Annuo pondered: "Designer..."
He leaned against the back of the sofa and looked at the somewhat lonely and hopeful Halle: "What does Miss Harley mean? Do you want to hire me to work for you? If so, please forgive me for not being able to agree."
The butler Lu Silan put the tea on the coffee table, nodded to Annuo, and then retreated.
Harry sat quietly in her position, with a well-behaved posture, a hint of sadness, looking at herself reflected in the tea.
Anno picked up the teacup, took a sip, and waited for Harley to see what happened.
Harley picked up the teacup and drank it all in one go.
She looked at Anno: "Mr. Lawrence, you have a good reputation in Florence and are willing to ignore your own safety for your friends."
"I, need your help, can I... believe you?" Halle's burgundy waterfall long hair looked a little dry, no longer as shining as before.
Anno looked at Harley.
I couldn't help but think of the first time I saw this amazing soul by the river.
That advanced and novel idea brought him a lot of thought.
He sighed, stood up, and shouted to the door: "Manrio, go upstairs first!"
"Okay, teacher." Manrio's voice came, and he had been obeying Anno's words.
Anno sat back on the sofa, put his arm on his knees, and looked into Halle's eyes: "This conversation only happens between you and me, Miss Halle, there will be no third person to know."
Halle smiled awkwardly: "In fact, it's not a serious matter...but thank you, Mr. Lawrence."
"No thanks." Annuo smiled and shook his head.
"I... actually escaped from home." Halle's dark and dull hands crossed uneasy, "My parents... Baron Orwis of Florence, want to marry me."
Annuo raised his eyebrows: "How old is Miss Harley this year?"
"I'm eighteen years old this year," Harley replied.
"As far as I know, women are now married before they were sixteen. Why did Miss Halle refuse marriage and run out of the house?"
Halle sighed: "I am the daughter of a nobleman, and I can only marry a nobleman... This is the rule between nobles."
"When I got married, the only meaning of my existence was to help my husband manage the industry and raise children... that was not what I wanted." Halle clenched his fists, "The life I wanted was to go for a walk by the river every day, and there was no servant following me to monitor my social interactions, and it was free."
"So, I escaped."
Annuo's eyes were filled with surprise and appreciation.
He couldn't help but exclaim: "You are a woman with pursuit."
"Thank you for your compliment, Mr. Lawrence."
"When I ran out of my house... I brought very little money. I found a friend of mine. She was not a nobleman, but she owned a tailor shop."
"But, her tailor shop is not very popular. It was originally the limit to supporting herself. Her husband is a soldier and cannot meet for many years, so."
"So you found me and wanted to hire me to design clothing for clothing stores to make more money, right?" Annuo smiled.
Chapter completed!