America's Road to Wealth

August 20th.

The sky in Paris today is very blue, without even a trace of flocculation, as if all the colors have been filtered out, shining beautifully.

Abel came out of Charles de Gaulle International Airport and got into the car.

He asked Amo Alamuddin, who was already waiting in the carriage, "How is the situation?"

Today's Legally Blonde is wearing a small dark green suit with a waisted waist.

This outfit shows her strong side as a lawyer without losing her sweetness.

The golden lawyer emblem on the rounded bow tie shines with dazzling luster, setting off the golden lace on the edge of the dark green kilt, which is small and beautiful.

It’s very eye-catching to look at.

Confronting Abel's problem.

Amo Alamuddin felt a little bit sour and jealous, but he still answered honestly and in a low voice:

"I can't tell clearly. But at present, the mood is quite stable. At least there is no quarrel."

She was talking about the two women who had been living together for a few days in Abel's mansion in the 16th arrondissement of Paris.

Jessica Alba and Anne Hathaway.

In the first two days.

After Abel went to London.

He asked Jessica to be sent to the 16th arrondissement after she woke up at the Pullman Paris Defense Hotel.

Then Anne and Jessica, who had speculated about each other's existence but had never confirmed it, met for the first time.

As a result of the two meeting, of course, it is impossible for them to call each other sisters immediately.

According to Amo Alamuddin's report, both of them changed their expressions at that time.

Fortunately, we didn't start a fight and didn't leave the house.

When Abel deliberately refused to go back, the two of them refrained from calling Abel.

Abel stayed in London and dealt with matters there.

At the same time, he asked Amo Alamuddin, who was working as a spy for him, to stay here to see the situation.

A few days passed and nothing changed.

Abel felt that time was enough, so he returned from London.

What he was asking Amo Alamuddin just now was about the situation of Anne and Jessica.

"Very good." Abel put his arm around Aimmo Alamuddin and kissed her on her plump yet smooth lips.

After making her breathless and smearing all the lipstick she had carefully applied.

Only then did he let go of Amo Alamuddin and hugged her with a smile.

"Well done. Elmo, this is how it will be from now on. I don't want you to quarrel, do you understand?"

Amo Alamuddin thought how could that be possible.

Women like to quarrel when they are together.

Not to mention the woman who is the same man.

Do you really not know why we are able to gather together?

Amo Alamuddin believed he knew.

Although she thought so in her heart, it was naturally impossible for the Legally Blonde to tell her directly.

Amo Alamuddin said sweetly, gently and obediently: "I will listen to you."

As she spoke, she tried her best to squeeze herself into Abel's arms.

Then she raised her head slightly and saw the man's handsome side face looking out the window, as if he was deep in thought.

Although he had many thoughts in his mind, Aimmo Alamuddin had to admit it at this moment.

Just looking at his appearance, the man in front of him is really impeccable.

Coupled with his terrifying wealth and the power that wealth brings.

If he really loves only one person.

Amo Alamuddin felt that the woman he loved probably saved the multidimensional universe in his previous life!

About half an hour later.

Amo Alamuddin put on his lipstick again.

The team also returned to Godelmar in the 16th arrondissement of Paris, a famous dream house in Paris.

The convoy drove directly into Godelmar, and Abel got off in the front courtyard.

Amo Alamuddin followed him and walked into the manor step by step.

However, she discovered that Abel did not enter the house.

He turned a corner halfway and came to a pavilion in the middle of a large lawn on the left side of the courtyard in front of Godelma's mansion.

This pavilion and the surrounding lawn are very elegant.

They and the surrounding scenery are said to have been designed by the owner who built this manor more than a hundred years ago with reference to the shape of a palace in Fontainebleau.

It is said that when Marie Antoinette, the queen of the guillotined emperor Louis XVI, went to Fontainebleau for vacation, her favorite place to stay was the prototype of this pavilion.

The truth no longer matters. Both Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI have been dead for more than two hundred years.

The reality is that this pavilion, because of its beautiful scenery and layout, has always been the most attractive place in Godelma's house.

Aimo Alamuddin didn't know what Abel was doing here, so she chose to follow him.

When the two came to the pavilion, they found a little girl enjoying the cool air in the pavilion.

Abel was a little surprised, thinking that the little girl who panicked because of his arrival looked familiar.

Amo Alamuddin whispered, "It seems to be the daughter of Anne's personal cook."

"Oh, I remembered it too." Abel smiled: "You are Jin Na's niece, right?"

The little girl, who was a little panicked, smiled shyly when she saw Abel being so gentle, and replied:

"Yes. Sir, I am Lulana Korshunova, daughter of Samluna Korshunova, and niece of Kinna Korshunova Kombev."

Abel looked at Lulana Korshunova, who was about thirty-four years old.

She has long, light blond curly hair that hangs softly on her shoulders.

Her fair skin was as smooth as suet, and her pair of brown eyes shone shyly.

Under the high bridge of his nose, his thin pink lips were slightly pursed.

She smiled shyly, with a pair of light rose-red dimples on her cheeks, like small red apples. She was youthful but innocent, and looked like a beautiful woman.

Compared to the last time Abel saw her in Los Angeles, Lulana Korshunova, who had been well raised by Anne's side for half a year, began to show her grace.

Even Abel couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

Lulana Korshunova, however, was so stared at that her face turned red. She lowered her head and did not dare to look up or leave.

Abel also knew that his gaze was too direct.

He's used to it.

After all, even a woman of little Laura's background feels like she wants everything from him.

This made him develop bad habits and made him accustomed to direct gazes when facing women.

He said softly: "Lulana, right? Please ask the kitchen to prepare some snacks and black tea and send them here. Make the quantity larger. If you can't deliver it yourself, ask a few more people to help."

Lulana Korshunova was stunned, and then left quickly.

After Lulana Korshunova turned around and left, Abel said to the female bodyguard captain Duoni behind: "Inform your subordinates. Let them come over."

The female bodyguard captain Duoni nodded, walked to the side and made a phone call.

Amo Alamuddin has been watching with cold eyes.

At first, Abel looked at Lulana Korshunova too directly.

It made Aimo Alamuddin feel a little contemptuous.

Don’t let such a small child go, XXX!

Abel's performance from the time he came in until now made Amo Alamuddin very curious.

Since Abel didn't let her go, she decided to be invisible here.

After a while, Amo Alamuddin saw Anne Hathaway walking over from a corner of the manor.

After approaching, Annie took the initiative to smile and greeted Abel.

"My dear, you are back!"

"Yeah, I just came back."

Abel smiled and hugged her over, kissed her forehead, cheek, and finally on the lips.

It took several minutes before he let her go.

Wait until he lets Annie go.

Jessica Alba had already come near the two and witnessed their intimacy.

Compared to Annie's smile just now, Jessica Alba's face looked a little bad when she saw Abel and Annie looking like that.

But she still came to Abel gently and smiled at him

"My dear, you are back."

Amo Alamuddin felt that this scene was similar to before.

"Yeah, I'm back."

Amo Alamuddin closed his eyes helplessly.

Then Jessica Alba was treated the same as Anne just now.

She was also panting and then released.

At this moment, Amo Alamuddin was a little surprised.

Surprised by Abel's directness.

Later, more and more people came here.

Some of them are already people whom Amo Alamuddin does not know.

For example, Paris, who came on behalf of Ikana,

Her mother, who came to represent Charlize,

Li Yuxin came here on behalf of Li Fuzhen.

And Liv Tyler who came in person.

The atmosphere around the pavilion became increasingly weird and quiet as more and more people came.

But one thing they have in common is that none of the faces of the women present look good.

It’s almost time to wait for people to arrive.

Lulana Korshunova and her mother, along with several servants, brought plenty of snacks and tea.

At this time, they heard Abel say to Edward: "Let David and his friends come over."

Edward nodded in agreement, and like Tony just now, he also walked to the side and made a phone call.

After a while, the women in the pavilion.

Not far away, I saw many guys in suits and ties walking towards this side, led by David Jones.

Among the people walking by, Amo Alamuddin recognized lawyer Timmy Owen from Clifford Chance and another barrister.

Paris, who came here on behalf of Ikana, who was unable to fly due to pregnancy, was complaining crazily in her heart, and at the same time, she also recognized the New York law woman Satan, Ms. Caroline, in the crowd.

Anne and Jessica also recognized the housekeeper Ms. Joanna among these people.

These guys in suits and ties, exuding an elite atmosphere, finally arrived in front of the pavilion.

"Pa~"

In the quiet environment, everyone heard Abel snap his fingers.

Everyone looked at him, but he nodded to David Jones.

Then David Jones smiled and said to the women present:

"Hello everyone, distinguished ladies, you may all know me. I am David Jones. I have worked for Mr. Smith in the past, present and future, and will serve him."

David looked polite and gentlemanly at this time, like a traditional aristocratic butler.

"Please allow me to introduce myself to everyone and introduce my new identity. Today, Mr. Smith has given me a new responsibility and a new identity."

"That is, as of today, I will be the managing director of the Smith Family Office."

Not many of the women present understood the subtext of David Jones.

There are two exceptions to this rule.

One is Paris, she is from the Hilton family after all.

Their family has a family office.

Aymo Alamuddin also understands it. She is a lawyer herself.

"There may be distinguished ladies who don't know what this means. It doesn't matter, Mr. Smith has prepared channels for everyone to understand."

David, who was polite and smiling, began to introduce the identities of the others next to him.

".This is Ms. Joanna Lynn Duck. She is a member of Smith's office."

"This is Ms. Caroline, she is"

"This is Mr. Timmy Owen, he is."

"This is Mr. Hans Dagio, he is a senior partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers"

"This is Alan Baker, general manager of Smith Think Group and a member of the Smith Family Office."

"This is Mr. Mark Duron, a senior partner at KPMG."

"This is Joe."

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David was very patient and introduced all the twenty-one people around him.

Each of these people has a different identity. Some are Americans and some are Europeans.

After everyone was introduced, David Jones smiled and bowed to everyone, "Including me, there are 22 of us. That is all the current members of the Smith Family Office."

"alright."

At this time, Abel suddenly said, "David. Let Ms. Caroline, Mr. Owen and others explain the rest to them."

David Jones nodded in agreement, then looked back at the others.

Maybe it was because he wanted to show off in front of Abel, or maybe his personality was more outgoing.

Timmy Owen of Clifford Chance was the first to speak with a smile:

"Ladies, you can ask us any questions. We are willing to serve the Smith family wholeheartedly!"

On the pavilion, Anne and Jessica did not move. They both looked at Abel first.

Abel turned around, his back to them, and walked to the grass next to him to look for ants.

This made the two Hollywood goddesses couldn't help showing disappointed expressions.

At this time, Liv Tyler, who was standing a little behind the two of them, suddenly raised her hand: "I have a question, can you help me clarify it?"

"Of course it's no problem." Owen said with a smile.

Someone came forward, and Paris was not to be outdone. She wanted to seek justice for Ikana.

At the same time, she herself became very curious and immediately started asking questions.

Charlize's mother had a dark face the whole time, but now for the sake of her daughter's happiness, the old woman also asked with concern.

These three people made the first move, and Li Yuxin, who already knew that her sister was pregnant and even knew who the child in her belly was, couldn't hold back.

Eventually even Jessica and Anne got involved.

Looking at the pavilion, people gathered around asking and answering questions.

Abel couldn't find any ants on the lawn, so he kicked the grass on the ground.

Abel has been thinking about today's matter, the establishment of a family office, for a long time.

The so-called family office originated from the great "Domus" (head of the family) in ancient Rome and the great "Domo" (general steward) in the Middle Ages.

There were similar things in ancient China, such as the Zongren Mansion and the Internal Affairs Mansion.

Family offices in the modern sense appeared in the mid-19th century.

Some tycoons who seized the opportunity of the industrial revolution brought together financial experts, legal experts and financial experts to study how to manage and protect their family's wealth and extensive business interests.

This creates a single-family office that serves only one family.

In 1882, John D. Rockefeller established the world's first family office.

The establishment of a family office is generally based on the consideration of the maintenance and development of wealthy families.

Gathering a group of industry elites to provide families with various professional management consulting and operational services.

These include: attorneys, CPAs, investment managers, stockbrokers, insurance agents, banks, and independent trust entities.

This is the so-called family trust, which is included in the concept of family office.

The responsibilities of the family “assistant” are also assumed by the family office.

Services such as planning the education of family descendants, considering family security, charitable arrangements, estate planning, etc. also fall within the scope of family office services.

Roughly speaking, it is equivalent to a castrated version of an agency such as the "Ministry of Internal Affairs".

Most of the surviving wealthy families have such a family office.

The Smith Family Office will also be something like this.

According to Abel's plan, he will place all 10% of Smith Capital's shares, 20% of Pacific Energy's shares, 20% of Pacific Commercial Bank's shares, and 20% of the future Pacific Mall shares in the Smith Family Office.

In addition to these, a certain proportion of shares in private properties under Abel's name, such as New Starting Point Real Estate, will also go to the Smith Family Office.

By then, the Smith Family Office will have become a large and secretive existence, just like the Rockefeller Family Office.

According to Abel's ideas.

The child of himself and the bush will become the main branch in the future.

This branch will be divided into two factions.

One group entered politics, following the route of Shrub and Alexander.

The other group does business and selects the best members to become participants in the management of the family business.

As for his illegitimate children, they or those with outstanding abilities among them.

If you can start a business, start one. If you have a hobby, cultivate it.

Those with business skills can also work in family businesses.

If you don’t have any skills, then just receive a monthly salary every year and live on your family’s welfare.

When there are more children, it will be used for marriage in the future.

There will be many choices.

As for the surname, you can just use Smith.

There are millions of Smiths across the United States, and it’s too easy to get the surname Smith.

If you want to make it more meaningful, you can also follow the example of the Morgenthau family.

In the future, branch forms such as Smithsuo, Smithshan, and Smecta will be developed.

The role of the Smith Family Office is to protect this plan.

This was a long-term plan that Abel had in mind.

There is also a short-term effect, that is, it can be used when the position of the main palace has been determined.

Explain the situation directly to his women.

Even Ikana could accept it for the sake of huge benefits.

Abel didn't believe that Anne and the others could refuse!

Today is the day the Smith Family Office was officially established.