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45 – Son, are you back to normal?(1)

A week ago,

The mansion of Baron Grace.

Dallas von Aaron, the head of the Baron Grace family, sat at his office desk with a pensive face.

“What should I do with this… ….”

Although he was far from reaching his 60th birthday, gray hair grew thick on his head and his face was full of wrinkles due to long mental pain.

He was still suffering from the devastating reality of his family, just like any other day.

A letter from the Viscount Hobart was the cause.

「A letter to the head of Baron Grace.

A warm afternoon in the sunlight filtering through the window.

Jakov von Landon, head of the Viscount House of Hobart, sends you a letter as well as his regards.

A lot of time has passed since I became the head of the household.

Although he suddenly rose to the position of head of the household due to his father’s early death, is there a natural side to my work as the head of the house? All of the young people quickly regained their composure and had smiles on their faces.

I hope that good days will come to your family who are having a hard time.

I know that your family is struggling with a huge debt owed to them.

It is not difficult to guess the difficult feeling as the change day approaches every moment.

I’m a compassionate person, and I can’t ignore these difficulties.

It is difficult to pay off a debt, but it is possible to delay the payment date. My heart is full of the will to help.

Of course, since this job is a great help to the Grace family, I want to receive something good too.

You should know that I have long admired the daughter of your family, Erika von Rubia.

I want to take Lady Erica as my wife.

Since she has a wife, I should take her as her concubine, but there is no doubt that she will love her all the days of her life.

I’ll visit you sooner or later for dinner, so please know that I will have a chat about getting Lady Erica as her concubine.

If I get a positive answer, I will help Baron Grace with both my heart and soul.

Your patriarch is a wise man, so he must be well aware of my expectations.

If I don’t live up to my expectations, the lord will know better what awaits me.

I hope you will always be well and I will cut it short.

─Jacob von Landon, head of the Viscount Hobart.」

Wararak.

The long correspondence was poorly organized.

“Sending something like this as a letter… ….”

It was a well-spoken letter, but it was no different from a letter of invitation.

It was filled with plausible content, but it was full of subtle pressure, and the words I wanted to say could be summarized in a few lines.

I want to welcome Erika von Rubia, the daughter of Baron Grace, as my concubine, so prepare yourself.

If you refuse, a corresponding price awaits.

“… ….”

The hand holding the crumpled paper trembled.

Jakov von Landon, the head of the Viscount Hobart family, took the position after the sudden death of the previous head of the family.

He was notorious for being very greedy and obsessed with women.

‘My daughter is his concubine… ….’

A concubine with a good tongue, it was clear that Erica, sent to the viscount’s family, would be treated like a plaything.

‘How did I come to this point… ….’

I wanted to die because I was resentful of the current reality of not being able to protect my precious daughter.

His family wasn’t like this from the beginning.

Even when he was young, when he didn’t become the head of the household, my family was one of the richest families in the continent with the largest iron mine in the continent.

Even though he is only a baron.

His father, who was the head of the household at the time, was also a wise and benevolent person, and led the family brilliantly.

The family went on and on, and everyone in the family had smiles on their faces.

However.

‘Maybe it was from then… ….’

From that day onwards, all misfortune began.

I still haven’t figured out the exact cause, but his wise father suddenly lost his senses.

The vertigo that filled my eyes disappeared, and even the wisdom hidden in my words disappeared.

He no longer took care of the family.

I stayed up all night sitting at the gambling table thinking that the day was far away.

Indulged in a woman who hadn’t even looked at her in her entire life, and squandered her family’s wealth.

His reputation fell to the ground. Even the family members started ignoring him.

Many tried to return him to his original form, but he could not return to his original form.

His reckless actions ruined the family and piled up debt.

As it lasted for several years, the family’s debt reached an unmanageable level.

One day, however, an incident occurred that marked the downfall of the family.

Unable to pay the huge debt, he sold the iron mine owned by the family to the Hobart Viscount at a bargain price that couldn’t even compare to its original value.

On that day, everyone in the family was stunned and heartbroken.

It was true that the family’s debt was difficult to bear, but the existence of the iron mine itself was a testament to the family’s history and tradition. It was the family’s biggest source of income.

With that treasure lost, the way to pay off the huge debt is also gone forever.

He passed away shortly after completely destroying the family.

And his son, Dallas, rose to the position of head of household.

He worked day and night for everyone in his family.

However, the scale of the debt was over the limit, and the situation continued to deteriorate.

All the taxes collected from the few territories went into interest on huge debts.

As they mobilized all means to pay off their debts on the periodic repayment date, even the rights to the roads and shops in the territory were taken away.

Debts have not been reduced, but all of the family’s wealth has been wiped out.

There was no doubt that if the Viscount Hobart, which held most of the debts, did not show mercy, the family sign would be lowered on the next repayment day and they would end up on the street.

Under these dire circumstances, he received a letter asking him to hand over Erica.

‘It’s bitter and heartbreaking… ….’

Erika was a kind and pretty child.

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Since she was young, she was a child who was willing to sacrifice herself to increase the family’s worthless reputation, considering her disposition to think of others before herself.

‘How can I see such a horrible situation in my lifetime?’

Things like that shouldn’t have happened even if I died. She had to protect her daughter as her father’s duty.

But she didn’t have the strength to do so. If you don’t give up Erica as Viscount Hobart wants, her skills will come into play.

Then it didn’t end with the loss of her daughter.

She opened her eyes and had everything taken from her as if her nose had been cut, and she just sat on her sidewalk.

‘There really is no answer… ….’

She was in a hellish situation and she could only sigh.

“My lord. May I come in?”

At that time, the voice of Philip, the chamberlain, came from outside. It seemed that she had returned from the task she had been entrusted with.

“Come in.”

Philippe opened the door and came in and stood in front of him.

Looking at the dark daylight, I guessed what words would come out of her mouth.

“As the head of the family ordered, I sent a letter to the surrounding families asking for help, but…… No one has sent an answer.”

“Really…… Wasn’t there one?”

“Yes… ….”

“… ….”

Dallas let out a deep sigh.

“It’s okay if you don’t belong to a noble family. Ask for financial help from the guild, the guild, or at least the merchants on the streets.”

“I’m sorry, but…… Already did that. There is no place left to turn for help.”

“Is that true?”

“Yes… ….”

“… ….”

Deeply sighed, Dallas said.

“Then…… Send a letter to your son.”

“…… Are you talking about Eugene?”

“Yes. Are there any problems?”

“… ….”

Philip’s eyes closed tightly.

‘Eugene.’

No matter how desperate he was, it wasn’t Eugene.

‘You were a wonderful person when you were young, but… ….’

Eugene was an intelligent and bright person.

From an early age, he was expected by everyone in his family, and in Dallas, he was called Hongbok, who will raise the family.

However, the day he returned to the family half a year after entering the Royal School.

He had become a fool who had lost his gun.

Dallas, who saw that, expressed ‘the sky has fallen.’ With his face.

After that day, he stopped eating and drinking and lay down for several days… ….

Come to think of it, it was true that the meeting happened first when I was told to call Eugene.

‘It’s the family head’s order, so I’ll send it.’

The cost of sending a letter to the distant capital, Luciana, felt like a waste.

After making a letter with appropriate words, he went to Dallas and asked again.

“Are you really sending…… ?”

‘No matter how much you think about it, wouldn’t it be better to use the money to send this to pay back a little bit?’

That alone wasn’t enough to make him feel that he had insulted Eugene.

However, the reality of the present Baron Grace was that they did not even have the energy to care about such things.

“I can’t help but feel sorry for one small hand.”

“If you think so, then I have nothing more to say… ….”

“He’s a healthy guy, so he’ll be useful even when running away at night.”

“… ….”

Did you even think about running away at night?

With a throbbing headache on his head, Philip put the book into his pocket and turned around.

“I will send a letter and come back.”

“So be it.”

Leaving the office and walking down the hallway, Philip let out a long sigh.

He was the chief chamberlain who worked for his family all his life.

I wanted to avoid the disappearance of four letters in the name ‘Grace’ even more than death.

‘Is it not too long before the name of the Nyeong family disappears?’

However, the situation of the family was desperate. No matter how much I shook my head, I couldn’t find an answer.

‘It would be nice if someone like a magic wand would appear and raise the family.’

Thought so, Philip took the letter and left.