Chapter 673


    Hestia pursed her lips, turned Nathaniel’s request into a text, and sent it.


    Charles went silent for a moment, and Hestia could feel that he was thinking about it, which meant that


    the person they were looking for was in a certain sense determining the future of the Deschamps.


    Hestia was not like Elise, who knew nothing about what the Deschamps’ did outside; she knew


    everything about it.


    ‘Judging from how Father is reacting, if something were toe to light, we might have to forget about


    the Deschamps as a whole. Even Father himself will face certain difficulties, and some might even be


    lethal.’


    ‘If what Father is running are just a few underground industries, it’s understandable to not worry about


    anything, but he has too much on the line.’


    "Okay, I agree with your proposal."


    "Hesper!" Jessie tugged at Hestia’s sleeve, but Hestia had already decided deep down and looked


    straight at Nathaniel. "You guys better know the answer to my questions."


    Nathaniel seemed to have known that Hestia would agree to his terms, so he took out a stack of


    papers from his bag and ced it in front of Hestia. "This is a marriage agreement. We’ll move on with


    the topic as soon as you leave your signature on it."


    ‘He’s even got the contracts all ready?’


    Hestia took a nce at Nathaniel and then began to scan through the terms of the contract.


    Nathaniel came prepared; the contract stated every single term and condition very clearly. It was just


    an agreement between the two to get married, and they would not have to perform anymitment or


    obligations as husband and wife. They were nothing but two business partners who shared profits and


    benefits.


    Even so, Hestia still went through the whole document, from the first line up to thest, and signed it


    after confirming that there was no problem.


    "Since when did you be this cautious?" Nathaniel put the contract away and chuckled. "You still


    don’t believe me."


    Hestia had always been very cautious, but for some reason, she was always more cautious than usual


    when signing a contract... It was as if she had been tricked by someone before this, so she had to go


    through every single line meticulously.


    Before Jessie understood what was going on, Hestia had already signed the contract and sold herself.


    She could notprehend what was going on for quite some time and could only watch as Nathaniel


    put the contract away.


    "Now, can we proceed?" Hestia looked at Ehren.


    Ehren did not expect Hestia to be this resolute and decisive. She had 20 minutes, but in the end, she


    agreed to the terms in less than two, knowing that Nathaniel was going to drag her down with him...


    ‘Isn’t she afraid?’


    Nathaniel nodded and leaned back in the chair. He had already gotten what he wanted tonight, so it


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    "...The incident happened thirty years ago." Ehren lowered his gaze after being signaled. "At that time,


    technology was far less advanced than it is now, and a kind of miracle cure for all diseases appeared in


    a small town out of the blue. Before it made its way to a wider market, many less advanced townships


    and viges saw this drug as a lifesaver."


    But of course, there was no such thing as a medicine that could cure all diseases in the world. The


    basic ingredient used to produce this medicine was extracted from a type of flower that could cause its


    consumers to hallucinate. The flower was a nt that had been cultivated after undergoing a series of


    artificial treatments, so instead of calling it medicine, a drug would be a more appropriate name.


    Many people felt that their disease was getting better only because their nerves had been numb or


    paralyzed and they no longer felt the pain.


    "The Sulzbachs weren’t like other families. Whether it was the Lanes or the Tuckers, which both


    created their own fortunes from scratch, the Sulzbachs were one of those wealthy families that passed


    their fortune down from generation to generation. Hence, when my ancestors, whose thoughts and


    ideologies were not so advanced, heard that this medicine could cure intractable diseases and


    maintain physical fitness, they bought a lot of them."


    Ehren clenched his fists. "Anyone who ate them hallucinated to varying degrees. My father was


    working abroad at the time, so he was the only person who escaped the side effects."