Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 254

Be the lord of money, not its slave. That was Alfred’s philosophy in life.

Casper was deeply convinced that he should not meddle in that area. He would only reconsider if his plans did not work out.

“The Livingston family is here.”

Victoria tugged at Casper who was falling asleep and whispered by his ears, “That’s Stephen Livingston, the one I told you about. The one who likes men.”

Casper stood up, looked toward the entrance, and saw a young man getting off a Maybach. His appearance was different from the Lanes. The accessories he was wearing were considered modern, and Casper noticed that he was wearing a Patek Philippe mechanical watch. That watch was worth about five hundred thousand.

Stephen looked trendy wearing a trench coat and tying his hair up in a ponytail. He had light makeup on as well, so his back view looked like a woman from afar.

“I was wondering why nobody in his family reprimanded him for having this fetish. Turns out he’s the head of the family. No wonder nobody said anything.”

Seeing how Stephen was the only one present, Casper instantly guessed that the former was the head of the Livingston family.

Stephen blinked at Victoria and walked toward her. Casper took the chance to take a proper look at Stephen and wondered how someone who looked like he was in his twenties became the head of the Livingston family.

“Ms. Stalling, it seems like you’ve acquired a cute little friend,” Stephen complimented in an easy-going tone. His eyes lit up when he saw Casper.

Upon being called cute by Stephen, Casper felt goosebumps all over his body. While smiling awkwardly, he secretly tugged at Victoria so that she could come to his rescue.

However, Victoria pushed him forward instead. She said, “He’s cute, right? This friend of mine is still a university student. Both of you are about the same age. You guys can hang out and chat someday.”

“Oh,” Stephen mumbled. He uncontrollably reached out to touch Casper with both his hands and said, “Oh, so young… It’s nice to be young. Look at this body… Look at this skin…”

Stephen’s hand found its way to Casper’s face. It was odd that Casper could not avoid Stephen’s touch even though the latter seemed to be moving much slower than Ryan.

What the h*ll… He’s scarier than that scion from the Yaeger family. Casper gulped and suddenly felt like the Lanes were much better people. Besides those two daughters-in-law, everyone else was normal.

Victoria had joked around enough, so she coughed and said, “Mr. Lane and Old Mrs. Yaeger have arrived. They are over there. Mr. Winston is here too.”

Victoria said her last sentence in a very soft voice. Stephen’s face immediately brightened. He stuffed his business card into Casper’s hand and strode away.

Finally, Casper could regain his senses from being in fear. Even though it was broad daylight, he shuddered at the thought of what just happened.

“Oh heavens! I can’t stand that.”

The only person he had met before who looked most androgynous was Roy. Even though Roy looked a little feminine, he was actually quite manly. Stephen Livingston looked like a man, but Casper was disgusted by how girly he acted.

“I don’t think I can befriend any of these underground families. Ms. Stalling, I’m going to take a breather…” Casper broke free from Victoria’s embrace and went to the restroom.

After entering the restroom, he called his subordinate who was waiting outside Victoria’s Chamber. “Are there any suspicious people outside?” he asked.

“No. Everyone seems to be here for the antiques.”

Casper instructed, “Continue keeping a close watch. There’ll definitely be more than one person getting into action.”

After hanging up on the call, he headed toward the sink. Someone familiar entered. It was Winston.

Winston had a frightened look, which was completely different from his usual dignified look. Casper could not help but be curious about what happened. A hint of awkwardness appeared on Winston’s face when he saw Casper.

Casper suddenly remembered what Victoria told Stephen just now. She told Stephen that Winston is here too. Judging from Stephen’s expression, he must have been interested in Winston for quite some time, so he definitely harassed Winston the moment they met each other. I guess Winston had no choice but to hide here. Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

Casper chuckled and said, “Mr. Livingston is quite impressive. He managed to scare you to this extent.”

Winston’s face darkened. He guessed that Victoria must have told Casper something. Thus, he did not hide anything and replied, “Once you’ve stepped into society, life gets tough. Sorry that you had to witness this.”

Winston would be entering his forties soon, but due to his looks and social status, he had many pursuers. Even Stephen was interested in this unmarried man.

“Oh well, let’s not talk about this.” Winston waved his hand and ended the topic.

Casper wisely shut his mouth. Some things were better left unprobed even if the person involved seemed like a nice person.

“Winston, you guys only brought one bodyguard?” Casper noticed that there was only one bodyguard following behind Tony.

“No, some are waiting outside. We can’t possibly bring all of them inside. This place couldn’t fit all of them. Besides, the person following behind Father is as powerful as an army anyway,” Winston replied confidently.

Casper raised his brows and said, “As powerful as an army? That’s very high praise from you.”

“My words are not unfounded. I’ve personally witnessed him defeating fifty people by himself!” Winston formed a five with his hand. He did not seem like he was lying.

“One versus fifty?”

Casper murmured in his heart. It’s a bit difficult to handle fifty people at the same time with my bare fists. Defeating one at a time is no problem at all, but I’ll need to be armed to defeat fifty people.

It was evident how powerful modern firearms were. One could disregard the number of people on the other side if they were armed. A well-trained firearm user could enter a crowd and massacre everyone anytime, anywhere.

Winston explained, “He’s not trained by our family. He’s an expert that I found when I was out to appraise antiques, so I asked him to join our family. His family name is rather odd though. It’s Hue.”

“Hue? As in color?”

“Yes, he told me he’s Gunther Hue. I didn’t believe him at first, but after taking a look at his ID card, guess what? That really is his actual name!”

Winston started telling Casper the story of how he met Gunther.

“One time, Father received news about an antique lamp, so I headed to Coldbridge alone to appraise it. After getting off the plane, I went straight to the seller’s place. The antique lamp seller’s house is located in a secluded and dangerous area. Eight years ago, there was no big data yet, meaning there was no navigation system either. I had to circle around the area to find the place. At that time, a large group of people was gathering there, and a small-built man said something aloud while standing in the middle of the crowd. I listened carefully and found out that he was hiring people to help him fight. Each person will be paid fifty and an additional one hundred if they managed to cause harm. When those people heard that they would have to hurt someone for real, they immediately dispersed. They were just a bunch of lazy hooligans hoping to earn some money for food. They couldn’t really fight. However, there was one person who stayed. That person had a menacing aura and healthy bronze skin. He was wearing an unbuttoned flowery shirt that revealed his magnificent chest muscles.”

Winston could still remember what Gunther said that day. He continued, “That person was Gunther. He asked the small-built man to give him fifty people’s worth of pay, and he’ll help to fight. That small-built man took a look at Gunther with suspicious eyes. Even though Gunther was burly, he could not possibly compare to tens of dozens of people. Sensing the man’s suspicion, Gunther calmly asked the number of people that he needed to beat up. That man waved his hand and said at least fifty. Upon hearing that, Gunther asked that man to pay him the money used to hire fifty people because he could defeat fifty people. Right after saying that, he took off his shirt and smashed a piece of brick into pieces. However, that man remained unfazed. He remarked that Gunther’s power was no big deal and the most he could offer is the pay for ten people. After taking a look at a street lamp at the side, Gunther shook his head, took two steps back, dashed two steps forward, made a turn in mid-air, and landed a kick on the street lamp. Crackling sounds could be heard. A street lamp that’s thicker than a

human thigh was broken and fell on the middle of the road. That man was in utter shock. He reevaluated Gunther’s abilities and asked for Gunther’s name. While standing beside the broken street lamp, the latter told that man that he’s called Gunther Hue. Gunther that means warrior, and Hue as in the hue of a color.”