Chapter 8 Ball

Selsi was welcomed into the front hall by the servants, where the Earl and his son had been waiting for a long time.

Although Selsi did not like these etiquettes, she still followed the noble etiquette and was polite to the Earl. She yearned for freedom but she was not stupid. She would be polite in necessary occasions.

Valeria came down the stairs slowly with her skirt lifted.

Max angrily scolded her for being late with his eyes.

"Who is this..." Selsi asked.

The woman in front of him was wearing a bright red long dress, and her head held high showed her majestic aura.

"This is my beloved daughter, Valeria."

Max brought Valeria to his side as if the two had a very close relationship.

"Oh, hello, Miss Leviston." Selsi bowed respectfully.

"It's my honor to meet such a beautiful you." She raised her head slightly with deep affection in her eyes.

"Hello."

Valeria simply smiled back, and her smile was as sweet as the deep affection hidden in the other's eyes.

They looked into each other's eyes, knowing that it was just a superficial effort.

Kahar, who was standing next to him, was smiling but was furious. She hadn't been so polite to him just now. Why did this bitch have the right to do that?

McCas knew what his son was thinking without even having to guess. He wanted to ask his beloved son to help introduce her to the tour, but Valeria got there first.

"My brother and father still have to take charge of the overall situation, especially since so many guests have long admired the Earl's eldest son. If you don't mind, I'll take you on the tour."

Valeria was humble and praised her brother and father in her words, which made it impossible to find fault with her.

McCas had no choice but to continue, "Yes, I hope you understand the busyness of the banquet."

Selsi pretended not to notice anything unusual, "I understand very much. It's my honor to have Miss Leviston introduce me."

McCas turned around with his son and headed for the lobby. Taking advantage of the fact that the guests couldn't see him, Kahar glared at Valeria angrily.

Unfortunately, his opponent didn't even bother to give him a look.

"Miss Evangeline, please follow me." Valeria continued to maintain a perfect smile and took Selsie to visit the manor.

Tarasha came in by hiding. Although she didn't know where the client got the invitation to the banquet for her, she didn't plan to use it.

Compared with using a fake identity, it was obviously more convenient to go her own way.

She came in from the shadows of the front door and saw the bard who had just parted at the door and the target of the mission next to her. She saw her talking to them enthusiastically, and the affectionate gaze between the two was also captured in her eyes.

"He is also a character who charms the rich."

She was disdainful in her heart.

Seeing that McCas proposed to leave, she ignored the two and followed them.

McCas talked in the lobby, and Tarasha was almost asleep in the shadows. It was all meaningless talk. How did he manage to talk for so long?

When she was about to die of boredom, she heard a conversation upstairs.

"I heard that the Earl invited some commoners to the ball,"

Tarasha's ears perked up when she heard this. This voice sounded so familiar.

And, commoners? How come she didn't see them?

The person upstairs asked, "Where are they?"

Tarasha swam into the shadows of the second floor and saw familiar people. Selsi was visiting the lobby with Valeria.

"They are arranged in the backyard." Valeria reminded her considerately, "But I don't recommend you go. After all, it's beneath your status, isn't it?"

Although it was a special favor to let these commoners attend the banquet, the main body of the banquet was still the nobles.

Her tone was very gentle, but the content did not please Selsi. She traveled around and did not care much about the class boundaries. Whether rich or poor, they are just people, but this is someone else's home court.

"You are right,"

Selsi agreed, "How long will the ball start..."

Tarasha heard that the commoners had left in the backyard. Anyway, it was not easy to act now from the look of Max, not to mention that she was also very curious why a count would invite these commoners to the manor.

Hiding in the darkness of the backyard, the whole yard was empty except for the swaying crowd.

No musical instruments were seen, so where did the music come from? Could it be some kind of magical effect?

​​Watching them twisting their bodies on the grass to the music, their dancing postures were strange and a little stiff, but considering that common people didn't have many opportunities to dance, it seemed normal.

When she reached the backyard where the air was flowing, she realized how strong the fragrance in the front yard was. She hid in the shadows under people's feet and observed their expressions closely.

She noticed that there was an indescribable numbness on their excited faces, and no one was doing anything other than dancing. She always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong. Did

the Count invite those common people to the banquet just to let them dance in the backyard? Or was it just time to dance?

The music in the front hall slowly reached Tarasha's ears, and she knew that McCas's speech had finally ended and the dance had begun.