Money Only to Burn

Chapter 22

After Cyril returned, he immediately asked Hatcher to find the best antique appraiser in Chinsy.

He wanted to verify if the bracelet and the painting he took from Patrick were genuine. It would be a shame if it was fake when he gave it to Rainee and her grandfather as a gift.

Soon, the expert arrived at the Purple Gold Crown Villa Cyril. She was old, had gray hair, and was wearing a cyan dress. His name is Charles Payton, the best antiques appraiser in Chinsy.

"Mr Payton, is this painting real?" Cyril asked respectfully, looking quite hopeful.

"Let me check first." Charles did not stand up to his dignity or play senior abuse in front of Mr Woodley, which is rare.

Then, Charles took out the toolbox he was carrying. Cyril stood to the side and looked.

Charles unrolled the painting on the table and meticulously examined it.

It took a while, and Cyril became nervous. He wasn't sure if Patrick had lied to him. But, fortunately, Charles soon gave his verdict.

"Mr Woodley, this is real. But where did you get it?" Charles' curiosity was stirred, and he put away the magnifying glass in his hand.

"A friend gave it to me" Cyril said. He was suddenly worried about the origin of the artifact.

"Will I get in trouble if I give it to him?" he wonders.

"I know, there's a foreigner who bid 5 million dollars for this five years ago. I have to say, that I was surprised to see him here today. Because it's an antique, we should feel blessed to have returned to our country."

Charles looked relieved. No antique collector wants to lose our valuable cultural heritage to overseas buyers.

"It costs 5 million dollars?" Cyril surprised.

He knew that Patrick did not have that much money, so he must have used coercive means to get it from his original buyer.

Cyril then asked Charles to verify the bracelet. It was genuine as well, worth 50 thousand dollars.

Cyril was very happy.

He went to the Grand Hotel the next morning.

It was Sam Hinton's 80th birthday. All of Hinton was there with his friends and students.

Sam was once a professor of economic management at the university.

Then, with a keen sense of national economic development, he had decided to retire from the position of professor. Now, with her extensive connections, she has achieved great things for the industry in Chinsy.

However, when he was growing up, he retired and gave his business to his three sons and one daughter. After that, he focused on the collection of antiques.

Hence, the Sam children were all members of the famous Chinsy elite and their children were all descendants of affluent households.

In the VIP room of the Grand Hotel, already more than 30 people arrived early. This family reunion was rare, so they welcomed and flattered each other very smoothly and confidently.

However, the Rainee family, sitting at the table in the corner, was very quiet.

"Tyler, why don't you go talk to them? This is your kind of affair!" Fern, Rainee's mother, asked her husband who had been smoking quietly in the corner.

"I don't want to waste my energy and time talking nonsense with those lower class people." Now that Cyril is in the picture, Tyler feels superior to his family.he is dreaming of all the great things he will achieve.

"Why are you still showing off because your company is closing down? You're the same as poor Rainee's boyfriend.

Fern was furious.

Previously, Tyler had speculated in buying land, in the east of the city, by utilizing his car and house as well as the entire working capital of the company.

But now that the government won't give him planning permission to build the hotel on the ground, all his money is stuck.

Even worse, companies are losing money every day now.

So, Sean, a board member, wants to use this opportunity to replace Tyler and make himself chairman.

Fern is furious at Tyler for not trying to remedy the situation with the help of some government connections or raising some funds from other investors.

Now here he sat in the corner, smoking and being calm.

"Don't worry about the company. I'm not going broke, " said Tyler calmly.

With Cyril as his future son-in-law, he didn't have to worry about money.

However, Tyler did not tell his wife and daughter about Cyril's true identity. That's why Fern is worried.

"I can't speak!" Fern is disappointed and appeals to Rainee to persuade her father to take action.

"Rainee, if your father goes bankrupt, you will lose the luxurious life you have now."

"Mom, what are you saying?" Rainee frowned.

"Look, York is the son of your grandfather's favorite student. He was a genius at school. He built a real estate company only after he graduated five years ago, and now the company has been ranked in the top ten in Chinsy.

"With his family's wealth and background, he's the best husband possible. Didn't you like him years ago?

"Why don't you go and say hello?" Fern suggested.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I just like Cyril. " Rainee is increasingly confused by her mother who has been pressuring her lately to find a rich boyfriend.

"Cyril is a poor man. He won't be able to help us. You two piss me off! All right, let's all go broke together and live on the streets, "he said with a bitter smile.

At this moment, a handsome young man walked over.

The Merlanga family is one of the second-class families in Chinsy. Their businesses include hotels, real estate, internet, catering.

In contrast to Henric, York also owns its own real estate company as the second generation son of a wealthy family.

For years, he had been chasing Rainee, but she had rejected him. However, he had no intention of giving up. He walked over as soon as he saw Rainee at the party.

"During the time of not meeting," Rainee politely greeted him and then ignored him. It's a little awkward, but Fern seems to really like York.

Seeing Rainee acting cold, Fern immediately said, "York, you know Rainee. Don't mind him!"

"It's okay. I'm used to it. I heard Mr. Hinton's money was stuck because of the land. Just say if you need something, "say York full of confidence. Before she came to the party, she had been investigating Tyler's company, and she decided to win Rainee's heart by solving her father's financial problems.

"That'll be great!" Fern was very happy.

"Let's sit next to me."

Instead of sitting down, York took out a very beautiful gift box from his embrace and handed it to Rainee.

"Rainee, this is the 18K rose gold bracelet I brought back from Moldavia."

Rainee didn't take it. In fact, he didn't even see it. However, her mother was very surprised.

"At least it costs 15 thousand dollars!" Seru Fern's.

"Sorry, I can't take your gift because I already have a boyfriend." Rainee refused.

"You got a boyfriend?" York thought Rainee had rejected him as usual. Right now, Cyril went into the room and looked for Rainee.

"Cyril is here!" Although Tyler smoked without a sound, his eyes were fixed on the door. When she saw Cyril appear, she immediately turned off the cigarette butts and went to greet him.

Rainee smiled as she saw Cyril coming. He pushed York away and went to greet Cyril as well.

York stayed there awkwardly, his jealous eyes fixed on Cyril. When she saw Rainee holding Cyril's arm intimately and smiling happily, she couldn't help but clench her hand.

"How dare you try to steal Rainee from me!" York thought with annoyance.

Seeing this, Fern wanted to comfort her, but York pulled her hand. Fern who was looking for trouble seemed misbehaved.

It was the first time Cyril had come to the Grandest Hotel, but he remembered that it belonged to DH Enterprises, which also belonged to his father.

"Cyril, what took you so long? I almost finished a pack of cigarettes. " Tyler smiled a bitch. Since he was eager to see Cyril, he certainly had his purpose.

"Cyril, let's sit there!" Rainee held Cyril's arm in a friendly manner and looked very happy.

"Rainee, there's something I want to talk about Cyril. Why don't you go sit with your mom for a second? " Tyler then excited Cyril into a corner.

"Good!" Rainee had to return to her seat obediently.

"What's the matter exactly?" Cyril's confused.

"Well, I bought a piece of land in the eastern part of the city. I didn't think the government wouldn't let me build a hotel on it. All my money's stuck, so I want to get some money from you" Tyler said shyly.

"How much do you need?" Cyril thought for a moment and decided to help him because he was Rainee's father, so he didn't want his family to go bankrupt. In addition, he wanted to take the opportunity to take some shares of the Hinton Hotel to strengthen his power.

"15 million dollars and I'll give you 8% of the stock" Tyler thought for a moment and said.

"I'll give you 30 million, but you'll have to give me 20% of the shares. Besides, I'll help you solve the hotel's construction problem with the land." Cyril felt 8% was too little, so he proposed it to be 20%.

"30 million!"

Tyler thought while taking a deep breath. "York said he'd lend me 15 million just after his family agreed to it! But Cyril was different, and he was really generous!"

In addition, it would be nice if Cyril could solve the problem of building a hotel. Tyler agreed, "Good. We'll soon be a family. I only have one daughter. Everything I have now will be yours.

After solving the company's problems, Tyler's mood suddenly improved. The more she looked at Cyril, the more she felt happy.

As Tyler and Cyril were talking in a corner, a middle-aged man appeared. When he saw Tyler's fawning expression, he suspected that Cyril might be from a rich and powerful family. So he couldn't help but come and talk to her.

"Tyler, who's this young man?" The man who spoke was Richard Hinton, Sam's third son. He is the king of the famous department store in Chinsy. With a third of department stores, he was a second-rate rich man with a strong influence.

"This is my daughter's boyfriend, Cyril Woodley." Tyler doesn't like Richard. However, they were brothers, so he had to pretend to be good.

As he spoke, he introduced Richard to Cyril.

"It's nice to meet you," Cyril responded politely.

"Cyril Woodley?" Richard looked at Cyril from top to bottom.

Then, after seeing Cyril in plain clothes, he said with a hint of disdain, "What are you doing? What are your parents' jobs? "

"I'm the new manager of the Permanent Cultural Entertainment Company. My parents are in the countryside... " Before Cyril finished, he was interrupted by Richard impatiently.

"Okay, okay, I get it. There was something I had to do there, so I was going to leave first, "Richard shook his head with a look of disdain. He never thought Tyler would please the poor from the countryside, which left him deeply disappointed.

After knowing Cyril's background, he didn't even want to say a word to Cyril. Before leaving, he did not forget to mock Tyler.

"Tyler, I didn't expect your daughter would have such bad taste. I can't believe you just begged him. "

"Hide me as much as you can, and you'll regret what you've said," Tyler's inner rage. But once he thought Cyril would be his daughter-in-law, he could not help his excitement.

Cyril realizes Richard's humiliation and humiliation, but he doesn't care about it. He smiles. After all, there was no need to get angry with a low-class man.