Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 348

Carissa smiled, though she was nearly grinding her teeth.

Still, she maintained a gentle tone as she agreed with her mother-in-law.

"You're right, Mother. Business does have its ups and downs. Oh, by the way.... Do you and Grand Princess Eleanor split the profits of the jewelry shop evenly? Did you sign a contract? And since it opened, have you reviewed the account books?"

Helen puffed up with pride, like a peacock. "Of course we signed a contract! Do you take me for a fool? It's not an even split-I've taken seventy percent. Naturally, I've looked at the account books. They send them every season, and I've checked them thoroughly. We've indeed been running at a loss."

"Oh? So, you hold the majority share? That means when there's a loss, you have to contribute more money to cover it. How much money have you put in over the years? Have you been keeping track?" Carissa pressed.

"Of course I've kept track. Every time I put in money, I note it down," Helen said.

Good, that was a start.

Then, do you remember how much money you've given in total?"

in their head? You'd have to check the account books. It's

turned as dark as a storm cloud, and continued," Mother, have you ever actually visited

When I did leave the palace, it was to help prepare for your wedding, so I haven't had the time. Besides, what difference does it make whether I go or

positions-how could we show our faces in public? Anyway, I review the account books every season. I'm not worried about

knew that many noble families in the capital owned businesses, but they didn't manage them personally. They left that to their managers. The managers would

was unheard of for them to

her reasoning-except for her use of the word

Eleanor could hardly be considered a

thousands of silver coins

organizing the wedding, he had personally visited the well-known gold jewelry shops in the capital with Jacob and Luke. The most successful was The Golden Tower, and while The Gilded Tower- Helen's -shop-wasn't doing badly, it was notorious for copying designs

was one thing, and

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for cheaper alternatives to the Golden Tower's designs. As a result,

though it was clear Helen wasn't. Now wasn't the time

prepared. He and Carissa would head to the palace first. To prevent his mother from rushing off to Eleanor's palace to brag, he decided to bring her