A twenty million investment in the Fifth Research Institute, plus another twenty million in compensation for Major General Ares. In just a few sentences, forty million was gone, and that still wasn't considered sincere enough.
Duke Green felt as if her heart wasn't just bleeding, but about to hemorrhage entirely.
But with Cecilia making the demand personally, she had no idea how to refuse.
After all, in the Empire, Duke Galli Odello's status was above all other dukes, a position he had held for many years. Furthermore, because his ancestors had earned great merits, Her Majesty the Queen also treated him with exceptional regard.
However, in recent years, Her Majesty the Queen had stopped making public appearances, and Cecilia was getting on in years. As a result, the Galiodro family was showing faint signs of decline.
