RISE OF EROS

After resting for a while, Andrew got out of bed and went to the bathroom to take a shower. Carolina was quite tired, as the stimulation of her erogenous zones was more agonizing than it seemed, so she stayed in bed asleep.

It wasn't even noon yet, so Andrew couldn't be in bed that early, not to mention that because of everything that had happened he hadn't been able to check the ledgers on the previous day's earnings, so Andrew set about finishing that.

Business was in full swing. The aftermath of the monster stampede had passed and the red light district was back to normal and the Heavenly Palace thanks to its dance room, was making better profits than ever.

As they went about their business, little did they know that Gaston was scolding Candice for going out the way she did. Gaston was normally very calm and always followed Candice's lead, but that was because he was very fond of her and that was also the reason he was scolding her.

While he knew Candice had some feelings for Andrew and to some extent trusted him, it wasn't to the point of absolute trust, so when he found out that Candice had gone to visit him unannounced and unprotected, he couldn't help but be annoyed at how worried he was.

The strange thing was that while he didn't trust Andrew 100%, he didn't think he was going to hurt Candice. What he was worried about was other people taking advantage of Candice's carelessness.

Candice is a businesswoman who got to where she was with a lot of effort and that did not come without creating some enemies, it was them that Gaston was worried about, because he knew that those people were just waiting for the opportunity and Candice had just given them one.

Fortunately, nothing happened, but he would not allow Candice to continue to act as recklessly as she had. Candice knew she had been too impulsive, so she didn't answer Gaston's scolding, she simply took it as she felt she deserved it.

Although she is an intelligent woman with a strong personality, she also has a lot of respect for her closest collaborators like Gaston, so she does not dare to say anything, as she knew he was right and all this scolding comes from concern.

After Gaston had calmed down, he began to question the reasons why Candice had visited Andrew and she kept nothing from him. When Gaston heard Candice's story, he became angry again, as he felt that Candice had acted more stupidly than he initially thought.

Candice just shrugged her shoulders and accepted the new scolding because now, that she thought things through with a cool head, she had to admit that her behavior was pretty stupid.

"So, what do you plan to do?" asked Gaston resuming his calmness and Candice answered decisively, "Dinner was moved up to tomorrow and he will tell me everything."

Gaston couldn't help but wrinkle his eyebrows and ask, "Will you still attend? That could be dangerous", but Candice replied confidently, "Dinner will be at the restaurant a thousand delights."

When Gaston heard the name of the restaurant he somehow calmed down. Many did not know it, but that restaurant was owned by Teresa, the wife of Marquis Valoide, and being a close friend of Candice, she would not allow anything to happen to her, so Gaston relaxed.

Despite those assurances, they would not just go without planning anything, so they quickly began brainstorming ideas trying to organize the best conditions for the meeting.

The Shadow members were extremely efficient, as shortly after lunch they sent word to Oliver about the restaurant Candice had invited him to.

He knew that Candice at this point distrusted him, so it was natural for her to choose a place that made her feel safe and that could be a threat to Andrew, so he sent agents to investigate.

Although Shadow's agents were efficient, the information they found was not very extensive. The only thing they had managed to find was that the restaurant belonged to a very influential person and that it was extremely safe.

It was a luxury restaurant that only the nobles and wealthiest people of the city could enter and that surprised Andrew because he could not imagine the strength of that restaurant, so the nobles and wealthy went there without any fear.

However, Shadow's agents had managed to crack that mystery. While they could not find out who the owner was, they could find out that there were always 2 experts of Castor's level stationed in that place and that alone proved their power.

While it was true that two experts of that level would be no match for Oliver, it had to be kept in mind that Shadow's agents said that was the minimum number of stationed experts, so there could be more than two and even some higher-level experts.

Knowing that Andrew got serious and began planning the encounter. While he was sure things would not go wrong, it was better to be safe than sorry, so he and Oliver chatted for several hours on the subject.

Soon the evening came and the red light district came alive. The Heavenly Palace was crowded with customers and as was customary the managers and owners of the nearby pleasure houses again came to investigate the dance room.

They had been at it for a long time now and still couldn't figure it out. In fact, Andrew had noticed that these men, no longer coming just to investigate, but to enjoy the place, were practically regular customers, although they had never requested the private service of a dancer, let alone in-room services.

Andrew paid no attention to them. He had become accustomed to them and simply let them be, as he had many more important things to attend to. While everyone was enjoying themselves, Andrew wasn't idle either and was having fun with his wives in the office.

As Carolina had joined him in the morning, she was not participating, leaving her two sisters to suffer at Andrew's hands. He did not waste his opportunity and pressed their erogenous zones while they had sex, causing Helena and Aki to end up in the same pitiful state as Carolina in the morning.

Like her, Helena and Aki wanted to know what was going on, but Andrew didn't tell them, he just enjoyed their bodies leaving them exhausted. Obviously, he was in no better shape than they were, but he was proud of his work.

Due to the fierce activity, the three of them went to rest early that night, as they were exhausted. The next morning they got up early as usual and after breakfast, they received the 5 courtesans sent by Nadila.

The girls were pretty and of a similar age to Sonia, some were even a few years older, but they were humble and willing to learn. Unlike Nadila these girls did not underestimate the yoga postures, as they had already been warned.

Although they were a bit skeptical when they saw the postures Sonia was teaching them, they were quickly convinced when they started training. Andrew paid no attention to this, he just left it in Sonia's hands, he had to get ready for the meeting with Candice.

What Andrew didn't know was that things would soon get hectic. It turns out that the managers and owners of the pleasure houses near the Heavenly Palace being unable to uncover the mysteries of the dance room, had made a plan that seemed foolproof to them.

They all got together in a sort of alliance and communicated with one of the most powerful pleasure houses in the central region of the Red district. The agreement was simple, they would give the owner of this place the information they knew and when they discovered the secrets of the dance room, they would share with them.

Fortunately, they were smart enough to approach one of the neutral pleasure houses in the place. The Nine Heavens pleasure house is one of the local tyrants in the central area, which is said to be only 5 other businesses on par.

Unexpectedly, this house of pleasure was run by a lady who, despite her beautiful and delicate appearance, was quite powerful. Not that she was an expert, but she had many experts under her command, so few dared to provoke her.

Despite her strength, she was not looking to expand like most businesses in the red light district, so no one bothered her, however, that did not mean she would turn down an opportunity to make more money, so when she received the information from Andrew's rivals, she immediately sent some agents to investigate the Heavenly Palace.

Andrew was ignorant of this situation and continued with his activities as usual, not noticing that there were now more people watching his movements. However, Oliver noticed the increase in hidden agents and prepared accordingly.

He could not locate them, as they were as skilled as Raven, but he still knew they were being watched. Raven was another of those who noticed that there were more people watching the Heavenly Palace, but he did not intervene, nor did he come into conflict with them, he just kept watch.

Just as Raven had noticed them, these agents noticed him, and seeing that a powerful expert like Raven was watching this place, they immediately became alert, since they knew that the Heavenly Palace was not normal.