Chapter 137 Envy.
"Wait for me to come back, Xia Xia."
This was the last message Grace sent to Lu Xia before the battle.
Mrs. Rafaelde attached great importance to Smellian's becoming a gene fusion.
She always remembered the glory when Duke Leslie held a celebration banquet for Grace. Now such an opportunity finally came to her.
How could she neglect it?
Besides, the Rafaelde family has been waiting for such an opportunity for a long time. Now that the world finally has a chance to see the glory of their family, they must seize such an opportunity. Try to expand your network.
Early in the morning, Lu Xia brought Smellian and Cecil to the celebration banquet. When Mrs. Rafaelde saw the three of them, she took the initiative to greet them with a brilliant smile on her face.
The look she gave Smellian was full of tenderness, as if Smellian was her most beloved son.
Her eyes swept over Cecil and found that his outfit today was finally no longer unique. Obviously, this outfit was prepared by Lu Xia for him.
It seems that Cecil has finally caught the eye of Duke Lu Xia. Fortunately, their family's Smelian has more advantages.
At least Cecil is not a gene fusionist yet.
Cecil obviously saw the contempt in Mrs. Rafaeld's eyes. But he learned his lesson this time. When the old housekeeper asked him if he wanted to attend the celebration banquet for Smelian's becoming a gene fusionist, he gladly accepted the invitation and told the old housekeeper that he did not have a dress for the banquet.
So this time he had the opportunity to wear a dress similar to Lu Xia and Smelian, so that he would not be excluded. Just like what Smelian once said, some things need to be fought for by oneself.
He used to disdain to do all these, but he never thought that after meeting Lu Xia, in order to get her heart, become a member of this family, and not be excluded, he also began to work hard to get her attention.
Mrs. Rafaeld also invited Mrs. Dana to Smelian's celebration banquet. When Mrs. Dana arrived, she finally smiled when she saw Cecil wearing the same dress as Lu Xia and Smelian.
Obviously Cecil finally got it.
When Mrs. Raffield saw Mrs. Dana coming, her smile became even brighter. When she sent the invitation to Mrs. Dana, she was prepared for her to refuse, but she didn't expect that she would really come.
Of course, she would not be naive to think that Mrs. Dana's arrival was to celebrate Smellian's becoming a gene fusion. Her arrival was entirely for the sake of Duke Lu Xia's face and to pave the way for Cecil in the future.
Not long after, Duke Leslie also arrived. However, unlike the previous times, Duke Leslie looked a little tired this time. Thinking of Grace currently fighting the rebels on the battlefield, Mrs. Raffield also knew where her haggardness and fatigue came from.
If Smellian was in Grace's role at this moment, she would also be so worried. After all, it is not easy for every family to have such a proud hero.
She didn't want to think about the bad things, nor did she want to be so selfish, but there were some things that she couldn't help but think about. If Grace couldn't come back this time, would Smellian take over as Duke Lu Xia's husband?
After all, no male would covet the position of the female's husband, and their Raffield family would not give up the opportunity to further deepen their relationship with the Duke Luxia's mansion.
Luxia didn't know what Mrs. Raffield was thinking, and accompanied Smelian to entertain the guests who came today. Cecil accompanied the two quietly.
Duke Leslie looked at the three people, feeling a little bitter. If Grace was still here, she would definitely stand by Duke Luxia's side. Even if today was Smelian's celebration banquet, her Grace would still be the most dazzling.
Lady Dana was very satisfied with today, because Cecil finally stood by Duke Luxia's side, instead of being excluded by her.
As for Lady Raffield, she was the most glorious person today, and all the guests were full of envy for her. This was the second time that the husband and servant who was with Duke Luxia had become a gene fusion.
Some even regretted it more. If they had also sent their useless males to Duke Luxia, would they have the opportunity to become a gene fusion now?
They were still scared by those deadly rumors about Duke Luxia at the beginning. Now thinking about it, they really regretted it. How many of those rumors were true?
There were many people with such thoughts. Luxia soon found that there were many more females who came to talk to her today. Although there were some in the past, they were not as enthusiastic as this time.
Luxia was not stupid. She knew very well that the purpose of these people was nothing more than to see Smellian become a gene fusion again after Grace, which aroused their inner greed.
She didn't want to pay attention, but there were always bold females coming to her.
"Duke Lu Xia, good day, my male just came of age this year, and he looks very beautiful and dignified. If you like him, I will bring him to you to take a look."
"Duke Lu Xia, my male is just the right age for you. I don't ask for the status of a concubine, I just want him to be an ordinary servant by your side to serve you."
Facing these remarks, Lu Xia's expression was cold. Smellian's eyes were cold, and Cecil couldn't hide his anger.
He hadn't won Lu Xia's heart yet, and these people wanted nothing.
But he also knew that Lu Xia was the decision maker. Whether he and Smellian were willing or not, as long as Lu Xia agreed, he could take anyone home. They had no right to interfere.
Lu Xia didn't look back at Smellian and Cecil. She smiled coldly at him: "Such a good man should be left to others. The few people in my family are enough."
Faced with her decisive refusal, everyone was not surprised, but a little disappointed. Duke Lu Xia was still the lecherous man as rumored at the beginning. Now, can they also get a taste of such glory?
Mrs. Raffield was originally worried that Lu Xia would agree, and she was even more angry that these people did not understand the meaning and actually said these words at Smelian's celebration banquet. It was nothing more than not taking their Raffield family seriously.
This is also the reason why their Raffield family wanted to climb up to the powerful. Merchants are always inferior in the empire.
But fortunately, Lu Xia did not agree. Mrs. Raffield looked at the two people: "Have you two forgotten that today is the celebration banquet for my son Smelian? You said such words at this time, but you didn't take my son into consideration. In this case, please go back."
The two did not expect Mrs. Raffield to be so straightforward and ask them to leave, but they did do something to save the face of the Raffield family.
Lu Xia watched the two of them leave without saying anything, obviously not minding what Lady Raphael did.
Some people saw this scene and couldn't help wondering if the next banquet would be a public banquet for Smelian to become the concubine of Duke Lu Xia.
(End of this chapter)
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