“None.” Harlem said seriously, “I’ve already mobilized all the connections that I could, and I’ve also looked for quite a number of private detectives and informants from the security department. However, none of them could find any clues that are related to the both of them.”Jefferson hurriedly asked, “Is it because those detectives and informants are not serious and meticulous enough when they are searching for clues?”Harlem let out a wry smile helplessly as he said, “Dad, in the process of looking for clues, they even unexpectedly discovered seven to eight foreign spies. The intensity of this search effort is absolutely unprecedented, but simply no valuable clues have been found.”Jefferson let out a long sigh. “Sigh! This is too preposterous! There was such a big accident in the tunnel back then, but both of them could actually just disappear and evaporate into thin air. This is simply too unimaginable!”Harper hurriedly said, “Dad, the more unimaginable it is, the more this
“What?! Helen?!”When Jefferson, who was aged, heard Helen’s voice, his whole body was stunned, as though he had just gotten struck by lightning!He could discern his daughter’s voice, but he could not believe that this was actually happening.So, in this instant, he felt as though his heart was suddenly beating at twice its original speed, and his entire chest cavity was filled with vague pain because of the violent heartbeat.He clutched onto his chest as he subconsciously confirmed, “You… are you truly Helen?!”As soon as he said these words, the several members of the Dunn family who were around him were also stunned!Harlem blurted out and asked, “Dad, is it really Helen?!”Hayes hurriedly said, “Dad, hurry up and turn on the phone speaker!”Jefferson fumbled to turn on the phone speaker. After that, Helen, who was on the other end of the line, choked up and said, “Dad, it’s really me. I’m still alive. Sophie is also alive, and she is right beside me now.”Sophie nearly b
At this time, Helen and Sophie were cautiously hiding inside the dry ditch by the roadside as they waited for their family’s arrival.Very soon, two white lights appeared at the end of the road. The commercial vehicle driven by Harlem had already driven toward the predetermined location.Jefferson hurriedly called Helen and said to her, “Helen, can you see our car?”Helen said, “Dad, I see a car that is about five to six hundred meters away from us, but I cannot be sure whether it is your car.”Jefferson then said, “I’ll ask your eldest brother to flash the high beam twice.”When Harlem heard this, he quickly flashed the high beam twice.At this time, Helen walked out of the ditch at the side before she waved her hand at the vehicle on the path.Hayes, who was sitting on the passenger seat, saw her at a glance, and he said excitedly, “It’s Helen! Hurry up and go over there!”Harlem stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove the commercial vehicle there.Immediately afterward
There were many people who were thinking about Quinn’s concert in the whole of Aurous Hill.Amongst them was the young master of the Schulz family, Jaime.At this time, Jaime did not know about the news that his mother and sister were both safe and sound. He was still at the Aurous Hill Olympic Centre to communicate about certain small details regarding the concert’s venue.In truth, Jaime’s company was simply the sponsor for Quinn’s concert. Generally speaking, this kind of sponsor only needed to fork out money. As for the real performance scheduling, stage construction, and promotional materials, Quinn’s agency should be dealing with these matters, and this had nothing to do with Jaime at all.However, he had secretly reached a collaboration with the venue. The venue was clearly leasing the venue to Quinn’s agency to hold the concert, but they had actually been bribed by Jaime behind the scenes. They had received money from Jaime, and they were preparing surprises for Quinn in va
Jaime nodded in satisfaction and smiled longingly as he said, “When the time comes, this mysterious Mr. S will certainly become the hot topic of discussion on the entire network!”Speaking of this, Jaime suddenly had an idea, and he blurted out, “By the way, you also have to come up with a prize participation activity. Anyone who shows support and encouragement for Mr. S under this hot topic will have an opportunity to participate in the lottery!”His assistant hurriedly asked, “Young Master, how would you like to set the prizes for the lottery?”Jaime smiled and said, “Since I want to share my happiness with everyone, I’ll naturally have to be more generous. Why don’t we do this, then? Draw for one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes. The first prize will be a Rolls-Royce Phantom, the second prize will be a Bentley Mulsanne, and the third prize will be a Mercedes-Benz G-class.”His assistant exclaimed in admiration, “Young Master, you’re being too generous for t
When Jaime heard these words, he was instantly dumbfounded.He did not come back to his senses for more than ten seconds.When Jefferson, who was on the other end of the line, saw that Jaime was not responding, he could not help but ask, “Jaime, are you listening to me?It was only then that Jaime responded and said, “Yes, I’m listening to you. Grandpa, you said that my mom and Sophie are back? Is that true?!”“Yes!” Jefferson replied solemnly, “Would I joke about such things?! Hurry up and come back quickly!”Jaime hurriedly said, “Okay, Grandpa. I’ll come back now!”After he was done speaking, Jaime immediately hung up the phone and said to his assistant, “You stay behind and continue communicating with the people over here. There is something that I have to do first.”As soon as these words left his mouth, Jaime ran out in a hurry.After getting into the car, Jaime wanted to start the car quickly, but at this time, he suddenly hesitated for a moment.He was completely froze
Although the Wade family was very suspicious, Sheldon had outsmarted himself, and he had given the Wade family an excellent reason to push the blame away from themselves. So, Cadfan did not dare to continue pressuring the Wade family now.At this moment, Jaime’s phone call suddenly came through.Cadfan was a little irritated as he answered the call and spoke up, “Jaime, have you found any clues about your father?”Jaime was surprised, and he subconsciously asked, “Grandpa, what are you talking about? Find clues about my father? What happened to my father?”It was only then that Cadfan realized that ever since Sheldon had met with a mishap, he had not asked anyone to inform Jaime about this matter at all throughout the whole day.So, even though Jaime was also in Aurous Hill, he had no idea that his father had already gone missing.So, Cadfan sighed and said, “Jaime, there is bad news. Your father, he… is missing.”“What?!” Jaime was dumbfounded, and he blurted out and asked, “Gr
After hanging up the phone, Cadfan felt as though there was a flash of blindness before him.Arrington, who was aside, hurriedly came forward and asked cautiously, “Lord Schulz… did Helen Dunn and the eldest young lady truly return to the Dunn family?!”Cadfan rubbed his temples, and he nodded in a disheveled and powerless manner as he sighed and said, “Arrington, it seems as though things have developed and gone in the worst direction…”Arrington hurriedly asked, “Lord Schulz, why are you saying this?”Cadfan let out a long sigh and said, “Sigh… All of this is extremely consistent with the worst-case scenario that I had previously come up with. Things have already begun to develop in the direction that I want to see the least. The Schulz family is really going to face big trouble this time!”Arrington asked in surprise, “Lord Schulz… you had previously assumed that the both of them, mother and daughter, would be safe and sound?”“That’s right…” Cadfan rubbed his temples and said
Helena waved her hand dismissively. "You don't have to. As you mentioned, procuring the hardware for the AI models comes with its own costs. I'd rather take a loss myself than let you suffer. After all, you're already of such an age, and having had a stroke once before. If you end up losing something and it affects your mood, leading to a relapse, wouldn't that make me the bad guy?" "No, no, no!" Harrison, ignoring the subtle mockery, hurried over to Helena with great urgency and reassured, almost desperately, "Buying the hardware for Your Majesty is something we should do. Please accept it." As he said it, he lamented with regret, "Your Highness, I'm old, and my mindset is molded in the conservative mode because of decades of experience, and bargaining is one of them. Nevertheless, please rest assured that we will never again bargain when doing business with you." After experiencing the powerful effect of the Healing Pill, Harrison keenly realized that the pill must be a life-sa
Harrison immediately caught the implication in her words and, with a smile, said, "Your Majesty, you are truly a brilliant negotiator. I've never seen someone so young yet able to control the pace of negotiations so skillfully! With you at the helm, the Nordic royal family is sure to soar to new heights!" Helena smiled and said, "You think too highly of me. I can control the rhythm well because I have a good mentor." "I wonder who your mentor is?" Harrison asked curiously. "I would like to meet him if there is a chance." Helena said lightly, "My mentor prefers to act with a low profile and isn't fond of the vanity that comes with fame, but I believe that you will have the opportunity to meet him in the future." "That would be wonderful!" Harrison replied with a beam. Helena then said, "It's getting late. I'll take my leave now." Harrison nodded. As he saw Helena turn to leave, he remembered something and hurriedly called after her, "Hold on, Your Majesty!" "Yes, Mr. Roths
Seeing Harrison with his head down in deep thought, Helena knew he definitely wouldn't follow the original plan to pass the position of family head to Julien. Sure enough, Harrison lifted his head with a chuckle and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to New York and attend my family meeting to establish the heir. Your presence truly brings us great honor!" Feigning a surprised expression, Helena asked, "Aren't we going to announce Julien's succession today? Why have you changed your mind?" Harrison waved her off and, with a slightly embarrassed smile, said, "Plans can't keep up with changes, and changes always outpace plans. Until this morning, I never imagined I could regain my health. Don't you think so?" Helena smiled slightly. "Your recovery is partly due to Julien's devotion, which seems to have touched God himself." Despite what she said, she couldn't help mumbling under her breath, "Harrison really did change his mind,
The wealth of the Rothschild family had long been beyond the estimation or calculation of outsiders. Over the years, they had made both visible and hidden investments in countless fields. All offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as long as they remained unlisted, were not required to disclose shareholder information. Among them were numerous companies in which the Rothschild family held shares or even controls. The true value of these holdings was impossible to verify. Even for listed companies, shareholder information was only disclosed in the primary market. The secondary market was bought and held through various channels that were impossible to count. In addition, the Rothschild family had investments in real estate, energy, mining, transportation, and other areas around the world. It could be said that any industry that was at the forefront of the trend could make enormous wealth. In colonial times, Britain was known as the em
Since both Harrison and Helena had reached an agreement, Helena took out a pen and amended the details of the contract. The whole process was recorded, and coupled with Helena's identity as the Nordic Queen and the high traffic on the internet, she was not at all worried that Harrison would go back on his word. After the two sides agreed on the terms of the contract, Harrison wrote his name on the contract, and then the two sides exchanged agreements, and the contract was officially in effect. After everything was settled, Helena put the contract away, turned off the video recording on her phone, and beamed, "It's been a pleasure working together, Mr. Rothschild!" Harrison hastily asked, "Y-Your Majesty, can you please give me the pill now?" "Of course." Helena handed him the pill swiftly and said, "Even though my family doesn't have a lot of money, we always attach great importance to the spirit of the contract." Harrison stretched out his trembling hand and took the pill.
Helena said, "Mr. Harrison, your family is involved in almost all of the institutions that are major shareholders of Nvidia, and you also hold a lot of floating shares in the secondary market. You got these shares very early, and the chips were very low. As Nvidia's stock price has gone up to over 1 trillion, you have made a lot of money." Harrison had just breathed a sigh of relief when he received a concession of 10 billion, so when Helena started to talk about his past, he quickly explained, "Business is business... Whatever we earn from Nvidia shouldn't be mixed with this matter, w-w-wouldn't you agree, Your Majesty?" "Agreed." Helena nodded. "However, since I'm granting you a hundred billion in hardware costs, this absolutely ties back to Nvidia. You'll ultimately need to procure the AI model hardware through them, and as a shareholder, any bulk orders from Nvidia will effectively be you moving money from one hand to the other." "First, even if the listed cost is a hundred b
Helena was not afflicted by Harrison's annoyance. She said lightly, "Calm down, Mr. Harrison. I haven't finished." After a short pause, she continued, "I want your model for my own use, not for any commercial use, which means it will have no impact on your original market. I just want a completely identical replica for my own use. For you, it's nothing more than giving me a copy, a set of hardware, and twenty years of maintenance fee. That shouldn't cost much, right?" "H-How can I be sure that y-you won't use it for commercial purposes?" Helena smiled and said, "That's the specific detail I'll talk about next. You will still pay me 100 billion dollars, but I will sign a contract with you stating that 50 billion dollars of that will be returned to you at the rate of 2.5 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years. "If you stop upgrading and maintaining the model, I will stop the subsequent return of the money." "If I use your AI model for commercial purposes, you can immedi
Helena added, "In fact, Mr. Rothschild, if you were willing to sacrifice yourself for the family's sake, you could save this money and allow it to contribute to the future development of the family. Who knows—perhaps your descendants would even build a monument in your honor." Feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen, Harrison covered his stomach and waved her off. "Alright, t-that's enough. Since it's a deal, y-you name your price, a-and I can negotiate, so let me give you... a one-and-done price." With that, he held up five fingers, resolutely declaring, "50 billion dollars! Not a penny more! Any more, and even if I regain my health, I'll feel miserable. Just thinking about spending hundreds of billions on a single pill might ruin my happiness in old age." The thought of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a single pill genuinely pained Harrison. Some people, even without money, still acted generous. But some, when they had wealth, became increasingly stingy. Some believ
Harrison initially thought that 100 million dollars was already an astronomical figure and that offering this amount would sufficiently demonstrate his sincerity. However, he never expected that Helena, upon hearing this offer, couldn't even be bothered to negotiate and would turn to leave. He had just felt the tangible effects of the medicine. If one-tenth had such an impact, taking a whole pill would undoubtedly restore him to his former self. He couldn't afford to miss this rare opportunity. So, he quickly called out, "Your Majesty! Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it, b-but why are you leaving?" Helena explained lightly, "I have never liked to negotiate partnerships with ignorant people. If you believe your health is worth only 100 million dollars, then, frankly, what is there left for me to discuss with you? Although I may not have as much money as you, in my view, my health is certainly worth more than that amount." Harrison was rendered speechless. He hadn't ex