Chapter 125: A little scam idea
They had to wait till a night Cedric wasn’t in to leave; for an odd reason, Abrielle felt Zoltana was hiding something from her, but she didn’t pry much. She was going to give her evidence of doubt since the system trusts Zoltana.
Later that day Abrielle spent her time at the study trying to go through the monthly reports. Her main goal was to find a way to siphon funds in a way Lucas and Cedric would not be informed of. More like a little scam plot.
Cedric didn’t still go to the palace, it felt like he was trying to defy someone. Abrielle was seated on a small desk different from the main desk meant for Cedric; conveniently, there was a window by the desk that made it easier for her to get able to take sneak peeks outside.
The training grounds were in the backyard close to the study, so from the study window, she had a good view of him. Although she wasn’t stealing glances or anything, while studying, her eyes were drawn to the sounds of swords clashing against each other.
She caught the sight of Cedric duelling against Elias, although she might not call it a duel, but a one-sided fight against Elias, who could barely hold his ground. It made her wonder why Cedric bothered duelling with his subordinates when he was way stronger than them.
Yuki meowed, drawing its master’s attention to him; up till now, she hadn’t informed Cedric of the cat that had already made the castle its home; Abrielle never bothered to mention it. A busy guy like him could care less if his wife kept a cat. Although there was a possibility he already knew.
"What’s wrong Yuki?" Abrielle Asked picking up the white feline from the floor to rub its fur while it purred. Yuki didn’t react and just enjoyed Abrielle rubbing its fur. It was a little attention seeker.
"Are you hungry?" She asked; hearing about food, Yuki finally reacted. It was already noon so she thought Yuki was hungry, so she called over a maid to take away the cat and feed it. To her shock, Yuki didn’t want to part with Abrielle, her brows furrowed, wondering what the cat wanted.
"Just leave with her; I need to concentrate while working. I can’t accompany you to eat," Abrielle said as a matter of fact. Despite his protest, Yuki was still carried away by the maid while the princess could finally focus on her work.
After a lot of thinking she thought of using an indirect method to get funds. An inflated budget, from the method Lucas suggested, the household was to make direct payments for her expenditures, but Abrielle decided to speak to Cedric about her having an allowance to manage her expenses herself.
That way, she can inflate the value or include non-existing items to increase the budget. This was a common method used by most wives. They would request an inflated receipt, which would be submitted to their household while the extra money was kept in merchant banks.