Isn't Being A Wicked Woman Much Better?

Chapter 96

C96

"Tch.

Princess Emmanuelle clicked her tongue slightly upon seeing Philap's letter, asking her to give Mia a chance to showcase her powerful divine powers.

Mia Binoche. That low-ranking aristocratic lady seemed to be clever but unexpectedly doesn't know her place.

But still, someday she might be useful, so she should give her a chance.

Princess Emmanuelle, elegantly sipping tea while quickly calculating the gains and losses, stood up in response to Duke Sereig's call.

- Emmanuelle.

- Yes, Father.

Duke Sereig opened his mouth with a stern expression.

- Have you taken a good look at the ledger? Is there anything suspicious?

Duke Sereig was convinced that the recent sales of Naira had plummeted because Bruno, the shop owner, had embezzled some of the funds.

The reason was that the quality of the raw materials had been reduced to cope with the mandatory payments imposed by competitors and the declining sales, but he was not interested in such specific facts.

The shop was just a part that filled his liquor fund.

Duke Sereig, who had many suspicions, entrusted Emmanuelle, the most capable in accounting among his children, to handle Bruno's shop and monitor the accounting ledger.

- Not yet... I think I'll have to look at the ledger for a few more hours, Father.

Emmanuelle answered her father's question, while a guilty conscience gnawed at her.

In fact, she didn't care about Bruno's shop in her head.

Emmanuelle thought that trade didn't suit her.

She believed that nobles should be elegant and, for that, she was planning a debutante that would attract the Empire's most attention.

She was busy organizing parties and managing personal connections so that not only young people but also women would favor her.

She made an effort to give the ladies in her own circle a sense of belonging and strengthen themselves against external enemies.

Leading a major faction was the best way to survive in the social world she knew.

However, Princess Deborah, far from being popular, drew the attention of several influential figures by acting as she pleased, without any sense of dignity.

She's truly a pain in the neck.

"Right. She won't take long to pretend to be a big shot."

Duke Sereig was upset because his daughter remained silent.

- Emmanuelle. Don't you have more free time than your brothers? But you still haven't found anything suspicious in the ledger?

Emmanuelle frowned slightly when Duke Sereig asked with an unpleasant expression.

What do you mean, I have free time? Don't you know that I'm busy?

He's coolly telling me that there's a lady who's as popular and well-connected as I am.

The family and my father will be much more profitable in the future when I have real power and dominate the center of the social world in the capital.

Her dissatisfaction was growing, but she tried to speak calmly while swallowing her feelings.

- Currently, I'm reviewing the ledger. I delayed it a bit to check the final number while working on the thesis. Once I finish the group meeting, I'll analyze it in detail again.