[Titanic] Harbor

No matter what the two of them thought, at least on the surface, they walked into the venue very happily.

According to the original owner's understanding of her mother, Mrs. Dalton tended to stand in the most conspicuous place of the ball when attending the banquet to show her worth.

And Mrs. Dalton is indeed good at maintenance. If she doesn't speak, everyone will think that she is a respectable lady.

It's a pity that she has a fatal flaw, her voice is very sharp.Even if she just talks to you with a pleasant face, it sounds like sharp spikes stimulating your brain, not to mention that Mrs. Dalton will use exaggerated arias at the ball, and those who can accept it are even more so. not enough.

Erica deliberately avoided Mrs. Dalton first.Although she knows that she cannot escape the fate of being taken home, but the later the mystery is revealed, the more interesting things will happen.

It seems that now, even if the two of them choose a corner to stand, there are still people coming over and befriending them.Apparently, Tom's fame in New York is as prominent as his age.

Erica watched with cold eyes that people kept coming to make friends with Tom. There were young and handsome gentlemen, fat factory owners, old and stable wives, and young and beautiful girls.Although the purpose of each person's conversation is different, but one thing is the same, they all praised Tom's female companion.

Yes, what they praised was the female companion brought by Tom. They could say that she was beautiful, that she was young, that she had a good temperament, and that all beautiful adjectives could be used on her.But all of this has a premise that she must be the female companion brought by Tom.

This recognition allowed Erica to keep a faint smile on all the men or women who came forward to talk to her. She dealt with them very distantly, but it did not make the scene very awkward.

In fact, beside Tom, besides turning the center of her left foot to her right foot like a car model guarding her car, and then turning the center of her right foot back to her left foot, she listened to the conversations of those people in a circle. In addition, there is no more technical content.

"Does this kind of scene make you feel bored?" Tom handed Erica a glass of champagne: "When I brought Cynthia here before, she was very irritable."

"No, I think it's okay. After all, this is also part of my job. You also paid me overtime considerately." Erica pointed to the dress on her body and the set of cosmetics at home. She refused to admit that she absent-minded.

Tom understood what Erica meant, and he said with relief: "My child, you can relax a bit. Don't be burdened by those things. You can also understand that this is my birthday present to you in advance."

"You are really generous. It's just that when I filled out my resume, I didn't fill in the birthday column accurately."

Erica's words were a little harsh.She admitted that she was a little irritable, because these people who flattered Tom made Erica realize that she had got herself into a big problem that was hard to get out of.

Why must he leave from Tom's hands?

Except for Erica's planting commercial espionage on Tom, at least Tom is still good to her.

In fact, the problem still lies in Erica's ambition.Tom's presence gave her a great sense of crisis.The old man's wisdom would suppress his own business plans to a certain extent, and the greater Tom's sphere of influence, the harder it was for Erica to own a business on her own.

Two control freaks can never collude.

"Oh, that's such a pity." Tom shrugged exaggeratedly, not at all offended by Erica's tone.

With the pointer pointing to 07:30.The host of the banquet walked to the red carpet in the middle of the banquet.

The host is the person in charge of a charity organization, and the organization he represents will integrate all the donations raised by this banquet and send them to the families of the victims.

This is really a wonderful phenomenon. The people who participated in the banquet were more or less lost in that incident, but even so, they still gathered here to make this donation.

The host's lengthy speech drifted past Erica's ears.

She is poor and white now, the last thing she needs to care about is this problem.Whether she wants to donate or not, she doesn't have the ability.In fact, she is not that poor, as long as she sells a little jewelry, the money can still be scraped together.

But not here, nor on such an occasion.

She prefers to donate the money herself, to those who need it.

Erica kept her glass of champagne in hand, but she never took a sip.

Although it is very unlikely that there is a problem with the champagne at such a banquet, for the sake of caution, it is better not to use the food if it is not served by someone you know well.

She upholds this principle, and every time someone comes to toast, she touches the wall of the glass with her lips very reservedly, as long as she thinks about it.

"You still look bored, maybe I should ask you to dance." Tom had been observing Erica, seeing that she was really absent-minded, so he suggested.

Erica came back to her senses and found that the host had ended her speech at some point, and celebrities and gentry also responded with warm applause.

After all this was over, the band played melodious music, and men and women in bright clothes walked onto the dance floor and waltzed to the music.

Erica gave Tom her hand.

Tom's waltz danced well, without any feeling of rigidity and stagnation. On the contrary, Erica inherited the memory of the original body. It's like coming off the assembly line.

Tom is a good boss and a good teacher.He quickly discovered this problem in Erica, and he was very enthusiastic to correct this problem for Erica.

"You should be more natural. My original dance teacher taught me that dancing is a kind of enjoyment, and you should let yourself derive and give dance a unique personality."

Tom's words sounded in Erica's ears, which sounded quite educational. Erica felt that his voice was very close to her, as if it was an intimate whisper between relatives.However, based on Tom's age, this unformed ambiguity is more like the ardent expectations of the elders for their children.

"This is really a very advanced state. How long did it take you to practice this stunt?" Erica asked a little narrowly.As soon as Tom interrupted, she felt a lot more relaxed.

The dancers beside did not find any shortcomings in Erica's dance steps. In their eyes, Erica's dance steps were as smooth as a copy of a textbook. From the beginning to the end of the music, the two people were very familiar The dance was flawless.

Tom only had the first dance with Erica before taking her off the dance floor.

The ball started, which meant she was free to move about.Tom couldn't stay with her all the time.If he was going to talk to some people after the party started, Erica couldn't stand beside him and listen to them talk about politics.

The first dance brought the atmosphere of the dance party, and the dance floor really became lively at this time.A man invites the lady he likes to dance, and the lady readily accepts or tactfully refuses. The history is always surprisingly similar. When Erica saw such a scene, she immediately recalled the banquet on the Titanic.

Then, a man came into her sight following the memories——Mr. Green.

ah!Of course, as a survivor, Green has retained his own interests in this disaster. If he does not participate in this banquet, the outside world does not know what will happen.

Erika's eyes flicked to Green's companion, an older woman.

Erica had seen this man in the newspaper. The famous black widow in New York had three husbands, but they all died within a few years of marriage due to different reasons.

History is always surprisingly similar. This lady is like Mrs. Zabini in Harry Potter. She is always accompanied by black shadows, but she still has countless tricks.She also has a son, this little boy who is only six years old this year. Thanks to her mother's relentless pursuit of love, the number of properties to be inherited in the future will also continue to rise.

Even so, the upper class was honored to have this beautiful lady as a companion.

"Hey! Miss Erica, I didn't expect to see you here!" Erica was patted on the shoulder.Startled, she looked back.

Another acquaintance—Captain Willow.

I haven't seen him for a few days, and Willow has grown a beard, which makes him look a lot more mature, but growth always comes with a price. Erica saw the bloodshot eyes in his eyes, and felt that he was worthy of sympathy.

"Hello, Captain Willow. Is there anything surprising about my presence here?"

"Ah... no." Willow reflexively took half a step back when he heard Erica's rhetorical question.It seems that Erica's conversation with him on the boat left a deep impression on him.

"You seem to be doing well." Erica thought for a while, and said politely, she will eventually return to London, and now she has a deep friendship with Willow, even if he has so clearly expressed his kindness is meaningless.

"After I landed, I have been staying in New York, accepting various interviews and so on. This matter has a huge impact on all of us, whether we are on the boat or not." Willow said with a heavy tone: "I thought I You can go to sea again, but now it seems that you are stuck in New York."

A captain who cannot go to sea.

Erica had guessed this possibility when she was on the boat. Of course, she was not the only one who guessed. Many people guessed that Willow would become famous.

She sighed, and brought Willow a glass of red wine from the waiter's tray: "Fame is a wonderful thing, if you use it properly, it can bring you power, if you can hold it, You can use it to benefit more people."

Willow took the glass. He had heard these words a lot in the past period of time.Erica was different in his mind. This girl was tall and beautiful, with an indescribable sharpness.But at this moment Willow was very disappointed to hear that what she said was no different from other people's.

"Perhaps you have never evaluated how much value a ship can create at sea." Erica thought for a while, and then added: "After that incident, many maritime rules may have to be rewritten."

"What?" Willow was a little unsure if Erica was talking about current affairs to herself.

"I'm talking about the rules of the sea. The rescue ship on the Titanic can't take on the role of tourists escaping, which has brought a certain degree of trouble to the rescue. If your ship didn't arrive at that time..., besides that, you still have to There was a problem with the telegraph, and at night the telegraph would be switched off on board, but ships are more prone to accidents at night."

"Is this opinion your own?"

Erica ignored Willow's question.Sometimes the thoughts in my heart are squeezed too much, and I can't help but speak them out.Many villains die because of talking too much.Erica may not have been able to understand it before, but recently she has a little experience with it.

"You have already produced a demonstration effect. If you form a rescue or escort fleet at sea, the value you will create is immeasurable."

That's what Erica said.She has never dabbled in this aspect herself, she has only seen such situations in textbooks.

After all, in modern times, if there are really any very Anggou goods, they will usually be shipped by air.

The times are advancing, but only step by step.