Chapter 96: The First Meeting (Part 1)

The ebony door of the carriage on one side of the restaurant opened. The precise metal bearings and the perfect way the switch was closed made the whole opening process completely silent.

A girl of about sixteen or seventeen stepped out first. She had a plump oval face, skin that was white with a hint of red, a slightly high nose bridge, and a pair of bright eyes like stars. A small black mole sat under her left eye, and a smile played on her lips.

At the same time, her high chest pulled her upper clothes tight, making them show off her slender waist even without a cinched design. However, her fluffy long skirt completely covered her lower body, while creating a hidden desire to look deeper. Overall, this girl immediately made people think of a bedroom or a bed. Using words from The East before she traveled, she was a character with charm born into her bones. If such a girl lived in a Commoner’s home, the family would mostly face a tragedy.

However, from her careful and restrained movements and her woolen clothes, she would never look like the master. Sure enough, after stepping out of the carriage, the girl stood respectfully on the left side of the door and reached one hand inside. Under her guidance, a little girl wearing lace-edged silk clothes happily stepped out of the carriage.

Just looking at her figure, she seemed to be eleven or twelve years old. She had chestnut hair with slight wavy curls. The bright afternoon light shone through the angle between the pointed tops of two buildings, casting a faint golden glow on her. If you looked straight at her, you would see the soft sunlight on her delicate and cute face, making her two shallow dimples on the left and right sparkle. Her silk-like hair fell on her two shoulders, matching perfectly with her light red clothes decorated with layers of lace. In the cool autumn wind, a few naughty strands of hair jumped around, just like the lively nature she should have at her age.

“Joey, this place looks so boring!” The young noble girl did not like the style shown outside the ‘O’Holly’ restaurant. As soon as she stood steady after getting out, she said in a baby voice to the maid holding her hand.

Although Joey did not know what was in her heart, she kept smiling and said to the little girl, “Miss, the meeting place was decided together by the elders of both families.”

The hidden meaning was that no matter what ideas the Miss had, the schedule here today would absolutely not be affected. Give up that idea! Even acting spoiled would be useless.

The little girl who did not get the answer she wanted pouted her lips, which could hang an oil bottle.

“Hello! Beautiful Miss, do you and your master have an appointment today?” The usher standing outside walked with light and fast steps to about one meter in front of the girl named Joey. At the same time, he let the older girl in front of him, who was clearly a Maid, block the Noble girl behind her.

This was a fixed process formed after many painful lessons at ‘O’Holly’ restaurant. It reduced the threat to Nobles while also protecting the waiters from being bullied by some Nobles with strange temperaments.

The older girl took a golden meal ticket from the leather bag on her waist and handed it to the waiter while saying, “We are invited today. The invitation came from Lord Bolerum’s family.”

Reaching out to take the golden meal ticket from the other’s hand, the waiter carefully avoided his hand touching the other’s. The young usher had been specially told by his supervisor: Servants who can represent their masters like this have more or less influence on their own masters.

There was no need to make the other party unhappy in this way. Among these guys, the number of twisted hearts was even more than among Nobles. Moreover, for those who dared to offend them but were not as good as them, they could be said to be vengeful. As a waiter, one should be careful and not cause such trouble.

For this situation, in the world before George traveled, there was a saying: It is easy to see the King of Hell, but hard to deal with the little ghosts.

After taking the golden meal ticket and confirming it was correct, a sincere and humble smile appeared on his face: “Two of you, please come in.”

Saying this, the waiter stepped back and opened the restaurant door.

After entering, there was the first-floor hall. A huge Baroque-style crystal chandelier hung from the ceiling. It was lit by a solidified Level Zero spell called Light Dance. The light, refracted by the carefully cut crystals, formed a colorful halo around the outside of the chandelier.

On both sides of the round staircase in the hall stood two marble statues, and George was already waiting by the staircase for today’s guests.

Facing the two girls of different sizes who had just arrived and the middle-aged sword-wielding guard following closely behind them, George knew the person he was waiting for had arrived. He casually adjusted his collar, walked forward, bowed to the little girl like a doll, and asked, “Are you Miss Kately? I am George, the Heir of House Bolerum. I hope we can spend this pleasant afternoon together.”

As for why George could determine who was the main character of the day at a glance, besides analyzing and judging based on everyone’s actions and habits, the most certain reason was that a twelve-year-old girl would never grow up to look like the plump girl next to her.

The little girl in front, like a porcelain doll, lifted the corner of her skirt, squatted slightly, bowed her head, and answered with her sapphire blue eyes, “I am Verina Keld Kately. I am very happy to meet you today.”

“Great! Little Lady from the Kately family, let’s go upstairs to talk. This is a public place. If our big group blocked someone’s way, it would not be good.” While making the suggestion, George also added a bit of humor verbally.

The little girl tilted her head and looked at George, replying, “Of course.”

During this time, neither of them communicated with the two attendants following Verina Keld Kately behind them. This was the hypocritical etiquette of Nobles. No matter how close the relationship was actually, they had to keep a difference in status in public. It seemed that although the little girl might not understand the hidden meaning of George’s words, the situation where she had to strictly follow etiquette in the hall was probably not what she liked at her innocent age. So she agreed so readily.

“Ladies first.” George waved his hand, and immediately another waiter came to lead the way. George then walked to a position half a body length behind Verina Keld Kately.

The waiter led the four of them to the VIP room where George had been before, which had an independent entertainment room, a small living room, and a dining area. He bowed and stepped back, saying, “Please wait a moment. We will assign a specialist to provide the most perfect service for our honored guests. We hope you will be satisfied. If the gentlemen and ladies have no private conversation, our Squires will knock on the door in a moment.”

“Let’s start with two portions of chilled desserts!” George turned his head toward Verina Keld Kately. “Does our little lady prefer a light taste or a richer flavor?”

The little one immediately asked with shining eyes, “Is there sweet milk flavor?”

“Then let’s have two portions of condensed milk ice cream! If possible, also give me a cup of herbal tea.” Saying this, George turned his gaze to the little girl’s attendants. “So, do you two need anything?”

“No, I will guard outside the door. If Miss needs anything, you can call me anytime. As long as I am alive, no suspicious person will be allowed to pass through the door to enter here. So, the rest of the time, please take care of my Miss, Lord.” After bowing, the middle-aged guard turned and went outside.

George, who had just hit a soft nail, awkwardly touched his nose. The temperature in the room seemed to drop a lot at once. George truly admired such people who strictly fulfilled their duties like soldiers. However, his biggest trouble now was how to warm up the cold atmosphere in the scene again.

Just at this moment, Miss Kately’s words timely helped George out of the awkward situation: “I am very sorry, Lord Bolerum. But Dako has always been like this. He did not intend to target you. I hope you will not take this matter to heart.”

“Of course not. People who are loyal to their duties are always respectable, aren’t they?” George’s smiling answer made Miss Kately feel at ease.

Then George continued to ask, “So what does this lady need?”

Before the broad-minded girl could speak, Miss Kately quickly answered for her: “Joey likes apples the most.”

“Then good, let’s have another portion of fresh squeezed apple ice! As for the main course, let’s order it after this afternoon tea time is over.” After finishing speaking, George waved his hand to the waiter, who very tactfully prepared to close the door and leave. Although George had not come to the restaurant many times in Karada, he had quite rich experience before traveling. He could handle the changes of form without substance freely.

At this time, the girl suddenly walked to the side of the waiter and whispered something to him. Although the voice was very low, George’s very sharp perception made it feel no different from speaking in his own ear. The meaning was roughly that for the restaurant service staff in this room later, they only needed to be responsible for taking orders and delivering dishes. She would take over other service work.

The waiter nodded without thinking, thinking that experiencing this situation was not the first time. After all, some conversations between Nobles sometimes needed to be kept secret. Building a private space in a restaurant was still very important, so George did not raise any objections.