354. Bewitchment
Since returning to Earth, the relationship between the girls has become much more complicated.
Antotica and Hora spoke to Hora significantly less often, and she never mentioned anything about the experience.
Inge on the other hand, she would occasionally come to Hola and Peloris to ask some secret about the "mysterious power", but both of them were at odds with the subject.
After Fanny came back, she was the most ordinary one, except for when Hola and Peloris first came back, they came to express their concern, and made an appointment to have a few people together, there was nothing special about it.
And Peloris is the most special one.
Since returning to Wharton, she has been much more enthusiastic about Hara, which has led many people to take the initiative to talk to Pelores.
And then ignored.
Peloris says:
"I've heard that there's going to be a big banquet soon, and I'm going to go on behalf of my family, whether you and Hewen will go. β
Hara asked:
"What banquet?"
Peloris was curious:
"Don't you know? Didn't Herwin tell you, George Pendragon will be present at the banquet celebrating the twenty years of the Chancellor's woman, who is a prominent figure in Wharton today, and this party symbolizes that her daughter will come from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, and maybe soon she will be in politics like her own mother.
"But it's none of our business, I'm just invited, so I have to go on behalf of my family, although my mother is Shanna, but in the eyes of some, my identity is not completely public, and now many nobles think that my mother is a low-key marquise with no power.
"And if I want to borrow my mother's name, I will have to maintain her reputation as well, and I am studying here as the daughter of Hou Jun's wife, Shanna, so I have to socialize occasionally.
"But it's always a bit boring for me to go alone, and I don't have any noble friends, so I asked if you wanted to go along. β
In Peloris's opinion, Hora's father, Hewen, was one of the seven kings of Lower Wharton, and when he came here, someone would definitely send him an invitation.
But unlike Peloris, a person of Herwen's level would not feel strange if he attended the banquet to save face for the host, even if he did not attend, or even did not specifically reply to the letter and refuse.
Power itself is the supreme power.
Hola pondered for a moment:
"Sister Enid, I'll ask Herwin if I can come with you. β
Peloris was surprised:
"Do you know Enid?"
Hola nodded:
"She used to come to my house to play with me when I was a child. β
Peloris asked:
"When was you a child?"
He stretched his hand and gestured at his belly:
"Probably when I was that tall. β
Peloris was surprised:
"That must have been a long time ago. β
Hora nodded with a serious expression:
"It was months ago. β
Peloris nodded, then stunned:
"Wait, how many months ago?"
Hola looked at Peloris with innocent eyes.
Peloris says:
"Okay. β
While the two girls were talking, two pairs of eyes were looking in this direction.
Jimmy Taylor and his friend Bain.
Bain says:
"Hola rejected you. β
Jimmy gritted his teeth and said:
"It's not just rejection, it's humiliation. β
While Jimmy's farewell to Hola ended up unexpectedly with Bane, it wasn't a bad thing for him.
Bain believes that the so-called growth is to overcome the immature self in the past.
And Jimmy's past.
It's just immature to the point of being terrible.
Bane wants Jimmy to see his lack of self-confidence and overcome it.
Hola did just so well.
Bane looked at Jimmy's face with a mixture of anger, resentment, and fear.
Obviously he was already in such pain, and he fantasized about revenge on Hara countless times, but he didn't dare to move, what a coward he was.
Jimmy's cowardice has been transformed into something that actually existsβthat is, Hara.
Bane didn't know why Hara had such a big reaction, and in his original expectation, Hara was likely to be a gentle refusal, leaving Jimmy into a brief slump, but Bane would soon get him back on his feet.
But Bane is still grateful to Hara for making things so much easier.
Bane whispered to Jimmy;
"She's damn it. β
Jimmy said in passing:
"I'm going to make her regret it. β
Bane smiled and nodded:
"Let's get revenge on her. β
Jimmy was visibly stunned, he didn't expect Bane to say such a thing.
Bane was like a serpent that hissed to tempt Adam:
"You're just going to confess, but what did she do to you? She could have rejected you very gently, and even if she didn't like you, she shouldn't have been so insulting.
"She doesn't respect you, she's humiliating you, she looks down on you. β
Jimmy clenched his fists:
"How dare she?"
Bane shouted:
"How dare she! You have to let her know what she has done wrong and look down on you Jimmy Taylor? Prove to her, you are not for the little people who can be kneaded at will, you are Jimmy Taylor, the future Grand Marquis!"
Jimmy muttered;
"I'm a big guy, I'm a big guy, I'm a big guy. β
At this point, Jimmy had forgotten that he had been peeking at Hola that had caused her to be angry, and that he had yelled at the girl in the first place.
Bane patted him on the shoulder and exclaimed:
"Very well, let's take revenge on this little girl who has no one in her eyes. β
Jimmy pretended to be low and said:
"What are we going to do. β
Bane laughed:
"Don't worry, take your time this time, but I promise that Hola will pay the price she deserves.
"Since Hola looks down on you so much, then you 'get' her, and everything Hora has done to you, you can take revenge a thousand times and 'torture' her at that time. β
Jimmy didn't quite understand Bane's words:
"What do you mean, get her? How do I get her, she hates me so much. β
Bane patted his head:
"Have you forgotten? You are the grandson of the Marquis, we are nobles, and Haura's father was only a wealthy merchant, and I have carefully investigated her background.
"The first lesson for you is that this is never a fair world, and that a noble lady of equal status to us must be treated with respect when pursuing, and must not play any despicable tricks, which is also a respect for the power we wield.
"But for those powerless commoners, we are high-ranking nobles, if you are in front of the duke, you must also feel nervous, and I am the same, those commoners look at us even more nervously.
"Because we are above them, we can kill them and not be punished, so they are afraid of us, even if you kill a commoner on the street, the only heir of a marquis like you does not need to go to prison, just disappear for a while.
"And we are powerful enough to pay those shady rats to do things for us, and no one will know the truth, and no one will be able to accuse you, unless she wants to commit the crime of slandering the nobility. β
Bane smiled and looked at Jimmy, who looked surprised:
"It's an unfair world. β