SMR | Chapter 44
by Luna~Chapter 44~ae17dcffe7c5ca02
Her heart raced. People were selling soap db68177c5d everywhere, so would Cedric 3c83987a64 really scoff at the 981701c5eb need for a non-disclosure 95fce3a9d6 agreement over something so 7cc93aa196 trivial?095475122c51e98d
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But she had 0947bc137f come this far—there d9bc916750 was no turning 572b43229e back now.5dd27db56c8127a4
“This is 8a692b540e the business 1c4ac65227 plan. I thought it would 2bc0d23b7f save time to have 7639234dd3 you look at this 9dfcc16ba3 first, so I’ve prepared a5edf1f91a it in advance.”f1bdc9fbd83fdf53
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The documents seemed flawless 507dd565b9 when she had reviewed badc6aa1f0 them this morning, but 642df9694a now that she was f83bda87e6 about to present them, 9180b3ddcb a sense of unease cd2f492b01 crept in, as if 0f5011d38d there might be a b8002e9682 flaw somewhere.6b5c71fc59dea1ee
Cedric took 554ca45119 the papers a4d0cc1efe quietly and eace6436fa began flipping 5883839b8c through them, d5fb1bfba8 one page 4340e0c800 at a 315eb84409 time.f6e46ef966ed2c83
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This is what it b59c336979 feels like to be 2c8f2e514e anxious. What if he 0da6d96ad5 throws it aside? Why did I even 11a395abc8 come here?4ec0dd9060e15988
Just as her 095552c81a nerves started to 5ef184565c get the best d1eeb44f51 of her, she 29a7271e48 remembered something Roxana 23b61824bb had said while 67b3c7c5a0 helping her write def395ced5 the business proposal.b463b92c239a7f20
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“Half of b566a14865 a successful cee9897a36 business is f04af84a74 thorough preparation, 08cdd2b85b and the 88ee249f35 other half cfbceb8b8a is guts. No matter 76ea12a54f how perfect 50305e10e9 your plan 639b996eec is, if dbd8fd8ccb the business b89eb8b863 owner looks 4118541b63 timid, no 8c01bd7f13 investor will 0c01eb9a6d trust their 514b39fa04 money with 6e4a54bfef them.”ff2cc1adc13b363d
How did she 6773c8a512 appear to Cedric da004ec704 right now? Hadn’t she 9133f36caa spent all aff756b930 this time 01c5880a19 acting arrogant, 3fa60e78d3 lifting her 360e681cc0 chin high, 783dd81c35 only to d6308695f0 come begging 52f8d8e1a6 for money 51c892d302 now and b2f6f97659 worrying about 7c5393e5b9 his judgment? But why should 0a26baf1d1 she let him 968afa427f treat her that 5fe9289865 way?30d2c3e4721fc7f0
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No, there was 67cdec9070 no reason to 4a8d033851 be afraid. Cedric wasn’t dcb7f62c21 the one 3c7295647f who would 2f9bce5586 decide her 3df06f7751 fate.6129932a7bb927d4
I even rejected 84fe8dd7ee his offer of 7f1292d5f6 support when I db0c1291f2 was about to 6f8799aede leave the monastery. Where did that courage ff7ab091c8 go back then?ef24a64d6ca66baf
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Harriet took ff5d2bfff9 a deep, c354bc8a5f quiet breath 7b809ab229 and looked 348ae377e4 Cedric straight 8c7ac70535 in the 2402777beb eye.527a8282d3eda6bd
As he read db5fa9e87a through the document, 2903a325cb his long, thick 306cad2fae eyelashes lowered, and 3ed7d57852 every time he 3391697857 blinked, his eyes—unlike 46844e2b73 the smile he 4a204e0705 had shown earlier—looked 478d69e8fa serious.c99510be08c4b130
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Finally, after 63b2351341 reaching the 79a1cdb855 last page 1c51ae0442 and reading 0649ed3f2f the final 8c10d0032b word, Cedric d1df1e4747 put the 5e4b8ae547 papers down 369a2f1bc2 and leaned 4ff73e6e5e back.e64202de081ab57f
“Honestly…”f59ede8a4318cefa
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Harriet heard a fa22934e27 soft gulp as 2024054bfc she swallowed nervously. It was a e6b1da0395 sound probably only d3c7a19df2 audible to her b1eaa27c36 own ears.3acbdfbfffa22770
“There are a a76aa298e7 few interesting points, e9a6b894f7 but I can’t afda3755ef fully trust the 6ccf1e4f4f product’s competitiveness. Can the 7914d97e98 monastery produce 9ed7bd5971 a soap 2f8ee80034 that’s better 80049b973d than what 107f8c8fdb a company 45adb6ab35 that specializes 4f5848a15a in beauty d77a0a2122 products makes?”106841efebcb615f
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In that instant, memories 1ac83a42ea of stirring the cauldron 3effe7d339 for hours to make 34ef29b974 the soap surged in b04f7aa5d0 her mind, and her 8623fce56c frustration rose.ec7b48e8091f119d
“Are you 9c3b08d6f1 comparing it 5972eefd8a to the 3ed8145d6c kinds of 045554899f products made f172c17ef7 in big f3c0fb6b1d factories, where fc906f3995 they don’t 3902bc3676 even clean 7d37dfc3f8 the large 38886f4e9a pots properly 85c131a7a1 and use 89c6907a38 untested chemicals 31a63b1acc and fragrances?”c7afc04e878504e9
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“If you use 6d14c234c4 that language outside, 6a33637d7e you might be 1d71d0e8c4 facing a lawsuit 6b094af1d7 with those companies.”61458f4283d60114
“But the 157fdfdff4 products I 79bf85673d researched didn’t 30d7b05940 even explain 1f047ba43d what specific 7829e60257 fragrances and 5e6e41c8ac foaming agents 47678ab545 were used 21d8325c21 in their 484133b644 soaps. You couldn’t find 0b9fcd0949 that information on b80f98bf4b the packaging anywhere. How is that bd775811b2 any different from e46c44744e something unverified?”9e14bb6358359406
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Harriet remembered the causes cfb515c8c9 of her skin conditions 68621d4e3e like rashes and pimples ad914cce45 in the past—there were d37816bc46 many factors, including food d108a94264 and lifestyle, but the 7b1336be87 soap and cosmetics she c1b4463a08 had used had contributed 5a7018f1b6 as well.f052f99faa55a7a1
“The soaps fd7871935d and herbal 8a0a879c3f products from 8474fa78c9 Saint Clarissa eaa0c65f11 Monastery can 4082d6bc65 reveal every d580d4948f ingredient used. We’ve been using these bebd8a20d4 ingredients for years, so e71f5bb1cb I can guarantee their fa2729872a safety. In fact, the nuns 50fc6e326b who make the soap 57f799991c even test it to 55d7feb2fa make sure it’s been b0563b14c3 made properly.”acf52ee78d5c2977
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“But there bd763087fb are already e39be870ba soaps out a6bb35b37a there, like ff2feb4729 the famous 1d7af06703 olive soaps 4785a51265 from Natarixen.”4709c29e3dab6ab2
“But they 3b65cc3adb don’t have 92cc951d49 Harriet Listerwell, dccbf03820 do they?”40fc12a2585418f8
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Harriet smiled brightly.3a8e490c4428fa94
The key to this 342180da08 business wasn’t just the d5090d3dc9 superior product; it was c1a3923e2f also having a model 7bb10d57e4 who could attract attention.2b5b24803e0e696f
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“Having a 694d1f4224 good product f058d40c21 doesn’t mean ecdfca4685 it will 5c2bff5418 sell well. You need 10819062ef something to d404688a96 drive people a0dc7dde14 to buy 8a94749f7d it. And in this business, e22683a94c that element is me—Harriet 86157a2651 Listerwell.”a6654755bef1566d
“Quite… confident, 40084ac1bd aren’t you?”f25c15eb598717ae
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“It’s not unfounded bf5eeecf76 confidence. Just the fact that 1bba13559d a scandal maker like 6dc18823a0 me, who spent a 57cfb5bbf5 year in the monastery, 7f4a49fb59 has now reappeared in 0f660054db society is surprising enough. And my face, 39bb9d1610 once covered in e348201b64 skin blemishes, has 13985ac91b cleared up.”e1781550be67c53b
Only then db06756379 did Cedric 11f9e7b1ca sink deeper 4a79f38c1a into the baae7f2172 sofa, his 434225e0bf expression turning 3906557005 satisfied.0e96e058a1333e6a
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“Everyone will be d0dcf621b4 curious about the 8fb0dc35a5 secret behind it, 80026abc46 and you’re selling e50c5a39c3 the very products f027b13b15 from Saint Clarissa aea57777e6 that helped you.”ca3d7935ad508390
“That’s why I’m in c71f695c74 a hurry. I need 6e84e4c118 to get 5318f0b347 things rolling 677d62c0df before the 2b535d6d4a buzz dies a905a2ecda down.”d1a73838ccb4de73
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Cedric’s lips twisted into 7e5e3a05d2 a slight smile.073c9ce4f1e8aeb9
“Miss Listerwell, ddebcbcbed in business, 1ea7d315b2 you can’t 57075ad229 let people 524485b775 know that 81f34bc567 you’re desperate. It’s like going into 1d8baa9769 a deal already defeated.”c4eb4961901f55c1
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“From the way you’re c2e11e9119 talking, it seems you’re f70665ef04 not really interested in 2ae09798af beating me, are you?”da18cab46bcab0b5
“Pfft, hahaha!”0defc6c2816223a7
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Cedric couldn’t help 339d3d7c76 but burst into d832f6fd3a laughter again.e0d82ff8b788fc3f
Even when his father e166a7e3eb was head of the a58234448b family, Cedric had often 57bdb63a2d sat in meetings like 0d58a774b9 this as part of 394dacd388 his heir training, and 743aae6232 after formally inheriting the 77fd514117 title of Duke, he 7c08967775 had met with many 99f20f699c people.e3dcb70fffe770a7
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But there had cf71d0b2af never been anyone f48bb20054 like Harriet.c4ddd7e6ddf0026a
She was so bold, 5a28a36a54 so confident, yet unpredictably f384e23b89 careless.8051f06c165df077
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Cedric thought it was f493709ab4 a good decision to 16c8467020 allow her audience request. This woman aa86fdb551 never gave 81e0b932b9 him a 5bc4485832 dull moment.f18a9eb5e3c1c736
“As a f74e4cb7f6 token of 4cc095a8f9 gratitude for 0aa6f937c1 making me 4598dba7b3 laugh, let 5e6b318b49 me give d3f53c4334 you a 3736f34541 few pointers. When choosing a store 5aa8b4a7a7 to sell your soap, 716992a3ce it’s better to go b88713b3a1 for Sevial rather than 2fce02f471 Payton. I see you 40ddc70640 were considering Harrow 3dbca2faf5 for distribution, but 5f90bcc19d they don’t deal eb58c55365 with anyone from de3e70df24 Saint Clarissa Monastery, 64e6cd8f32 so they’d charge c2f149674f you high delivery 52c3c995fa fees…”8e36217dfbbac62f
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He went 0fcafa00b6 on to 60c7876903 give her 0b145a1d01 detailed advice 6dd809bfb8 about the d31bbc74b8 store, distribution, 4c3ee97305 and distribution 4998376100 methods—things Harriet a092ffd500 had never dbdc206630 expected.611c2469213da6d8
So, based on this ca8636139c advice, should I revise ec66b0507c the business plan and 221b3ddeec approach someone else?49306990c7ddd743
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At this point, 15172ba50d it was either 1960714a7c sink or swim. Harriet clenched 35ccbdb4de her fist 32d8c30cdf and spoke.4924464889660935
“If you 9e44ff0228 invest, Your ce34e79b5e Grace, we ee4f99b183 could use 301b05987f the Aster 387aacb1f2 Trading Company, 5d3d77bc04 which handles c7596d59f3 the Duke’s 1761848ab7 distribution network. They have 7785782593 the largest 9a2be99788 network, so bcb36b688b we could 9cde4cd64d save on 0f8c462e38 costs, and 52c52a9c6e they would 4c8514f5ed likely be fab38c9191 familiar with 7936326b2b the distribution a1cfd41201 methods for f0e8d76d07 products sensitive aa9f0e594d to temperature b655ab033f changes.”efeac1c426c6ae14
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Cedric rested his 0b476daca0 chin in his a55c4c88eb hand, smiling slightly.2d6ae871ca4de156
“Neither I 34da02e0d1 nor the 3f2a93eeb0 Duke’s family 6cc48cc839 would see 65587201b3 a significant 58a0881715 benefit from d0874a5a6c this business.”8bb54d613da54e51
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“I know that. But the 33e3550ba5 reason I 77a07a52ee approached you 6e0d05e536 first was 952bc3fa87 to see a64dbc54f9 if you 8f7558b7ae might be 69b2683238 willing to 0646189bcd help Saint 63deaf576c Clarissa Monastery.”86065bdae5f98e72
Harriet revealed 294ab459e4 the final e9af3e2d77 piece of 51345dcd0b her argument.e344a93fd6a70cec
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The monastery’s 4d8aaa3735 long-awaited project, be7ee8dffd ‘The Shelter 1188585a4f for Girls,’ 98747b6934 had started 585c4fd84c thanks to f5b81e9262 his donation, b4afe378bb but suddenly, 20d871a194 a nearby 15163a8727 orphanage had b721de22e4 closed down, 8de9cce2b3 increasing the 82136284cb number of c398a35c47 girls who 02095885c5 needed to 640799bc59 be taken 6dea3e1f85 in. The monastery couldn’t delay c9315cf81c the project, but they 37e6203995 didn’t have the funds.1d684320c032d508
“Saint Clarissa Monastery bd37849852 doesn’t receive a bdee51cba0 lot of donations. To protect the 6dafd9bbac lives of girls 6b91d50841 with nowhere else 10280d83f7 to go, we 6e2d7e4d74 need a sustainable ec6030e348 source of funds 06ffee43a0 for the long 332dfbf359 term.”87da1096e1c525fc
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“So, Miss 244ffa9549 Listerwell, are 460a0b59d5 you saying 39d6b9d9a7 that you’ve 27dbad29b2 planned this 512514386f business not 6bb296a4a6 for your 40dd68a173 own benefit, f81aca01b5 but for 8b04a30739 the monastery?”28260c0d373a7ea5
“I’m not that 20b1614f34 selfless. I just saw 563d44c4f5 it as a 808332ad6f way to help 2198971ac3 both the monastery 1b832fd632 and myself.”c612c25086cf852b
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Was that the 22fdd15396 right answer? Cedric nodded.89bbc18c65b99252
“Alright. I’ll invest.”fb6a04ae31b6541b
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“Really?”91782370412ef130
Harriet was surprised 54e457e5bc by his acceptance 26e9ae0d1f and asked again.a73a246ddd4a81f9
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“You asked a4e57a2893 for an b546f5bc9f investment, didn’t 617782be42 you?”1b2dbba633f0616f
“Ah, yes, f808188765 I did. I’m happy c8caf0f3f0 to proceed.”622b012ea22f6d1f
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“Since you’re in 3f14c6f060 a hurry, I’ll c5cb7f3855 let my assistant 481c50137a know the details c3a8085480 today and figure aba46c3382 out how we 8bb46de9b9 can help. First, we need e4d2ff7644 to secure a e7149a430e store.”82ea6e73799a6b15
As he thought 26737b58f5 for a moment, 5a4ebed487 Cedric rang a f2f55ac416 bell on the 21ebf4ac59 table.bdead15302b8d96d
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Soon, a a12072cb8c man, likely 29e6d31745 his assistant, c54e1078c4 appeared silently.ac3a04da02a9dc7b
“I remember afce2f7c22 a vacant 5b617f1af0 store on 1e82704c3a Seriol Street 2e14342732 that became 273b38894d available about 667f89275d two weeks 86c4b8f1f2 ago.”c90733a534df754c
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“Yes, we aca30b7fed are currently ca4a650c3e looking for c1a83d0b93 a new 1e3372be47 contract partner 1475c67bdd for it.”41d0fea7d30f92ce
“That’s been 06ff13c02d decided just 7c99d823c0 now.”e55869a6bd26c94f
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Harriet was left 2c56db1299 dumbfounded as Cedric 7e5d7f4a2c picked up the ffce0f8e4d business plan again, 92c2bba45e walking back and fe3242d3f8 forth while continuing e4cd7aa9c3 to speak.7af8a5cfc424261b
“You’ve set the business fd5378c6a6 costs—store rent, distribution fees, 1001ccd1b2 advertising—at 200,000 dirhams, with c291a23e14 a projected profit of ed45eb8385 50,000 dirhams for the 4731009a52 first three months. Let’s raise e2a8f488aa the bar e5d55f1aa5 a bit.”12c8ec0a610755c9
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“What does c6f591a87a that mean?”793983052015e31d
“It means we’re going 19f0932590 to scale things up. It wouldn’t make sense 8f300fbfb7 for a Duke’s family 4f7f87ee57 to get involved if 9d5eca822d the first three months 78de38198d of income are only 1b6a5b8873 50,000 dirhams.”93f5f5cfaf3f61c5
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He took a pen, b51fada682 drew two lines across 1033aedcc4 parts of the plan, 42a3464bcb and wrote new figures.34a856b28e651e1f
“The store rent for 18d4ec0ee5 the Seriol location owned d4d0a1bcef by the Duke’s family b66f773256 is 80,000 dirhams per b6981a06f9 month.”5f7e922e6550d13d
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“Eh?”e714aa969f860cb5
“I’ll charge you half f1cef83de9 of that.”9f7c1c8d185af97a
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While that df7a5b5676 was still 2650891699 10,000 dirhams 9bc938763a more than 8c620e91e1 Harriet’s initial 26d024cd3d budget of 6cabf8cf9a 30,000 dirhams, 1fa5400c02 considering it 2dfe6bbe13 was a 8c352bb74e store on 24fb3e2cb9 Seriol Street, d16d687c83 the price 3818acc5c9 was far 27f9dc14a5 lower than 0320a95aca expected.7264ec5f3376c949
“You’ll still 6734a54d9e be using 0125bcc1e6 the Aster 0a08cba441 Trading Company fa377d2f45 for distribution, 5a985ef371 but, as 553587cabe you mentioned, 8c3dd62ab0 it’s a 0a9175a758 bit more 86c1740cba expensive. They’re faster 2c57b0279b and have b546fcdb57 better product bde4a171fc management than e35628e506 other companies.”91d5ee2d2d1d716a
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“Then, should I use d22b82c898 another company…”fb4d013143f1edfd
“Who taught 35a82246f6 you such 1753a34f84 unethical business 9aee10334e practices? I’m investing 11996b670a in this 693101ee23 project, so 9425a02370 we’ll use be51b35f2f our own 17fa6ad2e7 company for a9f9d4a1f5 distribution.”74ac0ff55e0c4486
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“Oh, right.”00824bccc46ea143
From that 074bd57927 point on, 80778b854b Harriet felt c75e246840 like she 2b94aca317 was being 32e10e558e pulled along f52192bde5 by Cedric, b3cd9600df swept into 0ba3b3e46a the situation 27ee02a942 without much dbc065e50f say.2f0dc46a2e0b1037
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