America's Road to Wealth

"I regret."

As the provider of venues, facilities and services tonight.

Controller of Hilton Hotels.

Barry Hilton after the emergence of John Chris Morgan and David Rockefeller.

He suddenly said to his granddaughter Paris, who was standing next to him:

"Dear Paris. I suddenly regret it."

Paris:? ? ?

"What do you mean?" Paris asked cautiously.

She rarely saw such a slightly depressed look on her grandfather's face.

In her mind, taking over the Hilton Hotel.

He also made Hilton Hotels go international and develop better.

He has always been a high-spirited person who never admits defeat at any time.

"well"

Barry Hilton sighed.

He said: "That day when Abel Smith attended our drinking party for the first time. I should have encouraged you with all my strength and let you associate with him."

"It would be great if you were by his side now, as his female companion."

Hearing what her grandfather said, it was Paris's turn to be speechless.

You want me to take the initiative?

I am that kind of person!

I am the eldest daughter of the Hilton family! !

Why should I take the initiative to chase him? !

But look at the characters around Abel at this moment.

I also think of what grandpa said just now.

She did realize that she could be by Abel's side at this time.

How wonderful that would be!

"Grandpa." Paris said aggrievedly:

"He's not interested in me. He would rather chase Ted Lena's ugly daughter than express any interest in your granddaughter!"

"Uh" Barry Hilton looked at his granddaughter, and then at Ikana who was standing with Ted Lena in the distance.

Ugly?

The old guy doesn't think so.

But now, he feels he should encourage his granddaughter.

just in case

Just afraid of what might happen?

Barry smiled and said: "You are more beautiful and charming than Ikana. Trust me, Paris. If you take the initiative, no man can resist your charm!"

Well, that's what Anne Hurst said to her daughter.

Anyway, it won’t hurt to give it a try, and my granddaughter won’t lose a piece of meat because of it.

Um. Maybe there is really less meat.

But it’s just a small piece of meat, so what’s there to be afraid of?

Even if we can't really be together in the future.

Having such an experience may be helpful to her in the future marriage market.

No matter how you think about it, you won't lose, even if you fail completely.

So what are you afraid of?

But if it succeeds, it will be of great help to her and the Hilton family.

There is no capital and huge profits, or a business that can make huge profits from a piece of meat.

Barry Hilton thinks this is probably one of the best deals in the world.

Of course he wanted to encourage.

"Grandpa, do you really think so?" Paris lacked confidence.

That guy was rumored to be having affairs with more than a dozen people at the same time.

Among them are ruthless characters in the circle of Wall Street ladies such as Ikana and Peggy Morgenthau.

Although I think I look good and have a good figure.

Her family situation is no worse than that of Ikana, or even a little better.

But facing that guy, she didn't feel that she had any charm to attract him.

But now that grandpa said so, Paris felt motivated.

"Of course." Barry Hilton affirmed.

As the second generation of the Hilton family, Barry has long been worried about this family.

But none of the younger generation is promising.

This leaves Barry Hilton in his seventies, working hard for the family.

He was already tired.

If only I could find a leg to protect my family from the wind and rain.

Just a granddaughter, even his most beloved granddaughter.

Barry also felt it didn't matter.

"Yeah" Paris lowered her head slightly and looked at the ground.

Paris, who was encouraged again by her grandfather, finally had a little courage.

At this moment, Paris suddenly heard her grandfather let out a small sound of surprise.

She quickly raised her head and looked at her grandfather, "What's wrong? Grandpa."

"I didn't expect him to come too." Barry Hilton said.

"Oh?" Paris looked at the small circle again.

She saw an energetic, elegant middle-aged man with a smile on his face walking out of the elevator.

Paris felt that this middle-aged man looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.

"Grandpa, who is that?" Paris couldn't remember for a moment, so she asked her grandfather.

Barry Hilton said his name softly.

Paris was immediately surprised and said:

"He's here too. Oh, this guy seems to be from Texan too. Abel is from Texan too."

"Grandpa, he is just one of the two candidates. The lawsuit is still going on. There is no need to be so surprised by his arrival. It's not like he has already lived in that house."

Barry Hilton was a little disappointed with his granddaughter's words.

Because the granddaughter's words revealed that she was indeed not very good in terms of IQ.

He doesn't care much about Masaki either.

Otherwise, this would be the same as most smart people in America.

Everyone knows that this guy in front of him is very good-looking and has a lot of gold.

There is a high probability that he will be the next person with the most nominal power on the planet.

Just be stupid.

Girls can actually live an easier life if they are stupider.

What if someone just likes this stupid girl?

Barry Hilton could only comfort himself in this way.

On Abel's side, it is not based on practical interests.

Or the relationship between two families.

He had no choice but to show his utmost closeness and attention to the latest guest.

Tonight, for the first time, he took the initiative to walk towards the other party.

"Oh, George. I didn't expect you to come too."

Abel walked over with a smile and shook hands with this middle-aged man who was extremely handsome.

"Hahaha~" A middle-aged man about the same age as Alexander and Ted Lena smiled and shook hands with him.

"I called Alex and Alexander to congratulate them on Alexander's success."

"Alex told me you were going to have a drinking party like this here."

"I happened to be right here, and then I came."

"hope I did not disturb you."

Relevant acquaintances say different things.

The first time he opened his mouth, he used Abel's elders to get closer to Abel.

It also makes people around him understand that the middle-aged people coming here at this moment do not represent a certain group.

On behalf of himself and his family.

But now that he has reached this point, he has such qualifications and can only represent himself and his family.

This is something that the families who helped him rise to power couldn't stop.

"Hi~ Davis, you're here too!"

After shaking hands with Abel and letting go, the middle-aged man smiled and greeted Davis Brown.

Davis Brown smiled enthusiastically in response.

David Rockefeller and John Chris Morgan followed, both of whom responded enthusiastically.

"I'm thirsty. I want to have a drink, so I won't bother you." The middle-aged man said with a smile.

"No problem. I'll go over and talk to you later, dear George."

The middle-aged man patted his shoulder with satisfaction and said with a smile:

"Remember Jenna and Barbara? You played very well when you were young. Remember to contact them when you have time!"

"Um" Abel was stunned, and immediately said: "Okay~ I also miss Jenna and Barbara a little bit."

He said politely.

At the same time, in his memory, he quickly searched for this past memory.

Well, it was about ten years ago, when the original person was five or six to seven or eight years old.

That was the time when the middle-aged man in front of him launched a call to build a strong Rangers baseball team in Texas.

At that time, Abel often went to Alex's place, and Alex often took him to the baseball field.

In ballparks and baseball companies.

At that time, he was playing with the two daughters of the middle-aged man in front of him who were about the same age.

I probably had this experience three or four times.

But to say how familiar it is, it really doesn’t exist.

They were just playmates that we played with a few times when we were young.

At this moment, among the middle-aged people, he is talking about them as if they are childhood sweethearts.

Abel was speechless.

In addition to the two sisters, their appearance and figure can only be said to be average.

Not ugly, but far from beautiful.

Abel just responded so politely.

The middle-aged man seemed to just mention it, smiled, patted Abel on the shoulder, and walked away.

This scene made many smart people in the cocktail party.

They were all surprised again.

They felt that they were surprised by the number of times they had felt this evening.

Almost as surprised as they have been in the past year!

But the surrounding giants were not much surprised by this scene.

Because the relationship between the Smith family and the middle-aged family is not a secret to them.

They also know that in fact, the Smith family and the middle-aged man's family are not as good as the middle-aged man just performed.

It was now that this middle-aged man was going to take over.

Abel behaved so well again. He was a fellow villager, neighbor, and good family friend.

No matter where you stand, there will be some benefits to wooing Abel.

Only middle-aged people do this.

If Abel were ordinary, no matter how good the relationship between the two parties was, the middle-aged man would not show up tonight.

After the middle-aged man appeared, it was almost half past seven.

Most of the guests were supposed to come, or came without invitation.

Basically everyone is here.

When David Mellon finally walked out of the elevator hall with an old man who looked somewhat similar to him, representing the Mellon Group.

Almost all the guests at tonight's cocktail party have arrived.

The Hilton Golden Hall is over a thousand square meters and employs more than 40 waiters.

At this time, Xunxun was shouting and it was as lively as a vegetable market.

Even in the so-called upper class society, when everyone gets together to chat and talk.

It’s no different from ordinary people having a party or bargaining in the market.

We are all human beings and are essentially the same.

At most, it depends on the status of the guests, the food they eat, the drinks they drink, and the venue where the party is held. The specifications and quality vary.

But essentially they are all the same.

"Huh~"

After David Mellon came up, Abel exhaled.

He finally got some free time.

Under the gaze of many people, he came to Tedlena and his daughter, who were in a corner with almost no one coming to talk to them.

"Hi~ Ikana." Abel walked over with a smile, leaned over and gave Ikana an intimate kiss on the face.

Smell the delicious scent of perfume and hormones on her body.

He smiled and whispered in her ear, in a voice that only she could hear:

"I didn't expect you to be able to get up~ I thought you were going to rest on the yacht!"

Ikana resisted the urge to draw her hand and hit him.

Many people are watching.

Must hold back.

She rolled her eyes cutely and responded in the same tone:

"Just now I saw that you and Peggy Morgenthau were doing the same thing to me. But not to Amanda Hearst. Isn't this guy like you also involved with Morgenthau?"

"Uh" Abel looked at her.

Unexpectedly, her observation skills are quite keen.

Yes, Peggy Morgenthau and Robert were here just now.

and Anne Hearst with her baby daughter Amanda Hearst.

The two elders of them now have much more status than Delena.

Also more proactive.

As soon as they came up, they took their daughter and granddaughter to find Abel.

Unlike Ted Lena, he actually wanted to talk to Abel.

But he was held back by his daughter.

This was Abel's different reaction when he met Amanda and Paige just now.

It was just a handshake with Amanda, even though she had already made a prelude to a kiss on the face.

With Paige, just when Paige was about to reach out her hand, he took the initiative to move forward and give her a kiss.

This small move is not big, and many people are not aware of it.

What's more, this is a relatively normal behavior in European and American social etiquette.

In the eyes of a caring person like Ikana, she was immediately aware of it.

Abel smiled and said softly: "Ikana, I think you are very talented as a detective. You can apply for the New York Police Department."

"That's right." He said with a smile: "Peggy Morgenthal is actually my girlfriend, do you believe it?"

Ikana rolled her eyes at him again, looking elegant and charming.

She was doubtful of Abel's words.

Because the woman's intuition told her that Abel might have a crush on Paige.

Paige probably has too.

But the two of them probably don't have that kind of relationship yet.

Because the kiss between the two of them was a bit unfamiliar.

If we had that kind of relationship, we wouldn't feel this strange.

"Hey Smith." Ted Lena's voice sounded:

"You can't just talk to my daughter. You'll make me the laughing stock of today!"

Ted Lena had already noticed the little transparency in the reception, among the more than two hundred guests present.

At this time, there were at least hundreds of people looking over here.

The little transparent Ted Lena felt stressed but felt refreshed at the same time.

But if Abel came over and only talked to his daughter, he would not talk to himself.

He felt like he was going to make a fool of himself.

With his character, of course he couldn't accept it.

He spoke immediately.

"Ha~ How could I forget you? Mr. Lerner." Abel smiled and shook hands with him.

But I found that this guy, while shaking hands, quietly said to himself:

"Boy, as long as you show a little intimacy to Ikana tonight and show your relationship. Then I will forgive you for picking up my daughter!"

"Ha~" Abel's handsome eyebrows raised, and he also responded in a low voice:

"Then how do you want me to show it? Just hold her and kiss her? As a father, wouldn't you mind?"

"Forehead"

Tedlena didn't expect that this kid, who looked like a human, would be so shameless when he said such words.

These are two completely different people from the business elite look they had when they were discussing cooperation two days ago.

"All right."

When Ted Lena was a little unhappy, he heard Abel smile and say:

"Don't worry. Ikana is my woman, and I will not let her be wronged. But today is not the right occasion. Believe me, Mr. Lerner. I will make your daughter one of the happiest women in the world. .”

One is the happiest woman in the world, and there are many of them.

What can Ted Lena say?

There are more and more guests with increasingly exaggerated identities.

It has made Tedlena realize that Abel's strength is far more exaggerated than shown.

Just the strength that Abel had shown before was already beyond the reach of Tedlena at this time.

Now Tedlena is discovering that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

What will it look like under the iceberg?

Tedlena could only say dullly:

"Well, I hope you keep your word. Then I will allow you to associate with my daughter!"

"Dad~" Ikana said coquettishly from the side.

I have to say that her father is more realistic sometimes.

This personality even rubbed off on her.

But no matter how realistic it is, her father still values ​​​​family affection.

Apu is really a sweetheart.

Just at this time.

David Mellon and Melio walked over to Abel.

Ikana was about to say something when she knew that tonight's dinner was coming.

She immediately shut up and watched the conversation between David Mellon and Abel curiously.

David first greeted Tedlena and his daughter in a friendly manner.

Then he said: "BOSS, it's almost time."

Abel nodded: "Then let's get started."

David hesitated for a moment, and then said: "I still think it would be better if you go up in person."

"I'll get up there. But after that. David, just like in the capital markets, I need you to lead the way for me."

Abel looked at him with a smile: "Whether it's before, now, or in the future. Do you know what I mean?"

David was stunned for a moment, then a happy smile appeared on his face.

"I understand." David whispered happily.

This was Abel, revealing it to him.

Even after that, Smith Capital expanded its scale and added many other shareholders.

There may also be more personnel sent by these shareholders.

But Abel will also support him, and will also support David Mellon, and continue to sit in this position.

"And Melio." Abel looked at Melio next to him, and said in the latter's surprised eyes:

"I want you to work for me until you retire. Even after you retire, your children can work for me, and that would be perfect."

"Ha~ definitely. Boss, I am willing to follow you forever, oh, and my child. If he doesn't want to, then I will break his legs!" Melio said excitedly.

Abel smiled, then patted David on the shoulder.

"Go, my friend, my companion."

"Go tell the crocodiles in this pond how great we have done in the past six months!"