It was a joke to lock William up in the vault, but it was true that they wanted to take real US dollars from his pocket.
Kellner Bacon came and dealt with the people from the Bank of France. After being reminded by his subordinates, he went straight to William.
"Hello, Mr. Devonshire, I'm Kellner Bacon. I'm very happy to have you invest in France. If there's anything you can't solve, you're welcome to give me a call or come to me directly."
"Thank you." William looked at Kellner Bacon in surprise. 'Is this guy treating me like this or is he always so direct?' However, now was not the time to think about this.
He quickly shook Kellner Bacon's hand and smiled. "If there's a suitable investment opportunity, of course I won't let it go, but some people don't seem to welcome me."
"It's okay, some misunderstandings can be resolved with time," Kellner said with certainty. "I welcome any legal investment, and I assure you that I will protect your legitimate rights during my term."
"Haha, thank you, sir."
William only listened to these words. He would be a fool to believe them. Moreover, there were not many projects in France that were worthy of his investment.
The only people he was interested in were those few luxury companies and power companies.
Now was not a good time to make a move on those luxury companies. He could only wait until the end of the year when the financial report was released. These companies' performance had declined severely, and their stock prices had plummeted.
However, William was not confident in fully acquiring them, especially Chanel. Although the shares were scattered, the capital had been confident in it for decades. It was only possible to acquire a part of the shares when the shareholders went bankrupt or were about to go bankrupt.
Seeing that William was not interested in continuing the conversation, Kellner knew that it was not a good time to talk about it in detail. After thinking for a few seconds, he whispered to William, "Maybe we can talk in London in a few days."
Then, he laughed loudly and said, "I won't disturb you from signing the contract. Although I don't have much time, I still hope to have a celebratory drink before leaving."
"No problem, we'll hold the signing ceremony now." A few of the major shareholders of the Bank of France quickly agreed.
These guys really thought that they were the boss. They didn't even discuss with him before they signed the contract. William, who had been annoyed with them for a long time, grinned. "Do whatever you want."
After saying that, he stood upright and looked at Kellner without moving. Kellner, who didn't know what was going on, was stunned and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
Seeing that William didn't give him any face, Franck Deli, the chairman of the Bank of France, didn't know whether to leave or stay. His face soon turned red.
The atmosphere at the scene slowly became awkward. Some people who didn't know what was going on asked the people who saw it in a low voice.
Looking at Frank Derry and the other bank shareholders, whose faces were getting worse and worse, William added fuel to the fire with a smile. "Mr. Derry, you don't have to worry about me."
Frank Derry was so irritated that he almost cursed. Fortunately, he was still rational. The Bank of France had to get the 3.5 billion US dollars from William.
Plus, he knew that William deliberately embarrassed him to take revenge on him, so he held back his anger and didn't say anything. He turned his head to the side and pretended that he didn't hear anything.
He definitely had to sign the contract. Even if he was deliberately ignored, William wouldn't go against the money. However, he still had to show his attitude. To deal with some idiots who couldn't see the situation clearly, he had to give them a slap first.
Just as he was about to mock them a few more times, Kellner heard his subordinate reporting to him in a low voice. He stared at Frank Derry and the other shareholders of the Bank of France for a few seconds.
Then, he smiled at William and said, "Sorry, it seems that I was too impatient."
When everyone looked at him, Kellner continued, "Today is the 20th anniversary of my meeting with my wife. Mr. Devonshire, if it's possible, please don't let me, who hasn't had much time to accompany my wife, break my promise today."
Of course, William could hear such obvious nonsense. 90% of the people present also knew that this was a lie. However, in their hearts, they admired Kellner's quick thinking. He didn't leave any loopholes in his words.
He didn't use reasons such as marriage or birthday that could be easily found out. Instead, he said that it was the anniversary of his meeting with his wife, which was a reason that the couple could make up however they wanted.
"In that case, of course, there's no problem." Someone gave him a way out, and it was someone of Kellner's status. William, who didn't intend to refuse to sign the contract, went with the flow and said with a smile, "The 20th anniversary should be celebrated. Congratulations, Kellner."
"Thank you," Kellner replied with a smile as if nothing had happened. "Then, how about we start now?"
"Of course, I don't want to be blamed by your wife."
Seeing that William had relented, many people present were relieved. At the same time, they looked at the shareholders of the Bank of France with contempt.
Since they had decided to sell the Chantilly Castle regardless of the people's objections, it would be too deliberate and irrational to deliberately ignore William, who was half the owner of the castle.
After today, when the news spread out, not only would the people not understand their actions, they would also laugh at these people for being brainless and pushing William, who could be of help, to the enemy.
William smiled and signed the contract with Frank Derry, who looked a little uneasy. Then, without caring about etiquette, he didn't even shake Frank Derry's hand. He walked down from the signing table and handed the contract to Anthony.
"Take the contract back and study it. At the same time, gather people to think of a way. I want to separate the Chantilly Castle from the 7800 hectares of land. From now on, the Chantilly Castle will only be a castle. Understand?"
Anthony was stunned for a moment. In his heart, he silently complained about William's impatience. He was so quick to make it clear to the public that he was not in cahoots with the Bank of France.
However, Anthony didn't dare to say these words in front of William's anger. He immediately replied, "No problem, Boss."
Ignoring the reception after the signing of the contract, William greeted Kellner, the head of the English Foreign Affairs Office, Ronnie, and a few others, and took Abigail back to the Oxford Castle by helicopter.
Back at the castle, Abigail, who was hesitating on whether to say it or not, carefully reminded him, "Boss, you …"
"Alright, I know what you want to say, but I'm not thinking about developing the Chantilly Castle and the land in the short term. No matter how unhappy these French guys are with me, time will wear away their anger. After a few years, who will care about the Chantilly Castle that no longer belongs to them?"
William wasn't in the mood to care about these things at the moment. When he was on the helicopter, he kept thinking about what Kellner said to him. In a few days, he would come to London to talk to him.
The only reason Kellner would come to London at this time was because of England's first funeral, James's funeral. "If there's anything you don't understand, ask Sunday or the castle's servants. I still have things to do."
After that, he ignored Abigail, who didn't look too good, and went to the basement.
"Sunday, check on the first funeral of James."
"Yes, Sir."
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