The Villainess Hides Her Wealth - Chapter 74.1

Chapter 74.1

“If it helps many people, shouldn’t I do it?”

Yuria’s reply flowed calmly. There was no hesitation.

Crown Prince Enoch was speechless for a moment seeing that.

“…”

Sometimes, she was passive and introverted. At times like this, she was bold and courageous.

“I see it was a futile concern.”

She must have been expecting all those dangers.

The crown prince looked embarrassed but opened his mouth with a happy face.

“The Lady always… exceeds my expectations.”

“When I decided to work with the Imperial Merchant Guild, I thought it would be a shield for the temple if necessary.”

Instead of being frightened, Yuria even looked steadfast.

There was no shaking in her red eyes. Her eyes showed no anxiety or worry—only expectations for the future.

“The imperial family and the temple have had a bad relationship for a while. Seeing the imperial family doing nothing while the temple interfered in politics… I thought you might be waiting for an opportunity.”

“Seriously… I’m no match for the Lady.”

It was Yuria who had grasped some of his personality while meeting with him.

‘Though he said that, I think he’s happy with it.’

He seemed to like the fact that she spoke so boldly and straightforwardly.

A rare flush appeared on his face.

“The temple won’t stand still.”

“Even so, I will do it.”

Starting from cosmetics, to ointments, and medicine, Yuria described her plan to expand her reach more and more and to make people feel a sense of closeness.

“With the after-sun cream, I realized the concept of cosmetics that people apply to damaged skin. Now, I’m thinking of releasing an additional ointment for burns through Yunette. So that they can naturally access medicine.”

So that they could feel like they were getting a little upgrade to the after-sun cream.

“It’s still early to have pharmaceutical products, so that’s how I’m going to build it up.”

“You seem to already have a plan.”

Crown Prince Enoch was amazed at Yuria’s explanation.

Yunette itself was attractive and commercially excellent, but he didn’t expect her to take it to this stage.

‘She didn’t answer earlier, but… I guess she didn’t choose the cosmetics business without expecting this at all.’

He was in a difficult situation because the temple was making ridiculous negotiations.

And Yuria gave him a ray of hope just at the right moment.

It was also groundbreaking… in the best way he had never thought of.

“It wasn’t that I didn’t think about the health of the imperial people. But I had no proper way.”

“The tyranny of the temple of Ibafne isn’t something that happened yesterday.”

“Even if the Alchemy Guild only gives you half of what you expect, the main reason for being dragged around by the temple will disappear.”

“Half of what I expected…”

“I’m not belittling them. But there is always an ‘if’ in this world. Even when everything is ready and you’re prepared, something unexpected can happen.”

And at that moment, Crown Prince Enoch stood up and politely offered his hand to Yuria.

It was a large, elongated hand with prominent joints.

“And so that I can be helpful when that kind of situation comes up, the imperial family will also join the support of the Alchemy Guild.”

There was no reason to be dragged around the temple anymore.

“I won’t let you down. I look forward to your kind cooperation.”

“I will do my best.”

Yuria’s soft hand clasped Enoch’s hand.

The hand that was rough and had calluses for someone of noble origins, and the white and soft hand came into contact.

“It’s wonderful that you’re thinking about investing in an alchemy guild.”

“Haha, it’s embarrassing to hear that from Your Highness of all people,” Yuria immediately answered. She seemed to think his words were empty words of courtesy.

‘It’s not the same reaction she usually has when she hears something nice.’

Crown Prince Enoch pursed his lips.

He wanted to tell her his true feelings right now. But some things in the world were better left unspoken.

‘The conversation seems about to end, so is there a need to say anything more?’

Was she embarrassed because he was being overly serious? Did she feel like he was flattering her or something?

Though he was worried, he decided to be brave.

‘But I still want to say it.’