“I know you have a lot of questions now, so come, I’ll take you to a quiet place to talk.”
David brought Lily back to the parking lot of Dazzling KTV.
“Get in.”
David took out the car keys and unlocked the Bugatti Veyron as he said to Lily.
When Lily saw the flashy car in front of her, she could not think straight for a moment.
“Dave, i-is this your car?” Lily stammered and asked.
“Yeah, it’s mine.
Get in.” After David said that, he got into the driver’s seat.
“Oh, okay… Okay!” Lily got into the car in a daze.
Then, David took Lily to the beach.
While they were driving, everyone on the road would turn their heads to look at the car.
Too many people were staring at them on the way.
While they were on the road, the other cars would stay more than ten meters away from them.
They would do the same even when the light turned red.
Obviously, David was not someone to be messed with.
The two of them found a quiet place by the beach.
Then, they leaned against the railing, allowing the sea breeze to blow past them.
“Lily, I know you have a lot of questions.
So just ask whatever you want to know,” David said, looking at the ocean in the distance.
“Dave, is that your car?” Lily asked.
“Yeah, I bought it yesterday in Lake City.
The reason I came this time is to visit you and also to buy the car.”
“How much was the car?”
“80 million.”
“H-How much?”
“80 million.”
“Where did you get so much money?
Did you rob a bank?”
“If I did, do you think I’d be able to sit here and talk to you?
Also, do you think I could get 80 million from robbing a bank?”
“Then, where did you get the money?”
“I made the money.”
“How?”
“I can’t explain to you in just a few sentences.
I’ve not done anything illegal, and you only need to know that your brother is a true nouveau riche now.”
“Does my mother know?”
“No.”
“How many people know?”
“I think so far, only you.”
“Really?
How much money are you going to give me so I’ll shut up?”
“As much as you want.”
“You’re not sincere at all!”
The two talked about a lot of things.
Even though they had not seen each other for a long time, the two did not feel distant at all.
Today, David brought Lily to all of the malls in Lake City and bought her a lot of expensive clothes and makeup Lily did not go easy on him at all.
This was her brother, so of course, he would need to spend his money on his sister.
At 5 p.m.,
David brought Lily to Lake Heart Club in his Bugatti Veyron.
After he parked the car and got out, they still had to take a boat to the gathering spot in the middle of the lake.
When they got to the side of the lake, there were a few boats ready to fetch the guests.
The two got on one at random and the person driving the boat drove straight to the middle of the lake.
David leaned against the railing of the boat and looked at the clear lake water blow.
He then murmured in his heart that these rich folks really knew how to enjoy life!
“Dave, why did you take me here?” Lily’s voice sounded from behind him.
“I’m taking you to a gathering to get to know two people.
When I’m not in Lake City, you can ask them for help.
One of them is the boss of Dazzling.”
David and Lily arrived in the middle of the lake.
After they got off the boat, they were led to the second floor of the building by an attendant.
The attendant opened the door of the hall on the second floor and said to both of them after gesturing to them.
David and Lily entered the hall on the second floor.
In that instant, they felt as if they had entered another world.
This hall was at least 5000 square feet, and it was luxuriously decorated with shiny lights.
There were over a hundred people there and they gathered in groups as they chatted.
More than ten tall good-looking attendants were holding trays with alcohol and food as they walked in and out of the crowd.
This was the first time Lily visited a place like this, so she was nervous.
She gently tugged David’s shirt.
“Don’t be scared.
Relax, just take whatever you want to eat,” David patted Lily’s shoulder and comforted her.
To be honest, he had never seen this kind of scene before and was pretty nervous himself.
However, he remembered that he was the richest man in the world and that everyone else should be nervous, not him.
Then, the two walked into the hall.
When David walked past an attendant, he took a glass of wine.
After he took a sip, he found it pretty tasty.
On the other hand, Lily was much more reserved.
“Dave, you’re here!” Andy walked over with a glass of wine.
“Andy, sorry for the long wait.
Let me introduce you, this is my cousin Lily and she’s attending university in Lake City.
Please take care of her in the future, Andy.”
“What are you saying, Dave?
Isn’t your cousin also my cousin?
Just contact me whenever you need anything, Lily.
I have some reputation in Lake City.”
After Andy finished talking, he handed Lily a gold-plated name card.
“Thank you, Andy,” Lily said softly.
“Lily, you should hang out by yourself first.
You can eat anything you want and treat this as your home.
I need to talk to Dave about something.”
“Alright, go ahead.”
Andy then brought David to a private room on the third floor.
When David entered the room, there were already two people inside.
There was a man and a woman.
The man looked like he was in his forties and he appeared cultured and refined.
The woman should be in her thirties.
She had light makeup on, and had the charm of a mature woman.
“Dave, I’ll introduce you guys.
This is Mr.
Josh Thomas and Ms.
Holly Sheffield.
“This is my friend David Liddell, and he’s the fourth shareholder.”
Andy briefly introduced both sides.
After David shook hands with Josh and Holly, he sat down.
At this moment, Andy started to tell them about the project.
To put it simply, Andy had a contract and managed to get himself a diamond mine in Safari Land.
He had been to the place to look at it and the quality was top-tier.
The total investment was about 15 billion to 20 billion.
Andy was prepared to invest 5 billion for 40%, and he would let the others invest in the other 60%, which was valued at 10 billion.
Because he still had to go through various formalities and established contact between all parties, he needed to have more of the shares.
This meant that David and the other two would need to invest 10 billion and account for 60% of the shares.
Both Josh and Holly contributed only 2.5 billion, with each person holding 15% of the shares.
What remained was 30% of the shares, which was 5 billion.
“Dave, if you don’t think you can handle that, we’ll get another shareholder.
I’ve inspected the mine myself and it’s definitely a new one,” Andy told David.
Could not handle it?
David felt that this amount was too little.
It was only 5 billion.
“Alright, I’ll invest 5 billion and have 30% of the shares.”
“Alright, it’s decided then.
I’ll send the information to you all later.
Here, let’s have a toast.”
After David left, Lily started wandering around the hall and slowly relaxed.
When she was at the place where they served food, Lily stopped walking.
All of the desserts here looked delicious.
“Wow, this is so sweet!
“This is so crispy!
“This smells so good!”
“This is so soft!”
Lily ate the desserts one after another as stacked the treats she liked on her plate.
“Hey.”
Lily spotted someone and quickly ran over.
“Are you Marie Kent?”
Marie was talking to a senior in the movie industry when she heard a voice interrupting her.
Marie looked over and saw that it was a young girl in her twenties.
“Hello, I am Marie Kent.”
“Wow, you really are Marie!
I love your movies.
Can I take a picture with you?
My roommates love you a lot,” Lily said in surprise.
“Thanks for the support!
I will definitely take part in more good movies!” After the two of them took the picture, Marie walked away.
Then, Lily posted the picture on her Instagram with the caption, ‘Do you know who this is?’
Then, she put her phone away to look for her next target.
“Oh my, isn’t that the popular celebrity Kevin Corden?”
“Gosh, isn’t that the Empress Elsa Winter?”
With that, someone who had a plate of dessert in her hand and her phone in the other going around looking for celebrities to take pictures with appeared in the hall.
All of the celebrities would take pictures with her because only reputable people would be allowed to enter this place today.
Even though this young girl was good-looking but also did not seem so intelligent, no one could guarantee that she was not brought here by some big shots.
Lily was looking for celebrities to take pictures with and was very excited.
She already had seven to eight pictures and they were all taken with popular stars of the times.
If she took this back to her university, her classmates would be so envious of her.
“Lily Greg?”
As Lily was lowering her head to look through her phone, she heard a voice.
When Lily lifted her head, she saw a young girl with heavy makeup on her face who was holding the arm of an old man with a beer belly.
“Jessica Morgans?” Lily asked,
This person looked like Jessica from her class, but since there was a lot of makeup on her face, Lily could not be sure.
“It really is you!
How did you sneak in here?
This is the most high-end gathering in Lake City.
Oh, I know, you must be a part time attendant, right?” Jessica said sarcastically.
“No, I came with my brother,” Lily answered.
“Your brother?
Is your brother the security guard?
Does he want to lose his job?
How can he bring random people in here?”
“Jessica, I will not allow you to talk bad about my brother!” Lily said angrily.
“Jessy, why don’t you introduce this pretty girl to me?” The old man next to Jessica said.
“This is Lily Greg, from my class,” Jessica introduced reluctantly.
Of course, she knew what the old man’s intention was.
“Hello, Miss Greg.” The old man reached out his hand to shake Lily’s hand.
“Jessica, is this your father?”
Jessica, “…”
The old man, “…”
Her one sentence successfully angered two people.
“Lily, stop talking nonsense.
If you do, I’ll… I’ll rip your mouth off of your face!
This is my boyfriend!”
Jessica said, flustered and exasperated.
The old man spoke as well.
“Miss Greg, if you apologize to me now, give me your contact details.
and make sure you come out when I ask you out, I’ll let you go today.
If not, not only will you be kicked out of here, your brother will also lose his job.”
Clearly, he believed what Jessica just said and he really thought Lily’s brother was a security guard here.