Amid the melodious music of a 20-member orchestra, the reception hosted by Count Aldrich officially began.

Although the memory in his mind had amply shown Donald what he needed to do in such a social situation, the memory belonged to someone else, and Donald himself was not a person who liked to talk to a group of strangers about topics that even he didn't know what he meant.

But Sewit Talos seems to enjoy the event.

It's not that he's talkative, in fact, this guy's personality can be said to be very bad, and he talks to people to enjoy the pleasure of being complimented by aristocrats or big capitalists, probably to make up for the loss he once felt after being bullied by those in the family who were not much different from him.

What is a little helpless is that Sewit Talos does have this capital, as the ruler of the city of Renas in East Germany, even if the behemoth of the Talos family is put aside, there are still quite a few people in the county who try to contaminate him.

And that meant that even if Donald stood still, his presence would still shine like a firefly in the night.

It's a pity that it is not pure and simple children who are attracted, but a group of bed bugs who chase fame and fortune.

For example, the Viscount Joyce in front of him.

It must be stated here that the title of nobility only reflects a person's status officially recognized by the Lane Empire, not his real social status.

In the same way, a knighthood cannot represent a person's power or anything else.

The best example is Donald and the "accidental" death of Adrian, both of them are viscounts, but the former is the ruler of Renas, and his name is at least two notches better than the latter, whether it is real money or real estate such as various factories and shops.

Don't get me wrong, this is not to belittle Adrian, he doesn't have a count-level family behind him, and even in this case, he can still compete with Sevet Talos, who will exploit Renas as his goal in life, for the mayor's position, which is enough to face his family in the middle and upper reaches of the same viscounts.

And the gap between Viscount Joyce and him is probably about the same as the gap between him and Donald......

To put it bluntly, this viscount has largely only inherited a name, and the assets under his name are pitiful.

According to the content of Sewit's memory, he is the one who pleaded with Sewitt to cooperate with him to seize the mining company, this guy because his capital is too small, especially like to be a broker, through speculation in aristocratic circles, specially to some nobles who are more closed in the news to provide inside information or simply help them to steal, in order to make money while the other party can seek their own share of interests.

Not to mention, he really got into the aristocratic circle by relying on this kind of thing, after all, most nobles focus on enjoyment, and few people think about making profits for themselves by bullying weaker families or capitalists all day long.

Even if they think about it, they won't do it, because it will be a big blow to their reputation.

However, Joyce and Sewitt can be said to smell like each other, and no matter how ugly it is, it can be described as a mess.

"Dear Mr. Sewetter, allow me to tell you the great news that the mining company has been unsustainable lately, the debts they have accumulated have completely broken their financial chain, and the pressure we have put together has caused problems for the rest of the Steve family's estate, and according to reliable sources, the lady is ready to sell the mining company at an auction later tonight. ”

Joyce used to speak with a slightly exaggerated expression, but today he was a little cautious when he saw Sewvett standing without a mask and with a gloomy face drinking on the sidelines.

The assassination of Renas some time ago had already spread among the aristocratic circles of East Germany, and he naturally knew that it was said that the assassination killed all the guards around Sewit Taros and caused him great losses.

Recently, Joyce has also heard about Adrien's affairs, so he subconsciously thinks that the other party is in a bad mood because he has too many worries, even if there is such a beautiful thrilling lady standing next to him, it is still difficult for him to stretch his brows.

In fact, this was Donald's gesture to avoid too much communication, after all, there was no requirement for guests to have a smile on their faces.

"Well, I'm ready to participate in the auction. ”

This mining company is a must-win property for Donald, and his Howling Forest development plan is indispensable to this company, so he didn't bother to talk nonsense with Joyce and directly stated his intentions.

And his statement directly made Joyce stunned in place.

"You...... What do you want that mining company to do, it's not in line with our original agreement. ”

In this cooperation, Joyce is the middleman, responsible for the aristocracy or big capitalist who has a mind for the mining company, and in the original contract, Selvette asked for a 30% stake in the mining company, and the price he paid was to oppress the chambers of commerce that cooperated with the Steve family in his own name, so that they could put pressure on the Steve family.

This kind of pay is big and big, small and small, accounting for 30% of the shares is a happy ending.

The other two parties to the cooperation are a well-known mining tycoon in East Germany, who wants a mining company to strengthen himself, and the other is the viscount of Marta City, who wants something strange.

He didn't want shares, he didn't want money, he wanted the daughters of the Steve family.

When Baron Steve died, he was left behind a mother and daughter, two women who were said to be extremely beautiful, and it was they that he had his eye on.

The idea is also simple, to bring down this family first, because Baron Steve's title is the lowest, once the strength is not good, it is actually no different from a commoner.

That's all there is to the contract.

"I have money, can't I auction it?"

Donald drank the fruit wine slowly, and then said to Joyce, who was full of embarrassment and anxiety,

"According to the rules, fair competition, the highest price wins!"

"Aren't you breaking the agreement between us, something that we have said a long time ago...... Viscount Philip and Mr. Theodore have been planning for this day for a long time, and your sudden intervention is not only difficult for me to explain to them, but I am afraid that those two will not agree..... Viscount Philip is here, why don't you two talk?"

Joyce can't help it now, as a broker, this is what he is most afraid of, these three are people he can't afford to offend, and the person in front of him is obviously in a very bad mood now, it is not a good idea to anger him at this time.

Seeing Viscount Philip walking this way, Joyce thought of pushing the trouble out and letting the big men negotiate the outcome themselves.

Following Joyce's gaze, Donald saw at a glance that the middle-aged man, who was a little fat, was walking briskly towards him.

Walking towards Stephanie, to be exact.

"Oops......"

Joyce's face was a little ugly when he noticed this, and he knew the virtue of Viscount Philip very well, and the most appropriate title for him was to think of a stallion when he saw a beautiful woman.

Relying on the family business accumulated by the previous generation, this guy has harmed many people.

Looking at his current appearance, it is obvious that he wants to continue his usual behavior.

It is also true that Philip participated in this kind of drinking party for the purpose of hunting for beauty, and the beautiful woman in front of him was undoubtedly one of the most eye-catching people in the whole drinking party.

Of course, Philip is not stupid, and most of the time he will confirm the other person's male partner after discovering his target before deciding how he will act.

But this time, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't remember who the "little white face" next to the beautiful woman was, as a master of communication in the aristocratic circle of East Germany, since he had no impression in his mind, it meant that the other party was not a real high-level person.

So what is there to worry about?

"Beautiful Miss, allow me to invite you ......"

As a gentleman, of course, this is the time to have a close communication with this lady for a reasonable reason.

Inviting to dance is undoubtedly a very good start, which is a very normal invitation in high society, and it is generally not refused, not to mention that his identity is the best among the people present.

It's a pity that he found the wrong person to estrus.

"Shut your mouth and go back to your pigsty now, or I don't guarantee you'll be able to get out of here standing today. ”

Since he is destined to become an enemy, Donald naturally won't give this guy a good look, not to mention that what he wants to show today is a person who has always been arrogant and domineering, and is in a very bad mood at this time.

Hiss~

Joyce, who was next to him, immediately gasped after hearing this.

Joyce knew that Viscount Philip would be rejected, but he didn't expect to be rejected by such humiliating words.

Even onlookers felt excessive, let alone Viscount Philip as a party.

What did he suffer from such a grievance?