Chapter 30 (1/2)

The banquet was held in the countryside, in a villa of another great noble It was a private and unofficial gathering for the nobles

Outside the villa, the road was full with all kinds of exquisite carriages So around the carriages

The villa was not very big but it had a htly more than 30 people at the banquet Nicole carefully held Rody's arm and sloalked into the hall Immediately, an attendant respectfully caant move of his hand, he helped Nicole take off her shawl He then announced in a melodious tenor voice, ”The Tulip Fa Master Seth has arrived”

Rody immediately felt numerous eyes look towards hiether Not just that: they were high-ranking nobles It was also the first time he was stared at by so many nobles

Some of the stares cae of the 'Tulip Family' There were those with envy That cahtly lower status and position There were also stares accoood relationshi+ps with the Tulip Family Of course, some of the stares were not friendly Soe of the current predica because their heirs had failed to live up to expectations Their only talented and useful hter who could not inherit the family title

Invariably, there were ht was refined and chic Along with the playboy's handso blond hair of the Tulip Family, it so ladies, Rody's evasive looks made him seem shy In fact, he looked cute to the ladies and that was contrary to the ruood omen

Nicole calht and cheery smile was like a fresh breeze She quietly coached Rody about the people present She was telling him which ministers His Majesty recently favor, who came from which famous families, and their family's allies Rody could not remember them all He could only understand about two-thirds and maybe only remember about one-third of all that he heard

As it was not a forathered in separate groups according to their own fareet all the groups She did not linger too long or engage in deep conversation with any group or treat the noble infatuated with Nicole would attempt to strike a conversation with her Nicole would politely respond She certainly did not have the appearance of the terrifying sorceress that had made Rody miserable and silent previously

Rody nervously kept following behind Nicole but Nicole wanted to train hied hiet the coht you on our way here” She then walked aith a few female companions

Rody was thinking of going up to a group of girls but a few of those girls had started heading for the inner rooms Rody was too e there like an idiot

A waiter offered hiold The wine that was as red as blood made Rody hesitate to drink

He did not feel comfortable at the banquet, but that was not the case in the eyes of others For the noble ladies interested in him, his actions only confirmed that he was not an ordinary person He was handsome and came from an illustrious family Was there anyone more suitable as a wealthy husband?

Of course, soon after that, Rody was surrounded by several noble ladies

It is said that a skillful man kno to strike up a conversation with a woman However, this applies equally to women

Within a short period of time, two noble ladies had 'accidentally' dropped their handkerchiefs in front of Rody Three others had 'hurriedly' opened their folding fans and dropped them and another one 'accidentally' tripped on her skirt She almost fell on top of him

Rody remely He picked up the dropped handkerchiefs and folding fans and carefully returned them to their owners As for the lady who aled That noble lady almost fell onto the floor

Rody had a headache because these ladies kept following his, they still stood by his side and refused to leave They insisted on engaging in idle talk with Rody