Volume 6 - CH 10

It was the final night of two nights and three days.

In the wooden house, Cedric found no evidence of Camilla’s affair with the butler.

It was only natural that they had cleaned it up.

He eventually went out hunting alone to avoid Camilla, who was constantly flirting with him.

“Whoa.”

Cedric, who was chasing after the prey, stopped because he thought he was lost in the mountain.

He was quietly looking around when he heard a person’s sign. Seeing white smoke rising, it appeared that someone was starting a fire nearby.

When he looked in the direction, there was a path to one side.

‘Is there a person living here?’

This was the Count of Crawford’s hunting ground. A hunter usually stayed in a small cabin next to the wooden house.

Cedric got out of the stirrup, tied his horse up, and followed the path.

A shattered hut appeared before his eyes.

‘What is this? Who lives there?’

It doesn’t appear to be a habitable environment, but smoke was coming from the hut.

“Is there someone inside?”

Then, with a rattling sound, a woman with a cane appeared.

The woman appeared to be in her forties, but she didn’t appear to be in good health.

“Who are you?”

Cedric squinted his eyes instead because an unknown woman frowned and inquired about his identity.

Brown hair, gray eyes……

The woman looked very familiar as if he had seen it somewhere.

Cedric, who lacked keen eyes, couldn’t tell who the woman resembled no matter how closely he inspected her appearance.

“My name is Cedric Crawford, and I am the leader of the White Eagle Knights Order. I believe I’m getting lost on a hunt. Do you……”

“……!”

The woman threw everything she had in her hand and turned around to run as soon as she heard his name.

Cedric could have pursued her because she was limp, but he didn’t.

“Hey!

You might fall!”

He shouted, but the woman had already fled in a frenzy.

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“I had no idea who the hell she was. I believe I’ve seen her face before……”

“I know, right? Who could she be?”

In fact, I wasn’t interested.

In the first place, I didn’t expect to find any significant evidence of Camilla’s affair with the butler in the middle of the hunting grounds.

‘If you were that interested, you should have pursued her and interrogated her.’

While Camilla was away, I found Isaac Baker’s house. I also discovered that he has a boy living with him.

I was hoping that my portrait would arrive quickly and catch Camilla’s attention.

“When she heard my name, she ran for her life. I felt so bad for her that I couldn’t bring myself to chase her.”

“You did a good job, uncle.”

‘Oh my gosh, I didn’t even expect it.’

After responding moderately, I change the subject.

“By the way, have you checked the financial situation?”

“Oh, yes.”

Cedric’s brow furrowed in horror.

“It was a complete disaster.”

I told him to check his financial status because he had to take care of the estate when he became a family head.”

“Earnings were 100, while expenses were 120. There’s also a record for a loan from the Okaii Silver Bank.”

Me, the young Shannon, and Adrian in the training.

None of us spend any money.

Neither did Cedric, who was away almost every day.

Military spending was a different matter from family finances.

In the end, Camilla was the only one who spent the money.

To keep her position as queen of Western societies, she must hold frequent meetings and attend banquets.

Looking at her usual gorgeous appearance, it was not unexpected at all.

But.

“That is the third finance sector.”

I had a feeling this family was in debt, but I didn’t consider Camilla taking out a loan from a loan company.

I pretended to be as serious as I possibly could.

“We should tell mother, uncle.”

Loans obtained from the third financial sector have a significant impact on the decline in the creditworthiness of the family.

‘That when she is kicked out from the family, Camilla will take full responsibility.’

What would she say if it turns out that this family is on the verge of bankruptcy?

‘Will she say the same thing as in the original story?’

Not long after Selina got married, Camilla said, revealing that the Crawford family was being pressed for debt.

“How about we sell the Movilon Mine? The mine had already run out of gold, so we should do something about it.”

Despite the fact that she was aware that the mine was Selina’s biological mother’s legacy.