Chapter 515: Cursed With Success
The matter was settled, and the King of Italy was welcomed to stay the weekend in Tyrol, to get a feel for the world Bruno intended to create.
Meanwhile, Bruno returned to his palace, his home. By now, after eight years of dedicated construction, and all the money and labor Bruno could pour into it, his family’s future home was nearly complete.
At most, 10% of it was still under construction.
The estate grounds served as an operational fortress, symbolic as a capital, luxurious as a home, functional as a seat of government, yet were still growing in the depths and fringes, just as Bruno’s empire is.
It was a residence built to survive the end of the world if need be, and its ongoing construction was dedicated primarily to those purposes.
Even so, that didn’t stop him and his family from enjoying its vast grounds and the amenities within them. Bruno himself found his wife waiting at the door, with a liter of beer in hand, as she hugged and kissed her husband, all while whispering into his ears.
"So... How did your meeting go?"
Bruno grabbed the beer out of Heidi’s hands and sipped its foam while kissing the woman on the lips in a way that transferred it to her own face, forming a mustache out of suds as he responded to her greeting.
"Excellent. I’ve secured a proper husband for our daughter, Anna. When she comes of age in approximately ten years, that is...."
Heidi wiped her lip by plucking Bruno’s pocket square out of his coat, and using it for its intended purpose, she then nifty made sure it was seated perfectly in its proper place before adding an additional pat to the man’s chest.