RISE OF EROS

The morning had passed and the training for the fashion show had finished, so Andrew, Carolina, and Helena returned to the Heavenly Palace. Everything had gone smoothly, so Oto and his workers had made a lot of progress.

Andrew did not disturb them when he returned and immediately went to the office in the company of the two ladies. Although the remodeling work had begun and the whole place was dirty and messy, that was the part where the reception, the party rooms, and the kitchen were, so the office was intact.

When the three of them entered the office, Helena wanted to ask about the reason why Andrew had called her "Wife", since it had been harassing her all morning, however, she didn't have a chance, because out of nowhere Aki appeared.

The three of them were surprised by Aki's appearance since she was normally in the shadows and when she came to report, it was always at night, so seeing her appear at this time was quite strange.

"Did something happen?" Andrew asked, though he already knew the answer. The fact that Aki appeared at this time was indicative that something had happened, however, no one bothered to recriminate Andrew's stupid question.

"Yes, master, the three idiots will make their move tonight," Aki replied in a flat voice. "Details Aki, give me details," Andrew said, noticing that everyone present was looking at him as if he were an idiot for asking the obvious.

"About 30 men, they're not very strong, I don't think they're a problem for Oliver and the others. They will arrive around midnight," Aki replied without changing the tone of her voice.

"Anything else? Have you found their warehouses?" Andrew continued to ask, to which Aki replied, "I know where the warehouses of two of them are, but I haven't been able to find the last one yet."

After listening to her, Andrew fell silent and began to think. At first, he didn't understand why they were attacking him at night, because if they wanted to interrupt the construction, attacking during the day was the logical thing to do, but soon he understood the reason.

Disrupting workers was not the only way to stop the project. Right now there were a lot of materials in the Heavenly Palace, so Andrew thought that his enemies were after them.

Their plan was simple indeed, they would destroy the store and steal the materials, thereby delaying the work and making him spend more money to replace them, not to mention the time that would be lost.

It was simple but effective and for that reason Andrew guessed it instantly after some thought, however, these men did not have something that Andrew clearly had in abundance and that was information.

With Aki as a spy, he had all the information about the plans of those guys and that's why he could prepare for the attack. He also knew who his enemies were and even better, Andrew's combat strength was superior.

The three thugs in the area, having not bothered to fully investigate Andrew's strength and methods, thought that overwhelming him with numbers was enough and it would cost them dearly.

After thinking for several minutes, Andrew began to issue orders, "Aki, infiltrate the warehouses that you know of and steal everything, then eliminate their owners, but wait until the attack begins."

Aki nodded her head and then retreated into the shadows again. Andrew had already given her the dimensional bag that he had received from Emilse when he helped her expose her husband's infidelity.

The space in it wasn't very big, but it would be enough to empty two warehouses, so it didn't worry him. With that said Andrew asked Helena to go find Oliver to plan how to defend against the attack.

Andrew had decided, to leave one of his enemies alive, because he still didn't know the location of his money and he didn't want to give it up. It was certainly dangerous to let an enemy loose, but Andrew was convinced that it would be easier to deal with a single enemy than three, so he wanted to act early.

After a few minutes, Helena returned accompanied by Oliver and the meeting began. Previously, Helena did not participate in these meetings, but since Andrew had called her his wife, she for some reason entered the office as if it was a natural and since no one expelled her from it, she remained there in silence.

While Andrew and the others were planning the defense of the Heavenly Palace, the other participants in this conflict were also carrying out their plans. At the Cherry Blossom store, Candice was meeting with Gastón, her trusted assassin, and her butler.

The assassin was telling Candice about the movements of the old Zoltan and also informing her of the movements of the other three who intended to attack the Heavenly Palace.

Candice only heard the report about the Heavenly Palace, but she didn't plan to do anything, because she wanted to see how Andrew solved that problem, however, the subject of the old man Zoltan was different.

"Have you secured the old man's money?" Candice asked, and the assassin who coordinated the entire network of information and assassination for her replied, "Yes my lady. The old man has 3 warehouses in different places in the city, but it won't be a problem to loot them all."

Candice smiled mischievously and in a delighted voice she said, "Very well, do it at midnight, I want every last coin and then eliminate that old man." The woman nodded her head and disappeared.

Despite the fact that the assassin had left and with that they would end the matter, the meeting was not really over, so Gastón asked, "Isn't it possible to take over his business too?"

"No, I really don't want to meddle too much in the business of the red light district, that area is very treacherous, plus I have little experience in those businesses," Candice replied, shaking her head.

Gastón smiled with relief because his question was not to encourage his boss to take over that business but to confirm her plans. He really didn't want to go into that area either, it was too muddy water and so he was glad to hear Candice say that she wouldn't.

On the other hand, the old man Zoltan also planned to make a move at night. He had found out that his three former comrades would attack the Heavenly Palace and decided to take advantage of the situation and finish them off before dealing with the Heavenly Palace and Candice.

His plan was similar to Andrew's, he would steal the money from the three men and then kill them, however, he had not thought that he was not the only one who thought that, much less that his executioner was hiding in the shadows.

The elder Zoltan was far more cunning than his three former comrades and had many guards guarding him and his treasury, however, any plan in the face of sheer force was ineffective.

Faced with Candice's strength and skill, he had no chance and he knew it, but somehow he had deceived himself after breaking relations with her, he believed that his plan was infallible, and for a moment he believed he was invincible.

In this way, the four groups had organized their plans and only waited for nightfall to make their moves. Everyone was confident in their respective plans, even so, Carolina and Helena were still nervous since they were new to this type of machinations.

Andrew noticed the girls' discomfort and nervousness, so he decided to defuse the situation by talking about a completely different topic. Out of nowhere, he said, "Then Helena, Carolina proposed that you become my wife."

Andrew's abrupt intervention surprised the two ladies and it wasn't strange, because until a few minutes ago they were talking about how to kill their enemies and now Andrew was talking about relationships.

Andrew couldn't bear to laugh out loud at the surprised expressions of the two girls. The uproarious laughter woke the girls up in surprise at him and then they got mad at him for making fun of them.

As if they had a tacit understanding between them, they ran towards him and began to hit him as if they wanted to kill him, but in reality, they were only acting because none of the blows had any force, they were just ashamed and it was the way they reacted to escape their shame.

Andrew played along and pretended to be in danger and tried to run away from them, but he quickly stopped playing and wrapped his arms around their waists and pulled them towards him. The girls did not resist and returned the hug.

As they held each other Andrew whispered, "I suppose you agree to be my wife, right?" Helena's cheeks flushed red. No one could see her embarrassed expression, because if they saw it they would be surprised.

Who would have thought that a woman of her experience would put on an expression like that? Unfortunately, no one saw her, and she responded with a small voice like a mosquito's, "Yes, I accept".

Hearing her, Andrew smiled and whispered again, "I suppose you don't object anymore, do you, Carolina?" Carolina didn't hesitate and she nodded her head, then Andrew said again, "So, we'll celebrate tonight when it's all over."