Card Apprentice Daily Log

Date- 12 Oct 22XX

Time- 18:36

Location- Central Region, Capital city, Duskborn Mansion

"Fifth elder, you didn't have to. I can easily gather that money within the time limit," Getting the notification of the money being credited to his account Ellen's father hurriedly persuades Fifth Elder to take the money back.

"Little Nephew, I have no doubt that you can gather the buy-in money within the time limit but the human heart is fickle and prone to sin. Not to mention two years is a lot of time for a sudden change of heart. Nephew, you are too good for your own good, the outside world is not the same as your family, and they will not hesitate to take advantage of your trusting nature. So it is in your best interest to get ahead of this one," Fifth Elder did not give in to his nephew's persuasion.

After giving what Fifth Elder said a thought, Ellen's father finally decided to use the money given to him by the Fifth Elder to buy his way in as a partner in his commander's firm, "Fifth Elder, thank you and I will definitely pay the family back."

"..." Hearing her husband promise the fifth elder to pay the money back which was his, to begin with, could not help but let out a long sigh and wonder how blind was she to marry this man.

"Do as you see fit," Fifth elder was more than happy to hear his idiotic nephew promise to return the money to the family. At this point, the Fifth elder began to admire his brother for his teachings to his nephew as even he could not raise such a willing slave for the family.

"Thank you," Ellen's father thanked feeling grateful that his uncle gave him the chance to repay the family. As he was really touched by the family's gesture of lending him money to start a new career and a little extra to buy gifts for his daughter. His heart was filled with nothing but warmth for the family.

"Fifth Elder, it would be good if you could add a little extra for us to rent and move to a house closer to Ellen's kindergarten and his new workplace," Ellen's mother said seeing how the Fifth Elder for a change was in a giving mood.

"What are you saying woman? Are you out of your mind?" Hearing that his wife wanted to move out of the Duskborn family mansion Ellen's father immediately reprimanded her.

"What? Would it be more efficient for you and Ellen for use to move to a location that is close to her kindergarten and your new job? This way we save a lot of time wasted in commute," Ellen's mother justified her idea to her husband but seeing that he was still not convinced to move out of the Duskborn family mansion she added, "Fifth Elder, don't you think what I am saying is reasonable?"

Except for Ellen's father, everyone in the family knew the only reason, Ellen and her family were allowed to live in the Duskborn family mansion were because they were hostages in case Ellen's father suddenly had enough of the family and decides to rebel. Now that Ellen's mother was trying to get out of the cage, how could Fifth elder agree to it? Just when he was about to come up with a reason to reject her idea to move out of the Duskborn mansion he heard her continue to say, "Fifth Elder, don't you agree that it would be easier for him to achieve what you want if we were to live near to his new workplace?"

'Is she threatening me?' this thought came to Fifth Elder's mind after hearing his niece-in-law address him twice. Thinking of this Fifth Elder's mood suddenly pivoted for the worse. Nobody likes to be threatened, this was true for people like Fifth Elder. But he did not let his mad rage surface on his face because he need this one to go smoothly.

There was a reason why the Fifth Elder did not directly inform his nephew of what his niece-in-law and he had planned. If his nephew were to know that they planned to screw over his commander then no matter how loyal he was to the family he would never agree to it. Therefore he planned with his niece-in-law to lead his nephew to the endgame and then coerce him using the family sentiment into pulling the trigger. To get to the point he needed his niece-in-law's cooperation. Who seems to not mind using that to threaten him to get her way.

"What are you speaking woman?" Ellen's father did not understand what his wife was saying. What did the fifth elder want him to achieve? What was his wife babbling on about?

"Ahem, nephew, your wife is right. Instead of wasting most of your day commuting just to live in this old mansion alongside your family, you should move to a location near your new workplace. It will not only save some time by shortening the commute distance but also make it more efficient for you to tend to your clients," Fifth Elder chose to give in to his niece-in-law's demand for now as it did not matter where she lived. Once she had entered the Duskborn family she can only die as the Duskborn family ghost. If she thought that she had escaped the clutches of the Duskborn family just by moving out of the family mansion, she would be proved dreadfully wrong when the time comes. As for her audacity to threaten him, once this project had reached its conclusion and he did not need her, it would not be too late for him to have his naive niece-in-law brush up on the Duskborn family laws and regulations.

"Thank you, elder," Ellen's mother immediately thanked the Fifth Elder not waiting for her husband to open his stupid mouth, and added, "Fifth Elder, Ellen is a growing child and loves to play with her friends over. So, I was hoping that we could rent something that would not fill crowded when she invites her friend over."