Chapter 661 Amanda and the Child

"You should have told me earlier, Lydia."

"My dear, I didn't know it before. I only found out about it after my cousin came back..."

After arriving in Los Angeles, the convoy Barron was in crossed the city and finally entered a manor on the outskirts of the city.

Here, Barron met Amanda Hearst, who had been "missing" for nearly a year.

Speaking of which, since the last time they met, Amanda complained and separated. Barron had sent someone to find out about Amanda Hearst. Even Amanda's cousin Lydia Hearst was told by Barron to notify him as soon as she had any news about her.

But he never thought that Amanda Hearst seemed to have disappeared during this period of time - Lydia was able to ask Amanda's mother about Amanda, but she only knew that her cousin seemed to have been traveling abroad to relax, and the specific situation was unclear.

Until recently, Lydia finally contacted Amanda and learned where she was now - not in New York, nor in Hearst Castle in Saint Mi Bay, but in a small manor in the suburbs of Los Angeles...

And at the same time, Barron also got a piece of news that surprised him...

"Amanda, this child..."

Seeing Barron's eyes on the child in her arms, Amanda's face was a little alert, and she handed the child to the maid beside her, raised her head and said:

"William is my child, but it has nothing to do with you!"

"William?"

"Yes, I named him, William Hearst."

Well, I have to say that the Hearst family's preference for the name William is really surprising.

After all, there are so many people named William Hearst in the entire William family now - they are all William Hearst IV.

"Obviously, he is my son. You shouldn't have given birth to him without telling me. Are you going to raise him yourself?"

"So what? Barron, at most I just used your seed. Is it important to tell you? Can you give us a family or give him a legal and normal identity?"

Amanda Hearst said mercilessly:

"If that's the case, why should I ask for your consent? For your child support? Sorry, I don't need that."

Well, if Amanda said that, Barron really couldn't say anything else.

After all, Amanda Hearst is different from other women. Not only is she born in the Hearst family, but she is also the great-granddaughter of William Randolph Hearst, the founder of the Hearst Group. She will inherit the huge wealth of the Hearst family in the future. She is fully capable of giving her children the best life.

In addition, Amanda Hearst herself does not have much ambition. It can be said that she does not rely too much on Barron except in terms of feelings. Therefore, since she cannot get what she wants in terms of feelings, she does not need to worry too much about Barron's thoughts...

"Then are you going to isolate me from our children's lives?"

"I think this is a better choice. Of course, Barron, I will tell him clearly about our affairs at the right time."

"At the right time?"

Seeing Barron's puzzled look, Amanda said slowly:

"Yes, I think I can at least wait until William grows up... Should I let him know from a young age that he is the illegitimate son of you, the Duke of England? Or are you going to announce this matter now?"

As the saying goes, if you have no desires, you will be strong. When Barron cannot give Amanda a legitimate identity in terms of feelings, then she will naturally not have any scruples in other aspects.

And in this situation, Barron does not need to use some sweet words to perfunctory or even deceive Amanda in order to save her temporarily.

"No matter what, I hope you understand, Amanda, although I can't give you and the child a legitimate identity now, I didn't know you had a child before, and I won't owe you anything in the future."

"Haha, keep these words to tell the other women..."

...

In the end, Barron left Amanda's manor alone.

Of course, this doesn't mean that he will no longer care about Amanda and their children...well, William.

He also arranged special people to pay attention to the news of Amanda and the child, but he understood that Amanda was still in the stage of "resentment due to love" for the time being, and the relationship between them still needed time to ease.

"You can see, dear, Amanda's current state, I can't do more, otherwise I'm afraid she won't see me again..."

This time when he came to Los Angeles, Barron came with Lydia Hearst, but she didn't go to see her cousin with Barron.

Before leaving, when he was with Lydia, Barron told her:

"I know, baby, I still need you to help me visit them more often, I will slowly let Amanda understand my feelings."

"Well, honey, I..."

"What?"

Lydia hugged Barron and whispered in his ear:

"I also want a child..."

...

In early March, Forbes magazine once again released this year's list of the world's richest people.

Affected by the global economic recession, the average net worth of the richest people on this list is $3 billion, a decrease of 23% from the previous year.

In 2009, a total of 793 people were on the list, far lower than the 1,125 in 2008.

America is still the gathering place for the world's richest people. 45% of the richest people on the list come from here, accounting for 44% of the total assets of the world's richest people.

In the past year, the assets of 656 rich people have shrunk, but the assets of 44 rich people have increased.

For example, in this Forbes Global Rich List, Microsoft co-founder and chairman Bill Gates regained the title of the world's richest man with a net worth of $40 billion, but his assets decreased by $18 billion compared with the same period in 2008.

Affected by the sharp drop in stock prices, the assets of the world's richest man and stock god Warren Buffett in 2008 decreased by nearly $25 billion, and he retreated to second place with assets of $37 billion.

The chairman of DS Group, Duke of England Barron Cavendish, ranks third on the Forbes Global Rich List with $35 billion in assets.

Of course, in fact, Barron's net worth is far more than the $35 billion on the list. It can be said that his real net worth is probably ten times more than this. However, through a series of offshore companies and trust fund holdings, plus a series of asset transfers, on the surface, his assets have also been affected by the global economic recession, and his assets have been greatly reduced. According to the estimation of Forbes magazine, there are "only" so many left.

This still makes Barron feel that he is too high-profile.

But there is no way. After all, he has been ranked at the top of the Forbes rich list before. It is indeed too obvious to transfer all the assets out of his name at once. He can only continue to "shrink his assets" later.

But even so, it is not too outrageous. After all, the assets of the Devonshire Family Fund are always counted on him.