I’m Trying to End This Possession - Chapter 23
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Chapter 23
‘Is this a dream?’
It must be a dream, of course.
Just yesterday, a single flower was easily worth 2 billion francs, but now 1 billion francs? What kind of nonsense is this?
“Your Highness, this is a dream, right?”
Lyos was sitting beside her, reading a newspaper with a cigar in his mouth.
“No, Alice.”
He flipped the newspaper to the next page and chuckled, as if he had read something quite amusing.
“This is reality.”
“….”
“Want to see?”
Thud. Lyos handed her the newspaper. Alice took the newspaper like someone in a trance.
[Why did Moonlight Flowers crash to half price in just one day?]
Lies. Alice muttered.
‘Yes, it’s a lie. There’s no way that could happen.’
Alice pinched her cheek hard. It hurt.
That was strange. If this were a dream, shouldn’t it not hurt like this? Which means….
Did they really drop to half price?
In an instant, she felt as if cold water had been poured over her, and her mind snapped to attention.
‘This can’t be!’
* * *
“1 billion francs per flower!”
“How does this make any sense!”
The next morning, Dana was awakened by loud shouting.
“We trusted the Windsor Family and spent that huge amount of money to buy Moonlight Flowers. But now they’ve dropped to half!”
“Is the Windsor Family’s credibility only worth this much!”
The nobles who had recently won bids for Moonlight Flowers had gathered to protest.
“I bought Moonlight Flowers when they were 2 billion francs. Who would pay that price for a single flower? I bought them thinking I could resell them later!”
“But to drop to half price overnight, what kind of disaster is this!”
As it happened, the family head Viego Windsor was away on business.
Therefore, this matter had to be resolved by Karl Windsor—the general manager of the Moonlight Flower business and the deputy head of the Windsor Family.
Karl deliberately smiled leisurely and spoke in a trustworthy voice.
“I will find a solution for you right away. So please, everyone calm down.”
Ah, it would be better if you didn’t say that.
Dana suppressed her laughter.
‘There is no solution, Karl Windsor.’
Rather, as time passes, the problem will snowball. What will you do then?
After somehow appeasing the protesting nobles and barely sending them away.
Exhausted, Karl Windsor felt his head throbbing as he muttered.
“What bastard would do such a thing while taking such a loss?”
The final bid price was 2 billion.
Since prices were skyrocketing daily, they surely could have sold for a higher price in the black market.
But to deliberately sell at half price for all to see!
‘What reason could there be for taking such a huge loss to sell at half price?’
There must be a very complex conspiracy at work.
Either it’s the Orthodox Sect’s doing. Or….
Or.
It’s the work of someone with a personal grudge.
“Uncle, are you alright?”
Just then, Dana approached him cautiously. Her face was full of worry and concern.
“You don’t look well.”
“Dana.”
Karl managed a weary smile.
“You’re the only one who worries about me. I’m fine. Don’t worry.”
“If that’s really true, then I’m relieved, but.”
Dana looked down gloomily at his hand. It was the same hand that had struck Juan yesterday.
“Is your hand alright?”
“What? Ahaha!”
Is his hand alright!
His innocent niece’s words made Karl laugh. Even in such a difficult moment, he found himself laughing naturally.
“Of course it’s fine, Dana. Don’t you know that military experience is mandatory for all Windsor men? This is nothing.”
“But still.”
“I’m sorry for making you worry. Are you alright yourself?”
Then Dana’s expression darkened.
“Actually, I had something to tell you.”
Dana hesitated for a moment before taking something out from her chest. A dessert in a transparent envelope.
It was chocolate.
“This came up during tea time today….”
Dana said in a trembling voice.
“Strange drug components were detected in this.”
“What?”
“Something like an aphrodisiac that’s only traded in the black market was in it. Fortunately, my secretary discovered it so I didn’t eat it.”
“….”
“Who could have done this, Uncle? I’m so scared.”
Karl’s lips stiffened.
Someone tried to drug Dana?
With illegal drugs that are only traded in the black market?
‘Who would do such a thing….’
At that moment, the tangled threads began to unravel one by one.
Love potion.
Someone trying to win Dana’s heart.
‘Juan.’
Someone who can easily access back alleys and black markets.
‘Juan.’
Someone who has easy access to Moonlight Flowers and holds enough personal grudge against Karl to accept huge losses.
‘Juan Rolland.’
It’s you!
That bastard must have tried to force Dana to take the love potion.
Not only that. Since he was in charge of the Moonlight Flower business, it would have been easy to steal the flowers.
Didn’t he see with his own eyes not long ago that Juan had sent Dana a Moonlight Flower bouquet!
‘Juan, that bastard definitely sold them at half price in the black market!’
He must have held a grudge from getting beaten and taken revenge!
However, Karl showed no emotion and smiled toward his innocent niece.
“Don’t worry, Dana. I’ll protect you.”
“Yes.”
“For now, don’t eat anything. I’ll take care of your food separately, understand?”
“Yes.”
Dana smiled gently.
Then she looked at the ring glowing on his hand—the Deputy Head’s Ring, the Sacred Relic—and said.
“I trust only you, Uncle.”
Karl Windsor.
Right now, you need to protect me.
Because in a year, you’re planning to kill me when you want and how you want.
Yes, compared to Karl, Alice with her flower garden or that stupid Juan are nothing.
‘You’re the most terrible person of all, Karl Windsor.’
* * *
From that day forward, the Moonlight Flower auction market froze.
“Just a few days ago, everyone was trying so hard to win the bids…”
Alice’s head went completely white. She couldn’t believe this reality at all.
“But why isn’t anyone buying them?”
It was a perfect freeze.
No one was selling, and no one was buying.
A situation where both sellers and buyers avoided trading for fear of even the slightest loss.
Exactly 3 days. During this time of intense watching and waiting.
“Lete.”
“Yes, Miss.”
“This time, release 10% more of our stock. The price is.”
Dana pondered for a moment before deciding.
“500 million per flower.”
In 3 days, it had crashed from 2 billion to 1 billion, then from 1 billion to 500 million.
The market was seized by tremendous shock.
Some Moonlight Flower holders quickly began putting their flowers up for 500 million, and some people rapidly bought them up.
But that was only temporary.
“This time too, 10%, sell them for 300 million per flower.”
“Yes.”
On the 4th day.
Moonlight Flowers sold for 300 million.
At this, those who had been holding Moonlight Flowers rushed in like a wave to put their Moonlight Flowers up for auction.
However, now there were no buyers.
It was natural, since the price had dropped from 2 billion to 300 million in just one week.
It fell this much in one week.
It might fall even more.
If we wait just a little longer, then we can buy at an even cheaper price.
Buying now would be a loss.
…But do we really need to buy those things?
Finally, people began to think such thoughts.
What builds a market is ultimately people’s psychology.
During those few days when that psychology fluctuated, the market collapsed rapidly.
An enormous number of items flooded in as people urgently put Moonlight Flowers up for auction, but now no one wanted to buy them.
That wasn’t all.
“Alice, this is too much.”
The friends who had bought Moonlight Flowers through Alice.
They began to complain.
“It hasn’t been long since I bought flowers from Alice, so what do I do if the price drops like this?”
“What is this? I bought at a high price, but why did it suddenly become so cheap?”
“Alice, do something about this. Since this is Alice’s business, you have to take responsibility!”
Thank you, Alice. You’re really the best.
All the acquaintances who had said such things while taking the Moonlight Flowers.
“Did Alice know about this?”
“Didn’t you sell at a high price knowing the price would drop?”
They sent suspicious glances and blamed her.
“Wh-what should I do?”
Alice was anxious. Since this was something she never expected even in her dreams, she had no idea what to do.
“What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?”
Her hands trembled violently.
She didn’t know what to do first. No matter how much she thought about it, this current situation—
It seemed completely ruined.
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