RISE OF EROS

Andrew not only came out showing his strength just to impress the Caltu family, but to show off to everyone in town. Andrew was going to marry the current Countess of Caltu, who is one of the most powerful women in the kingdom and although no one knew the reason for his visit, being so showy, he made it clear that it was not a simple situation.

The Caltu family may not be the most powerful family in Dunnas in terms of nobility, but their closeness to the royal family puts them on the same level as the marquisates of the kingdom, so Andrew must show his strength.

Victoria, although she does not seem like it, is one of the most coveted women in the kingdom. Her family is powerful and well-connected to the royal family, so she has no shortage of suitors.

Although in Dunnas, men are valued for their strength and can get almost any woman if they show their worth, this does not mean that they do not actively look for women with good economic and social positions.

You have to understand that to be strong you not only need talent but also resources, so marrying a powerful woman opens many doors. Taking the Caltu family as an example, their strength and resources would make any man strong, so Victoria was a sought-after woman.

Even some marquisates wanted to marry her, so Andrew had to establish his dominion. When the Caltu family agents reported Andrew's actions, they nodded giving him a positive point for his attitude.

It is true that they are not entirely convinced, but they were not stupid. They knew that if Daphne, who considered Victoria to be her niece or even her daughter, agreed to this engagement, Andrew must be a talent, but even so, the family affairs had to be handled by them.

It is for this reason that since yesterday when Victoria told them everything, they sent agents to investigate him. Several of them posed as clients at Dunnas Palace, while others simply searched for various information about him.

In this way, before Andrew arrived at the Caltu family mansion, they already knew that Andrew was the owner of Dunnas Palace and had even discovered his control over Yuri's pleasure house.

They were surprised because in a short time, Andrew had become the head of the region of the red light district where his business was located and that demonstrated his ability and strength.

Andrew's carriage moved calmly. Since he was showing himself, he did not speed up the pace, on the contrary, he went as slowly as he could to attract the attention of everyone in the city.

Although few knew the reason, the intelligent ones immediately noticed what was happening. Although they had no way of verifying it, the actions taken were evident and when the carriage arrived at the Caltu family mansion, many wrinkled their eyebrows.

With so many suitors, noticing someone visiting the Caltu family mansion with so much boasting made them feel bad, as they felt that they would lose a woman who could give them many benefits.

Some arrogant nobles even tried to intervene, but the royal family unexpectedly blocked them and then they understood, who supported this situation, leaving them helpless.

Andrew got out of the carriage at the entrance of the mansion. Although a high wall surrounded it, Andrew was not stopped at the entrance, as the guards had been informed to let them pass.

As he got off the carriage, he was greeted by a maid and a butler who looked like a couple. Although they were middle-aged, they looked young and strong. Andrew sized them up the instant he saw them and knew that they were experts a little stronger than him.

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These two alone showed the strength of the Caltu family, but when Castor and Oliver got out of the carriage with Andrew, many lost their composure. It was not strange that they were surprised by Oliver since he is a super expert and there are few who reach that level at his age.

But Castor was more a surprise. He is the same age as Andrew and is already a powerful expert, so he is more eye-catching, but the woman and man who received them remained calm.

"Welcome to the Caltu mansion," the woman greeted, bowing respectfully. The man accompanying her did not say anything, but he also bowed slightly.

Andrew didn't respond, just gave a gentle nod and without much preamble, he was guided into the mansion. Even though Andrew is virtually Victoria's fiancé, he was not allowed to be accompanied by his guardians and Andrew had no problem with that.

He knew that he still had to pass the Caltu family evaluation, so for now, they were still cautious with him. Andrew was guided to the mansion's conference room where everyone had gathered the day before.

In front of the door that was more than two meters wide and 3 meters high, the pair of guides announced, "Mr. Andrew has arrived," and then they proceeded to open the unexpected unguarded door.

The door opened and Andrew entered with a firm step under the gaze of everyone present. There he could see Victoria sitting at the head of the table arranged as the leader of the family.

On her right hand was her mother's brother, along with his wife and daughter, while on her left was her mother's sister, along with her husband and daughter.

These were the only full-blooded members of the Caltu family. Victoria's mother was the previous countess and that was why Victoria received the title. Victoria's father had died years ago in a battle, so the Caltu family only had 5 blood members at this time.

Victoria, her uncle Elmon, her aunt Clarisa, and her cousins ​​Anís and Lili. The latter is Clarisa's daughter and the one who would take the leadership of the family when Victoria hands over the title.

The appearance of the women of the Caltu family is quite predominant since both Clarisa and the two girls are very similar to Victoria, so it is obvious that the women of the Caltu family have strong genetics.

Anís, who is only 10 years old, is a little beauty and Lili is already beginning to show her future gifts. Clarisa, who was older, still retained her beauty, but some gray hair could already be seen in her hair.

It was surprising for Andrew to see that Clarisa, despite her beauty, looked older than Daphne, while she was relatively younger, which showed that Daphne was not normal.

Andrew stopped in front of everyone and with a respectful tone introduced himself, "Greetings to the aunts, uncles, cousins, ​​and elders. I am Andrew who has the honor of holding Victoria's hand in marriage."

Everyone present was surprised that Andrew noticed that there were some elders hidden in the room, but they quickly composed themselves and Clarisa was quick to respond, "That is not defined yet."

Victoria wanted to reply, but Andrew gave her a look as if telling her not to worry about it. Those present are not simple people, not only are they nobles of great history and education, but they are business people, so they could see the slight exchange and could only watch inwardly at how Andrew handled the situation.

Allowing him to sit down, Andrew unceremoniously took a seat in the only available chair that was arranged farthest from Victoria at the table.

After Andrew took his seat, the doors closed and now it was just them in the room. Clarisa and her brother Elmon looked at each other slightly as if they had already discussed what they would do and Clarisa spoke again, "Young man, we know the circumstances, but we want to know more about you."n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Andrew looked at her confidently and began to introduce himself, without holding back, "Well, I assume you already know that I am the owner of the Heavenly Palace in the red light district and I have business dealings with the leader of the area Yuri."

When Andrew said that, everyone looked at him suspiciously, because they knew that they were not business deals, but that he controlled the place, but they said nothing and let Andrew continue.

"I also have similar businesses in Cannaris, Tampilla, and Star City. I also have some business with the Black Forest Amazons and currently have 5 wives," Andrew said as if it were nothing important.

Unfortunately, what he had said was not simple. Not only was he an international businessman, but doing business with the Amazons was quite impressive.

They just didn't like the part about having multiple wives, but Andrew didn't pay attention to them and continued saying, "All my wives have their businesses and skills, so my network of influence is quite wide, not to mention that this engagement took place out thanks to Queen Mother Daphne for reasons I think you already know."

Everyone present nodded, giving the impression that they knew what he was talking about. Still, Clarisa asked, "It seems that you are worthy of our Victory, but the fact that you have more wives is a bit problematic, Could you…?"

Andrew didn't let her finish, "My engagement to Victoria doesn't affect my other relationships. I will not abandon any of my wives and even more could come in the future."

The decisive response surprised everyone. Elmon, Victoria's uncle even wrinkled his eyebrows not happy with the comment, but Andrew was not scared and said, "The situation should have been clarified by Victoria before, I hope you don't focus on that. I will be honest, you are the ones who benefit the most from me joining you, not the other way around."

Although arrogant, it was true. However, the noble Caltu family would not be intimidated and Elmon, who was about to attack him, was stopped by the appearance of three elders, then, the real meeting seemed to have just begun.