The Hogwarts Emerald

Chapter 362 Rose Manor 2
As Vida finished his words, everyone in the spacious room had different expressions. Some immediately expressed their loyalty and insisted on staying, while others thought carefully and hesitated to make a decision.

Vida didn't say anything, and neither did Ada.

Ada, who was sitting on the chair, leaned back and slumped in the chair in a very ungraceful manner. It was as if the person these people were about to pledge allegiance to was not her. She watched coldly and even found it a little funny.

Including Sergei, Daniel and Laura, it is likely that one or some of these ten people revealed their information to Alan Rozier.

From that moment on, his (their) loyalty no longer exists.

Loyalty and trust are both very luxurious things. If you don't handle them well, people may die. Those who jump up and down to show their loyalty may not be trustworthy, and those who are slow to express their loyalty may not be untrustworthy.

Fifteen minutes passed quickly, and no one left the room. People like them had nowhere else to go. No one was born to be a traitor. They betrayed only for the sake of profit, because others gave too much.

This is just like job-hopping. A person with a monthly salary of 10,000 yuan will not change jobs to a place that can only offer him a monthly salary of 5,000 yuan. The same work content, the same hard work, but the monthly salary is halved. What is the purpose of job-hopping? Is it for the dream?

Even dwarf mules know that there are three key elements to success in doing big things: first, money; second, money; and third, still money!

Dreams need to be based on reality, either ability or strength. If there is no support from reality, the dream is just a dream, and sometimes it will make people laugh.

The people in the room were either dark wizards or people who had experienced great changes in their lives. They were no longer at the age of empty talk about dreams. Compared with unattainable dreams, they cared more about reality, a cruel and sad reality.

"I'm glad to see that you all chose to stay. I'm really relieved." Vida said again.

Then Vida snapped his fingers, and twelve crystal goblets filled with rich Chardonnay appeared on the long table. Seeing Vida stand up and raise the goblets, everyone in the room also picked up their glasses and stood up.

"To our glory, to our Esmeralda, cheers!"

"Cheers!" everyone responded in unison.

Ada also raised her glass, but her movements were much slower than the others. She raised the goblet to her eyes, the chardonnay had a fruity aroma, and through the amber liquid, Ada felt that the figures of everyone in the room had become a little distorted.

You can see others through the glass, you can see yourself through the glass. After drinking this glass of Chardonnay, can these people really stay with you until the end?

There was no oath of allegiance, no one kissed Ada's right hand, and no one prostrated at Ada's feet, kissing the corner of her robe and wiping her shoes. The meeting started and ended hastily, but many things changed because of a glass of Chardonnay.

Fortunately, there are no complicated ceremonies and honors. Fortunately, this is Versailles, not Lordaeron. Vida did not say, "My child, from the day you were born, the whole of Versailles was whispering this name: Esmeralda."

The scene was simply chilling. The most filial son in Versailles, it’s scary to think about it.

As night fell, the red brick house seemed to be covered with a layer of gauze, and Rose Manor seemed a little deserted. If the house elves were not counted, there were only three women living in the huge manor.

Vida and Ada each lived in a suite on the second floor of the building, and the remaining woman was Laura Fournier, who lived on the first floor. She would not go to the second floor unless she was summoned by Vida or Ada.

Ada's suite is on the south side of the second floor. The suite consists of a bedroom, a private room, a personal study, a living room and a nanny's room. The suite is decorated mainly in Gryffindor's red and gold colors.

Lying on the golden and red brocade bed, Ada stared at the embroidered canopy with lifeless eyes, and could not fall asleep for a long time. She sat up suddenly from the bed, she really couldn't sleep.

Leaving the bed, walking barefoot on the thick carpet, and wearing a silky black lace dressing gown, Ada walked out of the brick-red building alone under the moonlight outside the window. The garden was particularly quiet under the cover of the night. There was no Baroque dance music, the magic fountain stopped working, and even the roses of various colors became shy, no longer competing for beauty during the day.

Wandering aimlessly among the flowers, Ada unknowingly walked near the fountain, and then she heard someone calling her name by the pool.

"Since you can't sleep, why don't you come over and have a drink together?"

Ada was not the only one who suffered from insomnia on the hot summer night. Laura Fournier was also unable to sleep. At that moment, she was sitting by the pool and drinking by herself. A bottle of Cognac was floating in the pool behind her.

Although she was drinking alone, Laura brought two cups. Both cups were filled with wine, one in her hand and the other beside her.

Laura handed the cup beside her to Ada who was walking over. There was also a piece of ice wine stone in the cup. Ada took the ball-shaped cup and tasted it.

Since coming to France, Ada's drinking capacity has been getting better day by day, leaving aside other aspects. If it were in the past, she would not be able to tell whether this bottle of cognac is good or bad, but now she can tell clearly.

"This is Louis' favorite wine." Laura said, and there seemed to be light in her eyes when she spoke.

Laura was reminiscing about the past, recalling the good old days, and even had stars in her eyes. But this sentence made Ada a little embarrassed, and she couldn't swallow or spit out the wine she had just drunk.

"If the wine is too cold, you can take out the ice wine stones." Laura also noticed Ada's embarrassment, and she continued, "I have no ill will towards you or Jessica. Everything is Louis' own choice and the arrangement of fate."

Ada silently put down the ball glass and talked to Lola about Louis, or Jessica, which made Ada feel very uncomfortable.

"Don't feel embarrassed. Even without Jessica, there will be other women standing by Louis." Laura said, "Compared to the pure-blood girl named Elena arranged by Vida, Jessica makes me more comfortable. At least I didn't lose because of my background."

In the pure-blood family's contempt chain, Muggles are at the bottom, and Jessica is a Muggle. Ada, who was silently eating her own melon, picked up the glass again. She was afraid that she would not be able to help singing...

Irina, my name is Irina, I am a girl, just like other girls~
"Tell me!" Laura suddenly said something irrelevant. "Although I have never raised a child, I am a woman after all. I can see that you are worried. You don't want to make Vida worry, so you keep it in your heart."

"No, you're seeing things." Ada said, "I'm just not used to this new place. It's too big." Because the place was so big, it seemed empty. Even if Ada stayed up all night and walked in the garden, Vida wouldn't know.

Laura came close to Ada, shook her index finger, and said, "Don't question my drinking capacity. I can drink four Louis!"

"Should I praise you for being able to drink," Ada said, covering her face, "or that he can't drink?"

Laura didn't respond. She leaned back, reached out and grabbed the bottle from the pool, poured herself a full glass, and then Laura drank the wine in one gulp.

She smiled and said, "Now you can tell me now? I should have forgotten everything by tomorrow morning... burp..." The burp was obviously because she drank too quickly and it was a bit hard.

For wizards, getting drunk is an easy thing, all they have to do is drink continuously, but it is not easy to lose memory after drinking. Wizards have many ways to keep themselves sober when drunk.

Laura gulped down a glass of wine, not to bully Ada for growing up in the Muggle world, but to make her attitude clear to Ada: no matter what Ada said tonight, she would not remember it, just like an empty wine glass.

Thanks to my book friend Hei Ze Zhi Ying for the reward, thanks to my book friend Ju Jian Lun Dao for the reward, thanks to my book friend Qing Mei Chan Chan for the reward, thanks to my book friend I just want to tell the truth for the reward
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