Klona’s eyes sharpened as she began to assess the value of the artwork.
“This would go for 20 gold coins.”
At the same time, Mild, who had been comparing the purchase records, whispered to me in surprise.
“……Ma’am.”
It wasn’t unreasonable. The item that Klona had just priced at 20 gold coins was recorded in the ledger as having been purchased 7 years ago for 2 gold coins.
Converted to my prepossession concept, it was as if something bought for 2 million won had become 20 million won.
“How much did the previous buyer evaluate this for?”
“It was 1 gold coin and 8 silver coins.”
“Wow…….”
Although the tenfold increase in value felt good, I inadvertently cursed inwardly at the previous buyer, feeling displeased.
I asked her the name of the previous buyer and asked about his reputation in the industry.
Klona’s expression showed disgust just from hearing his name.
“He’s lazy, ignorant, and unparalleled in rudeness. He often slaps on random appraisal values.”
“Random?”
“If a person who is in a hurry for money or lacks insight gets caught, he makes a fortune.”
“…….”
His reputation was a complete mess.
“It’s been years since I’ve shared important item information with him. By now, he probably knows very little.”
Then Klona suddenly looked surprised.
“You didn’t sell the item to him, did you, Ma’am?”
I told her the story of when the buyer had come. That I had sold the item for more money even though it was mine.
“I sold 100 varieties… would you like to see the ledger?”
Klona, who looked at the ledger of items sold to the previous buyer, was very amused.
“Wise Countess, how did you manage to choose so well to sell?”
With a refreshing feeling, Klona chuckled and began a formal appraisal.
The more she appraised, the more my mouth fell open. The purchase amounts she proposed were at least three times, and up to ten times higher than what Ellen had paid.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Klona then stopped at a crystal mermaid statue.
It was an artwork that Ellen had bought at an auction for 10 gold coins, and the previous buyer had offered 2 gold coins and 2 silver coins.
Taking out a magnifying glass, Klona closely examined the crystal mermaid statue and nodded.
“Yes, this is the genuine article.”
“Genuine?”
“Countess, this mermaid statue is a music box.”
She told me the story of the crystal mermaid statue.
It was a music box that a princess of a ruined kingdom had received as a gift. The princess’s father, the king, had commissioned a music box craftsman to create the mermaid statue.
So far, it was the same as the story I had heard from the previous buyer. What was different was what followed.
The princess eventually became the queen of the Bieta Kingdom, and now she was bedridden with old age, longing very much for this crystal mermaid music box.
“That was 3 years ago. His Majesty, the current King of Bieta, said he would buy the mermaid statue for 20 gold coins.”
It was a fair price. But then Klona took out a document from her bag.
“Would you sign this brokerage contract?”
“Brokerage contract?”
“Yes, a contract that says the seller has been fully informed about the item, and will trade the mermaid crystal statue through me.”
Her words and actions sounded strange to me.
“Isn’t 20 gold coins enough for an appraisal?”
“The offering price changed a week ago.”
“……?”
Klona smiled broadly.
“His Majesty said he would give a reward of 20 gold coins if it was found.”
“Wha?”
At the same time, I rolled my eyes, silently calculating the value conversion.
‘He’ll give 20 million won if it’s found? How much will he give to the owner then?’
That’s when Klona’s mouth fell open.
“Countess, we are truly fortunate. The value of this mermaid statue is now 1,000 gold coins. His Majesty was in a hurry, as Her Majesty doesn’t have much time left.”
“Whaaat?”
The ones who screamed in surprise weren’t me, but the maids and Domingo.
A single mermaid statue worth a billion?
Mild and I were so shocked that we were left breathless.
Soon after, Domingo cautiously asked.
“What happens if I won’t sell it for a thousand gold coins?”
A meaningful smile hung on the corner of Clona’s mouth.
“This is more of a statue of a mermaid in Her Highness the Queen’s memories rather than a piece of art. If it were to call for more, Her Highness had a firm command that she would not look for it.”
Even though she said that, it felt like it meant she would secretly renegotiate if I wanted more.
The person who set the bounty is not the Queen, but the King, who is looking out for his mother who doesn’t have much time left.
But I nodded without hesitation.
“If it’s a memory item, it would be better to return it as soon as possible. Especially if there isn’t much time left.”
Clona, who had momentarily widened her eyes, bowed to me respectfully.
“I pay my respects to the gracious Countess.”
Having completed the mediation contract, she started appraising the remaining artwork again.
After investing quite some time, the appraisal and transaction were fully completed.
When yandere male lead believes she loves him — but she never did
“How dare you!”
“How dare you make me love you, only to cast me aside as nothing more than a friend?!?
“I will never accept that.”
“I will never let you return to him.”
“Even if I have to burn myself to ashes.”
“Even if I must shatter my purity, my dignity, my very soul.”
“I will never let you escape me!”
This was the first novel that introduced me to the matriarchal genre. I’ve read it three times already!
At first, the male lead despised the female lead. Later, he misunderstood that she liked him, so he condescendingly and reluctantly reciprocated her feelings.
Then, he suddenly discovered that she was kind to everyone in the same way, and there was already someone she cherished in her heart, and that person was not him.
The male lead couldn’t believe it, he became angry and crazy. He was determined to capture her body and heart by any means necessary.
Synopsis:
Want to see how a green tea bitch male lead falls in love with the female lead?
Want to see how he flirtatiously pursues the female lead?
Want to see how he gets slapped in the face repeatedly?
The male lead is a green tea bitch, a poisonous lotus, jealous, ruthless, unscrupulous, with a venomous heart, and he’s also a delusional maniac.
The female lead is righteous, positive energy-filled, kind, a holy mother.
Let’s see how two people with extreme personalities come together~
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