The villain daughter did all kinds of things

Now, Emery took advantage of Connor Holm's eagerness to integrate into high society, emphasizing in the letter the significance of the Lohid Magic Academy Hunting Trial, who the organizer of this Hunting Trial was, and that the invited guests all came from the highest echelons of the Federation.

For Connor Holm, who was determined to integrate into the upper echelons of society, such an opportunity was irresistible... even though he suspected that his fiancée might be a threat to him.

Sure enough, Connor Holm replied to Amelie that afternoon with extremely obsequious language that made Amelie want to vomit.

However, Emerald insisted on reading it to the end, and only after confirming that Connor Holm had accepted the invitation at the end of the letter did she angrily tear it to shreds.

As per the previous notice from the Raven Familiar, all guests participating in this hunting trial were to gather in Warrendo, the largest city in the northern part of the Federation closest to the snowfield—the same city where the great philanthropist Landon and Landon Hospital are located.

Emerald had already told Connor Holm about this; a grown man shouldn't need her to worry about it, they could just meet at the rendezvous point.

Emerald was still with Julia, Marcy, and Viliana, plus her fiancé, making a total of five people.

The pancakes will come along, of course, but the cats don't count as human heads. They're small, so they can just squeeze into any spot they want.

"What? Emerald, you're going to participate in the dragon hunt? And you've invited your fiancé to come along?"

Julia was unaware of Emerald's murder plan. Upon hearing Emerald's invitation to her fiancé, her fists hardened and her lips pouted.

"Why invite him? Amelie, you participated in the family's entrepreneurial trial precisely to reject this marriage proposal, so why bother with him at all?"

"...What? My dear Yulia, are you jealous?"

Emery laughed heartily at this, her eyes narrowing.

"I...I...I'm not jealous at all! Don't you dare think such things!"

Julia stubbornly resisted for a moment before clinging to Amelie's arm and acting coquettishly:

"So why did you invite that guy? Can't you just leave him out?"

"...I'm afraid that really won't work...I'm sorry, Yulia."

Emerald first carefully observed Julia's recent development before she began to spout nonsense with seriousness:

“I definitely won’t marry him, but that will have to wait until after the entrepreneurial trial is over. Right now, he’s still my fiancé in name only, and this is a formal invitation from Lohid… If I go without him, people will inevitably talk behind my back about how petty I am. Julia, you don’t want people talking badly about me behind my back, do you?”

Chapter 158 The Mysterious Cheongsam Beauty

"Anyone who dares to speak ill of you behind your back, I'll smash their mouth in!"

Yulia first raised her little fist and shook it, then lowered her head and thought for a while, before pouting and saying worriedly:

"I don't really understand the social etiquette of your high society... but what if that guy takes advantage of being your fiancé, Emily, and tries to take advantage of you? After all, he's nominally your fiancé, so even if he's a little intimate with you, no one can say anything."

"Yes... I'm worried about that too~~"

A look of disgust first appeared on Emery's face, then she gently and weakly grasped Julia's hand:

"That's why I want you to come with me, Julia... You'll protect me and keep bad men from taking advantage of me, right?"

"Of course!"

Yulia's eyes almost burned, and her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"I'll definitely protect you! If that bastard dares to touch a single hair on your head, I'll smash his entire arm!"

"Mmm...then I'm counting on you, Yulia~~"

Emerald clung to Julia as if she had found someone to lean on, instantly making Julia scratch her head and giggle foolishly.

"Hey...hehe...hehehehe...Amelie, your clothes are so soft..."

. . . . .

The appointed day, in the city of Warrendo.

The prestigious Lohid family certainly wouldn't invite their distinguished guests to a park or square where they could bask in the sun and endure the cold wind; instead, they booked one of the most famous local restaurants.

All foreign guests invited to participate in the hunting trial at the Lohid Magic Academy will first gather in this cold restaurant.

When Amelie arrived with Julia, Marcy, and Viliana, the cold restaurant was already more than half full... They were considered to have arrived relatively late, but the young lady of the Melson family should have this kind of pomp and circumstance.

"Haha, I knew you'd come to join in the fun, so I came too!"

The first person to step forward and hug Amelie was Sterling Morgan, the little queen of the federal financial world and Amelie's best friend from her time at the academy.

"You actually have time to join in this kind of fun?"

Emery was quite surprised:

"Aren't you making around a million Luns per minute? This hunting trial will take at least two or three days... Won't you lose a lot of money?"

"Hmph, then we definitely won't lose money."

Starling snorted and then subtly gestured with her eyes to the others in the cold restaurant, speaking meaningfully.

"understood."

Amelie nodded, without saying a word, but she understood.

Clearly, Starling's participation in this hunting event organized by Lohid was not for the sake of the hunt itself; she had little interest in the teachers and students of the magic academy, but rather in the invited guests.

"Emerald, it's been so long~~"

"Hello, Miss Emerald..."

After Starling returned to her seat, two more people greeted Emerald in turn; they were people she knew.

The person who said "long time no see" to her was a stunningly beautiful woman with a captivating appearance and fashionable attire. Her long, wavy hair almost reached her calves, and her makeup and accessories could be described as colorful, but she didn't have that "punk" vibe; on the contrary, she was quite pleasing to the eye.

Her name is Shelley Xianglin, the eldest daughter of the Xianglin family. She is seven or eight years older than Amelie, and about the same age as Lohid's eldest son, Ark Lohid. The Xianglin family owns almost all of the top cosmetics brands in the Allen Federation and is a giant in the fashion industry.

Emery and Shelley have known each other since childhood. She even coveted Shelley's body for a while, but unfortunately Shelley was a straight woman who only liked handsome young men and couldn't be swayed... Emery tried twice but failed, and after learning that Shelley had several boyfriends, she gave up.

The other person who greeted Emerald was a chubby young man, none other than Brut Vance, the son of Hausman Vance. He and Emerald weren't originally acquainted; they only met after Emerald and Hausman Vance began working together.

Although Brutus Vance was overweight, like his father, he was not slovenly at all. On the contrary, he kept himself clean and tidy, moved with elegance, and spoke with humor, making him hard to dislike.

Before Emerald arrived, Brutus was chatting with Shelley. Now that they both came to greet Emerald, Emerald chatted with them for a few minutes.

With Starling, Shelley, and Brut setting the mood, the others in the cold restaurant also came to greet Amelie in turn... Regardless of whether they knew each other before, who wouldn't want to get to know the young lady of the Melson family?

But actually, while some of the people were unfamiliar to Amelie, Amelie would recognize them more or less once they introduced themselves... After all, the VIPs invited by Lohid were basically from the Federation's top circles and had certainly attended events hosted by Melson before.

Soon, almost everyone in the cold restaurant had greeted Emerald, but there was one person Emerald didn't remember at all, yet she was very interested in her.

She was a beautiful woman with black hair and black eyes, and she looked exactly like Amelie's fellow villager from her previous life. More importantly, the woman's clothes resembled a cheongsam, except that the material was not silk, but a high-quality lace fabric.

"Who is she...? I've never seen her before."

Emery was very interested in the beautiful black-haired woman in the cheongsam, but she didn't act rashly. Instead, she went to Starling, who had arrived before her, to inquire about her.

"They look like they came from the east side of the White Sea?"

“Yes, she is indeed from the east of the White Sea, and she has only been in the Federation for a short time, but she is already quite famous in Sphinx. Emery, you have been staying in Locke City for the past two years, so it is normal that you do not know her.”

Stella seemed to recognize the woman in the cheongsam, and grabbed Amelie's arm as they headed towards her table.

"Come on, let me introduce you to each other."

With Starling as the middleman, Emerald and the woman in the cheongsam quickly became acquainted.

"You must be Miss Melson, I've long admired your name~"

The woman in the cheongsam first gave Amelie a very gentle bow, then smiled sweetly:

"Miss, you may call me Lian. I come from the Tianyun Empire, but I had to leave my hometown for some reason. I currently run a brothel called 'Drunken Red Pavilion' in Sphinx. If you have time, Miss, you can bring your friends over. Whether you like pretty girls or delicious food, I should be able to satisfy you."

"Drunken Dream of the Red Chamber is super popular right now!"

Starling added from the side:

"Although it has only been open for less than half a year, the charming oriental beauties and unique imperial cuisine in the store have already won over many people... Hmm, speaking of which, those imperial dishes are quite similar to many of the snacks that you used to make yourself, Emery. If you have the chance, you should definitely go there and try them, they're great!"

"Really? Then I definitely want to go and have some fun if I have the chance."

Emery nodded with a smile:

“Stailin, you’re right. I have indeed loved Imperial cuisine since I was a child… Most of the snacks I make are Imperial in style.”

"Oh? Young lady, you also like Imperial-style snacks? Then you must come and sit in our shop sometime. I guarantee you won't regret it!"

A flicker of curiosity flashed in Lian's beautiful eyes, and she extended another invitation to Amelie.

"Okay, okay... When I return to Sphinx next time, I promise I'll make sure to visit your shop first and order a huge feast!"

Amelie readily agreed with a smile.

During their subsequent casual conversation, Emerald also gained a deeper understanding of Rei.

Lian had only been in Sphingard for a short time when she received an invitation from Lohid, mainly because she had a good relationship with Mrs. Ark, and Ark himself was a regular customer of her shop.

After learning about the hunting event that Ark was organizing, Rei took the initiative to contact Ark and expressed that she also wanted to participate—she wanted to see the monsters and dragons on the northern snowfield and see what could be used as ingredients to develop new dishes.

Ark finally agreed to Rei's request, not only allowing her to participate in the event but also entrusting her with the responsibility of providing meals for the entire team... Even the red dragon that was the target would be prepared by Rei herself, who would cook a multi-course meal for everyone to enjoy.

This made Emerald even more excited for the upcoming trip.

"I...I didn't have an invitation, but I really did receive one! Do you know who my fiancée is? Hmm?"

Amelie was having a pleasant chat with the beautiful woman in the cheongsam she had just met when she suddenly heard a quarrel coming from the entrance of the cold restaurant.

A bad feeling crept into her heart, and when she looked in the direction of the sound, a look of disgust immediately appeared on her face.

Sure enough, the man arrived—Connor Holm, her fiancé.

Perhaps sensing that his fiancée had ill intentions, Connor wasn't stupid. He didn't come alone; he brought two bodyguards with him, both of whom were likely master-level mages, judging from the magical devices they carried.

That doesn't matter. What's really disgusting is how Connor acted so arrogantly, relying on his status as Amelie's fiancé, when he was arguing with the waiter at the restaurant entrance.

"Alright, stop making a fool of yourself here!"

Emerald couldn't stand it any longer. Amidst the mocking stares of the other diners, she scolded Connor like a disobedient dog:

"Didn't I tell you the meeting time? Couldn't you have come a little earlier and waited? If you had arrived before me and waited for me at the restaurant entrance, would this have happened? Hmm? No matter what the agreement is, you have to arrive at least an hour early. This is a basic courtesy that upper-class men must know! Don't you even know that?"

"I……!"

Connor opened his mouth, but the mocking gazes of the well-dressed people in the restaurant dealt a heavy blow to his fragile self-esteem, making him feel extremely uncomfortable and wanting to explode.

However, seeing Amelie's undisguised disgust and Julia's clenched fists, Connor regained his composure.

Don't get angry, don't get angry, don't get angry... If you get angry, you'll really fall into their trap.

To become a "phoenix man" (a man from a poor background who achieves success), and to rise from a small-town boy to become the future son-in-law of the Merson family, Connor is no fool; on the contrary, his IQ and EQ are quite high.

He had known about Emerald's sexual orientation and private life for a long time, which is why he never took the initiative to contact Emerald, for fear of arousing her disgust.

For Connor, all he wanted was the status of a son-in-law of the Melson family. He didn't care whether Emery paid attention to him or had other lovers after the marriage. He just wanted to squeeze into the upper class of the Federation no matter what. He didn't want to be a peasant anymore.

When Emery graduated from the academy, Connor was very excited, thinking that his long-cherished wish was finally about to come true.

As a result, Emery was immediately put to the test of starting her own business.

Although Connor was dissatisfied, there was nothing he could do, and he didn't care much. He believed that the chances of a young lady with mediocre talent succeeding in starting a business on her own without relying on her family's support were extremely slim.

It wasn't until the movie was released that Connor realized his fiancée's entrepreneurial attempt might actually succeed, and then he would be finished.

Emerald certainly doesn't want to marry Connor, and Connor himself is well aware of this. Once Emerald succeeds in her entrepreneurial trial, their engagement will inevitably be dissolved.

The Merson family might arrange for another of their legitimate daughters to marry Connor, but it's more likely they'll simply turn against him.

Because Connor's ability to develop that new alloy formula was largely due to luck, and after Merson agreed to marry him, he had already handed over the production of this new alloy entirely to Merson, holding only the patent rights himself.

Connor continued his research on new alloys at Merson's institute, but after more than two years, he made no new progress and his performance was even worse than that of an ordinary researcher, which led to him being ridiculed in secret.

Connor knew that he was no longer of any value to the Melson family, and once Amelie broke off their engagement, the Melson family would most likely be unwilling to arrange another marriage for him with their legitimate daughter.

So Connor couldn't let Amelie go no matter what, and when old Gates came to him and invited him to join the anti-movie alliance, he agreed without hesitation. He wanted to sabotage Amelie's entrepreneurial trials.

Unexpectedly, the Art Association suffered a crushing defeat, the Goddess Incident shocked the Federation, and the Anti-Film Alliance almost disbanded after the Goddess Incident.

Connor refused to believe the federal government's findings, convinced that the disaster on the Meishen was related to Emerald, and that it was Emerald's revenge on the Arts Association.

So after the Mississippi incident, Connor was constantly filled with anxiety. He was very worried that Emery knew he had also joined the Anti-Movie League and would get rid of him as well.

During that period, Connor would look back every time he went out, fearing that a stranger might suddenly appear behind him and snap his neck or shoot him with a magic gun.

Later, Connor couldn't stand it anymore, so he hired two professional bodyguards. He didn't dare hire anyone from Myerson Security, but instead chose two fellow townsmen from Holm.

Even more so, Connor had written several suicide notes in advance, all of which he handed over to his lawyer, with whom he had a fairly good personal relationship... The general content of the suicide notes was that if he died under abnormal circumstances, the murderer would most likely be related to Emery, and he requested the investigation department to conduct a thorough investigation.

Connor finally breathed a sigh of relief after receiving Emerald's letter.

Since Amelie still writes letters inviting him to participate in large social events, it means that Amelie doesn't want to kill him yet.

However, after carefully learning about the hunting trials at the Lohid Magic Academy, Connor became worried again.