Chapter 69 - 1310
Lois asked the serfs to pack the olive oil soap bars from the stall at the Saturday market and take them back to the cart while she carried the box with the day’s sales. She had a knack for trade, and the business kept growing.
Nicholas was supervising the safe loading of the soap when she reached him. “How was trade this time, Madame Provence?” he asked, placing an arm around her waist.
She liked it when he called her that. “Better than last week, Monsieur Provence,” she replied. “If business goes on like this, we might be able to start building the home for orphans when spring comes.”
Although it had never been said in so many words, it had become their common goal in life, so important that Nicholas declined to lead a team to subvert Amaury and restore Henry to the
