After returning to the estate, Carissa discussed the matter of hiring his senior guild members with Travis.

Travis's first question was: "How much are you offering?"

Carissa knew she wouldn't easily persuade him without a substantial financial incentive. Only by offering more money could she possibly get his master to relent.

She replied, "I'd like them to stay until the child is safely born and reaches their Lunar Blessing Ceremony, which will be a few months. If you send two people, I'll offer a total of one thousand silver coins. How does that sound?"

Travis raked a hand through his hair, considering the offer. "It sounds acceptable, but I must immediately write a letter. Does His Highness have someone specifically for delivering letters? We must ensure the letter reaches my master as quickly as possible."

Carissa smiled. "Please make sure to write the letter as quickly as possible, then."

One thousand silver coins was indeed a significant amount.

Travis' master forbade her apprentices from leaving the mountain because working as female bodyguards for high-ranking families only paid a meager two silver coins per month, and they had to endure mistreatment.

Now, protecting a duchess would not involve such mistreatment, nor would it require other tasks-just ensuring she wasn't harmed and overseeing her pregnancy. For just a few months of work, two people would earn one thousand silver coins. Surely, his master would be tempted.

The day after the letter was sent, Samuel indeed arrived at Hell Monarch Estate with two attendants. He specifically asked to see Carissa.

wasn't entirely dismissive of others. He just thought that Carissa, as a once-divorced woman,

aback by his arrogance

his demeanor polite but his words icy, "Either leave immediately or

By the time

she wanted to deliver to Samuel,

again, which made

two senior

had arrived,

"We rented them."

similarly, in thin cotton jackets with short, coarse fabric in

They were around twenty years

quite aged,

skin from

saw them, she

suit, offering her greetings

in her possession. Therefore, Leah's birth name was actually "Basket". But as she grew up, someone started to call her Leah,

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