"Astarieth?"
Hayin immediately didn't have a good impression of Libe, maybe it was because of the last name since Lynne was now flirting with her man, or maybe because she is an FMC and Libe is a villain, but Hayin was in a very bad mood now...
"That's right, I'm the second daughter of this family..."
Libe originally planned to avoid such contacts with these FMCs at these parties, especially such high-level FMCs like Hayin, since he knew they would show up, FMCs will always be at these kinds of events after all, and he also wanted to focus on Arthur.
But that was no longer possible, his older sister was wanting to eat his cake and she would not sit idly by while she saw him trying, although she knew that it would be impossible for Lynne to conquer Arthur due to the great disparity in luck, there was always the risk and it is better not to risk it.
Not to mention that Indara was now with his eyes closed recovering magic power from her, her defense was easily broken by Ludwing and Lynne.
For that, Libe had planned to use this FMC to fight her sister, they both had almost the same level of luck which would be perfect.
The FMC and Villains are natural enemies and now that Lynne was 'stealing' Hayin's man, a confrontation was inevitable, Libe just wanted to give her a push.
"Are you that woman's younger sister?"
Pointing cheekily at Lynne, Hayin frowned.
"Heh~ that's right, she's my older sister..."
"Perfect, take me to her then..."
"Heeh..."
Hayin's voice was authoritative and she would not take no for an answer, in such circumstances, Libe would give the middle finger to such a woman who spoke to her in this way, but since this was her goal, she gladly accepted, her goal was easier to achieve. what he thought.
Hayin on the other hand didn't think too much, she believed that her luck was good since she would now have an excuse to join the group...
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Arthur and Lynne on the other hand seemed to have a good vibe with each other, everyone could tell by the way Arthur smiled.
Lucia was satisfied with this, if things go well, then she no longer needs to worry about Lynne's marriage, so to prevent the boy from running away, Lucia decided to talk to her parents...
"Nataly, it's been a while..."
"Lucy..."
Nataly didn't even know how to feel when this former comrade in arms approached her, after all, they were both in the academy together and had the same training in the army, so they can be considered comrades...
"Greetings to you too, Elias is as handsome as ever, he almost makes me think of the youth of those days... Hehe Nataly good for you, marrying the jewel of the Clayman family, I'm jealous..."
Elías in the past was quite famous in high society, he was highly valued for being the jewel of the Clayman family, the former head of the family loved him too much for being the only man in his generation in the family, unfortunately, everything went to hell ...
"Thank you, you also look very young, Mrs. Lucia, also allow me to congratulate you on his birthday..."
"That's right Lucia, the fact that you are now the head of your family and have an excellent husband is not something to envy Happy Birthday..."
Even so, Elías tried to smile at me, he didn't know if Lucía was saying it out of sarcasm or if she had another objective...
Nataly on the other hand was afraid that this woman is still interested in her husband since young Lucia had always had a weak crush on Elias.
"Thank you, but the fact that Elias has become the vice president of Deus Ex Machina and your high-ranking Lieutenant in the army is not something you have to envy me..."
Lucía if she was a little jealous, in fact as someone who persecuted Elías in the past seeing him married to another woman was always a bad taste in the mouth, not to mention that her husband wasn't someone special either...
Nevertheless...
"Both families have excellent children and seeing them together makes me remember our youth... What do you think? Nataly, Elias... they look good, right?"
Since she could not have Elías, her daughter could still keep the son, and to tell the truth, Arthur is even more handsome than Elías in his adolescence, much more than if it were not because he knew that Arthur is an adopted son, Lucía would never believe that from such an excellent man such superior genes have come from the poor ex-wife of Elijah.
"Hehehe..."
Nataly and Elias looked at each other, they already knew where this woman wanted to go...
"What do you think? Nataly, Elias... We can become a big family"
"You think so? I think it's too soon, Liam is still 15 years old..."
"Not at all Nataly, if that's why we can wait the necessary time, I think that as long as they want to wait, it doesn't matter..."
What Lucia wanted was to close the deal or at least a promise...
"..."
Nataly no longer spoke while Elías sighed, this has always been the problem with high society, women will always be in search of excellent men and when they find him, mothers will try all means to unite the couple.
There are times when the man's family was weaker than the woman's and ended in forced marriage, which from the man's perspective was quite tragic...
"If Miss Lynne has the ability, she can try, I won't interfere in Liam's private life..."
And as someone with a similar fate, Elijah did not want and could not force Arthur to marry against his will so he made things clear, to avoid misunderstandings.
"Oh? Is that so?"
Lucia on the other hand narrowed her eyes, she thought that it would cost her a bit to convince Elías and Nataly and she was even willing to collect Lynne's dowry the reason for this conversation was simply to let them know that she was serious, but if What Elias said is true, so this marriage is in the bag, for no moment did he think that Lynne would fail.
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Arthur and Lynne although it seemed to everyone that they were having a pleasant conversation, for Arthur, this girl was exceeding her limits.
To begin with, this girl was getting closer to him, someone sensitive to fights, Arthur could see through Lynne in an instant.
"I like technology and what Deus Ex Machina is doing, as a master pilot, you have my respect..."
"Thank you, surely my lord father will be pleased.."
Lynne would bring up random conversations and then use them to make Arthur lower his guard, it was so common that he was already used to it...
Arthur even had in Déjà vu, after all, if this scene was brought to her old world, Lynne would be considered an attractive man trying to woo a pretty girl.
The thought of this made Arthur's headache...
"I think this is disrespectful of me but I would like to ask, does Young Liam suffer from some magical illness? Why is he keeping his eyes closed? Truly with his beauty, his eyes would be like beautiful, sparkling pearls. .."
"Thanks for his concern, but it's due to my innate ability"
Arthur would not have the eyes due to Level Upper...
"Is that so? Could I see them?"
Lynne was curious, Arthur was already beautiful as he is now, but if he opens his eyes, Lynne knows that it was very bold of him to ask, but in her imagination, Arthur's eyes were simply beautiful...
"I'm sorry, but I can't do it..."
Arthur wouldn't risk revealing his eyes of Infinity, these eyes would reveal much of his lineage after all...
"I understand, sorry if she was disrespectful and I offended you"
"Don't worry, but my innate ability is very troublesome..."
"I understand...."
Lynne nodded, as if she had expected this response and snapped her fingers.
"Even so, it was very rude of me to ask, I hope young Liam will find kindness in his heart and forgive me, please accept this gift..."
One of her servants approached with a small box which Lynne slowly opened...
It was a decorated bracelet, because of the material and the decorations, Arthur knew it was expensive...
(Did you deliberately fake a mistake to find an excuse to give me this bracelet?)
Arthur's mind processed quickly and he saw through Lynne's trick, some men from wealthy families were reluctant to accept such gifts as it may affect their reputation, but now Lynne had an excuse, as she deliberately 'offended' Arthur. , therefore Arthur couldn't just refuse such gifts...
(This woman...)
Politics among humans is much more complicated than in other races, due to their democratic system, therefore their 'tricks' are more varied and unpredictable...
"Thank you, but there's no need..."
"No, please accept it, as a member of the Astariet family, committing such a disrespectful act is a stain on us, please accept it..."
Lynne is brilliant and Arthur didn't dislike smart women, on the contrary.
Since that was the case, Arthur wouldn't mind playing a little with Lynne.
"Miss, the gentleman said no...."
Unfortunately, someone else interrupted their conversation and stepped between Lynne and Arthur...
"Hello, little Brother..."
"..."
No matter where he went, Arthur would always find sassy women and Hayin was one of them.
This woman didn't even put the hostess (Lynne) in her eyes and sat directly in between them...
"Who are you?"
Lynne continued expressionless, but from her cold words, anyone could tell that she was very angry right now.
"My name is Hayin Clues..."
Lynne didn't want to ask her name she didn't give a shit, she wanted to ask who she was to Arthur, to dare to meddle in his business...
Who gave you the courage to do it?
Maybe if Indara did, Lynne could just swallow her anger, but now her cute (her sister-in-law) was recovering by Arthur's side.
"Woahh! That's scary, don't look at me like that sister, I'm a friend of your little sister and also a close friend of this gentleman..."
"I don't know her..."
Before Lynne looked at him, Arthur said emotionlessly, then Lynne focused her attention on her little sister...
Libe was looking at everything with amusement until Lynne glared at her, Libe trembled slightly even so she decided to trust the FMC...
Lynne, on the other hand, understood everything now, this VIP area, was closed with her servants, and no one was supposed to enter without authorization, after all, Lynne didn't want other women to interfere in her courtship, but with Libe, Hayin was able to break through this barrier. easily...
This made Lynne furious, she knew why Libe did it and not that she could blame her, since she was the first to try to eat the cake...
"Little brother that you reject me, it hurts my feelings..."
"..."
Arthur didn't respond to Hayin's shamelessness, but his mood wasn't good, he turned his head and waited for Indara to recover, he didn't want to be at this party anymore...
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Author's note: sorry for the delay and that there will only be one chapter this week. I had problems at work, but don't worry, I'll double the release next week.