At the End of Ruin, There You Are (56 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 109

Caella had originally planned to read the newspaper, then open today’s delivered mail, issue instructions regarding the request from Lusenford, and attend to the Grand Duchess’s piled-up duties.

The Grand Duchess’s duties always included reviewing the financial situation and carefully managing the household affairs of her domain. In that sense, the sudden mention of a colossal sum—83 million requets, allegedly lent out—was impossible to overlook.

“Since when exactly did you lend out that much money?”

Caella sharply folded the newspaper and slapped it down on the table.

“Right after I became Grand Duke of Lusenford? But did Lusenford even have that much money? I don’t recall it being that wealthy. And besides, Monde isn’t the only one who borrowed money from you.”

Instantly, the interrogation began. Pheon was thoroughly enjoying himself.

“The trading company hasn’t even been established that long. Lusenford didn’t have that kind of money.”

“Then…?”

Caella’s eyes widened, her full attention now fixed on this unexpected debt she hadn’t collected.

Instead of answering, Pheon pulled a box out of thin air. Caella, no longer surprised by such feats, merely glanced at him as the rather large box landed on the dining table.

“Open it.”

Though a lady never touched anything without her master’s permission, once granted, she possessed the spirit to pounce on it immediately. She picked up one of the neatly stacked folders inside.

Each file contained promissory notes from various individuals to House Monde, along with documents stating these debts had been transferred to a trading company named .

“You gathered all of these?”

Faced with the stack of documents proving he’d contacted countless creditors, paid them off, and reclaimed the debts, Caella was speechless.

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