Chapter 2: Jefferson Malone

Standing in front of Zhou Ming was a middle-aged man wearing a black suit and looking gentle and refined. Perhaps the other person looked ordinary, but Zhou Ming could tell that his identity was not simple. Zhou Ming had not expected to be stopped by such a person, because he did not know him at all, but Caitlin showed a very disgusted expression.

'Miss Caitlin, please say goodbye to your friend. Master is waiting for you.' The middle-aged man repeated himself, either to hurry her or because he really didn't think Caitlin had heard him.

'Please, your master? I'm not going!' Caitlin said quietly.

The answer seemed to be within the man's expectations, and he was not surprised by it. He just calmly said, 'Miss Caitlin, I advise you to go, otherwise if our young master gets angry, the consequences will be very serious.'

Faced with this, Caitlin suddenly exploded. She shouted, 'Serious? How could it be more serious? If you're so capable, tell your young master to come here with his men. If you've got the guts, go ahead and try whatever you've got on me. I can tell you that your young master is the most disgusting bastard I've ever met, and I'm definitely not afraid of him!

The middle-aged man seemed to have not expected Caitlyn to suddenly explode, and for a moment he froze, not knowing what to do.

At this point, Zhou Ming took Caitlyn's hand to show her that he was her strongest support, and at the same time said to the middle-aged man, 'Since Caitlyn dislikes you, you should leave, not continue to stay here. In our country, there is a saying: He said that a smart dog will not block someone's path at will.

Having been rejected by Caitlin before, and now hearing Zhou Ming's words, the middle-aged man's face darkened: 'How dare you call me a dog?'

Zhou Ming laughed: 'It seems that you are indeed quite clever, so I think it's time for you to get out of the way.'

'Young man, from your failure to get out of here today, I can tell that you know nothing about the world. Some people say that the ignorant are fearless, and this is indeed is a kind of spirit, but I feel that it is precisely because of ignorance that one must be more careful in everything, otherwise one will lose the luck that one has worked so hard to obtain, and end up as the lowest slave in the world.'

The middle-aged man said to Zhou Ming and then turned back to Caitlyn, 'Miss Caitlyn, I can pretend I didn't hear what you just said.'

With the support of Zhou Ming, Caitlin also calmed down. She looked up at the middle-aged man and said, 'I'm sorry, but you'd better not deceive yourself. We are not your young masters, we have our limits.'

'You will regret what you have said now!'

After angrily saying this, the middle-aged man left, and after he left, Caitlin let out a sigh. Zhou Ming knew that there must be something wrong with this, so he suggested going to sit next to each other for a while, and Caitlin nodded.

They then sat down on the roadside chairs. Caitlin knew what Ming meant by his suggestion, so before Ming could say anything, she volunteered, 'The man's name is Benha Hendrick, the inferior butler of the Maron family. The young master he was talking about is named Jefferson, the illegitimate son of the Maron family. This Maron family is the dominant family of the Maron sect, and the head of the Maron family is the current Grand Patriarch of the Maron sect, Brando.'

Zhou Ming understood. In fact, from the condescending attitude of that man just now and Caitlin's angry expression, Zhou Ming guessed that it might be related to the sect. Sure enough, it was, but it just made Zhou Ming wonder, 'Is an illegitimate child really that arrogant?'

Caitlin smiled bitterly, 'That's the influence of the church. The Maronite Church is one of the thirteen sects that make up the Holy See, and it also holds an important position in the Inquisition and the College of Cardinals. It controls more than 8% of the wealth of the Church. Therefore, even though Jefferson was only a bastard, he was still noble because he had the bloodline of Patriarch Blanford in his body.'

Zhou Ming nodded, saying, 'I see. Caitlin continued, 'Perhaps it was because Brando loved this lover the most. Jefferson's power was not limited to that. Eighty years ago, the Austro-Hungarian was dismembered, but we Harburg still exist, and we are still royalty. The wealth in our family coffers was enough to ensure that even though we lost our country, we still retained the f hidden word recognised by the Holy See.

' everything remained the same until six years ago, when I was sixteen and went with my father to the church for a ball for the upper nobility. And that was the day everything changed!

Caitlin clenched her silver teeth and her speech became a little choked, obviously it was not a very good thing.

In fact what happened later, even if Caitlin didn't say it, Zhou Ming could guess. Everything was the most melodramatic plot. At the dance, Jefferson took a fancy to Caitlin's beauty. He courted Caitlin but was rejected and even humiliated the other party at that time. The young and proud Caitlin even humiliated the other party at that time. Jefferson then began to take revenge on Caitlin, using his power to suppress the Harrodsburg family.

The Harrodsburg The Harrodsburg family had long since lost its former glory, and many of the family businesses were in trouble. Now that Jefferson had seized the opportunity to beat them up, the Harrodsburg family immediately collapsed.

Jefferson Jefferson thought that Caitlyn and the Harburg family would give in, but they didn't. Caitlyn was willing to give up her status as a princess and come to the United States to find a way out, even staying with the Addams family, but she refused to give in to Jefferson. Perhaps Four years ago, Caitlyn went to Yanjing, and now the Addams Family dares to house her under house arrest at the manor, which I'm afraid is all related to this.

'Five It's been five years, so much time has passed, I thought he had forgotten, but I didn't expect him to still be so persistent. I'm sorry, Ming, I didn't mean to not tell you, I really didn't expect it either!'

Caitlin explained to Ming in a flustered manner. Ming smiled and shook her hand, saying, 'Why apologize? The one at fault is that bastard, not you. I'm even very glad that you didn't give in, otherwise I wouldn't have anything to do now, would I?'

Being teased by Ming Zhou Ming teased her, and Caitlin's pretty face turned red. She hit Zhou Ming in protest.

Zhou Ming laughed and asked, 'So, was it this Jefferson who disqualified you at the harbour just now?'

Caitlin Kate sighed and lowered her head: 'It seems so. Fortunately, he didn't take my medal, otherwise it would be the greatest shame for the Harburg family. Perhaps my father would have to bow to him to get it back. But the situation is not optimistic. Due to Jefferson's obstruction, I'm afraid I won't be able to take you to the outside world. I'm really very sorry...'

Zhou Ming stretched out a finger and pointed it at Caitlyn's high and delicate nose, interrupting her again and saying, 'I think I already said it earlier, you are not at all wrong. If you apologize to me again, I will get angry and I will spank you!'

Zhou Ming said, deliberately raising his hand. At that moment, Caitlin suddenly thought that if Ming really did it, and his big hand really hit her perky little bottom, the shame would her pretty face turned even more rosy, and the shock was so great that even Zhou Ming, who had seen many beauties, could not help but be stunned.

Facing Zhou Ming's extremely aggressive gaze, Caitlin's head lowered even more. Although she had feelings for Zhou Ming, they were still on the street after all, so Caitlin had to change the topic, 'But Ming Zhou, it is clear that this port does not welcome us now, so I will not be able to fulfil my promise to take you to the outside world. What should we do?'

In fact, Caitlin was not completely changing the subject, she was really anxious.

Caitlin 's words also made Ming come back to his senses. Ming gently said to her, 'I don't think this is a difficult problem. Even if this port is unusable, we can certainly find another way. After all, we are about to enter the 21st century!'

Ming stood up and held out his hand to Caitlin, who, although she had no idea what solution Ming had, took his hand and trusted him unconditionally.

Meanwhile Meanwhile, on the other side, the middle-aged man Bernhard left the harbour on a harbour ferry and returned to a cruise ship not far from the harbour.

A young man in a tuxedo was sitting on the deck drinking coffee when he heard footsteps behind him. Without turning around, he said, 'Beautiful Harburg princess, you are like the sea under the blue sky, deep and beautiful, and our union is just like the sea surface in the distance, the perfect fit. I call this a marriage blessed by God!'

This The young man who composed the poem and wrote the couplet was Jefferson. After boarding the ship, Bernhard heard Jefferson say this and suddenly felt a little embarrassed and at a loss. He carefully walked up to him and reminded him, 'Young Master Jefferson, I'm the only one who came back.'

Bernhard Bernhard's words were like a bombshell, causing Jefferson to jump up. Jefferson then looked back, and indeed, he did not find the figure he had longed for behind Bernhard. He immediately questioned Bernhard, 'Where is the person I asked you to pick up?'

Facing questioning, Bernhard subconsciously took a step back and said, 'I'm sorry, Master Jefferson, I was unable to pick up Miss Caitlin, but it wasn't my fault. It was Miss Caitlin. She was accompanied by another man...'

'I know, isn't he just a Chinese? You I'm the butler at Jefferson's. Do I have to be afraid of him?' Jefferson interrupted Bernhard impatiently.

'Of course I'm not afraid of him!' Bernhard continued, 'but Miss Caitlin seems to trust him very much, and...'

Jefferson frowned and reminded him, 'and what? I I hope you can finish your sentence, otherwise you know what will happen!'

Hearing Jefferson's reminder, Bernhard shuddered. Immediately, Bernhard said, 'Yes, young master, that Hua Xia person insulted you severely in front of Miss Caitlin, and said that young master that you are the stupidest pig in the world, that you are not even worth his finger, that maggots like you deserve to roll around in the mud, and that Miss Caitlin is worthy of him alone!'

Jefferson slapped and rose to his feet. 'This damned scoundrel, does he know the enormity of the crime he has committed with these words?'

'Yes, he is really too audacious. Even if he knows nothing about the outside world, he shouldn't have done this. I think he might just be trying to show off in front of Miss Caitlin,' Bernhard agreed.

But at this time Jefferson suddenly calmed down. He looked back at Bernhard and asked, 'Did he really say that? Why do I feel like Butler Jefferson made it up?'

This question sent a cold sweat down Bernhard's spine, but luckily Jefferson then added, 'But it doesn't matter. He's just a Chinese person. He's like an ant that I can squash with a flick of my hand. Why should I care what he says? Or it doesn't matter if he didn't say anything. Since he was by Caitlyn's side, he has already committed the most serious crime, leaving no room for any defence.'