If not for Lady Angelina's sudden visit to Free City, then the protagonist tonight to commemorate the branch's 30th anniversary would have been President Joseph. And now that Mrs. Angelina has completely stolen the limelight, Joseph can only wander around and entertain guests like an ordinary attendant. In fact, there are still many people who want to have a good relationship with Joseph. After all, even if Mrs. Angelina is the head of the family, After all, Madam will not stay in the branch for long. After Madam Angelina leaves, the person in charge here will still be Joseph.
"You are too polite~ Don't worry, I can guarantee you that the goods will be supplied on time."
While speaking some polite words to the guests, Joseph looked at the housekeeper's wife who was surrounded by people from time to time. To be honest, Joseph was still a little worried. After all, Mrs. Angelina's status was extraordinary and he couldn't afford it if something happened to him. It's just that Looking at the nobles and businessmen who thought they were elegant and graceful around Lady Angelina, Joseph felt proud of the charm of the lady of the house but also felt a little annoyed.
Look at these guys. Although they look like very elegant gentlemen on the surface, their eyes are always glancing at the chest of the housekeeper and his wife. Especially that wretched fat man! He seemed to be the president of the Accor Chamber of Commerce. This fat man stood behind the housekeeper's wife and never took his eyes off her buttocks.
Seeing the obscene look on the face of the chubby president, Joseph could guess what was going on in this guy's mind even if he was thinking with his knees on his knees. But now as one of the organizers, Joseph can only greet every guest with a smile. There is nothing he can do about this situation. At first, after the wife of the house arrived, his performance was only a little better than these guys. In the end, What's shameful is that I actually dreamed of Lady Angelina in my sleep that night!
The goddess Ishtar is on top!
Joseph swore that this was indeed a force majeure factor. He really didn't mean to blaspheme the wife of the family, although he did feel a little happy after waking up┉┉
"Lady Angelina!"
Just when Joseph was thinking wildly. Lelouch had already taken Alyssa and took the initiative to greet Mrs. Angelina.
Seeing Lelouch's arrival, many people wisely made way for Lelouch, who was a powerful young man who had just teased Genov in the duel. On the other hand, Isis, who was following Lelouch like a little follower, looked a bit resentful. After all, Lady Angelina of the Westphalian family was really amazingly charming. In front of Lady Angelina, Isis didn't even look at Isis. He didn't even think about competing with her, the gap between them was too big.
"Haha~ Welcome to tonight's anniversary celebration. Mr. Lelouch." Mrs. Angelina said with a smile that made people feel like bathing in the spring breeze.
"No, I should be the one thanking you, madam, for your invitation."
"But Sir Lelouch, your duel just now really opened my eyes. To master such advanced swordsmanship at this age, it must be very hard." Mrs. Angelina looked at Lelouch with a look in her eyes. A look of pity.
As Mrs. Angelina, who was born in a royal family since childhood, she naturally knows very well how much effort the royal family, aristocrats, and the owners of these seemingly noble identities have to put in behind their glamorous appearance. A nobleman or a wealthy businessman rarely There is only one child left as the heir. These children have been working hard for the title of "heir" almost since they were born. The childhood time they get is even far less than that of children from ordinary families. Various subjects, etiquette courses, Swordsmanship lessons and so on are almost full on the schedules of these boys and girls.
In the end, only one child of a family can inherit the family property. Otherwise, the result will inevitably be a split in the family, with each other trying to devour each other like poisonous insects in a poison. Only the strongest winner will be able to gain the respect of their parents and ascend to the throne of heir. The fate of most losers is to be eliminated by their own brothers and sisters, or to be permanently exiled from the family. After all, as a winner, no one would want to leave some unstable factors behind. In this cruel world, it is not uncommon for brothers and sisters to kill each other.
According to Lady Angelina, Lelouch has rich experience and a mature character that is no less than those of big businessmen. In addition, he almost defeated Genov in the duel. Presumably, this young man with a mysterious identity must be under his own control. I don’t know how many hardships the family has gone through before they can stand out. There is no happy and happy childhood, no memories worth cherishing, but only hard and boring courses and training day after day. Only after experiencing these can we create the young man in front of us who seems to have gone through many vicissitudes of life.
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Lelouch was silent for a moment. The meaning of Madam Angelina's words was obvious to Lelouch's intelligence: "At least I still have an obsession that supports me to continue working hard! Although it is hard, I can stand in front of you today. It's all worth it."
Lady Angelina's words reminded Lelouch of everything that happened in the Britannia Empire. Although he was sent to Japan as a hostage, he still left some beautiful memories worth recalling during his time living in the Britannia Empire. Perhaps this is the greatest luck for me as an imperial prince!
"I'm sorry, Mr. Lelouch." Mrs. Angelina apologized softly as her words that she felt brought back unpleasant memories to Lelouch.
"Nothing ma'am! It's me who wants to thank you for your mercy."
Isis on the side looked at Lelouch's serious expression, that kind of steady and experienced temperament. A person with such a temperament, even if he is just an ordinary commoner, can do great things with his own efforts. For a moment, Isis couldn't help but be deeply immersed in Lelouch's temperament. The girl stared at Lelouch intently and listened to every word he said. Watching his every move, everything fascinated Isis.
This is the real nobility! A real man! Those aristocratic children who only rely on their parents' status to eat, drink and have fun and regard extravagant waste as capital to show off, in the eyes of Isis, compared with Lelouch, they become as disgusting as maggots!
After exchanging some polite words with Madam Angelina, Lelouch cleverly changed the topic to some issues of private cooperation. Madam Angelina also heard what Lelouch meant and couldn't help but stare deeply. A glance at Xi Laiwei standing next to Lelouch.
Lady Angelina's eyes revealed unprecedented peace. But this is obviously not an easy place to talk: "Well, Mr. Lelouch, if possible, let's go to the VIP room to talk in detail."
"Of course, it's my pleasure ma'am."
Lelouch smiled gently and nodded. The guests around him couldn't help but started talking when they saw that Madam Angelina actually invited the young man. Lelouch also tactfully apologized to Isis and said that he could no longer accompany her. , the blushing Isis nodded subconsciously. When Lelouch and Lady Angelina left, she looked at the back that made her enchanted with some reluctance.
Miss Isis, who had fallen into love mode, sighed after a while. After coldly rejecting the dance invitations of several noble youths, Isis walked to the viewing balcony alone and looked at the beautiful twin moons in the sky. Sighed.
In the VIP room, the maids quickly prepared refreshments for Madam Angelina and Lelouch. However, the atmosphere in the room made these maids feel a little depressed. Both Madam Angelina and Lelouch were just silent. While sipping tea and chatting about some irrelevant topics, not a single word was discussed about the originally agreed cooperation talks.
After the maids exited the room, Lady Angelina finally put down the quilt: "Then we can start formal negotiations."
"Is it really okay for President Joseph not to come? Madam."
"There are many guests today. As the host, I am absent now. If Joseph is also absent, the guests will definitely think that the Vestaphalon family is too rude."
Mrs. Angelina smiled and continued: "Besides, there are some private matters┉┉I think Joseph definitely doesn't want to know too much."
Alisa, who was disguised as Xi Laiwei, couldn't help but be shocked. Did her mother really see through her identity from the beginning
"Sometimes ignorance is happiness. The less you know, the less you will have troubles."
"But some troubles can also arise from ignorance, right? Lelouch-san!"
Lelouch put down his teacup and stared at Madam Angelina quietly, while Madam Angelina just sat upright and stared at Lelouch silently. There seemed to be a special tacit understanding between the two, and they were both there for each other. Thinking about the same thing, both of them seemed to be waiting for the other to clarify the situation first.
Alyssa looked at the two people uneasily. One was her mother, and the other was her boss!
In the end, Lelouch lowered his head and seemed to have chosen to admit defeat: "You won, madam! Can you tell me where you saw it?"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Angelina's pupils shone with some subtle light, and then she turned her attention to Xi Laiwei beside her: "I think... this is probably a mother's intuition."
Mother’s intuition!
Lelouch shook his head helplessly: "If this is really the case, then I can only express my helplessness. But you know what? Mrs. Angelina!"
At this time, Lelouch's tone suddenly changed, and he spoke unceremoniously to Madam Angelina with a strange sense of oppression.
"You may be making a dangerous gamble!! Sometimes you should pretend not to know something even if you know it, otherwise curiosity will kill you."
Mrs. Angelina shook her head and said firmly: "Of course I know, but I don't think a mother can behave like this to her own children. I think Mr. Lelouch, you definitely don't want your mother to do something like this." Just turn a blind eye."
Lelouch was silent for a while┉┉(To be continued...)