Leon did have more than enough money, so that 1,000 platinum coins would be a drop in the bucket for him currently. However, the price—1,000 platinum coins—was exorbitant in itself, asking for 100,000 gold coins. Even nobles would struggle to afford this price.
From the way he saw it, even Marquess houses would have to think twice before considering such an exorbitant price just to get a VIP title, a 30% discount, and some other benefits that were kept secret.
He now realized why it looked like she wasn't liking where the conversation was going. She could never expect a young man like him, whom she might assume came from some low noble house based on appearance alone—which wasn't even true as he wasn't even a noble—to pay such a price upfront. That just seemed impossible for someone like him.
