Chapter 47
"I don't believe it," Vivienne said, looking at her husband, her foot tapping again. "Your brother in law shows you some papers and convinces you that he's right and you're wrong about who inherits what? And what about my son? Do you think they'll send out the Royal Guards to search for them?"
"Vivienne, listen to me. Those papers looked all in order. Francis is right, those papers that we have are no longer valid. He showed me the dates. You will have to get used to the fact that you will never posses the manor or the chateau. They both are rightfully Danielle's to do with as she pleases. As for your son, I have been told that the Royal Guards have indeed been sent out, looking for the two of them at the request of the court physician. We just have to wait to see what happens. Now, just let it alone, Vivienne. Just let it lie there."
Vivienne stared at him. She was becoming more and more enraged. "I cannot let it lie there, Phillippe. Perhaps Danielle does deserve her precious manor, but there is no reason for her to steal everything we have left and claim it for herself, just because a few piece of papers say so."
"Vivienne, please."
"No, Phillippe, I will not stop. Isn't that what you were going to tell me? Let me tell you something. I'm tired of letting Francis and your precious older sister run my life. This isn't the first time and you know full well that's true. No, this has gone far enough for me. You may lie down for this, but I refuse to. "
"And what are you going to do now, Vivienne, if you don't mind me asking?"
"I'm not sure Phillippe, but I intend to fight this and I will not give up until I have won."
And before he could answer her, she turned on her heels and walked away from him.
That's when the King walked in. He was fuming.
"Well, Vivienne," he called out to her. "You will be happy to know that my son has just become one of the missing. I can't find him or Danielle anywhere. That should cheer you up just a little."
Vivienne had stopped in her tracks. She turned now to face Francis.
"The only thing that will make me happy, brother in law, is for you to rule France and not my life. "
She turned again and resumed her walking.
Phillippe watched her exit the room and turned back toward Francis.
"Have I interrupted something?"
Phillippe turned to look if Vivienne had left the room, then shook his head
"No, Francis," he said turning back. "This is nothing that cannot be changed or reasoned with. It will all work in time. This isn't the first time she's behaved this way and we all know it."
He changed the subject.
"Have they really disappeared?"
"Yes, Phillippe, I'm afraid that they have."
"I don't believe it," Vivienne said, looking at her husband, her foot tapping again. "Your brother in law shows you some papers and convinces you that he's right and you're wrong about who inherits what? And what about my son? Do you think they'll send out the Royal Guards to search for them?"
"Vivienne, listen to me. Those papers looked all in order. Francis is right, those papers that we have are no longer valid. He showed me the dates. You will have to get used to the fact that you will never posses the manor or the chateau. They both are rightfully Danielle's to do with as she pleases. As for your son, I have been told that the Royal Guards have indeed been sent out, looking for the two of them at the request of the court physician. We just have to wait to see what happens. Now, just let it alone, Vivienne. Just let it lie there."
Vivienne stared at him. She was becoming more and more enraged. "I cannot let it lie there, Phillippe. Perhaps Danielle does deserve her precious manor, but there is no reason for her to steal everything we have left and claim it for herself, just because a few piece of papers say so."
"Vivienne, please."
"No, Phillippe, I will not stop. Isn't that what you were going to tell me? Let me tell you something. I'm tired of letting Francis and your precious older sister run my life. This isn't the first time and you know full well that's true. No, this has gone far enough for me. You may lie down for this, but I refuse to. "
"And what are you going to do now, Vivienne, if you don't mind me asking?"
"I'm not sure Phillippe, but I intend to fight this and I will not give up until I have won."
And before he could answer her, she turned on her heels and walked away from him.
That's when the King walked in. He was fuming.
"Well, Vivienne," he called out to her. "You will be happy to know that my son has just become one of the missing. I can't find him or Danielle anywhere. That should cheer you up just a little."
Vivienne had stopped in her tracks. She turned now to face Francis.
"The only thing that will make me happy, brother in law, is for you to rule France and not my life. "
She turned again and resumed her walking.
Phillippe watched her exit the room and turned back toward Francis.
"Have I interrupted something?"
Phillippe turned to look if Vivienne had left the room, then shook his head
"No, Francis," he said turning back. "This is nothing that cannot be changed or reasoned with. It will all work in time. This isn't the first time she's behaved this way and we all know it."
He changed the subject.
"Have they really disappeared?"
"Yes, Phillippe, I'm afraid that they have."