"Connor, how come you have time to look for me?" To Connor's surprise, George took the initiative to welcome him after the manager went in to report his arrival. This made Connor feel flattered.
"I'm here to take a look at you!" Connor replied with a smile after giving George, who opened his arms wide for a hug.
"Let's go and take a look at my new office!" George didn't do anything in front of Connor. Instead, he acted like a boy who wanted to show off his new toy.
Connor followed George to his office. He scanned the exquisite decorations in the office and couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder. "Your old man really trusts you. He even let you work here!"
"It's alright!" Although he said it was alright, the pride and joy on George's face betrayed his true thoughts.
Connor opened his mouth as though he thought of something, but nothing came out in the end. However, Connor's hesitation was obvious. George wasn't stupid. He patted his chest confidently and said, "I don't have any contact with Sonia anymore. Don't worry, Connor!"
Seeing that George knew what he wanted to say, Connor didn't say anything else and only nodded slightly. The Sonia that George mentioned was originally his and Connor's classmate in Greene University. Her family owned a few handicraft workshops and wasn't considered rich. They belonged to the middle class.
Her family sent her to the History Department of Greene University, where tuition fees were exorbitant. The reason was none other than to let the lively and cheerful Sonia make more friends and expand her family's business connections. At the end of the day, it was all for Sonia to hook up with a rich husband. In fact, it wasn't a secret. Everyone in the school had a tacit understanding. Connor's classmate, Miss Sonia, was indeed quite capable. She had charmed several boys in the class.
Connor didn't have any prejudice against Miss Sonia. However, when Miss Sonia found out that Connor was the heir of an earl, she took the initiative to seduce Connor. At that time, Connor had witnessed Marguerite's beauty, so he wouldn't be interested in her.
Besides, Connor had just received Reyes's Alchemy at that time, so he devoted all his attention to alchemy. How could he care about her? Miss Sonia was very sensible after being rejected by Connor. She didn't bother Connor anymore. Instead, she hooked up with George, who was a real rich second-generation heir.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal. It might be an exaggeration to say that George had hooked up with a hundred girls, but there were definitely at least twenty or thirty girls. The most important thing was that George wasn't single. In order to strengthen George's position as the heir of the family, his mother, Mrs. Christine, had spent a lot of effort to find a strong supporter for George. She was Melissa.
Connor wasn't very clear about Melissa's background. During the few times he drank with George, George was also tight-lipped about Melissa's background. The only thing he revealed was that Melissa's family was from the capital.
Connor wasn't supposed to care about these things, but a few months ago, George's mother, Mrs. Christine, who was also Mr. Harvey's legal wife, came to find Connor. She told Connor that she was George's best friend and asked Connor to persuade George to leave Sophia.
Connor was confused by Mrs. Christine's words. In this world, it was normal for rich and powerful men to have a few mistresses. Even Mrs. Christine's husband, Mr. Harvey, had a mistress at home.
In response to Connor's confusion, Mrs. Christin gave her own explanation. It turned out that Miss Sophia's ambition was not small. She actually wanted George to marry her as his first wife, and George, that rascal, actually had the same idea!
In this world, for those big families, it was rare for the first heir to marry his legal wife. More than ninety percent of them were political marriages. Sophia's family was on a completely different level from the Sanchez Family, so it was destined that it would be difficult for her to become George's legal wife.
From the perspective of etiquette, it was very easy to break off an engagement in this world. It could even be regarded as an insult. In the history of the Kaman Empire, there were too many examples of two families who had a good relationship turning against each other because of breaking off an engagement.
From the perspective of absolute rationality and interests, Sophia's idea could even be regarded as overconfident.
"I want to take a loan to buy the apartment I'm living in now." Seeing that George was very self-aware, Connor didn't continue to harp on Sophia's issue. After all, it was George's private matter. As a good friend, it wouldn't be good to get too involved. Instead, he directly stated his purpose.
"Connor, the apartment you're living in is on Lander Street in the East Borough. It's one of the best locations in Loen. The market price for it is at least ten thousand pounds!" George was a little surprised when he heard Connor's words.
"I'll use that apartment as collateral for a loan of eight thousand pounds. What do you think, George?" Connor was very clear about George's difficulties, so he straightforwardly told him his idea.
Although George was the first-in-line successor, even if he became the head of the Sanchez Family, he couldn't do as he pleased. There was still a board of directors above the Sanchez Bank. Over ten thousand pounds wasn't a small matter. If he wanted to do it, he would need the approval of the board of directors.
"It'll be easy with a mortgage. Connor, I can make the decision to loan you nine thousand pounds with an annual interest of five percent!" George patted his chest and solemnly gave Connor a huge discount.
Touched, Connor didn't say a word. He only patted George's shoulder heavily.
He knew that although George made it sound easy, it was definitely not an easy matter. According to the rules of the Loen Bank, mortgages were typically between seventy to eighty percent of the market price. As for the interest rate, the annual interest rate for a loan of nine thousand pounds was at least six to eight percent in a regular bank. Even the big clients who did business all year round would be at least six to eight percent.
For George to be able to give Connor such a generous offer when he was walking on thin ice while inheriting the family and was afraid of being caught by others, it was clear that they were friends!
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