Chương 376: Villain in black

Cassius pov contd.

"I.. I apologize, my lord. But there is another matter that needs your attention, '' he said, shivering again.

"And what is that?" I asked as annoyance filled me further.

"My lord, when we sent the men to take our investments back. The land was in the name of earl Alcantra not in the name of marquess Wiltshire. And since it was not in his name anymore. We could not claim it back. In fact, most of the properties are sold to others or paid as loans. And I am not sure if the marquees had so many treasures to pay us back the gold equals so many properties. As a noble the man had asked his estate and vassal families to pay more as tax so that he could cover up the losses."