Living With My Lady Boss

Connor stopped in front of the entrance of the charmingly antique manor door. "Hello. My name is Connor Adams, and I have an appointment to see Earl Hans."

An old man with white hair and a crisp suit walked out, looking at the three of them. "Come with me. Master Hans is waiting for you."noveldrama

"Thank you," Connor said, and the three of them followed the old man towards the castle.

There were many servants tending to the gardens on the way there, trimming away at the exquisite greenery.

However, they would stop and bow at the sight of the three of them, waiting until they had passed before continuing with their work.

Jaden could not help but marvel at this. "God, these uppity folks are truly a different breed. Even their servants are so polite and well-trained."

"Well, of course! The Angora clan has been around for almost a thousand years. They've been upper-class since the Sunset Dynasty colonized them," said Connor.

They walked on for over twenty minutes until they finally reached the castle entrance.

There were two guards dressed in traditional woven armor with spears in their hands, standing tall and straight.

This was even more of a status symbol.

The old man stopped at the door. "Go inside. Don't let Master Hans wait too long." The three of them scrambled to thank the old man, before heading into the castle.

The two guards bowed to them as they left. The three were greeted with a sprawling living room that looked like it walked straight out of the mid-centuries, radiating an ancient air of history.

Jaden huffed. "Upper-class taste, man. Just look at this."

"Stop talking," Connor frowned.

Jaden frowned, but Elise was still peering around curiously.

Just then, a middle-aged man with silvery hair wearing a dusty gray suit with a pocket watch on his chest walked out from the back.

Behind him was an old man who looked to be the elder, also dressed neatly.

The middle-aged man smiled at the sight of the three. "Welcome, dear Connor and your friends."

Connor and the others scrambled to bow, and Connor said, "So sorry for making you wait, Earl Hans."

"Oh, you're just in time. I just finished tending to a new pot of Medinilla, that came from Dasha, actually! You know how precious these exotic plants are. I couldn't bear to just leave it up to the servants to handle them. I'd be heartbroken if they died," Hans said with a beam.

Connor and the others nodded profusely.

"What a man of grace you are, Earl Hans. Unlike us rough folks," Connor smiled.

Hans smiled. "Not at all. Please, have a seat."

He gestured them over to sit at the enormous wooden table with brass legs.

The butler then took out an exquisite tea set and began brewing a pot of tea for them.

Connor looked pointedly over at Jaden, who placed the briefcase down on the table softly before turning it over.

Connor said, "Here's a gift we brought just for you, Earl Hans. I hope you'll do us the honor of accepting it."

Hans glanced at it and nodded at once. "Thank you so much! Gosh, these Eastern treasures are always so brilliant."

The butler put the teapot he was holding down, picked up the jade bangle in the briefcase, and passed it to Hans.

Hans passed the bangle around in his hands, looking like he was in love.

"I'll get straight to the point then, Earl Hans. Do you have an update on what we last spoke about?" asked Connor.