He watched as the Duke meticulously counted the deposit slips, and, summoning his courage, Leo shared his suspicions about the thieves.

"I see," Simon replied.

Simon had similar suspicions regarding the matter, but the thieves hadn’t shown their faces. They fled immediately after being discovered, leaving him with no way to trace the mastermind behind them. All he could do was increase the security forces once more to prevent any incidents from occurring.

Since starting the essential oil business, Simon had been making money hand over fist, signing deals worth over ten thousand gold coins every day. He had become quite accustomed to handling large sums of money.

However, holding...