Before Wilson could finish, he was rudely interrupted by Charles. He stared at Wilson sternly and said, "Where did you hear this from?"
"No one. It's just some rich kids who are having fun spreading it." Wilson broke out in cold sweat because of Charles's stern gaze. It was his first time seeing his father's gaze so frightening.
"Listen, Wilson. No matter where you heard it from, don't mention it to anyone. You can't let William know that you're the one who spread it. Someone is trying to stir up trouble. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Father. I'm not that stupid. I'll only tell you. I won't say a word to anyone else." Wilson looked at Charles seriously and promised.
Charles looked at Wilson carefully and nodded after a while. After hesitating for a while, he decided to tell Wilson some things to prevent him from making wild guesses and causing trouble. "Do you know William's grandfather, Henry?"
"Yes, Henry Devonshire, the 45th head of the Devonshire family and the 16th Earl of Oxford. He died in the line of duty ten years ago."
"It's good that you know. What I want to tell you is that Henry has a secret team under him. Even I don't know who exactly they are. Maybe even your grandfather doesn't know." Charles seemed to have thought of something that made him uneasy. He shivered faintly, and only spoke after a long while. "That's right.
"Lena Devonshire went to Switzerland 20 years ago in the early 1980s. There was an accident and he was almost buried in an avalanche. After that, the current Earl's child drowned in a school swimming competition less than a year later. The forensic doctor said that the child drowned because the exercise was too intense and caused a sudden cardiac arrest. Then, the child drowned."
"Ha, drowned. A child who started learning to swim when he was six years old and could even participate in the city's swimming competition after learning for five years actually drowned. Moreover, there were so many people watching at the scene, but no one noticed that there was something wrong with the child, nor did they say anything to remind him.
Even the current Earl was surrounded by people. I don't know what amazing things they were talking about. It was only when the competition ended that someone screamed. "
"After that, young and beautiful girls appeared around the Count from time to time. After eight or nine years, not only did the Count, who was over fifty years old, not only did he not have any more children, but his body also collapsed because of his dissolute lifestyle."
"Speaking of which, it's strange. After Henry died in an accident, there were very few beautiful girls around the Count. Ten years later, William attracted the attention of the world. Some time ago, there was news that the 65-year-old Count had met his true love.
Unfortunately, his true love came too late. He only enjoyed it for a few days before his body completely collapsed. He didn't know when he would receive the call of God and go to heaven to serve the Almighty. "
Charles glanced at the terrified Wilson and said with a serious expression, "It's getting late. Rest early, child. Get some sleep. Everything will be better tomorrow. Remember one last thing. You're the future king. You don't have to solve some bad things yourself. However, not doing it yourself doesn't mean that you don't have to find out about those things.
"I understand, Father. I'm sorry, I suddenly felt a little cold." Wilson rubbed his arms a few times. "I'll go back to my room to take a bath. Goodnight, Father."
"Okay. Goodnight, child."
Wilson walked a few meters and stopped. He suddenly asked, "Father, did Mr. Henry Devonshire really die in the line of duty?"
"There's no doubt about that. Henry didn't die immediately. It dragged on for more than a month. A month's time is enough for Henry and us to find out some things."
"Then do you think the woman who recently appeared beside the current Count was arranged by William, or by Mr. Henry Devonshire's former subordinate?"
"Haha, I thought you wouldn't ask this question." Charles smiled strangely. He walked to Wilson's side and patted his shoulder. "What do you think?"
Wilson thought about it seriously and shook his head. "I don't know. I can feel that William's contempt for the nobles wasn't fake. He wasn't like the other Englishmen who were envious and jealous of us, but also wanted to be one of us. A title to him might not be comparable to a manor or a few thousand acres of land.
But if it's really Mr. Henry's former subordinate, "Wilson sighed and said in disbelief." Father, in this era, are there really people who have been quietly guarding the descendants of the previous Lord for ten years? "
"Of course there are. In places you don't know, there are people like that protecting you, your brother, and your mother. But the truth is often unexpected." Charles smiled mysteriously. "William doesn't care about the title, but someone does. She cares so much that she can't wait."
"There's one more thing. After the previous 007 suddenly resigned, he disappeared. The woman who appeared beside the current Count seems to have some relationship with the previous Bond Pierce. Alright, I've said what I need to say. Go to sleep, Wilson."
Char patted Wilson's shoulder and walked towards the door, leaving Wilson standing alone in the garden, deep in thought.
After thinking for a long time, Wilson was suddenly shocked by a thought. "No, how is that possible?"
However, when he thought of his father's words, Wilson felt that she was the most likely person. She was also the only person who cared so much about the Earl's title. It was because this title belonged to her father, and she herself had been a noble lady for almost twenty years.
Lena, who had been a noble in Devonshire, did not live a rich life, but she naturally felt that she was better than others. She had experienced the benefits of a title, so of course, she would not forget it.
Unlike William, who had enjoyed the benefits of being a noble before the age of ten, his memory would be blurred at a young age. After the age of ten, his family changed dramatically, and life became difficult. He was also discriminated against because he was a mixed-blood. Therefore, Lena and William's attitudes towards the nobles were fundamentally different.
Wilson stood in the garden and looked up at the moon in the sky. He could not help but feel an inexplicable sadness in his heart. It was too cruel to plot against each other and even kill for revenge. But when he thought about what Charles said about Lena's accident in Switzerland, Wilson could not help but find an excuse for himself.
Everything could be instigated by the current Count. Anyway, he did not know and did not like the current Count. On the other hand, William was not only his friend, but also his future financial backer. With such a comparison, the choice was clear.
However, Wilson still could not accept that the seemingly amiable Lena would do such a cruel thing. He thought about the information about William that he had read not long ago and could not help but shudder.
He silently cursed in his heart, "The people of the Devonshire family are all lunatics, psychopaths, and ghosts. I have to be careful when I talk to the people of the Devonshire family in the future. I don't want to be set up by someone and not know who."
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