Seeing that Desilio didn't open the silver box for a long time, Connor was a little nervous. He didn't know if there was something wrong with the gift, or if it violated Desilio's taboo.
As a member of the noble circle, Connor knew that the so-called elites of the empire were very superstitious and had a lot of taboos.
While Connor was hesitating whether he should say something, Desilio finally opened the small silver box that Connor gave him. A golden colored egg that exuded an ancient aura appeared in front of Desilio.
"Our family knows that you like items from the Byzantine Empire, so we specially found this treasure for you. It is a 1: 1 replica of the Byzantine Empire's Easter egg made by the nobles of the Byzantine Empire. I hope uncle will accept it!" Connor smiled as he pointed at the gift and introduced it.
Mr. Desilio's eyes flashed with surprise when he saw the golden egg. He carefully observed it for a full five minutes before letting out a long sigh. "This gift is too precious, I can't accept it!"
Connor sneered in his mind. He knew that Desilio was just trying to decline the gift. He quickly put on a sincere expression and said, "Thanks to your help, our Ferguson Family was able to get so many sales shares from the East Hoy Company in Flosinone. This gift represents our family's gratitude to you. Please accept it!"
"Sigh, the company gave you the shares because your family has the ability to sell in Flosinone. I'm just a recommendation!" Although Desilio's tone was still humble, it was clear from the way he looked at Connor that he was very satisfied with the way Connor expressed his gratitude. "Yes, yes.
"Sure, sure." Connor nodded at once.
At this moment, one of Desilio's squires walked into the room and whispered in Desilio's ear.
Although Connor didn't use his power of the will to eavesdrop on the conversation between the knight squire and Desilio, his physique was infinitely close to that of a grand knight. Therefore, he could clearly hear the conversation between the knight squire and Desilio. However! Hearing didn't mean that he understood.
As a noble who had been educated for a long time and a history student at Green University, Connor was sure that the squires weren't talking to Desilio in the Kaman Empire, Byzantine Empire, or even the Hoy Continent where the East Hoy Company was located. The squires were talking to Desilio in a language that Connor had never heard of before.
After listening to the knight squire's explanation, Desilio nodded slightly. The knight squire saluted Desilio and immediately left the room.
Desilio was silent for a while before he said to Connor, "Bishop Edward of the Church of the Storm is here."
Even without Desilio saying anything, Connor immediately reacted. He stood up from his chair and bowed to Desilio before saying, "Connor won't disturb Uncle any longer!"
"Hmm!" Desilio glanced at Connor with an appreciative look before replying, "That's right.
After leaving the room, Connor went back to the lively hall. Although he had completed the task of giving Desilio a gift, he still couldn't leave in order to show his respect to the host.
After pouring himself a glass of tequila from Kanoji Winery, he casually sat on a sofa in the corner of the hall and waited for the banquet to begin.
When Connor finished the tequila in his glass, he felt that it tasted pretty good. Just as he was about to pour himself another glass to taste it, a very familiar figure also sat beside him.
Bang!
Connor wasn't surprised by the appearance of the person beside him. He raised his empty glass and clinked it with the person beside him.
"Connor, you're really a devil. Your guess is right!" Without a doubt, the person sitting beside Connor was Connor's good friend, George Sanchez. After clinking glasses with Connor, he took a sip of the wine in his glass with a complicated expression.
Connor wasn't surprised by the result. Although George had put on makeup to cover the bags under his eyes, he was still tired.
As long as one was observant enough, they would be able to see the deep fatigue on his face.
Just as George finished the red wine in his glass and was about to tell Connor about his discovery in detail, George's eyes lit up.
Suddenly, a strong smell of perfume drifted over from the corner where Connor and George were sitting.
"Oh, George, so you're here with Connor!" Sophia, who was wearing heavy makeup, smiled coquettishly and leaned against George's side. She rubbed her two lumps of flesh against George's arm in front of Connor. However, she chose the wrong time to do this. George was about to have a serious discussion with Connor, so he naturally wasn't interested in enjoying the cigarette in his hand. He pulled his hand away from Sophia.
It had to be said that although Sophia was very open-minded, she was still quite shrewd. After being rejected by George, she was stunned for a moment before returning to normal. There wasn't any awkwardness on her face.
Sophia's sudden appearance made Connor, who originally wanted to help George, stop what he was doing. For George's sake, he smiled politely at Sophia and focused his attention on the red wine on the table.
Seeing how cold Connor was to her, a hint of hatred flashed across Sophia's eyes. She pretended to be surprised and said loudly, "Connor, I remember that after you took a loan to buy your apartment, you rarely came to social events like this to save money. Why are you suddenly here today? Have you saved enough money for the loan?"
Although the three of them were seated in the corner of the banquet hall, Sophia's speech still attracted the attention of many people around them. Countless gazes of disdain and judgment were focused on Connor.
The moment Sophia finished her words, before Connor could say anything, George, who had never expected that Sophia would say something like that, scolded his lover in a low voice, "Sophia, shut up!"
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