flame hunter

On the dance floor on the first floor, a group of people formed a wavy circle with their bodies about an arm's length away.

This group of people was uniformly dressed in black dresses, with serious and cold expressions.The dazzling light of the crystal lamp reflected on the shiny leather shoes under their feet, dazzling.

They used their left feet in unison to step on the marble floor rhythmically, making a series of cool "pop" sounds, which echoed throughout the reception hall.

Jia Huan's heart skipped a beat, and she looked up at Thomas.I saw Thomas standing upright condescendingly, squinting at the dance floor with great enjoyment.

After a while, Thomas raised his hand, and the trampling on the dance floor stopped abruptly.

Thomas suddenly shouted—"Dedicate everything to the family!"

Everyone half-raised their right arms with their palms out, repeating the same sentence.

Jia Huan couldn't understand French, but felt that these people had weird expressions, and the slogans they exhaled were not loud but seemed to be some kind of belief, which made people feel firm and unquestionable.

Thomas took Jiahuan's hand and slowly walked down the stairs, and the circle formed by the crowd gradually dispersed.The group of people stepped forward one after another, looking up and down at Jiahuan.

At this time, Si Boning flashed out from behind the champagne tower, bowed to Thomas, and then stood behind the two as usual.

Si Boning was also wearing a black dress. Standing beside these middle-aged people, he looked even more handsome as a young man.Thinking that he was right behind her, Jiahuan gradually relaxed her previous tension.

At this time, Thomas spoke again in a calm and dignified tone:

"Here I want to announce a decision to everyone. From now on, I officially adopt Moy as my adopted daughter, and she will be the sole heir of my estate."

Everyone present was dumbfounded, looking at Thomas and the strange girl beside him in disbelief.

Thomas still used French for these words, Jia Huan couldn't understand what he was saying, but felt countless sharp eyes shot at him in an instant, making his cheeks scorching hot.

Si Baining couldn't help swallowing secretly, heir to the inheritance? !He actually gave Jiahuan the right to inherit the inheritance so easily? !This is equivalent to dropping a bomb inside the Kabbalah family.

Sure enough, a middle-aged man with a full head of brown hair came out of the crowd and stood opposite Thomas with a sword drawn.

Si Boning unconsciously held his breath. This man was Donal, the number two figure in the Kabbalah family, in charge of European securities trading, the family's financial advisor, and a conservative Nuozhidi (see related comments on the work).

With a shy beer belly, Donal pointed to Jiahuan:

"moy? If you want to adopt her, at least tell us who she is?"

"She is my adopted daughter." Thomas said calmly.

Donal was surprised, then widened his eyes:

"Thomas! As the leader of the family, don't you know the importance of keeping the 'blue blood' pure?! Or do you want to use this child to humiliate someone?" ("Blue blood" means aristocratic blood)

Donner was born in a noble family, with three Skull and Bones members among his ancestors, and he is also a descendant of a noble marriage.Before Thomas took over as the leader of the Calabar family, he was the most popular person to be appointed.Donal had always supported intermarriage among nobles, and he used the same reason to oppose Thomas marrying a commoner moy.

Thomas couldn't help sneering when he heard Donal talk about his aristocratic blood again:

"Whether the purity of blue blood is important, isn't your son the best proof."

As soon as this remark came out, there was a faint uproar in the crowd.

Si Boning took a cold breath, everyone knew that Donal's child was mentally retarded, and out of kindness, everyone would never mention this in person.Unexpectedly, Thomas poked Donal's sore spots in public for family fun.

"You—" Donal's eyes widened, his face turned red.

Thomas regarded Donal as air, looked straight past him, and looked at everyone calmly:

"I don't need to explain to anyone how to deal with my private inheritance. The successor of the Calabar family will be made public before my death. I firmly believe that ability will always trump blood."

Having said that, Thomas glanced at Donal casually, and then smiled at everyone:

"Now the reception begins, please have fun."

Donal could no longer tolerate Thomas' humiliation to him, and then turned and left Sherlock Castle angrily.

The huge crystal chandelier in the center of the hall, like a hill hanging upside down, is so bright that people can't look directly at it.

Jia Huan's heart skipped a beat, she turned her head to look at Si Boning, and seeing him nod slightly, Jia Huan felt a little calmer in her heart.Glancing at the marble floor smoother than Xiling Lake, and quietly counting the white Roman columns decorated with golden carvings on both sides of the main entrance, Jiahuan admired everything here, dazzling and luxurious, as if it was the touching building in a fairy tale The unreachable palace.

The guests returned to their usual refined and gentlemanly manners, holding champagne glasses with restrained smiles and greetings.

Although Jiahuan couldn't understand what Thomas and the man were talking about, they could feel that they were arguing because of themselves.From time to time, everyone looked at Jia Huan with a look of doubt mixed with contempt, which fell on her body like a needle prick.

Although these people are well-dressed, their eyes are no different from those of the village women in Xiling Mountain.

These people look down on themselves!They even questioned Thomas and got into an argument with him because of themselves.And Thomas didn't let go of her hand for a moment, as if to prove that no matter how much obstruction there was, he would never give up on family fun.

Jia Huan's heart was sore, she was moved and very grateful to him.Jiahuan bit her lip and pulled Thomas' hand, and gave Thomas a sweet smile when he looked down at her:

"Daddy ~ thank you! I will prove to these people that you are right!"