Awakening Love Reborn to Be His Duchess (Elowen Hale) novel Chapter 647

Chapter 647 Silverloom Exchange

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“For example, someone with a good memory like yours could learn bookkeeping, inventory records, or managing store accounts, Blowen said, her tone calm and practical as she spoke through the possibilities she had clearly considered many times before. “And women with stronger nerves or sharper instincts could work the front rooms of a business, oversee staff, deal with customers, even negotiate trade arrangements. Everybody’s suited to different kinds of work, which raeans everybody deserves a different way forward.”

Scarlet’s chest tightened unexpectedly at the words.

Elowen continued before she could respond.

“And if some of them eventually want to start small businesses of their own, I can lend them enough to rent a market stall or a small storefront somewhere in Vanelle. Once they begin earning properly, they can repay me gradually over time.”

Scarlet stared at her for a moment before murmuring almost absentmindedly, “That sounds almost like… a lending house.”

Elowen smiled faintly and nodded.

“A little, I suppose. Except I don’t plan on charging them interest.”

Scarlet’s eyes reddened all over again.

This time, though, it had nothing to do with sadness.

It was something warmer than that.

“I’ve actually been planning this for a long while now,” Elowen admitted. “I even came up with a name already. Silverloom Exchange.”

As she said it, her gaze lifted toward Scarlet, bright and steady in a way that made Scarlet’s breath catch.

“And there’s something even more important,” Elowen added gently. “I want you to oversee it for me.”

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Scarlet froze.

“Me?” she asked in disbelief, looking genuinely shaken by the suggestion. “Your Grace… manage it? But I’ve never handled anything like that before.”

Elowen laughed softly.

“You’d never worked in a ducal household before coming to Duskmoor Manor either, and yet you mastered every responsibility I gave you faster than half the people born into noble service. You notice details other people miss, and your memory’s excellent. If I place Silverloom Exchange in your hands, I’ll be able to trust it completely.”

Then she leaned a little closer, amusement warming her voice.

“And this isn’t some tiny errand either. You’d be managing a great many people. If things go

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ught even end up handling overseas trade someday. At that point, who knows? Maybe Draven won’t even be worthy of you anymore.”

Scarlet burst out laughing despite herself, and the ache she had carried inside her chest all afternoon slowly began dissolving beneath Elowen’s teasing.

Yet even while laughing, tears still slipped helplessly down her cheeks.

Only this time, she was smiling through them.

Elowen watched her for a moment and understood immediately that the heaviness buried inside Scarlet’s heart had finally loosened considerably, so she reached over and gently patted the back of her hand.

“All right, enough tears,” she said warmly. “Later tonight I’ll discuss everything properly with Cassian. Once we settle the details, he can bring the matter before His Majesty, and after that we’ll move forward step by step. In the meantime, think carefully about whether this is something you truly want. And if it isn’t, you don’t have to force yourself into accepting it.”

Scarlet nodded quickly before wiping at her eyes.

Outside the windows, the afternoon sunlight streamed across the chamber in broad golden bands.

Scarlet remained standing there within the light, her entire figure softened beneath the pale glow.

And for the first time in years, she suddenly felt as though the suffering she had endured no longer weighed quite so heavily on her shoulders.

The burdens she had carried silently for so long seemed to loosen little by little beneath that warmth until

they no longer felt like stones pressing against her chest.

Instead, they drifted away like smoke fading into open air.

Later that evening, after washing and changing for bed, Elowen curled comfortably against Cassian beneath the blankets and finally told him about Scarlet’s worries.

Cassian reclined against the headboard with one arm loosely around her waist while his fingers absently combed through her hair as he listened.

When she finished, he gave a thoughtful hum.

“So that’s what’s been troubling her,” he murmured. “She’s ashamed of where she came from.”

Elowen sighed softly.

“There’s definitely some of that. But honestly, I’ve never understood why men spend fortunes chasing pleasure in places like the Velvet Lantern, only to turn around and look down on the women trapped there afterward.

She paused briefly, genuine regret surfacing in her expression.

“The sad part is that Scarlet has no intention of telling anyone about her past, which means Draven will

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probably never know the truth. Poor man. He’s clearly serious about her. I imagine this is going to hurt him for quite a while.”

Then, after another moment of thought, she slowly exhaled.

“Although maybe it’s for the best. There’s every chance Draven might’ve judged her for it too once he learned the truth. Scarlet deserves better than that. And honestly, even if she never marries at all, she’ll still do perfectly fine on her own. She’s capable enough for that.”

Not long afterward, Elowen began explaining her plans for Silverloom Exchange in greater detail.

Cassian listened with obvious admiration.

“Silverloom E

nge is a good name,” he said sincerely.

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stomach against his chest, speaking more animatedly now that she had fully launched

carlet everything yet. My actual plan is for Silverloom Exchange to produce luxury ough to be offered directly to His Majesty. If I want his support, then naturally I need to on to care about the business in the first place.”

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to the royal weaving houses before this. Aveylor only has two major textile bureaus connected the Crown. One is the southern weaving house, and the other belongs to the Ministry of the orks here in Vanelle. Both are large operations, but they’ve been producing the same styles for he patterns are repetitive, the craftsmanship never changes, and nobody’s willing to create

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