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Adide smiled and said, “It’s just a few pink diamonds. I could gift them all to you. What’s there to be angry about? But these diamonds are quite valuable. If they fall into someone else’s hands, wouldn’t that give her a bargain? We can’t let her have that advantage.”
Prisci pped her hands and said excitedly, “Great! I’ve won! I’ll go with you to Madison’s house right now to get back the pink diamonds and make her lose three hundred thousand dors! I spent a lot of money on that jewelry store investment before and haven’t made a penny. Now, getting three hundred thousand US dors back from them is just making up for what I gave themst time.”
“Jewelry store?” Adide inquired meaningfully. “The jewelry store you opened with Madison?”
“Of course! A gold jewelry store that’s been open for several years. It’s never made a profit, and I have to keep subsidizing the inventory costs…”
Prisci suddenly stopped, realizing that her words exposed her poor investment sense and were damaging to her pride.
She quickly changed her tune, “But in business, there are losses and profits. It’s normal. You wouldn’t understand. Starting a business is hard, and maintaining it is even harder. It will make a profit eventually.”
Adide smiled, her jaw clenching with frustration, yet she still responded mildly, “You’re right. In business, there are always gains and losses. Oh, by the way, is the jewelry store a fifty–fifty partnership between you and them? Have you signed a contract? Have you ever seen the books since it opened?”
Prisci said proudly, “Of course we signed a contract. Do you take me for a fool? Actually, it’s not <i>a </i>50-50 split. I hold a 70% stake. The ledgers are sent over quarterly, and I’ve checked them. We’ve indeed been in the red.”
“Oh? You have the majority stake? Then if there’s a loss, you have to subsidize more, don’t you? How much have you invested over the years? Have you kept track?” Prisci asked.
“Of course I’ve kept track. Every expense is recorded,” Prisci replied.
Adide thought to herself, “That’s good,” and said, “Have you remembered the total amount invested?”
Prisci responded impatiently, “Who would memorize all the numbers? I can only chec roughly tens of millions of dors.”
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Adide nced at Lance, whose expression was darkening, and continued, “I suppose you’ve never been to the jewelry store?”
Prisci said coldly, “How could I go there? I was busy preparing for your mating ceremony with the ckthorn Pack. Besides, does my presence matter? The store is managed by Madison’s people. Madison and I are of high status. We can’t be seen in public. Anyway, I review the quarterly ounts, so I’m not worried about being cheated.”
Adide knew that many businesses of influential families were managed by professional managers, usually with trusted inspectors sent out.
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Adide smiled and said, “It’s just a few pink diamonds. I could gift them all to you. What’s there to be angry about? But these diamonds are quite valuable. If they fall into someone else’s hands, wouldn’t <b>that </b>give her a bargain? We can’t let her have that advantage.”
Prisci pped her hands and said excitedly, “Great! I’ve won! I’ll go with you to Madison’s house right now to get back the pink diamonds and make her lose three hundred thousand dors! I spent a lot of money on that jewelry store investment before and haven’t made a penny. Now, getting three hundred thousand US dors back from them is just making up for what I gave themst time.”
“Jewelry store?” Adide inquired meaningfully. “The jewelry store you opened with Madison?”
“Of course! A gold jewelry store that’s been open for several years. It’s never made a profit, and I have to keep subsidizing the inventory costs…”
Prisci suddenly stopped, realizing that her words exposed her poor investment sense and were damaging to her pride.
She quickly changed her tune, “But in business, there are losses and profits. It’s normal. You wouldn’t understand. Starting a business is hard, and maintaining it is even harder. It will make a profit eventually.”
Adide smiled, her jaw clenching with frustration, yet she still responded mildly, “You’re right. In business, there are always gains and losses. Oh, by the way, is the jewelry store a fifty–fifty partnership between you and them? Have you signed a contract? Have you ever seen the books since it opened?”
Prisci said proudly, “Of course we signed a contract. Do you take me for a fool? Actually, it’s not a 50-50 split. I hold a 70% stake. The ledgers are sent over quarterly, and I’ve checked them. We’ve indeed been in the red.”
“Oh? You have the majority stake? Then if there’s a loss, you have to subsidize more, don’t you? How much have you invested over the years? Have you kept track?” Prisci asked.
“Of course I’ve kept track. Every expense is recorded,” Prisci replied.
Adide thought to herself, “That’s good,” and said, “Have you remembered the total amount investe…
Prisci responded impatiently, “Who would memorize all the numbers? I can only check the ledger. It’s: roughly tens of millions of dors.”
Adide nced at Lance, whose expression was darkening, and continued, “I suppose you’ve never been to the jewelry store?”
Prisci said coldly, “How could I go there? I was busy preparing for your mating ceremony with the ckthorn Pack. Besides, does my presence matter? The store is managed by Madison’s <b>people</b>. Madison and I are of high status. We can’t be seen in public. Anyway, I review the quarterly ounts, so I’m <b>not </b>worried about being cheated.”
Adide knew that many businesses of influential families were managed by professional <b>managers</b>, usually with trusted inspectors sent out.
Prisci was right, but the word “we” was inappropriate.
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Lance was already furious—tens of millions of dors invested with no return. When preparing for <b>the </b>mating ceremony, he and Caldwell had visited all the gold shops in the capital with Ralph. The most sessful was the “Royal Gold Shop.” Madison’s jewelry store always copied its designs and had a poor reputation.
But due to the simr styles and lower prices, business was actually good. It was impossible to be losing money to the point of needing subsidies.
Adide was also aware of this but didn’t want to expose it now. The priority was to retrieve the pink diamonds.
Lance ordered the carriage prepared. To prevent his mother from bragging at Madison’s house first, he took her back to the pce with him.
The convoy consisted of three carri one for Lance and Adide, one for Prisci and Susan, and
one for Ivy, Beata, and Jasmine.
Back at the pce, Lycan Luna rissa was delighted to see Adide. She held Adide’s hand, asking numerous questions and earnestly warning Lance to treat her well.
Lance promised repeatedly in front of h
Prisci, however, was displeased. Why didn’t rissa admonish Adide to take good care of her mate? Did Luna think herself more high and mighty than Alpha?
rissa, of course, saw right through her sister’s irritation.
When Lance and Adide went to pay respects to Lycan Erasmus, she detained Prisci and Susan.
She first addressed Susan, “Now that you’re in the ckthorn Pack, life differs from the pce. In social interactions, it’s essential to mind your manners. Any missteps or offensive remarks could harm the ckthorn Pack. Your conduct must be impable. Prisci, whom you’ve helped raise, adores you. But going forward, if you notice her doing something wrong, you must remind her immediately. If she intends to act inappropriately, you must dissuade her. Understood?”
Susan responded respectfully, “Yes, I understand.”
– Prisci sneered, “rissa, what have I done wrong? Moreover, I’ll be managing the pack’s internal affairs
and overseeing all matters. With Susan and Ralph’s assistance, and Caldwell’s guidance, what could possibly go wrong?”
“You managing the pack?”
rissa waved her hand dismissively, “No, you must simply enjoy life within the pack. Stay out <b>of </b>pack affairs. If you wish to manage something, focus on your own household, You have plenty <b>of </b>people in <b>your </b>household and numerous attendants under you–more than enough to keep you busy.”
Prisci retorted, “As Lance’s mother, if I don’t help him manage the pack, who will? <b>Surely </b><b>you </b><b>don’t </b>expect Adide,to? What does she know?”