MTLNOVEL Chapter 325 Second assimilation (2)
"It was a good excuse... or at least I want to believe that, but it's not like I was lying either. One way or another, he will benefit after all... damn, what luck." Feeling a bit envious, I continue walking toward my father... I still have to greet a few more people, but family comes first...
With just one look, I realized that all the great dukes of the empire were present, including the sacred ones... Curiously, the daughters of the saint, Seraphine Benedetto, and also Cristal, important figures of the empire, were there as well...
Pretending to be surprised, while at the same time feeling a fierce gaze in my direction, a shiver runs down my spine... Looking toward the source of the gaze, I see a beautiful woman in a Victorian-style dress with silver details... The woman's eyes were full of anger, with hair as black as the night... she looked at me, her gray eyes narrowing slowly...
"Oh no..." Taking a step back... I try to leave!! I can't deal with someone like her...
"Where do you think you're going, young man, hmm?" Hearing a delicate and elegant voice that I hadn't heard in months... my body freezes on the spot... my eyes quickly scan my attire... In an instant, I calculate the whole situation: important people in extravagant, expensive clothing, people with lots of money... People like the great dukes care a lot about how they are seen by the masses, which is why they always wear grand attire. Besides, the emperor, along with his wife, the empress, are also here... They are the most powerful people in the empire...
And then there's me... My shirt is black, not expensive at all, nothing extravagant, black cotton pants comfortable enough to sleep in... and sandals... black ones, absolutely nothing expensive, worth no more than two gold coins. My body trembled violently... I had forgotten about my outfit... Cursing Dorothy silently again, I remind myself that I'm supposed to be the heir of the Dragon House... but I don't really like wearing too many things on my body; it's quite uncomfortable, it's easier to stay as I am... clothing is complicated...
Hesitantly, I turn to face her... "Mother! How have you been?" Trying to act as normal as possible...
My mother's gaze narrows again... her eyes scan my entire body... "I saw you a few moments ago, you know. I heard that my son was chosen as the best of his generation, but it seems you forgot..." She placed her hands on her hips. "You're still wearing the same clothes, aren't you?"
Swallowing hard... I know my mother cares a lot about appearances: "Well... I don't know what to say." Even for me, it's quite difficult to respond to her questions, everything happened so fast! In fact, this month might be the worst I've had since arriving in this world... no exaggeration...
"Oh... You're so lovely!" Hearing Dorothy's excited voice... My mother's gaze turned to her... "Oh! You're lovely too!" My mother left me and approached Dorothy... Widening my eyes... for the first time in my life, I saw Dorothy as a savior.
Silently, I try to slip away again... "Anthony, come here." Hearing my mother's voice again... my smile freezes... Moving closer... she hugs me... Feeling her arms around me, my eyes widen: "I heard some complaints from Lysandra; you need to talk to her later, okay?" Nodding silently, it's true I haven't seen Lysandra in months, but a lot has happened, it was outside of my plans, but that's no excuse. After assimilation, I'll have to talk to her—I suppose she's angry... "Leave it to me," I reply seriously... "I also heard that Evelyn's daughter, Charlotte, is your wife..." She looks at me with a peculiar expression...
"She is," I respond with a smile... "Well... I don't have much to say on that topic, but you need to make both of them happy, promise me."
"I will, leave it to me!" I respond confidently. My mother smiled sweetly, "I'm glad you're doing well," she said as she hugged me again...
"Thank you, mother," I returned the hug as well... After a few moments, I said, "I'll go greet my father."
"Alright," she agreed...
Leaving my mother with Dorothy, who, for some reason, got along extremely well...
Walking again toward my father, who was also coming toward me: "Are you alright?" He asked with a soft smile, "I've been better..."
"Not bad," he nodded and patted me on the shoulder, "Good job," he said, nodding again... His gaze drifted to the multicolored young woman...
"So she's Lady Dorothy, quite strong," he crossed his arms... "How did you meet her...?"
Looking at my father... well, he doesn't know anything about her. After all, her appearance is completely different, and I don't want problems from the past, so I talked about it with Dorothy. At first, she pouted, but after insisting, she finally left that resentment behind...
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"Well... actually," I told him a few things about what happened in those weeks...
"I see... I hope you continue to get along with her; she seems friendly." Seeing my mother laughing along with Dorothy... he thought she was actually a good person, but in reality, it's the complete opposite! That damn woman is my daily hell! It's just a facade... Grinding my teeth, you have no idea how annoying she can be. One of the maids mentioned that she's already broken some paintings and vases... although I don't care much, the house isn't mine! It's my mother's! My expression darkened again...
"What's wrong?" My father asked, frowning while asking. Staying silent for a few moments, I replied, "It's nothing."
Hearing footsteps behind us, an extremely seductive woman in a plum-colored dress, with violet eyes and hair, appeared. She was none other than Evelyn Darkwood... "Anthony, it's a pleasure to see you again. I hope you're taking good care of my daughter," she said with a polite smile... Looking at her acting as if nothing had happened, a smile appeared on my lips, "She's happier than ever." Actually, it's better this way, no one will suspect...
"I think we're all here, we should start as soon as possible," Professor Athena said with a smile while looking at the object, "Broken Crystal," which was pulsating, and the starlight waves emanating from it grew stronger and stronger...