Chapter 27: Meeting Charlotte (2) (1/2)
Chapter 27: Meeting Charlotte (2)
“Ooooh…”
Milton could not stop a sound of awe frohters of the noble fa in the capital, and the countless beauties that he had seen on TV in his previous life as Park Moon-Soo
Including all of them, there had been no one with features as beautiful as the lady before Milton right now
Brilliant blonde hair and blue eyes like twin lakes, and soft skin rele ble face
More than anything, the air she exuded estriking The energy enveloping her was not the result of feminine qualities such as purity or beauty, but rather was athat your soul would be taken if you keep co a beautiful face, but…
Today was Milton’s first ti
“This would beyou I am Viscount Milton Forrest”
For a moment Milton had indeed lost his soul, but he came back to his senses and formally introduced himself
“I am the owner of Charlotte Merchant Company I would prefer if you would call reet hiracefully
‘She doesn’t have a surname A commoner? … No That can’t be’
Her posture, her voice and tone, and down to the etiquette hich she greeted him…
The courteous deant that it made Milton, a countryside noble, look rather aard This was not a form that could arise unless one was drilled with the proper rules surrounding etiquette froe, so as to artlessly imprint it into one’s body and mind
‘She’s not a commoner She probably hasn’t , the name ‘Charlotte’ itself could be an alias’
There was almost no infor lady in front of hio, an adversary whose identity was unknowable could be erous than one who openly displayed animosity
Milton snapped back into full focus and sat facing her
“I’d like to first give you ood people that this major income has come into our stead”
“It is my pleasure It would be splendid if we ood relationshi+p”
Hearing her words along with her gentle sood relationshi+p’ and degenerate to a sell-out serving up every part of himself to her
‘How could a woman’s looks be so…’
If a woman’s looks were to be classified as a weapon to use, the lady in front of him would be a master class without a doubt
Milton refocused his wandering attention and quickly got to the point
“Although, I must admit that I simply cannot understand this, no matter howof?”
“I a bids at the auction Do you enerate a profit at the price at which you purchased the goods?”
“……”
At Milton’s words, the lady took a sip fro this question with her powerful silence, Milton continued to press on
“You see, the other ed a coless auction, e appear to have already coreement”
“Oh? Dear st our crowd?”
“As far as I can see, this goes beyond the real With all due respect, the price you bid was just that ludicrous”
“I did not think that buying things at an expensive price would become such a problem Did this cause trouble for you in some fashi+on, Viscount?”
“No, it did not”
“Then I believe there’s no further reason for ree?”
‘Have a load of this wo hi so him
If that was the case…
to ht? Then should I try pulling instead of pushi+ng?’
Milton first put on a stern expression, and spoke to the lady as if he was conceding
“That does seem to be the case My curiosity may have been excessive”
“……”
“Then it appears we have no ratulations on your success at the auction If that’s all…”
Milton stood up from his seat as if they were finished
But as soon as he did so…
“P-please wait just abehind Charlotte hurriedly held Milton back
“Tsk…”
The chairwoue at the state of affairs, and Milton silently cheered at his victory in his uys really did have so my call after all’
If Milton had not called theed for thisthemselves hatever excuse they could find Milton sat hiain and put the ball in Lady Charlotte’s court
“Please, if you have business left to speak of, go ahead”
The wo It see any further
“Viscount Milton Forrest It has been brought to my attention that you shouldered your forefather’s debt as soon as his peerage was passed onto you, and you found yourself facing the crisis of having your title and fief taken fro the title was-… Well, that’s not all that important so please continue”
“Yes And so you judom in order to remunerate the debts you owe our coarnered quite the acco your service”
“Hmm…”
Milton crossed his arms and neither confirmed nor denied her claims
The owner of Charlotte Merchant Company formed a smile and continued
“You brilliantly i the Strabus Kingdom’s supply depots in the commercial city of Pratinos Then, you operated a supply unit through the goodwill of a frontline commander and amassed your funds Not only that, but you overcame a crisis where Crow Fortress, the station you served, almost fell due to the betrayal of an insider Furtherh”
Milton waved his hand to stop her ballooning breakdown of his activities
“It seeation on me”
“You’ve piqued my interest, you see”
“Pardon?”
Milton felt his heart momentarily leap on its own
“Hoas he able to prepare such a large suated your past to answer this question – and this was the information we stuure What was I thinking?’</eained his composure In any event, it seemed it would be better to think of the woman in front of him as a wicked fox and a trickster rather than a ations, I assessed that Viscount Milton Forrest will ure in the future”
“It’s quite the honor to hear that Then is it safe to assume that the surowth?”
“Yes, it’s safe to see it as that To start with, the relationshi+p between you, Viscount, and us at Charlotte Merchant Company has not exactly been cordial If we are able to erase our bad blood at least through this ordeal, we believe it would be beneficial for the both of us”