Raising my Fiancè with Money

Chapter 88: Wealth Touching Her Feet

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Richard tore the letter into pieces.
It was briefly written that she could not give money.

“You have a lot of money but you can’t give me this much?”

Richard threw a ball of shredded paper on the floor.
He asked Lilia for money under the pretext of annualling the engagement, but it was returned with a sharp refusal.

Richard, who was impatient, only swept up his hair roughly.
He thought that Lilia would accept this request because she sang a song of break-up this and break-up that.
He was going to get a down payment and then get some more……….

“Damn it.”

Richard recalled the scene when Lilia was laughing at him at the banquet and furiously swore at her.
He was at a loss of what to do from now on.

The Marquis of Tersian had returned to the office, but his salary did not allow him to enjoy the same life.
The people who had been paying bribes completely disappeared, and Richard’s acquaintances also avoided his contact.
When he used to spend a lot of money, they acted as if they would be loyal for the rest of their lives, but now when he ran out of sweet water, they pretended not to know anything about him.

“If I had known this would happen, I would have taken a building or something.”

He had restrained himself because he thought Lilia would feel repulsed if he wished too openly.
Now that he thought about it, he should have just asked for it.

Recalling his complacent past, Richard paced around the room.
He cut his spending a lot now, but he couldn’t tighten it anymore.
At this rate, he’ll be out of all the money he has left.
He needed a way to turn the tables at once.

Richard agonized day and night.
Then, a few days later, Richard got one eye-opening news.
It was news that a wealthy kingdom was buying a huge number of toys.
The queen got pregnant, and she is presenting toys to all the children in the kingdom to celebrate.

The business the Marquis was leading was the toy manufacturing industry.
They were pursuing a joint project with Bloden, but now it’s under the Marchioness.

Richard, who received the information, screamed on the spot.
It was clear that heaven had not abandoned him yet.
The Marchioness’ project was already halfway progressed, and mass production was possible in a short period of time with only their funds.
If things go well, they may be able to make continuous deals with the kingdom in the future.

Richard, who had been imagining a rosy future, immediately informed the Marchioness and Siona.
The Marchioness, who had been ill in bed, immediately got up, and Siona also jumped with excitement.

The three waited for the Marquis to return.
And as soon as the Marquis got home from work, he began to persuade.

“Father, we have to invest boldly this time.
It’s a chance that will never come back.”

Richard couldn’t hide his excitement.

“It’s a business that even the Blodens couldn’t get their hands on.”

At first, it started as a joint venture, but now Bloden had pulled out.
Bloden, who hit the jackpot in every business, proposed it first, so there was a high chance of success.
The Marquis fell into silence when Richard, who was not interested in the business, stepped forward enthusiastically.

“But from where will you get the money?”

When he took out a loan from the bank and could not pay it back, he had bad credit.
Because of this, he had no one willing to endorse him.

“You can borrow it as collateral.”

“……What are you going to use as collateral?”

Richard glanced around the room.
All the expensive furniture was sold out, but there was still one more left.

“Is there any more collateral than a mansion?”

“Nonsense!”

The Marquis, whose eyes were wide at once, roared.
He was a man of great pride in his family.
In particular, this mansion has been his pride since the successive Marquis of Tersian lived there.

“If you pay them back, that’s it.
The mansion will never fall into the hands of anyone else.”

Richard gave his voice a little more strength.
The Marchioness and Siona, who were next to him, joined together.

“Yes, don’t you think it’s worth the money you’ve spent so far?”

“Dad, it’s a chance to press Bloden’s nose.
How painful would it be if the business they envisioned but pulled out of was successful?”

The Marquis’ eyes shook when the three of them decided and persuaded.
He missed the luxurious and lavish life of before, but most of all, he wanted to get revenge on the Blodens.
The Marquis, who did not normally break his stubbornness, finally nodded after much consideration.

“Richard, I trust you.”

“Of course.”

Richard laughed confidently.
This business is bound to succeed.
Then it was clear that all those who cursed at him would shut up.
Richard clenched his fist, thinking it was time to fight back.

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Having finished planning the store, Lilia immediately began to prepare.
A famous architectural designer was invited to come up with designs together and purchase the site of the store.
As the scale was larger than expected, she chose a place a little away from downtown.

Lilia decided to hold a dessert contest while construction was underway.
If she put a lot of money into it, she’ll get a lot of great talent.
She planned to recruit winners and talented people.

If the competition was held, it would be good to go viral when she opens the store later.
It is an opportunity to eat the dessert of the winner of the patissier competition.

Everything went smoothly, but there was one concern.
The initial funding was not great.
As she was about to open a luxury dessert shop, she had to worry about profits.

No matter how famous they were, if they made a loss, the business was a failure.
Lilia sought a way to make the most profit without compromising quality.
While she was drinking tea, Malek, who was organizing the data, opened his mouth,

“Lady, the old Tersian mansion is said to be mortgaged by the bank.”

“Is that so?”

Lilia replied leisurely.
She knew it would come out like that if it was Richard.
It was his last chance to regain the glory of the past.

It was Lilia who leaked information to him.
Having thrown bait that could never be missed, Richard will surely try to win the right to do business at the cost of extra money.
Even if he is in debt.

Now, she was focused on how to make Richard fail.
She wanted to step on him so hard that he could never be able to stand up again.

“And the dessert shop will be under construction starting today.”

At Malek’s words, Lilia rose from her seat.

“Let’s go.”

“I don’t think there will be anything yet…?”

“But I still want to see it.
It’s my first store.”

“I’ll get the carriage ready.”

Malek left straight away, and Lilia changed into an outdoor outfit.
She glanced at the pile of letters she had put aside by her desk.
A letter was sent to Vanessa asking for a painting commission.

As it was her first request, she had to choose carefully, but there was no suitable person.
She wanted a person who could increase the value of her painting rather than money.
But now that she’s run out of excuses, she thought she’d choose from the people who sent her a letter.

After getting ready, Lilia got into the carriage.
Frances, who was resting in the room, ran excitedly after hearing that she was going out.

“You’re probably the only one who likes to work.”

“It’s not just a job! It’s nice to follow Milady as her escort knight.”

When Frances spoke enthusiastically, Lilia just smiled.
As the carriage departed, Frances chatted as if there was no room for silence.

“I had a match with Lord Evantheon yesterday, and it would have been great if you saw it.”

It was a great match that will never happen again, Frances said to himself.
When a story about Karhan came out, Lilia flinched for a moment and listened to Frances.

“I didn’t know there would be such a monster, no, such great talent…….
As expected, the world is wide.”

“Watch your language, Frances.”

“Yes, brother.”

Frances responded quickly to Malek’s admonition.
Frances murmured, fiddling with his slender forearms,

“When I saw him up close today, he was twice the size of my arm…….
I asked him how to grow muscles, but he didn’t tell me easily because it’s high-quality information.”

Frances said he would find out even by offering bribes.
While Frances and Malek were talking, Lilia remained silent.
The two men looked at each other at the same time.

“Lady?”

Lilia, who belatedly came to her senses, looked up.
She outlined the flow of the conversation, and asked the question,

“So who won?”

“It was a draw.
The swords broke at the same time.”

Frances said he would win next time.
The noisy carriage stopped.
After getting off the carriage, Lilia walked to the store site.
She was still looking around as she was laying the groundwork.

Lilia glanced at the pit where a pillar would be built.
It was quite deep, where two people could stand up.
Malek said as he stood at a distance and watched the workers move.

“By the way, it seems to be a little quiet these days.”

He was referring to Lilia’s fortunes, which had always come to her.
Certainly, as Malek said, the fortunes of the past have not occurred recently.
It is designated as a redevelopment area, or gold veins are found.… In that case.

“I haven’t done anything in particular recently.
Or maybe I’m out of luck.”

Lilia said with a countenance.
She has benefited a lot so far, so she didn’t have any regrets.
Small fortunes were enough, and on the contrary, the occasional unannounced fortune used to make her in trouble.
It was because usually at those times she couldn’t control the situation at all.

“I don’t need everything, so I hope this dessert shop doesn’t go bankrupt.”

Lilia said with a smile, “I prepared hard.” Then the ground shook slightly.
The worker who went into the pit rushed out.

“What is it?”

Lilia stared at it with a frown.
Smoke-like steam began to creep up from inside the pit.
She thought something was wrong, but she heard something popping with a bang.

“!”

A strong stream of water surged through the sky.
Steaming water splashed everywhere.
The gurgling hot water soon flowed to Lilia’s feet.
As Lilia stood with a stunned face, someone shouted,

“I-it’s a hot spring!”

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