SMR | Chapter 45
by Luna~Chapter 45~6a9e19c63ed0bd5d
Cedric silently 1f142b908a calculated something 15d0c00e46 and exchanged dfce6d8d15 a few 4365942798 words with 1c5c7addaa his aide 815e8527e2 to confirm 852feb3f03 some possibilities. Then, he wrote 127c496690 the revised content 7c2971d14c on the business 21ac6d8d3a plan. He never once asked 50ad87dd75 for Harriet’s opinion, but c7e5fbb568 she couldn’t really complain.064ddb45e0104f0d
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‘How can I b47213e188 jump in when 002095d037 I don’t even 645dbe960e understand what they’re 42d072d62e saying?’c38b19eb114fe188
Even though 50cf2c998e it was 7714e8cef4 her business 4b69a3ba70 plan, watching 2d40742e4b Cedric expand f71c8c3411 and refine 14c153e3af it made 83306ce389 her feel a4731ee285 strange. On one hand, 8ebdf3ead0 she was happy 5cfe96dfd6 to be recognized beb8e7857b by him, but 060eb42703 on the other 598c350555 hand, she felt bd7e92e109 the gap in 942ea9cf01 their capabilities—and it f8f3bcd22c stung.0b76858bf8bbd79c
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Finally, Cedric finished making e4bb96e224 the revisions and handed 79e639ff1a the business plan, now b5cb89980e full of crossed-out lines, ea0ee84375 back to Harriet.f6204ab50a60327a
“Please check it a77df6160e over.”550c7a0e8396175b
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Harriet quietly flipped through b9eb503510 the pages. She had 161c8e8069 revised it c0fc06c85d many times d41872f922 until dawn, 694daf6d37 so she 2f80b844ef could tell 091ebebd9c at a ce17a66dba glance what ee969dc801 was in 5e4a1d3455 it.92b515ce387942c9
Originally, she had 7707b525b6 expected a modest 7726656c77 annual profit of a77bc255a4 around 500,000 dirham, 6ebaf86d7a but Cedric had 8319a6939f expanded it into debf5fb319 a 2 million cd3256eadc dirham business.98323f60464305e2
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That was possible 8038dd6b3d because he had b9d3a626da added a plan 39855cc8a3 to donate an 6090a14666 additional 200,000 dirham 7e4f913ee4 to Saint Clarissa f14735ad5c Monastery so they 40ca83b121 could build a efe461a73b larger workshop for 08fe533f3b soap and herb 76101b2abe products.660a3e5fe6da4f30
“I asked 228ddb402e for investment, 9a226e6f00 not donations.”a2d84eb350e51ee2
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“When it 151edc2713 comes to 9daa4ff7d1 soap, the f9f71a7d66 monastery workshop d431887066 can only d1ad4eede7 produce about 498238d89b a hundred f2035cc71f pieces a 2277ef1652 week.”0f31dce3fec74618
“We’ve agreed to produce 8e9b6eac64 as much as possible f35a1407e9 until the business launches. There should be 2ef092f1b9 enough stock.”61058c4421f93e90
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“Considering how long d5b200d001 nobles use a 118ffed58d single bar of 8f41d4ab62 soap, that won’t b291577736 last. If you want to 1d2f819f6a do business in the b1473066c4 capital, it’s crucial to e31b6203fd meet demand on time. A bit of 713f69e91d shortage can build e56d40c1cf hype, but a 71bdb5f901 long-term out-of-stock situation 8459b5cba8 leads straight to d399fbae64 failure.”fff71805924e943d
Harriet knew that too. She just hated that 81ca68a479 this situation made it 0d987d5312 seem like he was d9471e3660 taking a loss. It hurt d9085b0655 her pride.2613d1a8493554f9
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“So, what you’re saying 0afe4a73a6 is that you’ll cover b162761d0f the workshop expansion costs 4d6462b134 as part of the 2ea2331708 investment—not a donation.”2fd71893b7092a55
Cedric seemed to 059a375c0b pick up on 73b84f629b something from her b244f05682 expression and added,31584e9c074e108a
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“I’m not donating bde7657a16 because of you, 27f64eccb7 Miss Harriet. When I 9d7de70e5d visited last 48e68a1443 year, I 52c7f5adb9 wanted to 4c725c7b27 give more, 689b4a0ad8 but due 9732eca087 to others 9a31e4348a watching, I 80730e136d could only b0ea2f5507 give 100,000 0db8b192c0 dirham. Consider the rest 68129e76dd of that.”e090a10ad0254a9c
“Don’t worry. I’m not 98032e87f7 under the 2a2e839d96 illusion you’re 1f3e6e8be2 donating for cca07c7a90 my sake. Honestly, the idea 969bc43786 that you’re doing 8af3d37d25 it because the b7c08cd224 monastery dog was 1b6fc2f233 cute is more dbfb3ce821 believable.”8e3a9180adceb8d4
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Cedric let out 85e0ba080f a chuckle.a17f0382b28d1705
“Where do 5f4fe96829 you even 9ef9238cf5 learn to 0f2ef47093 say things d8296c917f like that?”5796635940283cff
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“…You find the strangest 3b476f1f20 things amusing. Anyway, what do cd021205f2 I need to f220ff3d12 do now? I feel 05d9adb7c2 a bit 07052e4ab8 awkward asking acce810939 this, but…”65266f8411ec5b47
“No matter what, 44b0c16d14 this is your d090f086af business, Miss Harriet. My aide 71178234b1 will assist 6249708e3c you, but b63aecae97 decisions and d670edcef6 oversight should 23d54b69f6 come from 8009a615f1 you.”299375a8d9dca190
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Cedric said this ec5df1d63e to spark a 9b23f2b7e6 sense of responsibility 5cf5ad8b75 in her, then 23c5366b8d added in a 20ce9539f5 lighter tone to a9d7ba67c3 ease her tension:84d3d583a446c1a1
“But it won’t be 71e5fab8fa too hard. You might get bc93f3ecda a bit tired 37e5b67c12 from running around.”d9fdc333c2e335a2
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She thought 2f20a94c05 so too.1e4f2b4127831a84
They would sign 73a701a3ac the store rental 057d6a8374 agreement right here, 0cb4688e57 and Cedric would 849733a262 take care of d616c0c543 the interior design.95c68efd978272ce
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All she really fd6fbd303c needed to do 61461cf27b was meet with 11443b437b the distribution rep 21e70f6e95 a couple of a000fdf166 times and go 7343da7df8 to the monastery 884515e480 with Cedric to c883c90ddc introduce him to 679b575737 Kathrine and Sophia.ff67addbef70dc40
However, she f26cb1b4de would be 081c2ae463 fully responsible 494dabcb26 for the 956217c5c8 design and fcbbb8fd0e packaging of 900b66cc05 the soap 1c1e9c9e82 and herb 84e26e36af products—though Cedric 1120c12282 had recommended 5c80c32ae0 a packaging d204b7516f company.001b37d24e8b2c8f
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“Now, let’s talk about 3dd6c6218f profit distribution. The production costs paid 1fd41768be to the monastery will fe8990b27a be counted as fixed 5a267fff47 expenses, and we’ll divide 5c26a274a5 the remaining profit accordingly.”26d545f2aaabd69c
It was an important 9525a0879d matter, and she swallowed 8e61607cae nervously.35e9714359c45196
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“Until 90% of the a05001f256 investment is recovered, profits dd3efeb3b0 will be split 70–30. Naturally, I got 70%. After that, 825a392e92 it changes 83c39e01e2 to 20–80, 49eeca4ae3 with you 6bb14bba31 getting 80%. Any objections?”abd7b41848ae3abc
Harriet took 293c8ba594 a deep f6eefa295a breath.5f0c37f86029c61d
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Everything had d5e18a95cf progressed so 46a34adf67 quickly, almost 4dc3a589a1 before she c98a809d15 realized it, 170024544f and that 70e94efd7a made her 832d866a99 anxious. Was this the right 6a0d5af18f decision? Was there some hidden 3f8e47f3b5 trap she’d missed that 62ef948c78 would come back to 5c88659747 bite her?4c9c57ed55d57b66
But no matter c9b402b4c3 how she looked c5e63983d5 at it, it d3931ae490 seemed like Cedric 7c7f3929cc was the one 97978838f2 taking a loss.57f62d9c83550b85
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‘I thought he’d ask 78409e675d for more… Maybe he’s 2c5accad34 being lenient because this 8938056a4e helps the monastery?’afd71b7571e7d936
Regardless of 8061a7d203 how she d4f3434dce felt about 59fb660dd6 him personally, 20caed5983 she appreciated 1f695f3e80 it.dcbf1063646907e6
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“No objections.”fbd7c24daac7cab1
“You set 5d4717aafd the monastery’s d87c9255fc production fee 5598b231ee pretty high. If we lower it, 46124ba176 you’ll get a bigger 14a1ab6ff2 share.”b2f2f7c151b52705
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“I’m not 5d2dfadfb3 that shameless. I’m just 68a802c1b8 lending my b50a85ec17 face to 6083e4e820 the business—how ea35cf02b2 could I 555cf89d6e underpay the 1cd520c715 people actually 1ae8f5ece3 making the e82a8b376e product?”f365caed7850542a
“Thanks to your help, 6611107b67 it’ll probably outsell the 267573adcf soaps from Natarixen.”221472767603fb9b
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Harriet shrugged.ed5166867b0a4ef6
“Well, the help you’re 0e7c6b08f7 talking about was made eb12676966 by Saint Clarissa Monastery.”e0a620c04615221f
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“That’s true. Then let’s draft the b5b61a79de contract that way.”2cbe4db4d1fc6eb2
He didn’t even 5e65f0345f bother to deny d5fbfbe9d9 it with empty c2156527e1 words. That, once again, 45216dd00e revealed something about 52386a6322 his personality. She wasn’t exactly bd2b4ea3bb sure why that ae7e7cdc6b made her feel dfc29aafc1 a little bitter.218ce7683a07bd8b
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The contract was 890394ed4c written right in 59fae006bb front of them.63f047846efdc0f7
Cedric’s assistant, clearly 13a2ba228f used to this 1fbbbf8fe6 sort of thing, 817b0460dd wrote it all 2f3a1f51ec out smoothly without cd6be785a5 hesitation.79f2cd0fd90b9cb4
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As Harriet d12e35409f carefully reviewed e0d7a8ae8f the details 3dd7a3b019 one by c6eb4525a3 one, she a57955600f decided to aaa644ecfb add something cc56b355bf at the 589163690e end of 01a352d95a the contract.da0732043ca4b096
“I’d like it to 742dc6847d be a secret that 5ad048154b I’m the head of 5e46c1a108 this business.”d49f01c34fa7dcd1
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“Why is that?”7696476bdebe1fdc
“You know why. If people find out a65d95e425 I’m in charge, who 427bf1fd05 knows how they’ll twist 103cf8c485 it and attack me.”9dfe73f9b1345c62
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Cedric nodded, seemingly satisfied ea9a962d31 with how clearly she d95225b7b1 understood the reality of f816ac493e her situation.4790e83ecda87b7d
“All right. Let’s also 5217dbfb79 keep it 7f78c33c95 secret, for 90e705bec3 now, that 6408b2607f the Duke e9e0f621b6 of Kailas 8aad463293 is the af88c32b40 investor.”954fc1ed2a2243b3
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“Of course. I told you c7c198bb8b before—I won’t tarnish 556ac5ad2b your noble name.”68c5981a64a90043
Harriet smiled sweetly.031577b5d8da465e
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Cedric quite liked ccf77adb03 that smile. It showed 465fba151f an innocent 3f1cb7c4d3 belief that 9bd651993d she’d hidden 08dac04445 her irritation 73a0e24a06 well.79a843f7185049b1
“Shall we say 00dadf738a you’re coming and 7749c0aa8d going from the 4ee449abbe mansion to help d7e8aaef74 Madame Pellon?”f39cab7cff2ad02e
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“That sounds good.”d8448d9e2f39759e
“Now that we’ve got e9470a594f our excuse, let’s sign.”430e4eb75c79da50
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Before the ink even ec99d5ec8b had time to dry, 91a5343523 the names Cedric Kailas 3bf1bae3e5 and Harriet Listerwell were 69bb4bf446 written at the bottom 3e1213ee0b of the contract.5fbd70af10da5b8f
The business had officially 5f6d1ec87a begun.34b3ee487e5eddc3
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On the faeebc5dec way back aefa218851 to the 26090d8489 Pellon estate, e587e12e4a Harriet looked 533bfe871b over the 64bc63a59d revised business 36271ab325 plan and 2047923d8e once again fd28cd12a6 felt the 9ea2a97d19 difference in 26c52a0660 ability between 728e01b412 herself and d8774bcab3 Cedric.7d6e75a250d61130
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‘Of course there’s c2b7e1b7f5 a difference. He’s probably 8b5db5ff0a been trained d9c4bdaff0 in this 24c35768a5 kind of 93298d884c thing since 28a5c1d225 he was e1e2a1d5ee a kid.’10ee557d9205c2b7
So there was 98259336b6 no need to b8225681e9 feel ashamed. And yet, 51ba7d7052 that was 1d15801724 easier said 5b0301ad46 than done.63f27619f9af9c59
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‘Why does this bother f40bba7ca0 me so much?’1a714704bc0d1c2c
It was her very c7e082eb51 first business idea, and 0caa73c5b3 it had been accepted 8daf5bbbe1 and was now actually fca19ac74e happening. Her heart babf0afb22 was pounding, 85bd3ebd5c and she 2508c47bef felt chills 911c192bbe run down a5c9dd4369 her spine. She was a1f704c501 so happy—but d4b9e3fda0 at the 6665b8b7a5 same time, f0f02005e8 the fact c95f8f311b that it 19a0eeeae3 wasn’t entirely 11b3c65770 her achievement 5de8c3c65e poked painfully 84cd09f2ae at her ad5674e503 pride.931429bac4c80df9
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The thin, hesitant 8562d5db8d numbers she had f3a98269f0 written were crossed 8dced3b976 out with two 3a65afccbe confident lines, and 4057d3511b in their place 93c3ee5dd4 were bold, elegant f7177282f4 figures written by 7b4ea965bb Cedric.d710774e990ebe9a
The gap between those 618983afe7 numbers felt like a 11e03184a3 wall between them—a wall 3f6c0c01b4 she couldn’t hope to 1142fca391 climb.d29fb9ee722db149
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Harriet clenched her fists c1574643de tightly.d8a2bcf00d15b311
‘Yes, it’s a4d159c60b hard to 4a56b127e3 overcome the 589385aff9 difference in 6ee353849b our backgrounds. But that doesn’t 1f17895403 mean I have bd605ecb51 to be looked 53a40ff505 down on forever.’639a973448622295
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Even so, 2edd5160c6 she found ed91d71e99 herself wanting 7bf47e2d16 to stand 307b16171c on equal 7dd5c59bea ground with 7e02628256 Cedric—or rather, a049586700 to surpass 7d24a70867 him.9361d6ecea4bd999
She imagined a 2ca20d8f64 day when Cedric 4e565f22a7 would read one afecd5d8bd of her business da5852a10b plans and be 31d0b5ea94 so impressed he’d 3df6fc3d48 say, “There’s nothing 67264fa3b7 more to add—let’s 02cd87343e sign the deal a95af577ec right now!”b2ef876e901cd7a1
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…But it was hard to picture.de8640f127dd4fca
Harriet let out a c1ebb2f8db small sigh.19a825c5048f5785
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Still, it seemed b3d5d572a4 like a decent 3a1b651bf3 start for Harriet 8a5fb5bede Listerwell, the businesswoman.f3d0b9e8516c8a72
As soon 52862baf15 as she 51bf65a859 got back 71c7dbd4df to the 454f5f2290 Pellon estate, d71dfe1974 she went d4efb9f38c looking for 8163a64a3e Roxana—since Trisha b43a7a85ec was taking ddfd05198d a nap.bde5f76ed72fde04
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“Teacher! I did it—I f0d59b4c0c secured an investment!”8d7ae00a1393447c
She couldn’t hide her 92e80a986e excitement, but Roxana’s face 94ffd13134 looked… strange. More shocked than anything.077979d4c03bc6d3
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“From the 4d0fbb4eea Duke of 6de786b802 Kailas?”553f5ae9ac8cf601
“Yes!”955eb1c34fb7a4ab
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“Well… That’s surprising. I honestly thought you’d fail.”36c5b6a63968b3ba
“What? I thought 905cc57c53 you were 44fe3dede3 rooting for e16b09c0cb me! You told me 38175235ce that being bold f76d92b32c would win over 92b8e6c763 an investor.”d87b2680e7f4a2f3
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Harriet stared wide-eyed 6a945ff015 in betrayal, but 3abb5b22f7 Roxana didn’t seem 73bdfa5eeb the least bit 85a380e6d3 sorry.2397fe22bd0e4ebd
“That was for other 48dc107f77 investors. This is 674bb83986 Cedric Kailas 42b63cf79c we’re talking 7463b6f065 about. Right now, it 7e760bfe00 feels like you 118c689ca2 went out to 925c0b4b57 do some freshwater 40ceb1947a fishing… and came ed54a1d2c8 back with a 4cab2c4e78 shark. It just doesn’t 09a982dbe0 make sense.”1566fbf85d9b7b09
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“…”1df1a65d556719a1
“On top of b7a248eace that, the shark’s 6d64d7ea86 got its eyes d0f5f7324b rolling back like 4c780963f7 a predator, and 3320f30c93 you’re just smiling, 2b96bb4355 thinking you caught a2194ed575 something big. Of course I’m shocked.”6b4efdbfcd8f7eca
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“…You’re saying 65b9365c2e I might 351f35159b get eaten?”b1c71f10e087d71a
“Well, that depends ece7bc94c3 on your own fb66bd9902 ability. I hope 2e70fa5cd9 you survive.”21c35cc8c829ec1d
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The message 163d675c8e was clear: 8b52f0a7c9 You may f0c1c6cc22 leave now. But Harriet had 02317bff2e a natural talent fd42ee9cd5 for teasing Roxana.0c5909abdde5f140
“Teacher, I don’t want aa0d805972 to be eaten by 8a00fb5f32 the Duke, and I 24167c2ff1 don’t want this business c25e7f20f9 to fail either. So I 6bbe56c951 need to 8f499f8c38 learn even 8cd10f79df more from 27e8268eb3 you.”63591289da8e90d8
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