Catastrophe Card King

Old Williams: “Are you the ‘Mr. Sunny’ that Vera talks about?”

Leonard nodded without arrogance or humility: “Leonard Churchill has seen Old Williams.”

The old man continued, “Vera has mentioned you to me many times before…”

“…”

Leonard sensed that assessing gaze.

He knew the old man came to test his background, but his origins were indeed complicated; they were hard to explain and he had no intention of explaining them to anyone besides Vera Williams.

Although it was somewhat impolite, he still chose the most direct approach and said bluntly, “Old sir, sorry to be rude. I know you may have many questions, but I must ask for your forgiveness as due to some special reasons, I can’t explain. I just want to say two things. Vera is a very good friend of mine. I have no interest in wealth either.”

These two sentences could already respond to almost all questions from the older generation of the Song family.

If the other party could not understand, or chose to continue being difficult, then Leonard had no desire to elaborate further.

“…”

Upon hearing this, the old man’s wise eyes suddenly grew sharp.

Far from feeling disrespected, the old man laughed heartily and said, “Refresing! Young man, I like your character!”

A person with his life experience had understood everything within those two sentences.

Since he wanted confirmation and had received his answer,

then nothing else mattered.

Old Williams suddenly found himself taking quite a liking to this young man before him, saying with a laugh, “I also know that it must have been that girl Vera who asked you to come tonight to cover for her. You consider that girl a friend. Correspondingly, she also considers you a trustworthy friend…”

Leonard neither confirmed nor denied this.

The old man spoke straightforwardly, not beating around the bush, and said directly, “I will take care of that girl’s affairs. However, tonight, you might have to appear. To make some people back off. They are all old friends, and after they have asked, it isn’t easy for me to refuse. But if it’s their own offspring who aren’t up to snuff, then I have given my old face an explanation…”

Upon hearing this, Leonard decisively replied, “Okay!”

Since he had promised Vera to come, he naturally had this intention from the start.

The old man had been very frank with his words, meaning: You just make a fuss, as long as it works out, I will handle the aftermath for you.

Couldn’t be better.

…

The old man chatted for a bit and then left.

To onlookers, the conversation seemed rather unpleasant.

The banquet continued as usual, with dancing and chatting where appropriate.

Leonard was immensely enjoying the food at the buffet.

After waiting for quite some time, Vera Williams finally finished meeting wave after wave of dozens of relatives and friends and strolled over.

“Ah… it’s really such a hassle…”

Murmuring, she picked up a glass of wine and took a sip.

Seeing Leonard enjoying his meal, she blinked and asked, “Is it tasty?”

Leonard nodded, “Not bad at all.”

With his “Gluttony” ability, he could quickly convert food into energy, and he was feeling great with so much high-end food.

Just then, soft and beautiful notes began to waft through the banquet hall.

Another lively dance tune started up.

However, Vera seemed uninterested in the food, her eyes twinkling as she asked, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, aren’t you going to invite me to dance?”

Leonard: “Sure.”

Vera’s eyes lit up with delight, but she still said in a melancholic tone, “Ah… do you know, it’s very…”

It would be very embarrassing for a woman to have to invite her dance partner herself.

He had been so focused on his food that he had indeed neglected this aspect.

Without waiting for her to finish, Leonard offered a gentlemanly bow, held out his hand invitingly, and asked, “Miss Vera Williams, may I have the honor of inviting you for a dance?”

Vera Williams hadn’t finished her snide remark when she immediately stopped, her eyes sparkling with joy as she smiled and responded, “Sure~”

The two of them entered the dance floor light-heartedly, stepping to the beat of the dance music.

At that moment, the flames of enmity instantly flared to their peak.

…

Leonard Churchill held Vera Williams in his arms and merrily danced across the floor, their familiar gazes meeting each other with beaming smiles on both their faces.

In no time, they became the center of attention for everyone.

Leonard Churchill’s presence was commanding, seeming almost overbearing.

And Vera Williams was radiant, the epitome of beauty merely by standing there.

Together, they gave the impression that the entire stage was theirs and theirs alone.

Even the young noblemen who had considered inviting Vera to dance felt ashamed to speak up.

Vera was enjoying herself more and more, twirling and hopping with light steps…

In her clear, spring-like eyes reflected Leonard’s handsome and elegant face.

She didn’t hide her admiration, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, you really look super handsome!”

Leonard laughed, “That’s the third time you’ve said that tonight.”

Vera took another few glances, “Well, it’s true! Very handsome!”

Hearing this, Leonard responded with polite reciprocity, “Then… Miss Anne, you look very, very beautiful tonight as well.”

“Thank you.”

With her reply came Vera’s bell-like laughter, “Hahaha…”

Suddenly, it turned into a mutual exchange of compliments.

The atmosphere instantly became joyful.

After two dances, Leonard could clearly feel more envious gazes piercing him like a thousand arrows.

But at the same time, they weakened.

Envy burns bright when there is a basis for comparison,

But how could they dare speak if they knew they were defeated just by looking, not even on the same level?

Those young noblemen had nothing but their family background to cling to, none of them had the confidence to outshine the man who commanded the spotlight tonight.

Merely by watching, their courage was already crushed.

Leonard thought it would be nice if this could put an end to all the trouble.

However, it was at that moment that he caught snippets of an unabashed conversation.

…

In a corner of the banquet hall, a blond young man gazed at Leonard and Vera in the dance floor, his expression filled with resentment.

As the heir of the Duke Ross family, marrying a merchant’s daughter was already giving the Song family considerable honor.

How could she be so ungrateful?

She was about to get engaged to him, yet she got all cozy with another man?

Thinking this, Jose was seething with rage and turned to a sword-bearing youth in martial arts garb beside him, asking, “Are you confident? They say that guy has killed a Third Tier card master. His fighting techniques are strong. Seems like he’s an Air Skill Master like you.”

The sword-carrying young man was preoccupied with his food, and replied indifferently, “Hmph… Air Skill Master? In front of my Shepherd family, others dare call themselves Air Skill Masters? Don’t worry. Within the same tier, I am invincible.”

Jose said, “That’s good to hear. Even if you can’t kill him, make sure to cripple him!”

“…”

…

“My sense of hostility has improved again…”

Leonard heard these words.

But he didn’t care at all.

It’s normal for the privileged to be a little arrogant.

Instead, Leonard was interested in practicing his sensing ability.

But that statement was quite bold.

Heh, invincible within the same tier?

Leonard had been wondering who could be so bold as to make such a claim.

But then looking at the youth with the Great Sword on his back, he suddenly changed his mind; well, he had the right to say that.

However, now was not the time.

After the dance ended, that sword-carrying youth walked out like a hothead, pointing at Leonard’s nose and said, “Hey, I challenge you to a duel!”

In the upper class society, duels were a common way to resolve disputes,

Especially over matters of love.

But this guy was different.

Leonard looked at the young man, his expression slightly bemused.

This guy who had reached the Third Tier at such an age and was able to invoke “Curse Power Gang” was indeed strong.

And looking at the Great Sword that resembled a door on his back, Leonard’s expression became even more bemused, thinking to himself, “Useless Great Sword?”