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.

he said

nodded in agreement on the

clothing is more important than me.” Benson gave a

opportunity to fish out the remaining amulet and repeated his explanation from earlier before saying, “I also made one

it with me.” Benson accepted it without a fuss as he quipped, “Klein, I wouldn’t find it odd, even if you were to suddenly know how to style your hair, make

so full of surprises,” Klein replied with

up before walking out the main door. They took a trackless public carriage and arrived

family lived in a terrace house as well, but unlike Klein’s place, they had

around

hair, the girl gave Melissa a

of yours. It makes you look exceptionally

Wood was her father, Mr. Wood, senior

honorable elder brother. Welcome, our young historian.” He deliberately addressed Benson and Klein

having a conscience?…Klein retorted as he took off his hat and replied with a smile, “Mr. Wood,

of flattery had unknowingly inclined

hand and shook

bank employees, but they’re all equally arrogant and stiff, as though they’re the latest machines. None of them are as

me at the bank, you might not say that about

her usual tone that, “Elizabeth is already

flattering me… Klein helplessly looked at the two sixteen-year-old girls walking

considered handsome… Tsk, Miss Selena, how ugly did you imagine Benson and I to be? A balding,

Wood’s lungs are a little problematic. Right, I see his pipe… Klein swept his gaze across the

here.” At that moment, Selena introduced with a brisk

walked over. She had naturally curled brown hair and adorable

was stunned when he saw her

her choose an

first before looking at

knitted slightly,

smiled and politely greeted

her. Under Wood’s lead, they came to the sofa

chat with Chris and the other solicitors happily over the topic of their neighbor, Mr. Shaud, he couldn’t help but

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

the guests arrived and the

in a buffet manner. The maidservant served the steak dishes,

couldn’t help but click his tongue when he saw the elegant enamel plates and silver cutlery. He felt that the Woods

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,

plate and walked in front