RISE OF EROS

The sudden appearance of Andrew and Oliver in the Dunnas Palace office was not surprising to the employees there, as they knew that their boss had some kind of ability that allowed him to do that, although they did not know what exactly it was.

However, that did not free him from Lula's scolding. She had had to deal with Victoria's harassment all these days that Andrew hadn't shown up and she was aggrieved, even if she was only pretending. Andrew just laughed at the girl and didn't say anything.

Neither she nor any of the employees of this establishment knew that Andrew and the others were facing problems in the Cannaris empire, and that was why Lula could act like this, still, Andrew did not tell her anything.

Although he had trust in the employees of the Palace of Dunnas since his eyes of Eros showed him that they were loyal to him. However, they had only known each other for a short time, so their loyalty was not as great as that of the employees of the Cannaris Palace.

For this reason, Andrew had not included any of the Dunnas Palace employees in his entourage of close subordinates yet, although Lula was quite close to it since her loyalty to him was the strongest and she had performed quite well as an administrator.

Andrew let her vent and when he saw that Lula had calmed down he began to ask her about the details of Victoria's proposal. Although he already knew the general idea thanks to the message sent by the falcon, the letter was quite short and not everything could be written in it.

"Then tell me the details of Victoria's proposal." Lula took a breath to calm down from her annoyance and adopting a serious expression she began to tell him what Victoria had told her in previous days.

"Well, Countess Victoria told me that she wanted to rent the Heavenly Palace for a private meeting with 10 of her friends. She wants them to be offered the highest quality massages and sexual services, as well as food, liquor, and entertainment."

Lula paused and continued to explain, "Although she said she would pay double our earnings in one day's work, she said she wanted to discuss it in person with you before reaching an agreement."

Andrew immediately understood the reason why Victoria wanted to argue with him in person, but he didn't tell Lula. Acknowledging Lula's words, Andrew said, "Well, I understand the situation. Please contact Victoria and tell her that I am here and could come whenever it suits her."

Lula wasted no time and immediately stood up. She went to the messenger bird room and by tying a small piece of paper to the leg of a pigeon, she sent it away. The dove flew vigorously to Victoria's mansion and in a short time Victoria had already received the message.

Since it was still just afternoon, she decided to go to Dunnas Palace immediately, so she wrote a message saying that she would go immediately and give it to the dove.

By the time Victoria got ready and left her mansion heading to Dunnas Palace, the dove had already reached Andrew, and reading the message, he said, "Oliver organizes security, Victoria is coming. Also, tell Lula to receive her cordially and bring her here."

Oliver didn't say anything, he just nodded slightly and went out to carry out his orders. After half an hour, Victoria's carriage arrived at the gate of the Dunnas Palace, where she was greeted by Lula with a slight bow.

Unlike the empire of Cannaris and many other countries, in the kingdom of Dunnas, nobles did not hide when visiting the red light district, so Victoria arrived in her luxurious carriage, with complete boasting.

"Welcome, dear countess, the young master is already waiting for you, please follow me," Lula said and invited Victoria to enter. Victoria didn't say anything, she just followed Lula to her office.

In front of the office door, Oliver stood as if standing guard. Seeing the two ladies, he bowed a little and greeted, "Nice to see the countess. The young master waits for you inside, you can come in."

Lula, who understood that she was no longer necessary, said goodbye to them, and Victoria entered the office without any ceremony. As she entered, Oliver closed the office door and stood guard outside.

He wasn't worried that anything would happen, since Victoria came alone and didn't have the strength to threaten Andrew on her behalf. Although Andrew was not an expert yet, his strength below the expert level was unparalleled, so Oliver was calm.

Seeing Victoria enter, Andrew smiled and getting up from her seat, walked towards her. Andrew gently held her shoulders and leaning slightly away from her, he placed a soft kiss on her cheek as he said, "It's nice to see you again."

Victoria was surprised by Andrew's intimate action, but she did not refuse. In fact, she felt like an electric current ran through her body when she was kissed, she even trembled slightly.

Obviously, Andrew had pressed one of her erogenous zones to take advantage of her, as he did with Yuri. His plan was to make her addicted to him, so these little tricks were necessary.

Despite that, Andrew didn't push too hard and after this little episode, he invited Victoria to sit down. Quickly, he poured her some good quality tea and took a seat across from her.

Andrew took a sip from his cup of tea and looking at Victoria with a smile he began to speak, "Well Mrs. Victoria, Lula told me about what you want and I agree with this deal. I don't know if you have anything else to say?".

Victoria was in no hurry to answer, so she drank some tea and enjoyed its fragrance and taste, before saying, "Good tea." Andrew smiled at Victoria's comment, knowing that she was just wasting time not to let him take the lead in the conversation.

In short, he was using the same tactic that Andrew had used on her last time. Still, Andrew responded still smiling, "Thank you." Victoria is a successful business woman so she knows these tricks that would help her have a better negotiation position, but since Andrew already knew her intentions, he let her play her game.

Just as Andrew had thought, Victoria did not begin to discuss business, instead, she diverted the conversation to other topics as if trying to interrupt his rhythm, but Andrew was as calm as water in a lake.

Victoria had noticed this and couldn't help but sigh inwardly because she knew that her plan wouldn't work, so adopting a serious posture she said, "Well, Mr. Andrew seems busy, so let's talk about what's going on."

She paused briefly and began to speak again, "First, I want the best courtiers to attend to me and my friends. There will be 11 of us in total, all high-status ladies, so I expect your best masseuses and courtiers in bed."

She paused again to drink tea and continued, "The liquor and food must also be of the best quality, if it is possible that you offer us the wine that you gave me last time it would be better and I also want some entertainment apart from the massage."

Andrew wrinkled his eyebrows when he heard the second part because that wine is not cheap and if that is what they want, then the price must be raised considerably, so he said, "Madame Victoria, it is not difficult to provide that, but you will understand, the price must be discussed in more detail if that is the case."

Victoria was not bothered by this comment, as it was part of her plan. She wasn't short on money, in fact, she wanted this business to be lucrative for Andrew that way it would be easier for her to request a massage on her behalf and for him to refuse.

Andrew wasn't stupid, he immediately understood Victoria's intentions, but he didn't complain to her. It was also good for him to play dumb and make Victoria believe that everything was according to her plan.

Actually, it wasn't a problem for Andrew to give Victoria massages more often, he just didn't want to make things easy for her, but taking this business as an excuse, he could advance his plan, so he started to say, "I will provide everything that Mrs. Victoria requested, but the price must be doubled with respect to what was initially proposed."

Victoria didn't even blink an eye when she heard Andrew raise the price and she agreed. They then proceeded to talk about the day the event would take place, which was set for a week later and then Victoria started talking about what she really wanted to talk about.

"Well, with that settled, Mr. Andrew, I wanted to ask you, when could I enjoy another of your massages?" Andrew smiled at Victoria's question, as he knew that this was her true purpose.

Seeing Andrew's smile, Victoria understood that her intentions were not ignored and that Andrew knew from the beginning that this was what she was looking for, but she did not back down.

"Well, I had already told Mrs. Victoria the conditions, right?" Andrew responded, sounding surprised by the question to which he had already answered, but Victoria did not allow herself to be intimate and said.

"Those conditions are clear to me. I'm asking if Mr. Andrew can make an exception and satisfy me a little early. I am willing to pay more."

Andrew gave a mock sigh of resignation and said, "Okay, since Mrs. Victoria brought me such good business, I will make an exception and serve her after we finish this business, what do you think?"

Even though Victoria knew that Andrew was only pretending to agree, she smiled as if she won the battle and said cheerfully, "Then it's a deal" and after discussing some miscellaneous matters she left.