Dazzling lightning flashed out from the dark clouds, ruthlessly tearing the dim night sky apart, followed by torrential rain, lashing the earth fiercely.
The old castle built on the mountainside was hidden among the forest and vegetation. In this shocking late night, it looked like a giant beast hiding in the storm but revealing its outline.
The lonely carriage was driving on the mountain road, the sound of hoofbeats was rapid, and the soaked coachman was obviously eager to escape from this bad weather as soon as possible.
The branches on both sides are swaying crazily, like evil ghosts crossing the road, which is frightening.
Those flying leaves are like blades, carrying the heavy rain and splashing it on the coachman driving the horse.
Under the strong wind, it was quite difficult for the coachman to hold himself steady and not be blown away.
The guest sitting in the carriage is named Depp Snorri. He is a doctor and has opened a charity private clinic at 45 Baker Street, Rexton.
Earlier today, he received a commission for door-to-door diagnosis, which was highly remunerated. The client was the famous Berkeley family, who lived in the Stormwind Villa on the outskirts of Renekton, which is the huge castle at the end of the mountain road.
Mansion.
In order to invite him over, the Berkeley family specially arranged a private carriage to transport him. However, Dr. Depp was unlucky. As soon as he arrived at the villa, a strong wind blew, and heavy rain and lightning followed.
Such weather is a perfect match for the name of that ancient house.
In the carriage, the doctor listened to the howling of the wind outside and put down the medical book in his hand in fear.
He felt the bumps of the carriage and shouted to the driver outside.
"Sir outside...if it's really difficult to walk, you can come in and take shelter from the rain first, and wait until the storm subsides before continuing on your way."
Depp was a little afraid. If the coachman was blown away by the storm or had an accident, he would end up alone at the foot of the mountain.
"No problem doctor, we will be there soon, the villa is just ahead."
Hearing the coachman's reply, Depp carefully looked out of the gap in the car window, and sure enough he saw the castle and mansion hidden in the night on the mountainside not far away.
In less than ten minutes, the carriage finally arrived at its destination and drove past the winding stone road in front of the mansion.
The iron gate outside the manor was opened by the hunchbacked gatekeeper, and the vehicle drove in.
Dr. Depp was received by the housekeeper of the villa, entered the lobby from the main entrance, then went up the stairs, passed through a long corridor full of decorations and gold-rimmed carpets, and came to a spacious room.
On the red sofa chair in the center of the room, a middle-aged man with a relaxed expression was already sitting.
He wears a golden robe, has a round face, black hair and brown eyes. He looks coldly at everything, and has white hair on his temples that should not belong to his age.
The middle-aged man was drinking hot coffee. When the housekeeper led Dr. Depp to him, the middle-aged man only slightly raised his head and glanced at the doctor, then motioned for him to sit down on the sofa opposite.
Dr. Depp carried his medical equipment box and sat cautiously on the soft sofa.
The butler then made hot coffee for him at the middle-aged man's signal.
Feeling the warm breath caressing his cheeks and feeling the relaxation and softness under his buttocks, Dr. Depp swept away the tension and fatigue of the journey and gradually relaxed.
Suddenly, a baby's cry was heard outside the balcony of the room. Dr. Depp was slightly startled and turned his eyes to that side.
He saw that on the balcony with the floor-to-ceiling windows closed, there was a blond woman in luxurious clothes, holding a healthy baby with a red face. While watching the storm outside, she softly sang a lullaby to the baby to sleep. p>
"Depp Snorri, did I pronounce your name correctly?"
The middle-aged man's words brought Depp's attention back.
The doctor opened his mouth, but did not answer the other party's question directly. Instead, he asked: "Are you Mr. Dutch Berkeley?"
"Yes, I am your client."
Dutch Berkeley was hanging on the sofa with both arms, without any expression on his face.
Depp carefully observed his physical condition and tried to ask whether he should be diagnosed right now.
Dutch shook his head and said, "I didn't invite you here to treat me."
After hearing this, Depp suddenly turned his eyes to the lady and baby on the balcony.
But before he asked, Dutch explained it first.
"Dr. Depp, I believe you also know who our Berkeley family is."
Depp turned back to look at the other person: "Well... I'm sorry, I don't quite understand."
After he finished speaking, he thought carefully and then said: "I know that the largest shareholder of Storm Bank is your Berkeley family. In other words, you should be a bank financier with a huge fortune."
"People from the Chamber of Commerce and the citizens of Renekton all know Berkeley and Storm Bank, which is understandable." Dutch replied calmly, "But do you know why our family can accumulate such wealth?"
Depp carefully recalled the gossip he heard, and suddenly realized that since he stepped into this room, the topic brought up by the other party was not about diagnosing the disease. What exactly did Mr. Dutch want to do by inviting him over?
"Rumors in the market, I heard that you are related to the Greybean royal family..." Depp answered cautiously.
Dutch nodded with satisfaction and continued: "In 1814 of the Third Era, our family moved from Greybean to Secred, bought this land, and built Stormwind Villa. After that, it was about management and expansion.
, cooperated with local chambers of commerce to make profits, and invested in the financial industry to establish Baofeng Bank."
"I have been the eldest son of my family since I was born, and I am also the designated heir. There were no disturbances or accidents in my growth process. I had a very healthy completion ceremony, and then I married my beloved wife and had a son. After my father died, I inherited this
A huge asset."
Boom!
A huge thunder pierced the sky, waking up the sleeping baby on the balcony. The crying sound came intermittently, disturbing the three adults in the room.
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Depp took a sip of the hot drink with an awkward fake smile on his face. He didn't understand why the rich man in front of him said these things to him.
"Your life must be quite successful and full of admiration. So...you entrusted me to come to your door tonight. If you weren't ill, could it be..."
As he spoke, he looked at the blond woman and baby on the balcony.
"Is that your wife?"
"Yes, she put the baby to sleep all night long, but the weather was so bad that it would always wake the baby up." When Dutch talked about his wife and the baby, his face showed no love or kindness, as if he was talking about two things.
Irrelevant people.
Dr. Depp noticed the strangeness and asked tentatively: "Your wife is virtuous and dignified. She must have been a noble and beautiful young lady in the past. She is a perfect match for you. You must also love her very much."
"That's right..." Dutch's eyes flashed dimly.
Dr. Depp looked at the crying baby again and said as if he understood: "He is a young master who will inherit the Berkeley family's extremely wealthy assets in the future... I think I understand what you mean, Mr. Dutch, I
We will do our best to treat him."
As Depp spoke, he was about to take out the stethoscope from the medical kit, but Ducky stepped forward and held his hand.
"No, I don't want to treat that baby. I want you to diagnose my wife's illness."
Hearing this, Depp was a little confused.
Although the blond woman is thin, her face is rosy and her breath is strong, and she does not look like she is sick.
Dutch had a sullen face, pointed his finger at his temple, then leaned into Depp's ear and whispered: "My child has died a long time ago. That baby appeared suddenly. No one knows how it happened."
The thing is very strange... However, my wife is like a demon and has been raising him as her own child!"
Hearing this, Depp's face suddenly turned livid.
Dutch sat back on the sofa and continued: "I hope you will check whether my wife is crazy, and this child, I suspect, was brought back from outside. I have to find out whether my wife is outside."