Chapter 144 - If you looked deeply into this (2/2)
Alexandre breathed heavily. Anyway... ”Thank you Johnathan.”
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Between visits of relatives and acquaintances, business lunches, tea parties, evening parties and exploration tours through London, time flew past Lily as if in a flash.
Alexandre had promised Adrien and her to keep tomorrow free and to tour the city with them. Before they would leave in the evening.
With absent thoughts, Lily stared at the Parthenon's decorative ornaments, which were exhibited in the British Museum. Standing next to her was her great cousin who had hooked up with Lily and admired with great awe the scene of a mythological battle. Her mocca eyes sparkled as eagerly as those of her father, who was a renowned archaeologist. Leticia Panswick had grown up in a country house full of old books and manuscripts, objects found at archaeological excavations and artefacts. She loved all this as much as her father did. Despite Lily's fatigue that evening, she enjoyed strolling with Leticia through the exhibitions of the British Museum. Her great cousin knew all about the museum pieces and taught Lily about the museum's most important cultural and historical artifacts. The girls were a little bit offside from the evening party of this evening event. Lost in their own world, they put their dark heads together, discussing the history of civilization, while in the main hall the fine people enjoyed themselves.
Both girls, enjoyed the silence rather than the glances of countless eyes, which was why they strolled through the various exhibitions, passing by antique exhibits from all over the world. Indeed, the British Museum had plenty to offer.
”Excuse me, Lady de Clermont?” Lily shivered at the deep voice that had suddenly appeared behind her.
”Yes?” Lily tilted her head and looked at the young man with undisguised curiosity.
”Sorry to interrupt these lovely ladies. My father told me a lot about you. You are Gaston de Cocieux's niece, whom he guarded like the apple of his eye.”
Lily bit her lip at the mention of her uncle. With her eyes narrowed, she looked up at brown-haired giant, his eyes glittering like aquamarines.
”Excuse me, have we been introduced?” Lily looked at him skeptically. She was certain this brazenly handsome man had not yet been introduced to her. Not by her uncle, nor by any other person.
He took a step closer and a smug smile lay on his full lips. The fine smell of his aftershave floated discreetly in the air. ”I fear not yet. But I have heard a lot about you. Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Salvatore Costonucci. My father has a lot to do with your uncle in business. And this lovely lady is?” His gaze fell upon Leticia who looked listlessly at the handsome stranger.
”Ah...Leticia Panswick.”
”What a pleasure it is to meet you both.” Gently, he took Leticia's delicate hand, his lips barely touching her ivory skin. Before he bent down to greet Lily with a kiss on the hand.
”So you know my uncle?”