Mystery: Good Witch

Chapter 689 Falling on the ground

Normally, a dog will not have a long-term memory, but Audrey told me that I am a dog that has taken a magic potion, and I am smarter than my kind...

Susie tilted her head and continued to look into the noisy hall with the help of the shadow behind the door frame. She quickly remembered where she had seen these eyes.

That was a long time ago, when his master Audrey asked him to think of a way to draw a person's appearance...

But if you look closely, except for the color of her eyes, she seems to look different from the previous person. Her hair color is different, and various other facial features are also different... The "audience" instinct allows Susie to quickly refine the black-haired woman The appearance characteristics, and I feel that I have seen it wrong.

At this moment, the fight between the aristocratic dogs behind it came to an end, and a black dog with soft hair slowly came closer and flattered Susie.

Susie's eyes and facial expression showed clear disgust.

"Wow, woof."

It lowered its voice and barked a few words, using "psychological suggestion" to get the black dog to return to the pet pile and continue playing around. Then it lay back to the door in boredom, its eyes constantly sweeping over the other guests, like a dedicated guard.

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"The people who came in just now are the Earl of Eastchester and his family. He likes others to call him Earl Hall directly. He is proud of his own achievements rather than the territory inherited by his family."

Congressman Macht, who Angel and Klein knew together, was introducing the guests entering the hall in a low voice. This gentleman, who also rose from the bottom to the upper class, had many contacts with them and had become a relatively close circle of friends. Therefore, after entering the hall He quickly came closer.

"For example, the major shareholder of Backlund Bank?"

Angel asked feigning curiosity.

"That's just one of his insignificant identities," Macht replied with a chuckle. "Next to him is his wife, Lady Catherine, his eldest son Lord Hibbert, and his daughter Miss Audrey. I just saw your eyes on her. It stayed for a moment.”

Without waiting for the two to answer, he continued:

"This is Backlund's most dazzling gem. His suitors include princes, heirs to dukes, and many noble men."

After saying that, he looked at Dwayne Dantès beside him, indicating something.

What he meant was to tell me not to have any delusions... Klein had a smile on his face, but he felt a little emotional in his heart. Although he had already learned from Angel that Miss Justice's true identity was the daughter of an earl, until she really Only after stepping into Backlund's upper class society did I understand the strength hidden behind the name "Earl Hall". Even if you don't count the family network that has lasted for hundreds of years, and regardless of his status as a member of the House of Lords and the spokesperson of the Church of the Night in the political world, just looking at him on the With a net worth of tens of millions of pounds, it is not comparable to the "nouveau riche" like Baron Syndras.

And his only daughter, Audrey Hall, even if she cannot inherit the title and most of the property, she should have personal assets of no less than hundreds of thousands of pounds...

If it weren’t for the Tarot Society and my identity as “The Fool,” I probably would never have the chance to be associated with this kind of woman in my life.

At this moment, he felt a suspicious look from Angel beside him. He quickly gathered his thoughts and replied with a chuckle:

"I brought a female companion today, and I think this is the right choice for me."

With this answer, he simultaneously dispelled the worries of both of them.

Hearing this, Representative Macht also laughed:
"The first time you met, it seemed like it was at a dance at my house. I didn't expect that only a month had passed, and our relationship has already become so...close. It's really surprising."

At the same time, he greeted Earl Hall's family who had arrived at the other end of the hall, greeted him enthusiastically, and introduced Angel and Klein to this man who was nearly fifty years old. The Count, who was emboldened by the movement, and several members of his family.

"Thanks, Macht, we've met a few times, and I've been impressed by Miss Teresa."

Hibbert Hall returned the greeting with a smile and looked at Angel behind the congressman. In addition to admiration, there was also a trace of doubt in his eyes.

I always feel that she is more... attractive than the previous few times we met?
The earl's eldest son secretly glanced at Klein, who was standing with Angel, and assessed the distance between the two. He knew that at least tonight he would have no chance, so he gave up his position without leaving a trace and said to his sister. said:

"Audrey, this is Mr. Dwayne Dantès whom I mentioned to you before. Tonight's charity gala was initiated by his generous donation."

At this time, due to the "witch" charm that Angel, who entered first, exuded intentionally or unintentionally, and the arrival of Audrey, Backlund's most dazzling gem, almost all the eyes in the hall were focused here. Although this made Audrey Li felt a little uncomfortable, but the aristocratic etiquette she had developed over the years and her qualities as an "audience" made her quickly calm down. With a smile on her lips, she moved forward and said:

"I heard about your charity plan when I received the invitation. I think the entire Backlund and even the poor people in Loen who are eager to use knowledge to change their destiny will praise your generosity and kindness."

While praising the other party indiscriminately, Audrey also looked at the face of the Dixi businessman, who had gray hair on his temples but could still see his handsome face when he was young. As soon as she stepped into the hall, she could feel the gentleman's gaze. It was not the same kind of surprise, admiration or even desire as other guests, but a kind of... surprise at seeing an acquaintance.

Does he know me? And it's not a recognition that connects identity and appearance, but a familiarity from previous interactions?
The same look also appeared in the eyes of the black-haired woman next to him, but Audrey swore that with her extraordinary memory, she could not remember where she had seen the two of them.

Is it...

At this moment, the heel of her right shoe, which she stretched forward, bumped against a raised floor tile at an unknown time. Her whole foot suddenly stopped, but her body kept moving forward, causing her to move involuntarily. Fall forward.

It's over, my "bad luck"...

At this moment, Audrey could feel the slightly confused gazes of her parents beside her, who were barely able to react in time, her brother who was aware of it and tried to help him, but his body couldn't keep up with his thinking in vain, and Senator Macht opposite, who was on the battlefield. The movement of hiding behind subconsciously developed through training.

Klein moved his hands imperceptibly, and the first thought in his mind was to step forward to help, but he immediately thought of Macht's instructions just now and his current identity, and he hesitated for a moment.

Just when Audrey jumped forward in an unsightly posture, and was still thinking about whether to simply fall or to use the extraordinary agility of an extraordinary person to save herself in front of everyone, she suddenly felt her shoulder being hit. The man gently supported him, and at the same time his face softened, and he had already thrown himself into the arms of the savior.

She was hugged by Miss Christine Theresa, who seemed to know her!

It was only then that Earl Hall and Lady Catherine behind them realized what was happening. They quickly stepped forward and supported their daughter regardless of etiquette.

"I'm fine, Dad," Audrey, who had regained her footing, smiled and comforted her parents, and then looked at Angel in front of her, "Thank you, Miss Theresa, for your quick helping hand to save me tonight. image of."

"It's just a piece of cake. Moreover, this kind of accident was not a big deal in my life before returning to Loen."

Angel's rescue of Audrey was purely a subconscious action, and his reaction speed was obviously faster than ordinary people, so he could only use his "Trier life experience" to make up for it and try to get over it.

"I heard that you have lived in Trier for several years. Is it so different from Backlund?"

Audrey, who was "shocked", asked in response after hearing this.

"Please believe me, it's much more chaotic than Backlund..."

Angel sighed sincerely, leaving the beautiful young lady in front of him stunned.

After the small commotion, Earl Hall skillfully called the church servants, pointed out the problem with the floor tile that tripped Audrey, and asked them to remind the guests not to make the same mistake again, and then took his daughter away from the focus of the crowd. , took a seat on one side of the hall, waiting for the party to start.

This made everyone's attention quickly disperse. After this accident, everyone had no intention of continuing to chat. They all found their own seats, and the hall quickly became quiet.

Later, surrounded by several bishops and priests, an old man wearing a black and red robe with five holy emblems on his chest entered the hall through the door. Under the attention of everyone, he came to the shrine in front of the rows of seats. beside.

"Good evening, Your Excellency Saint Anthony."

Including the high-ranking Earl of Hall, Klein who felt inexplicably trembling in front of the archbishop, and Angel who had met him before, they all stood up from their seats and bowed respectfully.

"Good evening, everyone," Anthony Stevenson returned the salute graciously, tapping four times on his chest to draw a crimson moon, "praise the goddess."

"Praise the goddess."

The guests present, all believers of the goddess, responded in unison.

With the arrival of the presiding archbishop, the charity evening officially began. As usual, everyone prayed devoutly to the goddess's shrine in their seats for three minutes as usual. Then, the choir of St. Samuel's Church filed in and prayed with the power of washing. The voice of the soul praises the goddess.

The routine religious ceremony ended with increasingly loud singing, and the choir and most of the priests left. Apart from the invited guests, the only ones present were Archbishop Anthony and the ceremonial bishop of St. Samuel's Church, Elek. Terra.

The latter was already familiar with Angel. When he saw her sitting with Dwayne Dantès, the corners of her mouth were slightly raised. Then he walked to a high wooden platform and stood on the wooden table with a copy of "Apocalypse of the Night" on it. Behind the table, the second agenda item of the party began: fundraising.

After a brief courtesy, the bishop began to introduce the founder of the scholarship fund for the poor, Dawn Dantès, which made everyone's eyes involuntarily cast in this direction.

But Angel felt a special gaze in it. She secretly looked back and found that it was Archbishop Anthony who had stepped aside, as if his whole body was in shadow.

He was smiling and looking this way!
(End of this chapter)