Hollywood Zenith

" Do you want to talk to them first?" Lucie asked. She knew it would not be good to take the joke too far. What Alain wanted was to show his 'appreciation' but more than that he wanted Samuel to hold a type of 'debt'. Lucie who had been in these circles for half a decade had seen too much of such soft power tactics.

If Samuel really needed such a 'stress relief', she could directly contact the agency or even outright buy the whole sector but she knew that her boss wasn't like that.

" Forget it. I don't want to shock them. Just ask Elise if she wants to drive with me and arrange for a van or something to carry everyone." He knew after what they saw, they would only be scared of him.

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Elise was the only thing that was stopping them from running away, he wanted to main it and let it be. It's not like he would see them in the future.

Soon they came to the parking lot, Lucie had already arranged a SUV that she would drive with the girls. Samuel thought that Elise would drive with him but she was enjoying playing around and talking with others.

It's like they were treating her like a real princess, it was good to see her happy but he was a little sad in his heart. Was it something that the parent felt all around the world when their kids grow up?

" You are jealous? I can't believe it." Lucie didn't let go of a chance to joke with her boss. Samuel in her eye was a lot different from the first time she met him, it's like he was much more humane.

" Jealous? Why would I be jealous? I am just happy that she is enjoying this."

" She should, I mean there is a whole castle waiting for her. I am sure she would appreciate the length you went through for her dream."

" I hope. Is everything ready on your side?" He asked. He didn't want a bunch of people waiting for him at the castle like his home which was also under construction.

" Yes, they are ready. I also informed the staff that you are coming."

" Good, let's go then."n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

They started their vehicle with Lucie on the lead with Samuel following behind her. They would have to drive for an hour to reach Château d'or Vicomte.

Château d'or Vicomte, the large castle near the Seine river was situated between main city of Paris and Versailles. It was far away from the hustle and bustle of the city so the air was fresh but with a national highway near it, it was easier for anyone to reach it.

Before even reaching the place, the roads were surrounded by trees as far as their eyes could see. To built such an impressive castle one needed large landmass and it was not possible in the urban areas.

They could see a large wall in the distance, few people could be seen at the massive gate at front probably waiting for the new owner of this place. They stopped at the door, Samuel walked out with Lucie while everyone else stayed inside the vehicle.

Samuel could tell that the person with the entourage was waiting for him. He was sweating standing in the heat but still greeted him with a smile on the face.

" It's an honor, young master." He bowed and everything but hearing his heavy accent, Samuel knew that the person didn't seem accustomed to speak in english. He looked at the middle aged man then looked at something in the distance, he had faint understanding of what was happening.

" Since you are being respectful, I will give you a chance. What are you doing here?" Samuel spoke in fluent french and asked him directly.

" Sir, We are from the government. We wanted to have of your time." The woman beside the man stepped forward to state the reason for their visit.

" Alright, what do you want?"

" We were thinking about publishing the chance of ownership of this castle. Because of the recent events, there are few rumours going around that are hurting the tourism of this city. Having your name in it would give us some leeway to make our case in the international market."

" What's that had to do with me? Beside I don't know the problem is as dire as you are making out to be. Whether I live here or not doesn't affect such a large country. I am only here because I made an investment there is not much to it."

" Sir, I know that you don't feel good about helping us because what happened to you-"

" Nothing happened to me. It was just a minor event and I have already gotten sufficient reply from the government. If not I will not be visiting this place on such short notice." He knew she was mentioning his arrest, it was kept a secret because of his special identity but many people in the government knew about it.

It wouldn't even happen if he took precaution, it was just to make a show in which he succeeded in. There was no need for bad blood between them. His reckless actions also brought a wave of 'apologies' toward the Rothschild family enterprises, the group was doing better than ever in France. In a way, his publicity stunt worked out better for his family!

" We know but-"

" How do you know that my boss would be here right now?" Lucie suddenly interrupted them to ask an important question.

Hearing her the other party tensed up, they did had to go through some hoops by contacting few people that worked inside the castle who gave them a head's up that he would be here today. It wasn't a coincidence that they were waiting for him.

" That..."

" Alright, just give her your contact information. I will spare few hours before I leave the country." Samuel already guessed why they were anxious to contact him. The reason had something to do with the prior owner of this place.