The Money Master, Volume 4.

Jean‑Jacques is a man whose life is a tangle of mills, farms, a cheese‑factory project and a sprawling network of loans. After his daughter Zoe’s sudden departure, the pressures of mortgaging his own estates to keep the money flowing begin to crowd his every thought. He moves from one enterprise to the next, trying to steady the precarious balance that keeps his family and creditors from collapsing under the weight of his ambitions.

Friends and rivals alike watch his frantic pace. The seasoned financier M. Mornay sees in Jean‑Jacques a raw talent, a “general in the financial field,” while the clerk of the court notes the relentless energy that drives him onward despite repeated setbacks. Their conversations reveal a portrait of a man who refuses to pause, believing that constant motion is the only antidote to the misfortunes that threaten to overwhelm him.