Indeed, the old saying is true. Make the right friends, and you can save decades of detours.
Now, his daughter was mixing with such a high-class group and had made friends with them. How could he possibly have any reason to refuse?
Thinking back, before his daughter met Miss Avena, he couldn’t even be a guest at her banquet… And the last banquet had been very fruitful for him. He had even reached many business collaborations.
A companion for Miss Roswell? Many nobles would want their children to go, and it might not even be possible.
After Amy expressed having no objection, Baron Hastings immediately made the decision and settled the matter—however, he and his wife would also go with her and stay in Ansu City for a while.
After all, they only had this one daughter. They were indeed a little worried. Only after seeing that their daughter was truly not wronged there could they feel at ease returning to Berren City.
For the rest of the time, after the few chatted amiably for a while, Ciel declined the offer to stay for dinner on the grounds of having something to do and returned to Avena’s manor.
Now, only her sister was left to visit…
Originally, her sister’s place was Ciel’s first stop, but because of Avena, it was postponed to go together in the evening.
Avena seemed to have something to do at noon and didn’t come back for lunch. Ciel was also a little tired of the food here, so she went to the kitchen and simply stir-fried two dishes herself.
Stir-fried beef with scallion and egg rice with sausages. The familiar taste made Ciel nostalgic.
In the afternoon, Ciel took another bath, put on a slightly plainer outfit, and then spent the entire time in the study, planning to quickly flip through the books in Avena’s study before leaving.
In the afternoon, a tired-looking Avena returned to the mansion. She opened the study door, entered, closed the door behind her, and shuffled to the sofa, immediately flopping onto Ciel’s lap. She took a deep breath through the thin skirt, recovering energy.
The fragrance of soap and the young girl’s body scent relaxed Avena’s tense spirit. She slightly turned her body and lay on Ciel’s lap, looking at Ciel, who was still reading, and asked, “How did it go…”
“Amy agreed. Adele has to ask her sister,”
Ciel flipped to the next page and said, “Only my sister is left.”
“It’s alright. I’ve already booked a restaurant and asked the manager to inform your sister so she won’t forget…”
Avena closed her eyes, enjoying Ciel’s soft lap pillow.
“Why are you so tired?”
Ciel put down the book and reached out to push away the hair covering Avena’s face.
“It’s all those pests… Hehe, I think they just don’t want to release the funds… constantly delaying the final deadline.”
Saying this, Avena seemed a little angry, gritting her teeth.
But she quickly shook her head and said, “Let’s not talk about this. There’s no use rushing now. I can only blame myself for not having real power… Negotiation without power is just one-sided reaping.”
Avena had a pretty good personality. She didn’t directly use her transcendent ability. Otherwise, even if a few people came to negotiate, it would be useless.
“Then let’s talk about other things,”
Ciel asked while massaging Avena’s temples, “What are you planning to tell my sister?”
Avena, with her eyes closed, felt Ciel’s massage. Her anger dissipated considerably. “You don’t know how to explain the source of your wealth, do you?”
Ciel nodded, but it wasn’t entirely impossible to explain. She could say she won it through gambling. Although it might cause some worry, at least it could explain the source of the money.
Moreover, the source, Deton Manor, was half collapsed. No one could prove whether her money came from there.
“I spoke with Miss Silva. She has the authority to directly hire you as a Senior Consultant for Deton Group,”
Avena opened her eyes and said, “This way, your identity, wealth, and status will have some guarantee. But the drawback is that you will be affiliated with Deton Group… What do you think?”
“Does this position require working?”
She didn’t mind having connections with transcendents anymore. As long as it could make her safer, she wouldn’t refuse.
Senior Consultant for Deton Group… This sounded like a good job. It could give her a legitimate source for spending money or doing other things.
“No, it’s just a nominal position. And Miss Silva said you’ve already done what a consultant should do. Now, you just need to decide how much you want for your year-end bonus.”
After Avena finished speaking, she muttered to herself, “I just can’t come up with such profitable ideas…”
Ever since she came in, Avena’s small emotions hadn’t stopped. If others saw this scene, they would likely be completely unable to connect the current Avena with the usual Avena.
A nominal position? And get paid?
Commissioner Lucy handled things well.
If Lucy could share a little of her way of dealing with people with Adele, Adele might be a lot more normal.
“Let’s go, get ready to leave.”
Avena seemed unwilling to continue talking about what she was going to say to Ciel’s sister later. She stood up directly, pulling Ciel’s hand.
“So early? To the restaurant?”
Ciel looked at the sky outside. It was only around four-thirty in the afternoon.
Avena said as she walked, “I need to take a bath. Help me choose an outfit. One that your sister might like… First formal meeting. We can’t be late.”
Looking at the hurried Avena, Ciel was a little confused.
She was going to see her sister. Why was Avena more concerned and nervous than herself?
Ciel didn’t know which outfit to choose, but she picked one based on her own aesthetic for Avena. After Avena changed, she also put on a little makeup before taking Ciel and getting into the carriage.
The carriage drove away from Manor No. 15, heading towards the Gem District, which was gradually becoming lively. At this moment, the sky had also gradually darkened.