Book 2 : She Becomes Glamorous After the Engagement

Chapter 40

Chapter 726: With King, There’s No Need to Be Afraid

The person who had asked this in the group was Bear.

There were 12 people in the Imperial League. Other than King, all of them were represented by animal names. No one in the group knew each other, including King. No one was allowed to probe the others’ privacy, so even King did not know who the other 11 were.

But now, Justin was certain.

Bear was Philip.

He sat on the sofa with his long legs crossed. His well-defined fingers tapped the arm of the sofa beside him. His long eyes were narrowed slightly as a dark light flashed across them.

When he saw his expression, Lawrence could not help but light a candle for Philip’s funeral in his heart.

This meant that Boss was going to set up traps again!

He wondered how badly Philip would be tricked.

As he was thinking, Justin suddenly smirked and sent a message in the group: “I do.”

As King, it was normal for him to own the shares of the largest company in each country.

No one in the group was suspicious.

Bear’s attitude immediately became respectful. “I’ll talk to you in private, sir.”

Justin sat there leisurely, his expression unchanged.

At this moment, Lawrence asked, “Boss, why are you still selling your shares to him? Aren’t you afraid that you’ll lose control of the Hunt's if you sell them to him?”

Lawrence knew his boss.

Justin had 51% of the shares under his name and was quite domineering in controlling the direction of the company.

However, there was still 4% under Sean’s name. In addition, Justin’s Imperial League persona also controlled 5% of the Hunts’ shares.

Boss had the shares firmly in his hands. After giving Herman 5%, it seemed like there were only 46% left. However, in reality, he still had the final say in the Hunt's.

When Justin heard this, he glanced at Lawrence and smiled. “If he offers a high price for this 5% of shares, I could consider selling them.”

The Hunt's was only a cover for Justin to hide his identity. Compared to the financial group he really controlled, the Hunts’ assets were simply a drop in the ocean.

Lawrence: “…”

He understood! Boss was asking for a sky-high price. As he was thinking, Sure enough, Bear sent a private message: “Could you name a price? I want those shares.”

Justin was about to extort him when another message suddenly appeared in the group.

Cat: “Can you sell them to me? I’m willing to pay a high price.”

Justin: “?”

Lawrence, who was watching secretly, was stunned. “Who is this? Isn’t Philip the one called Bear? Or is he Cat?”

Justin was also confused, but he quickly said, “No.”

He was the one who had personally invited Cat to the Imperial League. It was considered new blood in Imperial League because he did not want Imperial League to forever be controlled by those old fogeys.

Times were changing. Five years ago, he had realized that Cat had emptied a certain stock without anyone noticing. Then, she had earned 75 million dollars. The stocks had stabilized. This person was very talented in business, but she was also very restrained.

She had only earned 75 million dollars before she became invisible. After that, she was no longer greedy.

Justin had admired her very much at that time, so he personally invited her to the Imperial League.

In Imperial League, Cat rarely spoke. Justin had been observing all these years to see if there were any big dealings. After all, the information in Imperial League allowed one to win without even trying.

However, he realized that there were none at all.

This made Justin admire Cat even more. He felt that this person could resist the temptation of money.

How could he have expected that Nora did try to earn more money only because she wanted to sleep and was not free at all? Furthermore, she had always felt that 75 million dollars were enough!

Justin knew that Philip was not Cat, but he did not understand why she would suddenly come out and make trouble.

As he was thinking, someone else jumped out.

Eagle: “I want to ask about the price too. We can give it to the highest bidder.”

Lawrence was confused and could not help but look at Justin. He was silent for a long time before saying, “Boss, how many people have you offended?”

Justin: “…”

He also wanted to know what was wrong with Eagle!

Bear: “No matter how much they are willing to pay, I can increase the price by 20%.”

Justin stared at the Imperial League group. For the first time, he felt that things were a little out of control.

At the Smith's.

Joel stared at his phone for a moment before looking at Ian and reporting, “There’s indeed someone in the group buying the shares. Dad, you’re so perceptive. But is Philip really that difficult to deal with? Raising the price by 20% is simply too much.”

Ian lowered his eyes and said, “Philip is definitely in the Imperial League. More than 30 years ago, I tried my best to join this group. When I entered the group, Bear was already there. The group is filled with torch flames passed down from generation to generation. When I entered the group, there were only eight people. Over the years, more people joined until there were 12 in total. Everyone in the group is a tycoon. Don’t underestimate them.”

Joel nodded to show that he had learned something

Ian had passed on Eagle’s account to him. Everyone said that he was not Ian’s child. The outside world was saying that Ian did not treat Joel as someone in power. He had only given a portion of his shares, and his shares were only handed to him to manage.

However, Joel knew in his heart that Ian had really treated him as his heir.

It was because the person in charge of the Smith's did not want to inherit those shares, but this account!

Over the years, he had been in charge of the Smith's and finally understood how important this account was.

Joel nodded respectfully.

Ian asked again, “How much liquid capital is on my account?”

Joel sighed. “It’s only in tens of millions, but I still have it on my tab. Besides, I can continue to cash out a portion of it. I’ll sell some shares if need be. Let’s think of a way and help Justin get past this hurdle!”

After saying that, he was silent for a moment and asked, “Dad, is it possible that Justin is also in the group?”

Ian waved his hand. “There’s an unwritten rule in the group. Only one person from each country can enter. There are two people from New York, but Cat is of English descent and can be considered British.”

Joel sighed. “In the future, if there are any important clues or intelligence, you have to tell Justin. Otherwise, he won’t be Philip’s match.”

“Yeah.”

Ian took a deep breath. “Take care of him more in the future so that Nora can have a higher status at home!”

Joel agreed. Elsewhere, in the bedroom.

Nora lay on the bed and stared at the message in the group.

She had originally wanted to compete with him. Although she only had 75 million dollars, what if she could buy 0.01% of the shares?

In the end, she was too tired. She fainted in the blink of an eye and did not open her eyes again.

When she woke up again, three days had passed.

She stretched lazily. When she went downstairs, she happened to see Simon and Melissa downstairs talking to Ian. There was even Justin sitting beside her.

Simon: “I have some cash here too. Although it’s not much, it’s still a token of my sincerity. However, when we buy the Hunts’ shares, we have to write Nora’s name. Justin, don’t think too much about it. After all, you’re not married yet. Of course, I don’t mean for you to be controlled by Nora.”

Justin said humbly, “Uncle, it’s not necessary for the time being.”

However, Melissa called out his name. “Although it’s said that husband and wife should have the same heart without thoughts of profiting, and we’re not trying to sow discord, a woman indeed can’t rely on a man. With these shares, even if you have a change of heart in the future, you would have to consider it carefully.”

Justin: “…”

Change of heart?

How was that possible? What he was worried about now was that Nora would have a change of heart!

He waved his hand and said, “Melissa, I can’t have a change of heart.”

He was high and mighty and would make anyone lower his head no matter who saw him. Only Ian and Joel could sit on equal footing with him, but right now, he was just a junior!

Justin sighed silently. He was just here to see if Nora was awake. Why did he coincidentally bump into Simon and Melissa?

As he was thinking, Ian smiled confidently. “Even without the Hunts’ shares, Nora won’t be bullied in the Hunt's. Don’t worry, the Smith's have confidence!”

This behavior stunned them.

Simon thought about it and suddenly realized something. He originally did not plan to mention it, but he looked at Justin and whispered, “Could it be that the Smith's really knows that big shot like in the legends?”

Melissa was stunned. “What big shot?”

Simon smiled. “We’re all jokingly talking about a legend. It’s said that the richest man in the world keeps a very low profile. Outside, everyone calls him King.”

Melissa was stunned. “Is there really such a person?”

Simon shook his head. “I don’t know about that. I’ll have to ask Ian.”

However, Ian revealed a deep smile and did not speak.

Simon immediately understood and looked at Justin. “You’re really lucky, kid. If that’s the case, even if you’re really chased out by the Hunt's, you can rely on the business opportunity your father-in-law got from King to start over! Don’t be afraid!”

Justin: “???”

Nora, who was upstairs: ???

Chapter 727: Who is King?!

Nora had never felt very anxious about earning money.

She was Cat, she was in the Imperial League group. A casual investment based on some information would earn her a lot. Why should she be persistent?

But now, she realized that someone from the Smiths was also in the Imperial League chat?

Who was it?

The corners of her mouth immediately twitched. Could Eagle actually be Joel?

From their previous conversation, she had once determined that Eagle was an American, and among them, the first person who could enter Imperial League was Justin.

Last time, she wanted to ask Justin if he knew King, but when she probed him, he said was not Eagle.

It turned out that Justin was not in the group?

However…

King was the creator of that group. It was said that before technology became so advanced, they already had special contacts.

Imperial League had been established for hundreds of years.

Nora went downstairs.

When the people downstairs heard the commotion, they all looked up. When they saw Nora, Justin suddenly stood up and said, “You’re awake?”

“Yes.”

Nora had just replied when Justin looked at the kitchen and said, “Wait a minute. I’ll see if they’ve cooked anything.”

After sleeping for three days without eating, she should definitely eat something soft to digest when she woke up.

Justin entered the Smiths’ kitchen and acted like he was familiar with it. Simon and Melissa looked at each other.

Melissa nodded in satisfaction.

When Ian saw this scene, his eyes were also filled with satisfaction.

Simon even whispered, “When he heard that Ian knew King, Justin’s attitude became even more respectful.”

Ian had a proud look on his face as he looked at Nora. “Did you see that? This is the power of our family! This kid probably won’t dare to bully you again!”

Nora: “…”

For some reason, she felt that the reason Justin was suddenly so enthusiastic was that he felt a little guilty.

But what was he feeling guilty about?

At the thought of this, Ian sighed. “We can only buy them from Hunt Corporation’s insiders in the country. King didn’t sell his shares to me. He sold them to Philip!”

Nora suddenly recalled that she was trying to buy the shares in the group three days ago!

When she woke up, her bidding had turned cold?

She immediately sat on the sofa and casually took out her phone. She opened it and looked at the Imperial League chat group. She realized that for the first time, there were fifty-plus messages.

These fifty-plus messages were sent by Bear and Eagle.

The two of them continued to raise the price, wanting to buy five percent of Hunt Corporation’s shares from King.

From the normal 1.5 billion dollars at the beginning, they had increased the bid to 15 billion!

Nora: “!”

The Hunt's were worth tens of billions, but this was only five percent of the shares. In the end, they sold it to Bear for 45 billion!

This was simply ten times the market price!

The corners of Nora’s mouth twitched. She felt that this group of people was crazy. She also felt that she was lucky to have fallen asleep. Otherwise, she would have felt even poorer.

Why was she only worth 75 million dollars.

As she was sighing, Ian said, “The price of tens of billions is ridiculous. However, I had a grudge against Philip back then. Unfortunately, King sold it to Philip.”

Simon said directly, “Why did King sell it to him but not to you?”

Ian sighed silently. “Actually, King knows very well how much money every company has. There are only a few such people in New York. How can they compare to Philip? King must think that we’re too poor. Sigh!”

Justin, who was walking out with the porridge, instantly fell silent when he heard this.”…”

He really did not!

Although he looked down on the Hunts’ assets, he did not dare to look down on his father-in-law!

He instantly felt even more guilty. He was afraid that his father-in-law would have something against him if he knew that he was King. He hurriedly carried the porridge to Nora and handed it to her.

Nora took it. After taking two sips, she suddenly asked, “Dad, who is that King?”

Although she had only joined Imperial League five years ago, she had actually been very curious about King for a long time.

The people in the group were especially in awe of him. Furthermore, Old Maddy had said last time that only with King’s support and trust would she have the power to fight the mysterious organization.

But now, she did not even know who King was and what was going on with Imperial League!

Hearing her question, Ian said, “King’s identity is very mysterious. It’s said that this identity can be traced back to hundreds of years ago. I’ve only heard about the news here. His consortium is low-key and huge. Some even say that one-tenth of the global wealth belongs to his consortium.

However, their financial group is anonymous. No one knows which companies they have their hands in. For example, everyone should know about the Hunts’ shares, but no one knew that five percent belonged to King.

As for King himself, no one has seen his true face. I heard that he lives in a castle. There are thousands of beautiful women in the palace, and he has thousands of sons to choose his next heir from.”

Justin: “?”

Why didn’t he know that he had thousands of sons?!

The corners of his mouth twitched. He was about to explain when Ian smiled. “Of course, this is all nonsense. It’s all speculation about King. After all, he has so much money. I think his life has already reached its peak.”

Ian thought about it for a moment before saying, “According to my guess, although their consortiums earn money, they’re also limited. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have to be so low-key. Besides, King’s legacy is very strange. Their legacy every generation is very peaceful. You can’t feel the change in King in the group at all. I once suspected that King had never changed. He’s an old monster who has lived for a hundred years. After all, technology and medicine are so advanced now. It shouldn’t be difficult to live a long life, right?”

Justin: “…”

Nora was even more curious by Ian’s words. “Don’t you have a guess as to who King is? Aren’t there only a few richest men in the world?”

Ian shook his head, indicating that he did not know. Even those people did not seem like King

The corners of Justin’s mouth twitched as he listened to them guess who he was in front of him.

But when he thought of the reason he became King, he lowered his eyes and sighed.

After the few people were done discussing, Justin and Nora went upstairs and finally had time to themselves.

Justin was about to tease her, but he was grabbed by Nora. She asked, “Do you know who King is?”

Chapter 728: Pleasing Father-in-law!

Justin was slightly stunned when he heard this and subconsciously said, “I don’t know.” “Okay.”

Justin retorted, “Is something the matter?”

“Not really. I just wanted to find out since Dad sounded so mysterious.”

Nora did not doubt it. After all, when Ian and the others mentioned King downstairs, she realized that Eagle was Joel, not Justin. This meant that Justin might not be in the group at all.

He was quite pitiful. So, she shouldn’t mention this topic to agitate him?

Thinking of this, Nora changed the topic. “Are you really okay? If you need help, just tell me directly.”

“No, it’s fine.”

Justin thought that she was going to ask him for help. But even if she wanted to look for King for help, he could not reveal his identity.

It would be very dangerous if this identity was revealed.

Perhaps instead of helping Nora, he might end up hurting her.

This was also why he had lived in New York for so many years as Justin Hunt alone. After all, no one would associate the person in control of the number one family in New York with King.

The number one power in New York had always lived in public. No matter where he went, his exact whereabouts could be found.

At the thought of this, Justin lowered his eyes and said, “From the legends I’ve heard of King, I learned that if you want his help with something, he is a very easygoing person. You can get Joel to convey your thoughts.”

Nora glanced at him.

She thought that she could deliver the message herself without needing to ask Joel, but she decided not to continue this conversation. She changed the topic again. “How has Xander been these past few days?”

After analyzing Xander’s gene serum without any sleep for three days and injecting him with the drug, Nora fell asleep for three days after realizing that all his vital signs were normal.

When she woke up, she was most concerned about Xander’s health.

“He’s fine.”

Justin thought about it and replied cautiously.

Nora immediately sensed the meaning. “That means something has happened?”

Justin sighed and rubbed his forehead. “I only tested his intelligence and realized… that it’s gotten higher. His intelligence is even higher than Pete and Cherry’s.”

Pete was an extremely smart child. Otherwise, he would not have learned the Math Olympiad questions at the age of five. Those questions were very difficult even for university students.

Cherry was also a representative of high intelligence. She could not calm down. Nora could only let her play games to divert her attention and make her hyperactivity better over the years.

Contrary to these two, Xander had always lived beside Trueman. Nora did not know him very well.

His intelligence surpassed Pete and Cherry’s?

Nora was silent for a moment before finally sighing deeply. “Genetic medicine is indeed a good thing.” Justin also nodded. “This temptation is really too difficult for humans to resist. Who doesn’t want to strengthen their bodies? Who doesn’t want to have outstanding intelligence? We will definitely face many temptations in the future.”

At this point, he suddenly asked, “Nora, if you successfully find the V16, will you take it?”

Nora curved her lips and smiled. “I’m already one of the smartest people in the world. Why bother? Besides, humans should respect evolution. The current level of human technology and research are not enough to support a sudden arrival of highly intelligent humans.”

Hearing her words, Justin smiled. “What if that gene serum really succeeds and can extend one’s life?”

Nora was fine.

She had been a Buddhist her entire life. It was enough for her to have enough money to survive and have her relatives by her side. Furthermore, even if she passed away, she would only be sleeping endlessly.

She was not scared of it.

She waved her hand casually. “Not interested. I’ll change my clothes. Let’s go see Xander.”

“Okay.”

The two of them stood opposite each other. Nora looked at him for a long time before pointing at the door. “Aren’t you going out?”

Justin smiled. “Our children are already five years old. We’re a couple. Do you still care about this?”

Nora: “…”

This man was getting more and more shameless.

She turned around and seemed to be walking to the cloakroom. When Justin strode forward, planning to follow her, she suddenly turned around and kicked him in the chest.

Justin subconsciously stepped back and reached out to block, but he was kicked two steps back by Nora and he went straight out the door.

The next moment, “Smash!”

The door was closed. Nora’s cold and low voice came from inside. “Be good. Wait outside.”

“Tsk.”

Justin looked at his hand and could not help but laugh softly. Nora was actually shy.

A minute later, Nora changed into a black windbreaker and went out.

She seemed to prefer black. This coat was especially wide on her. Coupled with her slender figure, she looked especially stylish.

As Justin watched, his eyes darkened.

The two of them went downstairs and greeted Ian before leaving.

On the way to the Hunts to see Xander, Nora switched on her phone. She secretly turned to her side and opened the Imperial League chat group. She had originally planned to see what kind of investment opportunities there were, but as soon as she entered, she saw Bear mocking Eagle?

Bear: “If you don’t have money, don’t come making trouble next time @Eagle.”

Philip came back to his senses. He knew that he had been tricked into making a bid of 45 billion dollars, but he did not dare vent his anger on King. So he aimed it at Joel?

According to her brother’s character, he would definitely ignore him.

However, when Nora went out, she had seen that Ian had logged in to his account, so the eagle in the group was now Ian. If it was Ian, then…

Sure enough, there was an argument in the group.

Eagle: “Why? Are you getting angry out of humiliation? If you don’t want to buy that 5% of the shares, you can transfer it to me. Heh, you regret buying it? You can’t afford to lose, but you don’t dare to argue with King. You only know how to talk big here?”

Nora: “…”

Ian’s words were really provocative, but it was satisfying!

Bear: “Heh, King sold his shares to me because he knew you didn’t have the money. You don’t have to sow discord here. I’ll never have any objections to King. King should know that you can’t afford them, so he sold his shares to me.”

Eagle: “Hehe, 45 billion for 5% of the shares. Only a fool would buy it. What are you so proud of?”

Bear grabbed the opportunity immediately: “What do you mean only fools would buy it? Are you saying that King tricked me? You’re the one who’s being disrespectful to King!”

Nora: “!”

It was all over.

Ian was counter-attacked!

In the end, King had sold his shares to Philip and not to Eagle. This showed his attitude. Besides, King had just received Philip’s 45 billion dollars. He was definitely biased toward Philip.

Philip had just made a few casual remarks. Would King have something against Ian?

King had a high status in Imperial League and his words were final. How was Ian going to talk in the group in the future?

Nora frowned.

Ian clearly sensed this too and said in the group: “I have no objections to Mr. King. You’re the one who started the argument today.”

Bear: “You called me stupid for making the deal yesterday. Aren’t you saying that King tricked me? @King, say something fair.”

Let King speak?

If King spoke up, he would definitely side with Bear!

Was there a need to think about that? Who would admit that they had scammed others when doing business?

Nora pursed her lips and thought about how to say something in the group to draw this matter to an end. However, Philip began to be aggressive.

Bear: “Purchasing 5% of the Hunts’ shares for 45 billion dollars is indeed a few times higher than the market value. But Mr. King definitely has no intention of extorting me. Isn’t it all because you’re bidding against me here? This is a fair transaction. The highest bidder gets it. How can you judge Mr. King like this?”

Nora: “!!”

Eagle: “I have no doubts about Mr. King’s impartiality. You don’t have to sow discord here.”

Bear: “Who’s sowing the discord here? Who brought this up in the group first? Mr. King, what do you think?”

At this moment, someone came out to agree. Rabbit: “I swear that the highest bidder got it yesterday. There’s no unfairness. Mr. King is absolutely fair in handling things.”

Wolf: “Mr. King is absolutely fair.”

A row of people below echoed.

Finally, Bear sent another message: “Did you see that? Eagle, you should apologize to Mr. King and to me!”

The matter became heated. While Nora was anxious, the car arrived at the Hunt's.

Nora was still thinking about what to do. At this moment, King, who had been silent all along, suddenly reacted.