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Maria, who was on the sidelines, saw that the two men pretended to be snakes. The woman who already knew the reason for this meeting couldn't help but feel a little bit entangled. She didn't know if she hoped that her children would be like this in the future, or could also be like this.
When the two men sat down, Maria did not accompany them. She poured coffee for them herself, and then left the coffee shop with Miss A and several other attendants.
"I recently read the genealogy of the Mellon family. Speaking of it, it's really amazing," Simon said to Timothy Mellon with the same smile as the women left: "From Mr. Thomas Mellon's 1813 to Now in 1996, for nearly two centuries, the Mellon family is still prosperous, and in my opinion, the Mellon family has a deeper heritage than the Rockefeller family."
"Oh, thanks, Simon."
Timothy Mellon responded with a smile, picked up the coffee and took a sip, as a way of remaining unchanged.
Simon waited for Timothy to put down his coffee cup before continuing, "However, do you know what I admire most about Mr. Thomas Mellon?"
"Ok?"
"What I admire the most is that Mr. Mellon has 8 children. This is actually my expectation. Now I also hope that I can have many children and have prosperous descendants, so as to pass on the surname 'Westero'. , because I believe that in the life of a single person, only if you live long enough can you be the winner, and a family can only be considered the winner in this world if your descendants are prosperous enough."
Timothy Mellon obviously didn't expect that Simon Westero would talk to him about such... some weird topics. After the young man on the other side finished talking, he finally couldn't help saying: "Simon, I'm even more curious about your today Why did you invite me, we haven't had much contact with each other before, so why don't you just ask me directly?"
"Actually, this is what I want to talk about," Simon said, handing over a document that was on the table, and continued: "It is not easy for any family to continue for a long time, just like what happened with Rockefeller back then. The Morgans who are juxtaposed, now except for the names of those big companies on Wall Street, this family has declined. Oh, yes, there is also the Hearst family. What happened in the past two years, unfortunately, in fact, my initial expectation was to be able to work with the Hearst family. It’s a pity that a nouveau riche like me is obviously not something that noble old money like Hearst can appreciate.”
Timothy Mellon didn't need to listen to what Simon meant at the end, but just opened the stack of documents in front of him, and his eyelids couldn't help twitching.
First in the folder are some photos.
Among them was the woman in glasses with a good temperament who had just left.
Then, a draft headline: "Scandal, two Ukrainian lovers in Westeros both pregnant!"
Turning back, Timothy Mellon quickly understood the ins and outs.
This report was a secret investigation conducted by two reporters from the Pittsburgh Tribune in Pittsburgh, including various candid shots, audio recordings, and pregnancy test data obtained by buying a private hospital at a high price.
However, what shocked Timothy Mellon the most was not these, but the entire investigation process of the two reporters was recorded in detail by other 'eyes', including his cousin Richard How Mellon Scaife gave instructions, who both reporters approached, and how this bombshell piece will serve as the schedule for next Monday's blockbuster news.
Not only that, but in the second half of the material, the painting style suddenly changed, and it became all kinds of privacy of my stupid cousin, a bunch of lovers and illegitimate children and so on.
After flipping through the documents in his hand, Timothy Mellon felt a layer of cold sweat break out on his back. He couldn't help but scolded his cousin in his heart. He planned to get along with Simon West like the Hearst family Is Luo going to war?What's more, is it still pulling the entire Mellon family to fight together?
Simon waited quietly for Timothy Mellon to close the folder. Seeing that the other party hesitated and obviously didn't know how to speak, he took the lead and said, "The cause of this matter may be that at a reception when I came to Boston last time, your A cousin probably thinks that I don't respect him enough. It's easy to understand, the Mellon family, as a veteran family of the Federation, anyone should be respectful when they meet. In short, he probably wants to teach me a lesson."
Timothy Mellon paused, and couldn't help but said, "Simon, actually, I'm not close to Charlie. Since you've read the family tree, you should know that our family is very large, and Richard is just my grandfather's younger brother." Grandson, we just belong to the fourth generation."
Simon raised his eyebrows slightly: "So, you can't control this matter?"
"No, no, of course not, I promise it won't be in next Monday's paper."
"I know that Mr. Scaife has spent millions of dollars in digging up Mr. President's black material in recent years, and he has reaped a lot. But, as you can see now, there is no fundamental damage to the White House. Clinton's The position has become more and more stable, which has proved that these low-level methods are useless. Since it is useless to the president, a public figure who needs to cherish his feathers, it is of course useless to me."
Timothy Mellon listened patiently. He had already scolded a certain cousin a hundred times in his heart. After a pause, he still had to say: "Simon, I...I apologize to you on behalf of Charlie. If you think If necessary, I will ask him to personally apologize to you."
Although the current strength of the Mellon family is even faintly above the Rockefeller family, but in the capital, Timothy Mellon is also more aware of what kind of power Simon Westeros, who is worth 1.5 trillion US dollars, has. , if there is a conflict, even if Westeros will be disgraced, the Mellon family will definitely be reduced to the same situation as the Hearst family.
All in all, this is soft and has to be taken.
Simon stared at Timothy Mellon, but shook his head: "I also believe in another principle, Timothy, if you do something wrong, you must be punished, and an apology is not enough."
Timothy Mellon glanced at the information in front of him and said, "The two journalists who investigated this matter will be fired, and they will never be able to enter this industry in the future."
"Not enough," Simon shook his head again, and said directly: "Since Mr. Scaife wants to publish a big news about me in the "Pittsburgh Tribune" next Monday, if you want him not to do so, then put this Close the newspaper."
Timothy Mellon saw that he was apologizing and backing down, but the other party was still advancing an inch. The arrogance of a century-old Qian's son surged up, and he also stared at the young man opposite, and said, "Simon, don't you think this is a bit excessive?"
Although the print media is declining rapidly, as a newspaper in Pittsburgh with the same circulation as the Pittsburgh News, the value of the "Pittsburgh Tribune" is at least 5000 million US dollars.How is it possible that a newspaper worth half a billion dollars will be shut down just because of a trivial matter?
Simon did not directly answer Timothy Mellon's question, but said: "I checked in advance, and in the 1990 "Forbes" US 400 list, there were 9 members of the Mellon family on the list, and the total family assets were about 50 billion. This year, there are only 6 members of the Mellon family on the list, and you are the last one. Timothy, have you ever thought that next year, or the year after, your family will have more people on this list? Less, like the Hearsts?"
"Simon, are you threatening me?"
Simon did not hesitate: "That's right."
"..."
After a moment of silence, Timothy Mellon suddenly said again: "Simon, don't forget the incident in Pittsburgh two years ago."
Simon shook his head and said quietly: "I don't know what you are talking about, but it must be a very bad thing. But, Timothy, have you ever thought about why you people know about this? Is it because, in fact, someone deliberately let you know, so that everyone can understand, once you are completely angered, how far the other party will go?"
Timothy Mellon fell silent again.
Simon's tone returned to normal, and he quickly said again: "Timothy, as a poor boy who climbed up step by step from the bottom, I understand better than all of you what is the law of the jungle. I will never treat my friends badly. But if To be an enemy, I have never had anything called benevolence here. I will just knock each other out of the dust at all costs. But now, today's incident is just a small friction for me. We are neither friends nor friends. They are not enemies, and we still have a chance to be friends or enemies, it all depends on how the Mellon family plans to choose. Next Monday, give me a result."
Maria returned to the café with A-girl, and Timothy Mellon had left.
Simon stood up, watched Girl A put away the document on the desktop, and said, "Change Mary and the others to a private clinic. In addition, Chelsea Hospital, who leaked the news, A, contacted their board of directors, and the dean fired her. The doctor involved tried to find a way to throw her into prison, and if she had no flaws, she would find her husband, or her son, or her parents and brothers."
Girl A nodded and agreed softly.
Maria was a little apprehensive: "Simon, I don't think this is necessary."
Simon stepped forward, stretched out his hand to hold the woman's smooth face, looked at it, looked into the woman's blue eyes, and said, "In this world, if you don't treat others too much, it will only make others treat you more and more too much."
Maria felt the man's palm start to slide towards her neck, blushed and raised her hand to hold it down, and subconsciously glanced at the stadium outside the window, never mentioning Simon's decision.
Seeing that the woman was shy, Simon smiled and withdrew his hand, and said as he walked out: "I'll wait until I return to New York next time, you take care of yourself."
Maria followed Simon, nodded, and couldn't help but said, "You, Simon, Uriah also have two children."
"Think I'm too partial to Victor and the others?"
Maria didn't answer.
How obvious.
However, as a mother of three boys, Maria naturally hoped that her man would treat the children better.
Seeing that Maria did not speak, Simon did not continue.
When they came to the outside court, the three boys who were notified also came over. Simon rubbed the head of the youngest Anton and said, "I'm leaving, take care of your mother. In addition, the last time Conn fought, we will not be able to deal with it in the future." If someone says bad things about your mother, you three can continue to fight, and then I will deal with their parents."
When Maria saw the man mentioning the fight between his second son Constantine and his classmates some time ago, Maria was a little apprehensive, but at the end she couldn't help but widen her eyes and interjected, "Simon, you can't teach bad children."
Simon ignored them and continued to say to the three boys: "If you have any problems with your studies, you can go to your mother, and you can listen to me. Of course, you must also remember that only if you are on the right side, I will support you for no reason. If you deliberately cause trouble, you must first consider whether you can bear it before you do it. Moreover, the support I give you is not permanent, you will grow up one day, and when the time comes, I hope you will become men who can take care of everything on your own. "
Maria calmed down after hearing this.
Men finally didn't teach their kids to be bullies.
However, thinking about the incident some time ago, the boy who fought with her son was not only expelled from school, but even the father of the other party who was the president of a large company lost his job. Be gentle.It's just that the incident probably reached him through the maid beside him, and then I don't know what happened, anyway, that family never appeared in front of her again.
After a few words at the end, Simon sent Maria and the children home before returning to New York by helicopter.