RISE OF EROS

Although Daphne's aura of authority was strong, Andrew did not allow himself to be intimidated and followed the plan they had made in the last few days, "First of all I would like to introduce two of my wives to the queen's mother. This is Candice and this is Carolina."

Victoria, who saw everything from the side, was surprised from the beginning when she saw that the two women accompanied Andrew, but she did not know the reason why Andrew brought them, however, Daphne was different.

The mere fact that Andrew brought two women and introduced them as his wives before starting the business showed that he wanted to make it clear that he was a married man and that intrigued the queen's mother.

She had been in high-level politics and negotiations for many years and had experienced it all, so she quickly realized that Andrew was making it clear to her that he had no intention of mating with royalty.

This may seem silly since it is the first time they have met, so there was no reason for the queen's mother to think about pairing Andrew with royalty, but she was not a normal woman, so she understood, that, if they were making this clear from the beginning, they want to say that they brought a very promising proposal.

Promising enough, that she made consider adding Andrew to the royals, and that piqued her interest. Despite this, she just looked over to Andrew's wives as if to make it clear that she had understood and then the real negotiation began.

"Queen's Mother," Andrew started to say, but was interrupted, "You know it's a little awkward for you to address me that way, I'll allow you to call me by my name by virtue of being a guest recommended by Victoria."

Andrew was surprised by Daphne's relaxed attitude, but he still agreed and continued, "Then I'll be rude, Mrs. Daphne." Andrew paused to see if she agreed with what he called her and seeing that she wasn't upset he continued.

"I don't know how much Countess Victoria has told you about me, but I will make a short presentation since it is important that you know where I come from for what I am going to propose."

Daphne seemed annoyed by all the preamble, but it was really just a negotiation tactic to gain ground. Andrew paid her no attention and began, "I'm an adult industry businessman who started my journey in the Cannaris empire."

"My wife Candice has several grocery, clothing, and beauty businesses and we have expanded to Star City and the kingdom of Tampilla," Andrew continued. He paused and added, "We also have some business with the Black Forest Amazons."

The latter surprised not only Daphne, but her servant and Victoria because they knew that the Amazons were very close to the world, but they hid it well like good negotiators.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Andrew didn't care and continued with his speech, "Our base of operations was the Cannaris empire, but due to certain circumstances, we decided to move here to Dunnas."

"What circumstances?" Daphne asked. This was not just out of curiosity, but by knowing this, she could take advantage in the negotiation, despite not even knowing what they would be negotiating about.

"Let's say there are too many vultures and the emperor doesn't value my help," Andrew responded, not wanting to give details. What he didn't know was that in his light sentence, he had given Daphne a lot of information.

The mere fact of mentioning that there were vultures gave her to understand that Andrew had many enemies and the mention of the emperor meant that he did not have his support, so it was obvious that here in Dunnas he wanted royalty as a backup.

This seemed simple, but it was a big card to play during the negotiation. Andrew did not notice this and continued speaking, "I have already settled in your city for some time and my present wives have started some businesses in the company of Countess Victoria."

Daphne looked at Victoria as if wanting to confirm Andrew's words and Victoria did not deny, "That's true. I am a supplier of some items for Mr. Andrew and his wives."

With that clarified, Daphne looked back at Andrew and he continued, "While we have business in your country, it is only the most extensive business, but not the most significant."

This intrigued Daphne, as it seemed like a contradiction, but Andrew clarified, "My wife's strongest business is food and supplies, while mine is pleasure houses, but the businesses dedicated to clothing and beauty are where we shine most."

"That intrigues me. What do you offer in those industries that makes you so confident?" Daphne asked quite curiously and Andrew just looked at Candice, who took out a box from her dimensional bag.

Before entering the castle, Their dimensional bags were scanned, as they could not allow dangerous objects into the castle, so there was no movement on the part of the guards when they saw Candice take out the box.

She placed it on the nearby table and removing the lid showed several dress designs that neither Victoria nor Daphne had seen. Intrigued they picked them up and examined them and were surprised by the quality and design.

They were elegant, casual, exotic, but above all unique. Seeing this, Daphne immediately became serious. Being a woman of experience, she understood that these dresses would be very popular, but it was still not enough for her to need to intervene.

Her seriousness was not because of the dresses, but because of the fact that what Andrew had come to propose was superior to this and that was not something to belittle. Andrew seeing that he caught the attention of the queen's mother, looked at Carolina and she took out another box.

This one was smaller than the one Candice took out, as there were several sets of underwear inside. When Daphne saw this she wrinkled her eyebrows, because, although they were cute and exotic, she didn't understand who would wear something like that.

However, at that moment Victoria's eyes lit up and Daphne realizing this asked, "What are these?", to which Victoria told her what they were for.

She was even bold enough to approach Daphne and show her the outfit she was wearing right now. Andrew had sent her several of these for her to use days ago and she was delighted to use them.

Since Victoria had her back turned to Andrew and the others, they did not see when she uncovered herself and revealed Daphne. For this reason, the eyesight was not very good, even so, Daphne understood the use of it.

She had to admit that unlike a corset these were more practical. Finishing that, she turned her attention back to Andrew and he continued presenting his products.

"We also have some more exotic ones that are special to show off to your partners, but it is not necessary to show them at the moment," Andrew said, intriguing Daphne, but knowing that she would lose her authority if she seemed too intrigued, she decided to remain silent.

Andrew already knew that he had caught Daphne's interest so he didn't say anything and continued, "As for clothes, those are samples. Now, for beauty, our star products are these."

Andrew took out a small box full of small jars and began his presentation, "These are tissue repair creams. Although they do not heal wounds, they are special for eliminating scars and even whitening the skin a little."

This time, neither Daphne nor Victoria could contain their surprise, because this cream was magical in their eyes, but when Andrew presented the rejuvenating cream and its properties, the women were stunned.

The queen's mother's entire plan to maintain a difficult stance was spoiled and Andrew taking advantage of this launched his proposal, "As you see, these are special high-end products, so they need a special form of marketing."

Seeing that Andrew had adopted a negotiating position, Daphne became serious and asked, "Indeed, but I still don't see where we come in. What do you want?"

"Establish a shopping mall," Andrew said, and without waiting for Daphne to ask he began to explain what a shopping mall was. The more Daphne listened, the more her eyes opened because it was a new and very lucrative idea.

This woman had not been queen for several decades in vain. She quickly understood the reason for the meeting and the magnitude of this deal, but she also realized what Victoria had told Andrew when he told her this idea.

"Why should I include you? It is certainly a great idea, but I can create the mall on my own and simply rent you a place," Daphne said taking back the position of authority again, but Andrew was unfazed.

"That's true. Countess Victoria told me the same thing, so I come with a benefit, to allow me to participate as a shareholder of the mall," Andrew said with a serious tone.

"Let's hear it," Daphne said intrigued. She knew the magnitude of taking this business for herself, so what Andrew was going to offer her had to be big, but when Andrew spoke, Daphne was taken aback.

"What I offer you is one massage session for you, the queen, and the princess a week," Andrew said as if it were something extraordinary. Daphne looked at him strangely and the maid who accompanied them even seemed to have seen an idiot. Experience more on empire

However, when they wanted to ask something, Victoria suddenly let out a small cry, demanding, "That's not fair, add me to the offer." Victoria's reaction made the other two women look at her with frowns.

Noticing this, Victoria blushed, but she still said, "Forgive me queen's mother, but don't take that massage lightly. If you liked the device, believe me, that massage is paradise."

Now the women are intrigued. They know Victoria well and the fact that she thinks it's a good deal to give a massage for a stake in the mall project surprised them. Wanting to strike the iron when it's hot, Andrew said, "Why don't I give you a free sample, so you'll be better informed?"