flstandardbreds Chapter 173: Looking at the beauty under the lamp, the more you look, the more energetic you become
Chapter 173: Looking at the beauty under the lamp, the more you look, the more energetic you become
"Lilith, Catherine asked me to call you to the West Hall. Everyone is waiting for you." Angel's eyes were about to spit fire, but she still forced a smile in front of the two foreign princes.
"...I understand." She looked at the triumphant smile in Nerler's eyes and gritted her teeth in anger. When she passed by him, she stepped hard on him.
"Oh——" As a result, Neller cried out in pain without hiding it at all, and then complained softly behind Lilith in annoyance, "Don't bully me, Lilith."
Lilith: ...Next time Catherine wants to kill them, she will definitely not say a word to persuade them, but will help pass the knife! No matter what diplomatic incidents or international disputes, she will not care at all!
Angel turned around and walked away, leading the way in front, but her steps were very fast, not caring whether Lilith would lose her or even want to get rid of her.
But no matter how fast she ran, how could she go? Lilith ran all day long and didn't care about these few steps. The two of them maintained an eerie silence, walking one after the other.
When they were about to enter the banquet hall on the west side, Angel suddenly turned her head, scaring Lilith.
"What are you doing..." Lilith was speechless looking at her like this.
Angel refused to look at Lilith, but raised her head proudly and said, "His Royal Highness Neril and Neva are the beloved sons of King Mulet. They are of noble status and are very much loved by the King and Queen. They are the hot candidates for Her Royal Highness Catherine's husband—"
"Oh! So you know this!" Lilith looked at her in surprise and said sarcastically, "I thought you didn't know anything at all."
I really want to ask An Qi what is so worthy of her care about those perverted guys who are full of evil taste and enjoy playing with other people's feelings. But now this stupid girl is obviously blinded by one thing and can't listen to others at all. It would be better to hit her hard.
Angel was interrupted by Lilith. She was stunned for a moment and her face turned red. Was she making fun of herself for overestimating her own abilities?
"Humph, if I don't have a chance, you won't have one either!" An Qi's face flushed, her tone was angry, and then she thought for a moment and added, "Earl Taylor is just your stepmother, how dare you represent Dragon Fang Castle to attend!"
She recalled the discussion about Lilith she had just heard from others at the dinner table, and she felt a sense of crisis and powerlessness as if her territory was being slowly invaded.
"There's nothing I can do. Neither the Duke nor Catherine seem to care about this." Lilith rubbed her nose and looked past Angel towards the West Banquet Hall behind her where laughter could be heard from time to time.
The open door of the West Ballroom seemed to be the gathering place of all the beauty of High Garden. All the ladies gathered here, and under the illumination of the huge crystal chandelier above their heads, they looked like beautiful flowers, eclipsing the large oil paintings on the walls of the hall.
She immediately lost interest in talking to Angie and walked straight inside, past her.
Among the girls in their elegant clothes and buns, all were laughing and talking. Lilith felt as if she had entered the Grand View Garden, and she stuck to the wall, looking inside curiously.
Without the supervision of the elders at home, these noble ladies now gathered in groups of three or five, sharing the little interesting things in life with each other, with bright eyes. Some of them were bolder and instructed the waiter to bring wine, and they drank secretly, their faces flushed without knowing it.
As she quietly admired the vivid picture of the beauty in front of her, Catherine finally walked in. Seeing Lilith standing by the wall as if she was being punished, she walked over.
"What? Are you tired?"
"No, no, no, how can I be tired?" Lilith opened her eyes wide and shook her head decisively, with an unconscious smile on her face. She murmured in a low voice, "Looking at a beauty under the lamp, the more I look, the more energetic I feel."
Catherine:…
"It's better if you're not tired." Catherine grabbed her hand and pulled her into the crowd.
An hour later, the dance officially began. The girls finally filed out and returned to the main banquet hall. Lilith slumped down on the soft cushioned bench, crying in her heart - she was so tired! She would never be strong again!
Catherine ignored her look for help and kept socializing with her. In just one hour, she had lost count of how many beautiful ladies she had exchanged names with.
No wonder Catherine fled to Goletia. Is this still a life for human beings?
……
Bella carried a large bag and hummed a song as she walked towards her home in Cuiliu Lane. Although the weather had not yet warmed up, when the dwarf craftsmen were expanding the winery, they saw the boiler in the winery that was always on, so they connected pipes to the small building where they stayed for heating, which brought great convenience to the girls living there.
The dwarves are so amazing! ——Bella couldn't help but smile and sigh again.
Therefore, the thick woolen cloaks that Miss Lilith had ordered for her were no longer suitable for wearing. She had washed and dried them in the winery a few days ago, and since she had nothing to do tonight, she planned to send them back to her home wardrobe for careful storage.
The alley was still as messy as Lilith had seen it at the beginning. Bella was carrying a huge bag, her vision was obstructed, and she walked more carefully.
When she was almost at the door of her house, Bella suddenly saw a huge black shadow in the moonlight!
"Ah!" Poor Bella screamed subconsciously, and the black shadow did not move.
The man and the shadow confronted each other in the moonlight for a minute. Bella blinked, moved forward and touched it, and breathed a sigh of relief - "What? Miss Lilith actually likes this kind of thing. When did you get it?..."
The dark shadow that frightened her turned out to be just a stone statue sitting obediently.
She thought of her funny behavior just now and was amused by herself. Just as she was about to step onto the stairs, she stepped on a piece of sawn wood waste. Her body suddenly tilted and hit the mailbox next to her.
"Snapped--!"
Bella staggered to the side for several steps and managed to reach out and grab the iron handrail of the stairs to avoid falling to the ground. She breathed a sigh of relief, put the bag in her hand down, and stretched her head to look towards the place where the sound had just been made.
The mailbox was inserted very shallowly, and when Bella bumped into it, the underground part tilted out of the soil. When it was about to fall over, a black claw with long nails suddenly stretched out, grasped it firmly and fixed it in place.
Bella looked at the statue's suddenly changed posture, and the mailbox in its hand that was off the ground, and the bag in her hand fell to the ground.
"what----!"
The screams echoed throughout Cuiliu Lane.