You should’ve gone to the barn if milk is what you want

'Business to pay back my nephew and stop him from nagging me because I donated his fortune to you.'

Aries stared at Abel, unknowingly holding her breath. His face brightened up before facing the merchant once again for a chat. 

'There are only a few businesses I could think of that you got yourself involved,' she thought, watching Abel chat with the merchant as if the latter were a good old friend. 'And all those businesses… weren't only shady, but destructive to a country's economy.'

As the queen of the mainland, a part of her was alarmed. She knew Abel from inside and out. Abel would never waste his time on something without ulterior motives that had massive consequences. Knowing he started doing business on the mainland, Aries was certain of one thing. 

Aries looked around the market, ignoring Abel and the merchant. Her eyes lingered on the stalls and shops that sold things that were enough to make her stomach turn.