chapter 9 Maxwell Joanna

"Drusilla, are you not celebrating your birthday at home with your parents?"

On the way to Juxian Tower, Ethan Knapp asked casually.

"I'm sixteen years old. Since today is my birthday, I should make the decision."

The girl beside her blinked her beautiful eyes and said with a smile, "But I will be with my parents at night."

After a pause, she said: "What's more, the day after tomorrow is Grandmother eightieth birthday. This is a big birthday. My parents and other clan members are busy with this matter, so how can they care about me."

Su Yi narrowed his eyes slightly and nodded.

Drusilla Alice's Grandmother was Myriel Amy, the old lady of the Wen family. Her status in the Alice family was so high that even the patriarch Fabian Alice did not dare to disobey her will.

Naturally, everyone in the Alice family did not dare to neglect her eightieth birthday.

"Brother-in-law, hurry up, it's almost noon."

Drusilla Alice was obviously impatient.

"good."

Ethan Knapp followed with a smile.

After all, my sister-in-law is only sixteen years old after all.

A picturesque and youthful age.

Juxian Tower.

The restaurant with the highest standards and the largest scale in Guangling City is known as the first floor of Guangling.

Those who come in and out are either rich or noble.

There is a joke that a glass of wine in Juxian Tower is worth ten years of savings of a poor family!

No exaggeration.

When Ethan Knapp and Wen Drusilla arrived, they were led warmly and respectfully by the waiter into an elegant room decorated with antiques on the third floor.

There were already seven or eight figures sitting in the private room. Except for one young man, the others were all girls, all around fifteen or sixteen years old.

When Drusilla Alice arrived, she was immediately greeted warmly.

"Drusilla, you are so beautiful today. This is a gift I specially prepared for you. I wish you can enter Qinghe Jianfu as soon as possible!"

"Hehe, if our classmates knew that today is the birthday of the most beautiful woman in our Songyun Sword Mansion, I'm afraid they would all have to line up to give gifts."

...The girls were chatting with Wen Drusilla while delivering the gifts they had prepared, and their manners were all decent and enthusiastic.

Ethan Knapp glanced around and saw many things.

Drusilla Alice and other classmates were all very well-dressed, and it was obvious that they all came from extraordinary backgrounds and had prominent family backgrounds.

Some have lively and generous personalities, some are gentle and reserved, some are heroic... their appearance and temperament are also very good,

However, probably Drusilla Alice's dress today was too beautiful and dazzling.

When these female classmates were chatting with Wen Drusilla, they all had a hint of envy and jealousy that was not easy to detect.

They concealed this well, but they couldn't escape Ethan Knapp's eyes.

He couldn't help but laugh. The friendship between girls seemed to be close, but in fact, each of them had their own little thoughts.

Fortunately, these are harmless.

"Maxwell Joanna, why are you here?"

Drusilla Alice suddenly looked at the only young man in the field, her brows furrowed slightly, and her expression became much colder.

The originally lively atmosphere became a little dull.

The young man was wearing a jade robe, with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and a dignified appearance.

He smiled, walked up and said, "Drusilla, today is your birthday. This is my little thought, please accept it."

He took out a treasure box inlaid with gold and jade with both hands and opened it gently.

A lavender hosta was revealed to everyone.

This hosta is carved with extremely exquisite techniques to create a fluttering luan bird, which is so lifelike that it is clearly the work of a master craftsman.

"Purple Luan Wings Jade Hairpin! This is the proud work of 'Master Mo' in Yunhe County. It is said that the material is a piece of natural purple cold jade. The jade itself is worth three hundred gold!"

"After being carved by Master Mo's magical hands, this hosta is worth a thousand gold!"

The eyes of a girl with exquisite make-up were shining, and she could see the origin of this hosta.

"This...is this too expensive?"

Some girls with prominent backgrounds couldn't help but smack their lips, shocked by Maxwell Joanna's generosity.

Maxwell Joanna was very satisfied with the effect. He smiled slightly and said in a gentle voice: "Wen Xue, do you like it? I specially prepared this for you."

Hearing this, the expressions of the girls next to them changed subtly, and they couldn't help but feel envious of Drusilla Alice.

Maxwell Joanna.

The legitimate son of Nigel Joanna, the commander of the imperial guard of the city lord's palace, he is outstanding in talent and has a beautiful tree in the wind.

At the age of sixteen, he was already a prominent figure in Songyunjian Mansion and was admired by countless female classmates.

Such a talented person spends a lot of money and uses a hosta as a gift to express his admiration. This is a very honorable thing for any girl.

Who doesn't want such a scene to happen to them?

But Drusilla Alice's brows furrowed even more, and her expression became colder, saying, "This gift is too expensive, you'd better take it back."

Maxwell Joanna expression froze, and a trace of embarrassment flashed between his brows.

Before he could speak, Drusilla Alice had already invited everyone to sit down one by one, and specially asked Ethan Knapp to sit next to her.

From beginning to end, Maxwell Joanna was completely ignored.

However, seeing that Maxwell Joanna was in an awkward situation, some girls couldn't bear it. They all spoke up and warmly greeted Maxwell Joanna to sit down.

Maxwell Joanna quickly regained his composure and sat down with a smile, as if he had completely forgotten the embarrassing incident that had just happened.

However, when his eyes occasionally glanced at Su Yi next to Drusilla Alice, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

In fact, both Maxwell Joanna and the other girls were very confused as to why Drusilla Alice brought Ethan Knapp to this party.

However, due to Drusilla Alice's face, they all tacitly said nothing.

From beginning to end, no one took the initiative to say hello to Ethan Knapp, let alone exchange greetings and courtesy.

If it weren't for Drusilla Alice, they probably wouldn't be willing to sit with Ethan Knapp.

Who would want to be involved with a door-to-door son-in-law that everyone laughs at?

Therefore, although Ethan Knapp was sitting there, he was ignored and ignored like a transparent person.

"Brother-in-law, they ignore you. I just need to ignore you. Don't mind."

When no one was prepared, Drusilla Alice whispered in Ethan Knapp's ear.

The girl's breath was like blue, her eyes were as bright as water, and her little face was filled with a look of comfort.

Ethan Knapp was speechless.

With his state of mind during his two lifetimes, how could he care about this?

Soon, a group of beautiful maids walked in and presented sumptuous delicacies, all of which were rare delicacies.

Drusilla Alice said doubtfully: "I didn't order so many dishes."

Maxwell Joanna perked up and said loudly: "Wen Xue, today is your birthday, how can I let you spend money? Today's expenses in Juxian Tower are all covered by me."

He glanced at the other girls and said with great enthusiasm: "Everyone has a good meal and a good drink today. This is the greatest blessing to Wen Xue."

The girls were all smiling.

Although they come from extraordinary backgrounds, they can't just enjoy it in a "gold-selling cave" like the Juxian Tower.

Drusilla Alice was unmoved and said in a cold voice: "How much money you spent today, I will pay you back another day."

Maxwell Joanna said with a smile: "Wen Xue, don't be so outspoken. It's just a meal. If you really pay back the money, I will be scolded to death by our male classmates in Songyun Jianfu."

Many girls laughed and agreed, urging Drusilla Alice not to pay too much attention to this.

Drusilla Alice hesitated for a moment and finally said nothing.

However, she whispered quietly in Ethan Knapp's ear: "This guy is like this. He likes to be in the limelight when he was in Songyun Jianfu. What annoys me the most is this kind of person. He is too vain."

"Also, I didn't invite him to this party at all, but he came here on his own. He's so thick-skinned!"

Ethan Knapp smiled.

It's just vanity, a common problem among young people, not too bad to say the least.

At this time, Maxwell Joanna suddenly looked over.

He indeed hadn't heard what Drusilla Alice said to Ethan Knapp before.

But she saw Drusilla Alice's intimate gesture of whispering in Ethan Knapp's ear!

This made his smile freeze, and he couldn't help but feel jealousy in his heart. He wanted to get up and beat Ethan Knapp so hard that he would disappear from his eyes immediately.

Forced to suppress the jealousy in his heart, Maxwell Joanna pretended to be relaxed and spoke curiously:

"Ethan Knapp, you are Wen Xue's brother-in-law, and you also attended the party this time. I wonder what gift you gave Wen Xue this time?"

There was a faint arc on Ethan Knapp lips.

What kind of person he is, it can be seen at a glance that this kid has resentment in his heart and is obviously planning to make trouble with himself!

Sure enough, everyone else here looked over with different expressions, and they all probably guessed that Maxwell Joanna was comparing himself.

He might even take this opportunity to embarrass Ethan Knapp.

Think about it, what qualifications does a son-in-law have to sit with these people?

You are humiliating yourself without even realizing it!

"This Maxwell Joanna is really annoying!"

Drusilla Alice was a little angry. She already knew that Ethan Knapp almost forgot her birthday, so how could she prepare a gift?

Unfortunately, Maxwell Joanna couldn't help but pick up any pot!

However, before Drusilla Alice could speak, Ethan Knapp said apologetically:

"I almost forgot Drusilla's birthday this time, so I didn't have time to prepare gifts in advance, but I will make up for it when I get home tonight."

As he spoke, he looked at Drusilla Alice.

Because these words were originally meant for Drusilla Alice, he didn't care what other people thought.

Drusilla Alice was stunned, her pink lips pursed slightly, and indescribable joy surged in her heart. My brother-in-law... still cares about my birthday!

Well, he was just too busy and neglected it for a moment.

Thinking of this, the smile gradually spread in her eyes and on the corners of her lips.

"It turns out I didn't prepare a gift..."

At this time, Maxwell Joanna, who was full of jealousy, finally had a chance to vent his anger, and couldn't help but said sarcastically, "It's a shame that Drusilla is so kind to you, my adopted brother-in-law. I never thought that you would even forget her birthday." !”

The other girls present also shook their heads.

This Ethan Knapp is simply too mud to hold up the wall.

But think about it on the other hand, he is just a son-in-law who lives in the Alice family, so what if he gives out gifts?

It is destined to be far from comparable to Senior Maxwell Joanna 's "Purple Luan Jade Hairpin"!

I really don’t know why Drusilla Alice cares so much about his adopted brother-in-law...

Many girls were puzzled by this, and they despised Ethan Knapp even more.

Seeing all this in his eyes, Maxwell Joanna finally felt a lot more comfortable. He was just thinking about whether to strike while the iron was hot and step on Ethan Knapp a few times, when suddenly——

boom!

The closed door of the elegant room was pushed open hard.