At the beginning, Barron planned to meet with the creditors of the family trust fund after returning to the manor to resolve the fund's current debt problem of approximately 5 million pounds.
However, after meeting with the bank representatives in London, Barron changed his mind after seeing their attitude.
At this time, most of the creditors of the Duke of Devonshire's family were aristocratic estates that had frequent dealings with the family. Therefore, Barron called them one by one according to the address book provided by Yulia, stating that all debts would be settled within this year, and that for the delayed time, he would pay interest higher than the bank loan.
Those people accepted his statement.
Many of them had attended the funeral of the Duke of Devonshire's family before, and Barron still had an impression of them. He said that he would visit them in person and express his gratitude.
In fact, not to mention the end of the year, he can pay off these debts even now. When the Asahi World Cup is over, he will have no pressure to pay off the bank loan.
However, after all, he would need funds for his financial investments in the future, so he postponed the deadline for repaying his debts. He was willing to pay interest higher than the bank loan rate.
After all, every penny now may even become a pound by the end of the year!
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The whistle blew, and the 120-minute game ended. With the help of the key player - the referee, the 12 players of the South Korean team finally won the most dirty and violent World Cup game in history 2:1 in overtime.
At this time, even though he had seen this game in his previous life, after watching the live broadcast again, Barron still couldn't help but mutter:
"Sure enough, only the little Koreans can do this."
He was already in his apartment in London at this time - after living in Chatsworth House for a few days, Barron and Bonnie returned to London together.
"What did you just say, Your Highness?"
"Nothing, it's not important, but it seems you are not very interested in the football game, Ms. Moore."
Barron turned off the TV and said to Yulia beside him with a smile.
"Yes, if you were not my boss, I would not have wasted an hour and a half with you, and I hope there will not be such a torment next time."
"I'm a little curious. You don't seem to have many personal hobbies besides work. Can you really feel happy with such a life?"
"Everyone has his own way of life, Your Highness. I don't think you can understand my pleasure. Of course, this is unnecessary. Now can we get back to business?"
It was obvious that Yulia was trying her best to suppress her emotions, which could be seen from her face which did not show much expression at the moment.
Barron secretly felt sorry that such a beauty seemed to be wrapped in a thick iceberg.
"Okay, let's get back to the previous topic, about the loans from those banks."
"To be frank, Your Highness, when I received the news from North Rock Bank that you promised to settle the other party's loan in advance before the end of the month, I couldn't believe it. I don't know how you talked to those bank representatives that day, but at least you should have informed me of this matter. Now the funds on the fund's books... I really don't know how to repay those loans."
"At least this way we can pay less interest, right?"
After saying this, Yulia's eyes widened as she looked at him, as if he were a madman...
Barron said,
"Okay, relax, Ms. Moore. I was just joking with you. Actually, you don't have to worry. Before the end of the month, a company will provide a loan of 5 million pounds to our family trust fund to repay the principal of the loan from Northrock Bank. As for the interest, I believe our family trust fund should be able to handle it."
"Borrow money? Do you mean you borrowed money from other companies to pay off the bank loan? Your Highness, have you figured out the difference in interest rates between the two?"
"You can rest assured that the 5 million pounds loan will be interest-free, or I can reveal more information to you, and the company that lends the money will also be under my name..."
If Yulia was quite skeptical and a little excited just now, then after hearing Barron drop such a bombshell news, her expression was full of shock.
"You mean you will use another company under your name to lend money to the family fund?"
"I think that has been made clear enough, Ms. Moore."
"why?"
"If you really want to know the reason, Ms. Moore, I can tell you in a more decent way that I hope the family trust fund will continue to develop its current industry and make financial investments through other companies..."
Unlike his smiling expression just now, Barron's eyes became sharp for the first time after meeting Yulia this time:
"But this statement is just to maintain our mutual respect. I believe you are a smart person, Ms. Moore. If you can't put aside your prejudices and get to know me better, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to maintain our respect."
"Believe it or not, Your Highness, I have been doing this since our last frank conversation..."
"That's not enough, Ms. Moore. Do you really think that when I left my family, I spent my time in college just picking up girls?"
Barron moved closer to Yulia, smelling the faint scent of water orchid on her body, and said softly:
"If you are surprised by what happened today, I am afraid there will be more things that surprise you in the future. So my personal friendly advice to you is that you'd better realize the fact that I am an investment genius as early as possible. The sooner you realize it, the faster you can adapt."
When Barron said these words, Yulia looked at him in disbelief.
I believe that her expression was not so much because of Barron's slightly intimate posture at this moment, but more because of the shock of his words.
Because in her opinion, the person who can say such extremely narcissistic words so naturally, except for an egomaniac, is a true genius.
And Barron seems more like the former.
"Your eyes tell me you think I'm a lunatic, Ms. Moore."
"Out of politeness, perhaps I shouldn't admit this fact, Your Highness...but I think I should still be honest."
While saying this, Yulia sat back slightly without saying a word.
"In that case, do you mind making a bet with me?"
Yulia shook her head and refused,
"I'm sorry, Your Highness, I never gamble."
"It's just a small bet. You can listen to me tell you the rules, Ms. Moore. You always follow the rules. Your life is boring. Or even if you don't call it a bet, it's just a verification. What do you think?"
"If you must tell it, I don't mind."
"You are actually a very charming lady. If you weren't so... rigid all the time, how about you try to date me? You can think of this as a bet, or as an invitation with a certain threshold. As for the conditions for achieving it, just measure it with the returns I get from the financial market. You can say a return target that you think is unlikely to be achieved unless I am really an investment genius. It's all up to you. I don't think this game is too difficult for you..."
"Are you so confident, Your Highness?"
"In fact, I give you the choice. If you insist on refusing and mention an astronomical figure, then I will have no choice but to admit defeat."
Julia looked at the man in front of her, and she admitted that in terms of appearance alone, Barron could be said to be the most outstanding in the entire Cavendish family, but his personality was indeed very different from the old duke and... his brother.
"50 million pounds, and it needs to be time-limited."
"Can."
"within one year."
"make a deal!"