Chapter 10: The $5 Million Sign of Respect

"What?"

Lori's heart skipped a beat when she heard Elbert's words!

Flippant!

Lewd!

"Elbert, what nonsense are you talking about!"

Lori suddenly stood up, her pretty face turning red all the way to her neck.

"Haha!"

Mr. Brown's eyes lit up, as if he had found hope, and he laughed heartily, "They're young, love is normal, very normal!"

Elbert scratched his head and said, "I'm not in a hurry; this matter ultimately needs Lori's consent, right?"

"I don't agree!"

"Don't call me Lori!"

"I don't expect to enter your Brown Family, but after all, Lori will need some assistants around her, right? I can start with a job!" Elbert continued with a smile.

"I don't need anyone around me!"

Lori stomped her foot in anger.

"Lori, don't be rude!"

Mr. Brown glared at Lori, then turned to Elbert, "Elbert, you can choose any position you want, I'll make the decision! No one can interfere!"

With that, Mr. Brown gave Rex a meaningful look.

"Let me think..."

Elbert suddenly clapped his hands, "Then let me be close to Lori, I'll be her driver!"

"What, a driver?"

Everyone was stunned.

Mr. Brown shook his head slightly, as if he had seen through everything, and said with a smile, "A driver it is, but Elbert, our company has a rule: to be Lori's driver, you must be on call 24/7."

"So, you must live in the Brown Family estate from now on. Even if I, the old man, want to play a game of chess, you must come whenever I call, without refusing."

Elbert sighed lightly; Mr. Brown's intentions were clear.

He had never given up on the idea of adopting Elbert as his godson.

In fact, he was even more determined!

No matter who Elbert was, he was used to being free and unrestrained. Once the matter with Rex was resolved, if he wanted to leave, no one could stop him!

The so-called interest in Lori was just an excuse!

As for being the Brown Family driver?

It was a joke.

Elbert just didn't want to see the person he saved with one eye be killed by a mad dog again!

"Alright, I accept." Elbert nodded slightly.

"Elbert, how can you say anything?"

Lori was extremely embarrassed and angry at this moment.

Her own father was actually favoring this outsider, inexplicably trying to give her away!

"He really managed to stay in our Brown Family..."

Mary also clenched her fists secretly and whispered to Susan, "Look how angry he made our third sister. We absolutely cannot accept him! We'll find a way to get rid of him later!"

Mr. Brown was finally satisfied this time and laughed again, "Let's not talk about the driver for now. No matter what, Elbert is a benefactor of our Brown Family. I have prepared a small token of gratitude and hope you will accept it, Elbert."

Saying this, Mr. Brown waved to the butler behind him.

The old butler took out a bank card from his pocket and respectfully placed it in front of Elbert.

Money?

Elbert was slightly stunned. Money was indeed a good thing.

And he was really poor, very short of money, with no house, no car, and no job.

But, in the environment of the Brown Family, this money might not be so easy to take.

With Rex eyeing him covetously.

And Lori's sisters looking down on him.

Once he took it, he would never be able to hold his head up in the Brown Family again.

His dignity would also be trampled because of this money!

"I can't take this money. I saved people not for a reward, but for a clear conscience!"

Elbert said lightly, pushing the card back.

What do you mean he doesn't want it? He just wants more!

His goal is to marry Lori and directly control all the Brown Family's assets! He wants both money and beauty!

Rex was gnashing his teeth in anger, wishing he could expose Elbert's plot on the spot!

"Is that so."Mr. Brown was a bit disappointed and sighed, "Elbert, the $5 million on this card isn't much, and with your talents, earning this amount wouldn't be difficult. But if you don't accept it, I will feel guilty!"

What?

$5 million?

There's $5 million on this card?

Elbert instantly regretted it!

Dignity, that thing isn't very useful.

Not as practical as this $5 million.

Robert: "Elbert, if you wanted money, you should have said so."

Ding...

Elbert received a text message on his phone: You have successfully registered a coal futures trading account.

Your account has been debited: $16,000.

"Robert, what are you doing?"

Elbert exclaimed in his mind; he only had $50,000 in his account!

"I know you need money."

"Be patient, let the data roam for a bit."

"Robert, you still have the mood to joke."

Your account has been debited: $6,000.

Your account has been debited: $4,000.

The continuous debits made Elbert's heart race.

Your account has been credited: $16,240.

Your account has been credited: $5,120.

Your account has been credited...

"Is there money coming back?"

Elbert's eyes widened as the credit notifications on his phone kept increasing.

Each credit was slightly more than the previous debits by tens or hundreds of dollars.

Your account has been credited: $6,235.

Your account has been credited: $15,386.

Your account has been credited.

What's going on?

My balance is increasing!

And each time, it's a little bit more.

Robert's voice came with a hint of a smile, "I just registered a coal futures trading account using your identity, and in this kind of trading, speed is everything. Every millisecond is money."

"At the opening, all futures have slight fluctuations."

"I used your account to buy at a low price at the opening moment of the coal futures, then quickly sold at a small profit."

"Just like that, using the millisecond time difference to earn money for you!"

"Only my multi-million floating-point operations per second speed can achieve this!"

Your account has been debited...

Your account has been credited...

The text message notifications were incessant.

Elbert stood there in a daze.

What Elbert found most unbelievable was that in just a minute or two, his account balance had grown from $50,000 to $1.25 million!

Although each profit was only $100-$500, the trading speed was too fast!

Elbert's phone was almost about to freeze.

"Mr. Elbert, are you alright?"

It was the butler next to Mr. Brown who spoke, sincerely saying, "Mr. Perry, as soon as the master received your news, he instructed me to look into your background."

"Upon learning about your eye injury, the master was even more restless. The master is a kind person, and if you don't accept this money, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life. Please, you must accept this $5 million!"

Elbert smiled wryly.

In just a few minutes.

Now, he really didn't need this $5 million anymore!

His account had made at least tens of thousands of trades by now, and the balance had reached an astonishing $7.5 million!

And it was still increasing!

It's hard to imagine that an ordinary person might not earn this much in a lifetime.

And he did it in just 5 minutes!

"Alright, I'll accept it then, and please let Mr. Brown be at ease!"

Elbert's smile was bitter, his emotions indescribable.

"This Elbert, wanting money and still being so hypocritical! Shameless!"

The twin beauties whispered.

"Now I can be at ease!"

Mr. Brown finally relaxed and said heartily, "Lori, take Elbert to the mall this afternoon to buy some clothes. Since Elbert has become the driver for our Brown Family, his attire must not be shabby!"

The luncheon ended in a relatively harmonious atmosphere.

And Elbert, taking advantage of the moment when no one from the Brown Family was paying attention, secretly placed the $5 million bank card under the coffee set in the sunroom on the second floor.

This way, he didn't lose Mr. Brown's face.

Nor did he take advantage of the Brown Family.

As for the card, someone from the Brown Family would find it sooner or later!