The ball was about to begin, and on the other side of the auditorium, Cesare, Clocia, and Sandino walked up the stairs, and Sandino, who had been amazed by the splendor of the four walls of the auditorium, was stirred up the last step and almost landed on his face to the ground. The petite and lovely Clocia is wearing a bandeau cake dress today, with a layered design on the surface, with a blue color, which perfectly sets off Closia's fair skin and makes the beautiful girl look more lively and cute, she holds her brother's hand tightly and hums softly to the melody of the auditorium music, and she is in a very good mood. Only Cesare, dressed in a black gown, with a expressionless face, like a mourner from hell had stumbled into a human party, and when the light of the magic candlesticks shone on his face, Cesare subconsciously raised his hand to cover it, he was not used to this environment, and the noisy and bright auditorium made him feel at a loss. Cesare, who was forced to attend the ball, wore a plain black tuxedo and led Closia towards the inside of the auditorium, struggling to straighten his collar. "Mr. Sandino, do you know about the hanging, this collar is like a noose, and I even suspect that you want to murder me." Cesare seemed to vent all his frustration on his innocent dress, complaining to Sandino about the size of his dress. "Don't be too picky, I took a lot of effort to rent your and Closia's dresses." Sandino, who had just regained his footing, pretended to be serious, and glanced around to make sure that no one saw his ugly appearance. Then, Sandino showed off his clothes with open arms. "Why don't you try me? This was worn by my father when he was a child, and it was very popular in those days. He wore a gown of a black coat that was obviously ill-fitting in size, with a white lining and a brightly colored red tie, and the cuffs were noticeably too long to cover the hands and feet. Cesare looked the dress up and down, feeling like a funny male penguin walking on dry land with a red scarf, and shrugged his shoulders to decide not to hit him. "No... Thank you. Sandino then decisively rejected Sandino's offer, and although people would be glad that Closia, the well-known beauty of the school, came to the ball, more people avoided Cesare when they saw him, perhaps because Cesare's face was more in line with the rumors of the bad nature of the Hunyadi family than Closia's lovely face. I was afraid that the sudden visit of the crow would disturb their ball. Many people found out that Closia did not have a surname, and they suspected that the brother and sister were not biological, otherwise they would not be so different, but Miss Verratia did not seem to mind these rumors. Seeing other people coming towards them, Closia quickly let go of her brother's hand. Veratia, who had just ignored the gallon, came to Closia's face with joy, took her sister's hand and said, "It's great to see you, I'm worried that you won't come to the ball." "How could you miss a rare school anniversary?" Closia also responded happily, and then deliberately lowered her voice and said to Veratia: "You can't guess how hard it took me to convince my brother to come with me, as if sending him to the execution ground." After Closia finished speaking, Cesare on the side smiled awkwardly, and Veratia also hid her face and laughed softly. "Good afternoon, Cesare, thank you for coming to the ball." Verratia pulled up her skirt and smiled at Cesare. "It's almost time to start the first dance, let's go in and wait." Cesare just smiled and saluted in return, and without any other reaction, he silently followed Veratia towards the center of the auditorium. Only Sandino, who had not interjected, drooped his face and sighed, because it seemed that Verratia had not even looked at him. Before they could take a few steps, a tall and rude figure abruptly blocked the path of several people in the crowd. Boris grimaced, deliberately staring at Cesare in his hands, his fingers rattling, even if he realized he was in the way, he had no intention of getting out of the way. Boris ...... Can you get out of the way. Veratia also said a little unhappily. However, Boris did not pay attention to Veratia, but said directly to Cesare: "It seems that your boy has a bad memory, have you forgotten what we talked about before?" "This is the ball, if you have anything to come back to me later, please don't disturb the fun." Cesare responded calmly to the other man's rude behavior. Seeing that the other side did not want to give in, the atmosphere gradually became tense, and Sandino and Clocia also took a step forward without avoiding Cesare. Just as Boris was about to take a step forward with his chin raised, a cane that was so extravagant that it seemed to be pompous blocked in front of Boris, and Gallen appeared in everyone's field of vision with a very annoyed look and shouted: "Boris! Hugh be rude! Why don't you hurry up and get out of the way, are you going to disgrace your family!? After Boris obediently stepped back, Gal pretended to be apologetic. I'm sorry ladies and gentlemen, but I beg you to believe that Boris is a little vulgar, but he is also kind. Without having to listen to Gallen, Cesare had almost guessed what he was going to say next, and he was about to silently get out of the way of it. Gallen seemed to be just hiding an embarrassed smile, but there was a hint of malice in that smile that was difficult to detect.Boris just thinks...... It would be unfortunate for the beautiful Miss Verratia, as a person of great status, to be accidentally tainted with some bad rumors because of your nobility in treating everyone equally...... Isn't it? "Gallon, I don't understand what you're saying." Hearing the other party's inexplicable remarks, Verratia wanted to refute, but when she looked back at where Cesare had just stood, she was surprised to find that Cesare had unconsciously left silently to the other side. Then, without continuing to refute Gallon's words, he hurriedly rushed in the direction Cesare had left, ignoring Gallen again in place. In an attempt to catch up with Cesare, Verrattia was suddenly stopped again. "Miss Veratia! So you're here, I've been looking for you just now. The person who spoke was Hilton, who had appeared at the auction before, and at this time he was wearing a white bobtail gown, which was more delicate than before, with a dignified and elegant posture and a cane, without losing the aura of the lord's son. Do I have the pleasure of inviting you to dance? Hilton asked confidently. "Ahh I'm sorry Mr. Hilton, but I've got a dance partner. Verratia finally caught up with Cesare's back after rejecting Hilton, and she grabbed Cesare's arm without thinking too much. "Cesare, don't think much about what Gallen said, actually...... Well...... I think...... I mean...... Can I invite you as my dance partner? Cesare couldn't help but be surprised to hear Verratia's words, and he turned to look at Veratia, the already beautiful girl with a slight flush on her face due to nervousness, looking even more charming. "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid I'll have no choice but to refuse." Without much hesitation, Cesare shook his head and replied directly. "You, do you already have a dance partner......" Verratia let go of Cesare with some frustration. "No, just because I don't know how to sing or dance. I hate to admit it, but Sir Hilton's dancing skills are very good, and you can consider his offer. As Cesare finished speaking, a sudden thunderclap sounded outside the window, causing the rhythm of the dance party to pause in fright, and the ethereal light rain suddenly turned into a torrential downpour. Cesare only calmly said what she really thought, but Verratia lowered her head and bit her lower lip silently, and when she raised her head again, her expression changed to a cold look, and she said lightly: "Thanks to my kindness, I don't bother Mr. Cesare to choose a dance partner for me." Then he left without looking back. Before Cesare could react to what was wrong with Verratia, he had just witnessed everything Hilton also frowned and walked over with his head held high, and also did not give Cesare the opportunity to ask questions first, and said to Cesare with a haughty and inexplicable anger: "My affairs, it's not your turn to bother." In addition, as the son of an earl, even if you are an illegitimate child, you should learn the most basic singing and dancing etiquette, is your tutor the gardener in charge!? Mr. Cesare Hunyati. With that, Hilton snorted softly and turned away like Veratia. In his recollections, it was when Cesare was very young, and the mansion in his memories was much smaller than that of the nobles of the same rank, and although it was not richly decorated, the layout and style of the house were more warm, as if it were only a wealthy commoner family living here. In order to make it easier for Cesare to learn the dance, the servants had to move the seats in the dining room to the side to make room for the guests, which had not been visited for a while. "Step back with your left foot, turn your heel and remember to keep your balance." The woman took Cesare's small palm, deliberately lowered her posture and slowed down, patiently teaching the main points of the dance. "Relax, try to tie the weight of your body in a straight line and keep it straight, don't rush to turn around." As she spoke, the woman entered the state of mind to the rhythm of the dance, and although it was only teaching, the gentle smile on her face was still immersed in it, and the woman's light spinning heels danced her graceful body, trying to take Cesare with her to feel the beauty of the dance. But despite the fact that the woman had tried her best to accommodate Cesare, the young Cesare was still very clumsy in his jumps, and his movements on his feet were far less than one-tenth of the standard and grace of a woman, and he swayed like a toddler, staggering in circles and making a funny move. After losing his balance again and again and being regained by the woman, Cesare, who had not yet lost his childishness, lost his temper, shook off the woman's hand and forcibly stopped teaching. "I ...... I'm probably not good at this, it's a waste of time......" Cesare bowed his head in guilt, he didn't have any resentment against the woman, he was just angry at his own clumsiness. Naturally, however, the woman touched the top of Cesare's head. "Don't say that, you're very talented, you just need time to digest what you've learned today, let's try again one last time, okay?" The woman narrowed her eyes and smiled. "When you're done, do you want to go out with me to get some air, I just want to mow the lawn." Cesare was in a much better mood at hearing the woman's reassurance, and he nodded, but also felt even more apologetic for his rude moment. "I'm sorry... I just don't want to disappoint you. "How could it be." The woman shook her head. "I've always been proud of you, because one day you, too, will be as great as your father." "But......" The young Cesare hesitated, his eyes revealing a complicated and sad look.At this point, the glow of the auditorium ball washed away the warm tones of the memories, the familiar house faded before his eyes, and Cesare's consciousness returned to reality, to the San Carlo ball. The first dance music had already begun, and the students waltzed their grace to the fullest, and the rainstorm outside the window did not dampen their enthusiasm for dancing with each other. The woman's gentle face in the memory has disappeared, and the lovely appearance of her sister Closia has come to mind. At this moment, Cesare was facing Closia slightly in the middle of the dance floor, facing each other to the right, his left hand clasped lightly, and his right hand gently wrapped around his sister's back. Accompanied by the gentle music, the brother and sister danced tacitly, the dance posture was light, the body was as soft as a cloud, and the steps were vivid like a beautiful bow dancing with each other, and the steps and demeanor all revealed their family love for each other. Even those who hated Cesare extremely had to admit that he and his sister were as jealous as a natural couple in the eyes of outsiders.

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