Cadfan sighed, and he said guiltily, "I've been unable t o eat and sleep over the past two days because I'm not only filled with guilt toward both you and your mother, but I've also been thinking about how I can compensate the two of you. It just so happens that Arrington and I were talking about Maldives today, and I suddenly thought of giving the island that the Schulz family had reserved in Maldives to you. That way, both you and your mother can go over there to rest and relax."
Although the island in Maldives was very expensive, i t was not very valuable. For instance, the island that the Schulz family had developed had simply cost tens of millions of dollars for them to purchase the rights t o use the island for a hundred years. However, what was truly expensive was the cost of development and construction on the island.
An island not only required a complete set of architectural solutions, but it also had to be accompanied by a large number of luxurious decorations. It also had to have a full set of hardware facilities such as docks, helipads, and satellite communications. It even had to be equipped with independent power generation and desalination capabilities.
So, the Schulz family would have invested close to three billion dollars after a full set of construction. 1
Cadfan had originally treated that island as his future paradise on earth to enjoy his old age. That was the reason why he had spared no expense to develop it.
If he were to really give it to Sophie, he would naturally be very reluctant to do so. 2
However, he was simply saying it because he wanted t 0 leave a good impression in his granddaughter’s heart first.
Based on his understanding of Sophie, he felt that it would be rather unlikely that Sophie would want his island.
First of all, Sophie would definitely be focusing all of her efforts on the ocean shipping business now. She would certainly not be interested in going to Maldives at this time. 1
Secondly, her mother, Helen, definitely hated Cadfan t 0 the core now. So, if Cadfan were to ask Helen to go and relax on his island, Helen would unquestionably not agree to it. 2
Sure enough.
As soon as Sophie heard Cadfan's words, she could not help but frown.
She was not stupid either.
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