One of the subordinates pointed to a carriage leaving the duke’s mansion. Through the open window, they saw the face of a young woman.
“Is that her? Follow her without being noticed.”
“Yes.”
The carriage bearing the duke’s crest and the young, beautiful woman peering out.
They needed more confirmation, but Maddox felt this woman was likely the duke’s fiancée.
“Maddox, I have a great idea. We can abduct her without much effort.”
“What is it?”
The subordinate excitedly shared his plan with Maddox.
Soon, a smile spread across Maddox’s face.
He had been worried about how to abduct the woman in broad daylight without causing a scene, but now they could easily accomplish their goal.
“Brilliant!”
Maddox laughed heartily.
Leah and Pollin got off in the city center.
“Please come back here by four in the afternoon.”
Pollin made a time arrangement with the coachman and then approached Leah. Both were excited about starting their new business.
“We’ll make Chener’s lace a luxury brand.”
“It’s unfair if only noble ladies can buy it.”
“True, it should be affordable for ordinary women who save up.”
“What about adding a brand logo to the lace, Miss?”
“A logo?”
“Since it’s Chener’s, how about a ‘C’ with sparkling wings as decoration?”
“That’s a great idea, Pollin.”
Leah and Pollin high-fived, laughing out loud. They had a good feeling that things would go smoothly.
However, this premonition was short-lived.
They met with brokers and visited various shops. Since they were starting on a small scale, a large store wasn’t necessary.
However, there was no suitable place regarding rental cost, size, or location. Even if the lace sold well, the rent would result in a deficit.
Nor could a shop be opened in a less frequented outskirts area, which Leah knew better than anyone.
“The duke would financially support as much as needed.”
“Starting with Terrun’s money defeats the purpose.”
Leah wanted to achieve something on her own, even if it meant starting with a small amount.
Terrun’s words when he took her to the church and showed her the necklace remained etched in her heart.
[If you truly believe in yourself, you don’t really need this. The wisdom gained by the merchants through their failures is contained here. But without facing and experiencing failure or success yourself, this is of no use. Success doesn’t come by merely following others.]His words were absolutely right. Foolishly, she too believed that she would instantly succeed just by finding her father’s memorandum.
But as he said, without trying herself, it would be meaningless.
‘I’ll refer to the memorandum only in a crisis.’
“Miss, I’m hungry and my legs hurt.”
Walking around all morning must have been exhausting. Leah felt guilty for dragging Pollin around.
“Shall we go to a café and have some dessert?”
“Yes, please!”
Finding just one shop required so much effort and legwork.
‘Nothing is easy.’
Leah was reminded anew of how remarkable her father was. After having tea and dessert at a café, they stepped out.
“Miss, it’s already four o’clock.”
Leah saw the clock on the distant bell tower. It seemed best to end the day’s work. Soon, the duke’s carriage would come to the agreed place to pick them up.
Then, Pollin pointed at something.
“Oh! There’s our carriage.”
“How did they know we’re here?”
‘Sigh! Terrun is too suspicious.’
It was obvious. Worried about letting them go alone, he must have instructed someone to follow discreetly.
“It’s good timing since my legs are hurting.”
“That’s true, but…”
The carriage soon stopped in front of them, and the coachman hurriedly got down to open the door.
‘This smell is peculiar.’
Pollin was startled by the scent wafting from inside when the coachman opened the door. It was a fragrance not present during their earlier ride, but it was unmistakably the duke’s carriage.
“Wait! I left my umbrella at the café. I’ll be right back, Miss!”
Pollin halted as she was about to board the carriage with Leah.
“Okay, I’ll wait here. Hurry back.”
“Alright.”
Pollin quickly returned to the café, and the coachman, with his hat pulled down, opened the carriage door.
“I’ll wait, Pollin isn’t back yet.”
Leah decided not to get into the carriage and waited for Pollin’s return.
“Please wait inside.”
“Should I?”
Leah boarded the carriage.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
