RISE OF EROS

Although Victoria could hear the sarcastic tone in Andrew's voice, she swallowed all her embarrassment and acted haughty saying, "Well, wasn't bad," to which Andrew couldn't help but burst out laughing.

If it had been before, Andrew would not dare to laugh like this for fear of offending Victoria, but he had already looked at her with his eyes of Eros and from her aura, he could tell that this girl had already fallen under the divine massage.

Victoria also blushed when she saw Andrew laughing at her statement because she knew that with the mess she had made in the room, it was silly to say the words she had said, but her pride had gotten the better of her and that's why she said what she said.

After Andrew finished laughing, he approached Victoria and, intimately holding her chin, looked her in the eyes and said with a smile on his face, "Mrs. Caltu should be more honest, my services are not cheap".

Victoria looked at Andrew's eyes without blinking like a young girl in love and her cheeks grew warmer with every second that passed, but she didn't know what to say. Andrew noticing this smiled wider and said, "I like a hard-to-get woman, so I'll give you another chance. Normally, I don't offer my services, but I will allow Mrs. Caltu to get them for double the price of our star 1 time a month."

Although Andrew seemed to contradict himself, it was all part of his plan. He knew that Victoria was already enchanted by his hands, so he could decide to make her suffer, but he also knew that it was not the best course of action.

Simply put, he was using the carrot and stick trick. The stick was that she couldn't have him whenever she wanted, but the carrot was that she could visit him once a month.

Victoria was a smart woman, but in the state she was in, she didn't even think about that. She was happy that she could experience Andrew's service 1 time a month, that was enough for her.

Seeing that Victoria seemed to understand what he told her, he let go of her and walked back to the couch where he was. After seeing him sit down, Victoria reacted, and regaining her composure, she leaned a little towards Andrew and said, "Then I'll see you in a month."

As she finished saying this, Victoria began to walk towards the door and when she put her hand on the door handle she heard Andrew say, "Be careful, I would not like you to catch a cold."

Andrew's comment made Victoria even more embarrassed because it was obvious that Andrew had realized that she was not wearing panties and that was why he had said those words to annoy her, but as much as she wanted to respond, she stopped herself and gave a small nod with her head and left.

Andrew couldn't help but smile at Victoria's attitude as she left, as he whispered, "I guess I have another good card in my hand." A few minutes later Oliver entered the office and said, "The lady already left and even paid double the fees for Duke's services."

When Andrew heard Oliver, he couldn't help but laugh again. Oliver didn't understand the reason for Andrew's sudden fit of laughter, but he still didn't ask.

After a few minutes, Andrew calmed down and looking at Oliver said, "Keep an eye on that woman." Andrew's order surprised Oliver and he couldn't help but ask, "Is there something wrong with her?"

"No. You misunderstood me, I don't mean to watch her as a person we should be careful of, but as a future ally. I want to know her business and relationships, to plan how she can help us later," Andrew responded.

Oliver immediately understood what Andrew meant and nodded, before leaving the office. He was going to inform the Shadow agents who were at this location to keep an eye on Victoria.

A few minutes later Oliver returned to the office and reported that he had already assigned some agents to watch Victoria. Andrew nodded and said, "Well, don't stand there, come sit, and have some wine with me."

Although it is not necessary that after opening a bottle of wine you should drink it in its entirety, this only applies to simple wines, not high-end wines like the one Andrew was drinking.

These wines were made with high-quality materials and strange methods that Andrew did not know, so when the seal is broken and the bottle is opened it is better to drink them immediately, as they will lose many qualities if they are re-corked to drink later.

This is why Andrew invited Oliver to drink with him because although the wine was delicious, he couldn't drink a bottle alone. Oliver was not polite and quickly sat down across from Andrew and had a drink.

After drinking for a few minutes, Andrew suddenly said, "I think we should expand the number of Shadow agents," and after a slight pause he added, "Now that we have operations in two countries, we need more people to collect information."

Oliver who was drinking some wine when Andrew said this, put the glass on the table and said, "Young master need not worry, I had already noticed this and started training some."

Andrew was surprised by Oliver's comment because he didn't know that he had already gone ahead. Although surprised, he nodded with a smile, as there was nothing better than subordinates who were proactive, and said, "Good, but Oliver, when we are alone there is no need to call me young master."

"I think I've already told you, only when we are in the presence of strangers can you be formal," Andrew continued, a little dissatisfied with Oliver's inflexible attitude at this point.

Andrew considered Oliver and the others as friends, even though they were subordinates, so, on many occasions, he had told them that as long as there was no person outside their close group, it was not necessary to address him as "young master", but to date, only Castor abides by this suggestion.

Although Castor is indeed his childhood friend and that is why it is easier for him to do it, Andrew hoped that Oliver and Marie would do the same, but they couldn't get it, they were still formal with him.

Oliver smiled at Andrew's words and said, "It's the custom. It is difficult to change habits." Andrew didn't believe him, but he didn't pressure him either, because it wouldn't make sense to force him, that wasn't what he wanted.

After that, they both talked for a while while they drank and when they finished the bottle, they said goodbye to Lula and returned to the Cannaris Palace. When they returned it was already late, so the Cannaris Palace had closed and everyone was asleep.

Even Andrew's wives had fallen asleep. While they would normally wait for him to get some action before bed, today had been a strenuous day with the Oslo and Vocgo problem, so they were tired.

Andrew didn't bother them and after washing he lay down next to them, being careful not to wake them up. The next morning by the time Andrew got up, all of his wives had already left.

It was quite late and Andrew didn't mind that they didn't get him up either. He was clear that his wives probably thought that since he had worked late, they should let him rest longer.

After washing in the bathroom and changing his clothes, he left the room. There he could see Candice in the office, next to Carolina, reviewing papers and sending carrier pigeons.

Seeing them working so frenetically, Andrew couldn't help but ask, "Why so busy?" Carolina and Candice looked up when they heard him and when they saw him, they smiled, so Candice began to explain, "I have to act quickly or someone else will take the space left by Vocgo and Oslo."

And before Andrew could say anything, Carolina said, "I'm just helping Sister Candice." Seeing them so happy with that topic, Andrew could only smile and approach them, he gave them a tender kiss while he told them, "Don't overdo it."

The two girls nodded without removing the smile from their faces and Andrew left. Andrew walked to the kitchen and ordered his breakfast since at this time everyone had already eaten.

While Andrew started his day relaxing, the city was not so peaceful. Now that dawn had broken, the attack on Vocgo's mansion in the noble district had been discovered and the city guards were in panic.

They were not stupid, they knew that Andrew had been attacked yesterday and that several city guard chiefs had been bribed not to mobilize soldiers, but they never expected that the noble district would be attacked at the same time.

These men were not fools. They knew that it must have been Andrew who attacked the noble district, but they had no evidence and now they faced problems because although Vocgo was not a noble, the attacks on the noble district where he lived would not be ignored.

The nobles wanted an explanation and since they couldn't give it, there were problems.

Like them, many knew that the attack must have been carried out by Andrew, but without proof, they could not accuse him, but they could not leave this case unanswered, so they needed someone to take the blame and these guard leaders who were bribed, were the most likely to take the role, so they were worried, looking for a solution.