Chapter 145 Hailey's Moral Bottom Line

There are more than 60 companies, but the total number of employees is only more than 2,000.

This is mainly because most of Milo’s companies are start-up Internet companies.

On average, a company has about 20 to 30 to 50 employees.

Many of them have not even gotten out of the basement stage, and the number of employees in the company is less than 20.

Only Yahoo, because of its good development, now has about 400 employees.

It can be said that it is the largest company with the largest number of employees in Silicon Valley.

But for Willie Brown, that was enough.

Sixty-seven companies, if each company supported him according to the political donation limit.

That's $50,000 per company.

The total political donations added up to more than three million dollars.

Just in the San Francisco mayoral election.

More than three million dollars in political donations is a huge sum.

Of course, Willy Brown also knows the truth that "if you give me a peach, I will give you a jade in return."

Or it should be said that politicians who don't understand this principle will not go far in the United States.

I support you and you help me.

This is not an unspoken rule at all in the political and business circles in the United States.

It is an undisputed clear rule, and those who do not follow it will be kicked out by others.

so……

“The San Francisco Bay Area District Attorney, or the California Department of Justice?”

May 10th.

San Francisco International Airport.

Private helipad.

Milo wore sunglasses, a white T-shirt, shorts and a pair of canvas shoes with very beautiful and unique patterns, making him look refreshing, sunny and handsome.

But Milo rarely wears this.

He doesn't like to wear shorts because he has too much body hair and it looks ugly.

This kind of casual dress is his brother's favorite.

When Paladin was still alive, he liked to dress like this whenever he wasn't at work.

Paladin also said to Milo: "It's uncomfortable to be tense all day at work, so you should relax in private."

At this moment, next to Milo is the widow Haley.

Haley officially came over from Boston today.

A faint and charming fragrance emanated from her body towards Milo. She had long straight golden hair, a pair of sunglasses that covered half of her face, and her plump lips were not painted with any lipstick, but they were still bright and charming.

The mature figure that no man can ignore is wrapped in a translucent blue and white floral dress and a white lace suspender skirt underneath, which is amazing.

"Yes."

Milo walked forward with her, and as he walked he spoke, "Although Willy Brown is a black man, he is in the same group with the Brown family. If Willy Brown did not look like he had white blood, I would have suspected that Jerry Brown's father left him with an illegitimate brother, and that he was born to a black man."

Jerry Brown, former governor of California, whose father, Pat Brown, was also governor of California.

This guy is now the Speaker of the California State Assembly and is undoubtedly a political giant in California.

Unfortunately, his political influence has never extended beyond California, and he has tried three times to become the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party.

But all failed.

Shrugging his shoulders and looking at Hailey, Milo said, "The California judicial system and San Francisco are like their own private land."

"This old black guy can only trade with me in these two directions."

"And I think so, Haley. If you want to move from the federal judicial system to local elections, these two options are actually quite good for you."

Before, before Paladin got into trouble.

The Blackburn family made very good arrangements for the Paladin couple.

Paladin follows the local prosecutor system and can quickly transform in the future.

As a prosecutor, once the time is right, he can directly participate in the election of governor or senator, and eventually even the election of the White House.

Haley, on the other hand, chose the federal judicial system, even if she couldn't become one of the nine chief justices.

He can also become a great support to the family in Washington.

In addition, there is Joseph who follows the bicameral system.

It can be said that before that, even without Milo's sudden appearance.

Outsiders can also see that the Blackburn family has a bright future.

However, Paladin was dead after all, so the system prepared by the Blackburn family was naturally half useless.

So when Haley's journey to Washington was not so smooth.

The family wants her to take over Paladin's job and withdraw from the federal judicial system.

He turned to the route that Paladin had taken, which was also the route that many important figures in the Federation had taken.

For example, the Italian-American mayor of New York came from the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York.

"Which direction do you think I should choose?"

Haley decided to give the choice to her brother-in-law. After all, she had to listen to him here.

At this time, the two men had already walked in front of the convoy.

Haley looked up at the five Cadillac Escalades that were identical, even the license plates were the same.

This let her know from the side that her brother-in-law obviously has a considerable influence in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Otherwise, such a license plate will definitely be stopped by the police once it is on the road.

It's a bit unusual that the license plates have consecutive numbers, let alone five identical license plates.

Only a big sponsor of California local police departments like Milo can do such a thing.

Milo opened the door for Haley and put his hand on the roof to prevent her from hitting her head. "Just run for the Santa Clara County District Attorney election. You've been a judge in the Federal Circuit Court, so that will be of great help to you."

After Haley got into the car and said thank you to him.

Before closing the door, Milo smiled and said, "It just so happens that I still have a little influence in Silicon Valley. I think everyone will support you."

Haley couldn't help but smile at how light-hearted and humorous he was speaking.

She thought to herself, that was just a little bit of influence.

The media are now saying that you, Milo Blackburn, are the godfather of Silicon Valley!

"Welcome, dear Haley. Welcome to the sunny Bay Area. I think you will love it after a while."

After he got into the car, Milo smiled and looked into Haley's eyes, who had taken off her sunglasses, and said the opening remarks that he had not said just now.

Under the bangs on her forehead, her beautiful, bright eyes blinked a few times and a smile appeared on her face.

She was indeed more charming when she smiled. Not as cold and graceful as usual, with a hint of resentment behind her furrowed brows, but with a bright and innocent look that caught people off guard.

"I hope so," she said with a smile.

The convoy left the airport and headed towards the Bay House villa estate that Milo had already prepared for her.

When I arrived at the villa, I looked at the surrounding villa designs, the nearby beaches and blue sea, and the Golden Gate Bridge in the distance.

The fresh, salty sea breeze blew the golden hair on both sides of Haley's cheeks.

She reached out and gently lifted her hair, then turned to look at Milo, whose eyes had never left her.

Although there was a smile on her lips, Milo still noticed that she was frowning slightly.

"You seem like a different person from the last time we met. Is it because of the change in environment? Has it made you bolder and more reckless? This is not the way you should look at your sister-in-law."

Maybe it’s really because of changes in the environment.

Haley felt that if she were still in Boston, she would never say these words.

Just like Milo had never looked at him like this when he was in Boston.

Haley looked at Milo meaningfully, her eyes not avoiding at all, and their eyes met.

She knew what this look meant, although she was happy with her own charm.

But she didn't like Milo's overly passionate gaze, even though she had some feelings for Milo, this very talented, young and handsome brother-in-law.

But this affection has nothing to do with love between men and women, it is just because he is the brother of her deceased husband.

Just because he looks like Paladin.

At least that's the case now, at least...it was the case before.

"Sorry!" Milo apologized sincerely and frankly, restraining his rude look.

They were led to the living room and sat down. Coffee was soon served. Milo explained with a calm smile on his face, "I dreamed of Paladin again. He asked me to take good care of you. He also said some things that made me misunderstand. I'm very sorry..."

Haley couldn't help but be stunned after hearing his slightly ridiculous explanation.

This is because, from last year to now.

Milo's sudden and rapid rise.

Most outsiders have seen his previous news reported by the media.

Most people think that Milo is a prodigal son who has turned over a new leaf and a genius who has changed his ways.

Americans really believe that a prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

So when facing Milo's numerous scandals.

Ordinary Americans would just laugh it off when they see it and think it's no big deal.

Because the newspapers are all saying that Milo was worse before.

This makes ordinary Americans subconsciously more tolerant when they see the news about Milo now.

But as a family member, Haley knows Milo very well.

She and her family were impressed by Milo's huge change, but also found it hard to believe.

She even held internal meetings with old Blackburn, Joseph, and a group of Blackburn family cronies.

The result of several secret internal meetings was——

No one believed it at all. They didn't believe that Milo was a prodigal son who had returned.

Because the original Milo was not a prodigal son at all.

He is a piece of mud...

The prodigal son may turn into gold.

Mud can at most turn into a brick, how can it possibly turn into a gold brick!

So much so that last year, old Blackburn even secretly had someone do Milo's hair and nails.

Take it for testing secretly.

They were worried that Milo had been replaced by someone else.

I am worried that this Milo might have been specially brought here by some family outside.

Technology is very advanced nowadays.

Find a bastard with Blackburn blood and give him multiple cosmetic surgeries.

It can be done.

Fortunately it is not.

Several test results showed that he was Milo Blackburn.

He was the son of Joseph, born to Robin Bush.

He is not some illegitimate child specially found by other families or who has undergone plastic surgery.

This surprised everyone even more.

What happened? The mud that I grew up watching suddenly turned into a sparkling diamond.

In the end, old Blackburn stepped up and made the final decision.

"The Blackburn family has existed since the Norman dynasty. It is also from the Norman dynasty that the Blackburn family has always been the Lord's shepherds."

"Now the Lord has mercy on the departure of Saint Paladin, and He has shed the glory of Paladin on his most beloved brother."

“So, the Lord took away Paladin, and left us a brand new Milo.”

After all, it has always been feudal superstition, and it has been going on for almost a thousand years.

So old Blackburn ultimately attributed Milo's change to feudal superstition.

Haley has been a devout believer since she was a child. After her husband passed away, she relied on faith and religion to relieve her loneliness.

This was not the first time I heard my brother-in-law say this.

She became a little dazed and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"I think you might not believe it."

Looking at Haley's look, Milo smiled and said, "But as long as I want, I can really hear some voices. Haley, you are one of us, I can tell you frankly."

"Writing novels, writing scripts and making movies, investing in Silicon Valley, and investing on Wall Street."

"These are the voices I heard telling me when I needed them."

"The pastors told me that it was the voice of God and the gospel."

Haley was silent.

Because of this, she was just like those around Milo.

She knows it too.

Her family was also aware of the situation, because there was no way Wendy would not report this to them.

It was this incident that made old Blackburn firmly believe that Milo was truly favored by the Lord.

“That must be the voice of the Lord.”

Suddenly, Haley said seriously, "We are all the Lord's lambs, and we will all return to the Lord's arms in the end. And you, Milo, you should be special. You can hear His voice. This is the Lord's gift to the Blackburn family after He took Paladin away."

As night falls, the manor is lit up with warm amber lights, the cool spotlights outside illuminate the surroundings, the water in the swimming pool sparkles, and in the silence, you can hear the sound of waves in the San Francisco Bay.

In the restaurant, Milo and Haley, who had changed into a tight vest dress with a large black collar, sat opposite each other at a short dining table.

The middle of the dining table was filled with a variety of fresh fruits, and in front of the two people was authentic Italian food.

"Milo, thank you. I like the Italian food tonight, especially this Milanese steak, it's very authentic."

After saying that, he put a small piece of beef on the fork into his mouth with an elegant smile on his face.

"It's my honor." Milo smiled, put down his knife and fork, picked up the red wine glass in front of him, raised his glass to Hailey and said, "Cheers to you coming to San Francisco!"

"Ha..." Hailey laughed, put down her knife and fork, picked up the wine glass and said: "This is already the fifth glass. Your previous reasons were also very strong and hard to refuse. However, Milo, my alcohol tolerance is not low. It is not easy to make me drunk, haha."

Maybe I drank too much.

Haley didn't care at all whether the seductiveness in her words or the temptation in her gestures would cause any misunderstanding to her brother-in-law.

It was as if everything was different after leaving Boston and coming to San Francisco, a place I had never been to before.

Long-term widowhood and an empty life were undoubtedly a torture for her.

It is true that she loves Paladin, but her initial marriage with Paladin was also a political marriage.

Hayley Harrison is not a morally perfect person, otherwise she would not have fully cooperated with the Blackburn family to offend Milo.

She received the most orthodox American education as a daughter of a wealthy family.

To this circle, to the wealthy class.

She knew a lot, even more than Milo.

She had reminisced about her husband countless times, because only in this way could she relieve her loneliness and emptiness.

Control your emotions, and do not blame others even if your smile fades. Keep yourself well-groomed, in your hair and clothes, cheekbones and ankles, and do not panic because of loneliness, nor become vulgar because of sadness.

But the taut heartstrings will eventually break, and she even knows that no matter it is Blackburn or her mother's side, Harrison.

Everyone would allow her to find another lover, but it would probably be limited to her allies of the Blackburn and Harrison families.

This is almost the unspoken rule for the widowed daughters of wealthy families.

Remarriage is impossible.

Unless the relationship between the two parties in the marriage breaks down.

She just didn't expect that the day of breaking would come so soon.

And it was broken because of his brother-in-law.

Looking at Milo, who looks 80% like her husband, but has to wear her late husband's favorite clothes.

Haley suddenly didn't know how long she could stick to her moral bottom line.

(End of this chapter)