RISE OF EROS

Despite how hectic the beginning of the night was, the rest of it passed without difficulty. While many nobles and organizations sent their men to investigate what had happened, very few were able to uncover the entire truth.

In fact, everyone who could completely decipher what had happened were great powers in the city, however, Andrew and his companions who were the center of the matter, were calm as if nothing had happened.

Unfortunately, news travels fast and although very few knew everything that happened, the fact that Andrew and the Cannaris Palace were attacked was known to everyone, so many customers refrained from visiting the establishment.

Not just because of how flashy the attack was, but because of the fact that Oliver had Shadow's agents spread the rumor. It was all part of his plan, with the aim that no one would link them with the attack on Vocgo's mansion.

Meanwhile, Andrew had met with his wives and trusted men in the office to discuss what had happened. Although they knew that the plan was well structured and executed, they were not so naive as to believe that no one would notice their move.

The only one who was not at the meeting was Sonia since the Cannaris Palace was serving clients and although there were fewer than usual, the matron of the place could not be absent at this time.

Although Sonia is the matron of the Palace of Cannaris, she has not stopped offering her services as a courtesan. She had a large number of regular clients who paid a lot of money for her services, not to mention it was necessary to strengthen her blessing as an apostle.

However, her absence was not of great relevance in the meeting, since she does not play an important role in this matter. In fact, if Carolina and the others were not Andrew's wives, they would not be here either, since it was not their business that was discussed, but as Andrew's partners, they should be aware of everything, at least Andrew preferred it that way.

When everyone was at the meeting, Andrew immediately began by saying, "Oliver, tell me about what happened. Did everything go smoothly?", to which Oliver replied, "Well, hiding from the gaze of the great powers would be impossible, but I am sure that they will not intervene because of what happened."

Oliver paused and continued saying, "However, the nobles that Vocgo mentioned are worrying, since we do not know who they are, nor what power they have." Andrew listened to his words and then said, "That's true, but now the 5 experts who worked for him are my subordinates. Talk to them to see what they know."

Oliver planned to do that even if Andrew didn't tell him, but he still nodded in understanding. Seeing that this issue was settled, Andrew spoke again, "We got rid of these two trashes, but the problems are not over yet, so stay tuned."

Everyone responded in unison, "Yes," and Andrew continued, "Now, the Vocgo and Oslo businesses are free, I think Candice you should take that market, after all, they were your competitors."

Candice was no novice in business and it wasn't the first time she had eliminated a competitor to gain ground and money. Although she didn't directly look for trouble, that didn't mean she was a saint, so upon hearing Andrew she smiled and said, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

They continued talking for a few more minutes planning their next moves, when Andrew sensed that something was happening in the Dunnas Palace. Despite being in another country, Dunnas Palace was also a temple, so Andrew could sense when something was happening, so without delay, he told them that there was a situation there and immediately teleported with Oliver.

When they arrived at Dunnas Palace, they appeared in the office, but the situation occurred in the reception, so Andrew and Oliver immediately went out to see what was happening.

As usual, the Dunnas Palace was very busy, but this time a somewhat special client had arrived. She was a mature woman, about 40 years old, very elegant, and with a good figure.

If Andrew had to compare her to someone that would be Helena. The lady was making Lula uncomfortable because she wanted to take Duke's service, but he was already busy with a service.

Lula had used all her skills to calm her down and explain that it was impossible to have Duke's services at the moment, but the woman didn't listen to reason and she was making a fuss.

Although no violence had been resorted to, the fact that she was yelling and scolding Lula had disrupted the functioning of the place, and the clients were beginning to get restless.

Honestly, the clients were on Lula's side, but they couldn't say anything because they knew the woman who was causing the scandal. She is Victoria Caltu, a high-profile countess in the kingdom of Dunnas.

Although her title was countess, she had the power and authority of a marquise, as she was a very successful businesswoman, so no one wanted to offend her. Unfortunately, for this very reason, she was a bit overbearing and her hobby is to look for new pleasure houses and experience their services.

It was for this reason that she came to Dunnas Palace, as she had found out that they offered a strange massage service that had already become popular among the nobles of the city, so she came to experience it.

However, due to her title and status, she would not accept a courtier who was not the star of the place to serve her. Obviously, this was only in the smaller pleasure houses like Dunnas Palace, because in the large pleasure houses her status fell short to make such strong demands.

When Andrew arrived at the reception and saw what was happening, he immediately intervened, "Dear lady, please calm down," Andrew said immediately, putting himself between Victoria and Lula.

Victoria looked at Andrew as if he had stopped her tantrum and was about to yell at him when she heard Lula say, "Young master," and then she calmed down because she knew that she was in the presence of the owner of the place.

Once she regained her composure, Victoria said, "Do you own the place?", to which Andrew responded, "That's right." Victoria was silent for a few seconds and evaluated Andrew up and when she did, she sensed something attractive about him.

Andrew had let a little of his divinity come out, but without hostility like he normally did. His divinity had two functions, the first and most important was to attract women and the second was what anyone who had divinity could do and that was to show dominance, through force.

Obviously, Andrew released his divinity with the first of its functions. He knew that he couldn't fight this woman. Although he did not know her identity, just by seeing everyone's reaction and the lady's clothing, he knew that she was not just any woman, so he preferred to calm her down than confront her.

"Since you are here, you can solve the problem. I want the services of the star of this place, but they keep denying me," Victoria said, pulling Andrew out of his thoughts.

Andrew knew the problem, so he calmly asked, "I understand the problem. Would the lady be so kind as to accompany me to the office to discuss more calmly?"

Although Victoria knew that if she accepted, she would lose her drive to pressure Andrew, she also knew that if she continued with her attitude, she would only create a bad reputation, which was already unnecessary, since everyone knew her and her bad reputation had been known for a long time, but she was not aware of that.

Believing that, she should maintain her demeanor as a noble would, she accepted Andrew's invitation. If everyone present could hear Victoria's thoughts it would be difficult for them to contain their laughter, since no one considered her to have noble behavior.

With Andrew leading the way, they soon arrived at the office, where Andrew invited her to sit down. Oliver followed them, but he did not enter the office, because he knew that having a guard at his side when a noblewoman was alone was considered an assault.

After Victoria sat down, Andrew asked, "I'm sorry for my lack of manners, my name is Andrew and I own this place. Could I have the honor of knowing the lady's name?"

Andrew had already gotten used to speaking politely, although he didn't like him. His direct nature made him feel uncomfortable when he spoke this way, but he knew that he had to keep up appearances.

Victoria, too, was surprised to see that Andrew politely addressed her, so adopting a noble posture, she replied, "Victoria Caltu, Countess of the Kingdom of Dunnas."

Although Victoria's bad attitude was widely known, that did not mean that she did not know the etiquette, in fact, she was very well versed in it, which was why she was a successful merchant, even so, she did not fail to take Andrew by surprise with her abrupt change of attitude.

Although surprised, Andrew recovered quickly and immediately offered Victoria something to drink, "Would the lady like tea, water, or perhaps wine?", to which Victoria responded without hesitation, "Wine."

Considering Victoria's status, Andrew took out one of the bottles of the finest wine he had. Candice had made him buy high-end products to offer to important clients, so he had very expensive tea and wine.

When Victoria saw the bottle she was surprised, because this wine was expensive, so much so that a single bottle cost more than a week's earnings from Dunnas Palace, so obviously, Andrew was bleeding when he took out this bottle, but he believed it was necessary.