Chapter 46 - The Edge of the Cliff

Chapter 46 - The Edge of the Cliff

Seeing Ederson come in, Duke Wilson frowned, “Why are you here? Is there something?”
Ederson turned to look at Evan’s figure that turned around the corner, then lowered his head and said, “Yes.”
Ederson suddenly raised his head and looked at Duke Wilson with a strange brilliance in his eyes, “Lord Duke, I have already investigated what you said about Reverend Bruce.”
Duke Wilson suddenly got out of his chair. Standing up, his heart beat violently like a drum, and he looked straight at Ederson with a faint red thread in his eyes, “Speak!”
Ederson was a little surprised at Duke Wilson’s violent reaction, and was stunned for a while.
“You…” It was a little hard for him to talk for a while, “What I want to tell you before this is that Reverend Bruce is not as beautiful as you think.”
Ederson could see that Duke Wilson’s evaluation of Reverend Bruce was very high, but according to the information he just got, the priest is not as innocent as he appears.
Duke Wilson slowly sat back in his chair, and his mood gradually calmed down. He crossed his fingers under his jaw, looked at Ederson with a cold expression, and said in a low voice, “Go ahead.”
Duke Wilson didn’t take it seriously. In his opinion, it was impossible for Reverend Bruce to do anything that would surprise him.
Ederson saw that the Duke did not agree with what he said, and sighed in his heart, then said, “My lord, Reverend Bruce came from a family of squires, his father was a very respectable squire in Yorkshire, but because Reverend Bruce was born late, he was the youngest son and could not inherit the family property, so he was sent to boarding school by his father when he was very young, until he was twelve years old when he entered public school, and he also met Ford at that time.”
When he said this, Ederson raised his head and glanced at Duke Wilson. His eyes were still calm, and there was no change. Ederson whispered in his heart. These are just preludes. The next thing is the big dish. I want to see how tolerant Duke Wilson is to Reverend Bruce.
Ederson clenched his fists and said again, “Lord Duke, it’s definitely not a coincidence that Ford came to Delanlier this time. I’m sure that he came for Reverend Bruce.”
When he said this, Duke Wilson’s expression finally fluctuated, he stared straight at Ederson, and said coldly: “Tell me everything you know.” Did the two really have any past? Duke Wilson felt a little loose in his heart.
Ederson laughed in his heart, “Lord Duke, do you know that Mr Ford is the son of an earl?”
Duke Wilson nodded.
There was a hint of malice in Ederson’s eyes, and his smile became more and more pleasant: “He is the son of an earl, and now he has been reduced to running errands for the church. This situation is too surprising, but what you don’t know is that ,the reason why Mr Ford has been reduced to this point is because of a scandal.”
A scandal? Duke Wilson suddenly thought in a very unpleasant direction, and his heart began to beat violently.
“What… scandal?” Duke Wilson asked with some difficulty.
Ederson looked at Duke Wilson’s obviously broken expression, but showed no mercy.
“Mr Ford had rumors of a homosexual relationship, and at that time the closest person to Mr. Ford was Reverend Bruce, and Mr Ford was expelled from the school for this matter, and his father even had to cut off the relationship. If he didn’t have a very powerful grandfather, I am afraid that he will really be rejected by his father, and Reverend Bruce also left that public school after this incident and went to another public school to study, And according to the investigation of my spies, the people who spread this rumor at the beginning were a few people who had a very good relationship with Reverend Bruce…”
Speaking of which, Ederson stopped speaking, meaningfully. He looked at Duke Wilson’s discolored face, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Since it was reported by someone close to Reverend Bruce, it means that either this is true, or it was Reverend Bruce who deliberately framed Ford. No matter which of these two, Reverend Bruce’s position will be very ugly. Duke Wilson would not be ignorant of such a simple truth.
“You… go out!” Duke Wilson said dryly, his eyes almost dazed at this moment.
Ederson nodded very calmly and withdrew gracefully.
It wasn’t until Ederson closed the door that Duke Wilson tossed everything on the table to the ground in a rage. He didn’t expect…He didn’t expect that these two people would have such a past…
Duke Wilson looked enraged like a beast and was panting rapidly. He could understand the two results that Ederson suggested, but he couldn’t accept these two results anyway. He wanted to call Ederson back and let him investigate the matter thoroughly and interrogate the people that spread the rumor and ask them the ins and outs of the matter, but he was a little afraid at this time. He was afraid that this issue would go in a direction that is even more out of his control.
Duke Wilson clenched his fists. At this time, his heart was restless like a trapped beast, and he couldn’t calm down at all.
Ederson leaned against the door of the Duke’s study, and a smile finally appeared on the corners of his mouth. He supported his forehead with his hand and buried his smile deeply into the palm of his hand. In this world, the only person the Duke believes in is him, what priest and what savior should not appear at all.
When Ederson raised his head, the smile on his face was already gone. He was like the most standard gentleman in the world, holding his chin high and leaving the Duke’s study.
When he finally walked out of the corridor, the door of Evan’s room rattled slightly, and a slit between the door closed quietly.
Evan leaned against the door, and suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart. Ederson’s weird smile, the sound from the duke’s study just now, and Ederson’s weird look at him before, made him feel a sense of danger through his keen intuition.
Evan’s heart was a little flustered. At this time… What did Ederson and the Duke talk about?
He was fidgety as he sat in the room. This incident was like a sword of damocles* hanging over his head, which made his heart skip all the time.
But at this moment, Evan suddenly thought of Ford. It seemed that not long after Ford appeared, this Ederson also appeared in front of his eyes. Could it be that there is a relationship between the two? Evan thought about the duke’s indifference to Ford before, and suddenly realized a problem. He didn’t tell the duke anything, but according to the duke’s obsession in the original book, wouldn’t he go back and investigate?
Evan felt like he was about to suffocate. He even ignored such a big problem. Of course the Duke will investigate. He will not only investigate, but maybe even investigate him to the last part. If it really develops to that point, then his life is not far from being completely over.
He finally figured out this layer, but Evan didn’t panic anymore. Since he had already guessed the key to this matter, then the next thing must be well planned. According to the time between the time he first saw Ederson and now, Ederson must not have had time to investigate himself thoroughly, and if he dragged it further, he might have.
Evan returned to his chair, pinched his cuff, and countless thoughts flew through his mind. When he finally calmed down, he suddenly realized that the room had long since darkened.
Evan was sitting in the chair, his body was a little stiff, he moved his arms and wanted to stand up.
“Reverend Bruce?” Suddenly a servant knocked on the door, “Are you going to have dinner in your room?”
Evan was stunned, and then replied, “Where’s the Duke?”
The servant outside the door was stunned for a moment, and then quickly said “The Duke has just left the manor and will only come back at night.”
Evan’s heart sank, and it seemed that his guess was probably correct.
“I’ll have it in the room.” Evan’s tone was still calm: “Please bring it up.” The servant replied respectfully, turned and left.
Evan stood up from the chair, picked up the match on the table, and lit the candle by the table. He must not panic at this time. This matter has not reached the point of no return, and he still has a chance.
Evan clenched his fists hard, and gradually made up his mind.
When the servant brought dinner, Evan was sitting at the table reading a book. When the servant came in, he raised his head, smiled slightly and said warmly, “Put it down, thank you.”
The servant smiled, a little embarrassed. When Tom went back to the church, the duke found a new servant for Evan, but because of Evan’s habits, this servant didn’t have much contact with Evan.
“You are the Duke’s distinguished guest, and it is my honor to serve you.” The servant’s humble attitude made Evan’s heart even more firm. The respect he now receives in this place is based on the Duke’s friendship. If this is lost, he believed that he would definitely only be able to stay in Delanlier for just a week, because he believed very much that, like the original owner, he could not have a good end with a character like Duke Wilson.
The servant withdrew, and Evan closed the book in his hand. It was a book about the church and the Bible. It was a new book by a religious scientist, but because of its bold words and unworldliness, the idea ​​​​is banned by the Holy See. And the duke, as the top noble in the country, should be the most beneficial supporter of the church, but there is such a bibliography, which shows that the so-called piety of the duke or the aristocracy and the royal family’s piety is non-existent, but used to bind the people at the bottom and of lower status.
Evan sighed. Since Duke Wilson gave him the book carelessly, it meant that he had no intention of concealing it. In this case, his so-called priest’s character could not be used to get more advantages.
Evan brought the dinner served by the servant, simple mashed potatoes and steak, a bowl of soup, and a glass of red wine. It was indeed the taste of the Duke’s mansion. Evan quickly finished his dinner. Thinking about his plan, he left his room.
Evan stood in the empty corridor. Because the Duke was not at home, the whole second floor was dark, and the servants on the first floor had also returned to the servants’ lounge. There was an eerie silence.
Evan stood there, but the coldness he felt in his heart could not be restrained. If you don’t succeed, you will become a benevolent. This is an ancient Eastern famous saying, and it is also his firmest belief tonight. (Sorry, I’m not very good at translating Eastern sayings. Its quite confusing)
Whether he lives or dies, it’s up to what happens tonight.1 *Sword of Damocles: an impending disaster, means that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time.
1 *Sword of Damocles: an impending disaster, means that they are in a situation in which something very bad could happen to them at any time.