America's Road to Wealth

Chapter 164 The good show is about to start

"I regret."

As the provider of the venue, facilities and services tonight.

Owner of the Hilton Hotel.

Barry Hilton after John Chris Morgan and David Rockefeller.

He suddenly said to his granddaughter Paris standing beside him:
"Dear Paris. Suddenly I regret it."

Paris:? ? ?

"What do you mean?" Paris asked cautiously.

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

In her mind, she took over the Hilton Hotel.

And let Hilton Hotel go international and develop better grandpa.

He has always been high-spirited, the kind of person who never admits defeat no matter what.

"Ugh"

Barry Hilton sighed.

He said: "That day when Abe Smith first attended our reception. I should have encouraged you to associate with him."

"If only you were by his side now, as his female companion. How wonderful it would be!"

Hearing what Grandpa said, it was Paris' turn to be speechless.

Want me to take the initiative?

I am that kind of person!
I'm the eldest lady of the Hilton family! !
Why should I take the initiative to chase him? !
But look at the characters who are beside Abel at this moment.

It reminds me of what my grandfather said just now.

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

How wonderful that would be!
"Grandpa." Paris said aggrievedly:

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

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

Ugly?

The old guy didn't think so.

But now, he feels he should encourage his granddaughter.

just in case
Just in case?
Barry smiled and said, "You are more beautiful and attractive than Ikana. Believe me, Paris. If you take the initiative, no man can resist your charm!"

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

Anyway, it's not a loss to try it, and the granddaughter will not lose a piece of meat because of it.

Um. Maybe there will be less meat.

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

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

Having such an experience may be of some help to her in the marriage and love market in the future.

No matter how you think about it, you will not lose, even if you fail completely.

Then what are you afraid of?
But if it succeeds, it will be of great help to her and the Hilton family.

It is a business with no profit, or a piece of meat.

Barry Hilton felt that this was probably one of the best deals in the world.

Of course he wants to encourage it.

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

That guy was rumored with more than a dozen people at the same time.

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

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

The family background is not worse than Ikana, even better.

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

But now that grandpa said that, Paris felt motivated.

"Of course." Barry Hilton affirmed.

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

As for the younger generation, none of them are promising.

This makes Barry Hilton, in his 70s, working hard for the family.

He was already tired.

If you can find a thigh that can protect your family from wind and rain.

Just a granddaughter, even his most beloved granddaughter.

Barry didn't mind either.

"Hmm." Paris lowered her head slightly, looking at the ground.

Here at Grandpa, Paris, who was encouraged again, finally had a little bit of courage.

At this moment, Paris suddenly heard her grandfather let out a little surprise.

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

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

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

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

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

"Grandpa, who is that?" Paris couldn't remember for a while, she asked her grandpa.

Barry Hilton whispered a name.

Paris immediately said in surprise:

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

"Grandpa, he's just one of the two candidates. He's still in the lawsuit, so there's no need to be so surprised when he arrives. It's not that he's already lived in that house."

For his granddaughter, Barry Hilton was a little disappointed.

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

Don't care too much about Zhengzhi.

Otherwise, this time should be like most smart people in America.

Everyone knows that this guy in front of him is very good-looking, beyond gold and jade.

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

Just be stupid.

Girls are a little stupid, but they can actually live more easily.

What if someone just likes this kind of stupid girl?
Barry Hilton could only comfort himself in this way.

On Abel's side, it doesn't matter for practical interests.

Or the relationship between the two families.

He had no choice but to express the greatest intimacy and importance 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."

Abel walked over with a smile and shook hands with this extravagant middle-aged man.

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

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

"Alex told me that you will have such a reception here."

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

"hope I did not disturb you."

The acquaintances who have a relationship say things differently.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he used Abel's elders to get closer to Abel.

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

For himself and his family.

And when he got to this point, he also has such qualifications, only representing himself and his own family.

This is something that the families who helped him to the top can't stop it.

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

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

Davis Brown responded enthusiastically with a smile.

They were followed by David Rockefeller and John Chris Morgan, who also responded enthusiastically.

"I'm thirsty. If I want to have a drink, 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, said with a smile:

"Do you still remember Jenna and Barbara? When you were young, you played very well. Remember to contact them when you have time!"

"Uh..." Abel was startled, and immediately said, "Okay~ I miss Jenna and Barbara a little too."

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 body was five or six to seven or eight years old.

At that time, it was the middle-aged man in front of me who launched a call in Texas to build a powerful Rangers baseball team.

Abel used to go over to Alex's side, and Alex would take 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.

There are probably three or four such experiences.

But if you want to say how familiar it is, it really doesn't matter.

It's just a playmate I played with a few times when I was young.

At this moment, among the middle-aged people, he said it as if they were childhood sweethearts.

Abel was speechless.

Coupled with the two sisters, their appearance and figure can only be said to be average.

Not ugly, but far from pretty.

Abel just responded politely.

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

This scene made many smart people in the reception.

They were all surprised again.

They felt, the number of times they felt astonished this evening.

That's almost matching the astonishment they've felt over the past year!

But the giants around were not surprised by this scene.

Because the relationship between the Smith family and the middle-aged family is no secret to them.

They also knew that, in fact, the Smith family and the middle-aged man's family did not behave as well as the middle-aged man did just now.

Now this middle-aged man is going to take the position.

Abel performed so well again, he is still a fellow townsman and neighbor, as well as a good family friend.

No matter which side you stand on, there will be some benefits in wooing Abel.

Middle-aged people do that.

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

After the middle-aged man appeared, it was almost 07:30.

Most of the guests who were supposed to come, or were not invited.

Basically all came.

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

Almost all the guests at the reception tonight have arrived.

More than a thousand square meters, the Hilton Golden Hall with more than 40 waiters.

At this time, there was a lot of noise, and it was as lively as a vegetable market.

Even in the so-called high society, when everyone gathers to chat and talk.

It's no different from having a party with ordinary people, or haggling in the vegetable market.

We are all human beings alike, essentially the same.

At most, it is the status of the guests, the food they eat, the drinks they drink, and the place where the party is held, which vary in size and quality.

But essentially it's all the same.

"Whoo~"

After David Mellon came up, Abel let out a breath.

He finally had some free time.

Under the watchful eyes of many people, he came to the side of Ted Lena, father and daughter, who were in a corner and almost no one came to strike up a conversation.

"Hi ~ Ikana." Abel walked over with a smile, and leaned over to give Ikana an intimate kiss.

Smell the nice smell of perfume and hormones on her body.

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

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

Ikana resisted the urge to slap him.

Many people are watching.

Must hold back.

She rolled her eyes gently and cutely, and responded with the same tone:

"Just now I saw that you and Peggy Morgenthau were like me. But it wasn't for Amanda Hearst. You guys are also involved with Morgenthau, right?"

"Uh" Abel looked at her.

I didn't expect her to be very observant.

Yes, Peggy Morgenthau and Robert came just now.

And Anne Hearst with her baby girl Amanda Hearst.

The elders of the two of them, at this time, Bidlerner has a lot more status.

Also more proactive.

As soon as he came up, he took his daughter and granddaughter to find Abel.

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

But he was held back by his daughter.

This is why Abel had a different reaction when he met Amanda and Peggy just now.

Just shaking hands with Amanda, even she has already made a prelude to kissing the face.

With Peggy, when Peggy was about to reach out her hand, he took the initiative to lean forward and gave her a face kiss.

This kind of small movement is not big, and many people don't notice 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 immediately became keenly aware of it.

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

"That's right." He said with a smile, "Peggy Morgenthau is actually my girlfriend, believe it or not?"

Ikana gave him another look, elegant and charming.

She was dubious about Abel's words.

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

Paige probably did too.

But the two should not have that kind of relationship.

Because the face-kissing etiquette of two people is a bit unfamiliar.

If there is that kind of relationship, there will be no such strange feeling.

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

"You can't just talk to my daughter. You're going to make me a laughing stock today!"

Ted Lener has already noticed the little transparency in the reception, among the more than 200 guests on the field.

At this time, there were at least a hundred people, all looking this way.

Little transparent Ted Lener felt pressured, but at the same time he felt better.

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

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

With his character, he certainly 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, whispered to himself:

"Boy, as long as you are a little closer to Ikana tonight and show your relationship. Then I will forgive you for cheating on my daughter!"

"Ha~" Abel raised his handsome eyebrows, and he also responded in a low voice:
"Then how do I show it? How about hugging her and kissing her directly? As a father, don't you mind?"

"Forehead"

Ted Lener didn't expect this kid to be so shameless when he said something like this.

These two people are completely different from the business elites they looked like when they were discussing cooperation two days ago.

"Ok."

When Ted Lener was a little upset, he heard Abel say with a smile:
"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 of them is the happiest woman in the world, and there will be many.

What can Ted Lener say?

More and more guests with more and more exaggerated identities.

It has already made Ted Lena realize that Abel's strength is far more exaggerated than what he showed.

Just the strength that Abel showed before is beyond the reach of Ted Lena at this time.

Now Ted Lener found that this is just the tip of the iceberg.

What would it be like under the iceberg?

Ted Lener could only say sullenly:

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

"Father~" Ikana said coquettishly beside her.

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

This character even affected her.

But no matter how realistic it is, her father still attaches great importance to family affection.

Apu is really a sweetheart.

Just at this time.

David Mellon and Merio walked towards Abel.

Ikana, who was just about to say something, knew that dinner was coming tonight.

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

David first greeted Ted Lena and his daughter in a friendly manner.

Then he said, "Boss, it's almost time."

Abel nodded: "Let's start then."

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

"I'll go up. But after that. David, 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 understand what I mean?"

David was taken aback, and then a happy smile appeared on his face.

"I see." David said happily.

This is Abel, revealing to him.

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

There may be more personnel sent by these shareholders.

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

"And Merio." Abel looked at Merio next to him again, and said in the surprised eyes of the latter:

"I want you to work for me until you retire. Even after you retire, your kids can work for me, that would be great."

"Ha~ Definitely. Boss, I am willing to follow you forever, oh, and my child. If he is not willing, then I will break his leg!" Merio said excitedly.

Abel smiled, then patted David on the shoulder.

"Go, my friend, my partner."

"Go and tell the crocodiles in this pool, how well we have done in the past six months!"

(End of this chapter)