Riches in Disguise

How did Zeke find out?

"Are you talking about the White family of Gothville?"

"Of course! How many White families are there in Gothville?"

"Oh, my goodness. Are members of the White family of Gothville actually running

a company here in Welsington City? I remember passing by their villa three years ago, and I noticed that their security guards were armed with guns with live ammunition!"

"Yeah, I heard that their cars are all modified, and every car window has bulletproof glass! So impressive!"

Well, that part was true.

My uncle's villa had armed guards, mainly due to his position. He had been involved in too many peacekeeping operations and had angered some influential people abroad, so they often sent assassins after him.

That was why he was very cautious when he went out and even at home.

Of course, these were all government-approved, legal security personnel. My family wasn't as extravagant as that.

My father and mother were pretty low-profile. Their whereabouts were discreet, and when they went out, no one knew where they were going except for the people close to them.

As for me, it was even less of an issue.

Even if I walked down the street proudly declaring that I was one of the heirs of the White family of Gothville, no one would believe me.

After bragging about my family, Zeke got even more excited. "I found out that the person who initially started this company was one of the top talents from the White family of Gothville.

"Later, for some unknown reason, this top talent withdrew. But think about it. This company can easily make money just by being connected to the White family of Gothville! If I invest, I'll just be riding the coattails!

"In business nowadays, you do well if you don't lose money. How many businesses are actually stable and profitable? Don't you think I should invest?"

Reginald was impressed. "You're right! Can we invest, too?"

Even Clara stood up. "Uncle Reginald, let us invest too! We'll give you the money. You can say that it's your investment. Later, we'll share the profits based on our contributions."

"Yeah!"

She quickly added, "I can contribute a million."noveldrama

"I have three million."

"I have five million."

...

They suddenly started pooling their money in front of me. Before long, they had gathered 16 million dollars.

With Zeke's ten million, that totaled 26 million.

I was speechless.

As the company owner, I knew very well that the game we were developing was just a small project planned for three years. The game would break even in the first year, make a profit in the second year, and by the third year, its popularity would fade.

At that point, we would leave a couple of people to maintain the game and shift the rest of the team to develop new projects. The game's life cycle would be over.

There was no way 26 million dollars could be invested in this project.

Even if we

did take

the money, it

would go toward forming a new team and developing new projects When the game launched, it would take a long time, and payment would be delayed for an undetermined amount of time. Would they be able to wait?

I definitely couldn't accept this investment.

Just as I was thinking this, Zeke waved his hand. "Alright, everyone. Don't rush. The people from Nixon Games said I needed to talk to the company's owner first. We can move forward if the owner is willing to fet me invest. If he's not willing, it's all for nothing!" Contént