Chapter 528: Dance the Branch Dance (Extra Chapter Sponsored by You Hu Sui Sui)_1
Elder Master Howard had many brothers, and each brother had several wives. With more wives ca more children, and with more children ca even more grandchildren.
The Howard Family was an old-fashioned clan that favored sons over daughters; girls didn’t count in the family ranking, and boys were called various titles like ninth young master, and just trying to keep track of the numbers was dizzying, not to ntion rembering each one’s na.
Unless soone stood out exceptionally within the Howard Family, their ranking and na might beco relatively more prominent.
Like Howard Thirteenth once had.
At that mont, Sarah asked sothing in French, and, out of consideration for Purple Sumrs and not speaking in French, Lily Howard explained, “Although it’s a new era now, these elders lived in an old one, when they got married, there was no Marriage Law in existence.”
Purple Sumrs understood then that Sarah was asking why they had so many wives.
In her heart, she believed the number of wives a man had wasn’t greatly linked to the era; even during feudal tis, there were plenty who remained faithful to one person and, in this new era, there were not a few who kept affair partners in secret.
The banquet was crowded with guests, the clinking of glasses and cups echoed lively throughout the room.
Lily Howard was soon called away to greet other Howard Family uncles and elders and couldn’t attend to Purple Sumrs and Sarah.
Purple Sumrs and Sarah found a place to sit down.
So guests, seeing how beautiful they both were, invited them to dance, but Purple Sumrs politely declined every offer.
She couldn’t dance, and as for Sarah, her heart was entirely focused on Lily Howard; she simply had no mood for dancing.
With a bodyguard by Purple Sumrs and Sarah’s side, the gentlen who ca to invite them knew they were spoken for and, after being politely refused, left dejectedly.
As she sat resting, Purple Sumrs’s gaze wandered through the crowd, eventually finding Alexander Sumrs’s figure.
He was dressed in a dark grey suit that day, his features handso, his deanor graceful.
Several older family mbers were speaking with him, and as he conversed with a light smile and sipped his wine, he exuded a certain carefree charm, an effortlessly proud air, like a noble king.
In that mont, Purple Sumrs felt he was impossibly far from her.
So distant… as if untouchable…
As her thoughts drifted into lancholy, suddenly a figure blocked her view.
Purple Sumrs looked up, surprised, to find Gavin Graves standing before her with a warm, engaging smile.
“Young Master Graves?” she said, surprised, “What are you doing here?”
Gavin Graves responded with a smile, “It’s not just ; the Carter and York families are here too.”
The four great families—Howard, Graves, Carter, York—were intertwined with both collaborative interests and entangled grudges, their fortunes and misfortunes shared alike.
With the Howard Family hosting a grand banquet today, it was only natural that the other families would send representatives to attend.
Gavin Graves extended his hand to Purple Sumrs and said, “May I have this dance with you?”
Purple Sumrs looked troubled and said sowhat embarrassed, “I’m sorry, Young Master Graves, I can’t dance…”
“No problem, the rhythm of this piece is very gentle; we can take it slow, I’ll teach you,” said Gavin Graves graciously.
Purple Sumrs still hesitated. She wanted to ntion that her shoes were a bit uncomfortable…
At that mont, Gavin Graves said with a smile, “Please, Ms. Sumrs, it would be quite the joke if I couldn’t convince you to dance with .”
Gavin Graves’s outstretched hand had been held out for a long ti; retracting it now would indeed be awkward.
Purple Sumrs thought that since the music was already half over, they probably wouldn’t dance for too long.
She turned to look at Sarah.
Sarah gestured to her, indicating Purple Sumrs didn’t need to worry about her.
So Purple Sumrs gently placed her hand in Gavin Graves’s palm—
“Young Master Graves, if I step on you, please don’t be angry,” Purple Sumrs said nervously as she got up.
She truly couldn’t dance, even though Jane McCain had taught her several tis, she still hadn’t learned.
Gavin Graves led her to the dance floor and said, “I promise I won’t step on you in return.”
Purple Sumrs chuckled, finding Gavin Graves to have a certain dry humor.
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