Ada, who was standing in the background, could only hold back her laughter when watching this ethical battle (the helplessness of a sensible person).

Ivan complained in his heart: The death of Sheen is the biggest loss, right?

The Duke said in a panic:

"But no matter what, Master Esther's abilities are definitely worthy of my daughter! So you see..."

People around were talking about it.

From what they said, it seemed like "Becoming Haynes's consort is a great opportunity to change one's status, and it would be a big loss if Ivan gave it up."

However, some people said that "Miss Haines is an old maid and should be used as a tool for marriage." They probably really want Ivan to take this old maid away.

Tsk, others only see the superficial appearance.

But the parties involved are not fools.

Ivan smiled and said, "I wonder if anyone here has heard the story of a mathematician who calculated the day of his own death, but he was still alive and well on that day.

"For the sake of academic dignity, he chose to commit suicide..."

Then he shook the astrology cards in his hand and continued:

"I have calculated the result of the young lady's blind date this time. So I decided to follow my astrology.

"I don't want to spend the rest of my life with a young lady who has a high status but a very bad character, has no sense of propriety, and has no real power!"

Bonnie turned pale after hearing this.

The noble ladies around her were talking about it——

The news that "Miss Haines was rejected by a commoner" is indeed a rare thing! "

Amid the uproar, Ivan took advantage of the situation and pursued:

"But I can't waste the place you carefully prepared..."

He smiled slightly, took out the prepared contract, and said to the Duke:

"Duke,

"After I appease the young lady, I want to discuss with you the distribution of my portion of the salary. Is that okay?"

The Duke was frightened by Iven's momentum.

But everyone was looking at him, and he couldn't just reject Ivan's "kindness":

"Okay, okay, I will definitely educate my daughter and stop her from being so unruly."

Ivan saw that the time was right, turned around quickly, and winked at Ada:

"Hurry up and pretend, we'll run away!"

Ada received it.

"Hey, stop arguing, Ivan."

"Miss Belmont?"

Ada lifted the hem of her skirt slightly, stretched out her right foot, and revealed the high heels she was wearing: "My shoes are a bit high, take me to the lounge to change into a new pair."

"Okay." Ivan pretended to be anxious and helped Ada away from the crowd.

The Duke waved goodbye to them with a forced smile.

...

After the siblings left in a hurry, the atmosphere in the banquet hall seemed to cool down by eight degrees.

"Bonnie,"

The Duke recalled what he saw when he rushed over - Bonnie actually mocked Ivan for being shabby and even dragged down Viscount Belmont.

At that moment, he was about to burst into tears. Now he could only scold Bonnie coldly:

"Sheen is dead. I only have you and Boyden as my children... I wanted to find you a good husband right now, but you made a stupid mistake... I am really impressed!"

He was not angry because Bonnie messed up the blind date. The Duke was concerned that other nobles would stand on the moral high ground and condemn the family in the future.

This made the Duke, who was already in the midst of a crisis of trust, even worse!

"Dad..." Bonnie expressed helplessness.

The Duke took Bonnie's hand and left hastily: "You should stay in the lounge first, and come out after I deal with these problems...

"Stop causing me trouble!"

not far away.

The Lord and his wife happened to see the farce of their departure.

"Pfft," said the lady sourly.

“I didn’t expect that a young lady who is experienced in social situations would make such a low-level mistake.

"But now that I think about it, we should find a suitable marriage partner for Xi Lun - really! Ever since Xien took poison in public and embarrassed Xi Lun, Xi Lun's marriage has not been resolved!"

This is the relief that the Lady felt in her heart:

"Fortunately, Xien died early. Otherwise, he would have been an absolute obstacle to Xiren's marriage."

(At the same time Ivan sneezes)

However, while the lady was talking to herself, the lord's eyes involuntarily fell on Ivan and Ada who were leaving.

However, due to the poor viewing angle, the lord could only see Ivan in his magician's dress, while the lady next to him was protected by Ivan.

But the long white curly hair caught the lord's attention.

"White hair, and naturally curly..."

The lord couldn't help but let his thoughts drift. For some reason, he thought of the scene from twenty years ago:

At the Queen Sherlock banquet 20 years ago, there was also a beautiful woman with long white curly hair and an indigo dress.

Nancy, the former saint, the lord's former fiancée...

When I came to my senses, the lady walking with Ivan seemed to be wearing a dress decorated with an indigo outer skirt.

"Is this really a coincidence?"

"Hmm?" This made the lord's heart rise.

The lady slapped the lord's head hard, and the lord's thoughts came back.

"Alex? What are you thinking about?"

The Lord reacted quickly and found a reasonable excuse: "It's okay, I just haven't been sleeping well lately because of business matters."

The Lord took the Lady's hand and put it on his arm. He motioned for the Lady to hold his arm. This made outsiders think that they were very affectionate:

"Let's go, Susan.

"Let's put aside the business for now - it seems like the next thing is the dance, right?"

The Lady Lord nodded in agreement:

"That's right, but unfortunately the theme of this banquet is blind dates for young people. Married people can't dance and can only watch. Otherwise, I really want to dance with you."

The Lord said calmly: "Let's talk about dancing when we get back..."

The lord's eyes were cunning as he said the following words:

"The most important thing now is Xilun's marriage. As long as Xilun can make friends with a noble lady with magical powers at this banquet and let her become our daughter-in-law,

"That's it."

"Please read carefully - the Lord did not emphasize that the "Most Honorable Master Xilun" must be responsible for breeding after marriage!"

...

The system floated in the huge banquet hall, witnessing the current direction of the plot.

It looked at the Duke coldly, feeling completely disappointed with its father (the system was Yuan Xien)——

"Is it so hard to admit that you are not capable and have a bad education? In the end, you even used your daughter as a shield!"

The system raised its head slightly, with mixed feelings:

"If I had realized the fragility of my father the Duke when I was 20, I wouldn't have fallen into depravity!"

It looks at the reader who is using its body and smiles with satisfaction:

"Thank you anyway, I learned a lot..."

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