Chapter 25: Five days and three days

Five days passed quickly. The family meeting in Harresburg did not take place as scheduled. When Zhou Ming Kate Lin and Louise arrived at the castle, they were told that since André was not at the castle, today's family meeting was cancelled and they should come back in three days. 

Upon hearing this news, someone immediately exclaimed mockingly, 'Hey! Has our noble Count André gone to settle his affairs? Five days is not enough time for him to prepare. I think he is going to choose a cemetery with a beautiful view, or find himself twelve pretty nuns to keep him company, and ask the cardinal to pray for him. But this is a beautiful dream that even God cannot paint!

Some people were blunt: 'What dream? I think he's just scared! He knows he has no chance against Princess Louise and Caitlyn, so he's hiding like an ostrich! He is a cowardly coward. He doesn't have the courage to face us. He can only hide in the sewers like a rat, emitting a disgusting stench. He trembles when we give him a look. Haha!'

A merciless mockery and contempt, and the others laughed heartily. Someone else rebuked him, 'I don't care what he was preparing, but why didn't this wretched bastard notify us in advance? Why did he wait until we were all here before telling the butler? Is this the attitude of an heir? This kind of idiot, who breaks his promises and has no respect, would be a disaster for Harburg if he were to inherit the family fortune!

In the face of the raging mockery and accusations, even those who supported André didn't know what to say. Ephraim opened his mouth to say something, but in the end he didn't say anything because André hadn't even informed him, so he didn't know how to defend him.

Even Yifaman wondered if he should go and apologise to Caitlin, at least to get to know her better. He knew that he was Andre's biggest supporter, but he had not heard anything from him yet. And in the past eight days, he had tried to contact Andre, but he had been unable to find him. This was making him panic.

However, the hardest part was for the butler who was sent by Andre to deliver the news, because he was the first to face the accusations of everyone.

Since he was dealing with the aristocrats of the family, even Andre had to be considerate of the family's reputation. The butler had no choice but to smile and explain and apologise over and over again, even though God knows how viciously he cursed Andre in his heart.

Neither Caitlin nor Louise went to the front, nor did they participate in the scolding of the innocent old butler. Louise was confident in her royal status, while Zhou Ming was thinking about something.

'What do you think about this situation?' Louise asked.

Caitlin looked at Ming, who shook his head and said, 'I have absolutely no idea. Maybe Andre was preparing something, but there was a change that he couldn't control, so the meeting had to be postponed.'

'So you think this will be really bad news, and it may even directly threaten Caitlin's inheritance rights, so it's not like those idiots just paying lip service, right?' Louise asked again.

Zhou Ming shrugged at this pointless question: 'To be honest, I really hope that this is because André was not prepared at all.'

Zhou Ming's words were only half-finished, but the meaning was more than clear. Andre's lack of preparation was indeed a blessing for them, but they also understood that Andre, who had finally reached this step after spending half of his life doing so, could not have acted this way. step, it could not be the case. The result would then be most regrettable. Andre was preparing for something big, perhaps something that could directly end this dispute over inheritance.

Louise Louise hesitated for a long time before asking, 'If that's the case, what should we do?'

Zhou Ming thought about it for a while and then asked her back, 'What Caitlin and I can do is very limited. It mainly depends on how much support Her Royal Highness and the royal family behind you can give.'

Louise was Louise was very surprised by this answer. She didn't understand why Zhou Ming asked this question, especially since they didn't know what Andre would do. Or did he actually already know, but for some uncertain reason didn't say anything? if that was the case, what would his so-called support be like?

Thinking Louise was silent. She didn't dare give an answer. She suddenly felt a very regretful feeling. She shouldn't have told Zhou Ming and Caitlin about this meeting, which caused things to go out of her control. But if she hadn't told them, the meeting would have ended with a cheer in support of André, which was also not the result she wanted.

Louise was torn between conflicting emotions.

In the end, Louise was unable to give Ming an answer, but Ming didn't expect her to. Or rather, the royal family behind her couldn't give an answer either until Andre's plan came out.

Ming and Caitlin returned to the hotel room. Caitlin said to Zhou Ming, 'Do you have a bad feeling?'

Zhou Ming nodded, and Caitlin was not surprised by the answer. She then said, 'Should we go to Paris again? use the Quantum Fund to put more pressure on the Fugger Bank?'

'I would not hesitate to do so if it were useful, but the problem is that it would not give us any advantage,' Ming Zhou said, 'And Fugger Bank is, after all, the core of the Harburg family. We can undermine Andre's prestige by attacking Fugger Bank, but we can't go too far. After all, those people shouting at the door today are all shareholders of Fugger Bank.'

Speaking of finally, Zhou Ming let out a sigh: 'For now, until we can think of a better solution, we just have to wait patiently. I firmly believe that there are no unsolvable problems in this world, only minds that are unwilling to work!'

Soon , three days passed once again, and Zhou Ming and Caitlyn once again arrived at Harburg. This time, the butler of the castle did not block the door, but when they entered the hall, they found André was still not there, and neither the butler nor anyone else had told them when the meeting would start or when André would arrive. This caused the family members to become agitated once again.

'That damned André, now we've been waiting for five days and three days, how long does he expect us to wait? Has he really gone to hell as a result of our curse? That would be wonderful news indeed!'

And there There was no shortage of opportunists, and when they saw the big mess on Andre's side, they immediately thought of Louise and Catherin, and someone came over immediately.

'In In fact, from the beginning we didn't think that Andrei was a qualified successor. The true lineage is still in the line of Archduke Ferdinand. As the daughter of the archduke, Catherina are of course the most qualified to inherit the family, and we have also seen your courage and wisdom at the meeting, which are essential qualities for an heir! Or perhaps you could convene this meeting now, as the heir, you must swear your allegiance here!'

There were others played the sympathy card: 'Your Highness Caitlyn, we are all deeply saddened by your father's death. In fact, we all wanted to help him, but Andre kept getting in the way, so there was nothing we could do! now that we have the opportunity to choose, we will definitely make the right choice according to God's will!'

Facing these speculators and their poor acting, Zhou Ming and Caitlyn could only deal with a wry smile, but they didn't have to deal with it for long, because it was only half an hour before the butler finally shouted, 'Count Andre is here!'

This caused the hall to fall silent. Everyone looked towards the door subconsciously, and saw that Count Andre had indeed walked in through it. He the whole hall, then said with a smile, 'I heard the noise in the hall before I came in. How could you all be so overwhelmed after being given eight days' holiday that you forgot who the owner of this castle is?'

Andre 's last words made many people subconsciously tremble. The speculators who had just congratulated Caitlyn even lowered their heads and didn't dare to look at him again.

Andre was very satisfied with the effect he had created. It seemed that although he had been punched in the face by Zhou Ming, his authority still existed, which made him even more confident. He then said, 'I know that among you bastards someone was praying that I wouldn't make it. Well, I've obviously disappointed them all. Not only have I made it here today, but I'm going to show you all how I'm going to inherit the Harthburg family!'

A sent a sudden roar through the hall. Everyone was wondering why Andre had said that, and Zhou Ming also frowned. Louise glanced back at Zhou Ming, as if the thing they were most worried about was about to happen.

Andre Andre suddenly grinned: 'I know that you don't believe what I say, so I can show you with my actions that this is the truth. But before that, I need everyone to come with me to greet a distinguished guest, because this is the most important witness for me!'

Andre said, and then turned around and left very decisively without saying another word. This situation left everyone in the hall stunned, and they looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

The first to react was Yifaman, Andre's most important supporter, who exclaimed: 'I'm sure Count Andre didn't just spend the past eight days playing in the mud by the pond. He must have done something amazing things. I have always believed that he is the one who can change the Harusburg family. So now that he says he has an important guest, I will go out and greet this important guest with him!'

Eifam followed Andre out, and after Iffman, the other supporters of Andre also followed one after the other.

As for the other speculators, they originally had no position at all, and simply felt that they would side with the dominant side. Now that Andre had put on this show, there is no harm in going out to have a look. If things don't work out, they can always come back to Caitlin's side. After all, as a grass with no roots, face is the least useful thing.

When the people in the hall one after the other, the last ones left were Ming Zhou and Caitlin.

'Ming, what do you think of the situation?' Louise asked.

Ming frowned his eyebrows, he said, 'My gut feeling is that Andre is about to make a big move. He doesn't want to fight with us back and forth at the meeting. He wants to settle the whole situation once and for all.'

Raising his head, Zhou Ming looked at the doorway: 'It seems that the person he has invited is of very simple status!'