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.

It suits you very well,” he said

in agreement on

clothing is more important than me.” Benson gave a

remaining amulet and repeated his explanation from earlier before saying, “I also

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

just so full of

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

doorbell, Klein, Benson, and Melissa only had to wait for around ten seconds before they were able to see the star of the day,

in wine-red hair, the girl gave Melissa a delighted

this dress of yours. It

her father, Mr. Wood, senior employee of Backlund

our young historian.” He deliberately addressed Benson and

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

of flattery had unknowingly inclined himself

hand and

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

me at the bank, you might

her step. At times, she would mention in her usual tone that,

Klein helplessly looked at the two

quite far from being considered handsome… Tsk, Miss Selena, how ugly did you imagine Benson and I to be? A

a little problematic. Right, I

here.” At that moment, Selena introduced with a

a blue frilly dress walked over. She had

when he saw her because he knew

had helped her choose an

before looking at

and her brows knitted slightly, as though she was thinking

Elizabeth smiled and politely greeted them as

pretended not to recognize her. Under Wood’s lead, they came to the sofa in the living room where they were introduced to

watched Benson chat with Chris and the other solicitors happily over the topic of their neighbor, Mr. Shaud,

He picked up a cocktail from a table in the corner of

long before all the guests arrived and the banquet officially

too many guests had been invited, the Wood family’s dining table could not accommodate everyone. Therefore, the banquet was done in a buffet manner. The maidservant served the steak dishes, roast chicken, fried fish, mashed potatoes, etc and placed them on different tables.

help but click his tongue when he saw the elegant enamel plates and silver

he was puzzled. “Yeah, it was probably to save up money to

and walked in front of