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?"

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

have you

for your wedding, so I haven't had the time. Besides, what difference does it make whether I go or not? The shop is managed by

and I hold esteemed 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 report back, and trusted servants

for them to personally

reasoning-except for her use

could hardly

was furious. Tens of thousands of silver coins

The most successful was The Golden Tower, and while The Gilded Tower- Helen's -shop-wasn't doing badly,

reputation was one thing, and business success

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The Gilded Tower managed to attract customers who were looking for cheaper alternatives to the Golden

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

head to the palace first. To prevent his mother from rushing off to Eleanor's palace to brag, he