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Half an hour later, a large number of suitors had gathered in the hall of Maple Leaf Village Manor.

Creek Keen, who was sitting in a wheelchair, was still calm and composed, but the baroness who was pushing the wheelchair had already turned pale, with the word "nervous" clearly written on her face.

His subordinates and guards were even more nervous, but they dared not act rashly, and they looked very anxious and embarrassed, and fidgeted.

This made many suitors secretly proud, and they had fewer concerns in their hearts.

Even the strong men who were able to come back alive from the battlefield of "The Day the Sun Goes Out" will eventually have a day when they are at the end of their rope and will die. Look at Creek now, like a beast that is about to die, even a puppy that has not been weaned can roar at it.

Of course, these suitors are not puppies. On the contrary, they are actually insidious, cunning and vicious people, and almost none of them are good at it.

Where are the really easy-going and kind people?

"Teacher, why do you want to gather all of us together? Miss Anna is having a cocktail party..." Stephen complained bitterly, very puzzled by the teacher's decision.

Romon smiled and did not answer. He just held the wine glass and greeted the suitors he invited one by one. From time to time, he would clink glasses, drink a little, and chat with a smile.

These suitors he invited were all screened and had relatively good character. Among them were knights whose families were declining, adventurers who were tired of fighting, young people who were confident in their talents, and downtrodden nobles who could not make it in the family and just wanted to find a place to hide.

But they had one thing in common - at least in terms of Creek's moral values, they were all good people.

That was enough.

So tonight, when Creek was ready to use his big move to clear the field, he asked Romon to come forward and invite them all with the help of the Carter family's reputation.

Of course, there was another reason to invite them, which was to negotiate about cooperation and common development.

Anna Keen was not a famous beauty, and none of the suitors came to Keen County because they really admired her. These more decent suitors were relatively weak and did not hold much hope. Compared with competing with dangerous people such as Connor Griffin and Druk Rich, it might be more practical to talk about cooperation with the Carter family.

Unfortunately, not all the invitees came. There were also a few invitees who were stubborn and insisted on attending "Miss Anna's cocktail party". For such people, Creek could only say - people will die if they seek death.

He was a good man, but he was not capable of being a saint. He could not save those who were determined to go to death.

After a while, Roman greeted all the invitees and came to the center of the temporary venue set up in the rented tavern hall, and said loudly: "Welcome everyone! First of all, please allow me to introduce to you the host of tonight's party - Miss Anna Keen!"

In an instant, the whole venue was silent. Everyone was watching Anna Keen, who was walking slowly with Rena, who was dressed as a maid. They watched her walk in from the back door of the hall, and walked slowly to the center of the hall, standing next to Roman and Stephen.

No one expected that Miss Anna, who was supposed to be at the cocktail party, would appear here!

And... it was actually Roman who introduced them.

Not only that, look at where they are standing at the moment, Roman is on the far left, then Stephen, then Anna, and finally Rena - Anna is standing next to Stephen, looking like a young couple!

What does this mean? Could it be that the Keen family has decided to marry the Carter family?

It seems reasonable to think about it carefully. First of all, Stephen Carter and Anna Keen are about the same age, and this young man is handsome and has a certain foundation. At least in this venue, his comprehensive conditions are indeed the best.

In this way... won't others have a chance?

Thinking of this, an impatient knight couldn't help but ask: "Excuse me... Is Miss Anna engaged to Mr. Stephen Carter?"

He asked directly, without even the slightest way of turning around, which immediately made the faces of several thoughtful suitors around him darken.

Is there anyone who talks like this? This question can only be answered with "yes" or "no". It's like forcing Miss Anna to make a decision!

Maybe Miss Anna is still hesitating and hasn't made up her mind yet, but after being asked like this, she may have to answer "yes".

As for the possibility of answering "no"...if Stephen has failed, do they have any hope? Don't deceive yourself!

For a while, five or six pairs of eyes looking at this reckless knight were full of anger, which made him confused and didn't understand what went wrong with him.

And the development of things was just as those thoughtful suitors expected. Anna hadn't made up her mind yet, but when asked this question, she didn't have time to think about it. She turned her head and looked at Stephen, who was so beautiful that he was a little dazzling. She took a deep breath and answered as calmly as possible: "Yes."

It is probably very appropriate to describe the mood of the suitors in the hall at this moment as "sad people everywhere". In particular, some people noticed the hesitation in Anna's eyes, and noticed that she turned to look at Stephen before finally making up her mind and answering like this.

When they saw that scene, many people felt their hearts were broken.

But more people were secretly relieved and felt a sense of relief.

It is really a kind of torture to continue to work hard when there is obviously no hope!

I don’t know who took the lead, but someone in the hall started applauding. Then others followed suit, and soon there was a round of applause, and some even whistled, making this small venue, which was neither luxurious nor lively, fall into a joyful atmosphere.

Stephen was confused and felt a little dizzy.

Why did it suddenly...succeed?

He really hadn't thought about this at all, although in the past few days, through the projection crystal, he and Miss Anna had talked several times and talked about many things. He felt that this Baroness was indeed a very good person and very suitable for him. …

But why did it suddenly develop into engagement?

He didn't expect it at all!

Being so confused, he subconsciously turned his head and wanted to ask the teacher.

Romon, who had been paying attention to him, immediately used magic, and an invisible "mage's hand" was quietly displayed. He gently pushed the side of Stephen's face, causing him to turn his head to look at him instead. Turned to Anna's side.

On the other side, Anna heard Romon's voice in her ears.

"Look this way."

Feeling a little shy and embarrassed, she subconsciously followed the instructions and raised her head to look at Romon, just as Stephen's eyes met.

This is the first time the boy and girl have really looked at each other since they "met".

They had chatted several times before with the help of the projection crystal, and they both had a good impression of each other.

But they have never actually met.

Even in this meeting, the two sides never really looked at each other seriously.

After all... they are all shy teenagers.

This time, under Romon's arrangement, they finally saw each other's eyes, and through their eyes, they saw each other's hearts.

Those are two pairs of equally clear eyes, those are two equally innocent hearts.

Like a magnet, the eyes of both parties never separated after they met. Their eyes were a little dazed and curious at first, but soon turned into gentle smiles. The two pairs of eyes seemed to be able to talk, communicating with each other's thoughts and emotions. For a moment, they forgot themselves and took in everything around them. Throw it out of the sky.

The hall gradually became quiet, everyone smiled and looked at the boy and girl staring at each other.

I don’t know how long it took, but someone probably had an itchy nose and suddenly sneezed.

In the quiet hall, this sneeze was so loud that it woke Stephen and Anna up immediately. They turned their heads hastily, their faces flushed in unison, and their heads drooped, as if they were carved from the same mold.

"Haha! They really look like a couple!" A bold and hearty adventurer laughed, "You are indeed the most perfect match!"

Stephen and Anna's faces turned redder, but they couldn't help laughing.

Seeing this scene, Luo Meng couldn't help laughing, and while laughing, he raised the wine glass in his hand.

"To bless them! Cheers!"

The guests also laughed and raised their glasses together.

"Cheers to Master Stephen and Miss Anna!"

Wine glasses were brought to their lips. Just as they were about to drink down the wine filled with joy and blessings, a violent sound came from outside the city.

That is the direction of Maple Leaf Village.

Today’s second chapter, although it’s a bit shabby to only add one more chapter in order to secure monthly tickets, my coding speed can only go so far…