What a coincidence, she came out just as I arrived at the door?
Angel was sighing because of the "coincidence" that the two met by chance, but found that Georgina walked straight through the Entrance Hall towards her with a very clear purpose.
This Duchess is wearing a slightly different style than the last time Angel saw her, but the overall look is still a black evening dress. The bold design and tailoring perfectly outline her figure that is at its peak under the influence of Beyonder Characteristic. The skirt under the hips gradually transitions from fabric to flowing tassels, making the skin smooth and the legs with well-distributed muscles exposed to the eyes of others from time to time.
"Christine, I didn't expect you to actually come. I thought you would refuse the invitation..."
Quickly coming to stand next to Angel, Georgina said with undisguised joy, and took her arm. Her height, which was a few centimeters taller than Angel, coupled with her strong movements, made Angel, whose expression was still a little dazed, look even more petite and cute, attracting the attention of many guests who stopped by the door.
But after discovering that the other party was Georgina Augustus, these doubtful eyes quickly moved away, as if they were used to this kind of thing.
I always feel that after today, there will be a few more rumors about me that are inconsistent with the reality... This Duchess can't really be what Hvin Rambis said. He is more interested in women than men, but I didn't show much charm in front of her, not even half as much as when I teased Klein...
Angel murmured, and was half-forced into the Entrance Hall, and arrived at the ballroom on the first floor of Duke Negan's Residence.
The first and second floors here have been opened up. The first floor is paved with stone slabs full of ornate patterns. The large candlestick above the head is burning a large number of fragrant candles. The brightness is not inferior to the gas chandelier. In the corner, a band resident in the Duke mansion is playing melodious music. The ballroom is in full swing. Facing a wide staircase and an upper platform, the two sides are surrounded by surrounding corridors. Guests who do not want to dance with others can stop in front of the railings and look down at the dance below, or go through the door on the other side of the corridor to separate lounges to tidy up their clothes and take a rest.
Next to the center platform on the second floor, opposite Door Opening, is a long corridor lined with all the stone carvings of the Negan Family's ancestors. The end of the corridor leads to another hall. There are no noisy dancers, no impetuous and charming atmosphere, but long tables with a variety of hot and cold food and drinks for guests to fill their stomachs or talk about really important things.
Led by Georgina, Angel entered the ballroom directly without even needing to show an invitation. The two bypassed the guests who were already dancing to the music, followed the gradually converging fan-shaped stairs to the second floor platform, and met the organizer of the dance, Duke Negan Jr..
"Ms. Georgina, I'm glad you can come to the ball I'm holding. This event will be even more glorious with your arrival."
This tall, tall, black-haired man in his prime, but slightly tired between his brows and eyes, exchanged a few polite words with Duchess, and then turned his attention to Angel. His dark gray and blue eyes were full of surprise. Apparently, he could not find the identity of this young Miss, who was conservatively dressed but infinitely attractive, from his memory.
"Who is this?"
"She is Christine Teresa, my close partner in business, an interesting young man. This time I will bring her to have a long experience."
Georgina replied with an indifferent expression, inadvertently showing the aura of "Arbiter" Demigod, while Angel beside her tilted her head slightly, hiding in Georgina's arms, seemingly succumbing to the power of the person next to her, but secretly showing her eyes longing for freedom.
Those purple eyes that seemed to be able to speak not only made Duke Negan Jr. stunned in place, but even the guests walking through the corridor on the second floor looked straight in their eyes, wishing they could personally step forward to rebuke Georgina Augustus's tyranny and save the young Miss who was like a little sheep.
"Christine Miss, I wish you a wonderful night at the dance, and if you need anything, you can always come to me."
In the end, little Duke still didn't make any extraordinary move, but just gave some hints.
It seems that if you only limit "Charm" to the "Pleasure" level, even if you deliberately adopt a girlish posture that is inconsistent with your age and is more likely to offend men, it will have limited effect on these high-ranking and determined men...
Angel has never met the previous Duke Negan, Pallas Negan, and only had indirect contact with "Desire Apostle" in the assassination of this nobleman., the impression of the surname "Negan" only stayed in various news in newspapers, such as "the largest landed aristocrat", "Conservatives leader", "current Prime Minister's brother" and other titles.
Therefore, when Tirio Negan succeeded his father's title and wealth and became the new Duke Negan, Angel was a little surprised by his age.
He seems to be less than thirty years old, but he has already become one of the most powerful people in the kingdom...Arrodes said that he still leans towards the Conservative Party faction, and has the same political views as Georgina. Maybe he needs the advice of these old friends of his father behind him, so even though he has various thoughts, he has not done anything that is inconsistent with his status...
Looking at Duke Negan Jr., whose eyes were blazing because of his appearance, but kept restrained because of the presence of Georgina, Angel said hello respectfully, and then left the front of the stage under the leadership of Georgina. He walked to the corridors on both sides to the cheerful country music, leaned against the railing, and looked at the dancing guests below.
Of course, this is not a quiet place. Due to the presence of Georgina, other guests kept approaching from other places with champagne bottles to greet Duchess, who hardly appeared in public, but their probing eyes repeatedly fell on Angel.
"It's just a friend with whom we have some business cooperation."
Georgina used a neither salty nor bland tone to quell the curiosity of others, but succeeded in making the eyes of these guests become even weirder, and they left with an expression of vague understanding.
I always feel that it deepened some of their misunderstandings... And this is completely different from the introduction Georgina said to Duke Negan. When she introduced me to Tirio Negan, she used words like "close partner" and "interesting young man"...
Angel was thinking, looking at Duchess beside him, and finally couldn't help but ask:
"Duke Your Excellency, may I ask why you invited me to a dance of this level?"
She didn't think that the other party really invited her because of his "interest in women."
"Of course it's because I'm interested in you," Georgina said with a smile. He took the two cups of Mist Champagne on the tray of the passing waiter, handed one to Angel, and took a sip himself. "Your behavior at Backlund, the identity hidden under the disguise, and the person behind you... all fascinate me."
The person behind... Angel seemed to understand something, nodded and asked:
"Golden Queen?"
The other party's attitude is so obvious, it would be rude to act stupid.
"Yes, we hope to get an opportunity to communicate with her. This is counted as one of the Reasonable Transaction in the 'contract'. She can decide the time and place. I think this fully demonstrates our sincerity."
Georgina lowered his voice and let his words be covered up by the noisy music and conversation downstairs.
A transparent barrier appeared next to the two of them, which seemed to be able to isolate the movement. Like a dedicated guard, the sound inside could not be transmitted to the outside world at all.
The ability of "Arbiter"...
Angel asked noncommittally:
"Is this 'you' the entire royal family, or just your faction? What is their purpose?"
"They want to conduct a series of cooperation with 'Golden Queen', which involves the Ghost Ship she owns, and the secret treasure left by Fourth Epoch Trensoest Empire. We only need part of it, and the rest can be given to her... This is a deal that is beneficial to both parties, so you can convey it to her like this."
The words were unclear and sounded very perfunctory... "Golden Queen" Angelica Zaki muttered, nodded to indicate that he would convey it, and then asked:
"This kind of thing can be conveyed through secret messages, why should it be at the dance?"
Are you the kind of character who is more focused and interested when many people are watching you?——Angel swallowed the second half of the unspoken sentence back into his stomach.
"This part is my personal interest." The corners of Georgina's mouth turned up slightly, making her already round face appear rounder due to her Augustus Family inheritance. "Christine Teresa Miss, are you willing to dance with me? I can do the men's part."
So, could it be that those guests were right to be wary of Georgina? But having two women dancing together at a formal ball was a bit too advanced for Loen... Just as Angel was about to refuse, he noticed a young woman coming from the end of the corridor on this side. Her long blond hair shimmered like gold in the light, and her green eyes were as calm as water. She turned out to be "Justice" Audrey Hall.
"Audrey!"
Angel quickly said hello and successfully diverted Georgina's attention.
"Ms. Georgina, good evening," Audrey walked over briskly, bowed to Duchess first, then looked at Angel, stretched out his arms and gave her a close hug, "Christine, I didn't expect to meet you here, let me guess, who is your dance partner tonight?"
"Unfortunately, no Gentlemen has invited me to dance tonight."
Angel replied with a slight snort, with a sense of loss in his tone.
"It's really a pity. Don't all the men here have inconvenient legs and feet?" Audrey said with a smile, his eyes sweeping over the men on the second floor corridor who were holding wine glasses and chatting with friends. They were more interested in talking than dancing. "If I were a man, I would have rushed here to kiss your fingertips and take you away from Ms. Georgina."
"It's a pity that here, I can only wait for a certain man's invitation, but I can't monopolize your three dances as an inviter."
Audrey took a deep look at Angel with regretful eyes, and seemed not to notice that his words had a certain impact on Georgina beside him. The latter smiled at the corner of his mouth, but looked at Audrey with a cold look in his eyes, and asked:
"Where is Earl Hall? Did you come with him today?"
"Father is in the restaurant behind. Duke Negan Your Excellency also passed by just now. They seem to have something important to discuss."
No wonder I didn't find Audrey after I came in. It turned out that she had been in the room at the back... Angel was thinking, but found that Georgina waved his hand gently, causing the "barrier" that made it difficult for confidential conversations to spread within a few meters to disappear quickly. Then he looked at her and said softly:
"Then I'll excuse you. You can wait here for 'Gentlemen' to invite you to dance, or you can go to the lounge to spend the rest of the time with this Justice-feeling Miss... As for you,"
She looked at Audrey, her tone became slightly colder, but she still had the same sense of majesty and faint concern as before.
"This power is hard-won, so it's best not to show it outside casually."
Having said that, Duchess, who was wearing an evening dress but looked like a warrior wearing a sword, strode away with such momentum that even the men in the corridor who were watching the three beautiful women talking here moved out of the way, as if they were avoiding the charging cavalry.
"Is she... angry?"
After a moment, Audrey said cautiously.