Urban Seduction: Housewives Club

The Dordogne Province in France has always been known as the "City of Castles." Unlike the Loire Valley where Château Champagne is located, the castles in the Dordogne Province are smaller in scale and less ornate, making them ideal "commoner castles" for tourism and vacation.

Eric, traveling alone, is exploring here. The simple and compact castles suit Eric's taste, reminding him of the mage towers built in Celestia.

However, although he feels a sense of familiarity with these buildings, Eric has no intention of buying one here or building one directly at home. Because these castles are a bit small, typically only accommodating twenty or thirty people. And now Eric's family is large, even the gardeners at home are more numerous than this.

Moreover, the style of the castles here is quaint and heavy, giving a sense of weighty history that he believes would not appeal to the women at home. If it were the fairy-tale romantic Château Champagne, it would be closer to their tastes. At least Tang Feiyan and Lin Yujie would definitely scream for joy.

Although Château Champagne is very beautiful, it cannot be compared with Wu Mei Manor. However, as an annex, it is still very good. After finishing this busy period, he must bring Ailing and the others to see it. He believes they will love this summer resort in France—Château Champagne!

Just as Eric was thinking warmly of his distant lover, a loud and urgent voice in French sounded behind him.

Disturbed from his thoughts, Eric was somewhat unhappy, but this was after all a public place. He couldn't blame others for not having "public etiquette," so Eric just frowned and planned to leave on his own.

But unexpectedly, the person speaking was actually targeting Eric. Seeing that he didn't react, she continued to shout, and then followed him.

Eric, who was focused on walking, was stopped by a young Western woman with a very striking color scheme, excellent figure, and exquisite appearance.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, his cold and deep black eyes staring directly at the woman who blocked his way, and asked in English, "Can I help you?"

Standing breathlessly in front of Eric, the woman, about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, had dazzling golden hair like the sun and eyes as deep blue as the sea.

Her skin was completely different from most Western women, with a watery and silky look like that of an Eastern woman.

It gave people a feeling of wanting to bend down and take a bite of her tender sweetness.

Although Eric had a slightly improper imagination about her in his heart, his cold and melancholic expression did not reveal his thoughts.

The beautiful exotic woman was looking at Eric with excitement, her eyes sparkling with light, and she said in English, "Sir, I have something very important to discuss with you. Are you free now? I'll only delay you for a few minutes... at most half an hour?"

"Miss, we don't know each other, do we? Why should I lend you my precious time?"

Seeing her extremely excited expression, Eric was quite suspicious of what she was so excited about.

She didn't seem like the kind of single woman who would find a companion on a trip, nor did she seem like the kind of pioneer of the sexual liberation movement who liked to seduce handsome men.

"Please! I really have something important to discuss with you. It's about my future..." The exotic woman sincerely begged Eric.

Although this exotic woman was sweet and quite to Eric's taste, he didn't want to have a holiday romance with her.

He shook his head slightly and said, "I'm sorry. I'm in a hurry." Not wanting to be held up, Eric rejected her and turned to leave.

Originally, he had planned to stroll around before entering the hotel nearby, but now there was a sudden situation that made him have to change his mind and decide to return to the hotel to rest first.

"Hey, why are you so rude? I've pleaded with you, and how can you ignore me like this?"

The exotic woman pouted, her hands on her slender waist, her tone no longer pleading.

"You think I'm rude? Ha, sir, you really like to joke."

With a mocking smile on her lips, the exotic woman ran over and argued with him, "Compared to someone like you who has no gentlemanly demeanor and refuses to lend a hand to a lady, I'm far from rude!"

"Is that so? You're too polite. Compared to someone like you who inexplicably disturbs others' enjoyment and speaks inexplicable words, I need to learn more. However, my learning ability is dull in this respect, so I think I'd better not learn." With a glance at her mocking smile, Eric's eyes turned cold, and he retorted with a hint of sarcasm.

The beautiful exotic woman gasped, trembling all over with anger, "How dare you be so arrogant as to ignore a lady's request!"

"Just as you are not a lady, I am not an arrogant person!"

"What did you say? Who's not a lady?"

The exotic woman's pretty face had completely lost its color, looking rather grim. "Where are you from? It's better not to be Chinese. Otherwise, you'll ruin my impression of Chinese men as kind and family-oriented, caring for women!"

Where he came from was none of her business, so Eric had no intention of responding to her.

He just offered her a strong suggestion, "You look like you're about to have a stroke... There's an outdoor café over there. I strongly suggest you go there and rest, so as not to faint here and block the passage for tourists, which would be bad..."

"Your suggestion is terrible! I absolutely do not want to take it!"

The exotic woman, obviously not expecting the exceptionally handsome man in front of her, who was outstanding in both appearance and demeanor, to have such a bad personality, was extremely disappointed. With that, she turned and walked away, no longer bothering with him.

Eric watched the exotic woman leave in a huff and couldn't help but smile. She was quite cute when she was angry, but cute as she might be, he didn't want to get involved with this inexplicable woman at such a critical moment.

Once the mood for sightseeing was disturbed, it was difficult to regain. Helpless, Eric returned to the hotel to rest, preparing to continue his "journey" early the next day.

The simple and rustic scenery of the castles and countryside really captivated Eric, and he couldn't help but stay here for two more days.

Moreover, the Broumell family was also in the Dordogne Province, only three hours' drive from the hotel where he was staying, so he was not in a hurry.

There were no unexpected incidents these two days. Although he was occasionally approached, it was nothing like the strange feeling he had with the exotic woman, and it was not as annoying.
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So, overall, Eric had a very enjoyable time these two days.

After relaxing his mood, Eric decided to start his business the next day and leisurely returned to the hotel.

Just as he entered the lobby of the hotel, a somewhat familiar voice sounded behind him, "Hey, wait for me, don't leave..."

After pausing at the entrance of the lobby for a second or two, Eric slowly turned around, his dark and deep eyes falling on the person—sure enough, it was the beautiful exotic woman again!

Looking at her cheese-like smooth and fair face, bright and agile eyes, and that delicate and tender neck, Eric's heart couldn't help but move slightly.

But immediately, his brows furrowed with this reaction, making his handsome face appear even more melancholic.

Eric was a bit puzzled. Why did he always react like this whenever this inexplicable woman appeared?

He was sure that he was definitely not lusting after her beauty; this kind of irresistible heart flutter was more like sensing something.

This was really strange...

"Hey. Handsome sir, don't be so distant! I just happened to see you passing by here, so I came over to say hello!" Eric's thoughtful expression was interpreted by the exotic woman as displeasure.

"Just happened to see me?" Eric put aside his thoughts, feeling quite suspicious. Could this woman be following him?

"Yes, yes, it's definitely a coincidence! I came over here today to stroll around, and I didn't expect to see you again!" The exotic woman swore to God, looking absolutely truthful.

Eric remained calm, staring straight into her bright eyes. There was no sign of lying in her eyes.

"Sir, you're too rude. After all, we've met and talked before, so we're friends."

The exotic woman's self-talk made Eric want to laugh, but at the same time, he was a bit wary. Could this woman also be an assassin who had taken on the unrestricted task?

Was she trying to get close to him in this way to achieve her assassination goal?

To verify his suspicions, Eric decided to be "rude." "Should I remind you that we seemed to have had a quarrel when we met..."

"Did we? I've forgotten!" The exotic woman seemed to have amnesia, answering without blushing or breathing heavily.

Eric sneered, "You've forgotten, but I haven't." Under such a cold face, if she continued to pester him, it was likely that she had a problem!

"Do you have to show this kind of expression to me?"

The exotic woman looked at Eric's expression and followed suit, her brows furrowing. "How can you be so ungentlemanly? I greeted you with a smile and tried to chat with you nicely. Even if there was something unpleasant that day, seeing me smile today should make you forget about it. Don't dwell on it."

"I remember, I didn't ask you to smile."

"What does it have to do with you whether I smile or not? Even if you want me to smile now, I don't feel like it."

A cold snort escaped her seductive red lips.

The exotic woman finally got so angry that she turned her head away from Eric, throwing a tantrum like a child.

"If you don't feel like smiling, then don't smile. I don't feel like watching either." Her demeanor was reminiscent of a lover's quarrel, making Eric unable to help but laugh again.

"Why are you laughing? I don't want you to watch me."

With hands on her hips, the exotic woman turned her face away, eyes ablaze with anger, and threatened, "I warn you. If you dare to look at me again, I will call for help on the spot..."

"If you want to call, go ahead. I have no objections."

Eric would never be threatened by anyone. He snorted coldly, making his stance clear.

Not wanting to bother with this inexplicable woman anymore, he turned and walked into the hotel lobby.

The exotic woman stared at his tall figure as he walked away quickly, feeling embarrassed and angry. A surge of anger rose from the soles of her feet to her head.

She was furious. "You heartless man, abandoning me and our child, running over here to vacation with some wild woman, and then telling me to get out of your sight? What kind of person are you!"

Her tearful performance could qualify her for the Cannes Film Festival.

In romantic France, such accusations were quite serious.

The exotic woman's outburst caught the attention of everyone in the hotel lobby. People stopped in their tracks and turned their gaze towards her.

"Him, it's him, that Eastern man in white clothes and white pants, he's the man who abandoned me and our child!"

Afraid that people wouldn't know who she was accusing, the exotic woman pointed at Eric not far away, tears streaming down her face.

Now everyone knew.

Seeing the beautiful woman in tears, sympathy flooded in. The sharp gazes of the crowd all focused on the innocent Eric.

The intense hostility made Eric's hair stand on end. Originally, he didn't want to pay attention to the inexplicable woman, but he didn't want to be despised because of her either.

So he stopped, turned around abruptly, and stared fiercely at the exotic woman, who dared to point at him. He said in a cold voice, "You... how dare you talk nonsense..."

"Nonsense? You're the one who doesn't have the guts to take responsibility for me and the child." The exotic woman immediately countered, crying so convincingly that it seemed real.

With a cold face, Eric stared at her, feeling an impulse to act!

But seeing the hotel's "righteous" people getting restless, Eric knew he had to endure it for now!