Dockside Matters

Victor understood that this was not the place to pour out his heart to Veronica. Just then, the ship behind them pulled into the dock.

Victor patted Veronica on the back. "Ronnie, you and your mother get in the carriage and wait for me. The snow is getting heavier. Help settle Enlek and Wendy in. I'll be there as soon as I'm done."

"Okay, let's go back to the carriage first. Don't worry, we'll wait for you."

Veronica left the pier with great reluctance.

Next, the Dockworkers, who were already prepared, ran over and, together with the sailors on the ship, secured the plank.

The guards began to disembark one after another, whistling as they passed Victor.

Victor laughed and kicked each of the leaders, "You dare to mock your lord? Don't even think about escaping tomorrow morning during training."

"Your Excellency, will you be able to get up tomorrow morning?"

"Yeah, it's fine to take a day off."

The group was laughing and joking, but in the end, Victor kicked them all away.

Victor arranged for these guards to return to the barracks to rest first, and then come to the manor the next morning to participate in morning exercises. After the exercises, they could take turns resting for a week.

Everyone was looking forward to returning to Two Rivers Territory, after all, they had gone through a lot of hardships during this period.

At this time, the Dockworkers and sailors began to use cranes to unload the cargo from the ship, and the prepared horse-drawn carriages took the cargo back to the manor in Wood Fort Town.

Victor picked out the things he had prepared for his family, which was a long wooden box over a meter long. He gave Captain Jack some instructions on what to do next, and then left the pier.

Only then did he realize that his father, Wembley, was still waiting for him outside the pier, his fur coat covered in snow.

"Father, the snow is so heavy, why didn't you go back to the carriage?"

Victor quickly went over and helped his father brush the snow off his clothes.

"It's alright. Your father was still able to lead troops into battle two years ago. This little bit of snow is nothing to me."

Wembley carefully examined Victor, and after confirming that he was not seriously injured, he slapped him hard on the shoulder with both hands.

"It's good that you're not injured. I didn't dare tell Ally about the interception mission you went on before."

Your mother doesn't know you personally went on such a dangerous mission. Don't let it slip later, or I can't stand her complaints!

Victor felt a pang of sadness after hearing this. He had already become a viscount, yet his parents still had to worry about him. However, he truly did not regret this mission.

After all, the outcome went smoothly, and the Count Colt and Iron Birch Family did each other a great favor.

"Father, I'm fine. You've worked hard these past few days. I've heard from Captain Jack that you've been traveling all over the territory and working very late every day."

Wembley raised an eyebrow. "Speaking of which, this is also your fault. I can't understand the forms submitted by the various departments either, but it was decided by you, the lord, and they are all your subordinates, so I can't change it."

There was no other way; I had to go and see for myself. Otherwise, I wouldn't know if they had done it at all, or if they had done it well. Fortunately, this clumsy method actually worked.

Victor scratched his head. In fact, this management system had a lot of problems. No one but him could use it. After all, without Number One's help, they couldn't even read the data reports.

It seems that the management model really needs to be changed, even if it means reducing efficiency.

"Father, you've really had a hard time these past few days," Victor said sincerely.

"Forget it, there's no point in just talking about sincerity. Let's go home first; they're probably getting impatient."

Victor and Wembley left the dock and walked outside.

When Victor reached the small square at the entrance of the dock, he saw two horse-drawn carriages.

It was the same car that Wembley and his group had ridden in when they arrived. There were two cars in total. Wembley pointed to one of them and said, "Get in that one!"

After saying Wembley walked straight to another carriage.

Victor tossed the box he was carrying into the cargo box at the back of the carriage. He opened the door and found Veronica covering her mouth and laughing.

Just as he was about to greet Veronica, he suddenly noticed something moving under the bench on the other side of the carriage.

Just as he was about to reach out to see what it was, Wembley's shout came over, "Enlek, you get over here right now."

Victor turned his head and saw Wembley walking angrily towards him, followed by a helpless-looking Irene.

Knowing he could no longer hide, Enlek emerged from under the chair with a dejected look on his face, only to be pulled off the carriage by Wembley.

Before leaving, Enlek said to Victor, "Brother, be sure to tell me your adventure stories after dinner."

Irene also gave Victor a curtsy, saying, "Brother, I won't disturb you and Ronnie any longer!"

After saying that, he followed Wembley back to another carriage.

Victor sat down with a sigh of relief and looked at Veronica across from him, saying, "My younger siblings are a handful, and I'm sure you've had a tough time with them!"

"How could that be? I also have younger siblings. They are all mischievous and naughty, but they are all very cute."

After a brief chat about the amusing moments Veronica and Victor's family had shared during this time, the carriage slowly began to move.

Just as Victor was about to continue discussing the recent progress of the territory's research projects with Veronica moved over from across the room.

She sat down to Victor's right and stretched out her hands to hug Victor's right arm tightly.

She said with a wronged look, "Victor, there are only the two of us in the car, why are you still telling me all this!"

He tried to move his right arm, which was being held tightly, to pull it away, but she only held him even tighter.

"Veronica ..." He had barely opened his mouth when she looked up, her eyes a little red, staring straight at him. That look made him choke on his words.

He raised his left hand, hesitated for a moment, and gently placed it on the back of her hand that was wrapped around his right arm.

This subtle movement acted like a switch; Veronica immediately released his arm, but instead threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck.

Almost instinctively, Victor reached out and wrapped his arms around her waist. Victor could smell the faint, familiar fragrance in her hair.

He lowered his head, and Veronica happened to look up at him. Without hesitation, Victor's lips covered hers.