Chapter 622

It can be said that the negotiations with the three Morgenthau brothers did not go well.

The main reason is that today's Morgenthau family can no longer afford to give Abel enough chips to move his heart.

Yes, the Morgenthau family still holds the most important Manhattan District Attorney in New York, as well as three important positions: Attorney General of New York State and Attorney General of New Jersey next door.

But aside from one Manhattan district attorney, the other two attorneys general were really of little use to Abel.

The special national conditions of the United States meant that it would take more than a few years for Abel to take root here unless he worked hard in New York and New Jersey.

At the same time, these two states are also two of the oldest states in the United States. Their internal forces are so intertwined that even established consortiums such as Morgan and Rockefeller cannot have the final say in these places.

Compared to Texas, where Abel has a lot of background, or California, which is simpler and more straightforward, he knows that he will never be "one of his own" here.

Therefore, the attorneys general of the Morgenthau family in these two states could not help him much.

The good thing is that as Abel, he was the first to come into contact with him, and he was also the judicial ally who came to him very early.

Even if they didn't have the conditions to impress Abel, Abel would still consider letting them serve as his representatives in the Supreme Court.

It's just that the conditions proposed by the three brothers made him less excited.

Moreover, Abel was also worried about their complicated relationship with the conservative forces of the Donkey Party and the East Coast consortium.

Morgenthau, Morgenthau, was the son of Morgen in the earliest days!

Therefore, his statement to the three Morgenthau brothers seemed somewhat ambiguous - I will consider you, but only for consideration, not for affirmation.

No matter what Robert said, it is not impossible for the young people in his family to live and work in Texas or California.

Because to Abel, it really didn't mean anything.

It was late at night, around eleven o'clock.

Abel was going to leave.

The three Robert brothers did not dare to force him to stay. This thing is buying and selling. How can we do strong buying and selling when we are weak?

The best way is to try to keep benevolence and righteousness out of business.

But when Abel got up and led people towards the door of the living room.

In the corridor outside the door of the living room, a pretty young girl suddenly jumped out.

Abel was slightly surprised. He recognized this young girl. She seemed to be Paige's cousin, the daughter of Robert's youngest son. She seemed to be called Hannah or Anna.

Without waiting for her grandfather and uncles to scold her, Peggy's cousin immediately said: "Mr. Smith, Peggy asked me to give this to you. I hope you can take a look."

It was a piece of paper, and Abel took it without much hesitation. It was written in very silky handwriting:

[Mr. Smith, you said in the hotel that you also wanted to watch "The Self-Actualized Man". I said that I have Maslow's autographed manuscripts here, and I have sorted them out. If it is convenient, you can come and pick them up in my study, waiting for your visit. ]

After reading the words on the paper, Abel frowned slightly.

What was Peggy thinking? Could it be that she, who is like this, also wants to play some vulgar tricks?

Although Abel was a little confused, he was not panicked - there was nothing worth fearing anyway.

"Please take me there, Miss Morgenthau." He said simply to Peggy's cousin.

The other party nodded, mustered up the courage to take a look at the three ancestors who were surprised and confused, then turned and walked in the other direction of the corridor.

Abel turned back to Robert and the others and nodded, "I'm going to get something, excuse me."

The three Morgenthau brothers quickly said no.

Waiting until Abel's figure disappeared around the corner of the corridor.

The three brothers looked at each other, and the youngest couldn't help but said to Robert: "Brother, did you arrange this? Use Peggy? Will it be effective?"

"It's a little hard for me to believe that such a person would change such an important decision because of a woman." The second child also said softly, "But we can try anyway."

Robert actually didn't know it himself, because Peggy didn't discuss this with him at all tonight.

Even her sudden departure just now was beyond Robert's expectation.

Originally, according to the plan of the three brothers, if Paige could be present when the interests were communicated just now, it might be able to play some easing role.

Facing the questions from his two younger brothers, Robert shook his head slightly, "I don't know either. But I think... Paige knows what she should do."

The two young Morgenthau looked at each other again, and after all, they did not continue to dwell on this topic.

The youngest suddenly said: "Maybe we can go back and wait a while to see what the result will be."

Robert hesitated and nodded.

The three of them then returned to the original living room, and the three old men stayed up all night.

On Abel's side, Peggy's cousin led him to the courtyard where he had been last time and entered a study room that was full of books.

The smell of books here is not an adjective, because this study does have the smell of books, that nice smell of paper.

Because this was a large study room, at a glance Abel felt that there were at least thousands of volumes in it.

This number is certainly not comparable to those of large libraries.

But if this was just a young girl's own study room, having this number of books would be enough to be admired.

Especially Abel felt that she had probably read all the books in it. It's not a possibility, but a certainty.

After Peggy's cousin brought him over, she watched Abel's bodyguard check the study, and then whispered that Peggy would be here later.

Then she politely left the study, leaving Abel, Edward and others in the room.

After getting Abel's permission, Edward nodded to Lincoln and Johnson, who went to guard the door.

He calmly watched the bodyguards arrange the security work. Out of boredom, he casually looked through the things on the bookshelf.

He was indeed not an elegant person who liked to read books. He looked through several books in Peggy's collection and found that most of them were related to history, law and philosophy, and almost all of them were manuscripts and rare collector's editions. He felt very bored after that, so he He walked to the side and opened the curtain.

moonlight. It radiates its presence in the courtyard outside and imparts its brilliance selflessly to the people inside.

Um. It's really a nice place. Abel looked at the night sky and then at the garden outside the window.

At this moment, Abel heard the sound of the door opening behind him.

He turned around and saw Edward retreating silently, and then Paige walked in.

"Peggy?" He asked in a low voice with inexplicable doubts.

"Good evening, Mr. Smith." The answering voice dispelled his doubts.

"Oh...good evening." Abel laughed.

No wonder Abel was a little confused, because Peggy's current dress was too surprising or stunning to him.

Her golden hair was carefully combed and tied into a bun, with only a few strands of curly hair hanging down from her ears. She looked like a fashionable young lady from a wealthy family. She was wearing a white silk skirt, which was as translucent as ice and snow in the moonlight. She had a rose-shaped flower ornament on her left chest, which added a charming touch to the ice and snow.

Nor was she wearing her glasses, which seemed to be permanently affixed to her face. I don't know if it was due to severe myopia, but at this moment, her beautiful sky-blue eyes were looking at him watery, as if they could drip water.

The reason why Abel was so surprised and surprised was not that the dress was not good. In fact, it was indeed very beautiful, beautiful and charming.

The reason why Abel was surprised was because this dress was so different from the usual Peggy, and more like a charming socialite.

She was dressed like this, could it be said... His heart suddenly became cold.

Yes, he did regard her as Bai Yueguang. But since it is Bai Yueguang, it must conform to the image of Bai Yueguang.

That kind of bookish smell is in line with his white moonlight aesthetics.

With the current situation, to be honest, Abel was a little disappointed.

Even if he had guessed it just now.

"You seem surprised." Seeing Abel still looking a little surprised, Paige suddenly laughed. "Doesn't it look good?"

He didn't know if it was Abel's illusion or something else, but he always felt that Peggy's voice was a little less serious at this time, but a little more charming.

They don't look like the same person anymore.

"It's not that you don't look good, in fact you look very good..." Abel replied honestly, "It's just that your image is too different from your usual image, so I didn't get used to it all of a sudden."

"I have reached this age, I should dress up, otherwise how can I go out in society?" Paige still smiled and replied, "Also, thank you for the compliment."

"You're welcome." Abel nodded, thinking that she seemed to be one year older than him. He is already 23, and she is already 24. For women of this age, it is indeed time to dress up anyway.

But her dress diluted her image of white moonlight in Abel's heart.

Because if it were a socialite, with Abel Smith's current status, would he be lacking?

Now, he lost interest, "So, what about those things? Didn't you ask me to come and get them? "The Self-Actualized Man", Maslow's manuscript. I will take a good look at it after I get it back."

"Those have been sorted out and you can take them away later." Peggy walked over gently, "But you don't have to leave in a hurry, right?"

Looking at Peggy's figure getting closer and closer, looking at her bright smile, Abel felt a strange feeling in his heart - probably the same as when an otaku sees the goddess in his mind "falling" in front of him a feeling of.

Maybe not as serious, but somewhat similar.

"What's wrong, Paige? Is there anything else you can do?"

Peggy did not answer, but walked up to Abel and stared at him.

After staring at each other for a moment, just when Abel wanted to look away, Paige suddenly fell forward.

Caught off guard, Abel subconsciously stretched out his hand to support her, and then... Paige grabbed his hand. The whole person fell into his arms.

Under the moonlight, the two figures blended together.

The orchid-like fragrance rushed straight to the tip of his nose, making him intoxicated for a moment.

After being suddenly confused, "Miss Morgenthau!" Abel's voice was filled with rare emotion.

Psychologically, he really didn't like Peggy in her current state, but at the same time, her strong body also gave him a corresponding physiological reaction.

Peggy, who was in his arms, raised her head and looked at him. The flames in her eyes made Abel dare not look at her.

"Sir, would you like to chat with me for a little longer...? It doesn't matter, no one will come tonight. Only us... only us..."

The voice was so soft and graceful that Abel couldn't believe it was Peggy who could say it.

He slowly regained his composure and then stared at the girl in his arms.

She does look beautiful. Beautiful beyond my imagination.

The kind of beauty that is more exquisite than Keira and Mitsui Fuyuko.

Unexpectedly, his hands slowly slid onto the girl's shoulders.

Then...he pushed hard.

The girl just left his arms.

Paige, whose shoulders were still firmly grasped by Abel, was still looking at Abel. There was unexpected shock in her eyes. and undisguised disappointment.

"You want to use this method and use your body as a bargaining chip? Then you think too highly of yourself." He said coldly.

The smile on Paige's face froze.

"I must admit, I'm very disappointed." Abel's tone was filled with uncontrollable weariness and desolation, "I originally thought you were different, but in the end you could only find this way... Huh, Relying on the body? So what is the difference between you and the ladies in the social circle? I am very disappointed... I originally thought you were different."

Paige gradually lowered her head.

"Don't you like this... don't you like this?"

"Yes, I don't like it. What do you think of me? A fool who will be confused and completely disoriented when tempted?"

After standing up and letting her go, Abel really wanted to leave.

Tonight's Peggy made him feel as if Bai Yueguang had been shattered.

"It seems that being coquettish is really not my strong point." A voice suddenly murmured from behind him. "Mr. Smith, would you please listen to me for a few more words?"

Abel stood still, but did not look back.

"Mr. Smith, you also know the situation faced by people in my position..." Paige replied in a low voice, "I will marry someone after all. In other words, I will definitely marry someone in the future. Marrying someone I may not even know now. And maybe the other person is old, or ugly, or both... So..."

Paige was obviously hesitant, but after a moment she continued in a low voice. "When I first met you a long time ago, I thought that at least... at least... for the first time, I could... be with someone I knew and admired... Hey, it's a pity that I still underestimated myself. Of course, I can't show off my feminine charm. But that's fine, if you had come directly just now, I might have looked down upon you. It's not bad that I haven't done anything now..."

As if it was an illusion, Abel felt a twinge in his heart.

"Are you going to do this for this family?"

He turned around and couldn't help but said.

"It's not a sacrifice... This family has raised me and given me a life that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve. Of course I should repay it when it needs it. Isn't this what it should be. In fact, it's nothing. For thousands of years Isn't everyone living like this..." Peggy stared at the moonlight and suddenly smiled.

As soon as she was illuminated by the moonlight, she seemed to have magical powers.

Although she was still dressed as before, she looked like a socialite from the Gilded Age in New York.

But for some reason, Abel felt that the image of the white moonlight that had just been shattered in his heart was reorganized before his eyes.

And it is more vivid and vivid than before.

It seems that this is right, because a person's image and personality are so changeable.

After all, even the sun cannot remain unchanged forever.

"At least in the past 24 years, I have lived a very happy life. I can read the books I love, and I can not worry about life. I can do the things I like, and I can meet talents like you, Mr. Smith. I can..."

Her words were suddenly interrupted as she suddenly felt someone hug her shoulders.

Then, pulled by a great force, she slowly turned around.

Then she found that the look and attitude of the person opposite became a little strange. She had never seen Abel Smith like this.

"Mr. Smith?" she asked inquiringly.

"So. What are you waiting for? Let's do it now!" Abel yelled out, almost rudely, and then hugged her into his arms.

Mad, even she is so decisive. As a reborn person, she is still one of the top figures in the country, and even her entire family is now somewhat dependent on her.

It can be said that it is too pretentious for me to think so much.

"But you just weren't... weren't..." Paige was a little panicked. She wanted to struggle, but she couldn't break free from the arms.

"I changed my mind." Abel stared into her eyes and continued his actions decisively.

"Well...well..." Paige opened her eyes wide and wanted to say something but nothing came out. She seemed to feel that struggling was useless, and she gradually stopped struggling.

Abel continued, but she did not cooperate at all and just looked at Abel blankly.

It doesn't matter, even if it's a bit raw, it's just what I want!

Abel kissed her heartily before raising his face. Then he looked at Paige carefully.

Under the moonlight, Peggy's fair face seemed to exude a seductive fluorescence. The mist in the eyes seems to make anyone lose their way - Abel will never admit that it may be astigmatism caused by high myopia.

What a beautiful girl, I have discovered it a long time ago.

The scruples come and go, the considerations come and go, and things are done too rashly.

I have never been like this when facing other women.

Moonlight, moonlight, white moonlight.

After all, he is somewhat different from her.

Later, he roughly pushed down several bookcases around him, and scattered the precious manuscripts and collector's editions of books on them, including many out-of-print collections, everywhere, paving them into a sheet of books and manuscripts. Composed simply by Simmons.

The naked girl lay on the white books, bathed in the silver light.

Such a beautiful scene made the well-informed Abel stunned for a moment.