Chapter: 6518

So he didn't dare leave Steve alone in America, in case Steve was secretly bought off by others or found a chance to overthrow him, and then he might not be able to return.

This time, he brought Steve along with him, claiming that it would help him feel more at ease, but actually wanting to keep an eye on him so as to avoid any unexpected trouble.

Just as Howard was thinking about this, Steve also wanted to come along to see what his father and the old man had in common, and how they could work together to get the magical elixir. If Howard really did obtain the elixir this time, Steve would find a chance to talk to him about his grievances and resentments.

When he first heard Helena's invitation, Howard was planning to go to the palace alone for dinner. However, when he learned that Helena also wanted to invite his family members, he didn't know whether to bring Steve along with him.

If he did bring him, there was a possibility that Steve would find out that he had prepared to live for a few more years and planned to pass on the family's legacy in the future. This would create some awkwardness between father and son, and as soon as Howard expressed this intention, his son would get the message that he would do everything possible to prolong his life.

On the other hand, if he didn't bring Steve, there was a possibility that Helena would find out that his son was also coming to North Europe, which would make her think that he wasn't very sincere.

After thinking about this, he decided to tentatively ask Helena: "Your Majesty, my eldest son is also coming to North Europe this time. I will bring him along with me to the palace dinner tonight. However, Your Majesty, since the AI model verification still needs some time, can we not mention anything about the elixir at tonight's dinner?"

"It's no problem," Helena replied quickly and smiled. "It would be best if we both didn't bring up the topic from now until the end of the verification process. To be honest, Mr. Rosencrantz, you just don't want to mention it in front of me at the dinner, while I don't want to mention it before handing over anything."

Howard knew Helena was saying this because she was a bit displeased with him asking too many questions, so he quickly said: "Your Majesty, please don't worry. Until the verification process is complete, I absolutely won't bring up anything related to the elixir again!"

Helena didn't actually want to invite Howard to dinner.

Although she knew Howard's status was extraordinary and his capabilities were unmatched, in her daily life, she generally kept a distance from this old fox like him.

Inviting Howard to the palace banquet was actually a command from Leaf.

Leaf felt that Howard was the largest gold owner in the world at present. Behind him, there was a financial empire worth tens of billions of dollars, and besides, the Rockefeller family controlled numerous investments that were hard to count.

Because the Rockefeller family had tremendous power, they had more abundant resources that could generate money from money, so many European and American wealthy individuals, especially many Jewish billionaires, would entrust their assets to the Rockefeller family's investment fund to gain higher and more stable returns.

If this portion of assets is included, Howard's financial scale would be impossible to estimate.

Since Howard had a vast amount of liquid funds at his disposal, as long as Helena, representing the North European royal court, released some goodwill towards him, he would definitely use his funds to reciprocate Helena.

Leaf felt that as long as Howard's attention was focused on him, he would naturally develop his own strength and influence in Northern Europe to a height never seen before.

Helena's approval rate in Northern Europe was already very high. If she could continuously mobilize large-scale investments for Northern Europe, accelerate its economic development, and gain people's support, her popularity would soar.

In Leaf's view, Helena was now at the right moment to grasp Howard's attention. Howard had been waiting for the AI model delivery and would definitely use his funds to reciprocate Helena once she gave him a sense of hope.

Therefore, Leaf only let Helena invite him to the palace banquet to give Howard some hope, which would allow her to take control of him.

Howard's attitude and behavior also proved Leaf's prediction correct.

He had already been eager to demonstrate his loyalty to Helena. Upon receiving Helena's invitation, his excitement was overflowing.

Helena saw Howard's excited expression and smiled: "Mr. Rockefeller, this is our first collaboration. As the Queen of Northern Europe and the sole heir to the throne, I will naturally fulfill all my promises. Until our cooperation is completely smooth sailing, you will definitely receive what you want."

Howard nodded gratefully, no longer showing any anxious expressions, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I trust you one hundred percent. Please rest assured that I will strengthen the cooperation between Rockefeller family and Northern European royal court in the future, as well as increase our investments in Northern Europe!"

Howard would certainly not be satisfied with just half a vial of elixir. JrNovels.com