Mystery: The Stars Returner

Under the crimson moonlight, the garden, which was already in full bloom, was now covered with a layer of light red gauze, making it even more delicate and beautiful.

In the small garden pavilion, Bert and Hastur were sitting on one side, and Audrey was holding Countess Hall's arm and sitting on the other side.

Without Earl Hall present, Hibbert and Audrey seemed much more relaxed and comfortable, and Hastur also felt that this atmosphere was very good.

Hibbert glanced at Audrey, thought for a moment and said, "Hasta, how did you meet my sister?"

"Miss Audrey was also invited to the party organized by Gray Lint, and we had the opportunity to chat for a few words. Later, we met at Gray Lint's place several times, and we became really familiar with each other."

Hastur answered honestly, and there was no need for him to lie on this issue.

"My sister is a lot of trouble for you, right?"

Why does this sound a bit strange?

Hasta thought for a moment and then said honestly: "Miss Audrey is very smart and elegant. In many ways, I am the one who makes Miss Audrey worry extra."

"really?"

Before Hasta could answer, Audrey pretended to complain: "My dear brother, you don't seem to have much trust in your lovely sister."

"It is precisely because of my understanding and trust in you that I have such doubts."

Hibbert's answer made Audrey gently shake Countess Hall's arm, and said coquettishly: "My dearest and just Countess Hall, you should give your daughter a fair trial, right?"

Countess Hall smiled and patted Audrey's little hand, "Of course, my Audrey has always been my proudest daughter. She is excellent and perfect in every aspect."

"Countess Hall, your eyes are as wise as ever."

Audrey glanced at Hibbert quite proudly, and when she caught a glimpse of Hasta's surprised expression from the corner of her eye, her cheeks felt slightly hot.

She even forgot that Mr. Hastur was still there. The coquettish and cute Audrey just now would definitely break the elegant and generous image of herself in Mr. Hastur's mind, right?

Hastur remained silent.

He was indeed a little surprised, but what surprised him was not that Audrey still had a coquettish and cute side, but that he felt that Earl Hall's family atmosphere was really good.

Perhaps only such a happy and free family atmosphere can cultivate a simple and kind-hearted aristocratic girl like Audrey.

The reason why Audrey is Backlund's most dazzling gem is precisely because she has received just the right amount of carving since she was born.

As she grew, the dazzling light of gems naturally began to shine throughout Backlund.

After talking for a while, Hibbert excused himself and left, leaving Hastur to spend time with Countess Hall and Audrey.

Without Hibbert present, Audrey was much more relaxed, always with a slight smile on her face. Sometimes she communicated with Hastur, and sometimes she told Countess Hall what happened when she had a party with Hastur, Gray Lint and others. some interesting things.

For example, Gray Lint's little golden retriever can do backflips, is very smart, and can understand people's words.

In the distance, Susie was silently hiding under the flowers, disdainfully turning her body.

It has learned such a simple movement as a backflip at a very young age. Is this a skill worthy of praise?

As for being smart and listening to others, can it be compared to that?

It can also turn the pages of books by itself.

The book says: Humility is a good moral character.

When Susie thought of this sentence, she didn't have the thought of competing with the little golden retriever. She raised her head slightly in a happy mood, and shook her tail.

At the small pavilion in the garden, Countess Hall glanced at the smiling Audrey, then at the calm Hasta opposite, yawned slightly and said:

"I'm a little tired. I need to take a rest."

Audrey stood up and wanted to help Countess Hall go back to her room to rest.

Countess Hall shook her head and said: "Leaving guests here alone is not the way our Count Hall family treats guests."

"My dear Countess Hall, you are right."

Audrey smiled and waved, and asked the maid on the side to escort Countess Hall back to her room to rest.

Soon, Hasta and Audrey were alone in the small pavilion.

"Mr. Hastur, are you satisfied with tonight's dessert?"

"The level is very good. I even want to recruit one of your chefs back."

"That's probably difficult. Every chef is a valuable asset to our family."

"It seems that I don't have this luck anymore."

Hastur also understands that loyalty is often the first priority for a chef in a noble family.

Chefs who are not loyal enough are prone to poisoning their meals once they are bribed by hostile forces.

"Mr. Hasta can often come to our home as a guest." Audrey provided Hasta with a solution.

"It's my pleasure."

Audrey sighed: "Oh, it turns out that you only need dessert to make Mr. Hastur compromise."

“That’s the price of having great food.”

"Would Mr. Hastur make some delicacies for himself?"

"When I was alone, I would do it because I would really starve to death if I didn't do it. But I don't do it now because I'm too lazy to do it."

"This is too real."

"How was Miss Audrey's cooking class?"

"..."

Audrey was silent for a while, then blinked and smiled: "Mr. Hastur, let me take you for a walk in the garden. It's just too boring to sit like this."

Hasta was a little surprised. Isn't Audrey good at cooking?

But with her intelligence, it shouldn’t be difficult to master cooking skills, right?

Hastur did not continue to ask, because it would be impolite to ask further.

He accepted Audrey's invitation and followed her around the garden.

The back garden of Earl Hall's house is so large that the boundary cannot be seen at a glance. According to Audrey, there are about ten gardening workers in their family alone.

Under the crimson moonlight, on the garden path paved with white cobblestones, flowers bloomed on both sides. Hastur and Audrey were talking and walking side by side.

After walking more than half the distance, Hastur suddenly stopped, and a strange look appeared on his originally smiling face.

This scene seems familiar.

Have you ever seen it somewhere?

Hastur thought for a while, and finally remembered that he had seen a picture in advance in the Hall of Stars by spying on fate.

That painting is similar to the current situation, and the surrounding scenery is also very different.

The only difference is that Earl Hall does not appear in this picture yet.

Hastur breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the hell drawing did not come true.

"Mr. Hastur, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

Audrey saw that Hasta's expression was not right, so she subconsciously moved closer, wanting to see clearly what happened to Hasta.

"I'm fine, I just suddenly remembered something unpleasant."

"Wang!"

Hastur had just finished explaining when Susie, who had been watching from a distance, let out a cry.

Hastur and Audrey subconsciously looked towards the source of the sound.

Earl Hall was standing at the end of the cobblestones, looking in their direction from a distance.

Geek!

Hastur's heart beat violently, and the expression on his face almost froze. Fortunately, his energy-raising skills were pretty good now, and he didn't show any panic expression like when he was caught.

He just looked calm and calm.

The selfless person is fearless. The relationship between him and Audrey is just an ordinary friend. Even if a so-called hell map is formed, it is just a coincidence and does not mean anything.

Audrey laughed and waved in the direction of Earl Hall, very innocent and cute.

"Mr. Hastur, let's go there."

"okay."

Hastur followed Audrey and walked along the cobblestone road towards where Earl Hall was.

They were still walking side by side, but there was about half a meter between their shoulders, a very normal and safe distance.

After walking for three or two minutes, they arrived in front of Earl Hall. Audrey happily held Earl Hall's arm.

Hibbert, who was standing not far behind Earl Hall, moved the corners of his mouth slightly, as if he was suppressing a smile.

When Hastur looked over, he gave Hastur a wishing look.

This made Hasta feel a little panicked.

Although he didn't think there was anything wrong with the scene just now, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed because he had spied on this drawing of hell last time.

I came to the banquet tonight, but in order to bribe Earl Hall.

But now, before he started to please Earl Hall, Earl Hall saw the scene just now, and he didn't think that Earl Hall would not think of anything else at all.

Under such a hellish start, Hastur found it difficult to bribe Earl Hall.

Earl Hall chatted with Audrey for a few words, and Audrey said goodbye and left.

At this time, only Hastur, Earl Hall and Hibbert, who was standing a little far away, were left.

The smile that Earl Hall showed to Audrey just now also faded away at this moment.

Not saying a word put a lot of pressure on Hastur.

This pressure comes from his status as Audrey's father, not from his status as a powerful earl.

Hastur sighed in his heart. Just by looking at this look, he knew that the current Earl Hall didn't like him very much.

If this was a TV series, he could even predict Earl Hall's first words: "Are you approaching my daughter to take the opportunity to please me, and then ask me to help you get promoted to a title?"