"Don't Fret dear I have everything under control" foster assures his wife.
But it wasn't enough to calm her troubled heart she did not want to spend the rest of her life behind an old rusty bar or even worst sold. Staring at her husband she was now in deep regret if only she could turn back time she would have allowed yanvie to marry the man of her choice.
"how about we ask the Cavendis for assistance" Mrs foster proposed. With their current situation they were very desperate for money and as the days go by their debt kept increasing . "the housekeeper and the maids have started to ask for their earnings ".
Foster sighed "I will meet with Mr. Cavendis to see if he can help us with anything for now, in the main time send them home, tell them that I will see to their pay before this month ends".
"you're not serious right who is going to take care of the chores, and cooking of our meals also what if we have guests what am I going to tell them when they ask, that we sent them back because we couldn't afford them " she was not in favor of what he was saying.
"you Helen, you're going to be cleaning the house, and if any guests tell them that our servants caught the flu and we sent them home to recover" foster simply stated.
"no no no" she shook her head "foster am not going to become a maid in my own house because of your ineptitude to pay off your debt and if this Is what you call having things under control then no".
"my debt Helen, you're the one who suggested that I bet the whole money now your saying is my fault " he raised his voice. "okay..... I know where all this is coming from" getting up from the chair he sauntered to the wardrobe rampaging through the clothes finding her trunk he placed it in the mattress.
on seeing what he was doing she hurriedly walked to where he stood trying to prevent him from opening the trunk. "let go of it foster!!! " she yelled.
Whacking her hands off, he opened it up bring the jewelry out of the trunk. "tomorrow am going to sell these to the merchants at holy parks so that I can pay the servants and you won't have to get your delicate fingers to work" he said.
"Have you lost it foster these are my precious jewelry you think hawking it in the holy park would clear the debts, hell no foster am not going to allow you to sell them"?
"Try stopping me Helen" he pushed her out of his way and walked out with the trunk in his possession.
Falling hard on her buttocks she groaned in pain "foster!!! " she shouted out his name.
Ignoring her scream he climbed down the stairs and headed to the main door that leads outside "prepare the carriage immediately" he ordered the coachman.
"where are we going to master" looking at him as he was holding a trunk, was his master traveling he thought.
"the pleasure house," he said with a glare. He needed to Calm his head down and what other way could be better than to have a young beautiful girl under his arms?
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Vernon now stood in front of the rack that held most of the accounts that contains the assets of vampires with influence. Searching for the foster's file that was placed in the second to last shelf picking up file, it was stated that the fosters have been selling their lands over the recent months their mansion up in the north was also sold. It looks like at this rate they will become homeless Vernon thought.
Taking the file with him her stepped off the case facility making his way to the main council building greeted by a few councilmen he entered the head councilman's office.
"good you're here what's the progress in the case," zephyr said looking up at Vernon.
"good day to you Zephyr, I just heard that Rowan is getting released from decoment today"
"that has nothing to do with the case Vernon,
what did the magistrate say " Zephyr who was diverting the topic?
noticing what he was trying to do a wicked smile formed on his face." Zephyr how can you be so unsympathetic towards your friend the least you can do is to welcome him back to the council after so many years" poking the man seated in front of him.
"am not in the mood for your jokes" taking a deep breath he then said, " the high house will be paying the council a visit in two weeks' so let's try to wrap up all the cases that are still pending".
"look at you all grown up making an effort to impress them ".
"yes am going to impress them so that they know that making me the head of the council was the best decision they ever made".
"Congratulations on your efforts and also this" he brings out an invite card from his pocket. "the opening ceremony of the slave market my father will be thrilled if you attend the party". Handing the card to him.
" of course, I won't miss it even for a mermaid's good "taking the card.
"about the magistrate, he told me something very fascinating, late Yanvie came to see someone that day and she was asking for a person named Milton".
" Milton uh.... what relationship does he have with her".
"lovers, they were lovers and also he a werewolf, such a forbidden love a werewolf and a vampire. " Vernon remarked leaning to the desk.
"so we're in Milton now and why did the foster's not mentioned this in the first place it would have been helpful in the investigation "
"six feet under the ground, he died a week before she went missing" showing him the account file "to answer your question this was why they kept it a secret, They're running low on cash also people's opinions matter more to them than their daughter ".
"low on money" Zephyr chuckled "appears like there's more to the case than her death ".