Chapter 768

"Mr. Seven?" Xenia's voice immediately buzzed with excitement. "I know him! He got his start in Astara's black market and is now one of the most invisible capital tycoons in the global business world. Many of the new, rising companies in Northborough over the past few years have been backed by him. I heard he has a passion for creating and nurturing new titans of the business world, which probably has something to do with his own past!"

"That's right. He's a very mysterious person. He holds shares in several of my companies as well."

Xenia gasped. “Briony, you're amazing! So unassuming! You actually know a world- class magnate like Mr. Seven?!"

"To be honest, I don't know him that well. He's all business, and profit is his top priority. Our partnership came about because he happened to take a liking to my artwork. I guess I was just lucky."

Xenia pressed on eagerly, "So, have you met him in person?"

Briony pursed her lips. "I've only seen him once."

"How old is he? Is he handsome?"

Briony frowned. “Fifty-something, I think? A bit bald, looks-wise he's pretty average, but he seems very approachable.”

Xenia said, "...Ah. So much for that fantasy."

Briony chuckled. "Actually, when I first met Mr. Seven, I was quite surprised myself."

"So, the reason Mr. Seven refuses to appear in public is because he's not much to look at?"

Briony was amused. "Why are you so concerned with his looks? I thought you were always about the bottom line, Ms. Cooper. Why the sudden interest in Mr. Seven's appearance?"

"Oh, I was just thinking that if he were a bit more handsome, I'd have you set us up. I could work my magic, and having a super-tycoon like Mr. Seven as Vernon's stepfather wouldn't be so bad!"

Briony was speechless.

"Give it up, Xenia Cooper," Stewart's voice was low and merciless. "Mr. Seven wouldn't be interested in a woman like you."

"What's wrong with a woman like me? I'm beautiful and capable. At thirty-four, I'm a catch for a man in his fifties. He should be so lucky!"

Stewart raised an eyebrow. "A man of Mr. Seven's status, what kind of woman hasn't he seen?"

Xenia scoffed. "So? What if I'm exactly his type?"

"Impossible."

The man's reply was absolute. Briony glanced at him.

Then, she looked down at her phone and said, "Think about it. If you really want to find someone to manage Neonova Syndicate, I can ask Mr. Seven for you. You might have to sacfice some equity, but forging connection with him could be an even greater opportunity for Neonova Syndicate."

"Alright, ask him for me," Xenia said. "Honestly, as long as Vernon is officially recognized by his family, let things with the Cooper family take their natural course. If my older brother wakes up Neongwa O Syndicate and the Cooper family will be his. If he remains like this for the rest of his life, then for Vernon, the family and the company would be both a responsibility and a burden."

The Maynard family was large. Maynard had two other brothers. Although the youngest was unlikely to ever marry and have children, at least the middle brother was there to share some of the pressure.f Vernon was formally acknowledged, he wouldn't necessarily have to become the heir. He would have the freedom to choose his own life and career. But in a situation like the Cooper family's, if her brother nev woke up, Vernon would have no choice but to take over Neonova Syndicate. This was why Xenia had always been so strict with him.

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