Charlie smiled and said, “Who would want to come all the way to the United States to serve him? I could do him a favor and take a look at his Feng Shui if he buys a villa in Aurous Hill, but forget it if it’s in the United States.”Claire could not help but laugh out loud and say, “You’re really getting too arrogant!”After that, Claire thought of Elaine and quickly asked him, “By the way, Honey, how is my mother doing in New York? She always refuses to answer my video calls these days, and she would only be willing to chat with me when it’s voice calls. I feel that she’s hiding something from me.”Charlie thought to himself, ‘Of course she’s hiding something from you. You can’t imagine that her leg is broken now and that this Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is recuperating in a hospital in New York. Wouldn’t she expose herself if she video calls you?’However, Charlie still smiled and said comfortingly, “Don’t think too much about it. It’s not as if you don’
Charlie could see that Claire still regarded Kathleen as a friend.However, the huge disparity in their social status also made her feel a little discouraged. Charlie understood this very well.Moreover, Charlie did not really want his wife to get too close to Kathleen.On one hand, Kathleen already knew his identity, so she might reveal clues about his identity to his wife if she got too close to Kathleen. On the other hand, Kathleen was simply too smart. In contrast, in front of Kathleen, Claire was like an elementary school student who was facing a graduate student. One was too smart, and the other was too naïve. Compromising with the other party would definitely be exhausting.Therefore, in Charlie’s opinion, it was best for the two of them to maintain this current state. So, Charlie digressed and asked Claire, “Honey, what time does the graduation ceremony start in the evening?”Claire said, “The graduation ceremony starts from around 5.00 pm to 5.30 pm.”Charlie nodde
Therefore, Charlie stopped pointing out this matter and instead, said with a smile, “Mrs. Lewis, Claire’s course in the United States has ended today, and we plan to return to Aurous Hill tomorrow. You, Stephanie, and Claudia should make some simple preparations to come to New York to meet us tomorrow.”When Mrs. Lewis heard this, she could not help but say happily, “That’s great, Young Master. Stephanie has been talking to me about going back to Aurous Hill during this period of time.”Charlie said with a smile, “That’s great. I was afraid that you’d be reluctant to part with the environment in Canada.”Mrs. Lewis said very seriously, “Young Master, to tell you the truth, when a person grows older, no other place will be as good as home, not to mention how I can take care of those children after going back. I really can’t wait.”“That’s good.” Charlie also heaved a sigh of relief and asked, “By the way, Mrs. Lewis, how are Stephanie and Claudia doing lately?”Mrs. Lewis replied,
Charlie insisted, “Mrs. Lewis, it’s tiring to travel, so try to save yourself from going through too much trouble as much as possible. Albert will take care of this matter, so you don’t have to worry. We will meet directly at the airport in New York tomorrow. The plane that you, Stephanie, and Claudia will be taking happens to be the plane that we will be taking back to Aurous Hill together. So, when the plane lands in New York, we will board the plane to meet you, and you don’t have to get off the plane to go on another connecting flight.”When Mrs. Lewis heard Charlie’s firm tone, she had no choice but to agree, and she said respectfully, “Thank you for your arrangements, Young Master.”“No problem.” Charlie smiled slightly and said, “See you tomorrow, Mrs. Lewis!”***Five o’clock in the evening.Charlie, who had changed into a suit, and Claire, who was wearing a long white evening gown, arrived at Rhode Island School of Design together. It was summer vacation time for Americ
Claire did not intend to chat with Amily too much, so she quickly said to Amily, “Amily, I’m not very good at socializing, so I won’t bother your boss.”With that said, she said to Charlie, “Honey, why don’t we go in first?”When Amily heard Claire referring to Charlie as ‘Honey’, she looked at Charlie in surprise and asked, “Are you Claire’s husband?”Charlie nodded slightly. “Yes, I am.”Amily looked Charlie up and down and said with a smile, “Claire said that you specialize in reading Feng Shui for others. Do people still believe in such deceptive things?” Charlie frowned slightly and said, “Many things exist if you believe in them and don’t exist in you don’t believe in them. It’s just like religions and God. No one has ever seen God, but it doesn’t prevent believers from believing in His existence.”Amily curled her lips and said with a smile, “God and Feng Shui are not the same things. God is faith. In other words, it’s a crystallization of wisdom, whereas Feng Shui is jus
Charlie was not angry after she mocked him. Instead, he simply said patiently, “Your face is indeed flushed today, and you seem to be overjoyed. However, your eyebrows are too hostile, which proves that you do not have a good nature. Although your eyes are big, it is slightly prominent, so it can be seen that you’re a narrow-minded person with malice. Your lips are thin, and you have a sharp mouth, so this is the typical thin lips and sharp mouth which demonstrates that you’re usually sarcastic and like to cause trouble, which are all traits that can easily get you into trouble.”Amily sneered and said, “Hey, why are you making personal attacks when I asked you to read my Feng Shui? What’s wrong with my big eyes and thin lips? I cause trouble easily just because of this? Why don’t you say that I’m beautiful, tall, and have a good figure, then?!”Charlie smiled and said, “I was just about to say that your raised eyes, drooping mouth shape, and mole are all standard charming looks. It’
Charlie could see that Madien had bad intentions, so he said indifferently, “I’m sorry, but my wife doesn’t need anyone’s investment but mine.”Madien frowned and looked at Charlie. He then asked Amily, “Who is this gentleman?”Amily quickly explained with a smile, “Boss, this is Claire’s husband. He is a very powerful Feng Shui master. He read my Feng Shui for me just now and said that my career will suffer a crushing blow. It just so happens that you’re my boss, so please help me confirm whether my career is going to soar upward or fall downward today.”Charlie smiled and said seriously, “As I mentioned earlier, you do have great joy today. Although you have a bad face, you are born with natural charms. As long as there is a man who is capable enough to be attracted by your charms, his ability could help to suppress the defects in your facial features.”Madien laughed and said, “Of course, it’s soaring upward!”After that, he looked at Charlie and said with a smile, “Sir, Amily
“Miss Fox?!” Madien exclaimed, “Why is Miss Fox here?”After saying that, he hurriedly turned his head to look at the entrance.As soon as he looked over, he saw the young and beautiful Kathleen walking in, accompanied by Jarvis!Madien trembled with excitement for a moment. When the others saw Kathleen, they were also shocked and speechless, and they were extremely surprised and happy deep down in their hearts.No one expected that the famous Kathleen would appear here. Although this was the temple of top designers, the profession of a designer itself was tantamount to specialization in servicing the rich.Compared to a big shot like Kathleen, they were equivalent to a group of Michelin chefs, and each of them was looking forward to the chance to personally cook a good meal for a top client like Kathleen on a regular basis.However, with their ranks, they were not qualified to serve Kathleen themselves. Unexpectedly, a rich tycoon such as Kathleen would also come to suppor
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