Do you all know the future?

Chapter 57 The Queen, who was extremely annoyed
"It's okay, I'm here!"

Diane climbed out of the maid's arms and went to open the door.

A mature woman with snow-white hair and blue eyes stood at the doorway, confronting Loran. Her gaze was immediately drawn to Diane as soon as she appeared.

"I heard you were attacked by cultists. I look at you, and you seem to be alright."

Bridget's initially cold gaze softened, and seeing that Diane was unharmed, her emotions clearly calmed down.

"I had just woken up when the director came to see me. He really cares about me! Thank you."

Diane thanked Bridget, who had just appeared at the perfect moment when they were talking about her.

"You're my secretary, why should I care when you start work? Or have you found the mermaid's secret treasure and aren't planning on coming to work?"

Bridget explained her reasons for coming, and Diane listened with a stiff expression, feeling sorry for her.

If Diane hadn't known that Bridget had drunk the Holy Blood, she would have thought Bridget was some kind of evil capitalist who wouldn't even let someone recover from an illness.

Knowing this changed my perspective. I could extrapolate that Bridget was worried about Diane, but without a clear reason, she could only come up with this excuse.

"I have to go to work, and I also have to go to school. If I have to go to work, I can start tomorrow. I felt pretty good when I woke up today."

Diane's big fight with Isabella proved that he has fully recovered and can return to his daily life tomorrow.

"Tomorrow? Shouldn't we rest a little longer? I think some injuries need more time to heal."

Having successfully urged Diane to go to work, Bridget was also concerned about Diane's health. She didn't really want Diane to go to work; she was just using it as an excuse to come and see Diane.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on. I know what kind of work I'll be doing, and what kind of work does Director Bridget have?"

Diane looked at Bridget and asked her about her work for tomorrow so he could prepare accordingly.

"There's not much work to do. I just manage some easy tasks myself. You can chat with me and complete the tasks Her Majesty the Queen has assigned me."

Bridget had her hands in her pockets, her eyes darting around. When she talked about Diane and her conversation, she inexplicably blushed. Diane was in charge of things like files, which didn't require much effort.

"Okay, do I need to go to the Investigation Bureau tomorrow?"

Diane smiled faintly. Bridget had indeed brought up the Queen. Diane understood Bridget's intentions. Since Diane had already agreed to the maid's request, she took the initiative to ask.

"Come over if you have time. I'll be waiting for you in my office. I'll be going now!"

Bridget felt she had achieved her goal and began to think about leaving, finding Diane's smile somewhat mocking.

Loran was there, but it wasn't appropriate for him to talk to Diane about Duke Stuart. Seeing that Diane was alright, he relaxed.

"Have you had dinner yet, Director? You don't need to be in such a hurry, you didn't even have a sip of water."

After making up her mind, Diane became more proactive. This was the woman who had truly drunk the holy blood, and Diane was going to show the same boldness she had shown to Lady Isabella.

"I have to meet with the Queen later to report on my work. That's why I came to see you, so I won't be at a loss for words when the Queen asks me questions."

Bridget appeared quite candid; there was no embarrassment in her snow-white hair and blue eyes. She seemed to be earnestly telling Diane that her visit to him was not voluntary.

“I understand. Sit down and have some water, Loran. Ask the maid to make some tea.”

Diane gave Lorraine orders, and Lorraine nodded in agreement and turned to leave. Diane led Bridget into the room, and the maid closed the door.

"Lord Loran, no, Duke Loran seems to listen to you a lot. Are you two that close?"

Bridget was somewhat surprised to see Diane commanding Loran, and felt puzzled after entering the room.

Even if Diane was Lorraine's mother's lover, Lorraine shouldn't be so obedient; she's acting like a subordinate.

"He should be grateful to me for saving him during this cult attack!"

Diane laughed it off, saying that Loran was used to him being the father, and he seemed to have unconsciously become a father as well.

"Really? No wonder Mrs. Isabella gave you her room. They're clearly very grateful to you!"

Bridget looked at the furnishings in the room, the exquisite carpets, and the various decorations, including a woman's dressing mirror. Only Isabella in the Stuart household would be suitable for such things.

“Yes, I am very grateful, especially Teacher Isabella who often comes to take care of me.”

Diane thought of Isabella, and the furnishings in the room reminded him of Isabella's touch; many traces of her presence had just been removed.

“You were her lover and you saved her son, so it’s only right that she takes care of you, since cult attacks are always aimed at killing people.”

Bridget was unconvinced. Diane was unconscious, but Isabella and her child were fine. Diane must have shielded them from harm.

"The cultists must have been lurking in the shadows all along. They didn't attack because they were worried about the angel at sea. Having lost the life pearl, they were afraid of being exposed, so they struck first!"

While there were only two of them, Bridget shared her conjectures. She had just obtained the Life Bead and hadn't even begun to plan when news of the cultist's death arrived.

"That's right, I almost got killed. I wasn't careful enough and didn't think of that!"

Diane was still shaken. He was truly prepared to die. Faced with death, he did not run away, but showed his true colors and the courage to sacrifice that he had been taught by his family and society.

"So the cultist is Duke Ryan? He was the one who attacked you, and you ended up killing him?"

Bridget uncovered the truth, meticulously piecing together the clues to arrive at the answer, but he needed Diane to verify it.

"It's all in the past. I don't want to affect Duke Loran. His father is dead, and now he's a duke. That's wonderful!"

Diane didn't admit it directly, but Bridget had already guessed this, and Diane didn't deny it either.

"What's so good about it? He's under a lot of pressure now. If he doesn't become an angel-level powerhouse soon, the duke will go from a powerful duke to a figurehead."

Bridget was not surprised by the answer. Hearing Diane's envious tone, she retorted that only angel-level powerhouses could become the Minister of the Navy. Loran could inherit his father's title, but he could not inherit the position of Minister of the Navy.

"At least the cultists in the family have been cleared out. If the cultists were still around, he'd be lucky to escape with his life, let alone inherit the title?"

Diane thought of the father and son's seemingly loving relationship and felt helpless. Duke Ryan really wanted to kill his son, and Loran really wanted to kill his father.

"That's the truth. Cult members are inhuman. Keeping them in your home is a disaster. Many people can't bear to harm their family members, which allows the cult members' plots to succeed. If you discover cult members, don't hesitate, just kill them."

Bridget warned Diane that there were countless bloody examples, and this became a consensus.

"It wasn't me, it was Teacher Isabella and the others. They didn't hold back and sent the cultists away directly!"

Actually, it was Duke Ryan who courted disaster, showing off his skills when he was in a winning position, trying to get Diane and the others to look at him with fear.

"Dean Isabella? I never imagined she could be so righteous. Duke Ryan set up such a scheme and it was still broken. How did you break it?" Bridget asked Diane tentatively, also very curious about how Diane and her team had defeated Duke Ryan.

“Because I told her in the carriage that Duke Ryan was a cultist, and Teacher Isabella believed him. I wasn’t on guard, but Teacher Isabella was.”

"Thanks to him, Teacher Isabella has fully accepted me. She was a little hesitant before, but now she has openly acknowledged me."

Diane made up a story, assuming that what she was going to say to Isabella back then, Isabella did not run away, but heard Diane's guess and made preparations.

"What great luck! All those obstacles that were preventing you and Isabella from being together have been eliminated!"

Bridget wasn't entirely convinced, and there was a hint of jealousy in her tone, but she didn't notice it; it was Diane who did.

"Yes, I'm wondering when I can marry Isabella, and whether her teacher will agree."

Following Bridget's words, Diane thought about the future. Isabella would definitely agree to Diane's request, but Diane still showed an uneasy expression.

"Do you really like Dean Isabella? She's a widow, is this really okay?"

Bridget's tone was slightly downcast, but she quickly rallied; she couldn't give up now.

"I only need to comfort her because she's a widow. Otherwise, she'd be so lonely. Duke Ryan just happened to be making a huge mistake, so I should fill in for him."

Diane did it on purpose; she wanted to get Bridget's attention, and the best way to do that was to create a sense of crisis for her, which was also true.

Diane wouldn't do something like not refusing, not taking initiative, or not taking responsibility; she'd rather detonate any potential problems beforehand.

"But, but I..."

Diane having a lover, Bridget didn't think much of it, but Bridget found it hard to accept being Diane's lover.

"Once I've made my stance clear, Her Majesty the Queen won't force you. How about we become friends?"

Diane sends out a friend card, and it's acceptable if the friendship develops into a romantic relationship.

If things aren't made clear and there's a fuss with Bridget, and Bridget Diane ends up marrying Isabella, wouldn't that mature woman explode?

"Who wants to be friends with you? Never mind, that's not what I meant. Sigh, well, see you at the Investigation Bureau tomorrow. I'm going to see the Queen first."

The mature woman lost control of her emotions and practically stormed out the door before she could even sit down properly. Loran came in with tea and found that Bridget was gone.

"Where did Chief Brigitte go?"

Loran put down the pastries and teapot, her face full of confusion; the person had just been here.

"When she heard that I wanted to marry your mother, she felt she couldn't talk to me anymore and ran away."

Diane gave a simple explanation, and Lorraine immediately gave her an ambiguous look that said, "You all know what I mean."

"There was no such director in my past life, but Lord An, you've always been quite popular with women. Beautiful women and young girls all revolve around you. I guess Director Bridget will fall for you too."

Lorraine didn't care whether his mother and Diane could have a one-on-one pure love, since his mother was clearly not good enough for Diane; he just wanted a stepfather.

"Yes, she likes me, but I don't know if she'd be willing to be my lover."

The Holy Blood worked. Judging from the blue-eyed woman's reaction just now, Diane is not a blockhead. It can be basically confirmed that the other party is not as indifferent as she seems on the surface.

"It might be a bit difficult. The other party is from the royal family and seems to be an angel seed. But I believe in Lord An. You even won over Mom."

Loran had a mysterious confidence in Diane, which Diane herself couldn't understand, but she was confident in winning over Bridget.

"Alright, he's already driven away in anger, what else is there to say? Congratulations, Duke Loran!"

Diane congratulated Lorraine. He didn't have the habit of opening champagne beforehand, and only realized Lorraine's title had changed while chatting with Bridget.

"Don't tease me, Lord Anne. Why don't you go and talk to Chief Brigitte? It would be such a shame if she gave up."

Lorraine tried to persuade Diane, saying that as a good son, he still cared about her well-being and that she shouldn't miss out on such a good woman.

"Well, there's nothing I can do about it. After all, I want to marry your mother. If I don't marry your mother, will you agree to that?"

"Of course I won't agree. Forget it then. If I can't accept becoming lovers!"

Lorraine instantly understood his position, and his tone wasn't very strong. He scratched his head and turned it away. Lorraine now wanted to rightfully call Diane his stepfather.

"That's right, if she can't understand it, I won't give in to her. Let her be angry..."

Abandoning the completed Isabella to pursue Bridget is a completely brain-dead move, unless you want both.

"Yeah……"

"..."

An enraged Brigitte stormed out of the house and headed straight for the palace. Inside, the Queen, staring at the blackboard, suddenly became furious as Utti, her teacher, explained the knowledge of the future to her.

Seeing her suddenly darken face and angry expression, she dared not continue speaking, and the teaching scene fell into an eerie silence.

"Miss Uti, is the future truly unchangeable? Can history be corrected, and can things that have already been decided not be changed?"

The Tudor queen uttered these words through gritted teeth, and Uti, unaware of what was happening, was momentarily at a loss for words.

"Your Majesty, what exactly happened? What historical revision? This is my first time traveling through time, I don't understand!"

Uti knew nothing when asked and spoke cautiously. The Queen didn't torment her, but she was still afraid of the Queen.

"Duke Ryan is dead, Diane and Isabella have confirmed their relationship and will probably get married soon. It seems I'm destined to be just a mistress."

The Queen gritted her teeth. She, the Queen of Tudors, couldn't even get a proper wife?
"So fast? As expected of Emperor An!"

"But I can't help it. I'm not a love expert, how would I know about these things? Your Majesty, why don't you just tell Emperor Andi directly?"

"With the resources of an entire nation, you can recruit Emperor An as your son-in-law. Given Emperor An's ambition, he will definitely agree. This is much better than you testing the waters with a clone."

Uti complained about the Queen's actions, saying that Diane would gain more by choosing Isabella as his wife than by choosing Bridget. Diane was a notorious scheming woman in later generations, so how could he not weigh the pros and cons?

"I will think about it."

"Your Majesty, you are only repeating history."

(End of this chapter)