CH. 10: Oh You Noticed?
She returned to the city when she was 21 and half a year later they found out that she made a promise to someone. That the reason she really reappeared in the city was because she wanted to fulfill it.
And to think that it was none other than, Cyrus Porter himself whom she deemed as her savior.
Then things took a turn and she ended up being married to him.
They thought she will still stubbornly not accept their help even after her reappearance now, because of all people, they knew her well.
Her stubborn personality the most.
Thankfully she now looked back and is willing to accept their hands that they had been reaching out towards her.
After all, why would they have done all these things if not to pamper their only princess?
"But I can't always come to these dinners," she brought up just as they finished eating and started tasting the cake for dessert.
And as expected all four of them turned to her with frowns.
Didn't she just say that she will be relying on them from now on?
"Straighten those brows of yours," she laughed.
"It is because surely that witch, oh I mean his mother will start watching me closely after this change. She will think that something has happened and with her watching me closely, she will find out that I am no longer..."
She raised both hands and moved her fingers creating a qoutation sign, "Disowned."
"And if that happens, your plans whatever it is will be hindered," Alexander finished for her.
She nodded her head, "Yes, what I need now is that same freedom that I am having right now. Without her looking closely as to how she will be able to connect to the Relish Family. You do know that is the only reason she made me marry him."
If not for her name then surely that mother wouldn't even look at her.
"Her attitude completely changed a month after the wedding, when she found out that I was still disowned."
They sighed, their sister really loves making her life difficult.
When it was so good, she'd lost sight of how she should live.
And when it was bad, she was living so wonderfully as if she just received the best presents out there.
"So basically in order for you to move, you need her to lower her guard by still thinking that you are but a disowned young lady," Dexter commented.
She nodded her head, "Well, if I am still the winery princess, she will surely bring me everywhere just to create connections here and there. How will I move then?"
"There is just one thing I am wondering," Alexander spoke.
They looked at him.
"Why is it that this seems like it was not a simple thing at all?" he asked her.
She smiled, "It was not because there are so many variables that needed to be cleared. Things I myself don't understand how it came to be. And what was really lurking in the dark."
"We could look into it now," Alexander replied.
He was talking about all of their connections.
Heather shook her head, "Not just yet. For it to be so solid, the ones behind must be of great importance. She was so capable of making connections as well."
After this she furrowed her brows.
"And that is where you think something is amiss?" Aldger continued her thoughts.
She nodded, "I can see her as an intelligent one but not too intelligent as to get the conenction with so many people."
There are those in the law, those in the medicine world, in the politics, in the business, there's just too many.
"Those connections, you want to start with them?" Aldger asked getting the gist of what she was thinking.
"Yes, by doing so I can lower her power. It was true that Relish and Porter have their own domains when it comes to riches and power. But Porter has so many connections and that is where Relish is lacking."
Aldger instantly pouted, he was the current CEO after all.
Heather laughed, "That is not what I meant. But instead, Cyrus is focusing on the business and the one making connections is Amanda. She has so much more free hands to move than Cyrus. She was not also being shackled by their own domain, unlike ours."
If one were to suddenly get into a communication with others about gun dealings when all along they were known for their cheese, wouldn't that be too much of a confusion?
What was the sudden interest?
Are they trying to get into a different domain?
Even with the power struggle, each people leading a domain would have a pride of their own.
If one were to suddenly add in their repertoir a different domain, wouldn't that challenge the one leading that certain domain?
Instead of friendliness it might even turn sour.
Cyrus never made such a move but the connection was created by his mother.
Some people respects and gave him benefits because of his mother and not because of him, who was leading his own company in his own domain.
"You are saying, that each of us needs to get those connection?" Dexter asked her.
"Yes, in a way it will also help Relish raise its rank, am I right?"
Aldger flicked a finger on her forehead, "We are already a league of our own."
She laughed, "I know but that is more so. If we are to suddenly reach out to those people, it would be chaos. But if individually, other than you, I mean..."
Aldger glared at her making her laugh again.
"Since the three of you are moving on your own world, don't you think that we have more chances than just one person alone?"
Hunter squinted his eyes at her, "You were hiding such a mind all along. Where did you make it fly for the past year in your marriage?"
They were well aware of how things she did during this whole year of her marriage. Because she was already out in the open, they can freely watch her closely as compared when she left for that village.
Her lips twitched as she just asked that question this morning to herself, literally a lot of times.
"I wonder about that myself," she laughed instead.
They sighed, "We understand."
It seems she had planned everything out already, they didn't even give a help in thinking about her plans.
"And so..."
She clapped her hands and took her bag before pulling out an envelope, handing it to Hunter.
"Since you are on a high rank within the police force, I ask you to help me in this proposal."
Hunter took out the papers and read them.
"This..."
"Yes, it is still young..." she paused.
"Well eight years is not too young I suppose but it wasn't an adult either, even so, you all know that it was already doing great. What that needs now is to have more publicy. To have more people wanting its product."
Hunter flipped the page one by one.
"How are you related to this?" he asked.
She grinned and her grin caused the other three to check on it.
"Lishter Artillery... are you telling me that this name that sounds like our family name is..." Aldger's brows twitched as he said this.
Heather nodded her head and bobbed her brows up and down, "Yeap, that is indeed due to our family name."
"You own this? Wait... it started about 8 years ago... you were just 15 then," Dexter exclaimed.
Not just him but the others have the look of disbelief as well.
They knew she was smart and talented but they didn't expect that she would venture in such business at all.
They would find it normal if it is about restaurants or shops or anything.
But an artillery company? And a modified one at that? They surely didn't expect it.
The reason why they didn't bother with it even though the name sounds like their family name.
"What's wrong with starting something at a young age?" she asked before eating her cake happily.
"You got yourself disowned to start an artillery company. Quite the difference with our own," Alexander laughed.
How would they expect that the princess was actually running an artillery company?
Even their grandfather wouldn't believe it. What more, their parents.
After all, it was a company usually started by men.
Heather smiled widely, "And so, since I need a backing and some money to flow, I will be needing your help Hunter."
Hunter sighed before returning the papers on the envelope, "I'll see what I can do."
Another sigh escaped his lips when he realized something, "You are already giving me two works, quite a slave driver aren't you?"
"Oh you noticed?" she replied with her smile.
"You have mentioned connections and all. I am of a high rank and my connections isn't small but what you want me to do is to get the attention of the connection that, that woman has in the force."