Only now did he realize that Lucy really was a princess!
Of course, Ren knew even more clearly that Lucy's father had originally possessed an enormous fortune, yet in just a short time, he had gone bankrupt!
Being able to amass so much wealth so quickly was obviously related to Layla! Layla bore the title of princess and was extremely important to the Fiore Royal Family! If Layla wanted to do business, wouldn't everything go smoothly? With the royal family protecting her, any business would be easy to run! That was how she had started from nothing and swiftly built such a huge estate!
To put it bluntly, Lucy's father was just a man living off a woman!
Speechless
"A man living off a woman! And a stupid one at that!"
Ren looked at Layla and silently pondered. Clearly, in the original story, Layla's so-called husband had been nothing but a man living off a woman. Unfortunately, that man did not even know he was living off a woman!
It could be said that the reason that man had become so wealthy and his business had flourished so greatly was entirely because of Layla's connections! Unfortunately, Layla had died early. Yet as long as Lucy remained, that business would not fail! After all, although the Eclipse Gate had been lifted, Lucy was still a princess! As long as Lucy remained, the Fiore Royal Family would continue to protect his family's business for Lucy's sake!
But Lucy's father seemed to understand none of this! He gradually alienated Lucy and even drove her to run away from home! Under such circumstances, who would care about an ordinary person?
Thus, his business plummeted. Once he discovered Lucy's importance, he sent Phantom Lord to bring Lucy back!
Unfortunately, what was the result? Lucy