Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 242: The Sea Socialite

Seven o'clock in the evening, in front of the most luxurious building in the dock area.

Adele took a horse-drawn carriage and it took three and a half minutes to arrive at Hall's residence at 7 Whalebone Street.

Unlike fake nouveau riche like Adele, Miss Hall doesn't have to rob an office building herself (although she might be able to do it faster by robbing it). She can just buy it in full.

After arriving in Constance, the accountants she brought with her quickly planned the company's development strategy, which included the purchase of this iconic building. Before the Queen Island Shipping Company began normal business, this building would temporarily serve as a place for Miss Hall to hold banquets and receive guests.

Glancing at the fountain pool, where the sound of water reflected the lights even in winter, Adele slightly adjusted her ruffled long skirt made of gold-woven cotton fabric and slowly walked towards the main entrance of the house.

Although the waiter at the door was a little slow in his movements because he was shocked by the witch's appearance, he still caught the beaver shawl that Adele took off in time with his professionalism.

It seems that he has been with Miss Audrey for too long, and his resistance to beautiful women has gradually increased?
Adele thought aimlessly, trying to adjust her mentality in this way.

It's not like she hasn't participated in similar gatherings before, but this was the first time she was formally invited to a dinner party of this level. This meant that although she understood similar etiquette, she lacked the opportunity to put it into practice.

After entering the door, Adele saw Miss Audrey, wearing a high-necked printed dress with leg-of-mutton sleeves, walking towards her.

Completely different from the impression left on Adele by the first glimpse of her at Baron Sinderas's ball, Miss Audrey's current dress and appearance seemed to have changed a lot.

There is little delicate lace on her clothes, and even her skin is rarely exposed. More importantly, her dressing style is gradually moving towards a neutral direction, and the dress she is wearing can vaguely be seen as a woman's riding suit.

If I didn't know her well enough, I would think she had a boyfriend...

“I commend you for your foresight. On behalf of the post-war refugees who benefited from the Jianhai County Reconstruction Project, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you.”

Adele exchanged polite greetings with Audrey, and took out a small exquisite box from her handbag and handed it to her. Audrey took it with a smile and handed it to her personal maid.

In Loen's high society, when attending a banquet for the first time, one must give the host a small gift, among which alcoholic beverages are the most popular.

However, if the guest is a female guest who has been invited individually, or the host of the dance is a lady, it would be rather abrupt to give alcoholic beverages as a gift. In such occasions, perfumes of similar value are generally used instead.

However, no other cosmetics can be given as gifts, otherwise it will be regarded as a mockery of the owner's appearance, which is a serious offense.

"At times like this, all you need to do is praise the goddess."

Audrey nodded slightly, "He will not ignore your efforts either."

It's a pity that this is in public, otherwise I should say "Praise Mr. Fool"...

Adele was thinking in a rather scattered way. At the same time, she followed Audrey Hall through the porch and came to the center of the dance floor in the hall. There was already a melodious tune echoing here, and people gathered in groups of three or four, talking to each other.

After exchanging pleasantries with Adele for a while, Audrey apologized, walked to the stairs, raised her position slightly, raised her glass of red wine and said to all the guests:
"Thank you all for coming to this dance. First of all, let us praise the gods, the source of all good things."

In similar dances, the host will make three toasts. The first two are fixed toasts praising the gods and the kingdom, while the third is a toast that needs to be prepared in advance, which is the only way to show the host's temperament.

Adele stood aside with a glass in hand, accepting the customary toast with everyone else.

"So in the end, what should we praise?"

Audrey's emerald green eyes swept across the faces of the guests one by one. With her beautiful appearance, the guests not only did not feel uncomfortable, but instead felt pleasant.

“Praise for the economic recovery of the Inter-Central Sea region.”

The moment Audrey glanced at her, Adele understood what she meant, then took a step forward and spoke loudly.

In an instant, most of the eyes in the hall turned towards Adele, with some expressions of curiosity, fear, greed, etc.

“That’s a great suggestion.”

Audrey's eyes were full of smiles as she introduced the guests: "Everyone, please allow me to formally introduce Miss Adele Searcy to you - you may have seen her name in the newspaper, but this is probably the first time you have seen her in person."

"She just suggested that I praise the economic recovery of the Middle East region - this is indeed one of my political propositions. However, if you want to make it a reality, you can't do without the outstanding efforts of this lady."

Audrey took Adele's hand and raised a toast with her to greet all the guests present.

"Then let us praise the economic recovery of the Sea of ​​​​the Sea region and praise the gentlemen and ladies who will do practical things for the people of the kingdom!"

The guests responded to them enthusiastically and drank the alcoholic drinks in their hands.

Then, Audrey took Adele's hand and danced the opening dance with her in everyone's astonished eyes.

In fact, this makes sense. After all, it is common for the host of a banquet to invite important female guests to dance. When the host does not have a female partner, the host usually dances the opening dance with the highest-ranking female guest present to show the host's importance to the other party.

However, many people are destined to see such a scene only once in their lifetime.

Audrey Hall had always been highly regarded in the aristocratic circle. In an interview with aristocratic children about the "woman they most wanted to marry", she even ranked first with more than three times the votes of the second place. Her appearance was evident.

Even before Sequence 7, Adele was described by Gagran as being so handsome that even the witch could hardly control herself. After her transformation, her charm increased instead of diminishing, and she was indistinguishable from the gorgeously dressed Miss Hall.

It must be said that Audrey's dance tutoring was exceptional. Although it was Adele's first time to dance female steps, as long as she followed her lead, her body spontaneously took the correct steps.

"Don't be nervous."

Audrey said gently in Adele's ear, "You will have to go through many similar situations in the future, so just get used to it now."

(End of this chapter)