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Eleanor smiled slowly, thinking it was time to extract some money from this money

tree.

Inside Evergreen Palace, Helen sneezed repeatedly. As she was preparing for a nap at noon, she was informed that Eleanor and Jessica had arrived.

Gillian furrowed her brow. When the two of them came together, it was usually for a specific reason.

A few years ago, Jessica and Dakota opened a makeup shop and made some money. Helen, who hated being outdone by others, heard about their success and thought about starting a shop herself. However, she didn't plan to team up with Jessica. She actually wanted to partner with her maternal nephew.

However, Jessica approached Helen with a proposition. She claimed she had a unique formula that produced makeup as good as the ones used in the palace. She asked Helen for three thousand silver coins to start the business, suggesting they could open a makeup shop together.

Helen was skeptical of Jessica, so Eleanor intervened. Eleanor made sarcastic comments, suggesting that Helen was worried about being tricked out of her money and didn't trust them. Helen was already intimidated by Eleanor and Jessica's presence. So after seeing Eleanor's grim face, Helen ended up handing over the

money.

Over the years, the makeup shop had never made a profit and had instead consistently suffered losses. Periodically, Helen was asked for more funds to keep the business afloat. Despite her private complaints, she felt compelled to comply to avoid being accused of poverty or stinginess.

nearly ten thousand silver coins from her for the makeup shop

followed her into the palace, was naturally concerned about the expenditure. She suggested, "It seems they are here again to ask for more money. Lady Helen, the makeup shop isn't making

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thrown into

would be embarrassing. The makeup shop owned by Jessica and Dakota continued to make a profit, while the shop owned by Helen and Jessica was perpetually in the red. She refused to believe it would remain unprofitable

was a

reasons, she couldn't help but complain, "Why is it that your shop with Dakota makes a profit every year, while our shop, which is larger than your other shop, suffers losses every

well-prepared with her explanation, a story she had repeated countless times. It went something like this-a business needed time to establish itself and gain a reputation, so initial losses were inevitable.

swayed by such reassurances. Her primary concern was

the money? If you really can't manage, you might as well sell your share to Dakota. She has

Gillian's frantic head shaking and signals. She instructed

produced, and Eleanor