Chapter 19 Getting on Board
Irene keenly caught Leo's emotions. She held Leo's arm tightly and blurted out: "I was with that man just for his money. I wore the ring for so long just to make him think I loved him and then give me money."
She hurriedly took out a handful of money, her dark pupils staring at Leo's eyes, "Look, this is the money I cheated. I was just being nice to that frog just to save up the start-up capital for my escape. I don't like him at all."
fraud.
Erin is totally lying.
This money was clearly taken from her dowry.
But as soon as Irene opened her mouth, he couldn't help but want to believe her, and he couldn't even control his own thoughts.
Why, even though he knew she was lying and didn't want to tell him about her lover, he didn't want to blame her in his heart? He even felt that her making excuses was a way of showing that she cared about him, and he even felt distressed for her raising money for him.
He seemed to be drunk and stepped into a trap named Irene.
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Sure enough, just as Irene had worried, the boat tickets were not sold to women at all. Fortunately, they brought Leo with them.
"Here you are, the last two first-class tickets to New Orleans. You are so lucky," the ticket seller asked the usual questions, checked Leo's ID, and happily gave them two tickets.
No one asked her who she was from, so Irene breathed a sigh of relief. She tightly grasped the paper bill that was still stained with a few grains of blue sand, and almost forgot to take the change.
Leo saw the woman's relieved expression and frowned. After Irene got on the boat, even her steps became lighter, as if she became much happier all of a sudden.
How much injustice must she have suffered to leave the place where she grew up without looking back?
Leo pursed his lips tightly, regretting a little that he hadn't been able to teach those people who were obviously bullying Irene a lesson.
Especially the bastard who was clamoring to give Irene a good beating after marriage.
There was a cold and gloomy light in the boy's eyes.
The hunchbacked sailor with a cigarette in his mouth led them directly to the upper deck from the gangway. Here were all first-class cabins. Many people were leaning on the railings and chatting. They were dressed in silk and satin, and looked richer than each other.
Irene's heart moved slightly.
Given the rate at which the three of them were spending money, making money was becoming an urgent matter.
How could she earn her first pot of gold in this world by her own ability to make a living? She had some vague thoughts.
When they were taken to the cabin door, the sailor grinned, revealing a mouthful of crooked black and yellow teeth, and even gave them a pretentious salute, "I wish you all a pleasant journey."
After saying that, she hurried down the stairs without waiting for their reply. Irene had just been thinking about asking the sailors who lived around their room, but now she had no chance to ask.
Their cabin was at the corner of the deck. Taking advantage of the corner, Irene quickly looked around at the people around her.
There were no familiar faces, and Erin breathed a sigh of relief.
But her keenness as an art student allowed her to notice at a glance a young man in a suit and tie next to the ship's flag - this man exuded a temperament similar to that of her mentor, or perhaps, most students studying fashion design are like this.
He was wearing a fashionable gray wide-shouldered suit. Ordinary people would usually wear a short tie with this kind of suit, but he replaced the tie with a silk scarf. He was very particular about the color matching, the style of the brooch was extremely exquisite, and he also wore a tweed hat - gentlemen at that time usually wore top hats to highlight their noble status and make them look taller.
As we all know, men always haggle over a few centimeters, and the parts that can be exposed are always made to be as "majestic and majestic" as possible.
This made him stand out among the other men in black suits and tall hats, because he was particularly thin and had a natural artistic demeanor.
But these are not his most outstanding characteristics. The fundamental reason why Irene noticed him at first sight was that he was surrounded by a circle of beautiful women, and he was very good at communicating with each woman, as if he could pay attention to everyone's needs.
At first glance, she is eager to please the client. Don't ask her how she knows this. Nowadays, everyone has worked like a slave for the client.
This is definitely a costume design.
Irene didn't expect to meet someone in the same industry here. She looked at the man with curiosity.
The man in the suit was keenly aware of her gaze. There were four or five richly dressed women about seven or eight meters between the two of them.
Even so, the man in the suit still found time to smile at her, revealing a row of neat teeth.
Wow, even though you are so busy, you still remember to hook up with potential customers.
With such strong business ability, he would make a lot of money if he worked in luxury goods sales in Hyundai.
Irene raised her eyebrows in surprise, and she also reflexively curled up the corners of her lips, looking very gentle.
The two people seemed to be looking at each other affectionately from a distance.
The smile on the man's face grew wider.
Irene couldn't help but complain in her heart, "You're still laughing, silly boy. I'm in the same industry as you - the kind that's here to steal your job."
Who doesn’t know how to make high-end customization?
Irene's eyes flickered between the women surrounding the man.
These sisters look either rich or noble.
If only I could become one of her first customers.
Irene couldn't even imagine how much fortune she could make.
Making clothes for rich people is pure profiteering!
Leo, who was following behind her, keenly noticed her fixed gaze.
Does she like this type of man?
A character dressed like a butterfly?
His jaw was slightly retracted, his eyelids were raised, and his narrow double eyelids were stretched into a straight line, making him look extremely mean.
Another disgusting possibility came to mind.
Leo narrowed his eyes, and the color of his pupils suddenly shrank under the sunlight, solidifying into a deep blue-black color like the sea.
Or is this man the lover she wants to elope with?
“Da-da-da-da-da”
The sound of fingertips hitting the mahogany gun handle was crisp and loud.
He stared at the man's tie like a wild beast on the prairie, leaning down to lock onto its enemy.
*
All the way from the shop to the boat, they tacitly never mentioned the ring mark or those kisses again.
It was as if all this was just a misunderstanding caused by the influence of gravity, and as long as no one mentioned it, it would be as if it had never happened.
Buying tickets, choosing cabins, and boarding the ship, everything went amazingly smoothly.
Leo was also surprisingly silent. Irene was worried that he would suddenly disappear at some intersection along the way. She wanted to pull Leo's sleeve and walk with him. Fortunately, they finally got on the boat together.
When the steamship blew its whistle and left the dock, Irene stood on the deck and looked at Mobile going away, almost crying.
She had only been here for less than ten days, but she felt like it had been more than ten years.
"Damn it, I finally escaped," she cursed in Chinese in a low voice, suppressing her voice.
Not to mention, this kind of complaint should be expressed in Chinese, as it will always sound a little off in English.
Irene was born in England and was sent back to her father's home in the country when her mother died when she was ten years old.
Her father was a high school Chinese teacher who believed in repressive education. He was dissatisfied with everything about his daughter who had just returned from abroad and was full of vigor. Especially since her father's family was between them, quarreling became a natural thing for them.
In the end, Irene moved out of her father's house as soon as she received her mother's inheritance.
Irene's talent for fashion design comes from her mother, who is the concertmaster of a well-known orchestra. Her foreign looks are also inherited from her mother's genes.
The few similarities between her and her father were their black hair and eyes, as well as a deep-seated insecurity - which was also the reason why her parents separated, because her father didn't want her mother to work in a band, surrounded by the opposite sex.
In the words of Irene's mother: 'Is he sick? He has no ability but he blames me for being beautiful and capable.'
So Irene's mother resolutely dumped her father, took her children back to her hometown in Scotland, and lived a carefree life.
This is also the fundamental reason why Irene and her father don't get along. She is very much like her mother - always loyal to freedom.
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Hannah didn't hear Irene speak Chinese at all. It was her first time on a boat, and she was looking around the ship and the ocean excitedly.
But Leo heard it. Although he didn't understand what it meant, he had an impression of the accent in his mind.
Leo's mother was a Bohemian without a hometown, that is, a gypsy. His mother had been wandering before giving birth to him, so she could speak a few words of many local languages, especially greetings and swear words.
She always took advantage of the fact that Leo's father couldn't understand foreign languages and scolded him in other languages, the most common of which was Chinese.
Cursing seems to be particularly satisfying.
The accent and tone of Irene's pronunciation are exactly the same as when his mother curses in Chinese.
Why did she speak Chinese so fluently? Leo was a little confused.
Could it be that there is a Chinese maid in the house?
But he didn't see any Asians in the manor.
What a strange woman.
Perhaps she learned it from the traveling merchants like her mother did. It is undeniable that Irene is indeed clever and courageous. Although a little reckless, as a young lady from a plantation owner's family who has never been out of the house, she was able to run away with the black maid who accidentally killed someone, which was enough to show her excellence.
The corners of Leo's lips couldn't help but curl up a little, a natural curve that he himself wasn't even aware of.
The ship is not very big, but it is probably quite old. The inside of the hull is blackened by coal smoke, and the smell of smoke seems to be everywhere when you breathe it.
The cabins were divided into superior, middle and inferior class cabins. There was a mixed crowd on the ship, and they would be staying on the ship for two full days. To be on the safe side, Irene booked two superior class cabins next to each other.
There were too many people in the second-class cabin, and she was afraid of being recognized by people she didn't know. There were too many people in the lower-class cabin, and she was afraid of encountering thieves. The upper-class cabin was the best choice for the three of them.
Hannah consciously followed Irene into the same room.
Leo took a step back and was almost hit on the nose by Hannah's closing door.
He crossed his arms over his chest and stared coldly at the tan wooden door in front of him.
To be honest, this black girl is still a bit annoying.
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