Lord of the Mysteries

Seeing the unconvinced look his sister’s face, Klein suddenly felt like it was a good opportunity. He sized her up and said with a solemn expression, “Melissa, I think you aren’t showing enough respect to today’s banquet as well.”

“What?” Melissa wore a puzzled look.

Klein pointed at her neck.

“As a lady, you are lacking a necklace that accentuates that area.”

Without waiting for his sister to say another word, he smiled as he fished out a silver amulet wrapped with angel wings from his pocket.

“Thankfully, I prepared one for you.”

“…” Melissa was taken aback at first before she asked, “How much was it?”

Sis, your concerns are really quite misplaced… Klein silently scoffed as he explained with a chuckle, “It’s actually not very expensive. Since it was in an incomplete state, I imitated an item that I’ve seen before and engraved blessing incantations and beautiful patterns on them.”

“You engraved them?” Melissa was indeed distracted.

“How is it? What do you think of my work?” Klein took the opportunity to hand over the amulet to his sister.

Melissa studied it before gently biting down on her lip.

“I like the surrounding angel feathers.”

If you think the incantations and symbols I engraved are ugly then just say so. There’s no need to mince your words… An amulet’s value is in its effects! The corner of Klein’s mouth twitched. Just as he was about to urge his sister to accept it, he saw Melissa put on the necklace with a forced expression on her face. She then carefully adjusted the positioning of the amulet.

“Perfect.” Klein sized her up and gave her exaggerated praise.

Melissa shot him a glance and looked down at her amulet. She said listlessly, “Klein, you were never like that before. Acting like that…”

“Perhaps it’s because of my good job. With a decent income, I’ve become more confident.” Klein interrupted his sister and gave a preemptive explanation.

Sigh, even though I received the original Klein’s memory fragments, making myself appear natural in most major aspects, certain fine details are still there. I’m still used to presenting my real personality… Especially when I’m getting closer and more familiar with Benson and Melissa… He sighed inwardly.

Melissa seemed to accept his explanation and pouted her lips.

“It’s great that you’re like that… really great…”

After the two engaged in a short conversation, Benson came down having changed his clothes. He wore a white shirt with a black vested tuxedo. His black bowtie and a pair of long, straight trousers made it seem like he had undergone a complete makeover. It was like he was a successful businessman after years of hard work.

Same for the receding hairline… Klein chuckled inwardly.

Benson. It suits you very well,” he said with a brilliant smile while throwing up

in agreement on

more

the remaining amulet and repeated

a fuss as he quipped, “Klein, I wouldn’t find it odd,

just so full of surprises,” Klein replied with a

that, the siblings tidied themselves up before walking out the main door. They took a trackless public carriage and arrived

but unlike Klein’s place, they had a porch. They had a small lawn in the front which

around ten seconds before they were able to see the star of the day, Selena

head covered in wine-red hair, the girl gave Melissa

dress of yours. It

Wood was her father, Mr. Wood, senior employee of Backlund Bank’s Tingen

historian.” He deliberately addressed

add the description of me having a conscience?…Klein retorted as he took off his hat and replied with a smile, “Mr. Wood, you look much more spirited and younger than I

style of flattery had unknowingly inclined himself to the Foodaholic

hand and

all equally arrogant and stiff, as though they’re

were to meet me at the bank, you might not say that

a new dress, led the siblings inside with a hop in her step. At times, she would mention in her usual tone that, “Elizabeth is already here,” and at other times, she would suppress her voice saying, “Melissa, your brothers are more

have good hearing… Although you are flattering me… Klein helplessly looked at the two sixteen-year-old girls walking

Benson and I to be? A balding, gloomy, fat man with a pale expression and lifeless eyes? Klein pinched his glabella in

are a little problematic. Right, I

here.” At that moment, Selena introduced

over. She had naturally curled brown

saw her because he

her choose an amulet

first before looking

slightly, as though she was thinking

greeted them as though nothing had

Under Wood’s lead, they came to the sofa in the living room where they were introduced to Chris—Selena Wood’s

other solicitors happily over the topic

picked up a cocktail from a table in the corner of the room as he listened quietly. At times, he would

all the guests

the steak dishes, roast chicken, fried fish, mashed potatoes, etc and placed

when he saw the elegant enamel plates and silver cutlery. He felt that the Woods

they’re so rich, why would Chris need so many years to prepare for his wedding?” When he thought of what his sister had previously mentioned, he was puzzled. “Yeah, it was probably to save up money to buy this cutlery that would have taken them so many years to afford. To such families, they

in front of a dining table. He forked a piece of honey-glazed