After returning from the interview at Backlund University, on the surface, Valeera had nothing important to do.
Of course, this doesn't mean she's free.
She received many invitations to banquets.
That afternoon, not long after returning home, she received two invitations to afternoon tea parties one after another.
This comes from the two men who went through the interview with her.
By the next morning, she received two more invitations to the dance, one from a nearby neighbor and the other from Associate Professor Barak.
When she heard the report from the housekeeper Kana, Valeera's heart moved.
Unexpectedly, before she took the initiative to find the associate professor, he took the initiative to find him... Of course, this does not mean that there must be something wrong with him.
After all, Valeera has already entered his social circle, so inviting her to the banquet is not out of the ordinary.
"Miss, Representative Daher's invitation to the ball is tomorrow, and Associate Professor Barak's invitation is the day after tomorrow. I will ask Liya to remind you then."
"However, both afternoon tea invitations are scheduled for tomorrow, so you need to make a choice."
After saying that, without waiting for Valeela to ask, she began to introduce the relevant information of the two inviters, including their identities, hobbies, and general social circles.
This was much more detailed information than what Valeera had gotten from simply talking to them at school.
Knowing that her young lady had just arrived in Backlund not long ago, Kana did not let her make a decision last night. Instead, she and Butler David collected as much information as possible before putting the problem in front of Valeela.
In fact, it would not be a big problem to participate in this kind of afternoon tea banquet of a sociable nature, or not at all, but Valeela is the master, and Kana is not qualified to make decisions for her.
After a simple comparison, Valeela gave up the invitation to Edward Street in the West End and chose to attend the afternoon tea in the Hillston District.
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The reason is also very simple.
Although the man who lived in Hillston was just the son of a wealthy businessman and did not hold a title, his social circle was relatively higher.
Although Valeera has no intention of clinging to the powerful, she still needs to try to improve the level of her social circle for various reasons.
In this way, she arranged her schedule for the next few days.
Days like this gradually made Valeera feel constrained.
She still had some things that needed to be done in private, but with so many servants surrounding her and a maid following her, it was hard for her to have a legitimate excuse to get away.
Fortunately this is only temporary.
She had already stolen the "Lost Mask" collected by Count Wolfe, and as long as the conscientious "criminal" Harold came to Backlund, this problem would not be a problem.
Well, I hope so.
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Monday, July 2nd.
After Klein finished his second Tarot session and left above the gray fog, he opened the silver pocket watch left by the sergeant's father and took a look.
The time was, just after 3:30 in the afternoon.
At this time, Valeela had just arrived at a garden villa in Hillston District in her own carriage to attend the afternoon tea banquet held by the host's family.
This banquet is a historical and literary salon.
The host of the party, the gentleman who passed the interview with her, greeted her outside the foyer, "I am honored to invite you to my salon, Miss Valira."
"Your beauty lights up my salon."
Valeela followed the etiquette and took the initiative to extend her right hand with her fingertips drooping. She watched him lift his fingertips and gave him a virtual kiss.
"I think you should have seen the recently acclaimed "Stormy Hill"."
The gentleman led Valeela towards the living room with a sofa and said with a smile on his face:
"I have invited its author, Ms. Forse Wall, to attend today's salon. I hope you can have a happy afternoon tea time."
He learned that Valeela had just moved to Backlund recently and probably had no acquaintances among the invited guests, so he helped her find a topic in advance to prevent her from being left out.
After sending Valeera to the living room and greeting her a few times, he left temporarily to greet the next guest outside the foyer.
Valeela kept a polite smile on her face and glanced at the guests present.
The result was beyond her expectation.
There are several acquaintances she knows here!
Not counting Fors, there are also Roger Sindras, Varden Gramir, and the previous interviewer, the female teacher Dalia Clark.
In addition, the lady standing near Roger and Varden, smiling with her mouth closed, is probably Viscount Conrad's favorite youngest daughter, Miss Britney.
What she was wearing on her fair neck was the "Heart of Ocean Blue" necklace.
But to these people, Valeera is just a completely unfamiliar lady, at most more beautiful.
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After some socializing, by the time the afternoon tea came to an end, Valeera had gained more or less favor from almost everyone with her beautiful appearance and conversational skills.
Discussed the content of the two "Stormhouse" films with Forsi, and praised her writing and plot...
Talking jewelry with Britney and praising her "Heart of Ocean" necklace...
Talk to Roger about his rich and noble family background...
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With each person, Valeela can quickly find a topic of interest and have a pleasant conversation.
Valeela also deliberately made a friend, Murray Becker.
Originally, Valeela didn't think there was anything special about him, but during the conversation, Murray compared her to Audrey several times, which caught her attention.
So she went to the bathroom.
In the bathroom, Valeela took out the "bottom line" pocket watch hidden in her skirt, adjusted the hands, and entered the "reasoning state" to assist herself in thinking and recalling.
She soon recalled that Murray was similar to Grindt, Cons and others. He was also one of Audrey's closer friends and attended many parties together.
Of course, Murray is still more distant than the latter two.
This is a great tool delivered to your doorstep!
So, after returning to the living room from the bathroom, Valeera quietly adjusted her attitude towards Murray.
Without spending much energy, she made an informal agreement with Murray while talking and laughing. The next time he invited Audrey to a banquet, he would send her an invitation.
At the time, this prompted a minor heckle.
The gentlemen and ladies who were invited, even if they didn't say it with their mouths, actually knew in their hearts that the most dazzling person in this afternoon tea party was Valila.
The only one who can compare with her is Miss Audrey Hall, who is known as "Backlund's most dazzling gem".
In this way, Valeela began to slowly expand her social circle in the upper class.
