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Sophie nodded approvingly. “That’s reasonable. Since my mother-in-law holds 70%, she should contribute 70% towards any additional funding, and you should contribute 30%, Jessica.” “Of course, that’s only fair,” Jessica said, her gaze fixed on Sophie.
What exactly was Sophie getting at? Had she not seen the account books, or had she already reviewed them?
And what about Eric? Why did no one report back about someone from Hell Monarch Estate retrieving the account books? Such negligence in handling affairs must be addressed and corrected!
Eleanor read the room, and understood that Sophie must have reviewed the account books and seen the profits. The account books were evidently retrieved from The Gilded Tower, and Eric must have been caught off guard.
Eric likely had been brought back to Hell Monarch Estate for interrogation. With how spineless he was, he would likely confess everything under questioning.
Sophie’s voice broke the silence, “Jessica, as long as you find it reasonable, it’s settled. If the additional contribution is 70%, then naturally, the profits should be 70% as well.”
She opened one of the boxes, and pulled out the top account book.
“This is what our accountant has worked on for an entire day. I’m sure their minds have been overworked. from sorting out the accounts for these years. Aunt Eleanor, Jessica, please have a look. Despite the poor business climate outside, The Gilded Tower has actually been doing well and has made considerable profits.”
Jessica’s expression changed abruptly. “What? Profits? How is that possible? We just injected additional funds into the shop a few months ago!”
She took the account book, and looked at the final figures. Her eyes widened in shock. “This can’t be real! This can’t be the actual account book.”
Eleanor frowned. “The account book should be real.”
“Mom?”
Jessica looked up, unable to understand why her mother was undermining her. At this point, she should definitely not acknowledge the account book as genuine. Seeing the confusion in Jessica’s eyes, Eleanor sighed inwardly.
How foolish. The books were taken from The Gilded Tower, and there would be witnesses. Moreover, a comparison with Eric’s handwriting would confirm their authenticity. How could they claim the books were fake?
Eleanor’s voice turned stern, “Jessica, how do you manage your staff? Didn’t you ever inspect the store? You didn’t even realize you were being deceived. How can you face Helen?” Realizing the gravity of the situation, Jessica grew furious. “Eric dared to deceive me? I’ll have him brought here immediately.”
How bold of him!
She signaled to the steward nearby, who was about to leave, but
Sophie’s cold voice stopped him,” There’s need to fetch him. I’ve non already detained the treacherou set servant in the estate. I was only waiting to confirm with you that you were unaware and were also deceived before sending him bound to the Supreme Court, Jessica.”
Eleanor and Jessica’s expressions changed at the mention of the Supreme Court. They knew all too well that the current head of the Supreme Court was Rafael Eleanor glanced at the boxes of account books.
“Since Eric deceived you as well, and you’ve already reviewed the account books, Jessica will also need to go through them. Leave the books here for now. After we’ve completed our review, we will visit you personally to reconcile the accounts. Once the evidence is clear, we’ll send it to the authorities for proper action.”
Sophie sipped her coffee and smiled. “Aunt Eleanor, I’m rather impatient by nature. The account books are here. Please have your accountants come over immediately to review them. If more accountants are needed, I can send someone to Ironridge Estate to bring over their accountants as well, We’ll sort it out tonight, and the accounts can be recalculated by tomorrow.”
“No, you can’t go to Ironridge Estate!” Jessica stood up, her face pale.
Margaret and Leopold already had a poor opinion of her. If they found out about this, they might despise her even more.
Jessica had had enough of their disapproving looks.
Eleanor’s gaze was as sharp as a blade. “What’s this? You call me ‘Aunt’, but don’t believe me?”
Sophie smiled and replied, “It’s precisely because I trust you that I brought the account books here for us to review together. If I didn’t trust you, the account books and Eric would likely be with the local authorities by now.”
Eleanor slammed her cup down. “How can so many years of accounts be reviewed in just one day?”
Sophie smiled brightly and replied, “Aunt Eleanor, there are quite a few accountants for your estate and shops. I’m sure there are multiple accountants in your residence as well. Additionally, we can also call over the accountants under my natal family and the others from Hell Monarch Estate if needed.”
Eleanor sneered; she could barely contain her anger. “In the end, you don’t trust me!”
Sophie’s smile widened, her tone still calm as she said, “Why don’t you and Jessica look at the final figure we’ve calculated? If you two trust me, there’s no need for further investigation. Just follow the figures I’ve calculated from the account books.”
She leisurely traced the embroidery on her clothing with her fingertips, a gleam of satisfaction in her eyes.
“Or perhaps, you don’t trust me, Aunt Eleanor?”
Eleanor’s face darkened. It wasn’t a matter of trust. She knew well enough how much The Gilded Tower had earned. The figures were likely consistent with those in her own records.
They were here not to reconcile accounts, but to demand payment!
“It’s too late to review the accounts tore today. Leave the books here and go back,” Eleanor said, waving her hand. “Take the account books back to the storeroom. We’ll start the review tomorrow.” to the storeroom. We’ll start the review tomorrow.”
Immediately, several guards came in to carry the boxes away.
Helen grew anxious. Disregarding her daughter-in-law’s advice to stay silent, she shouted, “You can’t take them away!”
If they took the account books, would they ever get them back? They were clearly trying to avoid paying!
However, the guards were already lifting the boxes.
A whip cracked through the air, landing sharply on the boxes. One of the guards, who had just reached out to lift a box, recoiled in fright at the crack, quickly pulling his hand back.
Sophie’s face darkened. “Fine. If you won’t review the accounts, let’s take the boxes back to Ironridge Estate for inspection. If the people at Ironridge Estate won’t review them, then we’ll send them directly to the Supreme Court.”
At her command, the servants who had come with Sophie to carry the boxes began to take them away. The guards from Harmony Palace began to push and shove, and the servants were no match for the guards. Within moments, the servants were thrown to the ground.
Helen was beside herself with frustration. She looked at Eleanor, who was smirking coldly as she slowly picked up her cup.
Did they think they could cause a ruckus in Harmony Palace, her residence?
Eleanor had five hundred household soldiers at her command. Since Sophie and Helen had brought in the account books, there was no reason for them to leave with them..
In the blink of an eye, more than ten people surged into the room. At Eleanor’s command, they headed towards the account books.
Helen was frantic. “Grand Princess Eleanor, what are you doing? The account books are clearly correct! Why are you trying to hide them?”
Eleanor glanced at her own fingers, then lazily gave Helen a sidelong look. “How do I know you haven’t tampered with them?”
“Then, let’s review them together. If we do it together, we’ll find out if there’s been any tampering, won’t we?”
Eleanor snorted derisively. “There’s no need to trouble yourselves. Since you’ve already reviewed them, it’s our turn now.”
Jessica barked, “What are you waiting for? Take them away!”
Sophie held her whip in one hand, and hurled her cup at one of the guards. The cup struck him squarely on the forehead and he collapsed, unconscious.