CHAPTER 1522: CHAPTER 726: CONSIDER THE LONG-TAIL EFFECT

Lana Brown’s phone call did not come at the most appropriate time. Cheryl Suweton had already reconciled with her family, and to compensate Sean Knight, she had been very proactive in recent days.

In Cheryl Suweton’s view, it was Delton Suweton, or rather the Gustav Family, that owed Sean Knight.

Delton Suweton had benefited greatly from the situation, and he felt somewhat guilty about it.

Therefore, after reconciling with her family, Delton Suweton repeated his wish to proactively approach Sean Knight to explain and mend their relationship.

However, Sean Knight refused.

Sean Knight told Cheryl Suweton,

"I can understand his motives for what he did, but I will not forgive the act. I would urge you to reconcile with your family, as they are your flesh and blood, but I cannot pretend this incident never happened."

Indeed, Sean Knight had made money from the situation, but in reality, he should have received much more.

So, Sean Knight also decided that from now on, he would no longer have contact with any member of the Gustav Family other than Cheryl Suweton.

At most, he would maintain superficial politeness.

This was also why he had been living in his villa since returning from the sea.

So when Lana Brown called, Sean Knight told Cheryl Suweton that he would be leaving.

Cheryl Suweton, of course, was aware of Lana Brown’s existence. But she hadn’t taken it seriously before. In her eyes, she was free, and even if she liked Sean Knight, it was a free choice.

But now, it seemed that Lana Brown held a higher position in Sean Knight’s heart than herself did.

However, thinking about it, there was no alternative. Lana Brown could give up her freedom to manage Sean Knight’s properties, could she herself do the same?

Moreover, there were her family members—past causes, present effects.

Although Cheryl Suweton was clearly reluctant, she couldn’t keep him.

After all, Sean Knight had done all he could. He had saved people, been betrayed yet still advised her not to let her relationship with her family turn sour, given money, and enjoyed what was to be enjoyed.

What more could she ask for?

Perhaps she had been too naive at the beginning, and now she was too greedy.

Sean Knight told Cheryl Suweton that he actually enjoyed his current lifestyle, but Lana Brown made a lot of sense, and he couldn’t refute her.

Why focus on a one-off deal when he could earn money on a much larger scale?

After bidding a reluctant farewell to Cheryl Suweton, Sean Knight and his group of four boarded the Gulfstream aircraft flown by Charles Young and headed straight for Big Island.

On the plane, Sean Knight casually swirled his wine glass and said to Elijah Hastings and the others,

"This trip back to Big Island, you guys can stay on the island or take some time off. We don’t have any activities planned for the moment."

"That’s good," Elijah Hastings smiled. "Although it hasn’t been a long time, it has been pretty stimulating. With those two statues, I think we also need to adjust a bit."

"I’m staying on Big Island. Since she is there too, I won’t be going home," Douglas Cooper said with a smile.

Everyone knew about his situation, so they didn’t say much.

Elijah Hastings needed to return home. There were many flights from Big Island to domestic locations, so it was convenient for him to go back.

As for Lincoln Harrington, his girlfriend had already returned to the domestic area, so he would go back with Elijah Hastings.

When the plane landed on Big Island and Sean Knight disembarked, he saw Lana Brown waiting below.

"I won’t think of it unless you remind me..." Although it had been made clear on the phone, as soon as Lana Brown started speaking, her face was full of slight resentment, "Such a thing should not slip through our fingers. What were you thinking..."

"Relax, relax," Sean Knight said with a laugh. "I’m keeping it, keeping it."

What Lana Brown complained to Sean Knight over the phone about was, if he could sell the organization with the longevity monster to other research institutes, allowing others to research longevity genes and methods, why couldn’t he just bring the monster straight to Big Island for his own research?

The treasure shouldn’t flow into others’ fields!

It was then that Sean Knight realized he had a large family business and could indeed handle this on his own!

Why give a bargain to others?

Of course, this had to do with Sean Knight’s principles. After all, he had gone from being a low-level farmer to one of the world’s wealthiest men in just a few short years.

These few years had, indeed, brought about tremendous changes in his life, broadening his horizons and elevating his perspective.

But attitudes towards life don’t change in just one or two years.

Finding treasure, selling it, or keeping it in a collection is the typical mindset of a Treasure Hunter.

Even though he now had a large number of properties including mines and farmland, treasure hunting was still his main profession.

It was only after Lana Brown’s reminder that Sean Knight thought that if the research on the monster’s genes succeeded, plus his ability to extract spiritual energy as a basis, it might actually be possible to develop medicine that could prolong life and delay aging?

After all, with just the use of spiritual energy, Sean Knight was already convinced that it could definitely extend life and slow aging.

The state of the Old Master and his parents at home made it clear.

Sean Knight previously had the impression of keeping the good things at home.

But now it seemed that he really lacked business acumen.

Lana Brown was right, so Sean Knight didn’t take her tone to heart.

"I’ve hired top-class biologists, and the establishment of the research institute is almost complete; what’s mainly missing now is the material you need to provide."

Lana Brown was always quick to act, but Sean Knight hadn’t expected that she would have set up the "Shelf" in just these few days.