Chapter 426 Someone has to pay the price for the current situationHeicha was not panicked at all, and was even in the mood to watch the show, not only because Armand's fatal question was not directed at her.
Moreover, since we already know that Xiaoduo is Zhong Ning and Haier is Minister Gao, the possibility that Melris is Dr. Bai is only 50%, not to mention that a doctor named Arnold appears later.
From his words and actions, Hei Cha was more inclined to judge that this Earl Mellis was the unidentified man from the Dawn Association.
It's a good thing to see your enemies suffer.
As the atmosphere at the dinner party cooled, Toke, who looked dejected, also encountered some situations.
He saw the driver of the fourth coach of the evening lurking in the forecourt.
"What are you doing?" Tok walked forward with a confused look on his face.
The driver was frightened by Tok. He was clearly trying to stay calm, and his voice was shaking uncontrollably, but what he said sounded righteous and confident.
"I'm looking for something."
"Looking for something? Looking for it in the dark? Can't we come back tomorrow morning?" Tok was full of confusion.
The driver immediately argued, "It's an important thing. If I really wait until the next day to look for it, the adults will not forgive me."
"So what is it?" Tok asked again, but the driver hesitated and couldn't explain it clearly.
Toke said sincerely, "Just tell me and I can help you find it."
"No need!" The driver pushed Tok with both hands, "I will find it myself!"
Toke left in a huff.
After making sure that Tok had gone far away, the driver raised his hateful eyes and looked towards the magnificent castle. The lights were bright inside, and it was unknown what kind of intoxicating feast was being performed.
Some people live a life of drunkenness and indulge in money and power.
Some people are starving and struggling between survival and pain.
The driver opened his emotionless eyes and smiled at the castle, an equally emotionless smile.
“Someone has to pay the price for this situation.”
"What I did was not to vent my hatred or indulge in lust, but revenge, a just revenge."
Inside the castle, Melris calmly dealt with Armand's questions about why he didn't visit at the agreed time.
"Armand, I am ill. Please be considerate of me."
Armand did not respond.
"It's more than just a headache. I have trouble grasping many details now."
Armand smiled.
"Of course I know that we agreed to meet tomorrow, but I just remembered this and it's hard to tell the difference between today and tomorrow. This is my current situation."
Armand stretched out his slender knuckles and slowly brushed the edge of the exquisite porcelain bowl.
"I understand. I will understand you."
Changing the subject, Armand looked at Hei Cha and said, "Eve, you are not well prepared for this dinner."
Ah Fu was startled and looked up suddenly, only to see Armand pressing the edge of the bowl so hard that his knuckles turned white. The next second, he wiped it hard, and there was a tiny, invisible protrusion on the porcelain bowl that actually cut his skin directly!
But strangely, no blood spilled.
Armand carefully observed the expressions of everyone present, his cold gray pupils moving inch by inch, like a hawk examining its prey.
Some people's eyes were full of surprise, while others had calm eyes.
Things that happen in an instant should be so fast that people have no time to react, as this can best highlight a person's true emotions.
Armand leaned forward slightly, sitting at the highest seat and observing everyone.
So, at this dinner party, how many people's souls have been harvested by the flower eater... Hei Cha only reacted when Ah Fu nudged him with his elbow. "I'm very sorry, Lord Earl. It's my mistake."
"I'm sorry to have embarrassed all the distinguished guests."
"The entire dinner was organized by me. I take full responsibility for any mistakes and errors that occurred. I would like to express my deepest apologies."
Ah Fu immediately defended himself, "Master! After all, it's just a flaw in a bowl. If you punish Eve for such a small detail..."
Armand raised his head. Under the warm yellow light, his handsome features were clearly visible, and his cold grey eyes seemed to be tinged with a little warmth.
He smiled nonchalantly, "I didn't say I was going to punish Eve for this, I just reminded her, and besides..."
"It's not a detail, she just did it wrong."
Ah Fu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, wrong."
The smile on Armand's face grew colder. "So where do you think she went wrong?"
"The mistake is..." Ah Fu was under tremendous pressure and cold sweat kept oozing out of his forehead. However, he hesitated for a long time and couldn't think of the right words.
Because the so-called correctness is not the real correctness, but the answer that Count Armand has in his heart.
Ah Fu is very perceptive, but he does not have the ability to understand people's hearts, not to mention that his master is not a human being at all.
Armand put away his smile, and the gentleness that was revealed on his face completely disappeared. However, it was precisely with this expressionless face that he looked less oppressive.
"Let me answer for you. She was wrong to put the bowl in front of me."
What this meant was that anyone at the banquet table could use the bowl with the minor flaw, except Count Armand.
After Armand finished speaking, his cold grey eyes once again began to scan everyone present. When he finally looked at Ranran, whose eyes were lifeless, he couldn't help but pause, then added.
"Not even in front of Elizabeth."
Ah Fu's brain was almost unable to process, he was shocked by the huge amount of information contained in these words.
What the master meant was that in the castle, Miss Elizabeth's status was second only to the master!
But why! Why did the master's attitude towards Miss Elizabeth change so much in just one day?
Ah Fu hunched over, his tone full of deep respect.
"I understand."
Armand tapped the table nonchalantly, finalizing the matter.
"Okay, after the dinner, Ah Fu, you go and receive your punishment yourself."
Hei Cha endured his palpitations and was stunned for a long time before he realized the logic.
Count Armand said he would not punish her, and he really would not punish her. Ah Fu had to be punished because she did not answer Count Armand's question.
But in essence, the result was that Ah Fu, who stood up for her, took the punishment on her behalf.
I'm afraid that Armand had already decided to do this when Alfu first spoke. No matter what happens later, Armand will only find a way to achieve this result...
When Hei Cha realized this, he couldn't help but feel trembling at Armand's ruthlessness.
Let’s go back to the beginning of this little incident. Armand blamed a bowl for its flaws…
Does he really care about this bowl?
In the end, the dinner ended without any incident. Armand did not ask anyone any more questions. He seemed to be a character who retreated behind the scenes, quietly watching the interaction between everyone on the scene.
Quiet and without any doubt, completely different from the sharp look he had shown when he asked Melris the question earlier.
But without Armand speaking, the entire banquet hall was extremely quiet except for the occasional conversation between Melris and Christine.
Armand sat next to Ranran, fiddling with her long hair from time to time.
"This is probably your world every day, dead silent."
"It won't always be like this, just like a story will always have ups and downs as it develops, and a river will always have waves as it flows."
"Dear Elizabeth, the fun is about to begin."
