Diana didn't go back to her school dormitory. The carriage drove out of the civilian area of Elroy and came to a luxury manor in the adjacent city. Even at night, you can see the open area of the manor. The carriage is driving on the main road leading to the residence. The street lamps standing on both sides illuminate the gardens. Diana is absorbed in the scenery. She usually comes back here every other month.

The carriage stops in front of an artificial fountain pool, and the steps behind the fountain stand a luxurious and huge building. Judging from the architectural style, it should have been built recently, integrating the popular classical beauty and practical style. As soon as she got close to the gate, the servant helped her pull the doorknob open, and then several maids rushed to her house.

"Oh, my God, miss, it's too sudden for you to come back. Let us know in advance. Oh, I don't want you to see the mess." An old maid came, and when she saw Diana, she held her forehead and said helplessly.

Diana waved back her maid and shook her head with a smile: "this is my home. I can't be serious every time I come back. What's going on at home recently?"

"Nothing happened that impressed me. If it happened, I must have forgotten. I don't know if I'm old enough to ask Tyler to clean the west corridor this morning. This room is too big for me." The old maid sighed.

"But only Ms. may knows the Cromwell family best." Diana chuckled and nodded, "I'll go back to my room first. Please prepare hot water for me."

"Do you want to prepare dinner?"

"No, I've had a good dinner just now."

When Diana walked up the stairs, she saw two men in suits and shoes coming down. One was a middle-aged man with a moustache. He was handsome and elegant, but his unsmiling appearance was hard to make people feel close. The other was not much older than Harvey. He was seven or eight points similar to the middle-aged man. His appearance gave people a sense of educated aristocratic children.

"Diana, it's rare to come back. If you let us know in advance, we can have dinner together." The middle-aged man was slightly surprised to see Diana going upstairs.

Diana stopped, slightly lowered her eyes and apologized: "I'm very sorry, there have been some accidents. It's a bit sudden for me to come back this time. Father, it seems that you are going out, isn't it?"

"Yes, to Viscount Felix's party with William."

"Then please pay attention to your safety."

When they got down the stairs, Diana looked up and went on.

The young man who never said hello to Diana frowned at his father and asked, "father, why don't you destroy her wedding with the Adrian family? If you marry with the Elroy family, the Cromwell chamber of Commerce will become one of the largest chambers of Commerce in Elroy City, and the Cromwell family can also enjoy the honor of the count, In this way, our social status can leap a thousand miles, and we no longer need to look at the faces of those aristocrats. "

The middle-aged man glanced at him and said, "William, I heard that you are very close to the second son of the Elroy family recently. Did he say anything to you?"

William shook his head: "no, but I can feel that he really likes Diana. Anyway, it would be nice for someone to like her. Besides, Cathy is such an excellent man with outstanding personal ability and the second son of the Elroy family. I can't think of any reason why Diana refuses him. You know, the people I know, especially the women, no matter how beautiful or rich, are looking forward to getting up to Cathy. "

While they were talking, they got into a luxury carriage. The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time before he said to his son, "it's Diana's business. Her character is the same as that of your mother Tracy. How can it be easily achieved?"

William sighed helplessly: "father, let me first say that Cathy is not a gentleman. He can do anything to get what he likes. I heard that he has started with Harvey Adrian. I don't know the specific means. Even if it's to protect this former family partner, can't we do anything?"

The middle-aged man looked at his son with a smile but not a smile: "I know that the heir of the Adrian family owes a debt. If he can't pay it back, the reputation of the Adrian family will be deprived. In this way, we can draw a clean line with the Adrian family. It's good that the second son of the Elroy family can think of this, So that we don't have to take any responsibility to push off the engagement. "

"But, William, I've told you more than once that people are not as stupid as you think. But for Diana's inability to inherit the family business as a woman, the position of successor would not have fallen on you. "

William's eyes were confused: "I don't understand you."

"The second son of the Elroy family really did a good job. Most people must push the boat along the river to make it happen. He even thought that I might not have noticed that it made you a medium of information. From this point, I want you to understand that the same is true in social circles. The relationship between people is just a tool. There are no absolute friends, only absolute interests. Also, do you know why fans became popular among noble women? "

William did not hesitate to answer: "good looking."

Middle aged men use plain words to tell social etiquette: "indeed, a woman without a fan is like a man without a sword. The fan is just a tool that can implicitly express a woman's wishes. When a woman closes the fan for you, it means she is not interested in you. When she covers her chin, you only need to observe her eyes. "

"I don't understand yet."

"My son, maybe I should reconsider whether I want to give you the family business. It's not necessarily better to be straightforward than implicit. What's too easy to get will not be cherished. What's more, we need to consider Diana's own choice. In addition to interests, we can also choose family affection. "

"Father, that's not what you said when you married Diana to the Adrians."

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Diana went back to her room. The layout of the room was as simple as that of the school dormitory. The biggest difference was that there was a large wooden bookshelf on the wall near the bed, with a wide range of books. She pulled out one of the books, opened it, found an old-fashioned key, and then found a wooden box in the bedside table.

Open the wooden box with the old key, you can see that there are some letters and some expensive jewelry inside. The jewelry is her mother Tracy's legacy, which was specially left to Diana for emergency.

Today's society is praising women, but the protection of women's rights and interests by law is not as good as hundreds of years ago. Once a woman gets married, she loses her property rights and becomes her husband's vassal. So widows are very popular in this era, especially those who have savings. They can easily get all their property by marrying them.

Diana took out a necklace inlaid with blue gems from the box and looked at it. The corner of her eye dropped naturally, and her haughty and calm appearance melted into tenderness. Although these jewelry are full of memories, she will not miss them too much. Just as her mother specially left these jewelry to her, she is a pragmatist. Simple photos are enough to remember her relatives.

Of course, she won't use these expensive jewelry when it's not necessary.