"Don't talk nonsense! Are you trying to break us up?!" snapped Tobias.The man didn't take it well when Ingfried was blamed by Mark for all of this, but Mark's expression didn't show the slightest lie. The noble businessman looked confused after Tobias asked such a question."I'm not lying, Lord Tobias. One of the Ingfried family ordered me to do so," Mark replied, his hands raised and joined together, begging the man before him to believe in him.Tobias narrowed his eyes. He needed to know the name of the Ingfried Family who gave Mark Saxer the order, "Was it Jeanne?""Yes. That girl told me to," Mark replied.What he suspected turned out to be true; there was no way Henry and Caroline would order Mark to do it because it would be the same as destroying their goods. However, it was different with Jeanne Ingfried, who hated Tobias, especially since she didn't come when her brothers visited Tobias' place."What did you get by following her words?" asked Tobias, curious about the reward

"What?" asked Henry.Both men's eyes turned away, looking at Jeanne, who still sat on the dining table chair. The girl turned her face the other way when Henry and Caroline looked at her."Is it true what he said, Jeanne?" asked Caroline, making sure.Henry Ingfried seemed to be crouching near Mark Saxer, looking at the white-haired man with an angry look in his eyes. The heir to the House of Ingfried asked again for the truth about Jeanne's involvement with his actions."That's right. Five days ago, Jeanne came to Rachdale to meet with me. She offered me a partnership in exchange for twenty gold coins," Mark replied."Twenty gold coins? I didn't give her that amount of money. Are you sure he promised that?" asked Henry. Mark Saxer was seen nodding his head.Tobias walked over to Henry, right next to Mark, who was lying limp on the floor, "You would only know the truth if you asked Jeanne directly.""Tch!"Jeanne clucked her to

Several patrol soldiers ran into Tobias' residence. The front door was completely unlocked and appeared to have been forcefully broken into. Some other soldiers caught the mysterious person who attacked Tobias, a woman in her teens.Tobias lay unconscious with his body leaning against the doorframe, his perforated stomach continuing to bleed profusely until his body felt cold and pale."Hurry and get a doctor!" said one of the soldiers, ordering his colleague to call the village doctor.They hurriedly left the village chief's residence to reach the village clinic, where the only doctor in the village lived. The noise attracted the attention of the patrolling soldiers and Elisa, who appeared to be coming out of her house.Elisa's house was not far from the village head's residence, allowing her to see the damage on the balcony. Elisa's eyes couldn't hide her shock at finding Tobias being lifted up by three soldiers in a limp condition."What happene

Tobias was shocked to hear this information, considering he hadn't heard any news from outside since he had been focusing on healing. Elisa didn't say anything. Whenever Tobias asked her a question, Elisa denied it with the excuse that she didn't want Tobias to think about it too much."Please... open the balcony door," Tobias pleaded.The soldier who approached Tobias did so well. He walked slowly over to the repaired balcony door, opened it, and a crowd appeared before the soldier's eyes.The man turned his body around, reaching out to indicate the people who were about to join Tobias' soldiers. Tobias smiled happily, especially after hearing the cheering crowd at the sight of the open balcony door."Do me a favor, Giselle," Tobias said.Giselle, a little hesitant, finally agreed to Tobias' demand. Both women's hands were seen holding Tobias' right hand, while Marcela focused on Tobias' left.The two women stepped slowly, guiding the shirt

Tobias prepared the horse he would use for the trip by himself. The horse was black all over, and its size was larger than most horses. The man was seen hooking a bag on the horse's back behind the saddle."There are only three major cities in the western territory; Rachdale, Edinburgh, and Westwind. Leon will explain the details to you," said Elisa.The woman came after she had completed all the trade work she had done. The carriages carrying the harvest began to drive down the hill, heading to different places.This afternoon, all the carriages would return to Leafvile with the money from last month's selling. Elisa had already calculated the predicted income Leafvile would receive from the previous month's sale."If you are burned out, take some wine and enjoy. However, I advise you not to make any decisions when drunk," Tobias advised."Ever since I was assigned to be your right-hand, I've started to ease up on my drinking," Elisa said.