Matriarch of the Hockleys

People stepped forward to invite their favorite dance partners and slowly slid down the dance floor.

Couples of stylishly dressed men and women stepped on the beautiful melody and danced in the middle of the dance floor.

Carl looked around to make sure that no one noticed him, and then walked towards Andrea standing by the table under the shadow.

"Shall we go dancing?" Carl pretended nothing happened, as if the two were still dating.

After hearing this, Andrea frowned, "Sorry, I don't want to dance." Did he not understand his own words? ?Why can't you stay away from yourself! ?

Andrea didn't want to see Carl, at least for now.

There was no emotion in Carl's eyes. He stared blankly at Andrea, who was bowing his head, with bitterness in his heart.

"The music is very good, don't you really want to dance?" Carl tried to persuade Andrea, but obviously it didn't work.

Just when Andrea wanted to directly express that she didn't want to dance with him, an abrupt male voice suddenly sounded.

"Mr Hockley,"

"Meet you again, Mr. Hockley." Harry let go of Luna's hand and walked towards them alone.

"I'm Harry William, you can call me 'William'. I don't know, what's your name?" Harry tilted his head and smiled.

"Bruce, good evening, Mr. William." Andrea had seen Miss Luna standing beside this 'Mr. William' before, and she seemed to be a female companion.

"We are really destined, Mr. Hockley." Andrea was a little puzzled by Harry's familiarity with Carl, but for some reason, she didn't ask about their relationship.

"Mr. Hockley and I are old acquaintances," Luna said before, as if the lady's last name was 'Bruce'?There was a malicious smile in Harry's eyes.

"Really? How long have you known each other?" Out of politeness, Andrea asked following his words.

"Four or five months!" Harry said solemnly, "Although we haven't known each other for a long time, we know each other very well."

Seemingly worried that Andrea would not believe it, Harry continued, "There is no one in the world who understands you better than your enemy. After all, we have been rivals in love."

Harry pretended to be intimate and bumped Carl with his shoulder, and Andrea felt a little uncomfortable seeing the ugly smile on Carl's face.

"Rival in love?" Andrea had a puzzled expression on her face.But I already have a rough guess in my heart, it should be with Miss Cabot! ?According to the time, Andrea gritted her teeth.

"Haven't you heard Ruth's name? Back then, Hockley and I were very interested in her." Harry said this, and looked at Carl deliberately.When he saw the cracked expression on Carl's face, he felt a surge of joy in his heart.

"Ruth is like a ray of light in the dark night, attracting us to chase after it desperately." He paused, "It's a pity that Ruth has never been moved by me. But Hockley was able to soften her attitude a bit." Agree to go to the United States together."

"Oh! But this can be guessed," Harry said with a look of nostalgia, "Ruth likes things related to art. Back then Hockley deliberately learned the guitar to please Ruth. The song "Grand Horta" "It's really touching, gorgeous notes, full of affection. It's really nostalgic."

Harry took a sip of champagne and looked at Carl with regret.But Carl, who was watching him, felt sick for a while, enough, damn William!He cursed in his heart, making up his mind to repay Harry's hard work.

"It seems that Mr. Hockley has a deep affection for Miss Cabot! It's really touching." Andrea felt that her expression was a little stiff, and she forced a smile.

"Of course," Harry continued as if he didn't notice the uncomfortable expressions on their faces.

"What other paintings!? God, I really don't know much about that. Ruth is very obsessed with paintings, and Hockley often accompany her to the gallery to buy paintings. Thinking about it this way, it's only natural for Ruth to give up on me and prefer you Yes." Harry looked very reasonable.

"It's a pity that Miss Ruth couldn't be saved. Otherwise, Hockley wouldn't have attended the banquet alone today. This really makes people feel sorry for what happened to you." Harry said sadly.

Carl's face contorted upon hearing Harry's words.He finally explained it to Andrea, and as a result, Karl felt as if his mouth had been bitten through, and his mouth was full of salty taste.

After hearing this, Andrea felt that she was about to explode. She knew that Carl had pursued Ruth for one thing.But when she heard Harry say how hard Carl pursued Ruth in the past, her face became particularly ugly.

Even though Andrea was beautiful, if a child saw her expression at this time, she would definitely cry.

Andrea managed to restrain the expression on her face, and remembered Harry's mention of buying paintings again, and she was almost dizzy with anger.

Thinking of the painting I hung on the bedroom wall, and hearing that Carl often accompanied Ruth to buy paintings.Andrea suddenly realized how stupid she was to cherish it.

She thought she was fooled by Karl, and the same method was used on her a second time, which is ridiculous!

"Really? That's really a pity. Mr. Hockley must miss Miss Cabot very much now! I won't disturb your memory of her." Andrea lifted her skirt and gave a quick salute Without hesitation, he turned his head and left.

"Ann," Carl wanted to follow, but Harry blocked his way.

Harry moved a few steps to the side, blocking his movement. "Mr. Hockley, let's mourn! Ruth will die of grief in heaven if she goes to seduce someone so soon."

Harry spoke provocatively, clearly putting his malice on the table.

"Sad!? She and I have nothing to do with each other for a long time. It was you who just proposed to her and rolled into bed with another woman. Be careful that she will take you away when she gets angry." Carl no longer concealed his hatred for Harry.

"Why did you do that just now!? What good would that do you!?" Carl could understand Harry's dissatisfaction with him. After all, they had no good impression of each other because of their pursuit of Ruth.

But what he didn't understand was that Ruth should have escaped long ago, and everyone mistakenly thought that she was buried in the sea.It stands to reason that there is no conflict between the two, why did Harry take the initiative to fight against himself.

After all, in this shopping mall, one more friend is better than one more enemy.

"Why!? Tsk, I just hate you. Tell me why. Why, I fell in love with that girl just now, and she looks decent enough." Harry deliberately approached Carl and whispered in his ear.

"You," Carl grabbed Harry by the collar, trying to curse, but Harry smiled triumphantly.

Cal looked at Harry's face and quickly came to his senses.He found that several guests were peeping around here.

Helpless, Carlsson scribbled.He deliberately tugged Harry's bow tie sideways with his hands.

"Hmm~" Harry was so strangled that he couldn't breathe. He saw the hatred in Carl's eyes, and felt that Carl really wanted to kill him at this moment.

Before he had time to think, he subconsciously pushed Karl.Carl let go of his hand unexpectedly, and smiled at Harry who was leaning back.The smile faded quickly, but on Harry's honor, he definitely smiled.

"Boom~" Before Harry could react, he slammed his elbow on the dining table, and fell hard on the floor tiles. "Scratches," said the broken tabletops, unable to support the meals, and they fell on Harry.

Harry looked terribly embarrassed now.The hair that was originally smeared with pomade was stained with the soup, sticking to the face in strands, and the cream was all over the body.

The guests who were startled by the sound subconsciously looked this way, but they couldn't help taking a step back when they saw Harry in a mess.

"Excuse me, what happened!?" A man who seemed to be a senior manservant came over and asked.

"Oh, my friend Mr. Harry William has just arrived in the United States, and I made a joke with him. Who knows that he has made himself like this. Please take him to clean up!" Carl tipped. In the pocket of the valet, he acted like a gentleman who genuinely worried about his friend.

The few guests who saw Carl and Harry didn't suspect anything. They looked at Harry who collapsed on the ground with disgust and disdain, as if they were looking at a pool of mud.

Harry William?I can't deal with this in the future.It's so useless, and they made such a big fool of themselves at the banquet, they all made up their minds.

"Come with me, please." The valet said and took Harry to the lounge.

Harry lowered his head and didn't want others to see his embarrassment, while turning his head to look.

Carl couldn't help laughing when he saw the look of resentment on Harry's face.

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"What's the matter?" Andrea looked suspiciously towards the side where the sound was made, but she didn't see anything.

"It's nothing, the arrangement here is pretty good. It must be nothing serious." Eden said disapprovingly, and quickly let go of his curiosity.

"Did Mr. Wales invite you to dance?" He was a little curious and wanted to find out.

"No. We only chatted for a while. He left before the banquet officially started."

"Really? If you think he's nice, you can make an appointment with him." Eden was still a little worried that Andrea would be fooled by Karl again, and he couldn't wait to arrange a new date for Andrea.

"Eden, don't worry about it." Andrea didn't know what to say.

The author has something to say: The signing was successful, and I originally planned to double update.

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