Albert could guess some of the girls' little thoughts, just as he believed Catherine thought he could.
It was simply that none of them would deliberately lay it bare.
It was a small psychological contest between both sides.
After all, Catherine and the other two had already signed contracts with Albert. No matter how one put it, they were his lovers.
If they gave something,
then naturally, they wanted something in return.
Although Albert was not particularly interested in having a few more beautiful lovers, he was still genuinely looking forward to the surprise Isobel had mentioned.
To put it in terms from his previous life, he was not losing out in this matter anyway. If the girls were willing to throw themselves at him, all he had to do was enjoy it.
As for sharing some of his research results, Albert did not really mind, so long as Isobel did not.
After recovering from the earlier passionate dance, Albert, under Louise's enthusiastic feeding, polished off a large slice of chocolate cake and more than half a glass of juice.
"What liquor did you add to the juice?"
Albert lifted the glass he had already drunk more than halfway, narrowed his eyes as he sensed the subtle changes in his body, then turned to look at Isobel, who was sipping champagne beside him.
"Fruit wine brewed by Louise's family."
Isobel handed her wineglass to Katrina beside her, leaned down to lick the cream from Albert's lips, and smiled as she blinked. "French champagne really is excellent, but it gets people drunk far too easily. You still have several girls to entertain later, so you cannot get drunk and leave them hanging. That is why I replaced the champagne with juice and mixed in some of the fruit wine Louise brought