Leonard’s expression stiffened. The Clark family’s request was exceptionally high when they asked for half of his assets.
Abbie immediately knew that it was Valeria’s idea after she heard Helen’s words and she said, “Mom, aren’t you deliberately making things difficult for me? How can you do that?”
“Don’t interrupt me, I’m doing this for your own good!” Helen glared at Abbie before she turned to look at Leonard and asked, “Do you feel that this request is unreasonable?”
“No!” Leonard immediately denied it because he knew that the Clark family wouldn’t agree so easily and there was hope since they were just giving him a few conditions. They just wanted half of the assets, but they couldn’t investigate his property thoroughly. He had plenty of time to find a way to deal with it, so he agreed after thinking about it. “No problem, I’ll transfer half of the assets under my name to Abbie.”
“It seems that you’re really sincere since you agreed to it so easily, and I hope that you’ll start to deal with this matter immediately because we’ll pay attention to it.” Helen said, “In addition to that, we also want you to hold a grand wedding for Abbie. It’ll have to be on the same standard as William and Valeria. Since Abbie is best friends with Valeria, I don’t expect you to surpass her, but your wedding should at least be on the same par.”
William and Valeria’s wedding expenses were astronomical and it was estimated at about 200 million dollars. 80 per cent of the money was spent on jewellery and real estate. Besides, the jewellery that William bought for Valeria was all from auctions, so how could Leonard get hold of all the precious stones?
He couldn’t buy it even if he had the money. What’s more, he didn’t want to spend so much money on a wedding.
He could find a way to deal with the assets, but he couldn’t find ways to fake his spending on the wedding.
Leonard was silent as the whole Calrk family was looking at him. Abbie then said with a worried expression, “Mom, I’m not comparable to Valeria. Her husband is one of the richest men around, but Leonard isn’t on that level. What’s the point of spending so much money?”
“Don’t interrupt me when I’m talking to Mr. Floyd!” Helen said sternly, “So, do you think my request is very unreasonable?”
Leonard thought that she was going too far and it was as if she wanted his life. Anna, who was sitting next to Richard, sneered and said, “What’s wrong? If you can’t even fulfil such a small request, how can you ask for her hand in marriage when you can’t even do this?”
Leonard was so angry that he braced himself to accept it when he was mocked by Anna like this. “Alright, I will try my best to meet your requirements!”
“Well, we won’t stop your marriage as long as you can meet my requirements. By the way, when can you prepare these things?”
“Mom, I’m not marrying him for his money. You can’t force him like this!” Abbie began to speak up for Leonard again.
“I’m not forcing him, I’m doing this for your own good. You’re the only daughter of our family. You don’t have to surpass anyone, but you can’t be taken as a laughing stock. All of us will bless your marriage as long as he can meet my requirements.”
Leonard came to the Clark family happily, but he was in a foul mood when he left.
His face darkened after getting in the car. Then, his assistant started the car and asked carefully, “Mr. Floyd, what did the Clark family say?”
“They’re making things difficult for me!” Leonard said through gritted teeth.
“What did they ask you to do?”
“They’re after my money!” Leonard spat.
“This… The Clark family is extremely wealthy, so how can they be so greedy?” The assistant complained.
“They want me to compete with William. If I was on par with him, why would I even join forces with the Clark family?” Leonard gnashed his teeth.
“So did you agree to their requests?” asked the assistant.
“Can I say no under those circumstances?” Leonard paused, but he could only grit his teeth and agree since things had already come to this point.
“Didn’t Miss Clark say anything?”
“She spoke up for me, but Helen scolded her. It’s possible that they’ve discussed this beforehand and they’re just putting on an act to fool me.”
“I don’t think so. After all, she took the drugs…”
Leonard thought of the apologetic expression on Abbie’s face when she saw him out. He also felt that Abbie would not cooperate with her family to go against him, so he rubbed his temples and said, “It’s hard to give up on this plan now, so you’d better make the preparations.”
After Francis added 10 million dollars to the investment funds, Michael came to visit again after he decided on his wedding date with Azalea.
The auspicious wedding day was to be held in six months, which was an unexpected surprise to Francis. Not only that, but Michael had brought the investment profits to Francis as well. He had invested 10 million dollars a week ago, and Michael had given him 12 million in return.
Francis couldn’t hide the surprise on his face when he saw the 2 million dollars in profit. “You earned 20 per cent in a week? That’s too…”
Michael smiled and said, “I gave you your money first. My funds are still in the pool, so I should earn 20 per cent more than you.”
Francis felt uneasy when he heard Michael’s words. “I don’t need this money right now, you can invest it for a longer period of time.”
Michael smiled and said, “I can’t be sure that you’ll definitely gain profits. I don’t care about my money, but I’m responsible for the money you invested. Otherwise, I would be too embarrassed to see you.”
Francis was very happy when Michael thought on his behalf. He had been in the company for so many years and his income stream had always been steady. Excluding the cost, his gross profits for the year were just a few per cent and there were times when he would also suffer losses. Michael was extremely talented at making money.
Francis also knew that there were risks involved, but it was human nature to be greedy. The Gurney family wasn’t as wealthy as before and several of their companies needed a structural reformation, but they lacked the funding needed.
Francis had always been distressed and worried over their financial situation, but he had a glimmer of hope after Michael gave him 200 million dollars.
If he could make a big profit in a short period of time, then the difficulties faced by the Gurney family would be solved.
However, Francis was not an impulsive person and he was very cautious, so he had to carefully consider this matter first.
Michael didn’t stay long and left soon after. Francis personally sent him out of the door and watched Michael’s car drive away before he and Frederick returned to the house.
“What do you think of Michael’s investments?”
“He’s a smart man, and it’s very impressive to be able to earn so much money in such a short period of time.” Frederick praised.
“I also think the same way. I want to increase the investment funds and cooperate with him again. What do you think about it?”
“How much are you planning to invest?” Frederick asked.
“I read the report yesterday and saw that I have this much in liquidated funds,” Francis stretched out five fingers. “However, we need this sum of money urgently, so we can only withdraw it for a short period of time and we have to return it quickly. If Michael can achieve a high profit like this time, we can try it.”
Frederick thought for a moment and said, “Michael has to guarantee that he can get a high profit. If he fails and you can’t return the funds that you’ve transferred, it will have a great impact on all of your companies. You’d better discuss this with your family.”
Francis nodded and said, “Okay, I’ll have a meeting with them at night to decide.”