RISE OF EROS

Obviously, none of the women present had noticed that. They were all too embarrassed to notice, but upon hearing Canna say that it enhanced the chest, they quickly began to appraise the model thoroughly.

Now that the ladies had focused on the details of the lingerie instead of the model's nudity, Canna's voice was heard again, "Besides, from the breast-enhancing nature of the bra, the pantyhose is small, sexy, and very comfortable."

As soon as they heard Canna describe the pantyhose, all the gazes of the guests were locked on the lower part of the model, then they could see how her hips were exposed, her legs felt attractive and most importantly, her half-exposed ass was very attractive.

Those girls weren't stupid. Most of the ladies gathered here were no longer young, most were in their 30s and 40s, so they were in a complex stage with their husbands, as they were beginning to lose their youthful glow and consequently, their husbands were losing interest in them.

But when they saw the sensual underwear on the model, they understood that with it, they could still attract their husbands. Even Teresa, who does not suffer from these ills, was attracted since the basis of any relationship is to experience new things.

Teresa turned to Candice and said, "I also need some of those things called lingerie." Candice smiled broadly and replied, "Don't worry, I'll open an exclusive channel for you."

Teresa was happy because she knew that if Candice had said it, it was a promise and she didn't have to worry. She was a very intelligent woman and she knew that both the dresses shown before and the lingerie would be highly coveted by the ladies, and she did not want to run out of something to buy, but now that Candice assured her of a channel, she was relaxed.

The parade continued and the guests were amazed. While the designs were similar, the little differences were everything, not to mention the different colors like pink, red, black, white, and purple were the most striking.

Soon the fashion show ended and Candice walked up the runway and said, "Thank you for coming, I hope you were able to enjoy the fashion show of our latest designs. Starting tomorrow you will be able to get them in our store and I hope you will join me again in the parade of the next collection".

From Candice's polite closing sentence, the ladies present only heard two things. The first is that starting tomorrow they will be able to buy the clothes that the models wore and second, that there would be another fashion show in the future.

The smartest ones immediately understood the advantage of these fashion shows. They were an entertaining way to show your products adding value, none of them knew how Candice had come up with such an idea, but they could only applaud her ingenuity, although she had not been the one who thought of this.

Soon the event ended and the ladies began to leave. Teresa was one of the last to leave. "Candice, I had fun, I hope you invite me to the next parade, I'll help you bring some noble ones too," said Teresa.

Candice was happy, because she knew that the next fashion show would surely have several ladies of high nobility and even royalty would not be difficult, so she hugged Teresa thanking her and sending her to her carriage.

Teresa's carriage began to return to the Mansion of Flowers, but halfway there the girl who served as Teresa's guard opened her eyes and had a strong dissatisfaction in her gaze.

The four guards guarding the carriage on the sides closely followed the carriage without noticing anything, but the man leading the carriage horses had the same gaze as the girl guarding Teresa inside the carriage.

The girl inside the carriage with Teresa and the man who drove the horses were the special guards that the Marquis Donald had assigned to his wife and his trust was deserved since they had noticed that they were under attack.

Sure enough, in the shadows, five men moved stealthily and never took their eyes off the carriage. They were the assassins sent by Count Gistaly. The men were experts at their trade, but they weren't good enough to outwit the guards assigned by Donald to his wife.

However, they did not know. They believed that they could surprise attack the carriage and when they made their move, they unexpectedly received an attack from above them.

The four guards around Teresa's carriage were shocked at the appearance of these two groups, but the special guards assigned by Donald were calm.

They had already noticed since they left Candice's store that two people were following them, but they hadn't done anything, because they knew they were Candice's men that she had secretly sent to protect Teresa.

Candice knew that Marquis Donald wouldn't be stupid enough to let his wife out without proper protection, but still, Teresa was a precious friend and she thought there was no such thing as too much protection and so she sent Erick, her butler, and her head of intelligence, Vala.

These two noticed the five suspicious-looking men and when they rushed to attack Teresa's carriage, they did not hesitate and intercepted them. Now Erick and Vala were in front of the five fully armed black-clad men.

Within seconds the battle began. Individually Erick and Vala were stronger than their opponents, but the five hooded men had an extraordinary combination, so they had the advantage.

Teresa's guards were on high alert, as they were close to the battlefield and knew they were the target. Teresa, knew that she had been attacked, but she hadn't lost her composure and calmly asked the girl accompanying her, "Milena, what's going on outside?"

The young knight replied, "Some assassins intended to attack us, but the two subordinates of Madam Candice sent to accompany us intercepted them."

"Do they need any help? I don't want Candice to lose her subordinates because of me," Teresa said a bit worried, and Milena replied, "No need to worry, Mrs. Candice's subordinates aren't weak, but they will certainly be a bit delayed".

Milena cupped her chin as she thought deeply and after a few seconds, she hit one of the carriage walls gently at a certain rate. The gentleman who was acting as the coachman heard Milena's knocking and called out to the guards around the carriage.

"4-cornered formation, don't abandon the carriage." The four guards immediately took up their positions, and then the knight who had just spoken got down from the carriage and walked over to where Erick, Vala, and Earl Gistaly's five assassins were fighting.

"Companions of Mrs. Candice, I appreciate the company, focus on who is in front of you," the knight yelled again and despite their initial surprise, Erick and Vala obeyed.

At that moment when they concentrated on the enemy in front of them, they were able to completely overwhelm them, but the other three attacked from the side, but when they thought they had won, they felt a strong draft and the next thing they saw was their arms flying in front of them.

A loud cry of pain was heard in the dark night. The knight who protected Teresa hadn't moved, hadn't even drawn his sword, but no one doubted that it was he who cut off these men's arms.

Erick and Vala were surprised, as they barely saw the knight's attack, but they managed to defeat their opponents. The knight walked up to them and said, "I'll take these guys with me, I'd appreciate it if you'd come with us all the way."

They understood what the knight meant. The assassins had information and he wanted to take them to the marquis immediately for questioning that's why he had to leave Teresa's escort, and that's why he asked them to accompany Teresa as extra protection.

That was their mission in the first place, so they did not refuse.

The knight entered the carriage and after a few seconds, he came back out and told Erick and Vala, "I have already informed the Marchioness and her guard about you, so I thank you in advance", while Erick and Vala nodded their heads in understanding, but the knight had disappeared along with the five unconscious assassins in that split second.

Erick and Vala were surprised at the knight's skill but quickly regained their composure. Erick took the reins of the horses and Vala, being an assassin, hid in the shadows to watch from there.

The rest of the way was smooth and uneventful and after Teresa got out of the carriage, she thanked Erick and Vala before entering the mansion. Milena also thanked them, although she felt that she could do the job alone, she was not so insensitive as to not appreciate the efforts of others.

Not to mention, she knew that these two were the strongest warriors at Candice's disposal, so she had great respect for her because she sent her strongest defense force to protect her friend, while she was unprotected, that was a worthy loyalty.