Chapter 14 Gas Tank Modification
“Barron, it’s really you, I haven’t seen you for a long time...”
“Aurora? Nice to see you, how could you Where are you here?”
“I went to the celebration with my friends today and went shopping. I just came back. By the way, I live nearby now...”
Back to the apartment in the afternoon. At that time, Barron originally wanted to walk at the intersection to feel the celebration atmosphere in London at this time, but he met Aurora by chance.
With long golden hair, delicate facial features, and a tall figure, there is no doubt that Aurora is an eye-catching presence wherever she goes.
More importantly, she was once one of Barron’s lovers in college.
In college, Aurora was a popular figure in the school. She and Barron were once called the "golden girls", but later, because they couldn't stand Barron's playfulness, they finally broke up with him.
For this reason, after seeing Aurora greeting him proactively, Barron immediately recognized her from the memory of his "predecessor".
“I have to say, Aurora, you are becoming more and more charming.”
"You are still so good at talking, Barron."
The impression of the girl in front of me still comes from the memory of my predecessor, but when I see the other person's reaction and expression at this time, I am obviously very fond of myself. Interested...
Aurora is wearing a gunmetal gray jacket and a white shirt today, with black pencil pants and nude high heels, looking very smart.
“Do you have time later, Barron, let’s go to the bar and sit down together? Maybe we can talk more about our recent situations.”
“Sorry, Aurora, I’m looking forward to it very much. That's possible, but it's not convenient for me to go to bars and places now because..."
"By the way, I saw what happened in your family from the newspaper. It's really sad. I'm sorry I shouldn't mention that."
Like many aristocratic families, when Barron was still a student , has never disclosed his aristocratic status, and when he fell in love with Aurora, the other party did not know this either.
However, with the recent reports about the Devonshire Duke family, Barron, as the only remaining heir of this ancient Duke family, has appeared in various reports many times, and Aurora was able to obtain Knowing Barron's identity, it's not surprising.
"But if you don't mind, Aurora, I hope I can invite you to my home for a few drinks..."
"Is this convenient? Your girlfriend... …”
"Of course it's convenient, I'm on my own now."
......
"Is that gas tank near King's Cross station? Yes, it belongs to the Cavendish family. Assets. The Viscount Bute you mentioned has talked to us about jointly renovating and developing it..."
Yesterday, Barron met the Viscount Bute and his wife at Buckingham Palace and heard the other party talk about it. Regarding the land for the Victoria gas storage tank in King's Cross, he vaguely remembered that that land had indeed been seen in the asset catalog of the family trust fund, so he asked Yulia, the manager of the family trust fund. Moore and got a reply from the other party. Yulia told Barron that this storage tank is located near King's Cross Station and consists of three huge gas storage tanks connected to each other. These gas storage tanks can be traced back to the Victorian era!
These gas storage tanks and part of the land nearby originally belonged to a gas company in London, and a female member of the Cavendish family acquired it because she married another marquis. He took a stake in the gas company and eventually acquired the land with three huge gas storage tanks - which were abandoned at the time.
Because she had no heirs, she gave this asset to the then Duke of Devonshire in her will, and it became one of the assets of the Devonshire family.
In the following decades, the Cavendish family did not think about developing this land. However, the removal of these three huge abandoned storage tanks cost a lot of money. The Cavendish family did not have that abundant funds at the time, and their enthusiasm for real estate development was not that great, so the place has been shelved.
In fact, the location of these gas storage tanks is quite good, being in a relatively central location in London.
So not long after, several real estate companies, including the company owned by Viscount Bute, negotiated with them to jointly develop there. The most active one was Viscount Bute.
But what happened later was known. Because of a sudden accident, the old Duke and his eldest son died, so the matter was shelved.
"At first, the old Duke was very confident in the investment in the 'London Star'. Indeed, the investment performed well at that time - so what he meant was to fund the development there with Viscount Bute and the others. ..."
In the study room of the apartment, Yulia sat on the sofa in front of Barron and said to him seriously:
"Indeed, although the area is not particularly large, the entire The plot of land is about 6 hectares, but the location is Yes, it’s very close to King’s Cross Station. If it can be developed successfully, it’s still very promising.”
Since the beginning of the century, London’s real estate has been on an upward trend. In contrast, real estate development has begun. Families that have accumulated huge amounts of wealth are also emerging. Therefore, Barron's father, who is very confident in his "London Star" investment, will plan to use the profits to develop his own land in the center of London. Yes, that's a good reason.
However, with the explosion of the "London Star" investment project, the entire family's finances fell into financial difficulties, and the development of the "Gas Storage Tank Land" was shelved indefinitely.
"Viscount Bute told me that they are going to change the way of cooperation and directly purchase our piece of land for them to develop themselves. Ms. Moore, what do you think of this proposal?"
"The location there is still very good, and there is potential for development. But with our current financial situation, we cannot continue to invest money. This depends on your thoughts, Lord. If we sell that land, we will use the funds To make up for the investment deficit, it is also one of the options that can be chosen.”
In the end, Yulia is inclined to agree to this plan, but the prerequisite still depends on Barron’s own wishes. She won't give too clear a conclusion.
At the same time, her implication is that even if she sells the land, it will be used to make up for the shortfall in the previous investment, not to do other things... She is really guarding against Barron.
"In that case, just wait a moment and see what kind of conditions Viscount Bute gives us."
...
"It's almost ten o'clock, you get up and eat Want something?”
After sending Yulia away, Barron returned to his bedroom again, stretched out his white jade-like arm outside the quilt, and covered his face with his long hair. Aurora, who seemed to still be sleeping, said.
"I'm so sleepy, I still want to sleep for a while..."
Aurora still murmured sleepily:
"It's all you who caused all the trouble last night...I feel like I'm going to fall apart."
(End of this chapter)