The Maid's Contract Marriage (1 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 79

Lumos Trading Company.

They are one of the great trading houses, maintaining distribution networks nationwide and dealing in luxury goods.

And they were also among those trading companies that, when Marquis Julius became embroiled in allegations of inadequate provisions, momentarily hesitated to continue dealings with him, thereby offending the Marquis—resulting in their scheduled meeting being indefinitely postponed and plunging them into serious trouble.

On the very day that “incident” erupted, they had been visiting Julius Mansion for a dinner engagement with the Marquis and his wife.

And by sheer coincidence, the Heir of Lumos Trading Company, who happened to be in the hallway at that moment, witnessed everything—from the instant Sir Arthur’s knight was slapped to the moment Marchioness Julius collapsed.

And that, ironically, turned into poison for them.

The Heir of Lumos had mistakenly concluded that a rift had already formed between Marquis Julius and Arthur.

“Seems something unprecedented has occurred?”

“You assaulted my subordinate?”

‘…No, how can the Marquis so brazenly invoke Sir Arthur’s name after seeing that with his own eyes? It’s glaringly obvious the shortage allegations are true, and Sir Arthur appears dead set on taking action…’

The reason they had been willing to endure losses to proceed with business deals with the prideful Julius was their firm belief that this city would soon become the Empire’s second capital.

Yet, in the Heir’s eyes, the Marquis he witnessed that day appeared foolish and idiotic, and Arthur seemed utterly unwilling to tolerate such behavior.

Marquis Julius seemed destined to be stripped of his Elector status soon.

At that moment, engaging in loss-making trade with Marquis Julius felt utterly foolish.

Thus, he had told his father exactly that.

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