The extraordinary life of a certain American comic.

Chapter 120 The value of the queen continues to rise (25 subscriptions required)
What happened to Natasha Romanoff of The Shield!

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After hearing what old Underwood said, Locke paused in his movement to grab the wine glass, then took it back and looked at old Underwood again.

Old Underwood looked at Locke's expression and laughed: "Don't look at me like that. Do you remember what I said to you when you said you were going to New York City?"

"...There are no secrets in Washington?" Locke thought for a moment.

He thought back to that night in New York City.

Locke remembered that this was what old Underwood said.

"In Washington, no one can guarantee that their secrets will not be discovered."

“Yes, there are no secrets in Washington.”

Old Underwood crossed his legs, leaned back in his chair, and held a wine glass in one hand. "You led the team to capture the Vampire Building. You are the only one who has the video. If you don't give it to her, Maria Hill will never get the video that can determine Nick Fury's fate. So, if you check, you will find out that Natasha Romanoff returned to the Sentinel Building in New York."

After saying that.

Old Underwood seemed very happy, looking at Locke with a slight smile on his face.

"Boy, you're not doing a good job of keeping secrets."

"hehe."

Locke looked at old Underwood, who seemed happy to have caught him, and after a moment of silence, he also laughed.

He laughed, and old Underwood laughed even more.

"how?"

"Tell me, is there such a possibility?"

"what?"

Locke leaned back in his chair, holding his chin with one hand, and looked at Old Underwood, who was also smiling, with a smiling look, and then said faintly: "That is, I never thought of hiding it at all."

What confidentiality?
Why hide it?

A gentleman is open and honest, while a villain is secretive!

He, Locke, has behaved uprightly throughout his life.

The most important thing.

The value of the queen's special license is always high.

The queen has spoken, so as long as you don’t bring her home, out of sight, out of mind.

So after that, Locke never thought about hiding it.

one more time.

What our ancestors said about marrying a virtuous woman makes a lot of sense.

Old Underwood looked at Locke's expression and the tone of his voice, stared at him seriously for three seconds, and then changed the subject.

"Since you are not afraid, then Stephanie..."

"impossible."

"...Aren't you afraid?"

"This is different."

"What's different?"

"I never look back."

"What if I said that it was Stephanie who brought it up."

"..."

Hearing this, Locke raised his eyebrows and looked at Old Underwood.

Old Underwood looked into Locke's eyes and shrugged: "I wouldn't lie to you about this."

Locke came back to his senses.

He believed what old Underwood said.

After all, this kind of thing is too easy to verify.

but……

Locke frowned and looked at Old Underwood, somewhat puzzled: "Why?"

The elder Underwood smiled.

"Maybe because you're handsome?"

"That's possible."

Locke is quite confident about his handsomeness.

Old Underwood looked at the narcissistic Locke, and the corners of his mouth twitched: "Okay, I don't know the real reason, but I'm sure it's not because you're handsome. In Washington, being handsome is the most useless thing."

Locke glanced at Underwood Sr.

"That's strange. There are still things you can't guess. Aren't you known for being the best at manipulating people's hearts?"

"I am, except for Gideon Malik."

"..."

Locke looked at Old Underwood suspiciously: "Didn't you say that Stephanie told you about this?"

Old Underwood sneered, "How is that possible? Gideon Malik came to me and told me this. He said Stephanie doesn't mind you getting married. After all, it was you who took the initiative to break up, not her."

Locke said nothing.

The elder Underwood then told the story of when Gideon Malik asked him to play golf three days ago.

At the beginning, Gideon Malick did act as Alexander Pierce's lobbyist and tried to persuade Old Underwood to persuade Locke to put aside personal grudges and forgive Nick Fury for the sake of the overall situation.

But this matter was flatly rejected by old Underwood.

Because no one understands the price Locke will have to pay for doing this better than old Underwood.

If Locke turned against the party, to put it mildly, his political career would be over.

To put it more pointedly, there was no need for Francis Underwood to have such great ambitions.

After all, his only son's political career was over. Even if he tried hard, once he died, no one would inherit his inheritance.

and so……

The elder Underwood flatly rejected Gideon Malik.

He originally thought that Gideon Malik would be angry about this, but he didn't expect that after seeing his refusal, Malik turned around and smiled and talked about Locke's private affairs.

Malik first congratulated Locke on his marriage, then sighed and said what a good couple Locke and Stephanie were, and said that after hearing the news of Locke's marriage, Stephanie was in a trance for several days.

Afterwards, Malik cryptically talked about the fine traditions of Washington politicians, and then said that marriage is not the goal, but just a process, and having a common bloodline is the goal.

Finally, he hinted to old Underwood that if this matter could be accomplished, then in future financial sponsorship, he, Malik, would be the biggest financial sponsor.

none of them.

After listening to this, Locke looked at Old Underwood with a gloomy expression. "So, you just sold me out like this."

"Yes."

Old Underwood did not shy away from Locke's gaze and said frankly, "You are not cheating on me in this matter, and you already have a third one, so I guess you don't mind having a fourth one."

No, I mind.

Locke glanced at old Underwood without saying anything, then stood up and walked towards the door.

Old Underwood watched this scene and did not say anything to stop it.

In the living room.

Claire, Esme's mother, looked at Locke coming down and said, "What are those two talking about up there? They're arguing so fiercely."

Locke shrugged: "Nothing, it's just that Lao De found a mistress outside and asked me if I could go meet this stepmother."

Claire's face darkened instantly.

"what?"

"That's what he said. If you don't believe me, go and find out for yourself..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Mother Claire's face darkened. She stood up and walked upstairs like a volcano about to erupt.

Locke turned his head and looked at his mother who was going upstairs to cause trouble for old Underwood, smiled, and sat next to Esme.

Esme looked at Locke with a half-smile on her face.

Locke leaned back on the sofa, glanced at the luggage beside him, and then looked around.

"Where's Edward?"

"gone."

Esme said, "Just when you were arguing upstairs, he walked away as if he couldn't sit still."

Locke laughed when he heard that, then looked at Esme.

“Don’t you think it’s exciting?”

"It's much more exciting than what you told me."

"Where is this?"

Locke shook his head and smiled, then hugged Esme, then listened to the conversation in the study and sighed: "There are so many wonderful stories about this family, you will know them after you stay for a long time."

Let's say that.

The Underwoods have all the same bullshit and boring things that happen in other Washington politicians' homes.

Only God knows how much Locke worried about this family when he was still in Washington.

So Locke always thought he was kind.

If he wasn't kind-hearted, after hearing these things that shattered his world view, he would have started to do evil things long ago.

But he didn't give up, instead he was worried.

Finally, he found that his efforts were of no use, so he simply ran to New York City to avoid having to see or be bothered.

But now he found out...

It seemed that after he gave up and went to New York City, there was one more trouble at home.

Hey!
Esme, leaning in Locke's arms, listened to the inexplicable sigh, looked up at Locke and blinked.

What she actually wanted to say was that she already knew it the moment she walked in.

I have to say, it is indeed wonderful.

But she didn't say it.

Esme asked curiously, "What were you guys arguing about up there just now? Was it because of me?"

Locke lowered his eyes to look at his wife in his arms. She had big eyes, smooth blonde hair, and looked so weak that she couldn't even take care of herself. He smiled and nodded.

"That's it."

"What is it? Can you tell me? If you can't tell me, then..."

"Lao De plans to find me a mistress."

"..."

Esme was stunned, then got up from Locke's arms and looked at Locke without blinking.

Locke clearly saw the look of surprise on Esme's face.

But he was sure that Esme's surprise at this moment was not because Lao De had found a mistress for him.

But because...

"Are you curious why I told you?"

"……Um."

Facing Locke who took the initiative, Esme nodded while looking at Locke's expression.

"You don't have to tell me."

"Yes, but you are my wife."

Locke smiled and hugged Esme again. Then, he lowered his head, sniffed the fragrance of Esme's hair, and said in a firm tone: "You are the wife I married willingly. How could I hide this from you?"

This is the truth.

Although at that time old Underwood tried to get him to marry a black slave.

But it was just an attempt.

The reason why Locke married Esme was not for any other reason but because of love.

Love blows with the wind.

He still remembered the day when he was walking back to the apartment with Esme. A breeze blew by. He looked up at the moon, then saw Esme smiling beautifully beside him, and his heart was moved.

So he proposed and they got married.

Because of love, marry!

Esme was touched when she heard this.

She lay in Locke's arms, looked up at Locke, and asked curiously: "Then how did you answer?"

Locke smiled.

"I never look back."

"why not."

"Because…wait, what did you say?"

"..."

(End of this chapter)