Mystery: The Returner of the Stars

Chapter 242 Under the gaze of the stars, your wish will come true

Hastur followed Hibbert to meet many people, and those people were nobles who played better with Hibbert.

Faced with Hibbert's intentional invitation, Hastur could only say hello and talk about things that are common in the noble circle.

After shopping around, Hasta no longer had the idea of ​​communicating with other nobles. Now he wanted to end the party early, return to his home, and celebrate his own New Year.

Fortunately, Maric and Sharon both understood that as a nobleman, he always needed to participate in some necessary entertainment, otherwise he would be ashamed to keep the guests waiting for a long time.

Tonight's dessert is naturally excellent, but Hasta didn't taste too much, just a little bit, and he wants to go home with his stomach full.

Now, he only needs to say hello to the grown-up Audrey, and he is ready to leave the party first.

It's just that there are a lot of nobles around Audrey at the moment, seeing her graceful and calm manner, Hastur didn't come forward to join in the fun.

He was sure that Audrey must be very tired now, even though she was used to such occasions.

He took out his pocket watch and checked the time, it was just after nine o'clock.

There is still a lot of time, and he strives to go back around ten o'clock.

In order to avoid unnecessary communication, Hastur went to the back garden for a stroll, and saw many young men and women who were interesting to each other.

Fortunately, the atmosphere of the Loen Kingdom is not as open as Intis's. They all behaved very restrained, at most they held hands, kissed, and rubbed each other's ears.

Compared to what happened to Roselle back then, it was already much better.

When Hastur returned to the party hall, Audrey walked towards her.

She still had that formulaic and elegant smile on her face, but the look in her eyes was much brighter.

"Mr. Hastur, I thought you had sneaked away."

"I haven't had time to say goodbye to Miss Audrey, so I won't do such a rude thing."

Audrey could hear the implication of this sentence, Mr. Hasta in front of him really wanted to leave, but was just waiting to meet him.

"If I knew this earlier, I shouldn't have come here on my own initiative. In this way, Mr. Hastur will stay here for a while."

"I can take it as if I haven't seen Miss Audrey tonight."

Hastur smiled and talked with Audrey for a while. At this time, melodious instrumental music sounded all around, which symbolized the beginning of the dance.

"Miss Audrey, may I have the honor to ask you to dance?"

Hastur sent out the invitation. Audrey's eyes lit up slightly, she put her hand on Hastur's palm, and said with a smile on the corner of her mouth, "Of course."

This is the second dance between them. Compared with the slightly stiff dance in the first dance, Hastur can relax completely this time.

His dancing level is also a bit higher than last time.

When the two of them appeared on the dance floor, they immediately attracted a lot of attention. The nobles dancing nearby kept a certain distance tacitly, leaving the best focus stage to Hasta and Audrey.

Because it was Miss Audrey Hall's first dance of adulthood.

Earl Hall, who was accompanying the queen and talking with several members of the royal family, also saw this scene, and his expression was quite calm.

But the eyes of the two princes beside him were a little different.

For this most dazzling pearl of Backlund, it is inevitable that they will have some ambition and desire to conquer in their hearts.

Because whether it is Audrey's own beauty and fame, or the power in the hands of Earl Hall, they are all what they want to pursue.

On some previous occasions, they also thought about inviting Audrey to dance, but they were basically rejected.

Apart from her own relatives, Audrey rarely danced with outsiders, especially on a stage like tonight.

"Is that young man the son of Voltaire?" The queen also cast her gaze over.

"Yes, he is Voltaire's son, Hasta Campbell, and the Earl of Campbell who is about to go to South Wales."

Earl Hall seemed to be introducing Hastur's identity, but he was actually giving the princes a step down.

He was about to leave Backlund and headed to South Wales, and he was a good friend of Audrey's on weekdays. There was nothing wrong with getting Audrey's first dance tonight.

This can be understood as farewell, but also as a blessing.

"It's really good to be able to share the worries of the kingdom at a young age."

The queen gave a fairly good evaluation, and the faces of the princes around him also improved a lot.

"I must be the most envied person tonight."

Hastur danced with Audrey while talking lightly, and he could naturally feel all kinds of strange eyes from all directions.

"Didn't Mr. Hastur say that standing in the eyes of everyone always has to bear some pressure, or did Mr. Hastur regret inviting me to dance?"

"On the contrary, I prefer to enjoy the jealous eyes of others, which is the proof that I am far luckier than them."

"Is this Mr. Hastur's true words?"

"of course."

Audrey had a sweet smile on her face, and her tired mood improved a lot. This was one of the few freedoms she had tonight.

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After Hasta returned home, Butler Neil had already prepared everything, whether it was drinks or delicacies, and even created a little lighting atmosphere.

If it wasn't for not wanting to reveal his identity as a time traveler, Hastur would have thought of erecting a few red lanterns. A year without red lanterns and Spring Festival couplets always makes people feel a little bit less flavorful.

Hasta made an appointment with Sharon and Maric at 10:30. He went to the bathroom to take a shower and put on a set of festive New Year clothes, and then went to the back garden on the first floor to wait for Maric and Sharon's meeting visit.

He had also invited Lecturer Foran, Professor Wayne, Forsi, Hugh, and Leonard, but they all declined, saying that they had their own arrangements tonight.

For this, Hastur is still very grateful to Sharon and Maric for coming, which prevented him from spending New Year's Eve alone.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, Sharron and Maric officially paid a visit.

Maric came here many times, appearing to be very casual, but Sharon seldom entered through the gate openly. In the past, she transmitted this ability through the mirror, slipped in directly from the window, and then hid in the mirror.

"Happy New Year, Hastur, this is a gift for you."

Maric took out the gift he had prepared, and at the same time looked at Sharon, signaling that she would also send a gift.

"Happy New Year, here's a gift."

Sharon took out a beautifully packaged box, which was not high and looked a little round.

"thank you, happy New Year."

Hastur accepted the gifts from Maric and Sharon, but did not let Butler Neil take over.

After inviting the two to be seated, Hastur asked Butler Neil to lead the others to the other side of the garden to start their New Year's party.

In the secluded garden, red candles were flickering, the dining table was full of food, and beside it was the fine wine that Hasta had collected during this period.

Three people, no outsiders disturbed.

Hastur glanced at Sharon. Tonight, she was wearing a red and black court dress, a rare royal blue necklace around her neck, and her favorite black soft hat on her head. .

Although Sharon was still expressionless at the moment, Hasta could feel that she was much more relaxed than when there were so many people.

Sharon should be naturally fond of quietness, and hates too noisy environments and irrelevant crowds.

Her indifference is not just for the sake of acting.

Hasta warmly invited Sharon and Maric to taste the food, and then opened a bottle of wine priced at 30 gold pounds, which he bought from Glaint.

There is also a more expensive bottle, worth hundreds of gold pounds, which was given by Hibbert. It should be one of Earl Hall's collections, and it is not sold on the market.

When twelve o'clock came, Hastur had already arranged for Butler Neil to set off fireworks, and even left a few larger fireworks for himself to play with.

Hastur shook the matchbox in his hand, "Miss Sharon, do you want to try it?"

Sharon was a little moved, but she still shook her head politely and refused. Maric on the other side had already started to play with the strength of alcohol.

boom!boom!
The sound of fireworks rising into the sky and blooming can be heard endlessly.

"The story in the fairy tale is not all lies, it can also be true.

For example, if you make a wish in the New Year, it will come true in the coming year. "

What Hastur said with a smile made Sharon fall silent.

Seeing this, Hasta said again: "For the New Year, I will also give you a gift in return. If you don't make a wish, my gift will not be sent out."

"Do you know what my wish is?"

"You might as well try it, just keep a good expectation for yourself."

Sharon stood up, walked to Hastur, and took the matchbox from him.

Hastur placed a big firework in an open area, and used stones to separate its sides to prevent accidents.

When all this was done, he motioned for Sharon to light the fuse.

Sharon squatted down slightly, closed her eyes and made a wish, then lit the fuse, and carefully stepped back a few steps.

After a few seconds, clusters of flames carried her wish and flew into the starry sky, turning into twinkling stars.

"Under the gaze of the stars, your wishes will surely come true."

Hastur gave his blessing at the right time, and Sharon looked at the dreamy fireworks in the starry sky, her eyes blurred for a moment.

At this time, she actually believed that the stories in fairy tales were not necessarily deceitful.

Maybe fairy tales do come true.

(End of this chapter)