Chapter 42: Chapter 28.2

‘It’s a better way to make sure that no one criticizes me.’

There was a saying that buying a person’s heart with money wasn’t a noble thing to do, but it was a different story to help those who were driven to the edge of a cliff.

If she could solidify her position in the family with a small amount of gold, it would never be a losing business.

Nadia, who finished the calculation, opened her mouth.

“Next.”

“Yes, I’m coming!”

A few hours after that.

Peace finally came to the busy office as the administrators left with the money they needed.

“Ha….”

Nadia sighed and relaxed herself over the chair.

It had been a long time since she was this exhausted since this kind of work wasn’t something to be taken by a Lady.

‘Now I’m gonna take a breather…….’

Nadia delegated the deal of thorny herbs to the merchants, but she, as the owner of the business, couldn’t completely trust everything to them.

Furthermore, she had to identify the budget needed by the estate and distribute the money accordingly.

For the first time in her life, Nadia wished she had two bodies.

But she didn’t even feel like she was in a bad mood since it was one of her first steps to reach her goal, and to have something that solely belongs to her.

Then, a cup of tea game to her vision pleasantly.

“You’ve worked hard, Madam. It’s a herbal tea that’s good for recovering from fatigue.”

“Thank you.”

Nadia lifted up her tired body and lifted the teacup that the butler had put down.

The scent that tickled the tip of her nose was subtle and fragrant.

Right after she sipped her tea, one thing that she had put off came to her mind.

Nadia put down her cup before she could savor the tea and forgot what she had to say.

“Come to think of it, I almost forgot. Gordon.”

“Yes, Madam.”

“Come a little closer. I have something for you.”

Nadia took a small bag of gold coins from the drawer and held it out to him.

It wasn’t a lot, but it wasn’t a small amount either.

Gordon’s eyes were wide open as he gulped nervously.

“Madam? Is there anything you want me to do?”

“This is a special reward for you. You’ve had a hard time making a living. Looking at the ledger, there are quite a few cases where the salaries of the employees were delayed. It must have hurt your pride to deliver the news to your subordinates.”

“Oh, but this is too much money.”

She clasped the bag of gold to the bewildered butler.

“Make up for it by giving bonuses to the servants. Or you can throw a big party. The working environment in this house would be disturbed when a head butler’s authority is not properly established.”

“M-Madam….”

Gordon’s voice was shaking. His eyes were slightly teary.

The hardships of the past when he struggled with the ledger, seemed to flash in front of his eyes.

The new Marquis was, of course, a very good man, but as soon as he inherited the title, he was busy moving around the battlefield.

When the monster strikes had barely passed, Glenn had to leave from one territory to the next one, until he arrived at the final territory to fight against the savages.

It was entirely up to Gordon and the finance administrators to manage the poor estate while Glenn was away.

There was no money coming in, they owed a lot of money, and even their farmland was taken away.

Those who had never experienced such despair would never know.

On the day Gordon heard about the prize of the victory, which was his last hope, was a small amount in rewards, he couldn’t sleep a wink.

‘But now the debt is gone. No, we have the means to pay our debts.’

Until now, he was the one who held out his hand around saying that he needed funds, yet no one was able to fill the empty safe.

Until the new Madam made billions.

Gordon had never been in a distress situation in the middle of a snowstorm, but maybe this was how it felt when a person in distress encountered a rescue.

Gordon continued, wiping away tears.

“Thank you very much. But the Winterfell estate will require a lot of money in the future. The epidemic is bound to subside one day, and it doesn’t change the fact that the North is a barren land. Please save this money for the future….”

“The reason why this barren estate has been able to roll so far is that the staff have done their best in their respective positions. To not invest in the only resources of the estate to save money right now is a little inappropriate.”

“…….”

“If you don’t want to make me look like some kind of closefisted master, just take it. It’s not like you’re going to carry it in your pocket anyway.”

“Madam…”

Overshadowing decades of experience of bringing the lord’s family by his side, Gordon couldn’t stand the distortion of his face at this moment.

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He blinked quickly to hold back his tears, but he couldn’t hold it anymore. Finally, a drop of tears flowed over the old man’s cheeks.

Looking silently at the crying butler, Nadia thought.

‘I’m almost there.’