“You agreed?!”When Merlin heard his son-in-law’s reply, his whole body felt both surprised, and he was vaguely leaping out of joy.Although he had said that Lord Acker was old-fashioned, he had actually also been convinced by Lord Acker long ago.He knew that this kind of old-fashioned thinking should be criticized to a certain extent, but he also agreed with Lord Acker’s logic, which was that the family’s last name should be passed on. Regardless of whether it was male or female, as long as there was an offspring with the last name, the lineage would continue to be passed on. However, once there was a break in the middle, this lineage would exit the stage of history completely within a few decades.Therefore, if his son-in-law agreed to let his daughter’s children take the last name, Lammy, the family name would be able to continue to be passed down the line. Merlin was very excited to hear that his son-in-law had agreed because of this.However, he did not expect that his
Merlin was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and he could not help but ask, “A hundred million US dollars could have such an impact?!”Merlin’s son-in-law nodded heavily without hesitation, “That’s right! Dad, a hundred million US dollars has that much power in the hands of rich people!”With that said, he continued, “Of course, the most important point here is that the Acker family can guarantee us an annual net interest rate of eight percent. Uncle Christian said that if the market environment goes down and cannot reach the net interest rate of eight percent or if there was a loss, the Acker family will also make up for our trust’s eight percent net profit. For example, under normal circumstances, a hundred million US dollars will become a hundred and eight million US dollars in the first year, but if the market environment is no good this year and the hundred million US dollars is only ninety million US dollars in the end, the Acker family will take out eighteen million US
Merlin suddenly felt that this world was somewhat magical when he saw his son-in-law’s nervous and eager expression.He originally admired his son-in-law very much and always felt that this boy had an unyielding spirit, was not afraid of poverty, and would never lower his head or admit defeat. To put it bluntly, he felt that his son-in-law was very similar to himself, and he could even see a bit of himself in his son-in-law.It was precisely because of this that Merlin sincerely treated his son-in-law as his own son since he had no son of his own.But at this moment, his son-in-law’s behavior made him realize that as a detective who had seen countless people, his view of his son-in-law had been one-sided, wrong, and naïve. He used to think that his son-in-law was the kind of noble character who would not lust after wealth, but now, it seemed that he was already lustful from a somewhat high starting point, and this starting point was completely inaccessible both to him and his so
All of them would have to wait eighteen years, whether it was for a luxury mansion, a luxury car, or to live a luxurious high society life.If they took into account that there was still eight months to the baby’s expected due date, that would be equivalent to waiting for nineteen years.However, the ten million US dollars cheque that Kathleen had given to Merlin was different. This was not a conditional family trust, but it was a real cash cheque. As long as Merlin took this cheque to any bank in the United States, the cheque could be exchanged for ten million US dollars in cash directly. When Merlin heard them asking about the ten million US dollars, he could not help but say, “My original idea was to put the money into a trust, but the trust that I checked did not have an annualized return as high as eight percent. I calculated it at an annualized interest rate of 3.8%, and there would be almost twenty million US dollars in the trust after eighteen years. The interest can then
The next day, while Yahiko and Hiroshi were wearing masks as they jogged in Central Park, Rosalie and her parents bid farewell to Charlie with immense gratitude before they headed to the airport and took a flight back to Aurous Hill.Charlie stayed in New York for two more days. After spending some time with Nanako and the other Ito family members for two days, Nanako also said goodbye to Charlie reluctantly before her family set off and returned to Japan.After Nanako had left, Charlie gave Porter the order to take Clarissa, who had handed the contraband over to Elaine, back to New York.Clarissa’s real name was Clara Holt. In recent years, she had been working as Martha’s underling. Her main task was to pose as a businesswoman with the false identity of Clarissa Zinn and hand contraband goods that needed to be brought out of the country over to the mules chosen by Martha.Although this woman had never killed anyone with her own hands, she had aided the evildoers and harmed many i
At this time, Elaine looked at the female prison guard before slowly putting down the magazine in her hand as she said with some dissatisfaction, “Lucia, it’s not that I want to complain about you, but the magazines that you’ve been delivering to me these days are all too boring. The stories in the magazines are bad, vulgar, and not educational at all. Can’t you get me a few copies of ‘Soulmates’ instead?” “‘Soulmates’?” The female prison guard was a native Oskian-American, so she did not know what Soulmates was at all. So, she asked nervously, “Elaine, what is this ‘Soulmates’ you’re talking about?”Elaine said arrogantly, “Soulmates is a very deep and literary Oskian magazine. It has been my favorite literary publication for many years. If it weren’t for prejudice, the author of Soulmates would have already won the Nobel Prize for Literature! Imperialism is indeed taking over!”The female prison guard said embarrassedly, “Elaine, the Nobel Prize is not judged by Americans. It’s m
Elaine’s icy cold voice made Chloe and Jacelyn’s faces turned pale out of fear.Their lives had been comparable to hell over the past few days.The two of them were doomed to a terrible end considering what they had done to Elaine before, coupled with Elaine’s vengeful character.In the beginning, Elaine would beat and torture them, but now, she had gradually changed to humiliating and treating them as her slaves instead. Denying them food, finding all kinds of coolie jobs for them, and then watching them struggle like captives who had been imprisoned without being able to catch their breath was Elaine’s favorite thing to do. For example, when the weather was hot, Elaine liked to be barefoot in the cell, so the two of them would have to take turns wiping the floor at least five times a day. If the soles of her feet got dirty after walking in the cell for a day, the two of them would not be able to sleep that night. While the others were sleeping, they would have to kneel on the
As she was thinking about this happily, the Oskian female prison guard from earlier rushed to her dining table and said happily, “Elaine, Elaine! There’s good news, Elaine!”When Elaine saw her excited expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she could not help but blurt out, “What’s the good news? Why are you so excited?”The female prison guard hurriedly explained, “Elaine, your lawyer is here!”“My lawyer?!” Elaine’s expression instantly froze and she exclaimed, “Is it Jakel White? What is he doing here?!” The female prison guard said excitedly, “He’s here to meet with you. He said that he has some good news that he wants to convey to you in person.”Elaine was stunned and frowned as she said, “Could it be... Could it be that he has cleared me of suspicion?!” The female prison guard said without hesitation, “That should be it. Otherwise, how could it be good news?! Congratulations, Elaine! You will soon be cleared of all suspicion and regain your freedom!”Elaine’s express