Chapter 359

As luck would have it, on the day Rafael and Carissa were preparing for their visit to Northwatch Estate, Jessica had someone deliver the accounts.

And it was none other than the shopkeeper himself, Eric, who brought them.

Since Helen was staying at Hell Monarch Estate, Eric made the trip personally. Had Helen been at the palace, Jessica would have handled the delivery.

Gillian suspected that Eric's visit was also to recognize the people involved, so they could identify them if they came by in the future.

Helen eagerly opened the account book, only to find that the few sparse pages contained sales of only mundane items, with no expensive jewelry at all.

The final summary showed a loss.

In one quarter, there was a loss of over ten thousand silver coins. Over ten thousand—this was even more than before.

Helen trembled with anger, and threw the account book to the floor.

"How could there be such a loss? You'd better give me an explanation!" she hollered.

Eric knelt on the flo