On the afternoon of the 8th, Valeera took a carriage to Queens to attend the afternoon tea banquet invitation.
Baron Becker is a rare enlightened person among the old-school nobles. In step with Earl Hall, he shifted the focus of business from land to emerging industries such as steel, coal, railways, banks, and rubber very early on, avoiding the Corn Laws. Negative effects of being abolished.
Murray's ability to become Audrey's friend is inseparable from the friendship between the parents of both parties.
Today, he held an afternoon tea banquet with the theme of opera appreciation, and invited Sona, a popular opera singer at the Hillston Grand Theatre, to give a family performance.
Of course, because he still remembered to send an invitation to Valeera, he invited more than just Audrey's small circle.
Valeera knew nothing of Murray's intentions.
She only knows one thing -
After arriving at Baron Becker's Mansion, she will be able to meet "Backlund's most dazzling gem", the super rich woman and Miss "Justice" Audrey Hall.
Valeera was a little excited and a little regretful.
What is exciting is that she can finally see with her own eyes how good-looking her native appearance is, which can compete with mid-sequence witches;
Unfortunately, Audrey has now become an "audience" and has learned to act, so her truest reaction cannot be seen.
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Compared with the prom dinner, the afternoon tea banquet is less formal, and the corresponding etiquette is much less.
There were more than ten guests invited.
Among them, only two of Audrey's friends who appeared in the original work came, namely Viscount Greent and Christine. As for others such as Conseil Leerson and Jane, they did not come this time. .
Not long after the banquet started, Valeela greeted everyone and left a big impression on people.
Especially during the short moment when she and Audrey were talking, there was a magical scene that was like magic.
The other guests forgot to speak or move, and stared blankly at the two people who were not actually in the center of the living room, even the ladies.
At that moment, they were the absolute center of the party.
Audrey wore an aqua blue palace dress with ruffled cuffs. The expensive jewelry was only used as an embellishment to highlight her natural beauty with blonde hair and blue eyes.
Valeera is slightly inferior to Audrey in several aspects, and in the end the gap is quite obvious.
The design of her long dress was a little worse, and her hairstyle and jewelry were even worse... Of course, even so, her image still left the other ladies far behind.
Except for one.
The opera singer Sona who was invited to perform was also outstanding in appearance and did not lose much.
After chatting for a while, the strangeness subsided and the atmosphere gradually became warmer.
At this point, it's time for Sona to start performing.
With Murray taking the lead and everyone agreeing, Audrey agreed to perform her piano skills and accompany Sona.
This made Valeela very embarrassed.
She was asked to dance with her, and she was also asked to perform the most popular "ancient elf dance" in the palace nowadays.
This was hard for her.
You know, Valeera only knows two or three types of ballroom dancing, and it’s really hard for her to stand out on the stage.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, she had an idea and decided to target the students Sona brought.
"Music, singing and dancing are naturally perfect if they are accompanied by performances." Valeera looked at Sona and asked with a smile: "Does your student know how to accompany the dancers? I will perform according to her movements."
Sona nodded, "Lydia is my dance leader, no problem."
In fact, she originally planned to ask Lidya to accompany her as a dancer, so as to help her increase her popularity. Valeera's arrangement was exactly what she wanted.
You know, no matter how good your dancing skills are, you will definitely make some mistakes when performing an unfamiliar dance on the spot. Such a comparison can not only highlight Lidya's level.
What's more, the one who helped her tiptoe was such a beautiful lady.
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During the dance, Valeela used all her strength except for her extraordinary abilities and fully exerted her control over her body before completing the backup dance with the dancer Lydia.
The backup dancers worked really well.
Simply looking at the dance moves, there was no obvious difference between her and the dancer Lydia, which made everyone overestimate Valeera's dancing skills.
Valeela successfully concealed her weakness in artistic literacy.
After the performance, there was another chat time.
Only then did Valeera have the energy to think about a question——
Audrey, who was already an "audience", why didn't she decline the performance and drag herself down?
Shouldn’t the “audience” try to be a bystander?
She thought about it for a while, but couldn't figure it out, so she gave up. Instead, she seized the time and looked for an opportunity to "register" with Audrey to let her know that she was also a fan of mysticism.
To be more precise, Valeela wanted to join Audrey's inner circle.
This was not for Audrey to recommend her to join the "Tarot Club", but for Qili's ancestral home.
According to Valila's expectation, she wouldn't stay in Backlund for too long. After she left, she needed to trust the house to someone she felt at ease with.
So, who else is more suitable than Audrey?
Apparently not anymore.
Relying on the blessing of the "Instigator"'s ability, Valeera joined the conversation between Audrey, Viscount Grindt and others as carefully and naturally as possible, and found an opportunity to reveal her interest in occultism.
With common hobbies and topics, conversations will naturally become more lively, and relationships will become much closer.
During this process, Valeela did not dare to relax, fearing that Audrey, who was already an "audience", would see the flaws.
At the same time, she was also secretly observing Audrey.
But no matter how Valeera looked, she couldn't see the slightest flaw in Audrey.
She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. She was worthy of being promoted to Sequence 3. Miss Justice. Only a few days after she became the "audience" of Sequence 9, she was able to integrate and detach in the social process. Be impeccable.
It’s really… amazing!
After afternoon tea, Valeera said goodbye to everyone and took the car home.
She exceeded her expected goal. Not only did she get to know Audrey initially, but she also met Viscount Grindt by the way.
Viscount Greent is a better tool than Murray!
Therefore, Valeera felt that this afternoon tea banquet was also fruitful.
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At night, Valeela took out a new notebook from the safe in the bedroom and started copying for the last time to prepare for the performance in advance.
This notebook, only a small part of which was copied, was actually almost identical to the one she handed to Sharon yesterday. It was also a transcript of her "Family Notes".
If I had to say the difference, apart from not finishing the copy, there was also the fact that Sharon's copy was missing a page.
And the content of this page is the ticket for participating in the "Tarot Club" carefully prepared by Valeela.
Tomorrow, I hope Klein won’t be too scared...
Valeera's lips curved into a wicked smile.
