I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree
Chapter 55 - Some Happy, Some Sad (3/3)

The two continued like this for a long time, until a knock on the door came.

Lorenzo, the deputy of the Lison Trading Company, appeared at the door. He looked at the two people in the room, then spoke, “Young Master Lawrence is waiting for you downstairs, President.”

After all, he had worked for the Bonaventura family for a period of time. Lorenzo still couldn’t change his way of speaking.

“Alright, Orson, shall we go down together and see the biggest contributor to this Prussia business war?”

“Mm.”

Subsequently, the two came to the reception room downstairs and saw Lawrence sitting on the sofa.

“Little sister, long time no see. You’ve become quite a bit more beautiful.” Lawrence was very clear about his current position. Upon seeing Celineina, he stood up and proactively came forward to greet her.

“Mm, second brother, long time no see. You are still the same as before,” Celineina also smiled politely, but there was a clear sense of distance in it.

“Ah, Young Master Orson, I didn’t expect you to be by my little sister’s side as well.” Lawrence saw Orson beside Celineina, and also proactively greeted him.

“Mm.” Orson also nodded in greeting.

“To be honest, Father’s desire for control is truly too strong, and he has always been thinking of letting elder brother inherit the trading company, not giving us siblings a chance at all. So this time, when I received your letter, I helped you without a second thought.” After sitting down, Lawrence immediately took credit for himself, essentially stating the purpose of his visit.

I, Lawrence, helped you, Celineina, cripple the Silver Moon Trading Company’s Prussia branch in advance. For this credit, you must give something to show your appreciation, right?

“Of course, thanks to second brother. Otherwise, the Lison Trading Company’s development in Prussia wouldn’t have been so smooth,” Celineina smiled, then continued, “Although I cannot give you too much, second brother, I can still give you simple money and a position.”

“Five hundred thousand gold coins, enough for you to settle down and buy property in a city and live as a rich man. What do you think?”

“Only five hundred thousand? Just by helping you weaken the Silver Moon Trading Company’s assets, it’s far more than five hundred thousand, isn’t it?”

“That’s quite an exorbitant demand, Mr. Lawrence.” At this moment, Orson, sitting beside Celineina, spoke instead.

“If I recall correctly, when you were serving as the president of the trading company in the Aragon region, you didn’t hesitate to cause trouble for the Lison Trading Company, did you?”

“Oh dear, this... that was then, this is now...” Lawrence heard Orson say this, and immediately became flustered.

To say he had caused trouble for the Lison Trading Company, yes, that was true. But he lost in the end, and didn’t cause any irreparable damage to the Lison Trading Company.

On the contrary, this time, he had somewhat “redeemed himself by rendering meritorious service.”

“You also said that was then, this is now. So, what use do you think you are to the Lison Trading Company at this moment?”

“Uh...” Lawrence was speechless for a moment.

Just at this moment, it was Celineina who spoke, “Alright, Orson, Lawrence is my second brother after all. He helped me this time. As a sister, how can I not help him in return? The past is in the past. We have long since buried the hatchet.”

“Ah, yes, yes, buried the hatchet.” Lawrence also quickly nodded at this moment. As expected of his own sister. She was reliable at critical moments. At least she wasn’t turning against her own family. She still cared about him, her second brother.

“Although there were some unpleasant moments before, we are siblings after all, we are family,” Celineina said this, then looked at Lawrence, with a hint of a negotiating expression on her face.

“But, second brother, you also know about the Lison Trading Company’s affairs recently. The trading company needs to develop. Five hundred thousand gold coins is already the limit of what I can give. How about this, I will also arrange a vacant position for you. You can receive fifty gold coins a month. Consider it living expenses.”

For an ordinary person, living expenses of fifty gold coins a month could be said to be an exorbitant price. But Lawrence was a young master after all. If he used fifty gold coins sparingly, it would be enough to maintain his previous standard of living.

“This... well, alright,” Lawrence thought for a moment and nodded.

Having a stable income was not a bad thing for him. After all, if he were to do something that caused him to lose the five hundred thousand gold coins, with the monthly fifty gold coins as “basic living allowance,” he could at least maintain a livelihood.

Of course, what he didn’t know was that this was all Orson and Celineina playing good cop, bad cop.

“Celineina, are you sure you want to do this?” Orson heard this and frowned. “Suddenly taking out five hundred thousand in cash is a big blow to the Lison Trading Company’s operations, especially when you just recently moved here and spent a lot of money, and now you have to spend another large sum... If you are truly going to be so impulsive, then I’m afraid I will no longer give you advice in the future, and our cooperation will end here.”

“Orson!” Celineina heard this and looked at Orson, without any intention of backing down.

“Let me say it again. He is my second brother! There is no room for negotiation on this matter.”

Seeing that the two were almost on the verge of arguing, Lawrence quickly stepped in as a mediator.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t argue, you two. Little sister, your career is still in its growth phase after all. Taking so much money from you suddenly is indeed not very good. How about this, as for this money, I, your second brother, won’t ask for that much. Just give me a hundred thousand, and raise the fifty gold coins a month to a hundred gold coins. How about that? It would just alleviate some of your financial pressure, little sister.”

Orson heard Lawrence say this and was still a little dissatisfied.

And Celineina was full of emotion.

“Really? Second brother, you helped me so much, yet I can only give you this little money... I truly feel bad about it...”

“Oh dear, it’s alright, little sister. Who’s giving to whom between the two of us?” Lawrence said this, showing a smile.

“Then let’s do it this way,” Celineina heard this, nodded, and then settled the accounts with Lawrence.

It wasn’t until Lawrence left with a sense of guilt that Celineina and Orson exchanged a smile.

This Lawrence, was perhaps a little too easily deceived.

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