Chapter 307

"Long time no see, sister." As soon as he entered the hotel, a handsome young man in an evening gown with red hair and golden eyes looked at Chelinina who came in and greeted her with a smile.

He was Chelinina's second brother, Lawrence Bonaventura.

"Well, long time no see, second brother." Chelinina smiled reluctantly.

At this time, a pot-bellied man came over from a distance, showing a kind smile and looking at the two of them.

"Second brother, little sister." The man in front of him was the eldest son of the Bonaventura family, Mark Bonaventura. "Long time no see, how are you doing recently?"

Having said that, before the two could reply, Mark continued: "Ah, I've been very busy recently. You don't know how many things are going on in Prussia."

"Our Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce has expanded a lot of business in Prussia. I have to run business everywhere every day. I'm really tired. Alas... It's rare that my father called us back this time, so I can have a chance to rest."

Seeing Mark being so busy here, Chelinina smiled, and then said: "Brother, you are so busy every day, the revenue of the Prussian branch must be very high."

"Ah, of course." Mark nodded. "After all, Prussia's economy is the best region except for the royal direct jurisdiction. The branch I am in charge of is backed by Prussia. Even if we don't do anything, the revenue we have created is higher than some remote places."

Speaking of this, Mark seemed to have thought of something and waved his hand.

"Ah, sorry, Chelinina, I'm not talking about the Dukedom of Antica, I'm talking about the Dukedom of Lucia in the northeast, don't get me wrong, you've worked hard, we all see it."

Looking at Mark's poor performance, Chelinina just sneered and said nothing.

What about the Dukedom of Lucia? Even if Lucia is bad, it has developed much better than Antica. Isn't this just pointing out that the economic benefits of the area in charge are not good.

Seemingly realizing that the atmosphere was a little wrong, Lawrence hurried out to mediate.

"Okay, okay, brother, you also know that the place where my sister is in charge is not a good place. She is very responsible for taking over there."

"Humph, responsible, right?" Mark snorted when he heard it. "I think if my sister wants to be responsible, she might as well find a good family to marry and let our family have a backer."

Sure enough, the reason why Mark was dissatisfied with Chelinina was because of this matter.

According to the inheritance law, Mark is the most likely to inherit the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce after Louis' death. He has already regarded the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce as his own. Therefore, he is eager for his sister to get married as soon as possible so that the Silver Moon Chamber of Commerce can benefit from the marriage as soon as possible.

After saying those words, Mark walked towards the banquet hall.

Lawrence looked at Chelinina and said with some concern: "Little sister, don't pay attention to what your elder brother said."

"But did you really make that bet with your father? Let the income of the branch in the Antica region rank first within two years."

"Yes." Chelinina nodded after hearing this. "It's true."

"If you ask me, why not just forget it." Lawrence said this with a worried tone. "Little sister, you know that it's too late to start there. Even if you can really do it, it will take more than just two years."

"Why don't you take advantage of this time to look for other sons of the Duke's family. If you meet one you like, you can marry him."

"Second brother." Cherylina looked at Lawrence, and there was no more respect in her eyes. "You also want me to withdraw from the position of succession, right?"

"No, little sister, I'm worried about you..." Lawrence was about to explain, but Cherylina turned and walked away.

"Alas." Lawrence stared at Cherylina's back and sighed.

...

An hour later, the banquet started as scheduled. After Louis finished his opening speech, the upper class people present each found someone to talk to and began to act with purpose.

The so-called banquet is to give these people an opportunity, an opportunity to communicate and trade.

At this time, Cherylina came to Louis with a glass of wine.

Louis looked at Chelinina. Although he was dissatisfied with her previous contradiction, he still raised his glass to respond to her.

The two clinked glasses, and Chelinina then drank the wine in the glass.

"Father, long time no see."

"Yeah." Louis nodded. "It's been half a year since we last met. How have you been in the past six months?"

"Thanks to father, I'm doing very well." Chelinina smiled.

Louis knew that she was mocking him, but he didn't get angry. Instead, he asked, "You haven't given up yet?"

"Give up what?" Chelinina asked back.

"Bringing the income of the Antica branch to the first place is almost impossible to complete. You have to know that the monthly income of the second-ranked Prussian branch is six times that of yours."

"Oh, it's twice as much now." Chelinina said, took out a monthly financial report and handed it to Louis.

Louis took the financial report, took a look at it, and frowned.

Chapter 60: Sudden Intrusion

"Chelinina..." Louis said in a deep voice after reading the financial report: "I have thought of many possibilities, but I never thought..."

"I never thought that you would cheat for this matter!" Louis said this, pointing at Chelinina, his fingers trembling slightly.

"Do you think I can't see it? In that financial report, the revenue of the Chamber of Commerce in various places has increased threefold."

"Within a month, the revenue of the Chamber of Commerce in almost all cities has tripled. Who do you think you are? The goddess of wealth?!"

"But what if I say that all this is true." Chelinina looked at Louis, and her expression did not change because of Louis' anger.

"I can afford this money. At the same time, if you don't believe it, you can send someone to the Duke of Antica to verify whether I have cheated or not."

"Humph." Louis snorted coldly. Although Chelinina looked fearless, who knows if she pretended to be like this deliberately to fool herself.

"I will naturally send someone to check this matter later. If there is really a problem, then you should prepare to resign and come back."

Louis said this and snorted coldly.

At this time, Donny politely brought a glass of wine and walked up.

"Uncle Louis, I toast you a glass." Donny said this and raised his glass with a smile.

"Well." Louis also recovered his smile at this time.

No matter what, Donny is the son of the Duke, and he may be her future husband, so she must give him some face.

At the same time, he winked at Chelinina.

"Chelinina, Mr. Donny is so polite, why don't you give him a toast?"

"..." Chelinina said nothing, silently filled her glass with wine, suppressed her disgust towards Donny, forced a smile, and then toasted a glass of wine.

"I heard that the business of your uncle's Napoli branch seems to be a little bit unsuccessful recently. Do you need me to help you talk to your father?"

"Haha, that's great." Louis said this, as if he really had a good relationship with Donny, patted Donny on the shoulder and laughed.

"Okay, I won't bother you young people anymore." Louis said this, pretending to leave, leaving Donny and Chelinina alone here.

Donny looked at Chelinina, with greed in his eyes.

At this moment, a figure appeared beside Chelinina.

"Miss Chelinina, I wonder if I have the honor to dance with you?"

The three people present were stunned when they saw the person coming.

The elegant young man with black hair and purple eyes was Orson.

"Orson..." Donnie murmured Orson's name.

When Louis heard the name, he immediately knew the other party's identity.

"Oh, who was it?" Louis turned back and looked at Orson and Chelinina standing together, who looked like a handsome man and a beautiful woman, and snorted coldly.

"It turns out that you are so confident talking to me, Chelinina, because you have found another backer for yourself."

Donnie also came up at this time.

"Mr. Orson, I didn't expect you to know Chelinina." As he said this, he looked at Orson with a fake smile and stretched out his hand. "Long time no see, Mr. Orson."

"Long time no see." Orson stretched out his hand and shook hands with Donnie. "You are still the same as before, no change, Mr. Donny."

"Haha, can I understand this as a compliment to me?"

"Of course." Orson nodded, and then looked at Cherylina. "Then, can you answer my first question, Miss Cherylina?"

"Yes." Cherylina nodded, she could see that Orson was trying to help her out.

"Wait a minute." Louis came up at this time. "Mr. Orson, I don't know what benefits Cherylina gave you to make you help her."

"But, I hope you can understand one thing, no matter how powerful the nobles are, they can't interfere in other people's family affairs."

"Yes." Orson nodded. "So I just invited Miss Cherylina to dance, and there is no other meaning. Or, President Louis, do you think I have ideas about your daughter, so I want to interfere in your family's inheritance?"

"..." Louis was silent, he didn't know how to answer, and then Donny came up.

"Mr. Orson, if I remember correctly, you are already engaged. At this time, inviting a girl of your age to dance with you, don't you feel sorry for your fiancée?"

"Besides, Cherylina will be my future wife. Don't you think that your behavior is inappropriate?"

"Oh?" Orson raised his eyebrows and looked at Cherylina.

"Cherylina, when did he become your fiancée?"

"Never." Cherylina shook her head.

"Look." Orson looked at Donnie. "Cherylina is not your fiancée, and..."

"If you ask me, Mr. Donnie, compared with the romantic affairs you left in the imperial city before, what is mine?"

Donnie stood there, so angry that he couldn't speak.

At this time, Louis also got angry for the first time.

"Orson! Your family only became a duke more than ten years ago. Before that, you were not even worthy of entering such a social occasion!" Louis said this, pointing at Orson's nose. "Your family is nothing but a nouveau riche!"

"Oh? Because it has hundreds of years of history, it is noble?" Orson said, looking at Louis with disdain. "And, President Louis, if I remember correctly, your Bonaventura family also became rich in your father's generation, right? It hasn't been many years since then?"

"If you ask me, your family is just a nouveau riche."

The situation on the field became tense in an instant.

At this time, Celinina's two brothers also came to the side.

"You, you!"

"Mr. Orson." At this time, Mark came up, "I know that you are a little dissatisfied with my little sister's situation, but there is no way, who let us be born in a merchant family, no one is in politics."

"And, compared to the Duchy of Antica, the Duchy of Napoli is indeed a better marriage partner in all aspects..."

"So we have to ignore Miss Celinina's personal wishes and let her marry someone she doesn't like, right?" Orson asked back.

"..."

"Orson! Do you think Celinina likes you?!" Louis said loudly at this time. "She just wants to use your identity to fight against me and make me cancel this marriage!"

"You are just the one being used!"

Chapter 61: The whole family of villains

As Louis finished speaking loudly, the field fell into silence for a moment.

Then, Cherylina stepped forward and looked at Louis.

Tears welled up in her eyes, and her body trembled slightly because of anger.

"Father, since you know, why don't you ask me why I do this?"

"You have always treated me like a commodity since I was a child. No matter how hard I try, in your eyes, I am just a woman and will never be as good as my two brothers!"

"Even if they are just sitting there doing nothing! They don't do anything practical and can't make any contribution to the development of the Chamber of Commerce, just because they are your sons! And I am just your daughter!"

"I don't want to marry him at all!" Cherylina pointed at Donnie and said loudly. "Yes, besides being the eldest son of the Florence family, what else is he?!"

"Do you value his character? Or his ability?!"

"You only value Duke Giovanni and the entire Duchy of Naples behind him!"

"You don't care about your daughter's happiness at all!"

After she said this, she turned around and left the banquet hall angrily.

Louis stayed where he was, too angry to speak.

As the saying goes, family disgrace should not be made public, but Celinina went crazy and revealed all the family affairs.

Louis now

has no regrets for Celinina at all. On the contrary, if Celinina comes back, he will slap her twice to let her know who raised her so big.