Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 686 Charity Gala?

Queen Backlund, in the luxurious villa of the Hall family.

Audrey Hall was in her bedroom, sitting in front of the dressing table, adjusting a delicate hairpin on her head.

It was made of metal, with a dark blue surface that contrasted strongly with her blond hair. It had an irregular triangular shape and reflected the sunlight outside the window when she kept shaking her head.

This was a magical item made by the "Priest of Disaster" with extraordinary characteristics that she bought at the end of April, but after several twists and turns, it was only yesterday that "The Hanged Man" gave it to her through Mr. Fool.

It's a pity that I couldn't catch up with my birthday, otherwise it would be a very good birthday gift... Audrey puffed up her cheeks, causing Susie beside her to tilt her head in confusion and look this way.

However, she was very satisfied with the ability of this magical item that she bought for 3000 Rune gold coins, so she ignored the scrutiny of the other "psychiatrist" beside her.

This hairpin can be used to accumulate "luck" in normal times with less serious bad luck that can be consciously avoided. It can be actively used at critical moments to obtain extraordinary luck. This is not limited to combat, even in life, when needed If you are lucky, it will work wonders on any occasion.

It also comes with an active ability that allows Audrey to rely on her own spirituality to influence the enemy's mental body to achieve a "shock" effect. Combined with her combat hypnosis as a "hypnotist", it can achieve the effect of disintegrating the enemy's offensive.

The negative effect is that every time you release the accumulated "luck", you will be hit by bad luck many times in a row until the two reach a balance again.

For ordinary bad luck, I have psychological invisibility to avoid embarrassment. "Luck" at critical moments is crucial for a "hypnotist" who can hypnotize and suggest others. Relatively speaking, the negative effects are nothing. Now, even if I fall into bad luck, I, I can still show the scales in my skin to deal with the "disaster"... Audrey touched the hairpin, stood up from the dressing table, and softly hummed a country-style song The music was played, and the steps were brisk as they danced the ancient elf dance that was popular during this social season.

Dong Dong - there was a knock on the door, and as soon as Audrey answered "Come in", her light dance steps on the carpet became chaotic, and she stepped on the hem of her skirt, accompanied by harsh tearing of the fabric. With a loud sound, the whole person fell towards the dressing table. Susie next to the chair jumped up in shock. She didn't know whether to be a meat pad for her master or to avoid the dangerous area.

Fortunately, after becoming a "hypnotist", Audrey's strength and agility were far superior to ordinary people. After a moment of panic, she immediately adjusted her center of gravity and stabilized her body, without falling on the table full of cosmetics and causing a commotion. .

Bad luck appeared so quickly!
Her maid walked into the room and glanced suspiciously at Audrey, who looked flustered and disheveled, as well as Susie, who was covering her head with her paws and lying next to her. She cleverly pretended not to notice and said He handed an invitation to his host and said at the same time:
"Miss, this Saturday, that is, tomorrow night, the church will hold a charity party at St. Samuel's Church in the North District. The Earl and Lady, Lord Hibbert, and you have also been invited."

"What kind of party is it?"

Audrey quickly adjusted her dress, took the invitation and asked.

"The church is preparing to raise funds for the newly established scholarship fund for the poor, and the earl hopes that you can participate."

The maid replied respectfully.

Ever since my identity as an extraordinary person was exposed to my parents, they have always hoped that I could have a good relationship with the church, and preferably receive adequate protection, so they allowed me to actively participate in various activities organized by the church... Audrey He easily analyzed Earl Hall's purpose, nodded and said:

"Inform the church and I will attend."

She flipped through the invitation and found that the organizer actually had a name besides the Church of the Goddess of the Night.

"Dwayne Dantès, a strange name... Is he a new factory owner and banker who came to Backlund recently?"

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"Charity Gala?"

Looking at Klein, who was wearing a tuxedo and sitting at the coffee table in the living room, Angel asked curiously.

"It was organized by the Church of the Goddess of the Night. The theme of the party was a student aid fund for the poor. It was initiated by me and I donated tens of thousands of pounds in starting capital." Klein replied with a smile on his face, "This is what I have always wanted to do. Something to do but not determined to do.”

Klein donated tens of thousands of pounds?

Angel was stunned for a moment, his eyes lingering on his face for a long time.

Although he was smiling, his expression was a little stiff. It could be seen that he was reluctant to part with the money, but he was telling the truth... Klein indeed planned to spend tens of thousands of pounds, gold worth a Sequence 5 magical item. Pounds to set up a bursary fund?
"what's going on?"

She withdrew her gaze and asked calmly. At the same time, she waved her hand to let the servants in the living room leave and closed the door, leaving only the two of them.

"When I first came to Backlund, I purchased some shares of Coim Anthracite Coal Company for investment purposes. When environmental protection becomes the city's top priority, they will appreciate rapidly..."

Klein narrated, letting Angel quickly understand this period of time, especially what happened when she left Backlund.

After he purchased the shares, the newly promoted Baron Sindras came to him, hoping that Klein could transfer all the shares, and offered a price that was hard to refuse. However, the contract that Klein signed when purchasing the shares was The sale of shares within three months was prohibited, so he rejected the other party's acquisition.

"Next, I was threatened by that baron... Of course, his original plan was to discredit me and make it difficult for me, who was still young, to survive in the upper class. I had no choice but to compromise with him and sell my shares, but the baron had not yet Before we could take action, we were involved in a murder case together..." The original shareholder who sold his shares to Klein committed suicide!
Not only that, he also left a suicide note, pointing directly to Klein's current identity. Dwayne Dantès forced him to sell his shares, making him unable to bear the pressure and do this.

This made Klein immediately think of Baron Syndras's frame-up, but subsequent exchanges between the two showed that the other party was also a victim to a certain extent, rather than the culprit that caused the shareholder named Caron to commit suicide.

After this incident, Klein, who needed to hide his identity and didn't want to offend the Baron, came up with a plan. He packaged these shares and gave them to the Church of the Night Goddess. He used the value of the shares as the initial capital to set up a student fund. Church Administration.

In this way, he not only got rid of the danger of holding shares, but also made himself famous in the upper class, becoming a philanthropist who generously donated money to help poor students.

And whether it is Baron Sindras, or other people who covet the shares, or the people behind the scenes who want to provoke a fight between him and the baron, there is definitely nothing they can do against the Goddess Church.

"So, donating shares seems to be the only way... Due to the agreement, you can't sell it, and you don't want to offend others, and you have to protect your disguised identity..."

After listening to Klein's explanation, Angel muttered, forgiving the other party for donating the shares that could not be realized temporarily and would cause trouble.

Moreover, these tens of thousands of pounds are not thrown into the water, but will become a ladder for countless poor students to change their destiny... She thought, smiled and said:

"So, you came to my house specially to tell me this?"

"Of course there are more important things," Klein also laughed, took out an invitation and handed it to Angel, "I hope you can attend the charity gala on Saturday night as my female companion."

"Female companion?"

Angel repeated, with some confusion in his eyes.

"Yes, this kind of charity party will be attended by many young women. If I don't bring a female companion, it will be mistaken for, well, there will be some strange rumors. Moreover, you don't want the rich and generous Dantes Are you being targeted by someone else?" Klein said in a teasing tone, "Besides, Baron Sindras also planned to hire some girls to accuse me of playing with their emotions and bodies, and even found some children for me that I had never met. …”

After hearing this, Angel's eyes gradually widened. She didn't expect that the baron's "method" to deal with the enemy was not to hire killers to physically eliminate the opponent, but to prepare to destroy Dwayne Dantès from the "social level" in this way. die.

If in Intis, this kind of rumor would only become a topic for everyone to talk about after dinner, and some people would even be secretly envious and jealous. But in Loen, where the atmosphere is relatively conservative, this is undoubtedly a fatal blow, and it is difficult to clarify.

"Well, it seems that I have no choice but to agree. After all, you seem to have no other choice. I can't let you bring two female bodyguards to the party, right?"

Thinking of this, Angel chuckled and took the invitation.

"Their employment contract ends today, and bringing the 'sheriff' lady will cause more misunderstandings... Well, Bishop Elektra cannot hear this... As for the other one' Miss Witch, I have seen her male appearance before she was promoted."

Seeing Angel agree, Klein immediately beamed and even started teasing his two temporary bodyguards.

But the last sentence caused Angel's movements to pause for a moment. She put the invitation away calmly and said instead:
"Baron Sindras will come to visit this weekend. I will listen to him and make sure that the fight for shares is over."

Although he was confused by Angel's abrupt change of topic, Klein still nodded:

"That's fine. Although it won't be life-threatening to mess with such a millionaire, the other party's various methods will give me a headache... You should also pay attention to your safety."

"Are you worried about me?"

"No, I'm worried that the baron is in danger. After all, he has to face a..." Klein laughed and mouthed the next word, "...the bad witch."

His answer was an unceremonious Bad Witch Kick from Angel.

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After the Dantès family's carriage disappeared from the street corner, Angel stopped looking out the window and stood in the living room for a long time. It wasn't until his butler, Buck, knocked on the door to remind him that he arrived not far away as planned. The home of Dr. Alan Kress.

He has not appeared in public for two weeks, which is almost as if he has disappeared in Backlund's social circle. Fortunately, Angel's housekeeper often visits the neighbors according to the instructions and sends gifts to maintain the relationship, thus maintaining Angel's just-mentioned relationship. Create a circle of friends.

After chatting with Dr. Allen for a moment, and using ice cream specially kept warm from the Intis restaurant in the West End to help Ms. Wilma, who was suffering from prenatal depression, regain her mood, Angel was spiritually touched and found an excuse to come to In the bathroom on the west side, I quietly locked the door and looked at the huge wash mirror that occupied half of the wall.

The mirror that was supposed to reflect her figure and the scene in the bathroom has turned dark, as if it has become a window leading to a lightless room. A black stroller can be vaguely seen in it. The interior is shrouded in shadow, and it can only be seen barely. to the baby wrapped in silver silk.

"Will Auceptin," Angel remembers being asked by her first name, "are you satisfied with the ice cream I brought?"

(End of this chapter)