Chapter 289: Visiting Again
"I..."
Jack opened his mouth, then lowered his head and said:
"Noah, I realize my mistake!"
He understood that explanations were useless.
At this point, he could only admit his mistake.
"Noah, I did wrong and am willing to accept any punishment." He added.
Noah looked at Jack:
"Tomorrow, return all the money you've collected. Those were Edward's accounts, not yours. I don't want another Edward to appear. Since Edward has fallen, those accounts should be wiped clean."
"Yes, Noah. I'll do it tomorrow." Jack said, not daring to refuse.
"Also, you caused families to be ruined and couples to divorce. You must apologize and compensate for their losses out of your own pocket." Noah added.
"Yes, Noah!"
"Lastly, from today on, you must not touch high-interest loans at all." Noah's tone was firm.
"Yes, Noah!" Jack trembled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead:
"Noah, I have a set of accounts from my intermediary agency, helping wealthy people lend high-interest loans. What should I do with these?"
Since Noah forbade him from touching high-interest loans, Jack naturally couldn't continue as an intermediary.
"Show me the accounts." Noah said calmly.
"Okay!"
Jack ran to the Buick business car, took out a small notebook, and respectfully handed it to Noah.
"These are the basic details of the lenders." Jack explained.
Noah nodded and opened the notebook. Inside, it read:
"Clifton, lent 1 million, monthly interest 4%."
"Clyde, lent 2.5 million, monthly interest 3%."
"Conrad, lent 1.8 million, monthly interest 5%."
…
Noah's gaze turned colder. Even the lowest monthly interest of 3% was already high-interest lending.
He turned to the second page, and his gaze sharpened:
"Larry, lent 3 million, monthly interest 6%!"
"Larry?" Noah looked at Jack: "Who is this Larry?"
"He's an engineer, recently quite popular on TV, participating in 'I Am a Tycoon'." Jack explained:
"The 3 million is money given to him by the 'I Am a Tycoon' program. He saw my flyer and contacted me, asking me to lend the money out, splitting the interest fifty-fifty."
"At a monthly interest of 6%, 3 million would generate 180,000 in interest per month, 2.16 million a year!"
"I didn't expect Larry to secretly lend high-interest loans, using the money from 'I Am a Tycoon,' which is my sponsorship money." Noah's gaze turned cold.
"Noah, what should I do with these accounts?" Jack hesitated.
Most of the money had already been lent out, with interest rates set, and most of it hadn't matured yet, making it difficult to handle.
"Negotiate with the borrowers to return the money without interest. If they refuse, repay the lenders out of your own pocket. This is your punishment." Noah said.
"Yes, Noah!"
Jack's heart ached.
The accounts in that notebook amounted to six or seven million, a significant sum for him.
But he dared not disobey Noah's orders.
"Remember my words. From now on, you must not touch high-interest loans at all."
Returning the notebook to Jack, Noah added:
"Otherwise, you can go back to Orchard Breeze Avenue and be a small-time thug again."
"Yes, Noah!"
Jack trembled, cold sweat dripping from his forehead:
"I swear, from today on, I won't touch high-interest loans!"
Noah nodded: "Also, compensate for the damage to the supermarket out of your own pocket."
"Yes!"
After chatting with Timothy for a while and instructing him to manage the supermarket well, Noah finally went home.
Regarding Kroger, Noah decided to start planning chain stores during this recovery period.
But this step would face significant resistance.
In Oceanbridge City, it would be easier since Noah had considerable influence here, and opening branches would face little resistance.
But opening branches in other cities, or even across Starlight City, would be challenging.
"Listing within a year is really difficult!"
Noah shook his head, stopped thinking about it, and picked up his phone to send Nathan a message on Facebook:
"Kick Larry out of 'I Am a Tycoon' and reclaim the 10 million."
The next morning, Noah got up, washed up, and ate the breakfast Chloe had prepared.
"Noah, there are guests at home."
As he finished washing up and went downstairs, he heard Chloe's voice.
Noah looked over and saw Daniel, Larry, and Sarah sitting at the dining table.
The three were eating the breakfast Chloe had prepared for Noah.
"Not bad, it's been a few days since I last had Chloe's cooking. I missed it."
Daniel picked up a bun and put it in his mouth, looking pleased.
"Chloe, your breakfast is so delicious. Why not come to our house? We need a housekeeper."
Sarah sipped her porridge and said to Chloe: "Noah pays you six thousand a month, right? How about this, I'll pay you ten thousand a month if you come to our house as a housekeeper."
"Sorry, I won't leave unless Noah fires me."
Chloe forced a smile. Seeing Noah come downstairs, she quickly served him a bowl of porridge.
"Chloe, go about your business."
Noah sat down, drinking the hot porridge, and said.
"Okay!"
Chloe quickly left, feeling uncomfortable with Daniel and the others there.
But she thought, no matter what, these three were Noah's family, so she had to treat them respectfully. That's why she also served them breakfast.
"You came yesterday and again today. What's the matter? Speak quickly, or get lost."
Noah said impatiently, taking a bite of pickled vegetables, not even looking at the three.
"Noah, we were thinking of you, and this is your attitude?" Sarah glared at him.
"What are you thinking about for me?" Noah asked.
"Noah, no matter what, you're my son-in-law. 'I Am a Tycoon' is broadcast to millions of viewers who see you as a disgrace. It's one thing for you to lose face, but you can't disgrace the Wilson Family." Daniel said:
"You may not care about your reputation, but I, Daniel, do!"
"I thought about it all night and decided that you should apologize on your knees. Just say sorry to the three of us, record it on video, and that should help clean up your image and restore some dignity to the Wilson Family."
"Sorry?" Noah sneered: "I don't think I have anything to apologize to you for!"
