My Mistress Became My Wife (Completed Main Story) - Side Story 4

“…so he said.”

I’m truly sorry, Lady Benjamin.

Emily deeply apologized to Lily in her heart and told Harold everything that had happened at the department store.

She had kept it secret before, thinking of Lily, which only caused an even bigger problem, and Harold had already sternly warned her that if he acted on his own again, she wouldn’t forgive him—so she had no choice but to tell him everything.

“Understood. You may go.”

After sending Emily out, Harold pulled out a cigar, placed it between his lips, and sank deep into the sofa’s backrest.

“Bailey Rogers, huh…”

He didn’t know who that woman was, but he was familiar with House Rogers. They had amassed a fortune by investing money gathered through private lending into railway ventures, which turned out to be hugely successful.

Later, their success in financial investments earned them the title of magnates.

Of course, all these achievements belonged to the late Viscount Rogers. The current Viscount Rogers had no talent for business—only a fondness for gambling and women.

Though he kept squandering the family fortune, the sheer amount accumulated by his predecessor had kept the family afloat thus far.

After all, there was a saying: “Even a ruined noble family can live off their wealth for three generations.”

And yet that man’s wife dared to speak so rudely to someone?

“I’ll have to tell the viscount to keep his wife in line.”

A wisp of white smoke, escaping along with his scoff, slowly filled the room with haze.

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