriage was Earl Hessa's mansion, but Jean Jenkins and Miss Michel were both looking at each other.
"Mr. Williams, I think it's best for you to ask. The Earl and Countess don't like me very much."
Miss Michael sat across from Jenkins and suggested.
"No, no, Miss Michel, I think it's up to you. I can only be regarded as an ordinary friend of Miss Hesha. Even if I am visiting, I have to change into formal clothes. You see, it is absolutely necessary to visit the count in the current dress. It's disrespectful."
The earl proposed to marry Hathaway to Jenkins, but Jenkins refused. He was worried about embarrassment, so he was reluctant to set foot in there again.
"Maybe you can use 'opera writing' as an excuse, so you can ask Hathaway out directly instead of coming in for a visit."
While saying this sentence, Miss Mihail wondered in her heart whether it was what she said.
"No, no, it's very impolite. Maybe you can use an excuse to discuss with Miss Hesha about raising donations for pets. This is an excellent excuse!"
Due to various relationships, the two of them were unwilling to be discovered by the Earl's family. But they were also worried about Hathaway Hessa's safety, so they shirked each other a few times and decided to visit together as friends.
When they got off the carriage, looking at the earl's mansion looming in the mist across the street, a man and a woman felt that the current situation was very strange.
It's not that the buildings are weird, it's the situations they face that are weird. From Miss Michael's point of view, Mr. Williams is an extremely attractive rival in love; while from Jenkins' point of view, Miss Michael is always worried about being/involved in feelings.
But these two people are planning to visit Hathaway's home together at this time.
The bell rang outside the high iron gate, and the guard at the gate soon spotted the two visiting guests. Originally, I thought it would be a servant who came to lure the two of them in, but I didn't expect that it was the old butler of Hesha's family who came.
It was the afternoon of a working day, and the countess happened to go out with her eldest daughter to pick out jewelry for next week's ball, so only Hathaway's youngest brother could welcome guests at home.
The young Ben Hesha hurriedly opened the door, and when he saw the two people sitting in the reception room, the expressions on his face were wonderful.
He knew some of his sister's relationship problems, so he couldn't imagine why these two people got together.
Jenkins looked at Miss Michael, and the fair-haired girl would look at him, beckoning him to speak first.
"Well, I'm the baron, so I'll do the talking on this kind of visit."
Thinking in his heart, he subconsciously reached out and touched the cat on his shoulder, then stood up and spoke:
"I'm very sorry to interrupt you hastily. Is Hathaway Hessa at home? Miss Michel and I are because..."
The two of them forgot to discuss the reason for their visit just now. He lowered his head and glanced at the blonde girl from the corner of his eye, who pointed to the cat on his shoulder covertly.
"We wanted to talk to her about raising donations for the pets. We had agreed to set off together in the morning, but she never made it to the club."
That's a really good excuse.
"I'm so sorry, Lord Williamette"
The young Ben was very polite: "I think my sister probably forgot about it. She also mentioned at the dinner table at noon that she wanted to go to Mrs. Baxter's clothing store by herself to pick up a custom-made dress. Really Sorry, but I think she should be back soon."
Jenkins is no stranger to Mrs. Baxter's clothing store, having been there twice. The first time was a certain 31st day when it was folded, and the second time was after Miss Miller left Nolan, helping her deal with some unfinished things due to her hasty departure.
The so-called clothing store is just a cover, and it is actually an illegal organization similar to a mercenary union. Those in need pay gold pounds to leave the task, and those who are capable accept the task and get paid.
Jenkins didn't know what Hathaway was going to do there, but he couldn't help but feel a little worried when he thought of the fatal threat the red-haired girl encountered the night she returned from Beldyran.
Even though he now knew that Hathaway was still at home this morning, and the matter with Miss Mihail was just a "cold war" of the latter's wishful thinking, he still wanted to confirm the safety of his friend.
Miss Michael and Jenkins had surprisingly the same thoughts, and she was unwilling to stay here and wait for Hathaway to come back. The two bid farewell to Hathaway's younger brother politely, and set off on the journey again in the carriage.
"Sorry, I was very rude at noon. My apologies, Mr. Williamette."
The atmosphere in the carriage was awkward for a while, and Jenkins couldn't find a good topic. It was Miss Michel who spoke up, apologizing for rushing into Papa's antique shop at noon.
"I think there should be more trust between friends. Miss Michel, this is very important. Oh, I won't take this matter to heart, but I just hope you don't do it again in the future."
"Okay, I'm really sorry."
"Between friends" of Jenkins refers to between him and Miss Michael, and also refers to the relationship between Miss Michael and Hathaway. To be honest, his relationship with Hathaway is better than his relationship with this beautiful lady in front of him. He really doesn't like his friends being questioned about moral issues for no reason, especially he knows Hathaway very well. Definitely not that kind of person.
More importantly, the incident involved Jenkins himself, and Jenkins knew better than he wasn't that kind of person himself.
Probably seeing that Jenkins still has a grudge, Miss Mihail kept trying to find some topics that would interest both parties along the way.
She is almost close to success, at least on the topic of keeping cats, the two have a lot to talk about. Unfortunately, Chocolate is not an ordinary cat. The habits and habits of some cats mentioned by Miss Michel, especially in terms of diet, are completely different from Chocolate.
The cat, which was lying on Jenkins' lap, had to listen carefully to every word the two said, carefully identifying those sentences that might make the sensitive Jenkins suspicious.
Mrs. Baxter's clothing store is located on an unremarkable street on the outskirts of the city, with an unremarkable signboard hanging in front of the unremarkable store, it is difficult for people to arouse the interest of walking into this store to have a look.
It's a weekday afternoon, and it's a cold winter day with poor air quality, and the whole street is deserted. The horse pulled the carriage into this somewhat narrow street at an easy pace. Jenkins jumped out of the carriage first. Seeing that the ground was a bit uneven, it might be difficult for Miss Michel to get off the carriage, so he took the initiative to go up reach out.
The girl who poked her head out of the carriage just now was startled, but immediately showed a shy smile on her face, and put her hand on Jenkins' palm.
Jenkins was not worried that the secret of Mrs. Baxter's clothing store would be discovered by Miss Mihail. The disguise of a professional illegal intermediary organization was not that bad.
Therefore, when he and Miss Michel pushed open the door of the tailor's shop and walked in, they were not worried that troublesome things would happen here.
"Welcome, may I help you both?"
Mrs. Baxter, who was wearing a scary corseted skirt with a huge bustle, came forward to meet her. She had a lot of makeup on her face, but she didn't recognize Jenkins' face now.
Only Jenkins has the memory of that 31st day, and he put on a black robe when he helped Miss Miller deal with things. For this store, Jenkins Williams was the first customer to step into it.
"Hello, we want to find a friend, is Miss Hathaway Hessa in the store now?"
It was still Jenkins who spoke, and Miss Michael stood beside him quietly.
"Are you... Baron Williams? Yes, I saw your picture in the paper, God, I didn't expect you to come to my shop. Oh, I'm so sorry, I got a little emotional."
The middle-aged woman's acting skills are very good, and Jenkins knows that although she is not a benefactor, she is one of the biggest intelligence leaders in Nolan City.
"Yes, Miss Hesha came here earlier at noon and took away the beautiful nightgown she ordered."
Having said that, the smile is a little ambiguous.
"It was a really nice dress, but she's gone..."
Turning to look at the wall clock hanging on the wall, the shape of the little angel playing the horn is particularly unique.
"About an hour ago."
"Sorry, does she look okay now?"
Miss Mihaile finally said the first words after stepping here, her expression was a little nervous, and she was still worried about the fact that Hathaway didn't show up during the weekend date.
"Looks good and in good spirits, and the generous young lady gave me three shillings more in paying."
She held up three fingers. Although he didn't know the relationship between the three young people, he still answered their questions.
"Well, it looks like we've missed the boat again."
Jenkins turned his head and shrugged at Miss Michael, and the cat on his shoulder bounced up and down a few times with this movement. This made it a little dissatisfied, so he patted the back of Jenkins' head with his tail.
"Yeah, where should I go now?"
She had tacitly agreed that Jenkins would follow her. Neither of them mentioned this topic, but there was an inexplicable tacit understanding between them.
"Then let's go back to Miss Hesha's house. You don't need to go in. You can just wait for her to appear on the corner of the street."
Jenkins suggested.
"Sorry, if you want to know where Miss Hathaway Hessa went..."
Mrs. Baxter's eyes flicked over the faces of Jenkins and Miss Mihail, and seemed to wonder if there was any romance involved.
PS: This chapter is 3K. The last chapter was blocked by the system ventilation, and it should be released tonight.