After receiving a call from Helena, Charlie Wade had a hunch that she was about to share some exciting news. With a smile, he answered, “Helena, have you left New York?”


    “Yes,” Helena replied respectfully. “Mr. Wade, I’ve returned to Canada. I wanted to update you on my experience with the Rothschild family.”


    “I’m all ears,” Charlie said, still smiling.


    Helena then detailed her meeting with Howard, sharing the entire process with Charlie in rtive depth.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    When it came to discussing the price, she fabricated the details, stating, “Mr. Wade, the final agreement I reached with Howard was for him to pay $110 billion in cash, in addition to creating aplete AI model in Northern Europe and maintaining it for at least twenty years, with regr updates and upgrades.”


    “$110 billion?” Charlie eximed, surprised. “You really got Howard to part with quite a bit!”


    Helena chuckled, “Well, he initially offered just $100 million. If he had proposed $10 billion, I might have settled for $20 billion, which would have been fair. But since he started with such a low figure, I decided to go in hard.”


    “The Rothschild family has wealth that rivals entire nations. A little financial sting won’t hurt them,” Charlie replied with a grin. “Howard will probably still think it’s a good deal.”


    Helena added with a smile, “In a few years, he might be willing to pay $200 billion for a single pill.”


    “That depends on how he performs,” Charlie said. “If he doesn’t meet expectations, I won’t be selling him any elixirs in the future.”


    At that moment, Helena said, “By the way, Mr. Wade, when would it be convenient for you? I need your bank details to transfer part of the money to you.”


    Charlie was about to agree but suddenly sensed something was off.


    Considering Helena’s character, if the deal truly was worth $110 billion, she would likely find ways to decrease her share. If she intended to keep half, it would probablye with a lot of negotiation. However, now she was ready to settle for a straight 50-50 split without hesitation, which was uncharacteristic and raised a red g for Charlie.


    Charlie began to suspect that Helena had lied to him about the actual transaction amount, which likely wasn’t as high as $110 billion. He surmised that she was reporting an inted figure to minimize her payout. Contemting this, he said to Helena, “You can hold onto the money for me for now. I don’t have a suitable ce for such arge sum, and I don’t currently have an appropriate ount.”


    Worried that Helena might try to give him arger portion of the proceeds than he deserved, Charlie intended to dy epting any money until he had rity on the situation.


    Moreover, he was not in urgent need of funds; his cash flow was more than sufficient. Keeping the over $55 billion in Helena’s custody seemed wise. It would prevent her from allocating too much to him while also allowing for easier ess to funds when he needed them in Europe and the United States.<fn304e> This content belongs to find?novel</fn304e>


    Unaware of Charlie’s true intentions, Helena thought he genuinely had no suitable ount for the funds. She offered, “If you need a discreet ount, I can help you connect with a Swiss bank to open one with a high level of confidentiality.”


    “No need,” Charlie replied with a smile. “Just hold onto it for me. I’ll let you know when I need to use it.”


    After a moment of hesitation, Helena agreed, saying, “Alright, Mr. Wade, I will keep these $55 billion for you for now.”


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