Chapter 26 - Pills

"How dare you mock my wealth, you lowly peasant!" The Baron took out his pouch that contains gold and silver coins and slammed it on the counter, "I'll take all of that mana pills!" He yelled and looked smugly at Geraldine with a smile that screamed 'I-am-wealthy-than-you.'

Geraldine could only chuckle and gives a light curtsied, "My apologize Baron Guansa, I didn't mean to mock you about your wealth, I was just confused at one moment but now I can see that you are indeed wealthy," Geraldine compliments him to boost his ego and feel proud about himself.

"Hmph! A lowly commoner like you won't have this many coins in your pocket so next time don't open your mouth when you don't know who you're talking to," Baron Guansa played with his mustache with a satisfied smirk playing on his dry lips.

"I will remember it well," She smiled, opening her fan and covered her face as she went back to her table and glance at Aurelie putting all the mana pills he bought on a pink box and tied it with a white ribbon to secure it. Then handed it to him while getting all the coins in the pouch.

Geraldine could sense the uneasiness of Baron Guansa as he looks at his coins being taken away which makes her look at him with amusement.

*If only he's being true to himself then he won't get in trouble of losing his money.*

"Thank you for shopping here Baron Guansa, it's an honor," Aurelie bowed and offered a huge smile as the Baron walked away with a grumpy expression.

"I heard that you'll be selling beauty pills soon, I want to book an order in advance," Geraldine said and wink at Aurelie to let her know that she needed to play her part of the role again.

"Ah, yes, we'll be launching it soon for the ladies who want to be young again as well as the males," Aurelie only spoke words that are connected with 'beauty' even though she has no idea how the beauty pill works. Scratching the back of her head, she can only trust Geraldine's plan.

"Beauty pill? You mean my old wife can be pretty and young again?" His eyes twinkled in delight upon hearing about the pill that makes a person looks younger by a few years.

"Yes, Baron but we don't have an exact date of release, yet but we'll post a flyer if we do have it in-store," Aurelie spoke with the poise that makes you believe that what she's saying is true due to the confidence radiating through it.

"Okay, please notify me, I'll buy dozens again!" Baron's grumpy face changed into a happy one as he walked away with the box of mana pills in hand.

Geraldine extended her arms and raised her thumb to Aurelie who was confused to the unknown gesture, "Oh, it means... Good job!" She smiled as Aurelie tried to copy it with her own hands.

"Ah, it's a nice day, today," Geraldine spread her legs and stretched her arms up, she wanted to get out of her fitted clothes and changed them into comfortable ones so that she can move freely.

"Master! I've brought customers!" Chirped Alexjin as he entered the store with two young girls and their servants behind him who seemed attracted to his looks as can be seen in their flirty eyes.

Geraldine glared at Alexjin, reminding him that he must not address her as his master if they're inside the store and should always remember that Aurelie, his mother is the owner that's why he needed to greet her first to avoid confusions.

*Cough*

"I mean, mother... I've brought customers who would like to taste some of your medicinal pastries!" Scratching his cheeks due to awkwardness, he led the two girls to the counter to let them see the pastries displayed on the crystal shelves.

"That's wonderful, we have pies, tarts, quiches, croissants, and pasties." Aurelie jolts up in excitement seeing the two girls looking over to her food, "It might look like a normal food but it contains a tiny mana revival and other medicinal plants that taste delicious and healthy!" She clasps her hands together as she waited for them to tell her what they wanted to buy.

"Oh, sister Ava, I want that tart, it looks delicious," A girl with brown hair and hazel-colored eyes grabbed her sister's clothes and looked at her with twinkling eyes.

"Buy whatever you want Eva," The older sister Ava has thick curly brown hair similar to her younger sister but her eyes are much lighter in color, "I would like to see the mana revival pills please."

"Oh, I almost forgot!" Aurelie crunched down and take out another bag full of mana revival pills and fill the empty crystal container, "These are the last batch of the pills young miss, the other customer bought it all."

Seeing the mana revival pills, Ava was instantly interested as she was finding any unique item around the town for days as a gift for someone special, and finally, she has found the answer, "Are you sure it really works? You might be scamming us as this kind of pills is not common in the Empire," she said firmly with eyes criticizing Aureli as she knows many people used to scam customers for easy money.