Chapter 59
The golden sheen of the dress shimmered with a light texture, just like the wings of a dragonfly illuminated by the autumn sun. Looking at the fabric alone, it was not luxurious, to the point of feeling excessive. However, the ribbons on the body and sleeves of the dress were made of dark red velvet, which gave off a frivolous feeling. The dark red velvet gloves, made of the same material as the point fabric, reached up to the elbows, giving a somewhat bewitching feeling.
Lapel thought that today's Annette looked just like autumn's ripe cranberries. His mouth his watered as he imagined the sour and ripe taste. At this point, he thought the mine problem was all right. I wanted to pull down Annette's dress on her, which was as shiny as the wrapping paper of the finest gift. He must have thought he was really going crazy.
Annette, unaware of anything, looked out of the carriage with a very nervous face.
“Thank you for letting me meet your mine manager, Lapel. Because you trusted me and entrusted me with the work…… I really appreciate it. I mean it.”
“You're welcome.”
Rafel's heart ached at his guilt.In fact, he was only sorry for not trusting Annette sooner.Still, Annette said thank you without saying a word of resentment to herself.
Lapel's expression his, which was uncomfortable at this, hardened. In his heart he wanted to be nicer to Annette, but he was at a loss as he had never been nice to a woman in his life. The wagon continued to roll and finally stopped in front of Rappel's mining office.
“Ah, it arrived earlier than expected.”
Annette pressed the palm of her hand down on her pounding chest on her For Annette, who had lived as a flower in the Bavarian greenhouse, nothing was bigger than this.He never thought he would cheat others in order to protect someone he would have known
'My heart trembles.'
Annette took a deep breath. It would be a lie if I said it wasn't scary. But now he had no choice but to believe in himself and move forward. Annette, who took Lapel's hand and stepped out of the carriage, bid him farewell. Thanks to Lapel for bringing me here, Annette's voice Her was just as sweet as honey.
“Then I'll be back, Lapel. Good luck.”
Rafel nodded his head. There was a risk of being caught, so Rafel decided to go home and wait. But he looked at Annette with eyes that she wanted to say something. Rafel's blue eyes darkened slightly, and his manly lips his twitched. That finally came out of Rafel's mouth after a long time were cool greetings.
“Bye.”
“Yes.”
Annette smiled brightly, folding the corners of her eyes. She turned and tried to enter Rafel's mining operation. But she wouldn't let go of her hand that Lapel held her. She felt an unknown lingering feeling in his large grip that wrapped around her own hand her.
“Lapel…?”
Annette tilted her head and looked back at him.But Rafel just blinked her eyes and looked at her.It was her face that he did not realize that she was holding Annette's hand tightly.When Annette's gaze went down to her hand her, Lapel let go of her hand in amazement.
“Good, have a good trip.”
Lafel's way of spitting curtly and turning his head around seemed to dislike Annette.All the more so because of his cold features and stubborn eyebrows her.However, Annette had already experienced rappel in her previous life her.Rafel would n't have held her hand her or said goodbye.
'More than anything, he wouldn't have trusted me and entrusted me with the job.'
Annette was most happy about that. The iron ore mine was currently Rappel's biggest net asset. And it was Annette's father her, Allamand, who was aiming for that. In this situation, it was obvious how much trouble Lafel had to go through before entrusting him with this job. Even more so, that individualistic lapel, a lapel who doesn't trust others, trusts me…… !
The more Annette thought about it, the more she felt shed some tears, so she decided to focus on what she had to do now. Without looking back, she hurried her steps inside her office her. Front of her eyes. So Annette didn't realize what kind of expression Lapel, who was left behind, was looking at her.
“Oops, madam! You came as promised. It's such an honor to step into a place like this! Thanks to you, I feel like this dark mine is all bright!! My name is Thomas Bradley. It is such a pleasure to meet you like this!”
A middle-aged man ran up to the entrance and bent over him in an openly flattering manner. Annette smiled and looked Thomas up and down. His hair was thin and shiny, and his beard was as thick and black as a young man's, which It seemed that the hair roots were driven under the sin. It would have been much better if his upside down had been reversed, but he was indeed instrumental.
Annette knew his face his.Of course, she had seen it in Rylin's report, but she said Annette had known Thomas before that.There was no way I could n't remember a man whose hair was pulled so sadly.
'Yes, one of his father's minions. I remember seeing him going in and out of the mansion before.'
It was fortunate that his father her, Ala Mand, looked down on her daughter her. He did n't openly tell Annette about his 'business'her, but he did n't bother to hide it either. The need to do that in the first place. Allamand considered obedient Annette as her property. Thanks to this, Annette was grasping more than he thought.
'Thomas Bradley? It's probably not his real name.'
Annette blinked at Thomas.He wondered if he would recognize himself as Allamand's daughter.But Thomas, too, was not a bettor, and nothing could be read from his servile smile his.So Annette smiled brightly and said hello.
“It is a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Bradley. You said you did a good job? I am delighted to be able to have a fruitful conversation about the mine's business direction like this today. Seeing you in person, you are really manly and handsome!”
Annette's attitude and her was too friendly for an employee.She was looking at Thomas as if she were seeing her first love her, reunited after ten years.Thomas seemed a little taken back by this, but she soon regained her composure and replied kind.
“Nothing! I must do well even for the sake of the Marquis who entrusted me with the mine. It is an honor to know all of my hard work.”
Thomas, too, was not an easy man. He had been hired by Raffel to manage the mine shortly after he was given it. It was no exaggeration to say that the iron ore mines in Rappel were now completely controlled by Thomas.
Rafel was a reckless man enough to win the title of nobility on his own, but the problem came after that. He said becoming a nobleman was much more difficult than he thought. Especially if it is a newly emerging aristocrat who created a new family.
As the first head of household, Rapel had to decide many things. Where to build the mansion, how big to build it, how many employees to hire, how to manage the estate, how to apply the tax rate, and so on. Meanwhile, he also had to manage the mines he was awarded as a major. It was literally impossible to do alone. In the first place, Lapel, who only wielded a sword, could not manage the daily mining amount of the mine, suppliers. , And business profitability.
So, Rafel decided to take over the manager of the diamond mine and the iron ore mine he received.
'From then on, his father had already planted people.'
Annette's mouth tightened as she pretended not to know anything in front of Thomas. Back then, diamonds were much more valuable than iron ore. So, Lapel focused on diamond mining. Thanks to this, the manager of the iron ore mine was 'appropriately' selected. Thomas, thus chosen, was Allamand's minion.
“Come on, come inside! We have prepared a very good tea for today's special conversation. We also have various kinds of scones that are good to go with! I hope you have a pleasant tea time.”
“Oh, be kind too! So, thank you for accepting the invitation. Shall we go?”
Annette smiled at Thomas 'bald head, shining brightly in the sunlight.Because of the reflected light, it was dazzling, so the corners of my eyes folded more naturally.Thomas, ignorant of anything, looked relieved at Annette's sympathetic expression of her .
Annette followed him into Thomas' private parlor. The reception room, which is used for offices and common use, is quite spacious and tidy. This made Thomas seem a lot more upright. To the back of the drawing room.
'If I'm hiding something, I'll be over there.'
Annette, who had let go of her pretense her, chatted with Thomas in a friendly manner throughout. It was a subtle yet blatant favor, enough for Thomas to make an expression of 'Are you interested in me?' On the way. Small talk with each other, Thomas finally got a little bit of luck.
“By the way, madam, do you have any questions about the mining business? I apologize if this question is rude. However, noble people like Madam usually don't have much interest in mines like this…….”
Finally, the question Annette had been waiting for came.The important thing was from now on.Shrugging her shoulders, Annette sat back on the sofa and put on an uncharacteristically aggressive expression.The corners of her eyesher curled and she cast a coy glance at Thomas.
“Ah. But I am very interested. Especially if it's his mine.”
Annette lowered her voice and whispered greedily. Like a seductive woman who covets her husband's mine.
