Chapter 318 - Chapter 318: Chapter 302: Pouring Ones Heart Out (1/2)
Chapter 318: Chapter 302: Pouring One’s Heart Out
Miss Christine’s private estate.
In the study, Christine sat in her wheelchair, the desk in front of her piled high with various documents that concerned the happiness and stability of many in the family.
She read each one carefully and earnestly, making decisions, sometimes spending a long time consulting with others over issues in a document.
Day turned to night, and night turned to day, as Christine remained busy.
Just then, someone knocked at the door.
“Thump, thump, thump…”
“Come in.”
No sooner had Christine spoken than she realized it was Andre who had come in. She paused, having forgotten when exactly Andre had left earlier.
“Weren’t you in the study all this time?”
Andre looked slightly startled and said,
“I just stepped out to get something, don’t you remember? Do you need to take a break?”
Christine fell silent for a moment, then shook her head and said, “There’s still so much work to do, I can’t stop now. Maybe you could bring me some energy medicine later.”
The energy medicine that Uncle Byrne had invented decades ago was widely used as a food additive in many products and had become a best-seller throughout Cyart.
Christine preferred to chew the energy medicine directly, rather than consume it in the less effective food products that contained it.
“Miss Christine, I have some envelopes here with the latest information about the family and the Church. It’s necessary to report to you.”
“Go ahead.”
Andre’s chosen Path of Consecution was the Path of World Order; he had now successfully reached the 2nd Rank.
“First, it’s about the Dagger Brotherhood…”
Christine listened silently while Andre calmly reported the many situations that had occurred recently. Suddenly he said,
“Right, Lord Darren feels that his ‘Black Tide’ has been making one-sided contributions to the family. He is hoping to defer the loan he borrowed for another year.”
Christine on the wheelchair displayed an indifferent face, without any hesitation she shook her head and calmly said,
“No, tell that Darren to pay me back on time, not a penny less. As the Fischer family grows larger, its members need to abide more strictly by family rules. If he truly can’t afford the payment, I’ll deduct it directly from his family dividends.”
Andre nodded and continued to speak in a calm and indifferent manner,
“One of Uncle Archibald’s grandsons has impulsively killed an innocent person in a tavern in Nasir City, causing quite a stir. He hopes to settle the matter with a monetary fine.”
Uncle Archibald, hmm?
Christine pondered for a moment. Publicly murdering an innocent citizen in Nasir City was quite a serious issue, which could easily lead to public outrage.
So, she shook her head firmly and said,
“That cannot be allowed. This matter must be dealt with according to the rules; arrest that person for trial.”
Andre looked at his princess again and nodded.
“Understood.”
Christine sighed.
Deep inside, she knew all too well the consequences of her decisions.
That somewhat ignorant man, Uncle Archibald, who had always watched her grow up and always treated her own father as his own brother, would from now on no longer have the same good relationship with her as before.
But Christine felt that she had to enforce the rules that had been set not long ago.
Otherwise, what was the point of their existence?
Andre was silent for a while before he continued to speak.
“There’s one more thing, Lord Darren’s third child was born the day before yesterday, his name is Archer. But he didn’t invite you to the celebration…”
Christine froze, then nodded her head.
“Darren didn’t invite me? It seems he anticipated that I wouldn’t allow him to defer his loan repayment. That’s fine; I don’t have the time for such troublesome matters anyway.
“Now, Uncle Byrne must master the Power of Consecution of the 4th Rank as quickly as possible, and I’ll take care of the tedious matters of the Fischer family.”
Recently, Uncle Byrne had handed many responsibilities over to Christine, almost freeing himself completely to focus solely on the Path of Knowledge.
That was what she had actively requested.
Having said that, Christine took a deep breath and picked up the next document to read, but somewhere deep inside, a sense of grievance began to swell up.
Damn it, why am I feeling these unnecessary emotions?
She shook her head, trying her best to cast away distracting thoughts, when suddenly she felt darkness envelop her vision, and then she fainted.
When Christine woke up, she found herself in bed, with Andre, who looked at her with a gentle expression, and Lilian, who watched her with concern, at her sides.
Lilian quickly frowned and spoke in a reproachful tone,
“You haven’t eaten for many days, and you haven’t slept, have you? It’s quite unheard of for someone of your caliber, an Extraordinary Exponent, to faint due to physical weakness and emotional stress. Honestly, it’s my first time seeing this in decades.”
Christine said with a wry smile,
“Sorry, I forgot. There’s just been too much lately, and it’s never-ending… it’s literally never-ending…”
“I didn’t expect to be so weak, even as an Extraordinary Exponent.”