The Starfield Farming Sovereign (Elizabeth Schofield) novel Chapter 199

The Farming Saint in the Starry Wasteland

Chapter 199 Penalty Fee

As he spoke, he reached to operate his device.

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Zachary’s face had gone far past ugly. It now looked dark and twisted, filled with shock, shame, and disbelief.

He swallowed hard and spoke in a rough voice, “N–no need. I believe you.”

With Oliver’s butler speaking in person and proof ready to show, arguing further would only make him look foolish.

Vaughn spoke calmly and sincerely, “Since you believe it, that’s good. Business depends on willing buyers and sellers. Ms. Schofield never forced you to buy anything. If you think the price is too high, you don’t have to purchase it. But accusing Ms. Schofield of fraud is unacceptable. That goes against both the kingdom’s trade laws and basic honesty.”

Those words sounded like a final judgment. Zachary had nothing left to say. His face turned red, then pale again, and he wished he could disappear into the ground.

Grinding his teeth, he forced out the words, “Elizabeth… I… I’m not buying it! Happy now?”

Elizabeth had been waiting for that moment. A bright smile spread across her face, beautiful like spring flowers, though it only hurt Zachary’s eyes to see it.

“Sure, that’s fine.” She smiled sweetly, her tone light. “Freedom of business, right? But did forget something? In front of all these people, you promised to buy everything. You also accepted the penalty rule I mentioned. If you back out, you pay 10% of the total. Ten percent of 57,155,200 stellar coins is 5,715,520 stellar coins. Please pay the penalty.”

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Zachary and Hannah felt like they’d been struck by lightning.

“Five million?! A penalty?! You must be joking!” Hannah screamed, completely losing control.

“Elizabeth, you…” Zachary shook with anger as well. He never thought she would actually demand it.

“Joking?” Elizabeth’s smile disappeared, her eyes turning sharp. “Do I look like I’m joking?”

She pulled up the video she had secretly recorded earlier. It clearly showed Zachary confidently saying he would buy everything, Hannah agreeing beside him, Elizabeth clearly mentioning the penalty rule, and the crowd’s voices acting as witnesses.

Elizabeth turned to the waiting crowd and said, “Guys, you saw what happened just now. Would you be willing to testify for me?”

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“We will!”

“We’ll all testify!”

“Mr. Zachary, keep your word like a real man!”

“Pay up!”

Vaughn stood to the side in silence, but clear disappointment showed in his eyes.

Then he added lightly, “Mr. Zachary, as someone serving in the military, you should understand the value of a promise better than most. Breaking your word is not the act of a gentleman. If this matter spreads, your reputation and your family’s reputation…”

He didn’t finish, but Zachary instantly grasped the weight of his words.

If Oliver found out he broke his promise and falsely accused someone of fraud, even his military future could be affected.

Cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Looking at Elizabeth’s steady gaze, the angry crowd around him, and Vaughn’s meaningful stare, he knew he would suffer losses today.

“I… I don’t have that much cash available right now…” Zachary said with difficulty, his voice dry and full of shame.

Even though he was the eldest son of the Knights, he had chosen a military career instead of managing the family business.

So the money he could freely use was only a few million.

Elizabeth was very easygoing about it. “No problem. You can write an IOU. Just pay it back within three days. Of course, if you’re late, interest will be added.”

Under countless watching eyes and the silent pressure from Vaughn, Zachary’s face turned ashen. His fingers trembled slightly. Still, he forced himself to sign the electronic IOU Elizabeth handed him and pressed his fingerprint onto it.

Debt: 57,155,200 stellar coins. Repayment period: Three days.

Watching the IOU appear and transfer to her device, Elizabeth smiled with satisfaction.

She ignored Zachary, who looked lifeless, and Hannah, whose pale face burned with hatred. Instead, she turned to Vaughn, her smile now much more sincere. “Sorry to keep you waiting, Vaughn. We’ll prepare your 3,000 orders right away.”

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Then, right in front of Zachary and Hannah, whose eyes looked ready to shoot flames, Vaughn swiftly completed the deal with Elizabeth.

It was a full 3,000 portions of strawberries, sweet potatoes, and potatoes. Payment was made in three batches, each one 180,480,000 stellar coins, making a total of 541/440,000 stellar

Each payment felt like a hammer blow, crushing what little pride and hope Zachary had left.

Watching Vaughn leave with guards and goods, watching Elizabeth’s account numbers rise higher and higher, and thinking about the five–million debt now hanging over him, Zachary felt everything around him grow dark. Hannah’s jealousy burned so fiercely that it seemed her eyes might bleed, yet she didn’t dare speak again.

The two of them fled Mercury Plaza in complete disgrace, surrounded by mocking laughter and sneering stares.

Vivian and the others had planned to use Hannah’s influence to cut the line and buy strawberries.

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