American Gossip King

Chapter 140 The Gift

Because of the 9/17 incident, Ian became a hero in the United States, which kept him from returning to Los Angeles for the next two weeks. Instead, he spent his time with Shawna, Daniel, and others giving various interviews.

Of course, the reports were mostly from CBS and WND. Ian refused interviews from all other television networks, which made many prominent news giants cry foul.

But Ian didn't care about them. "I'm a major shareholder of CBS, so I'll definitely prioritize CBS."

Meanwhile, as CBS continued to release information, its user base and news traffic surged, causing its stock price to rise steadily.

However, what was more important for Ian was that he got to know many important people through this incident.

Finally, even US President George W. Bush met with him and awarded him a medal—the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

This is the highest level of medal award that a U.S. citizen can receive.

It can be said that Ian's debut was his peak, at least in terms of fame.

The three great pursuits in life, in essence, are nothing more than power, profit, and fame.

Many people believe that fame is meaningless, which is both true and wrong.

Because a good reputation is a form of wealth.

It's just that different stages of life bring different pursuits.

The poor pursue profit, the rich seek power, and those in power seek fame!

Therefore, fame is not only not an empty name, but can even be the ultimate pursuit of mankind.

After all, once you have everything, and life is fleeting, only fame can last for generations.

However, it's the opposite for Ian.

As a media figure, his first priority is fame, then profit, and lastly power.

Only after you have accumulated enough foundation can you further leverage the power of your reputation.

In addition, the extensive follow-up reports on this incident caused Ian's right eye to grow rapidly again, reaching 10000 once more, although it has not yet broken through.

The 917 incident was amazing; it was like giving you a direct boost of one and a half levels of power.

In comparison, whose sex scandal can reach this level?

British Royal Family?

Not qualified!

Twenty days later, Ian finally broke free from the busy interviews and returned to Los Angeles with Shauna and Daniel.

After returning to Los Angeles, Ian first went to see his mother.

Mrs. Carl was fine, just a little frightened.

After talking with his mother for a while and confirming that he was alright, Ian went to see Gaskell and Lena.

Gaskell has recovered and has been officially discharged from the hospital.

At the villa in Montecito, the three met, and Lena happily threw herself into Ian's arms, giving him a passionate kiss.

She yelled, "I'm jealous, Ian! You spent twenty-three whole days with that little bitch!"

Not just her!

And they even brought it back!

Ian carried Lena back to the room and gave Gaskell a wry smile: "You need to do something about her."

Gaskell gave him a hug: "Lena is very clear-headed. You have to understand her. After all, she's been thinking about you a lot lately."

After putting Lena down, Ian and Gascoigne sat down on the sofa in the living room.

Gaskell said, "You did a good job this time. I also made fifty million by shorting airlines. According to the agreement, I should have given you half."

Ian was surprised.

originally?

Does that mean you don't want to give it to me?

Ian didn't think Gaskell would turn against him for tens of millions, but what did he mean by that?

Gaskell smiled: "I can only give you 12.5 million right now. I'll deduct half. Do you accept that?"

Ian shrugged. "If you want, I'm fine with it, but I don't understand. I mean, I don't think our friendship is something that twelve million can destroy... What happened?"

Gaskell smiled and looked at his wife, "Lena, you tell her."

Lena looked at Ian excitedly: "Remember when I told you I had a gift for you?"

Ian asked, puzzled, "What gift?"

Lena gently touched her belly: "I'm pregnant, it's your child."

Walter?

Ian jumped up with joy.

He hugged Lena tightly: "You're pregnant? Are you sure?"

Lena nodded seriously: "It's been two months. The doctor checked, and it's a boy."

Ian excitedly clutched his head: "I have a son!"

He looked at Gaskell with surprise, and the old man smiled and said, "He is my son, and he is also your son. As a father, you have to leave him some gifts, so I have decided to keep half as a gift for the child."

Ian laughed and shook his head: "No, no, Gaskell, I don't want it anymore, I don't want a single penny, it's all yours! It's all our son's!"

Ian was incredibly excited at that moment.

I have a son!

He hugged Gaskell and kissed him passionately on the forehead.

Overjoyed, he said, "I'm so grateful to you, Gaskell, you've been so kind to me!"

Gaskell looked at Ian with a smile: "I appreciate it too, but according to our agreement, the child will take Bent's surname!"

"Of course!" Ian answered loudly, "He will always call you Father! You are his first father!"

The latest novel is first published here!

"But after I die, he can call you father."

"I don't care about that; we can consider those later," Ian replied.

He sat down beside Gaskell, trying to calm himself, and said, "I'm very happy about this, Gaskell. Can you understand how I feel? He's my son, and he's your son too. He'll inherit the Bent family fortune. The Karl and Bent families will be the closest of ties because of this... You're the person I trust most in this world besides my mother, and you always will be!"

As he spoke, he put his arm around Gasker's neck and laughed happily.

He is now certain of one thing: no matter who his future partner is, the Bent family will always be the most important part of his life!

Because Lena was two months pregnant, Ian did not get too intimate with her.

They talked for a while, had dinner, and then Ian left.

He's going to see the guys who kidnapped his mother now.

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This is a dark little house.

Inside the room, three kidnappers stood trembling, facing Ian Carl, Kripps, and Haddak, the top henchman of the Crippled Gang.

Ian smiled at them: "Sit down, guys, don't be so nervous. You released my mother, didn't continue the mistakes of the past, and I will keep my promise."

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.

"Now tell me your names, backgrounds, and addresses, I need to make a record of them." Ian waved his hand, and Haddak picked up a pen and paper, looking quite aggrieved.

He's good with a knife, but not good at taking notes.

The leader of the gang was taken aback: "Why?"

Ian replied casually, "My original plan was to do an exclusive interview with you, but the kidnappers gave up because of Ian Carl's reputation. But then I realized that wasn't a good idea, so I changed my mind."

This news story could indeed be valuable because of Ian, but firstly, it involves his mother, which Ian doesn't want, and secondly, it could have a serious consequence: some people might be afraid to confront him because of it.

For Ian, without the constant stream of juicy gang scoops, life would lack a lot of excitement, and his sources of news would be fewer.

A good journalist makes the news come to them!

So Ian has decided that he will hire some bodyguards for his mother, but he himself will not.

This should prevent thugs from continuing to scheme and deliver news to their doorsteps—as long as those guys aren't stupid enough to blow their own heads off right away, it shouldn't be a big problem.

He looked at the three men and said, "Of course, since I promised to give you benefits, I will keep my promise. You have two choices: one is that I give each of you 50,000 yuan and then you can get lost. The other is that I give each of you 10,000 yuan, but I might have work for you to do in the future. I will pay you for it, and the value will definitely be more than 40,000 yuan."

"What kind of work?" one of the bandits asked.

Ian smiled slightly: "Of course, it'll be what you're good at: kidnapping, robbery, extortion... all the shady stuff. I need you to pull off some big cases, bolster your resumes, and then I'll send you to prison and publish a book about you! You'll be even more famous than Gan Lun and his gang! And don't worry about prison life being tough; soon I'll have my own private prison, where you'll live a life you won't want to leave, like a vacation!"

The three bandits simultaneously let out a long sigh of relief:

"That makes things easier."

"I thought you were going to put us in an office, but that won't do."

"But you're a hero?"

Ian nodded: "Of course, I'm the hero, so those things weren't done by me, they were done by you! I, or some heroine policewoman from Los Angeles, will be the hero who catches you!"

(End of this chapter)