Looking at Elise's appearance, Lin Zichen knew that she had an idea. Smiling slightly, he knew what kind of pressure Elise was under at home. Marrying someone she didn't like was very difficult for Elise.
Only she herself knows how desperate she is.
The reason why Lin Zichen proposed to go out for fun was to take care of Elise's mood. Anyway, Lin Zichen had free time in the past few days. As long as the Delano family did not take action, he could just wait here for news.
What's more, because Lin Zichen took advantage of Elise, he felt a little guilty towards her, so he wanted to take this opportunity to compensate her.
"Let's go to the longevity village! Legend has it that there is a secret to longevity there!" Elise smiled sweetly and said to Lin Zichen.
"Longevity Village?" Lin Zichen was stunned when he heard this. He didn't expect Elise to be interested in that place.
Among the five longevity villages in the world, there is one in the Aegean Sea, on an island called Ikaria. There, people in the village generally live long lives, with the average age being over one hundred years old. It is a magical place.
village.
However, most of the people living there were elderly people over fifty years old. Lin Zichen was very confused as to why Elise liked to go to that place.
"My mother took me there once when I was a child." Sensing the doubt in her eyes, Elise smiled softly, and her whole body fell into memories: "My mother said that I would live there in the future, carefree, and no one can disturb us.
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Elise suddenly lowered her head and said with a choked voice: "I didn't understand what my mother said before, but now I understand."
Looking at Elise whose voice was choked with sobs, Lin Zichen didn't know what words to use to comfort Elise. This is the case for women in big families. Few of them can pursue the happiness they hope for.
Marriages between big families make both families stronger. Political marriages have always been sad, but no one can eliminate it. Happiness can only be a luxury wish for the women of these big families.
Once they enter a wealthy family, it is as deep as the sea. Some people try their best to squeeze into a wealthy family, but when they finally squeeze in, they miss their previous life.
Presumably the same is true for Elise's mother, or her mother has other meanings.
Zeus's confidante, in order to protect the man's bloodline, had no choice but to marry Handel. Although it was only an official marriage, used to hide her identity, was it not an insult to her?
The last Zeus died, and Athena's family was endlessly hunted. Their mother had experienced this kind of life, so she hoped that Elise could live an ordinary life and live a carefree life in this world.
"I admire your mother very much." Lin Zichen took a breath and said in a solemn voice. You can imagine how difficult it is for a woman to protect two children to that extent.
"Yes, my mother has always been very gentle." Elise smiled reluctantly at Lin Zichen, tears streaming down the corners of her eyes: "Although my father never came home at that time, my mother did not blame him. Instead, she told him patiently
My father did this for the sake of this family, so I don’t want to bear any grudge against him."
Elise's words made Lin Zichen curl his lips in his heart. How could Handel be worthy of Elise's mother based on his appearance? Lin Zichen guessed that someone must be helping them behind the scenes, and Handel was afraid of that person behind the scenes.
I don't dare to have any thoughts about Elise and her daughter.
But Handel is quite pitiful. He has a beautiful girl at home who can't move, so he has to go out to find excitement. As a man, it's quite frustrating. Unfortunately, in this world where big fists are the norm, no one will
To have mercy on him.
"You should have a good rest first." Lin Zichen smiled slightly, touched Elise's little head and said, "I will take you to the longevity village tomorrow."
"Really!" Elise's eyes lit up and she said excitedly, "I'm going to rest right away."
After saying that, he hurriedly ran upstairs. Lin Zichen looked at Elise's back and smiled in his heart. He sincerely hoped that this kind-hearted little girl would always be so happy.
Seeing Elise's smile, Lin Zichen suddenly understood why Athena was so desperate.
Elise had a good sleep at Lin Zichen's place, but her family exploded. When the maid went to deliver food to Elise in the morning, no one opened the door after knocking for a long time. When she opened the door, she saw
, Elise’s room is already empty.
He quickly told Handel the news, and Handel was completely furious.
He didn't expect Elise to run out again. It was okay last time, there were people watching Elise's every move, but this time he completely lost control of Elise.
"What do you do, you bastards! You can't even look down on a woman!" Handel slammed the goblet on the table to the ground, and Handel's face was full of anger.
Audeko will be coming in a while to discuss the engagement banquet, but Elise is not present at this time, so how can we discuss it?
The most important thing is that he is embarrassed! Because of Elise, he has lost all face. He thought that he would be fine if he locked Elise in the room, but he didn't expect that Elise ran away!
"Sir, Delano and Odd have arrived at the door." At this time, his butler walked in from the door and said to Handel.
"It came so fast." Handel's face was sweating, and he hurriedly said to the housekeeper: "Let them in quickly."
"Haha, Handel, we are here to discuss the engagement banquet." At this moment, Odd's voice rang, and then Odd walked in with Delano.
Delano stayed in the hospital for two days. The expensive medicines made the swelling on his face disappear quickly. There were no signs of being beaten. He looked in front of the mirror for a long time and made sure there was nothing wrong before he went out with confidence.
This time he must get Elise, not only because of the position of the head of the family, but also because of the power behind Elise. As long as he marries Elise, Handel will definitely support him behind the scenes, and then he will become the head of the family.
Sometimes someone objected, and Handel was also one of his trump cards.
"Odd, nephew Delano, you came so quickly." After seeing the two of them, Handel smiled bitterly, his voice full of helplessness.
"Of course we will take the engagement seriously." Aude smiled slightly, then looked around and asked doubtfully: "Where's Elise, why isn't she here?"
Faced with Odd's straightforward statement, Handel couldn't even delay the matter, so he could only tell the truth: "That girl Elise ran away."
"Escaped again?" A trace of dissatisfaction appeared on Odd's face: "Handel, what's going on?"
"When the servant was delivering meals this morning, he discovered that Elise was not in the room. But don't worry, I have sent people out to look for her. I believe she will be found soon." Handel looked at the ugly Odd and said quickly.
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"Handel, we are all old friends. You should know that my son does not have to marry Elise!" Odd's face turned pale immediately and he roared at Handel.
Handel's expression changed. He was naturally dissatisfied with Odd's tone, but since he was in the wrong in this matter, he could only accept it.
"Dad, don't blame Uncle Handel for now." At this moment, Delano on the side said: "Uncle Handel, do you know the exact whereabouts of Elise?"
"That's not clear yet." Handel smiled bitterly and said, "She's learned to be smarter this time."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Delano sneered: "Elise doesn't have the ability to avoid so many guards in the courtyard."
"Nephew Delano, do you mean that I hid Elise?" Handel's face became angry after hearing Delano's words. Even if he was wrong, he couldn't be pointed at.
scold.
"Haha, Uncle Handel, that's not what I meant." Delano saw that Handel's expression was wrong and quickly explained: "Of course I believe Uncle Handel, but I know that Tony came out of prison not long ago."
"The man who is very close to Elise?" Handel was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately reacted.
"Uncle Handel, I believe you sincerely want to cooperate with us, but this man named Tony..." Delano did not finish his words, but I believe everyone can understand the meaning of his words.
"Haha, of course I know this." Handel sneered and said, "Of course I won't let him destroy our cooperation. Nephew Delano, don't worry, Elise will definitely become your wife."
"I feel relieved because of uncle's words." Delano smiled slightly and said, "Then I will wait for the good news from uncle."
After Odd and Delano left, Handel's face immediately turned livid.
"Butler." Handel shouted toward the door.
"Sir, what's the matter?" The housekeeper hurriedly walked in from the door.
"Send more people to look for Elise and the man named Tony. I don't want him to live in this world." Handel looked at the housekeeper and said coldly.
"Yes, sir." The butler nodded, turned around and walked out.
Outside the manor, Odd looked at the dispatched bodyguards and asked doubtfully: "Son, don't we need to look for Elise?"
"No, it's enough to let Handel go by himself." Delano sneered and said: "We have other things to do, so we don't need to pay attention to these. With Handel taking action for us, it will be much easier for us."
"Son, people in the family are very dissatisfied with what happened to you this time." Odd hesitated and looked at Delano worriedly.
"Those old bastards!" Delano's face turned ugly: "They thought I had lost the face of the Delano family. I will have to settle this debt sooner or later!"
After saying that, Delano looked at the bodyguards operating outside and said softly: "First, we must deal with the other voices in the family, and secondly, Tony."
As soon as this name was mentioned, Delano's handsome face turned ferocious: "I must let him die!"