William returned to the hotel room and didn't care about being monitored anymore. He slept well.
The next morning, William received a call from Anthony's lawyer before he got up.
William answered the phone in a daze, "Hello."
"Hello, William. I'm sorry to call you so early, but I think you should read today's Sun. Call me after you decide what to do."
William hung up Anthony's call and called the front desk with the hotel's landline. He asked the front desk to send a copy of today's Sun to his room.
"Ding dong." William heard the doorbell ring just after brushing his teeth. He rinsed his mouth and wiped his mouth with a towel. He opened the door and took the newspaper from the hotel's waiter.
The hotel's waitress looked at William and then at the newspaper in his hand. Her eyes immediately became hot. She winked at William and asked him, "Sir, this is today's Sun.
William took the newspaper and glanced at the waitress. She was quite beautiful. He smiled at the beauty as a greeting.
The waitress saw William smiling at her. She quickly winked at William and said, "Sir, do you need anything else? If you have any needs, our hotel can satisfy you. Anything, sir. "
William saw his profile picture on the front page of the newspaper in his hand. He didn't want to look at the beautiful waitress anymore. He looked at the newspaper in his hand and bowed his head. "No, I'll call the front desk if I need anything. Thank you."
After that, he took out a 10-pound tip and handed it to the waitress. He turned and closed the door.
Seeing that William didn't have time to talk to her, the waitress left with disappointment. She had seen today's Sun headline on the way here. The young man in the newspaper was the young man just now. He was a billionaire, a young and handsome billionaire. If she could do something with him, she would be rich.
She had hinted that she hoped something would happen, but William wasn't interested in her.
William sat on the sofa in the room and looked at the large half-body photo of himself in the headlines of The Sun. He felt terrible.
Holding back his anger, William just wanted to kill the paparazzi from yesterday. Damn, how did these paparazzi know what he said in the meeting room yesterday? It was as if this paparazzi was taking notes in the meeting room.
Not only did they know his name and school, they even knew his family situation. Should I say that the English paparazzi were indeed the ancestors of paparazzi, or should I say that The Sun is resourceful?
Looking at the photo of his mother, Lena Devonshire, in the middle of the headlines, William was a little worried about his mother. He took out his phone and called his mother.
The phone was connected on the first ring.
"Hello, William." Lena's voice came from the phone.
"Hello, good morning, Mom."
"What's the matter, William? I still have to go to work. If you're free, I'll call you back at noon."
William heard the sound of Lena closing the car door.
Hearing that his mother was going to work so early, William was a little dissatisfied. "Mom, didn't we already discuss and reach an agreement last time? You don't have to work so hard anymore. I can make money now, you don't have to be like before."
"Yes, yes, baby. Mom didn't violate our agreement. Haha, I wanted to give you a surprise, but it seems that I can only tell you now.
The day before yesterday, I used the one million pounds you gave me to buy a coffee shop in Oxford Street. Baby, Mom wants to thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know when Mom's dream of being a coffee shop owner would come true. I want to live in a coffee shop every day now, haha. "Lena laughed happily.
Hearing that Lena bought a coffee shop in Oxford Street, William was happy for her. "You don't have to go to the coffee shop so early."
Lena smiled and said, "I just want to see my coffee shop. I feel uncomfortable if I don't see it. It's okay, baby. Mom will take care of herself."
"Well, Mom, as long as you like it."
He didn't have one million pounds at first, but later he signed a peripheral contract with Jia Re Fu, he could get 20% of the sales. It was the sales, not the net profit.
The peripheral contract of 6.45 million pounds gave him 1.29 million pounds. After getting the money, William gave his mother, Lena, one million pounds to buy something she liked. He specially told her that she could ask him for more if it was not enough. William gave Lena the money so that she would not panic and feel more relaxed. He didn't expect Lena to buy a coffee shop directly.
But then he remembered the reason for the call. William carefully said to Lena, "Mom, I have something to tell you.
"Mom, I have some good news to tell you. You haven't started the car, have you?"
Lena asked doubtfully, "Say it. Did you do something wrong? I'm just sitting in the car. I didn't start the car."
"No, Mom, I didn't do anything bad. I just want you to take a look at today's Sun newspaper. There are some reports about me in it. I don't know how to tell you. You'll know when you read the newspaper," William said carefully.
Lena asked in surprise, "The … The Sun newspaper? William, did you date a celebrity and the paparazzi exposed it in The Sun newspaper? But how is that possible? Tell me what happened. God, baby, you'd better not tell me that she's pregnant. William, I'm not ready to be a grandmother. William, you'd better pray that I'm not angry after reading the newspaper. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble. I'll definitely beat you up. "
When she heard her son ask her to buy The Sun newspaper, Lena's first reaction was that her son had a female celebrity as his girlfriend. In her impression, The Sun newspaper was just a tabloid.
"Oh, no, Mom, your imagination is too wild. It's not what you think. Anyway, Mom, I think you'd better go home after reading the newspaper. Don't go to the cafe today."
"Okay, I'll buy The Sun newspaper now. I want to see what you did to make The Sun newspaper report about you."
William heard the busy tone from the phone. He put down the phone and patted his forehead, waiting for Lena to call back. William knew that Lena would call back immediately after reading the newspaper.
William was right. Within ten minutes, Lena called back. William heard a shrill scream when he picked up the phone.
"William, baby, tell me what the newspaper said is true. Tell me, it's all true. You're going to be a billionaire!" Lena shouted at William.
"Yes, Mom. If I'm not wrong, what the newspaper said is true." William put the phone back to his ear and said to Lena.
William waited for a while but didn't hear Lena's voice. Instead, he heard Lena crying.
"Mom, what's wrong, Mom?" William asked anxiously.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. William, I'm happy. William, I thought of your grandfather and grandmother. If they were still alive, they would be very happy to know that you're going to be a billionaire. Unfortunately, they couldn't wait until you became a billionaire and went to heaven with regrets." Lena sobbed.
"Mom, my grandfather and grandmother would be happy for me in heaven. Mom, don't cry. Are you home now? I'll go back to see you." William comforted.
"Yes, I'm home. William, come back. I have something to tell you. I'll wait for you at home." Lena said.
"Okay, Mom. I'll go back now. Wait for me." After the call, William called the front desk and asked for hotel service.
Sitting in the car provided by the hotel, William was worried about his mother Lena's condition and kept urging the driver to hurry up. His house was not far from Oxford Street. It was a small two-story stone house left by his grandfather. The first floor was more than 80 square meters, with a living room, kitchen, and bathroom. The second floor had three rooms and a balcony of more than 10 square meters. In his memory, William liked to stay on the balcony. Now, except for Lena's room, William rented out the other two rooms at school. He could rent out 1,200 pounds a month.
When he arrived home, he saw Lena sitting in the living room on the first floor waiting for him. William quickly went forward and hugged his mother.
Lena excitedly hugged William for a long time.
Seeing his mother so excited, William had to distract her. "Mom, didn't you have something to tell me?"
"Yes, yes, William. Mom has something to tell you." Lena pulled William to sit on the sofa.
"William, Mom didn't expect you to become a millionaire, so there are some things that Mom feels that I still have to tell you. William, do you remember when you were young, your grandfather, grandmother, and Mom used to take you to see the old castle in Oxford?"
William thought for a while and found the memory of the old castle. It was a castle a few kilometers away from Oxford University. He didn't remember exactly how big it was.
"Remember, Mom, it's not far from Oxford University?"
"Yes, William, that's it. Mom will tell you now that it used to be the castle of the Devonshire family. Unfortunately, after World War II, Henry couldn't pay the inheritance tax and was auctioned off. Your grandfather's greatest wish was to buy the old castle and manor back. Unfortunately, he couldn't wait until that time. William, Mom wants you to buy it at the right time and change the name of the old castle back to the Devonshire Castle. This is your grandfather and grandmother's greatest wish. William, can you promise Mom?"
"Well, Mom, if it's just this, I can promise you now. I can even buy it for you by the end of this year." William dared to make such a promise. In a few months, the world's economy would fall into recession. A year later, England's housing prices would plummet by 50%. Now, castles in England were not worth much. There were too many abandoned castles in England. Moreover, Oxford was not the London District, so castles were not that expensive.
In William's memory, the old castle was still very big. It was surrounded by woods, grasslands, a small lake, and a river. However, it seemed that no one lived in the old castle. When William was young, he felt that the old castle was gloomy. However, since his mother cared so much about the old castle, he could buy it and spend money to renovate it.
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