Saved Him, Now I'm Obsessed (10 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 71

I thanked Ileina. After all, it wasn’t easy to write replies one by one.

Ileina said it was fine because she both enjoyed and excelled at this kind of work.

“But the letter to Lord Eloyd must be written by Claire herself. Wouldn’t he find it strange to receive a letter in my handwriting?”

“Yes! I’ll write it. But who exactly is this Lord Eloyd, my fiancé? Is he a decent person?”

“Oh dear, oh dear. Look at me—I must’ve truly lost my mind. I even forgot to explain who your fiancé is.”

“It’s alright. It’s because I brought up the Medical Bureau that you got distracted.”

“Paddington Eloyd is the youngest son of the Marquis Eloyd family. Though he’s the youngest, since his house holds a marquisate, he’ll likely receive a respectable title. He’s already inherited quite a sizable estate.”

“In short, he’s rich.”

For noble families, territory was extremely important. Generally, the larger the territory one owned, the higher their title.

Indeed, even a high title wasn’t truly respected if one didn’t possess land. The reason Duke Ferbe’s family— Ileina’s birth family—was so highly regarded was precisely because of their vast ducal domain.

Of course, the current head of the Ferbe dukedom had judged that profits from trade would soon surpass revenues from his lands, so he established a trading company and amassed enormous wealth.

Back then, people had gossiped about a duke’s house engaging in commerce for profit, but once the company began generating tremendous earnings, far more people now envied them than criticized them.

Recently, many nobles had begun following the Ferbe family’s example by venturing into trade to accumulate wealth, though few had succeeded.

Though numerous nobles tried to imitate the Ferbes, it wasn’t easy. Sending ships abroad required substantial capital, and hiring skilled sailors capable of navigating to distant ports was no simple task.

Thus, lately, it had become common to pool investors together to fund a ship’s voyage. At Ileina’s strong recommendation, I even invested in one such vessel known for its stable route and promising returns.

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