"Ugh... my head hurts so much..."

Lia covered her head and slowly got out of bed.

How much did she drink yesterday? I feel like I've lost part of my memory of it.

In a daze, all Lia could remember was that there were eight empty cups on the table.

So, is my alcohol tolerance limit only eight drinks? As a first-time drinker, my tolerance shouldn't be too bad, right?

As Lia pondered this, she sat up in bed.

I shook my head, which slightly reduced the dizziness.

She was wearing pajamas that the maid had changed her into; Leah didn't think about how she got back yesterday.

After all, with Kokot by her side, this fourth-tier mage certainly wouldn't just watch her get drunk and then abandon her.

Thinking this, she stood up and drew the curtain.

Less than five minutes later, Lia pulled back the curtain and came out.

She had changed her clothes and transformed back into a shrewd businesswoman.

She tugged at her collar, revealing her fair neck, delicate collarbone, and a pair of beautiful, sparkling eyes.

Lia looked in the mirror, saw her reflection, and nodded.

"Hmm, not bad."

She wasn't used to having a maid do her makeup and grooming.

That would be very slow, and it would often fail to meet my demanding requirements.

After all, Victor was a patriarch who didn't care about family affairs at all.

This daunting task fell to Leah.

Even though Lia is not the head of the family in name, everyone knows that she is the true mistress of the Clavenna family.

Unless she marries someone else.

Therefore, Lia must always maintain her most perfect and beautiful appearance.

Her demeanor represented the face of the Clevner family.

After getting everything in order, Lia looked radiant. The light makeup on her face concealed her slight fatigue, and she regained her previous strong demeanor.

As Lia walked out of the room, the maid waiting outside handed her the financial report as usual. Lia looked at it as she walked and signed her name on it.

While sitting at the dining table eating breakfast, Lia asked again.

"Is there anything else going on back in the territory?"

The maid lowered her body and slowly began to explain:

"Mr. Hail Nathan has adopted some more homeless 'children'."

Lia nodded, quickly finished her simple breakfast, and took a tissue to wipe her mouth.

Then he spoke.

"Those who are old enough, let Leon and the others train them."

"yes."

She stood up again and walked towards the office, with the maid jogging behind her.

“Miss Liya, you need to check the shipment that came from the territory.”

...

"Miss Liya, this is the profit report from the prop shop a few days ago."

...

“Miss Liya, the mining operations have been somewhat stalled recently, and many workers are dissatisfied with their treatment.”

"If they're dissatisfied, let Leon and the others go over there and talk to these workers. Let me see what gives them the right to be dissatisfied."

"yes."

...

Soon, the morning was spent in tedious work.

It wasn't until the sun had risen to the center of the sky and began to set that Lia finally had her own time.

She shook her creaking shoulders to relax.

The exhaustion from working for most of the day left her feeling incredibly tired.

But there's no way around it; the entire machine called 'Kravenna' is always dependent on Lya, the operator, for its operation.

Lia tries to do everything herself, even though she rarely returns to her territory these days.

Of course, this will only make her more tired, since the back-and-forth messages can easily cause her to miss the best time to make a judgment.

She can only make the most appropriate judgment based on her own experience.

Even so, Lia didn't really want to go back.

She didn't know why either.

Lia sat in the rocking chair, lying on it, stretching out one hand and examining the gloves on her hand from side to side.

These gloves fit perfectly, and the six different colored gemstones on them shone brightly in the sunlight.

Not every magic stone is priceless, but a magic stone like this, which is exquisitely crafted and can perfectly store and cast magic, is worth millions of Geo on the market.

She didn't know how Victor had managed to completely fix the magical power stored in the magic stone onto the glove.

Even if it doesn't release magic for a long time, the magic power within the magic stone will not dissipate.

Therefore, the price of this glove may increase several times over.

But for Lia, no amount of money would make her sell it.

This was the first gift Victor gave her, and it was priceless to Leah.

after all,

'This is what Viktor owes me all these years.'

"Miss Liya."

In the sunlight, the maid's figure reappeared in Lia's sight.

Lia had planned to take an afternoon nap, but when she heard the maid's voice, she knew something was up again.

He sighed and was about to get up when he heard the maid suddenly speak.

"This is a gift from the royal family, expressing their apologies to you, and they hope you will accept it."

The maid handed a particularly luxurious gift box to Leah.

The gift box gleamed in the afternoon sunlight, the golden ribbons wrapped around it seemingly made of gold thread, and the outer shell was decorated with exquisite patterns, exuding a refreshing fragrance.

Lia paused for a moment, then untied the ribbon and opened the box.

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