By the next day, Goldenrose Hall welcomed its first noble clients. Their patronage spread my business's name throughout London. With their endorsement, I doubled the price for custom gowns, and soon, I was earning a fortune.
With money in hand, everything became easier.
While I managed Goldenrose Hall, Simon buried himself in his studies, just as I had hoped.
Everything seemed to be going smoothly. But I never expected that trouble would come so soon.