"So, Miss Faulkner came with a purpose today. I wonder what you mean by that?" Seraphina Sterling stopped in her tracks and looked at Aiden Faulkner, who was sitting beside Justin Hale.
"Young lady," Walter Sterling chimed in, "what do you mean by 'profitable'?" He couldn't quite figure out what was going on either.
Aiden Faulkner gave a faint smile, the very picture of a polished heiress. "Mr. Sterling, you may not enjoy shopping, so you might not be aware. There's a very popular line of jewelry right now, made from the shards of antique porcelain. It's incredibly sought-after, and the prices are quite high. Across all of Aethelgard—no, I should say, across all of Apex—it's only sold in two places. One is an antique shop called Apex Collections, and the other is the Gallagher Family's Jade Pavilion. You're a veteran of the business world, Mr. Sterling. I don't need to spell out the kind of profits involved; I'm sure you can imagine."
