Chapter 180 Love Rival Appears
Following the servant, Gervis walked for nearly five or six minutes and finally arrived at the garden behind the Rose Castle.
"Respected sir, the garden is just ahead. I wonder if there is anything else I can do for you!"
The butler was polite and behaved no worse than Thomas and others.
"Thank you very much, nothing more!"
“Have a nice day!”
After the servants left, Gervis walked towards the garden. The garden covered a large area, with the floor paved with white marble and a large sculpture fountain in the middle. The most eye-catching thing was that there was a small waterfall at the innermost part of the garden, pouring down from the mountain. Even in this hot summer day, one could feel the coolness in this garden.
“It’s nice to have money!”
Faced with this situation, Gervis wanted to recite a poem to express his emotions and improve his style, but his literary talent was limited, and this was a different world, so no one probably would appreciate it. He could only sigh four words in his heart to express his envy of Alice.
"Baron Gervis, come here, I'm here!"
While Gervis was still in a daze, the fat boy Pat in the distance had sharp eyes and immediately spotted Gervis, so he waved to him.
Gervis looked in the direction of the sound and saw little fat man Pat sitting on a lawn. Above the lawn was a huge piece of silk cloth that served as a ceiling to block the sunlight. Under the ceiling were two long tables filled with fruits, cakes, drinks and other food.
At this moment, a number of noble men and women, dressed in luxurious clothes and looking energetic, had gathered there.
"Let me introduce you all. This is Baron Gervis, the Earl's husband!"
"Hello, Lord Baron Gervis, nice to meet you!"
"This is..."
"Nice to meet you!"
When Gervis walked up to Pat, Pat immediately introduced Gervis to everyone. For a moment, many people present were stunned by Gervis's identity and greeted Gervis in a friendly manner.
"Sir Pat, I didn't expect you to enjoy this kind of socializing."
To be honest, Gervis didn't really like attending such parties. He would rather eat more fruits and drink some drinks instead of just having free time. He had never met anyone before, but they still had to compliment each other like old friends. After a while, Gervis felt that his face was about to cramp from laughing.
"Ah! Ah! There's nothing I can do! Baron Gervis, you are a full man who doesn't know the hunger of a hungry man. Although my territory has several mines, if I want to sell the iron ore at a good price, I need to contact these lords more often. If I sell it far away, the freight will be too high and it's not cost-effective."
Although iron ore is more profitable than coal mines and is also a scarce commodity, it has a fatal drawback in this world with backward transportation, and that is the inconvenience of transportation. The nobles just now were all Pat's old customers, so Pat rushed here to build relationships with them.
To be honest, Pat was very envious of Gerves. As long as Gerves' wine was on the market, people would definitely beg to buy it. Moreover, he was the Earl's husband and was deeply favored by the Earl. His rapid rise to fame was just around the corner.
"By the way, Baron Gervis, I just heard that Kevin Larkin has also arrived at Rose Castle, and it seems that he went to the castle to look for the Earl. Do you want to go and take a look?"
Thinking that Gervis was Alice's husband, Pat suddenly remembered something. He slapped his head, looked around, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, he spoke to Gervis in a very small voice.
"Kevin Trash? Who is this?"
Seeing Fatty Pat acting so mysterious, Gervis was a little puzzled. Moreover, because Pat's voice was too soft and the surroundings were quite noisy, even though Gervis's five senses were very strong, he couldn't hear it clearly.
"cough!"
Pat felt frustrated and thought: No way, you don’t even know your love rival?
However, seeing that Gervis looked confused, but it didn't seem fake, Pat raised his voice slightly, and then said to Gervis again: "Viscount Kevin Larkin, the third son of Earl Avery!"
"He's the guy who claimed to be Earl Alice's boyfriend when she was in school in the capital. He just arrived at Rose Castle and seems to have gone to see the Earl!"
After saying that, Pat said no more, but his eyes revealed: Brother, I can only help you up to this point.
“…”
Is this the legendary colored hat? Gervis had a premonition that if he married Alice, he would probably be attacked by the colored hat. He didn't expect that the colored hat would really cover his head now.
Look at Pat's eyes again, which reveal encouragement in his pity.
"Ah! How can I be pitiful? We are just a fake couple!"
Looking at Pat's eyes, Gervis wanted to yell at Pat, I'm not cheating on her, she and I are just husband and wife in name only, it's just a transaction.
However, Gervis knew that even if he shouted it out, no one would believe him. At most, they would think that Gervis was swallowing his anger because of Alice's power.
"No way, damn it, I am a seven-foot-tall man after all, you can't put a fake hat on my head!"
Suddenly, Gervis became extremely angry. No matter whether the colorful hat was real or fake, he couldn't wear it on his head. Even if Alice really had someone she was still connected with, she should at least wait until she divorced him.
"Baron Pat! I have something to do. I have to excuse myself. I will see you later!"
With an idea in mind, Gervis immediately took action, said goodbye to Fatty Pat, prepared to find Alice, and slapped away the colorful hat that was slowly coming towards him.
"Well, go ahead! Baron Gervis!"
Pat was very sensible. Knowing that Gervis had understood his reminder, he responded immediately with encouragement in his eyes!
To be honest, Pat also hated Kevin, that pretty boy. Although Alice was an unattainable existence for Pat and his vassals, they could only set their sights on Lina in the end. But this did not mean that Alice had no place in their hearts.
If Alice fell in love with someone and was in a relationship, they would at most just be envious, just like Gervis.
So why do you hate Kevin?
The reason is simple. Although Pat had only met Kevin a few times, the news of Kevin and Alice's relationship was released by Kevin himself.
However, Alice never confirmed her relationship with Kevin, and every summer vacation, Kevin would come to Winter Castle to show his affection. This made young talents like Pat who knew Alice very angry with this pretty boy.
Because they clearly didn't see Alice accept Kevin's kindness, and the two of them didn't behave like a couple, but Kevin spread the news everywhere.
Now that Alice and Gervis are getting married, young nobles like Pat are happy to see it. Although they are a little jealous and envious, it is still better than being snatched away by that toad Kevin.
So after learning that Kevin came to Rose Castle today, Pat immediately told Gervis. In his opinion, Alice had a preference for Gervis. Sending ice cubes in the summer and Gervis's courage to use a personal maid were good proofs.
The only person who can prevent Kevin from eating the swan meat is Gervis. He has the right to do so and does not have to worry about angering the Earl!
(End of this chapter)
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