Chapter 150

Chpter 150

“To me, they're colleagues I work alongside before they're master craftsmen. That's why I can't accept your proposal.”

Lara's eyes went wide.

At a glance, her father's voice sounded angry.

She had never seen him speak like this, without a trace of a smile.

“Think it over again. With this venture, your house might rise even higher, mightn't it?”

“I don't wish for my house to grow. I'm content with what we have.”

“You'll regret it.”

A tense conversation drifted out of the room, where a voice she had never heard before was pressing her father with something between an offer and a threat.

“As you well know, countless houses wish to go into business with mine. Bear in mind that an offer like this is not easily made.”

“I'm grateful for the offer, but I must decline.”

“So there's no room for negotiation?”

“No.”

“And if your…