329, even offending the Serpent of Destiny has come to this.

Alans Cook ceaselessly spoke, "Miss Brittany even admitted that Charles Mecklen had already met with the count. This man desperately schemes to climb the social ladder, his nature is despicable..."

Sophia Garanord had already stopped listening to him. A sense of urgency suddenly overwhelmed her, and she thought to herself, "Has it already reached the stage of meeting the parents? I need to push harder."

"I will visit Mister Mecklen tonight!"

"An excuse..."

"Yes, an excuse..."

Suddenly seeing Alans Cook still trying to tarnish Charles, she felt a surge of exultation and exclaimed to herself, "Isn't this the perfect excuse?"

Sophia Garanord barely remembered this young gentleman. She had once asked her father to speak to Duchess Meisu on her behalf, but she never thought to pay attention to a minor figure like Alans Cook.

Yes, Sophia Garanord was also the daughter of a count.

Her father was the Fars Empire's Minister of War!