329: Chapter 329

Chapter 329

"My late brother was the one funding you before?" Henry asked. He had no idea that James backed Vernon's struggle as he developed his first business in Europe.2

He heard of it from Vernon but never about James' involvement.

"Well, I can't get any funding from my bastard brother, Vincent, and it's really difficult to start without any family backing," Vernon told the truth. "So I reached James, who sent me all the money I needed to start a company. He also helped me to get in contact with many of his business partners."

"He didn't ask me for any repayment for what I borrowed. All James said was to stay sane despite all the challenges in my family," Vernon said. "So, it'd be very ungrateful of me not to help you the way James helped me before."

"And you don't need to pay me back for anything. I just want you to stay sane, because I know you will face a huge challenge in the near future."

Vernon's words were enough to assure Henry.

But he couldn't help but feel sad, knowing that his brother could still help him even after his death. He had so many good legacies behind him, people who adored and admired him and remembered him as a great person.

Meanwhile, Henry brought nothing but pain and suffering in this world.

He was born under a dirty circumstance. He was the son of a filthy whore who ruined the perfect life of his big brother and stepmother.

He had indirectly killed James and threw Dahlia in that mental hospital because of his whore mother's greed.

And now that he was in a relationship with Katherine—the woman that James loved—he still brought suffering to her and their baby.

He could've stopped by not dating her at all. She would be happy being a single mother with the baby she had been waiting for five years.

But he was selfish enough to implicate an honest and kind woman into this mess of a family matter. 

'Ah, I truly deserve that title… the son of a filthy whore…' Henry mocked himself in his heart. 'I never brought happiness to anyone in this world…'

Henry felt that everyone was so kind to him, but he was unable to give the same happiness back to any of them. 

'… this only makes me feel so shit…' 

Vernon sensed that Henry was sad after hearing about James. 

He didn't know what was in Henry's mind, but he interrupted the long silence between them, "You shouldn't dwell too much about what happened in your family, Henry, at least not now when you have no capital power on yourself."

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"Yeah, you're right," Henry nodded. "I need to have my capital before I can do something. It's the only way I can protect Katherine and our baby."

Vernon nodded as he approved of that mindset because he was in a similar situation of wanting to protect his beloved woman, and he needed a capital of his own before he could do any of that. 

"Alright, let's talk about the company you want to start," Vernon straightened the topic. "My company has branched out in almost every sector. Just name the sector you have the most confidence in."

Vernon thought Henry would start his company in the processed steel sector because the Grant family got ultra-rich from investing in the railroad and branching out to manufacture steel.

Nowadays, the Grant family was one of those old money families that not many people remembered, but still held prominent wealth and influence who branched out to many areas, and the Emperor Publishing was just one of the more modern ones. 

In fact, Henry could as well be as rich, or even richer than Vernon, as a multi-billion dollar businessman if he took over the mantle of his father's legacy, Marlon Grant. 

However, Henry's answer caught Vernon off guard;

"Media."

Vernon frowned, "You want to start a media company?"

"Yes, but I want to focus on two things: a publishing house and an advertisement agency," Henry said. "I can focus on the advertisement while Kate can focus on the publishing house, so the company would grow at a fast rate, and I can branch out in other sectors as well."

Vernon went silent momentarily, rethinking Henry's decision, "So you basically want to move the Emperor Publishing by bringing the heart of the company with you?"

Henry's eyes widened, "Wait, you already knew about Kate before this? Because I haven't told you about her being the heart of the company."

Vernon chuckled, "Whenever I had a conversation with James, it would always be about Kate this and Kate that, of course, I know."

Henry's cheeks reddened. He forgot that James was also infatuated with her. Of course, he'd talk about Kate every time, just like what Henry was doing right now.

"Well, I have no problem with that. If you can convince Katherine to follow you to New York and start a new publishing house, I will definitely help you with all the legal stuff," Vernon said. "It shouldn't be hard for that publishing house to rise up with her. I've heard many good things about her ability to spot million-dollar books."

Henry's eyes glimmered with hope as he got a positive response from Vernon, "Oh, she is truly the best! You need to see how she can read a book and notice many small details! None of the books that she curated failed in the market! She's truly gifted!"

"Hahahah! Now I can't wait to meet her in person," Vernon laughed heartily as the mood became less somber around them. "Well, the publishing house is not a problem, but how about the advertising company? Are you sure about that one? It's not easy."

Vernon had a long history of working in advertisement, and it was indeed quite tricky to master.

"Trust me on this one. I can manage it," Henry said confidently. 

"If you say so. I will give you all the advertisement contracts I have for the next three months to see if you can handle it," Vernon said. "But I don't think you will end with that, right? Publishing house and advertisement won't give you enough capital to fight the Grant company."

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