What happened next… They were well aware of that.
The Earl who perceived the encounter with this man as a blessing from above did not miss out on this chance of exploiting him.
In haste, he decided to form an agreement with the man and take over the rights of the soap-making process from him.
The man who was ignorant of the hidden scheme of the Earl fell for it thanks to his immense greed of collecting money from him.
The two negotiated numerous times and the commoner only agreed when the sum being offered by the Earl was exorbitant.
After all, according to him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime deal that would not happen again.
He must have assumed that even after selling the rights to the Earl, he would be able to make his own soap as he was the 'creator' in everyone else's sights.
However, due to his negligence, he had signed the documents without going through them thoroughly.
Dun Dun Dunn...! Rutherford wasn't deemed worthy of Viscount Valente's sister. How was this surprise? xD