"Her bedroom door has always been unlocked, and it will be the same tonight."
Hearing this, Edmond Dantès was even more stunned.
He was not surprised that Lady Emily tried to seduce him. After all, he could see it himself and the Marquis of Treville had reminded him of it before.
What really surprised him was that Alice actually made it clear to him face to face.
"You...why are you doing this?" He couldn't help but ask.
"I have said that I hope to give Emily and Eugenie a home, and for now, this is the best solution."
Having said this, Alice paused again and looked at Edmund, "In addition, I think you... you also need to find a home. Maybe this is not the best home, but wouldn't it be nice to have family around you?
"
"Family?" Edmund muttered.
Although he knew that Mrs. Alice must have more selfish plans, these words struck a chord in his heart.
At first he took in Eugenie and Emily just because he couldn't bear it, but unknowingly, when he got along with them, he gradually accepted the fact that they were with them, and even decided in his heart that he would always take care of them.
They go down - unless they themselves are unwilling to accept it.
In this case, wouldn't it be better to follow Mrs. Alice's suggestion and really turn them into family members and give them a home? Isn't that what they expect? There is a voice in the heart asking myself.
This question made him anxious, but immediately he covered his face in pain.
He couldn't forget Mercedes, or the woman who almost officially married him. There were too many beautiful memories between them. Although they were poor at the time, they had the most sincere passion - for
How could he forget this so easily?
But does she still remember you? But the voice in her heart asked coldly.
Does she still remember? Maybe, but she has been married to Fernand for ten years, and they have children. She will definitely be a good wife and mother, and they have a very happy family...
Every word that flashed in his mind seemed to be torn apart by a saw.
The more he misses those beautiful memories, the more reality will bring him extreme mental pain.
"Ah...!" He groaned loudly and then covered his forehead.
"Sir?" Alice was shocked, "Are you okay?"
Alice's call finally brought Edmond Dantès back to reality.
"I'm fine..." He reluctantly replied, then put down his hand and looked at Alice helplessly, "I'm sorry, madam, I just thought of some things in the past."
Seeing his appearance, Alice also guessed some clues, but she couldn't ask further questions, so she could only comfort him, "Sir, you said some things about your past. I know that you have endured great pain. I know.
, in terms of the disaster and pain you have endured, light comfort is meaningless, and may even seem like a satire, but I still feel deeply sorry for you.
But just because of regrets, I think you should try to get out of the haze of the past. No matter what, you are completely different now from the past. You already have everything you couldn't imagine in the past. Maybe this is not enough to compensate for your losses in the past.
, but it also gives you the basis for living a good life now. You should make good use of everything you have now instead of dwelling on the past, right?"
"Look forward?" Edmond Dantès murmured to himself.
He knew in his heart that no matter what he did, he could not change the past. Even if he killed Fernand immediately, Mercedes would still be a wife and mother. Everything he had lost was definitely lost and would never be lost again.
Returned.
Moreover, if he carried out the revenge he had to carry out and let Fernand get the retribution he deserved, how should Mercedes regard herself? It is possible that they would just pretend that nothing happened and just return to each other.
Past?
The answer is clear at a glance.
Maybe Madam is right. Since she has lost her family and endured so much torture, she should try to find a new family now.
But he still hesitated a little.
"But I don't love her. Madam is indeed gentle and considerate to me, and Mademoiselle Eugénie is also very cute. I am willing to take care of them, but I really don't love her -"
"Sir, please don't forget that this is Paris." Alice smiled lightly, seeming a little helpless and a little mocking. "Here, in those luxurious halls, it is easy to find any rare treasures, but
It may be extremely difficult to find true love. If you can find it, of course it is a good thing, but happiness has never been linked to love. Emily and Eugenie do not need love to protect them now. The only one who can protect them is you.
Your body and your strong hands - you are their hope, so why not give her hope? Love? She won't care about this."
Edmond Dantès was speechless.
Alice felt that she had said enough here - even a little too explicit, so she stood up and said goodbye to the earl.
"Sir, what I say is just to give you suggestions and reference. It is you who make the final decision. If you think I am reasonable, you can give it a try. Isn't life just about trying again and again? Maybe it will be better.
What about? In my opinion, no matter what, it is better to have family members who depend on each other than to live alone in this world."
"By the way, I will go find my father in two days. I hope you will go with me then. I think it is time to show off with him - see you then, sir."
Edmund was still deep in thought and didn't reply, but Alice bowed to him briefly and then left.
According to the original plan, Edmund was about to leave and return to his original home, but he had been deep in thought and had not moved around. Others did not dare to disturb him, so they left him like this until noon.
Since it was noon, he simply stayed for lunch. At the dining table, Eugenie and Emily noticed that the count was in a bad mood, so they took the initiative to chat with him and tried to relieve his mood - and the mother and daughter were
What he did made Edmund feel the presence of his family even more.
That afternoon, Edmund did not leave. He locked himself in the study and thought about the problem quietly.
Gradually, it becomes dark, and the originally quiet mansion is now plunged into deathly silence.
Lady Emily lay quietly in the bedroom, waiting for the answer that fate would reveal to her.
The dim candlelight swayed in the air, just like her mood at the moment.
Just when she was worrying about gains and losses, the door opened quietly, and then the count's face appeared at the door.
coming!
Under Emily's gaze, the Earl walked in and closed the door gently.
Then, he walked up to Emily step by step.
His expression was very strange. He seemed calm but was subtly distorted. It was unclear whether he was happy or sad.
In fact, Edmond Dantes himself didn't know whether he was happy or sad now.
He didn't even know why he really ran over.
Maybe it's driven by desire, maybe it's the extremely lonely heart that wants to be warmed, or even a little hungry.
But no matter what, he still came.
He was very nervous and in pain, but surprisingly he had no regrets——
Now that she is married and has a child, what else can you do to feel sorry for her? The voice in his heart constantly reminded him of what reality is.
He knows it all.
He slowly walked to the head of the bed, then lowered his head and looked at Mrs. Emily, who was half sitting on the bed and leaning against the back of the bed.
At this time, she was wearing a pink embroidered pajamas and was looking at him nervously. The thin pajamas could not hide her slim figure, and the half-covered and half-exposed pajamas only added to the charm of a lady.
There is no doubt that this is enough to arouse the desire of any normal male.
But at this time, Edmund's body was not so much burning with desire as with a kind of sadness and anger.
The biggest regret in my life is destined to be irreparable. No matter how beautiful Lady Emily is, she is destined to be unable to replace the memory of Mercedes.
All he can do is use everything he has now to smooth over the pain of the past.
Even if you don't love Emily, you can at least make her your family, right? She's happy to do it anyway.
Being stared at so directly by Edmond Dantès, but without making any next move, Emily was a little confused, but on the surface she could only act shyly, lowering her gaze.
His face was also slightly red.
Of course, she didn't show an attitude of refusing to welcome you, but was very submissive, as if she was just waiting to be picked - after all, she didn't close the door herself and made it clear that she wanted to recommend herself as a pillow.
People laughed.
The atmosphere in the room became extremely ambiguous, so much so that Edmond Dantès felt that if he didn't do something, he would be 'insulting' Lady Emily.
"Madam..." Edmond Dantès called softly.
Emily still lowered her head and didn't answer, but her attitude at the moment clearly meant that she had agreed to everything.
Edmund stretched out his hand and touched Emily's shoulder.
This is indeed a very warm feeling.
Maybe it's not the warmth of family, but it's still comfortable.
As the distance between the two people gradually got closer, Edmund smelled a faint fragrance - this was the perfume that Emily had specially sprayed, which could easily arouse people's emotions.
It worked.
Edmund was intoxicated by this gentle trap, and he continued to hold Emily tightly in his arms desperately, so hard that Emily felt a little pain.
But along with the pain came ecstasy, and Emily knew that she had finally "succeeded". As long as she was careful to please the earl, her future would no longer be dark.
As for more things, in the current situation, she was too lazy to think about it so much.
Edmond Dantès hugged Emily tightly, breathed greedily, and then murmured quietly to himself.
"sorry……"
This apology is not only to Mrs. Emily, but also to himself, and even more to the woman who will never hear this voice and only exists in his memory.
"sorry Sorry……"
As he spoke, the earl shed tears unconsciously from the corners of his eyes. Because the two of them hugged each other, the tears soon fell on the sleeves of Emily's pajamas and wet her arms.
Of course it was impossible for Emily to fully feel these rolling tears, as well as the sadness and joy contained in them, but even so, she was still touched by the count.
"It's okay, sir..." she answered Edmund in a low voice, "it's me who should thank you."
She did not say "I love you" or other clichés in a sensational way, because she knew that this would obviously not fool the earl. All she could do was to be as submissive and gentle as possible to make the earl feel her warmth.
.
And her answer seemed to dispel the count's last worries.
He began to kiss Lady Emily desperately, but he seemed completely jerky due to inexperience.
Oh my gosh, he's still a baby, right? Emily quickly made a judgment that surprised her.
How can it be?
That someone so rich and handsome could still be a baby... Emily simply couldn't understand it.
However, she didn't need to understand. Now she felt a little happy in her heart, feeling like she had "found a treasure".
She was hugging the earl tightly at this time, and even the slightest touch of those well-developed muscles made her feel a surging sense of power, a feeling that made her nostalgic.
In this case, let's leave him a good memory... Emily is quite familiar with this.
However, even though she had been married twice and was already experienced, she still didn't want the Earl to think that she was "experienced", let alone that he thought she was frivolous - after all, the two of them would have a long time together in the future.
She wanted to live the rest of her life relying on him, and she didn't want to ruin it all by getting carried away.
Therefore, she deliberately looked shy and nervous - ladies in Paris have always been very good at playing such tricks.
In the flickering candlelight, everything began quietly and then ended quietly.
Edmond Dantès didn't know whether what he did was right or wrong. He had lost all judgment. The only thing he wanted to do was to keep the warmth of his family that he had longed for.
Even if it is fake, even if it is a lie to oneself, even if it is performed by others, it doesn't matter, because the feeling of being alone in this world is too terrible... He will still have a long life in the future, and he will also
I want to live with my family.
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Two days later, Alice came to the original Danglars mansion as promised to visit Edmond Dantès - next, she was going to meet her father with the count.
Just like last time, this time it was Emily who led her the way.
But this time, Alice could easily see that the anxiety and fear that had enveloped the lady before seemed to have completely disappeared. She was obviously graceful and even more beautiful than before.
"It looks like everything is going well for you, ma'am." Alice asked with a smile.
"Yes, Alice, we have a very harmonious relationship now..." Emily nodded and replied.
In front of Alice, she certainly didn't have to look shy, "Don't worry, I will remember your kindness. Just tell me if you have any errands in the future."
"It doesn't matter whether you remember my kindness or not. I hope you remember that your current stability and future happiness can only be given to you by him alone. I can't help you with anything in the future -" Alice said with a smile on her face.
But he still replied seriously to the other party, "Treat him well. This is your last chance. If you make another mistake, there will be no better life-saving straw in the future."
Emily was stunned.
Then she smiled bitterly and nodded. "I know."
Then, she turned around and took Alice to meet the new "head of the family" again.
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