RISE OF EROS

Chapter 282: CHAPTER 281

With Sonia's comment, not only Andrew was surprised, but everyone present had a look of disbelief on their faces. Before Andrew could react, Candice was quicker and asked with concern in her voice, "What do you mean by deficiencies?"

Everyone turned to look at Sonia. Leaving her cutlery on the table, noticing that everyone was looking at her, Sonia let out a sigh and began to explain, "There are several points. First of all, 90% of them were virgins until yesterday, so, although they know a lot about sex, since they were taught, knowing and practicing are two different things.

"You mean they know the theory, but they don't know how to apply it due to lack of experience?" Candice asked again and then added, "Haven't you tested those men when they were chosen?"

The second question showed confusion and that's why she looked at Andrew, but it was Sonia who answered, "Just like the houses of Madanes in the empire, the houses of gentlemen in this country do not reveal this information and obviously, they will not allow a practical test, so it is impossible to know this information until the transaction is made."

Andrew knew it was a risk, but since it was the only way to get courtiers, he could only bite the bullet. Candice, for her part, is unaware of this business, so she simply limits herself to understanding what Sonia has said.

"Do you think you can get them in shape in a month?" asked Andrew. Since he could not claim the gentlemen's house, he only had to train these men, so he looked seriously at Sonia.

Sonia, noticing Andrew's seriousness, smiled and replied, "It shouldn't be a problem. With the girls helping me, I will get them in shape, but…" Andrew was glad for Sonia's confidence in achieving the goal, but when he heard the "But," he wrinkled his face and asked, "But what?"

"Well, the problem is not just sexual," Sonia answered and added, "Certainly, they have good physiques and will be attractive to clients, and their stamina in bed is not bad, they just lack experience. The problem is in his seduction abilities."

"Don't they know how to attract a woman either? How do they intend to get clients to take their services?" Helena immediately intervened, almost shouting. Her reaction seemed over the top but it really wasn't.

Even Andrew was at the limit of his patience because obtaining sexual experience in a month with the help of the courtesans of the Cannaris Palace would not be complex, and Sonia had already assured him. Still, if they also could not seduce, then it was a serious problem.

"That's right. These men were only trained with sexual theory and muscle development, they don't know how to start a conversation with women, much less seduce them," Sofia clarified, with a dark expression.

The office fell into a dead silence with those words. Although not everyone understood this part of the business, everyone knew that in order for private services to be taken, the courtier or courtesan needed to encourage the clients to take them and if they could not even do that, the business was in danger.

"What do you think? Do you think you can train them in that?" Andrew suddenly interrupted the silence. Sonia did not respond immediately. She remained silent for a while as if thinking and after several seconds she said, "Honestly, I don't think I can train them to a good level in a month."

Again silence reigned. Andrew wrinkled his eyebrows as he thought and after a few seconds he spoke again, but this time looking at Helena, "What do you think? Do you have any solution?"

Helena had been the matron of Cannaris Palace before becoming Andrew's wife. She also had a lot of experience as a courtesan, so if anyone could provide a solution it was her.

"I think the problem with this issue is that Sonia doesn't think she can do it alone, right?" Helena commented looking at Sonia and she responded, "Yes. It is true that the other girls can help me, but I cannot supervise everything at the same time."

"The only thing I can think of is for me to support her. If we are both supervising, we could get better results," Helena said. Andrew, Oliver, Castor, and Carmen immediately wrinkled their eyebrows at this proposal.

Since Helena was pregnant, they didn't want her to overexert herself. In fact, they had fought hard to prevent Candice and Carolina from stopping working and yet they only agreed to work less.

For this reason, they did not want Helena to join the work also. Honestly, there was no problem working in this state, especially when they were only in the fourth month and it wasn't physical work, but it would still accumulate stress and that was what they wanted to avoid.

Helena, seeing how her husband the two guardians, and the maid were looking at her, immediately understood their thoughts and, letting out a sigh, said, "I know what worries you, but I'm just going to supervise, I won't overdo it, so don't worry."

Despite how reluctant he was, Andrew accepted Helena's proposal, "Okay, but Carmen must accompany you, to avoid any complications."

Andrew looked at Helena seriously and she smiled as she nodded. Then Andrew turned to look at Carmen and asked, "Can you help me with that?", to which Carmen responded enthusiastically, "You can rest assured, young master, even if I have to drag her, I will not allow her to exceed the limit."

Carmen's comment made Andrew smile, but her wives, on the contrary, felt a cold sweat on their backs at these words. Carmen might be just the head maid of the Cannaris Palace, but she had earned a status among Andrew and the others.

She was the closest thing to a mother they had and a very strict one. In fact, she was the one who managed to get Candice and Carolina to relax from their activities and they were all a little afraid of her.

It's ironic, but all of Andrew's wives are orphans. In fact, only Carolina had known her parents, but they had already died, so Carmen, as the eldest of the women in the Cannaris Palace, took on that role.

Perhaps because she had never had children, since she was a slave, and because of the good treatment and trust that Andrew and the others had given her, this woman had taken over the role of mother and had earned everyone's respect.

With that defined, Andrew continued the meeting, "Is there anything else to report?", and then Carolina said, "We should do market research. This country has a different culture than the empire and the clients will be women, so the business is different, so it would be good to know how the pleasure houses in this place operate." Find your next read at m_v l|e-NovelBin.net

Candice nodded agreeing with Carolina's proposal and added, "I agree. "We should send some of the girls to investigate." Andrew agreed with the idea and immediately told Sonia, "Lia and the other dancers are a bit unemployed, let's make them our market evaluators."

Normally, Andrew would visit the pleasure houses and evaluate them himself, but in this country, the pleasure houses were mostly for serving women, so he couldn't do that.

Furthermore, his wives would be against it. They were not opposed to Andrew having other wives and even having sex with other women, but they would never allow him to visit a pleasure house to experience its services.

Andrew couldn't understand the reasoning behind the rule, but he still followed it, because he already had many advantages and didn't want to take more. However, this did not matter in this situation, as Dunnas Palace was a pleasure house focused on girls, so it must be women who investigated.

At Andrew's comment, Sonia nodded and said, "No problem, I will tell them your order." "Remember to inform them that they will attend as clients, not as courtesans. Make it clear to them that they are going to be served, not to serve", added Andrew.

Sonia again nodded, assuring Andrew that she understood. "Anything else?", Andrew asked again, and seeing that no one said anything, Andrew ended the meeting.

"Well, Sonia, Héctor, Víctor, and Carmen, you can return to your activities", Andrew said and the four mentioned said goodbye. The others remained waiting for what Andrew was going to say, since it was obvious that he made them stay, to discuss something.

Andrew did not make them wait and the instant Victor and the others left he said, "Vala, you have shown your loyalty all this time and I think you deserve a reward, but what I want to give you will tie you to me forever. Are you willing?"

Andrew's words surprised Vala, but more than surprise, she was confused. Everyone else instantly understood what Andrew wanted to do, but Vala, who was unaware of the situation, did not know how to respond.

She remained silent and no one interrupted her thoughts. Then, after a few minutes, Vala spoke, "Will it stop me from being with Miss Candice?", to which Andrew smiled and replied, "No, actually it will bring you closer. Also, you can't call her miss anymore, she will soon be a mother, so she will now be Mrs."

At this comment, everyone laughed, except Candice, who was upset, although she was pretending. The term Mrs. implied age and that is why Candice did not like it, but when she remembered that she would be a mother, she did not complain, as it was the appropriate term.

After the laughter died down Vala spoke again, "If it doesn't stop me from being with Mrs. Candice, I have no problems." Andrew smiled at her response, but he wasn't the only one.

Castor was the happiest of all, but he didn't say anything. Andrew got up from his seat and walked to where Vala was, and placing his hand on her shoulder he gave her the guardian seal.