When Lynch left, it was already past nine in the evening. Originally, Mr. Wardrick should have demonstrated the noble quality of being considerate of guests as a host and tried to invite Lynch to stay overnight at his house.

After all, it's getting late, and leaving at this time isn't very fitting for social etiquette.

In the past, when transportation was inconvenient and society wasn't as stable as it is now, traveling at night was extremely dangerous, whether by carriage, driving yourself, or walking. It was very risky, so once it got dark, hosts would invite guests to spend the night at their place to avoid danger.

Though today's society doesn't have these dangers, such etiquette remains as a symbolic inquiry, and guests may not necessarily want to stay at the host's house.

But Mr. Wardrick did not extend a polite invitation. He finds Lynch a bit unpredictable now; what if Lynch truly decided to stay?

He had just refused his precious daughter, and if the two met tomorrow morning, who knows what might happen.

Thus, Wardrick smiled silently, his eyes saying "hurry and leave" as he watched Lynch depart, only turning back to his room after Lynch's car had disappeared from view. Then he headed to Severa's room.

At this time, he complained to the butler, "Our house should have an elevator installed; I know some people think such a house shouldn't have an elevator, but look, I'm getting old too, climbing stairs is really too tiring!"

The butler replied that he would promptly arrange for someone to take care of these things, design a new renovation plan, and install an elevator.

When he reached the fourth floor and saw Severa in her room, she looked as if she had just been crying. As a father, he certainly needed to comfort his precious daughter.

"You shouldn't be upset over someone who doesn't like you; besides me and your mother, there won't be a third person who feels sorrow because you're upset." Though Mr. Wardrick is a big figure, he is familiar with such "family" talk.

Severa shook her head, looking at her father, "No, I'm not sad because Lynch refused me. I'm sad because excellent people would rather defile themselves to stay away from me, while those who just want to impregnate me and become your son-in-law are lined up outside like wild dogs seeking their chance."

"I'm sad for myself; excellent people look down on me, and the only ones who fancy me are wild dogs!"

This statement successfully left Mr. Wardrick speechless for a while. "People are emotional when they're sad and have strange perspectives on things; you don't need to degrade yourself like this."

"Not choosing you is his loss, not yours!" Mr. Wardrick didn't want to discuss this problem with the emotional girl any further.

However, Severa was quick to fight back, her angle sharp and tricky, "I only see him leave with a smile, whereas I can only sit here and cry. I'm not sure whose loss this truly is!"

"Uh…, okay, looks like you need to calm down now…" He raised his hands in surrender, knowing he could only talk about this with Severa once she calms down, or he'd be driven crazy!

A maid stayed in the room to prevent Severa from doing anything unimaginable. Mr. Wardrick and his wife left the room.

On the way back to their room, both felt emotional.

As the mistress of the room, Mr. Wardrick's wife whispered, "Actually, Lynch performed quite well..."

In this circle, only a few manage to stay clean; most are very complicated, such as her brothers, who are beyond complex—utterly chaotic, you'd say.

Compared to those chaotic people with no merits, Lynch actually scores highly.

Mr. Wardrick shook his head, "It's not that simple, Lynch will have his own group, and we have ours too. You've simplified some complex things, didn't you remember what happened when we first got married?"

At this point, his wife recalled, "Sorry, I indeed oversimplified things; it's just that seeing her crying there, it makes me really sad as a mother."

"She'll be fine because she's my daughter!"

In the early days of Mr. Wardrick and his wife's marriage, people from both families debated and even attacked each other over who would lead this new family.

Of course, the leader was still Mr. Wardrick, but how to arrange the company's board members and the chairman?

How to arrange the person in charge of each industry, turning one set into two sets of teams, and what to do with the excess people?

A careless move could bring very troublesome changes, shaking the foundation of this new family. Fortunately, Mr. Wardrick had excellent means to solve these problems, but if they still aimed for a strong union with Severa, such things would definitely happen.

Lynch's forcefulness would absolutely not allow non-his-people to enter his core interest circle, meaning those trusted people around Mr. Wardrick and Severa might be suppressed and excluded by Lynch's faction, leading to fierce conflict.

If those people couldn't compete with Lynch's, Severa couldn't bring them "justice," which is very clear—she wouldn't be Lynch's match.

Then the business empire Mr. Wardrick built over his lifetime might collapse significantly in a very short time.

The people controlling the group's core secrets might leave in droves, join the faction that was once their rival, or start their own entities, and eventually, Mr. Wardrick's label would vanish—something he wishes most to avoid.

So he initially thought that Severa's husband could come from a prominent family, but mustn't be too outstanding or too strong to suppress Severa. Only then could his and her part continue forward.

Actually, what Severa said just now was not completely wrong; excellent people should keep away from her, or they would be suppressed by Mr. Wardrick and trained to be docile, like Durin.

Those who want to live idle, being well-off without doing much but holding a prominent surname, are her best destination.

His wife wanted to say something but ultimately said nothing.

Sometimes Mr. Wardrick can be quite stubborn. His successes over the years have been countless, which also contributes to his stubbornness, as he's always right, possessing a mysterious confidence in his judgment.

The next day, Lynch's photo was on the headlines of major newspapers, a young man achieving wealth of a hundred billion Galil within two years, enough to shake the entire Federation.

Even if a hundred billion Galil converts into Federation Sol as only about eighty to ninety million, who has ever seen so much money gathered together?

Five shipping containers for holding things, five containers filled to overflowing with money!

Money!

The media frenzy is imaginable; some media pulled out every past detail about Lynch, starting from his gamble where he bet on the reversal of relations between the Federation and Gafura, successfully buying war bonds at rock-bottom prices.

Every business plan of his seems to possess incredible magic powers, akin to the Lord's illegitimate child; though there are losses occasionally, they are so rare compared to his profits that they can be completely overlooked.

The various media outlets, TV stations, and program planners are madly inviting Lynch, hoping he would appear on their shows.

The Federation's largest TV station's most popular talk show even offered sixty thousand as an appearance fee to invite him to a less than two-hour talk program.

Of course, this is also connected to some sponsors and advertisers frantically throwing money; as long as Lynch can be invited to the show, some advertisers in collaboration with the TV station are willing to bear a large part of the cost!

After carefully selecting, Lynch decided to appear on some programs and interviews, such as the currently most authoritative magazine in all fields, "The Tide," and the Federation's most famous talking program, "Oula Ninety Points."

Given the proximity relationship and timing, Lynch first attended the "Oula Ninety Points" show.

The host, with the stage name "Oula," reportedly comes from a political family, having deep roots.

Precisely because she has solid backing, she fears no one's dissatisfaction, so when she began planning this show, she never considered "excusing" the guests.

She would ask tricky questions, questions that make people feel embarrassed, and reveal some big characters' masks or tear open their scars.

Making male guests slam microphones and leave in anger, and having female guests break down crying, almost became the main attraction of the program.

With background and unafraid of being targeted, her background also makes rejection impossible, making the program the hottest in the Federation within six months. People love watching those big figures showing vulnerability here.

At eight forty-five in the evening, Lynch arrived at the studio, about twenty minutes before he could go on the show.

Nine to eleven is prime time, and most heavyweight shows are scheduled during this time slot to compete for viewership with other stations.

To max out the program's effects, the show Lynch attended was broadcast live; if any live accidents occurred, commercials might interrupt, but modification was absolutely out of the question.

Displaying people's truest side to the audience is also one of the show's specialties; live occurrences are considered more credible than those recorded breakdowns and exits.

Before going on stage, the program's director approached Lynch, "Mr. Lynch, I must tell you again that we have no script, no plan, no teleprompter; everything is the most natural interview."

"If you encounter questions you can't answer, you can refuse to respond…" he paused, seeming somewhat uneasy, "Sometimes the host might provoke you; don't fall for it!"

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