"Not at all!" Arthur responded almost instantly, "I won’t be affected by him!"Seeing Arthur like that, Harriet felt extremely helpless. Arthur was obviously mad! It was clear that he was very upset.Harriet sat next to Arthur and tried to comfort him, much like comforting a child."Arthur, you and Henry are brothers for more than twenty years. I can see that he has a quick temper. As the eldest brother, sometimes you need to be more magnanimous and give in to him. What's the point of always arguing like this?"Arthur brought her to Imperium because of their mother and the discord among the brothers. He needed her to come back and mediate the conflicts among them. The current situation was precisely what required her help in mediating.After hearing her words, Arthur also found them reasonable, and his expression indeed softened slightly.Seeing that, Harriet continued to bring out various reasons and tried to persuade Arthur.After a while, although Arthur's anger had s
Delbert continued to ponder the clues about Harriet's disappearance, without giving a single glance to Lily. He coldly responded, "Sorry, I don't drink tea."Lily was startled. The atmosphere in the study became awkward, and Liam wanted to say something to ease the tension. He could see that Delbert had no interest in his sister. However, Lily continued to smile and bent down to place the tea in front of Delbert."Delbert, this’s the best tea in the city. You’ll definitely like it."After saying that, she intentionally sat next to Delbert, almost leaning into him."Oh, are you so sure that I’ll definitely like it?" Delbert avoided Lily's approach and asked coldly. He was obviously displeased.Just as Lily was about to lean on him, he suddenly stood up. Lily missed her mark, and her disheveled hair fell in front of her, making her look particularly embarrassed.She looked up and saw that Delbert had already walked to the door of the study. He exuded an aura of nobility
Three days later.The melodious and elegant music sketched out the mingling banquet, where people from the upper class gathered in groups, conversing. This banquet was a great opportunity for them to expand their social network.Just as the banquet was about to officially begin, a cry suddenly rang out.The surrounding guests frowned, ready to find out who was so uncouth, but their attention was drawn to a voice.Almost instantly, everyone suddenly understood why the person had cried out just now.Because the girl walking gracefully towards the center of the hall was absolutely stunning!She was wearing a crimson dress, and her fair skin was like that of Snow White.The girl seemed to notice the gazes cast upon her. With a slight raise of her eyebrows and a charming yet pure smile on her lips, every move she made stirred the hearts of everyone present.Harriet paid no attention to the gazes of the crowd and walked straight ahead with Arthur and Henry in front of her."When d
Was she really Harriet?After all, Justin has already appeared, and those people were probably all in Imperial now.But when Delbert's gaze once again turned to the place where the girl had passed, he only saw that she was gone.Did he see it wrong?Or was it an illusion?Delbert withdrew his gaze, and smirked at himself.These days, he felt he was possessed. Every time he closed his eyes, all he could see in his mind was Harriet's figure. Even in his dreams, he wanted to find Harriet as soon as possible.To his surprise, he even had illusions now."Delbert!"Right at this moment, Lily smiled and walked up to Delbert, looking very intimate with him, reaching out to take his arm.A look of disgust flashed in Delbert's eyes, then he quietly stepped back, letting Lily's gesture go empty.No matter how Lily tried to be close to him, his attitude towards Lily was always as cold as ever.And just now.Harriet was already taken by Arthur and Henry to the second floor of the banqu
The gem pendant was translucent and bright, set against the backdrop of the fine wood, it emitted a faint pearly glow, gentle yet not dazzling.Levi saw Harriet's confusion and explained, "Yvonne, this’s the gem pendant that represents the power behind me. It can mobilize all the wealth under my command."Now, this gem pendant belongs to you. Consider it as an apology for my abruptness during that night at Holy Night!""For me?" Harriet asked in surprise, lifting her head. When she saw Levi nodding with a smile, her eyes instantly welled up with tears. She was greatly touched.Was this the long-missed feeling of home?Was this what the old her longed for but could never obtain?Harriet's slender fingers tightly clutched her dress. She tried to fight back negative emotions.At that moment, Levi had already taken the gem pendant out of the wooden box and personally put it on Harriet.Harriet looked at the delicate and exquisite gem pendant around her neck, feeling the warmth slow
And seeing Harriet now looking unharmed and lively reassured him even more!During these days of Harriet's disappearance, Delbert had been restless and sleepless, fearing that something bad had befallen her.Now seeing Harriet safe and sound not far away was undoubtedly the greatest consolation for him.After triple-checking that he was right, he was finally relieved.However, those standing beside her appeared to be the Bass brothers and that Levi who had a significant history with him!Seeing that Harriet had descended from the second floor and was heading towards the banquet hall, Delbert couldn't care less about anything else and immediately turned towards where Harriet was.But before he could take a few steps, he was stopped by Lily once again.Lily stood in front of him, slightly shy, and said softly, "Delbert, did you come back for me? Was it because I was too noisy just now, and you found me annoying, so you wanted to leave? I'm sorry, I apologize, please don't ignore m
Harriet and Delbert embraced tightly after a long separation, unwilling to let go upon reuniting.At this moment, Lily caught up from behind and saw this scene. A sudden anger surged in her heart, uncontrollably churning in her chest.How dared this woman who had stolen all her thunder at the banquet embrace Delbert so brazenly in front of her?How unlucky!Lily snorted coldly, her eyes filled with insane jealousy as she looked at Harriet.Damn it, she would make this woman pay!Meanwhile, the two who were embracing finally let go. Delbert looked over Harriet carefully from top to bottom, his eyes full of concern."Harriet, have you encountered any danger these days? Did anything go wrong?"Noticing the concerned expression on Delbert's face, Harriet felt warmed.When she was about to explain to Delbert about her experiences in Imperial recently, she saw a girl in a pale moon-white dress with a malicious smile approaching them from a distance.Harriet didn't know her but real
"Lily, why do you have to bother Delbert? I told you Delbert is married. There are so many men in the world. Why do you have to pursue a married man!"Liam’s voice was filled with anxiety and a hint of resentment."Even if he's married to Harriet, so what? I've never failed to get what I want ever since I was little!"Lily forcefully broke free from Liam's hand, her eyes full of resentment.She thought that a high-ranking and influential man like Delbert would never marry a woman so casually. In his eyes, Harriet should just be a dispensable plaything.But just then, seeing how Delbert had defended Harriet, she realized that he must have genuine feelings for Harriet.At that thought, a glint of jealousy flashed in Lily's eyes.Ever since she was little, there was nothing she couldn't have.Even if Delbert was already married, it didn't mean she didn't have a chance...Meanwhile, on the other side.After the annoying Lily finally left, Delbert stared intently at the safe and s