Third Person’s POV
After dinner, the finance department brought over the ledgers for her to check. She called Cedric to help her go over the ounts.
Cedric wasn’t good at checking ounts yet, and boys wouldn’t need to manage the finances in the future. But Adide hoped he could read and understand the ledgers.
Adide had hired a tutor to teach him for a while, so he had some basic knowledge.
In a few days, Cedric would be heading to Elk Academy. He already had the admission notice in hand.
Lance had originally nned to apany him on the first day, but now it would be Adide taking him.
“The financial manager of our Frostfang Pack is amazing, Adide,” Cedric said, propping up his chin with bright eyes.
“Earning money isn’t solely due to the financial manager’s efforts,” Adide smiled and patted his head.
“It’s the hard work of those whobor in our shops and manors that brings in the revenue. So remember to treat those who sincerely work for you with kindness in the future.”
Cedric asked, “How can I tell if someone is genuinely working for me?”
Adide replied gently, “Understanding people’s intentions is one of the most difficult things in the world. It’s especially hard for someone who is uneducated and inexperienced to see through others‘ motives. However, by reading extensively and learning from the wisdom and experiences of those who came before us in books, we can learn to discern right from wrong, truth from falsehood, and good from evil. Once we grasp these concepts, understanding people’s true intentions bes much easier. A disloyal or unprincipled person, no matter how well they pretend, will eventually reveal their dark inner self and give themselves away. And then we will see them for who they truly are.”
Tilting his head, Cedric asked, “So you want me to study hard and understand these principles, right?”
“Clever,” Adide smiled and tapped his forehead.
“The responsibility of Frostfang will one day fall on your shoulders. Inheriting the position of Alpha is no easy task. You must be capable.”
Cedric nodded understandingly, “Yes, I will definitely apply myself. In the future, I want to be well- rounded in both knowledge and physical skills and be the most capable Alpha.”
Adide couldn’t help butugh, “Hmm, the future Alpha Cedric must apply himself. Otherwise, people will say you’re ipetent and only rely on the blessings of your ancestors and fathers.”
Cedric nodded heavily, “I understand.”
At the Bloodmoon Pack’s headquarters, only onemp hung on the porch, and in the packhouse, twomps with ssmpshades were hit–these two ssmpshades were the ones Adide had forgotten to take when she left.
<b>The </b><b>conference </b>room in the packhouse was pitch–ck, with mosquitoes buzzing about.
A <b>clerk </b>from the Golden Jewelry Store in the capital was waiting in the guest lounge of the packhouse, his- heart pounding with anxiety.
No one had offered him coffee, nor had anyone lit amp. He waited from daylight till dark.
He hade to collect the check, but upon entering the Bloodmoon Pack’s territory, he was left in the lounge. Then he heard themotion and heart–rending cries from the conference room.
After over half an hour of noise, it finally quieted down. Someone came in and told him to wait, but no one returned.
In the past few years, whenever a customer at the store didn’t have enough for a check, he would follow them back to their pack or to the bank to collect it.
Sometimes he had to wait, but the longest was fifteen minutes–usually because the ce wasrge and the host was hospitable, offering him fine coffee and pastries. After he finished eating, they would give him the check.
Most of the time, he didn’t have to wait long. They would ask him to sit for a moment, and the check would be brought quickly.
Never had he experienced anything like the Bloodmoon Pack, where he waited until nightfall without coffee or a litmp.
He felt as if he had walked into a den of thieves.
He had asked the pack guards, but they only told him to wait.
So he returned to continue waiting—after all, the headpiece was already in their possession.
With so much money involved, he had to collect it.
After dinner and a bath, Sabrina went to find Rosemary.
She smelled of the fragrances Wanda had given her. It was said that each bottle cost a thousand dors. Besides being highly fragrant, they also promised to make the skin fair and translucent.
“Hasn’t she returned yet?” Rosemary asked after taking her medicine and ncing outside.
An omega stepped forward and replied, “Luna Gloria hasn’te back yet.”
Sabrina curled her lip. “She’s just going to the Ironw Pack to get a check. Is it necessary to take so long? What if she can’t get it?”
“She said she would buy it herself” Rosemary said expressionlessly.
In reality, her heart was bleeding–thirty million could have been used to grease palms in the official
world.
“Mm, Alpha Ulrik hasn’t returned either. He’s probably on night duty tonight,” Sabrina remarked, her lips curling in a sharp, bitter smile.
“When <b>she </b>came back, she caused such a scene, crying and shouting. Anyone who didn’t know would think <b>we </b>forced her. I was about to give up, but she insisted on buying it for me. I bet when Alpha Uirik gets <b>off </b>work, she’llin to him.”
“Let herin.” Rosemary said, exhaling slowly, but the gloom in her heart remained.
She recalled the mating gifts Adide had prepared for Zelda today, even taking out twenty pink diamonds to craft a crown for her. Her heart ached with each memory.
The Frostfang Pack was really going too far!
When Adide had mated with Ulrik, no one had given her so many gifts.
Although her personal assets back then weren’t small, most were in the form of shops, manors, and real estate. Aire was shrewd, it seemed, as if fearing her daughter would be at a disadvantage, had converted the cash into less liquid assets.
There was cash, of course, and the Bloodmoon Pack’s days had indeed been good back then.
But how could theypare to when she had mated with Alpha Lance? That had been sheer opulence.
Each time the thought crossed her mind, her heart ached anew.