Chapter 127 Distant Relatives

"I have to say, it's very nicely decorated here, honey."

Hearing Barron's praise, Bonnie said happily:

“Although it’s not too big here, I like it very much, and with this location, I believe it will hold its value very well.”

They were in Bonnie's apartment. When Barron first met Bonnie, she was renting a single apartment between Kensington and Chelsea. Not long ago, she bought her current apartment. This apartment, and after a little decoration, moved in today.

Bonnie's apartment is located on Old Church Street in Chelsea - when Bonnie helped Barron write the novel "Downton Abbey", according to the agreement, she was able to get one-third of the money after the novel was published. Share of proceeds.

The novel "Downton Abbey" has now been serialized to its third volume in "The Independent", and the first novel since it was published independently has also entered the forefront of British bestsellers.

This novel has good sales not only in England, but also in Europe and the United States. Therefore, Bonnie received a considerable share of the royalties.

In fact, the prices of books in Europe and the United States are still very high, and those best-selling authors also belong to high-income groups - a typical example is the "Harry Potter" series of novels, whose author J.K. Rowling, with this After writing a series of novels, his net worth has reached 280 million pounds, which is richer than the Queen.

Of course, the Queen's property mentioned here is her private property, not royal property.

After receiving royalties of more than one million pounds, Bonnie once asked Barron how to manage money - after all, his DS Capital has become relatively well-known in the small circle around him. As for investment matters, Bonnie also trusts Barron more.

The advice Barron gave her was to invest in real estate, especially real estate in London, which has a very high potential for future appreciation.

Because of this, Bonnie spent 800,000 pounds to buy this three-story apartment in Chelsea.

Although Bonnie said that this apartment is "not too big", she still compares it with Barron's residence and her cousin's residence. But for ordinary people, this apartment can be said to be the dream of many people.

Chelsea is a well-known affluent area in London. Her apartments are in good locations, have an elegant environment, and have great potential for future appreciation.

Barron had visited this apartment just now.

Accessed from the first floor by a staircase, there is a large welcoming living room with a small and stylish marble kitchen next to it.

The apartment is spread over three floors and has three bedrooms, including an en-suite suite on the second floor with views over Chelsea.

On the top floor there are two further bedrooms and a family bathroom.

It can be said that as a personal residence, this apartment is very luxurious.

While Barron was talking to Bonnie, the doorbell rang.

"My cousin must be here..."

Bonnie heard the doorbell, said to Barron, and went downstairs to open the door.

Sure enough, when Barron got up and walked downstairs to the living room, he saw behind Bonnie, Viscountess Bute.

"I shouldn't have disturbed you, Your Highness the Duke."

Seeing the ambiguous look in the Viscountess's eyes behind Bonnie when she spoke, Barron touched his nose and said:

"How could this happen, ma'am? Bonnie told me before that I invited you today."

"It's nice here, isn't it?"

Chrissy took off her jacket, showing off her slightly exaggerated curves, and said nonchalantly:

"I also told my cousin that this place is not far from our home. I am waiting for when I can come and stay with her for one night."

Huh? For some reason, Barron felt a little excited when he thought of the two sisters on the same bed.

But seeing the Viscountess looking at him with a half-smile, Barron quickly stopped this "divergent thinking" and said:

"If that's the case, I'm afraid Mr Butt will have a problem with it."

"he?"

Disdain flashed in the Viscountess's eyes, but she stopped talking and turned to other topics:

"I heard from my cousin that you are planning to go to the United States recently, right? Your Highness the Duke."

"Yes, I received an invitation from the Kennedy family."

"Really? Jenny and the others also invited us to visit the United States before, but Ian doesn't have time recently. If Bonnie goes together, is it convenient for me to come with him?"

When Barron went to China before, he had planned to take Bonnie with him, but she was busy with work at the time and couldn't spare the time.

This time he went to America, he also mentioned it to Bonnie, and she actually agreed.

Now the Viscountess actually volunteered to go with them. I wonder what she had in mind?

But if you go to see Jenny Butt and John Smith... you can talk to him about deepening your cooperation with the Sinclair Group.

Speaking of which, the relationship between the Devonshire family and the Kennedy family is still somewhat complicated.

You know, many families in the United States are from Europe... and often after some families become prosperous, they also like to have relationships with European aristocrats.

For example, the Kennedy family has always claimed that they are descendants of the Duke of Devonshire. The Kennedys are a branch of the Cavendish family that went to the United States.

The Devonshire family at that time did not comment on this statement.

You must know that the Devonshire family has a glorious history in England. William Cavendish, Barron's ancestor, was a Whig who launched the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He also wrote an invitation letter to welcome the Dutch government to Orland. Prince William III was one of the "Nine Dukes of Conglong" who came to England to ascend the throne.

After the success of the Glorious Revolution, William Cavendish was promoted to Duke of Devonshire.

Among the direct Dukes of Devonshire, there have been the British Prime Minister, the Governor General of Canada, scientists, and the President of Cambridge University. It can be said that the direct descendants of the Devonshire family, at least in a certain field, all have certain abilities.

Joseph Kennedy Sr., the second generation of the Kennedy family, once served as the United States' ambassador to Britain during World War II...

It was also at that time that Katherine Kennedy, the second daughter of Joseph Kennedy Sr. and later the sister of the American commander-in-chief, met William Cavendish, the eldest son of the 10th Duke of Devonshire, in England. People fall in love and eventually get married.

However, Barron did not have the blood of the Kennedy family, because William Cavendish, who married the daughter of the Kennedy family, was killed on the Belgian front in September 1944.

Barron's grandfather, the 11th Duke of Devonshire, was the younger brother of William Cavendish. After his brother died on the front line in World War II, he inherited the family business.

To this day, Katherine Kennedy is buried with William Cavendish in the Devonhill family cemetery.

Therefore, the Kennedy family can be regarded as distant relatives of the Devonshire family.