Chapter 800: Top-notch

Despite the Duchess' pretense, Lily and Zhou Jingren were well aware that one of the reasons why the Duke didn't join them for breakfast was because of what happened the previous night. As someone who needed to make an important choice, it was absolutely understandable for the Duke to need some time for himself.

After their lengthy breakfast, Zhou Jingren and Lily stayed inside their room so that she could rest and prepare for the banquet in the evening. Slowly, time passed.

The banquet was scheduled to start at six in the evening, so by five, many nobles — people that Lily had never met before started to arrive. As usual, everyone was dressed in dresses and suits. Many of them chose to wear knee-length dresses from various designers from all over the world. However, this was not something that concerned Lily as of the moment.