BEHIND THE BILLIONS

Chapter 7: Brother-In-Law

TREVOR'S POV

"That's good news!" Ellen replied. "I am sure you have got savings and a lot of properties that are being kept aside. This way, I'm sure you will never go broke. Also, I know you will never stop taking care of me. I still want to go shopping like I did before the bad news." Ellen said, and I turned to look at her.

"Erm, yes, I have the urge to take care of you. I will never let you lack." I replied to her and touched her hair. I noticed Mark's facial expression change in that instant, but I didn't read too much into it. "I'm hungry," I told her, and she got up and ran to the kitchen to completely dish out all the food she had made.

"What's wrong, man?" I asked Mark, who wasn't looking comfortable at all.

"Nah, I'm great! Let's go eat so we can go see Investor Shawn!" he then got up and walked into the dining room.

I followed him and then sat down in the dining room. "Here you go!" she said and served us good meals.

Right after eating, I decided to change my shirt, and then I set out with Mark. "Are you leaving me again?" she asked, chasing after us.

I stopped and went to hug her. "I need to attend this meeting, darling. I will definitely come back and give you all the attention you deserve, okay? I love you!" I then kissed her forehead and her lips and left.

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DELORES RESTAURANT

Twenty minutes after leaving the house, we got to the location Investor Shawn had sent us. We got in and spotted him at table 12. Then we walked towards him and sat down.

"It's such an honor to finally be able to do business with you, Young Master Trevor Billions!" he said and stretched his hand for a handshake, which I accepted, and sat down.

Investor Shawn is a well-known investor. He had lived his whole life doing just that, and now, he was in his fifties.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Investor Shawn. This is Mark! I'm sure you know him." I said to him.

"Yes, yes! Who wouldn't know Mark? He is literally like your voice when you aren't around," he said with a laugh, and we all laughed it off. "This is the proposal," he said, passing a document to me. I opened the document. It was a business plan, and Investor Shawn was not looking to invest alone this time; he was looking to partner with me on a project.

I nodded my head and looked up at him. "So you want me to invest in a mall project?" I asked him.

"Yes, and I'm willing to let you have 70 percent shares in ROI. I really don't mind. I just want a good relationship with you in return," he said to me, and I froze.

I looked at Mark and realized that he was just as shocked as I was. "Are you sure about this?"

Investor Shawn sat up and cleared his throat. "You are going to be the leading investor in this project. This mall project will supersede all malls in this city, and guess what, it will be built in secret," he said to me in a low voice.

I looked at every detail on the document and saw that it was not just well-detailed but also very straightforward and looked clean. How could I reject this offer?

The money needed from me was four hundred million dollars. It made sense if the mall was going to rule over every other mall in the city and beyond. "I'm interested. I will invest the four hundred million, but yes, you stated here that you will be in charge of supervising this project to ensure it doesn't fail. Please make sure to keep to your word."

"You have my assurance," he replied to me. I looked at Mark and saw his smiling face as Investor Shawn spoke to me. I could tell he was in support.

"Great! I will take this home and look over it once more. Then I will have my lawyers contact you to seal the deal." I told him.

"That will be wonderful. Please have some drink, Young Master Trevor Billions!" he said, feeling happy that the meeting was a success.

"No, don't worry. I have a lot to attend to and can't taste a thing right now, I'm sorry." I said to him.

Mark took the documents and placed them inside an office file, then in an envelope, and stood up the moment I stood up to leave. I needed to go see Ellen.

"Thank you so much for taking the time to come see me. I really appreciate it!" he stood up and bowed.

"It's my pleasure. Have a great day!" I then walked out with Mark.

"Master, this seems like a pretty good deal," he said to me, and I acknowledged it.

We got back to my house soon, and I rushed to go see Ellen and met her watching television in the sitting room. "Honey!" She stood up and jumped on me the moment she noticed me, and I felt so joyful as I grabbed her and went straight to my room with her. Mark didn't interrupt at all. I'm sure he understood that I needed Ellen at that moment.

I placed her on my bed and took off my suit. "Baby, I missed you so much, you have no idea," she said and helped me take off my belt and every other clothes I had on. I then went to shut the door, and when I turned, she was already all over me. We locked lips and found ourselves in another world as we slowly made our way to the bed and fell onto it. I lay on Ellen, and she wrapped her legs over mine. "Are you feeling my weight?" I asked, a bit concerned.

"Who cares? I love it!" she replied to me, and I grinned as we kissed away every trouble we must have been feeling lately. Suddenly, a phone started ringing, causing us to separate. "That's my phone," she said and sat up to pick it up.

"Hello, sis! Why are you doing this to me? Mother told me you got a rich man for yourself. Is that why you want to abandon me?" a young guy's voice came through, the voice so clear that I could hear him.

"Shut up, Jude!" she replied and turned to look at me apologetically, but I didn't mind and sat there, staring at her reactions

"I'm on my way now, Sis! Send me the address," he said to her, and she went mute.

"You can send it to him. I don't mind." I had to tell her, and she smiled.

"Thanks, honey!" she then placed the phone back to her ear. "I will be waiting for you. Check your inbox for the address."

After hanging up the phone, I looked up at her. "It's fine, honey. Let's go wait for him. I will settle him, and once he leaves, we will have the rest of the day to ourselves." I told her and then got dressed.

We got back to the sitting room and sat down to wait for Jude.

"What is wrong? Are you expecting anyone?" Mark asked.

"Yes! My brother in law to be is coming." I replied, and Mark was shocked.

"Ah, okay," he said and kept looking through some business magazines.

I had already messaged my security and instructed them to give Jude access to come in, and in less than twenty minutes, I saw a young guy who looked like he was in his early twenties walking in. "Sis!" he said and ran to hug Ellen. "This must be brother-in-law," he said and bowed to me. "This house is so beautiful. Sis, you are so lucky," he praised, looking around and waving at Mark, who wasn't impressed by his behavior. "Sis, I'm not looking to stay long. Show me some love so I can get going and visit some other time."

"Look, why are you even here anyway? Say what you want." Ellen said to him.

"Sis, why are you acting like you don't know what I'm going through? Don't you want me to bounce back right in my business?" he asked and sat down close to me.

"Tell me what you need, Jude," I said to him.

"Thank you, brother-in-law. You are so good. I need some money to boost my business," he told me, his face looking sad as he stared at the floor.

"And how much could that be?" I asked without a mind.

He then turned to me. "Two million dollars, brother-in-law."