Manhattan Reborn 1978

Chapter 474 London Trip (29) Sorry

London.

Western suburbs, Windsor Castle.

Little Peter F. Wallenberg and Kanes said sorry to Toby and Elena, walked out of the castle and strolled on the lawn.

Karnes tilted his head and looked at his old friend Peter: "Twenty million pounds?"

"Haha~ Where are you going to get so much money?"

Little Peter shrugged and showed a shy smile: "Where did you get your capital during the last oil crisis?"

"Uh... borrow it?"

Little Peter smiled noncommittally, changed the topic and asked.

"Why did you take the initiative to ask David about the investment amount...?"

"Don't you trust him?"

Karnes looked around with a smile, pondered for a few seconds, then shook his head.

"There is an interesting article in the Code of Hammurabi of the ancient Babylonian dynasty."

"If craftsmen design and build a palace, the palace collapses within a few years, resulting in the death of the owner."

"Then this craftsman will also be executed!"

Kanes's expression was calm with a hint of amusement: "It's not a fine, it's not a prison sentence, it's not a banishment, it's a direct execution!"

"Perhaps, this craftsman did not do it intentionally, but just made some omissions in his work. From our modern point of view, this law is a bit too strict."

"However, the legal principles behind it that people want to understand are, in my opinion, extremely important!"

"Share the risk!"

Little Peter took half a step back, looked Kanes up and down, raised his eyebrows and smiled in disbelief.

"Do I need to get to know you again?"

"Hahaha~"

"Stop talking nonsense!"

"Tell me, why were you late this morning?"

"Could it be...that you received a call from home?"

Little Peter stopped teasing, nodded, and asked: "Who are you in contact with?"

Karnes shrugged pretending to be profound: "I...just like David said, I just want to be a little butterfly~ Any decision in the family has nothing to do with me!"

Little Peter frowned slightly, looked up at the breathable sun emerging from the clouds, and said softly.

"Little butterfly... so fragile!"

"Hehe~"

"Do you still want to make a tornado?"

"..."

"In the morning, I'm waiting for Marcus' call."

"He agreed to my terms, two hundred million pounds!"

Kanes immediately frowned and asked with a straight face: "You gave up...?"

"Yes!"

"fxxx!"

"You... are so generous!"

Little Peter smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Marcus and Jacob both hope that I can quit~ What should I do?"

"..."

Kanes is speechless~

Little Peter's two very powerful cousins, Marcus and Jacob, really couldn't give little Peter any chance to interfere in the family business.

The Wallenberg family has officially entered the ranks of major international players since the first generation, Andre Oscar Wallenberg, established the first private bank in Sweden, Stockholm Private Bank, in the 18th century.

People often use words such as "empire" and "dynasty" to describe the Wallenberg family~

But it seems that these are not enough to fully summarize its whole picture.

To this day, among those who are still active in the Wallenberg family, there are three Marcuss, three Jacobs and three Peters. .

And every generation of family controllers will almost always be selected from these three names~

However, there are exceptions to everything~

Marcus Sr., the current leader of the Wallenberg family, had placed high hopes on a junior, Mark, to take on the family business a few years ago.

but. .Mark, in the spotlight, committed suicide in 1971 because he was worried that he could not control the huge industry of the family bank and was under too much psychological pressure.

Emm. .

This tragic incident shocked everyone and devastated the Wallenberg family.

At the same time, it also allowed Carnes Rothschild seven years ago to firmly follow his inner choice and withdraw from all intra-family competition. .

(ps: In the Wallenberg family, the current leader in terms of seniority is Old Marcus; Little Peter, who just appeared in this book, is actually the youngest generation in the family, and should be called Little Peter...)

(However, in order for everyone to read more smoothly, other characters with the same name in the Wallenberg family will try to avoid appearing consecutively.)

. . .

A few rays of sunshine in the sky spread on the lawn of Windsor Castle.

Carnes and little Peter looked up at the sun in the sky, which was once again obscured by a cloud that moved quickly with the wind. .

"Hush~huh~"

"Man, do you...trust David?"

"Haha~ As long as he really dares to invest [-] million yuan, of course I will believe him!"

"..ok!"

"Then let's gamble with him once?"

"Hahaha~"

"Let's go back~ It's not a gentleman to make ladies wait..."

"Tch~ What kind of gentleman are you?"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

Windsor Castle, in the main ballroom.

It was already lunch time, and in the main banquet hall, the royal service staff filled four long banquet tables with a variety of delicious dishes.

The buffet reception has begun~

Many guests, under the guidance of the service staff, carried small plates and randomly selected their favorite foods. Then they found a small corner table with friends where no one would disturb them, and sat down to eat and chat~

Carnes and Elena, and Little Peter and Toby, these two pairs walked into the main banquet hall.

They soon found Jellal and David in a corner of the banquet hall.

Afterwards, the four of them randomly selected some desserts, held wine glasses, and walked towards Jellal and the others.

. . .

Next to three small round tables with a full British style, several people were sitting around chatting. .

Next to Deborah, Duchess of Devonshire, sat sisters Sarah Spencer, Diana Spencer, and Catherine Matilda Swinton, three young aristocratic ladies in gorgeous clothes.

Next to Sarah, the older sister of the Spencer sisters, was Livlyn G. Cherov, who was about the same age as her and had a similar personality.

On the other side of Livlin were Jellal, Cui Yingying, David, Polly, and Maggie.

In addition to Carnes and Elena, little Peter and Toby, after the service staff moved four chairs, they sat down and formed a small oval circle.

Little Peter and Canes respectfully called Duchess Deborah: "Aunt" and "Auntie"!

David turned to look at Jellal and asked him in a low voice: "Are they also related by blood?"

Jellal chuckled, spread his hands and said, "If you look up the genealogy of each family, almost all the nobles in this castle can be related to each other..."

David blinked a few times, nodded and smiled: "I understand~"

Polly and Cui Yingying, who were sitting next to David, looked at each other.

Polly pulled David's arm and whispered: "Look over there..."

"Oh?"

David followed the sound and saw a tall, handsome man with a long face walking in the distance. He was the protagonist of today's birthday party, Charles.

"cough~"

"coming!"

David coughed lightly, glanced at Gerald, Little Peter, Carnes and others, stood up slowly, stared at Charles, who was walking up from behind Deborah, and gave him a sharp look. .

Jellal also stood up with a smile and was the first to greet Charles: "Hi~ Charles, happy birthday!"

"Haha~Thank you, Jellal!"

"Hi~Peter, Carnes...welcome!"

"Oh ~ Aunt Deborah? You gave me a big surprise! Thank you!"

Deborah, who was the last one to stand up, turned to look at Charles, the protagonist who celebrated his birthday today, and smiled.

"Hehe~"

"Elizabeth invited me to attend today's dinner~"

"Our cook Tenisha heard it from the side and shouted for a strike."

"I can only come here earlier and taste the lunch you prepared~"

"Hahaha~ Aunt Deborah, you are always welcome in Windsor!"

"Hmm~hehe~"

"By the way, this is for you... Little naughty boy, it's not my birthday gift to you!"

"It's... David Coleman!"

"Little naughty boy, I gave it to you on his behalf~"

"Oh?"

Charles' eyes quickly swept across the faces of several people and settled on the face of a strange young man.

After hearing Deborah's words, David said silently in his heart: awesome!

A smile appeared on his face and he was about to speak. .Jellal smiled first and said.

"Charles, he is David from New York, my good friend!"

"David, don't be so polite, just call Charles~"

Karnes narrowed his eyes slightly and continued with a smile: "Yes~ Charles likes to make friends the most~"

"David, don't you also like to make new friends?"

"Just in time! Today is Charles's birthday, so everyone can get to know each other~"

David and Charles looked at each other, blinked twice quickly, and just opened their mouths, little Peter continued to laugh.

"Charles, we have given you gifts too!"

"You can't just thank David, can you?"

Charles looked at little Peter in surprise, but before he could speak, Deborah's voice sounded again.

"Charles, look...your honorary grandfather is here~"

"Uh...Okay! Sorry, Aunt Deborah~"

"Sorry, everyone!"

"Please allow me to excuse you for a moment~"

"Haha~ Go ahead!"

Charles' eyes quickly swept across the two sisters, Sarah and Diana, and finally stopped on David's face, memorizing his appearance.

Then, he smiled and nodded politely to everyone, and turned to face the uncle of his father, Prince Philip, General Louis Mountbatten in the distance.

. . .

Charles, gone.

Everyone looked into the distance silently, and he gave General Mountbatten a warm hug. The two held arms with each other, laughing and chatting very close.

Deborah showed a smile on her lips, turned her head, glanced across the faces of the three aristocratic ladies beside her, glared at Karnes sideways, then nodded to little Peter with a smile and said.

"Everyone, sit down~"

"Oh hoo~" The women who followed David, except Elena, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

David discovered a lot from the short conversation of less than 2 minutes just now. .

After everyone sat down, he smiled and stretched out his leg and kicked Carnes: "Hey, Charles, he is the crown prince!"

"This is my first time meeting him. Can I call him by his first name?"

"Haha~" Kanes laughed ironically, stretched out his right leg and said to Elena beside him.

"Look at my leg... it's broken!"

"How are you going to compensate me?"

"..Hahaha~"

Several people were amused by Kanes' "rascal"~

Deborah covered her mouth and pointed at Carnes, "reprimanding": "You bad boy! Don't lead Jellal, David, and little Peter... to bad things!"

"Me? How is that possible!?"

Kanes's face was full of "injustice" and he whispered: "Jeral only pretends to be a good boy in front of you~"

"Little Peter, let alone me!"

"He was once the naughty kid in the town~"

"David, look at it!"

"He is just..."

"Hey~hey~you can't talk nonsense!"

"What? You know what I'm going to say..."

"Of course!"

"Um...am I wrong?"

David smiled calmly, spread his hands and said, "You are wrong and I am right - completely different meanings!"

"What?" Kanes "cooperated" tacitly. .There was confusion on his face~

David replied simply: "Haha~ Mirrors, wine and wallets can answer many of the questions you encounter."

"...Hey! You kid!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

The people around them all laughed again after slowly understanding some of the meaning of the conversation between the two.

David smiled and coughed a few times, took the handkerchief handed to him by Cui Yingying, wiped the sweat from his forehead, stood up and explained to Deborah.

"I know...my apology may take away a lot of expectations and disappointment."

"However, today because of my health... I can only say sorry to you~"

Deborah stood up a little surprised, walked to David, and looked around: "Are you sick?"

"Yeah~yesterday."

"Okay! Go back and have a good rest!"

"Ok!"

David smiled and opened his arms: "Can I hug you again?"

"Haha~ Of course, kid!"

Deborah raised her head slightly and gave David a hug~

The two hugged each other for a few seconds. After they separated, David whispered to Deborah very seriously: "Thank you for your naughty little naughty!"

"Hahaha~"

Deborah raised her hand to hold his forehead, not paying attention to the thin sweat on David's forehead, and smiled.

"I will be at home, waiting for you and Lilith!"

"must!"

"Haha~"

. . .

Seeing David preparing to leave first, Carnes and Little Peter looked at each other and stood up to say goodbye to Deborah.

Jellal looked troubled for a few seconds, then asked with a wry smile to Livlin beside him: "Are you going to come too?"

"Ok!"

"..."

Livlin glanced at David, who was saying goodbye to the Spencer sisters, and laughed softly: "We are different!"

"If there is no accident, I will never come to this Windsor Castle as a guest again in my life~"

"It's boring!"

Jellal looked embarrassed and nodded in agreement: "If it weren't for Charles and his family... I wouldn't be willing to come here~"

"Hahaha~"

"Why haven't you seen your father, the Duke of Westminster?"

"Are you going to wait for him?"

"Yes~"

"Oh~ you are so pitiful~"

Jellal covered his eyes with his hands and waved: "You've learned too much from following David~ Let's go!"

"Haha~"

"Come on~ let's hug each other goodbye?!"

"do not want!"

"Hahaha~"

. . .

the other side.

With Deborah's curious acquiescence, David smiled at Sarah, the older sister of the Spencer sisters.

"At any time, I hope you can remember this strange friend of mine in New York!"

"I welcome you as a guest in New York anytime!"

Sara's eyes flashed with surprise, and she smiled happily: "Okay!"

David nodded to her and looked at the tall and thin Ancient One. .

Do not!

It was Catherine Matilda Swinton, smiling: "Some people say that the life of a noble is as bright as the stars~"

"But~ the time when the stars shine is only at night~"

"I don't want you to wait silently for 500 years and finally just say... I'm sorry!"

"Maybe...short hair can make you a different kind of flame, dispelling the darkness under the stars!"

"I'm looking forward to you coming to New York. See you soon ~ Swinton!"

After David finished speaking, he ignored the stunned red-haired girl in front of him.

He looked at Diana with extremely complex eyes, took a deep breath, and said sincerely.

"Hush~huh~"

"I'm sorry again, Diana!"

"I... am a selfish and cowardly person!"

"But if you need any help, please remember that I will always be waiting for you in New York!"

David looked directly at the 17-year-old Diana, and saw suspicion and confusion in her pure eyes. .

However, David did not provide any further explanation. .

Under the gazes of several people, he smiled bitterly at Deborah and said, "I'm a little dizzy and said some nonsense~ I hope you can help me."

"Okay! Go back quickly, take some medicine, and rest~" Deborah nodded quickly as she saw another layer of sweat forming on David's forehead.

"Hmm~"

"Goodbye!" David waved to the three beautiful noble ladies, nodded to Jellal, and took big steps towards the door of the banquet hall.

Carnes, Little Peter, and Deborah looked at each other.

"See you next time, aunt~"

"Well~see you next time, aunt~"

"Haha~ Go ahead!"

. . .

After Deborah watched David, Karnes, Little Peter and the girls leave, she looked back at Sarah, Diana and Swinton and couldn't help but frown.

Jellal also looked at the three women who were also confused. .

David, that kid, has changed since he met Charles just now. .Weird~

Could it be that he is. .Are you confused?

wrong!

Jellal recalled David's state when they were talking in the living room in the morning, and looked at the three women with even more strange and doubtful eyes.

What did he mean by those words?

. . .

Deborah reached out and pulled Sarah beside her, asking Diana and Swinton to sit down together.

She smiled and narrowed her eyes, her eyes moved back and forth on the faces of the three women several times, and finally stopped on Diana, but she said to Catherine Matilda Swinton.

"Catherine, have you been admitted to Cambridge University?"

"Uh...yes aunt!"

"Hmm~ Do you have any classes soon?"

"..No~"

"Hmm~ Do you want to visit New York?"

"Forehead..??"

Sarah, Diana and Jellal were all stunned~

Catherine Matilda Swinton blinked her big eyes and asked softly in disbelief.

"You said...going to New York?"

"Haha~Yes!"

"You young people can't just go to school and just study stupidly~"

"Especially since your academic performance is so good...but in the boarding school, apart from Diana, you don't even have many friends~"

"Catherine, go out and have a look~ This world is so big!"

"I'll go talk to your father!"

"He will agree~"

Catherine Matilda Swinton, who was directly hit by Deborah's "pain point", frowned, lowered her head and thought for a while under the gazes of several people, and said softly.

"..good!"

"Yeah~" Deborah nodded happily, pointed at Jellal and smiled.

"You go see Catherine off!"

"Let her follow David and go back to New York together!"

Jellal's eyes widened and he was speechless for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "Okay~"

"Catherine, let's... go?"

"...Goodbye, aunt!"

"Go! I'll go find your father right away~"

"Ok!"

. . .

Watching Jellal and the two go away.

Deborah turned back, looked deeply at Sarah, the older sister of the Spencer sisters, and asked.

"Charles...chased you?"

"..Um!"

"Why did you reject him later?"

Sarah looked at her sister Diana, whose face was red, and smiled casually: "I just want to marry love!"

"Hmm~hehe~"

Deborah looked at Diana again, who still seemed not to understand the current situation, shook her head slightly, and said nothing more.

That boy David. .

----

The lawn outside Windsor Castle.

Carnes and Little Peter walked slowly on the way they came, looking at David who was being supported by Polly and Cui Yingying as he walked forward.

"Say...what's wrong with him? Relapse?"

"I don't know~"

"Um..." Kanes tilted his head and thought for a moment, then accelerated his steps and asked David.

"Do you need me to contact the hospital for you?"

David smiled bitterly, stopped, looked back at Windsor Castle behind him, and shook his head.

“Everything is fine here, but it doesn’t feel like home~”

"Uh...hahaha~"

"You finally understand British humor!"

"Haha~ I always understood!"

David glanced at Polly, Livlin and the other girls around him with a complicated expression, and said softly.

"A crown only makes people feel noble and gorgeous when viewed from a distance."

"Under the afterglow, stubbornness...is destined not to welcome the new wind~"

"???"

David's two senseless "weird words" made several people scratch their heads. .

And little Peter, who had not spoken much today, seemed to have some vague shadows flashing before his eyes, and he frowned and asked tentatively.

"Charles?"

"Haha~ Man, I didn't say anything!"

"Dude?"

David shook his head at little Peter and said with all his strength, "Can we go?"

"Um...of course!"

"You are in very bad shape...my family's doctor..."

"Thank you! I'll go back and rest..."

"Hey~ look!"

"That's Jellal and...Catherine??"

Karnes has good eyesight and saw the two of Jellal from a distance.

"Hi~"

David felt cold all over, Deborah's figure flashed through his mind quickly, and he thought to himself: Oops!

"Um...Polly, let's go back first!"

"it is good!"

Polly, who could no longer hold back her worries, looked at Cui Yingying, frowned and said, "Let's go!"

"it is good!"

David and the girls around him gradually moved away under the strange and surprised eyes of Carnes, Little Peter, Gerald and Catherine~

Jellal waved to Kanes and asked, "Why did he... run away?"

"Haha~ How did I know!"

Little Peter glanced at Catherine with long red hair, then turned to stare at the figures of David and others who were retreating, and said faintly.

"Didn't he just say that~ He is a selfish and cowardly person!"

"Forehead.."

Several people looked at each other speechless ~