Twenty Seven Years

  Chapter 44 See Through

   "...Long time no see." For a long time, Verak struggled to utter four words.

  Standing less than a few meters away from him, Elizabeth in a swan gauze dress had a cold face and resentful eyes. For the first time, Verac saw this woman who fascinated countless people and was hailed as the most beautiful woman in Laizein. The straight nose bridge, the perfect blue eyes, and the snow-white neck that is more eye-catching than the bright necklace, it is really hard to take your eyes off of him.

   "Don't you have anything to say?" Elizabeth's voice had a questioning tone, but it was still so gentle and pleasant.

   "I..." Verak thought about how he would deal with anyone, but he never thought of meeting Elizabeth.

  Women are the most complicated and difficult creatures, and he couldn't handle Chris's love debts during his lifetime.

   "Elizabeth, let's go." Just when Veraker was extremely embarrassed, a middle-aged man in a black dress helped him out, "You will be performing soon, hurry up and get ready."

  Elizabeth stared at Veraker for a few seconds before following the middle-aged man away with her skirt up.

  After Elizabeth left, Veraker was still frozen in place, sweating wildly all over his body.

  In just a few seconds, he saw suspicion in Elizabeth's eyes, which was a look that even Colin and members of the Equality Society had never shown.

   Could it be that Elizabeth has seen through herself? how is this possible!

   "Mr. Chris..." Daniel saw that Veraker was motionless, stepped forward and called softly.

   "... Sit down and wait for the dinner to start." Verak took out a handkerchief and wiped off the cold sweat that had been seeping out in just a moment, and sat down among the many dignitaries pretending to be calm.

   Afterwards, the heated conversations of the surrounding nobles became buzzing in his ears, and Elizabeth's suspicious gaze was always lingering in his mind.

  Going all the way, even Colin, who grew up with Chris, kept it a secret from the past. So many people who have worked with the Equality Society for a long time can't tell the difference. How could Elizabeth detect the abnormality just by meeting him?

   Could it be my own illusion?

  Verak dare not easily attribute it to an illusion. After all, this kind of thing should not be careless. Once he is found out and his true identity is revealed to the public, he will immediately fall into the bottomless abyss. What awaits him is to be slaughtered and eventually die tragically.

   And after this period of training, his insight ability has been further improved, and his interpretation of Elizabeth's gaze should not be wrong.

  So, how could Elizabeth recognize that she was a fake when Chris' sister Kellerman said that the two had only had a few dinners together?

   Is the relationship between the two of them actually not as shallow as Kellerman imagined, or has he been exposing flaws that only a few people would discover?

  No matter what, Verac decided to donate the 10,000 gold grams at the dinner party as soon as possible, and then left before Elizabeth could see through himself.

   This matter is already very serious just showing a sign. If it is not dealt with quickly, no one knows what will happen.

  Villac wanted to yell at Daniel and ask him why he didn't tell himself that Elizabeth would also be at the party. But this kind of irrational thought under the emotional agitation was just a flash. In fact, he knew very well that it had nothing to do with Daniel, and his obligation was only to help him arrange a charity banquet.

   "Daniel." Verak took a deep breath and eased his frown. "You go to the car and wait. I think there are some important things. I have to leave early after donating the money."

   "Huh? Okay, Mr. Chris." Daniel was a little unaware of Veraker's sudden change of arrangement, and he was taken aback for a while before leaving.

  It was exactly eight o'clock at this time, and the charity dinner started on time.

  The host introduced the theme of the dinner and the important people present, and then invited the founder of the charity dinner, Earl Dano, to give a speech.

  After some speeches, two singers came on stage and sang songs that fit today's theme, setting off the atmosphere. Then, the first round of charity auctions began, and Verac decisively spent 10,000 gold grams to buy the first auction item: an exquisite sculpture.

  Usually, the prices of auction items will go from low to high over time. Verac will buy the first one at a high price of 10,000 gold grams, which immediately attracts everyone's attention. The host also invited Verac to speak at the right time.

Verac participated in several times in his previous life, and praised the benevolence of the sponsor of the banquet, Earl Dano, and then briefly said a few words about the purpose of buying this sculpture, wishing that charity can continue, and the world will eventually be better polite words.

   Successfully photographed the sculpture, and Verac did not leave directly. The banquet had just begun, so no matter how eager he was, he couldn't be too rash. After the first round of charity auctions, Earl Dano invited a friend to come on stage to share his understanding and feelings about the charity dinner.

  After the warm applause, Elizabeth finally appeared on the stage, and the same actors presented a wonderful short play for everyone.

The time was almost up, and Verac and the two dignitaries around him apologized and explained that they had something to do, then got up and found the staff, and handed over the money to them. Lark expressed his gratitude for his generosity today, and then agreed to deliver the sculpture to the Thomas family's mansion tomorrow.

   Veraker, who was finally able to escape, went downstairs. When he was going out, he thought of something. After hesitating for a while, he chose to stand at the door and wait for Elizabeth to find him.

  He needs to test Elizabeth again to confirm whether she suspects that she is not Chris.

   Didn't wait too long. As expected, Elizabeth, who had finished the performance, quickly walked downstairs with her skirt in her hand, and rushed to Verac.

   "I'm sorry, Elizabeth, we shouldn't have met." Verac was more natural than meeting Elizabeth for the first time, and spoke first.

   "Then why are you waiting for me here?" Elizabeth raised her head and asked in a cold voice.

   "Let's say goodbye to you one last time." Verac tried to put into Chris's regret for Elizabeth.

   "You're not Chris, are you?" Elizabeth looked directly at Veraker, and asked this question after a long time of deliberation.

   Sure enough, I was doubting myself!

  Verak almost didn't hold back. He nodded and replied speciously: "Yes, Chris is dead."

   Then, without waiting for Elizabeth to say anything, Verac turned around and walked out the door, trying to confuse Elizabeth with general words: "Everything was a mistake, I hope you can forget it soon."

  Villac got into the car with strength, and saw that Elizabeth did not chase out, so he was able to relax his tense body: "Go back to the mansion immediately."

   "Understood, Mr. Chris." Daniel started the car.

  Already had a definite answer in his heart, what Veraker can do now is to go back immediately and inform Fletcher of the matter to discuss countermeasures.

  (end of this chapter)