CH 108

Duke Wilson threw his coat to Butler Chris behind him and went directly to the second floor, making Butler Chris so flustered and afraid that something big happened.

When Duke Wilson entered the room, Kevin was pacing anxiously in the study. When he saw Duke Wilson coming in, he hurriedly greeted him, “My lord, something is not right…”

Seeing that Kevin was so anxious Duke Wilson frowned. Although Kevin was obedient, he was still a little tender compared to Ederson and Mel.

“Calm down and speak well.”

Kevin’s tone faltered and a look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

“What’s going on?” Duke Wilson asked slowly as he sat down.

Only then did Kevin reply, “My lord, Ederson is dead.”

“What?” Duke Wilson’s expression was tense, “What’s going on!” He asked in a very low voice.

Kevin started shaking. He had already experienced Duke Wilson’s anger.

“My lord, you told me to put Ederson in jail, but today the person I sent suddenly came back to report that Ederson committed suicide last night and left you a suicide note.” Kevin said. As he spoke, he took out a letter from his pocket.

Duke Wilson took the letter, frowning tightly. After he dealt with Ederson that day, he had the intention of not letting him live but now that the wind is getting tighter, he will not act easily, so he just let the people below watch Ederson. But unexpectedly, he actually committed suicide.

“When did this happen? Does anyone else know?” Duke Wilson’s face was very ugly, and the knuckles of the hand holding the letter turned white. Finally, there was a clue, but Ederson died suddenly. Yes, this really makes him wonder if someone is really behind it.

Kevin glanced at Duke Wilson a little nervously and said with a nervous expression, “I’m afraid…I’m afraid someone already knows. When that person found out that Ederson was dead, his neighbor happened to come over and saw the scene, now I’m afraid that the news has already been passed to Sheriff Chandler.”

Duke Wilson’s lips pursed even tighter, this is really too bad. Two of his most capable men were suddenly gone. One was imprisoned within a few days, the other committed suicide, which made him have a lot of thoughts.

“Are you sure he committed suicide?” Duke Wilson said coldly.

Kevin was slightly stunned and then immediately replied, “Ederson died after taking poison and the door was locked, no one else was there. Our people still saw that something was wrong and forced the door open. When he went in, he found Ederson dead, which attracted the attention of the neighbors.”

Duke Wilson gritted his teeth, still feeling a little weird in his heart and he quickly opened the envelope in his hand and read the letter.

Speaking of which, there was nothing new in the letter, it was just admitting his incompetence and mistakes, and begging Duke Wilson to let his family go.

In fact, Duke Wilson has heard a lot of such words in his life, but at this moment he suddenly felt a little harsh. Ederson did not say that he framed Colonel Mel until his death, and according to what Duke Wilson knows about Ederson, he is also not such a fragile person who would admit defeat so easily.

“My lord, what are we going to do next?” Kevin asked with some trepidation.

Duke Wilson put down the letter in his hand, leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes, “Go down, don’t mention this matter to anyone, just pretend you don’t know. Since Ederson is dead, let it die with him. You must not relax about Mel’s matter, you must keep an eye on it.”

Hearing this, Kevin felt a little chill in his heart but he still put on a smile on his face, and said in a low voice, “Don’t worry, I will take care of it.”

Kevin left the study but Duke Wilson fell into deep thought, looking at the white ceiling, thinking about the past few days.

Mel went to prison on suspicion of murder, but Ederson committed suicide at this time. Although he would not let him go even if he was alive, his death at this time made this situation very delicate.

These people are more or less related to him.

This kind of cognition made Duke Wilson suddenly vigilant. What is going on? At this moment, he suddenly felt that his eyes and ears seemed to be covered by someone. Delanlier, which is usually very clear to him, suddenly became dim at this time. These things were like a thick fog, not allowing him to know what to do.

On this night, the whole of Delanlier fell into a strange tranquility. Two people died in a row within a few days. This is not a normal situation for a small town. For the gentlemen, the mood is more delicate. If it is said that one accident is just a coincidence, then both of them have accidents, then it can only mean that there is a ghost behind this incident. But Evan had a good night’s sleep that night. After returning to the church, he went to the inner room to pray. He didn’t know anything about there being another homicide in Delanlier and when he heard about it, it was already the next morning. But when he found out about it this morning, his mood was already completely affected by another matter.

Evan looked at the envelope in his hand with a complicated expression. He never thought that after going through that incident, his father would still have the face to write to him.

That’s right, at the breakfast table that day, Evan received a letter from his father, Bruce Sr., from his valet, Tom. Evan didn’t want to be in touch with such family members anymore and during this period of time, they were very conscious and basically didn’t disturb his life anymore, until today…

Evan looked at the date on the envelope, it was sent three days ago. He was still in London three days ago, but his father had already sent the letter here. Evan couldn’t tell whether it was a coincidence or not, but he was very sure of one thing, his father absolutely didn’t want Duke Wilson to see this letter.

“Reverend, oh, this is really terrible.” Tom, who didn’t see Evan’s expression, was still clamoring, “It’s really unusual that another person died. Mr Ederson, have you seen him before? Well, he’s a gentleman, I really didn’t expect…”

Evan ignored Tom’s eloquence and opened the envelope in front of him. The ink seemed to still have the unique luxury of the Bruce family. Evan rubbed his forehead, resisted the urge to curse and began to force himself to read the letter.

The letter is long, but the meaning expressed is very simple.

The marriage between his brother and Victoria was shattered. Half a month after Victoria got married, she found out that something was wrong with her husband, so she left with her own dowry. And Victoria’s father was also very angry with their family based on this. Now the whole Bruce family is in turmoil.

Evan agrees with this very much. No matter how powerful the Bruce family is, they are just ordinary squires with no real power and Victoria’s father is a member of the parliament. If he wants to, killing the Bruce family is as easy as a cat killing ants.

Evan turned over the first page, but the words on the second page made him frown. His father hoped that he could come back to inherit the estate of the Bruce family. There are no direct descendants, so for now, he is the most suitable person to inherit the estate.

These words are very high-sounding but Evan understands what his father wants to express very well. Now his father has completely offended the Congressman. The Bruce family is on the edge of the cliff and behind Evan is the mighty Duke Wilson. If the support of the Duke can be obtained, then the Bruce family will not have to be afraid of a member of the parliament.

Evan had to say that his father is a shrewd man.

For him, being able to inherit a manor is of course a good thing. Although he resents old Bruce’s schemes against him, he has no grudge against money. If he inherits the manor, then he will have to leave Delanlier and his status as a priest may also change. Thinking of this, Evan frowned even deeper.

Tom finally discovered Evan’s weirdness at this time and hurriedly stopped his long speech, looked at Evan with some doubts and said, “Reverend, what’s wrong with you?”

Evan looked at Tom, feeling a little complicated. He waved his hand, “I’m fine, you go out first.”

Tom had never seen Evan’s solemn expression before and couldn’t help feeling a little apprehensive, so he quickly backed away.

As soon as Tom went out, the whole living room became quiet. Evan rubbed his throbbing temples, the emotions in his heart were complicated enough to write a novel. The current situation is too complicated for him. Well, something like this happened to Duke Wilson, and his father still didn’t stop and even threw him such a difficult problem. A big manor is a great temptation for him, but at the same time, he and Duke Wilson have developed such a relationship. If he wants to inherit a manor, then he can’t deceive the world with the nonsense of serving God for life, he must have his own heir, his father said this very clearly in the letter. It is clear that the condition for him to inherit the manor is that there must be a healthy offspring. Evan knows very well that such a condition is absolutely unacceptable to Duke Wilson, and more importantly, if he accepts this manor, then he can’t stay in Delanlier, he has to go back to London, live in that place, marry the woman arranged by his father and then become the most ordinary manor owner.

Evan sighed. This was a difficult choice for him. His purpose of coming to this place was to have a place to live in peace. At the same time, he also hoped to become a master in this era. Now his original idea seemed to be within reach, but he suddenly hesitated at this moment, he didn’t know what he should choose?

Do you want to be attached to the duke for the rest of your life like you are now? Or, as his father said, to inherit the estate of the Bruce family?

Evan’s heart was very heavy and he picked up the letter again. He looked at the lines of characters and suddenly felt very dizzy. Evan wanted to close his eyes, but suddenly found that at the end of the long letter, there is also a line of small print below.

Evan stood up from the chair abruptly, frowning tightly.

Old Bruce is coming to Delanlier and it’s just within these few days!

T/N: Curioser curiouser. I still suspect Mel anyway.