In the nineteenth century London, the streets were chaotic and dirty.

And there is an area that is even more chaotic and even full of sin.

Thieves, prostitutes, gamblers... all the disgraceful underlying characters fill this area.

Lydia ran out of the hotel rented by Mr. Gardner, followed his memory and found this dark corner.

She was wearing a dress that was obviously out of place, and she was also willful and ostentatious, completely different from those prostitutes who showed off their charm.

On the way, I don’t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at her, and some people were even more ready to move.

Lydia was unaware that there was only one thing in her mind: find Wickham and marry him.

As for what my sister and uncle said, she didn't believe it at all.

Of course, during the eloping period, Lydia also discovered that Wickham was not as beautiful as she thought.

But, so what?

He is handsome, he can say nice things to coax her, and he can also have many new things that she doesn't understand.

This is enough.

Lydia had long been tired of the remote and closed Langboen. Compared to the small countryside where only about twenty households attended the dance, Lydia preferred the bustling London.

The compliments and flatteries of the men around him made Lydia's vanity the greatest satisfaction!

And Wickham is her ideal lover.

In Meriton, Mr. Wickham was so popular that all the ladies and ladies liked him.

It was her smart and excellent second sister Elizabeth who was once attracted to Mr. Wickham.

Although Lydia is almost stupid because of ignorance, she is not stupid in some ways.

She knew that the most dazzling ones of the five ladies in Bennett's house were Jane and Elizabeth.

And Lydia, apart from being young and beautiful, has no talent for showing off, which is praised.

She has no talent and no rich dowry, but she is such a person who can make the public lover Wickham favor!

To be honest, Lydia was so excited that the moment Mr. Wickham expressed her love to her.

A hint of pride came from her heart - even the excellent Elizabeth couldn't win Mr. Wickham's heart, and Lydia did it!

So, she would never give up on Wickham, even if he was a gambler in the mouth of others.

"…So, you're going to marry Wickham anyway?"

Mr. Bennett, who rushed over after hearing the news, found Lydia in a shabby and dirty hotel according to the address provided by Mr. Darcy.

Mr. Bennett looked very depressed without his former humor.

I have to say that Lydia's elopement has hit him a big blow.

Elizabeth had clearly reminded him to restrain Lydia before, but he was still careless.

Perhaps in his opinion, although Lydia was stupid, she was not brave. She was just a little vain and ignorant.

Mr. Bennett claimed to see through everything, but ended up not understanding his biological daughter.

It was not until he was confirmed that Lydia had elopement that Mr. Bennett realized how dereliction of duty he had been as a father over the years!

He knew that his two young daughters were not smart enough, and were willful and selfish, but he did not discipline them more, but let them do whatever they wanted.

He even had fun complaining about his daughters' stupidity!

So, no matter how bad Lydia was, Mr. Bennett had to regret and blame himself.

For the first time, he even had a good conversation with her in front of his little daughter, "You must know that Mr. Wickham is not a good marriage partner!"

"Dad, I love him, and he loves me too!"

It was the first time Lydia was in front of her father, raising her head and squeezing her neck.

"..." Mr. Bennett knew that he could not persuade Lydia at all.

Well, since she insists on marrying and has already caused an elopement scandal, the best solution is to marry Wickham.

Mr. Bennett was very decisive and directly found Wickham and said that he was willing to let them get married.

But what surprised and expected Mr. Bennett was that Wickham didn't want to marry Lydia at all.

"Lydia is a lovely lady, but, sir, you may already know that I owe a lot of gambling debts..." Wickham's handsome face showed a rogue expression.

Mr. Bennett resisted the urge to swing his fists. He understood that Wickham was indeed trying to blackmail Bennett's house as he had guessed.

He said in a deep voice, "Lydia only has a dowry of £1,000. But if you can get married smoothly, I can give her an extra £500!"

"No, no! Sir, I don't think you understand what I mean. Besides the five thousand pounds of gambling debt, I also want to find an errand. Well, Mr. Darcy once promised me that he would give me a post as a pastor."

Mr. Wickham raised a finger and shook proudly in front of Mr. Bennett.

"Now, I want Mr. Darcy to deliver on that promise from his father."

"I also hope that the Bennet family can give Lydia the dowry she deserves."

Mr. Bennett knew that Wickham was greedy, but he still didn't expect that this man would be so arrogant.

He understood his meaning so well. If he wanted him to marry Lydia, then the Bennett family would not only pay him the gambling debts, but also find him a decent job and a dowry of 1,000 pounds.

"This is impossible!" Mr. Bennett said coldly with a calm face.

Not to mention that he could not do these conditions, even if he could do it, he would not agree to it.

Because Mr. Bennett knew that for a person who is abusing gambling, he would never be able to get rid of it for the rest of his life as long as he got involved with it.

From now on, Wickham will lie on Bennett's house like a vampire, sucking blood desperately!

"Then we have nothing to talk about. I hope you can convince your daughter. To be honest, I never planned to marry her. I never thought of taking her with me on this trip, because she insisted on following me!"

"If it weren't for her, I wouldn't have revealed my tracks. My creditors had heard the news and they would have come soon... In this regard, Lydia dragged me down."

Wickham said this and did not lie.

There was also a hint of helplessness in his rogue tone, and he shrugged, "I don't plan to come to London. I want to go to other corps, but because of Miss Lydia, I have to change my plan!"

Mr. Bennett:...

Although he was very angry about Wickham's contempt for Lydia, he must admit that if he thinks from Wickham's perspective, Lydia seems to have really broken Wickham's plan.

Yes, a young man like Wickham, who can change places and find a corps, may be able to repeat his experience in Meriton.

With his handsome face, funny conversation, and the identity of an officer, he is likely to trick a simple and rich lady into solving his financial crisis.
Chapter completed!