Mystery: The Stars Returner

Three high-hanging crystal lamps, with firelight on the surrounding walls, illuminated every corner of the entire first-floor hall.

On the way from the hall to the restaurant, there is an expensive light red carpet, and there are two rows of maids in black and white uniforms.

Arriving at the restaurant, a long dining table was placed vertically, filled with all kinds of exquisite dishes, cutlery, forks and other tableware. The maids began to get busy in an orderly manner.

Earl Hall was wearing a formal tuxedo, sitting at the top of the table, his face was as usual, and there was no sign of any mood swings.

A pair of majestic eyes fell on Hastur as soon as he arrived at the restaurant.

Sitting on the right hand side of Earl Hall is the intellectual and elegant Countess Hall. She also looks over with a smile on her face.

Sitting beside Countess Hall was Audrey.

Tonight, Audrey wore a long white and pink dress, with a string of emerald green gems hanging from her earlobes, and a ring of pink gems on her slender swan neck. With blonde hair and blue eyes, she was absolutely beautiful, and she was absolutely unashamed of Baker. Rand's most dazzling gem.

Hibbert briefly introduced: "Please allow me to introduce this young and promising young man, Baron Hastur Campbell, the heir to the Campbell family and a good friend whom I recognize."

Mr. Hastur is also a good friend of mine!

Audrey added in her heart, and at the same time entered the audience state, curiously looking at Mr. Hastur tonight.

I don't know if it's her illusion, but she always feels that Mr. Hastur is a bit reserved tonight, and there seems to be a trace of uneasiness in her heart.

Although he appeared calm and calm on the outside, he still had some psychological fluctuations after all.

It's really rare that Mr. Hastur would have such psychological fluctuations.

Is it because Earl Hall's aura is too strong?

Audrey secretly looked at Earl Hall tonight with her peripheral vision.

After observing for a while, his eyes widened slightly. Tonight, Earl Hall did not seem to be as calm as in the past. He had a lot of emotions in his heart, and he seemed to be facing the enemy.

how come!

His father actually considered Mr. Hastur as his enemy?

And it’s the kind of enemy that requires all your strength to defeat!

Could it be that I saw it wrong?

At this time, Earl Hall, who had been staring at Hastur, retracted his gaze and said calmly: "Not bad."

"It is indeed very good. It is more praised and liked than the rumors." Countess Hall also smiled and said.

Hibbert looked at Audrey and smiled: "My sister, beautiful Miss Audrey, where is your compliment?"

"Baron Campbell is indeed a young, promising and knowledgeable nobleman."

Hibbert finally looked at Hastur and said, "Hasta, it seems that my family recognizes you."

This sentence sounds normal, but when it falls into the ears of different people, different thoughts arise.

Even Hastur's heart suddenly moved.

The atmosphere seemed to have subtly changed all of a sudden. Hastur bowed slightly and saluted: "The praise tonight will be something I will remember for the rest of my life."

Countess Hall seemed very satisfied with Hastur's humble attitude, and the smile on her face became more obvious.

There was a smile on Hibbert's lips, and his eyes revealed emotions that were difficult to see through.

Audrey wanted to strike up a conversation, but on this occasion, she felt it was better to speak less and keep a certain safe distance from Mr. Hastur.

Although she didn't know what was special about tonight's invitation, she had such an intuition.

Earl Hall said with a straight face and a low voice: "Sit down and eat."

"please."

Hibbert came to the lower left position of Earl Hall, and then led Hasta to sit next to him, just facing Audrey.

At this time, the maid who had just finished placing all kinds of tableware began to come over with dishes one after another.

When Earl Hall began to pick up the knife and fork to taste the food, others followed suit.

During the meal, no one spoke, even the footsteps of the maid in charge of serving dishes were very soft.

Every time the plates or cutlery were placed there was no sound at all.

This scene is like a silent mime.

The only person who had a panoramic view of this mime scene was Susie lying on the walkway on the second floor.

Its gaze contains the wisdom of seeing through the world. Its two front legs are folded in front of it, its head is slightly raised, and it is condescending, quietly enjoying the silent performance of the group of humans below in an elegant manner.

Tonight, at this moment, it is the only real audience.

The silence continued, as if there was an invisible pressure hanging over the dining table.

Earl Hall didn't speak, and the others didn't speak first.

Hasta was quite satisfied with this kind of dining experience. The chef of Earl Hall's family obviously had a very high level of cooking. Even some common foods could be cooked with different delicacies.

Although my own chef is not bad, in this aspect, I still can't compare with Earl Hall's chef.

Hasta even came up with the idea of ​​spending a lot of money to recruit a cooking master back.

Audrey, who was sitting opposite Hasta, felt a little uncomfortable.

Tonight's dinner always gave her a very restricted feeling, as if there were some rules around her that bound everything, making it difficult to be free.

She really wanted to tell Mr. Hastur opposite him that in fact, their family's dinner on weekdays was not so boring. Occasionally, Earl Hall didn't mind telling some jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

But Earl Hall seemed to be in a bad mood tonight, probably because he was having trouble doing things outside.

After thinking for a while, she could only taste the food in silence.

As the meal ended, the maids served several very exquisite and delicious desserts.

When the dessert was brought to the table, Audrey keenly caught the surprise flashing in the eyes of Mr. Hastur across from him.

She was a little proud of this.

She knew that Mr. Hasta liked desserts, so in the arrangement for today's dinner, she specially ordered the pastry chefs in the kitchen to pay attention to controlling the proportion of sugar, not to be too sweet, and to make it sweet but not greasy. level.

While Hastur was enjoying the master-level dessert in silence, Earl Hall, who had been silent, finally spoke.

"Tonight's dessert is a bit bland."

"It's definitely a little lighter than before."

Countess Hall also tasted that the dessert tonight was a little different from the usual desserts.

Oops!

Audrey's expression was slightly stiff, and she was a little flustered. She actually forgot that Earl Hall's taste was relatively strong, and when choosing desserts, she focused on the sweeter ones.

How to explain this?

Hibbert seemed to notice her embarrassment and chuckled: "I asked the kitchen to lighten the dessert so that it would be more in line with the taste of the guests."

Earl Hall and Countess Hall glanced over. Hastur stopped eating and expressed his gratitude to Hibbert for his considerate arrangements.

Earl Hall withdrew his gaze, his calm face showed no emotion, but Countess Hall said with a smile: "Are you very particular about desserts?"

"It's just a personal preference. I like to taste delicious food on weekdays." Hasta answered truthfully.

With this beginning, the scene seemed to be harmonious all of a sudden.

Hibbert said with a smile on his face: "Hasta, what are you busy with at home on weekdays?"

"In addition to dealing with some matters in factories and law firms, I prefer to stay in the study and read some books, then taste some delicious food, and occasionally go out for a walk to admire the beautiful Backlund."

"Wouldn't it be boring to be alone at home for too long?" This time it was the Countess Hall who asked.

"Occasionally, I would also go to play with friends such as Greck and Grelint."

Then Countess Hall and Hibbert took turns asking some daily questions, and Hastur answered them truthfully.

They are all daily trivial matters, a bit like gossiping and homely.

Hastur was a little uncomfortable at first, but later he got used to this way of chatting.

While tasting delicious food, chat about what you see and hear in your daily life.

If it weren't for the fact that Hall prefers mature and steady young people, Hasta would also be ready to tell some jokes to liven up the atmosphere.

Audrey, who was a little worried at first, felt relieved at the moment, and occasionally joined the conversation.

Only Earl Hall quietly tasted the food without speaking.

After a while, Earl Hall stood up and left first, and Hastur also put down his knife and fork.

Hibbert smiled and said: "Hasta, don't be so restrained. Our Earl Hall always leaves the table early. This is to leave space for us juniors to communicate."

Countess Hall also stopped eating, but she did not leave the table. She also smiled and said: "You are the guest tonight, and your wishes come first."

"Thank you for your kindness."

Hastur just finished the food on his plate and stopped eating.

He wasn't used to making people wait, it would have been rude.

When the dinner was over, Hibbert motioned to the maid waiting by the side to put away the things on the table.

Hibbert invited: "Hasta, would you mind chatting with our Countess Hall?"

"It's my pleasure."

Hastur got up and followed Hibbert, Countess Hall, and Audrey to the garden behind the villa.

On the second floor, Susie, the real audience member, watched Hastur and others leave, stood up from the ground, shook her body, and followed to the back garden.