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Crispy fried bacon, roast chicken brushed with honey, garlic bread sprinkled with parsley crumbs, strawberry pie dipped in honey, etc.

A dozen servants kept walking through the passage between the Fryer family's dining room and kitchen, and soon filled the long dining table with delicious food. The exquisite silverware sparkled under the light. Lilith looked up at the huge crystal chandelier that illuminated the entire dining room as bright as day. She didn't see any flickering candlelight, so she realized that this was also the product of the power of the Philosopher's Stone. She secretly smacked her lips at the family's extravagance, and she had a new understanding of the Fryer family's wealth. It turned out that the little money sent to her every year was really nothing to her father.

"Try this venison steak, Lilith." Melissa sat at the head seat and enthusiastically asked the servants to help Lilith prepare the dish. "This cooking method of aging and smoking is a specialty of my hometown. The meat is very tender. You will definitely like it."

Lilith rubbed her handkerchief under the table nervously and looked at the table full of delicious food. After hesitating for a moment, she asked, "Don't we need to wait for others?"

Melissa then slapped her forehead and said, "I forgot to tell you that since Mr. Hoffman has taken the job of escorting you home, your father has been inspecting the mine in person recently. But don't worry, he will be back before my birthday." Melissa put the plate of pudding in front of Lilith. She thought that little girls probably like to eat this kind of sweet thing.

"As for your sister Leila, she has been living and studying in my fiefdom, Dragonfang Castle, and rarely comes to Tanding County." Melissa winked playfully, "So tonight is our time together."

Lilith blushed at the beautiful older sister's teasing and ate a mouthful of pudding obediently. Mm, it's so sweet.

"Leila has always wanted to become a knight. My hometown is a famous knight capital, and her grandfather has been teaching her carefully." Melissa was an enthusiastic person. Even though Lilith was still a little reserved because it was their first meeting, she could still talk to herself and not let the atmosphere become dull.

"Sister Leila has been working hard for her ideals since she was young. This is admirable. I believe she can become a great knight." Lilith praised. When you don't know what to talk about, it's always a good idea to praise someone's child.

Melissa smiled even more happily. She said softly to Lilith, "You two will definitely get along well. I believe in my intuition. Leila will definitely like you, just like me."

The first dinner at the Friel family's home ended in a warm atmosphere.

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Lilith declined the maids' request to serve her and finished her bath alone. She blew out the candlestick, sat on the terrace, quietly felt the breeze of the midsummer night, and slowly wrung out her hair in the moonlight, so that she could have time to sort out the information she had obtained in the past few days.

She used to think that her life in Shelley Town was pretty good. At least the children in the town envied her. No matter what she wanted, Mary and the housekeeper would always find a way to give it to her first. After coming to Tanding County, she found that the gap between the lives of commoners and nobles was like a chasm. The daily lives of the nobles were extravagant. A magic stone that could feed a farmer for a year was used to light lamps here, which really shocked her.

His father was just as she remembered. He didn't even attend her first dinner at home. He almost ignored her. It seemed that he still couldn't get over the sudden death of his late wife. But... thinking of Mary's description of how passionate the relationship between Lady Shelley and Viscount Friar was, Lilith couldn't help but sneer. She just learned at the dinner table that Leila was only two years younger than her. He said he loved his late wife deeply, but he got married and had a daughter the next year without any delay. It seemed that the love of her cheap father was not very valuable.

As for her stepmother, she was very interesting. Lilith shook her long hair and continued to think slowly. Compared with her cheap father's indifference, she was too enthusiastic. Lilith had never been in contact with nobles since she was a child. She was not sure whether her stepmother's attitude was out of aristocratic etiquette or out of sincerity? Or maybe...

Lilith was really confused. She knew that she looked good in this body and would be a beauty when she grew up. When she was a child playing the game of Dragon Quest in Shelley Town, everyone always asked her to play the role of the princess waiting for rescue. But she always refused to do it. She only wanted to play the role of a hero or a dragon. But if it was just to exchange her marriage for some benefits, Lilith felt that her stepmother didn't need to make such a great effort to win her favor. As her legal mother, Melissa was fully qualified to lead her marriage. As long as her father had no objection, she had almost no chance of resistance. Was it to gain a reputation?

No, her father didn't like her. No matter how good Melissa was to her, she couldn't win her father's favor. Moreover, Melissa's title was one level higher than her cheap father's. She didn't need to please a viscount husband, even if he had amazing wealth.

Lilith leaned back and slumped in the chair. She didn't expect that Melissa's attitude would become the main reason for her uneasiness. Although her stepmother was really beautiful, she was a little afraid that getting close to this beauty would require her to pay a high price.

She patted her face and told herself to relax. She had a hunch that everything would be answered at her stepmother's birthday party. She would know in a few days whether the sword hanging over her head would be slashed or uncovered. Besides, she felt that as long as she didn't go to the stake, everything else would be a small matter.

As for the story about the sea people and the God-forsaken Land that she heard on the roadside, she was actually more interested. It sounded like some mysterious changes had occurred on the eastern coastline of the empire, causing these people who made their living by the sea to leave their homes. But now didn't seem to be a good time to inquire about this. Due to the attitude of the Church of Light, everyone seemed to be more strict and repulsive to the sea people than to ordinary refugees. It was difficult to get any useful information.

In short... the new main line that Lilith set for herself is to conserve her energy and get through the birthday party first!

Then he threw himself onto the soft big bed and soon fell into a sweet dream.