However, Stephen, who had just learned the situation from a servant, was quite resentful towards Carey and Martin for their inability to maintain their dignity. If these two fools were allowed to continue causing trouble, this ball would become a laughingstock, marked by two young nobles seeking pleasure in a low-class brothel. In the future, when people mentioned this ball, they wouldn’t think of Stephen, but of these two disgraced idiots! They were tarnishing their own reputations and creating problems for themselves!
Looking at Tian Xingjian’s honest face, Stephen coldly asked, "Who are you, and who invited you here?"
Being questioned by the host of the ball would make anyone feel awkward, but Fatty always had a thick skin and looked foolishly stunned as he replied, "Do you need an invitation to attend a ball? I came here for a blind date!"
Christina gave Fatty an embarrassed glance, annoyed that this simpleton would say anything without any sense of propriety. She smiled and said to Stephen, "Your Highness, Mr. Zhang Yuan is a good friend of mine, and I brought him here."
Stephen gave a nod and was about to speak when he suddenly saw several flying cars gradually stopping at the castle hall’s door. Seeing the guests stepping out of these luxurious flying cars, the nobles present immediately began to murmur. The two people who first stepped out of a sky-blue luxurious America Jaguar flying car were an elegantly handsome man and a stunningly beautiful woman, both radiating the same refined aura—Reinhardt and Bonnie from the Mythical Army. Following them, high officials from various departments of Gazalin, and the Empire’s Crown Prince, Prince George, arrived. To everyone’s surprise, these prominent figures arrived together just when such a farce had occurred, causing the nobles to gossip endlessly.
The newly arrived guests looked around but noticed the main character of the ball standing by the tennis court, surrounded by dozens of nobles, making the scene lively yet bizarre. The guests exchanged glances and began walking towards the crowd.
Stephen’s face turned grim. Among those approaching were not only his biggest rival for the throne, George, but also Carey’s father, Donald, the Minister of Propaganda. If he didn’t protect Carey now, who would support him in the future? Regardless of where Fatty came from, Christina, who brought him, was Gordon’s daughter. The old military factions led by Gordon and Hailig had always openly supported George. If he didn’t salvage the situation now, he would not only lose a crucial ally but also hand George a victory on a silver platter!
Stephen turned back to Tian Xingjian and said, "No matter who brought you here, this is not your place. Please leave. I will have your name and address recorded. Make sure to eat well and sleep well tonight. The crime of slandering nobles is no small matter!"
Fatty, looking foolish, said, "I didn’t slander anyone, I have evidence!"
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Fatty was stunned for a moment, then pointed to the broken mobile phone fragments on the ground and said, "It’s here. It was smashed! I played it for everyone just now; everyone here can testify!"
Stephen looked around and smiled, "Oh? Who is willing to testify? Raise your hand and let me see."
The knowledgeable and tactful nobles all shut their mouths, shaking their heads, saying, "I didn’t see anything."
"I didn’t hear anything."
Bruce, who had been standing beside Ann Lei since he walked in, saw Ann Lei’s somewhat angry expression and explained with a bitter smile, "This matter is very important to Stephen. Letting Christina’s friend suffer a bit now, I will help explain it later."
Ann Lei smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, but I didn’t expect the Gazalin Nobles to be so keen to curry favor."
Bruce smiled awkwardly and said nothing more.
Stephen, with a smug smile, glanced at Fatty and said, "Did you hear that? You can leave now!"
Fatty’s honest face showed an incredulous expression, and he said aggrievedly, "How can you do this? I always considered you, the Third Prince Stephen, to be wise and capable, my idol!"
Stephen paused and then laughed, "Flattery won’t help you now. Since you’ve done such a thing, you must bear the consequences!" Seeing Reinhardt and the others approaching with laughter, he smiled and sternly said, "Leave now!"
Fatty responded foolishly, "No, I haven’t had my blind date yet!"
Stephen’s initially smiling face turned unusually bizarre. He had not expected Fatty to say such a thing, making him so angry that his face turned blue. This guy was treating his celebration ball as a matchmaking center!
Christina, who had been silently standing behind Fatty, slowly raised her hand, smiling gracefully and elegantly, "Your Highness Stephen, I can testify for Mr. Zhang Yuan!" Her voice was so sweet, "Zhang Yuan is a friend I brought. I always believed that most of the Gazalin Nobles are reasonable people. I didn’t expect even Your Highness to be so biased. I am very disappointed!"
Bruce stomped his feet repeatedly, and the nobles were in an uproar. Everyone knew that the fallen Gordon was barely keeping himself safe, but no one had expected his daughter to offend Stephen for a commoner at this time. They shook their heads secretly; if Christina had taken Fatty away, and later let Fatty apologize to mitigate the impact, maybe Stephen wouldn’t have gone to extremes. Now, both sides had driven themselves to an impasse, and it seemed there was no room for negotiation.
Fatty looked at Reinhardt and George approaching and laughed inwardly, "I’ve played for so long, there’s no way I’ll be scared off by a few words from an unqualified idiot before I get my reward. Their timely arrival saves me the trouble of running in circles."