This Miss Lacey certainly seemed extraordinary, certainly not a fake. Her conversation and knowledge were truly beyond the reach of ordinary people, he thought to himself. While the exchange had seemed ordinary, he was actually analyzing the girl's background and preferences, trying to see if they matched what she had said.
Although Howard's own extraordinary strength is average and he has no other special talents, his vision and knowledge are not bad due to his many years of socializing and seeing in the upper class of the empire.
This Miss Lacy was one of those rare creatures who possessed both beauty and sense, and this pleased and disappointed him.
The good news was that after seeing countless hypocritical girls trying to squeeze into the upper class by passing themselves off as inferior, such a refreshing presence suddenly appeared in the aristocratic circle. The bad news was that such a rational beauty might not be easily shaken by her power, and her beauty would also attract more powerful competitors.
Sure enough, as the two were chatting at a small table by the dance floor, several young nobles, unable to contain their excitement, finally came over. Their titles and power might not be as great as Earl Howard's, but their families were not bad either, and they possessed handsomeness and youth that Earl Howard could not match.
"May I invite you to dance, beautiful lady?"
A young man with slicked-back blond hair uttered a voice like an opera aria, inviting the girl sitting at the table with a standard gesture. Behind him, several "good brothers" were also eager to try, seemingly with the same intention.
After he finished speaking, countless eyes in the audience peeked over here, countless young hearts began to feel nervous and hesitant, and many voices began to secretly bet on who would be able to dance with this girl tonight.
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