Chapter 11: Borrowing Money, A Scam?

"Hey son, what's up?" Newton's heavy voice came from the other end.

"I'm good. It is just that there is something that I wanted to ask of you." Jack responded.

"What is it? You can just go ahead and tell me." Newton asked curiously. Ever since Jack and Henry had been born, until the time that they had grown into 18-year-olds, they had never requested for anything from him.

Of course, everything that they had received was something that was considered as a right for them in the Smith family. So of course, he did not consider the money and everything that they were being given as a request from them. So, he was quite curious about what Jack wanted to ask of him.

"It is just that I would like to request for you to give me $2 million. There is something that I want to deal with, and I will be able to return the money within this week." Jack stated.

Newton was dumbfounded by Jack's request. It was not that he was surprised by Jack requesting for money, it was just that Jack was requesting for such a large amount of money. Additionally, he was claiming that he was going to return the money within this week?

It might be true that the Smith family was quite rich, but still, $2 million was quite a substantial amount of money. So of course, Newton would not just throw away the money.

"May I know… What do you want to use the money for?" Newton asked. He was quite curious about what Jack wanted to use the money for. After all, $2 million was definitely not something that could be used simply.

Could it be that Jack wanted to buy a car? That was possible, considering that the majority of the youths usually used the money that they had been given by their families or they had saved after a long while, in order to purchase vehicles and other things.

"I just want to make a small investment. After I make the investment, the returns should be able to come soon." Jack responded calmly.

Of course, it was impossible for him to tell Newton that he wanted to invest in betting. By buying the driving skill from the system, it was an investment that he was making.

Of course, Jack was not just intending to win the prize money from the racing competition, instead, he wanted to bet as well. That way, he would be able to earn more money using the system.

"Are you sure that you are not being cheated? Investing two million, and expecting returns within one week? That is an impossibility son. You have to investigate where you want to invest. Why don't you tell me where you want to invest, so that I can do some investigation for you?" Newton asked with a concerned voice.

"You don't have to worry father. Nobody can cheat me. You have to remember that I am quite a genius. So of course, before I invest somewhere, I am pretty sure about the returns. It is an investment in the stock market." Jack responded.

The stock market was where a person could earn money in a short time, but at the same time, they could also lose a lot of money in a very short time.

Jack had simply used the stock market as an excuse. There was no way he could tell Newton the truth. Additionally, this was the only excuse that he could come up with at the moment.

Henry who was observing Jack from the side could not help but give Jack a thumbs up in his heart. In real sense, even he himself did not think of a reason to give to Newton when borrowing the money.

Newton thought about it for a while, but he was a little worried. After all, the stock market was not something simple. It might be true that Jack and Henry were quite geniuses, but the stock market was not something that just because a person was a genius, they were bound to succeed.

Instead, this was something that needed both knowledge, and experience. Otherwise, going there while being overconfident would only lead to a person suffering incalculable losses.

"Which company are you investing in?" Newton asked after a moment of silence.

"I'm sorry, but I signed a confidentiality contract. So, I cannot reveal to you the name of the company. Still, you have to trust me. I'm not going to be cheated or something. So, just relax, and after a week, I should be able to return to you the money." Jack responded.

Newton was rendered speechless upon hearing that Jack had signed a confidentiality contract. Did that not imply that the other party was quite smart, and was trying to con Jack?

They were quite smart, to ensure that the information about this scam would not be revealed, until it had succeeded. At this point, Newton could not help but feel helpless.

Of course, he wanted to refuse giving the money. He could not allow his son to lose money just like that. The only problem was that he could not bring himself to refuse to give Jack the money that he had requested for.

This was the first request that he was making, and so, he hoped that he could not disappoint this son of his. So, after thinking for a while, he finally agreed.

"Sigh! Okay. I will transfer the money to your account. But, make sure that you are careful about where you invest. Remember, there are many people that like scamming people. Be careful." Newton stated, before finally ending the call.

Jack on the other hand was finally relieved after Newton had agreed. Yes, he was afraid that Newton might refuse to give the money. At the end of the day, 2 million dollars was not a small sum of money.

"He agreed?" Henry asked with a stupendous expression on his face. He could not believe that Jack had actually managed to convince Newton to give the money with just a few excuses.

"What do you think?" Jack asked back with a small smile forming on his lips. Then, he seemed to think of something, and looked at Henry and said, "You should call him too. You should ask for some money. Remember, we have to have a car when we go racing. And other than that, we also need to make a few bets."

"Huh? Me?" Henry was immediately dumbfounded when Jack asked him to ask Newton for money. They had already asked for $2 million, and Newton was going to send the money. If he called, would Newton agree to that?

Additionally, completely different from Jack, he was not capable of making up excuses to ensure that the lie went through. In his past life, he had always been a straightforward person.

Considering that throughout his teenage years, he had been locked away on an island, and only interacted with a few people, his social skills were quite poor. Of course, he could simply purchase a skill related to social skills, but he did not want to change himself.

"You can just tell him the same reason. Tell him that we are going to return the money soon. I'm pretty sure that he is going to agree. This is our first request after all." Jack stated with a smile.

"Ah…. Okay. I will give it a try." Henry responded before he took out his phone, and made a call to Newton.

"Hey son, is there something?" Newton's voice came from the other end.

"Ah… It's like this, I wanted to borrow money from you-" Henry started. But of course, he did not possess the confidence that Jack possessed when he was asking for money from Newton.

"Oh, don't tell me that you are like Jack?" Newton was immediately dumbfounded when Henry asked for money. After all, it had not been long ago when Jack made a call, and now, less than a minute later, Henry had already called to ask for money?

Could it be that the two of them had been targeted by a scammer? This was not good. He would have to investigate this matter later on. He could not allow his sons to be scammed.

"Well…" Henry did not know what to say at this point. It seemed that Newton had already guessed the reason that he was going to say. So, what was he supposed to say?

"Sigh! Fine. I will send you the money too. It will be $2 million for each of you. But make sure that you fulfill your promise, and return the money within one week. Otherwise, I will definitely punish you for recklessly losing money." Newton responded after giving out a helpless sigh.

Henry was immediately excited. Initially, he wanted to ask for $1 million, but now, Newton wanted to send $2 million. With that, they should be able to get a good vehicle that could be used for racing, and at the same time, the money could be used for betting.

"Thank you Dad. You don't have to be worried. Within one week, we should be able to return the money to you." Henry responded confidently. He did not know how Jack's system worked, still, he believed that since Jack had promised one week, then it should not be a problem for them to return the money at that time.

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