Tawanna nodded repeatedly: “See you again, Mr. Wade!”
Charlie waved and turned to leave. Tawanna watched him go, then returned to her room in a daze.
He had just sat down on the sofa in the living room when his parents came in.
Mother Tawanna asked worriedly: “My daughter, who was that man just now?”
Tawanna was surprised to see her parents suddenly arrive and exclaimed, “Mom, Dad, how did you two get in?”
Tawanna’s mother said helplessly, “You didn’t lock the door yourself. What were you thinking? You were so distracted that you forgot to lock the door.”
“Ah? Oh, it’s nothing… it’s nothing…” Tawanna was very embarrassed and stuttered, “I was just thinking about the show later, and maybe I got a little distracted.”
Tawanna’s mother asked him, “Son, you haven’t told us who the man is.”
Tawanna muttered to herself: “Who is that man? He is the love of my life…”
But how could she possibly say that? So she explained to her parents, “He… he’s Mr. Wade, a Party A staff member I worked with when I held a concert in China.”
Tawanna’s mother noticed her daughter was evasive and confused when answering questions about the man, so she immediately asked, “Did you make an appointment with him to come here together?”
“No… it was just a coincidence,” Tawanna quickly explained. “I didn’t expect him to be on this island.”
Tawanna’s father came over and asked, “Honey, tell us, what’s your relationship with that Asian guy? Is he the reason you broke up with Trevor?”
Tawanna pursed her lips and said, “My relationship with him is my personal matter, so don’t ask me. As for whether I broke up with Trevor because of him, that’s not important. What’s important is that I no longer have those feelings for Trevor.”
Tawanna’s mother said helplessly, “Honey, don’t forget that you’re my daughter. There are some things you can’t hide from me. Tell me the truth: do you have feelings for that Asian man? Or have you two made any real progress?”
Tawana immediately explained, “Ma’am, don’t just guess. Mr. Wade and I are innocent, and Mr. Wade is married. He came to White Horse Island this time with his wife.”
“That man came with his wife?” Tawanna’s mother breathed a sigh of relief and immediately warned her, “If you’re going to break up with Trevor publicly, then for the next six months, don’t get involved in any scandals with anyone, or it will affect your reputation.”
Tawanna said indifferently: “I know, you don’t have to worry about me.”
…
When Charlie and his family ended their short trip to Baima Island and flew back to Aurous Hill, Bernard Elno had already landed in New York.
The United Nations attached great importance to his arrival, and the Under-Secretary-General and the head of the Counter-Terrorism Office personally went to the airport to greet him.
Much like the treatment he received upon his return to France, journalists from all walks of life flocked to the scene to cover the hot spots.
As soon as Bernard Arnault stepped off the plane, he was surrounded by reporters asking him a variety of questions. The most common question was how much money he would donate to the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism this time.
Bernard Erno said bluntly, “Ladies and gentlemen, time is limited, so I won’t answer all your questions here. I will briefly address some of your concerns. First, I’m here to contribute $200 million to the United Nations Office of Counterterrorism to advance the UN’s counterterrorism efforts worldwide.”
All the reporters at the scene were shocked.
Today, many wealthy people donate money, and even more set up charitable foundations, but few people donate large sums of cash directly to authoritative organizations like the United Nations.
The reason is nothing more than some unwritten rules in the industry.
Many wealthy individuals’ donations aren’t actually charitable. Instead, they take money from their own pockets and put it into other pockets that are completely under their control.
They generally like to donate money to their own foundations. This money may not actually be used for the charity within the foundation. Often, it’s simply a trust they leave for themselves and their descendants.
Setting up a fund in the name of a charity can not only gain a good reputation, but more importantly, it also provides an excellent tax avoidance channel for your funds.
Therefore, they are very willing to donate money to their own foundations, often hundreds of millions, billions or even tens of billions of US dollars.
However, donating to an organization like the United Nations is different. It’s not just a simple handover, but a direct donation of real money. So, when these reporters heard that Bernard Ayno would be donating US$200 million to the United Nations, everyone was shocked. Once this US$200 million was donated, it would definitely not be withdrawn. It seemed Bernard Ayno was truly committed to championing the global anti-terrorism movement.
At that moment, Bernard Elno suddenly remembered something and immediately waved his hand with a smile. He said, “No, no, I need to correct you. That 200 million US dollars is used to support the United Nations’ anti-terrorism efforts worldwide, except for the United States!”