Old Money Surnames 소설 & 이야기

“That is the problem. The inquiries are coming through Free Cities brokers—the kind who deal in quiet money and quieter information. Clients who don’t want names attached.” I said nothing. “I traced two of them,” he continued. “Both were paid through a shell account I couldn’t penetrate.” A pause. “But the source of the funds…” His voice lowered. “The money came from the old world. Northern territories. Beyond even the Northern Hollow.” My fingers stilled on the desk. “The high country,” he finished. “The old country. Where the pure lines still live apart.” I leaned back slowly. The high country. The ancient houses. Pure-blood Lycan families who had clung to tradition for a thousand years ma

The Laurent dynasty had been one of the country's most powerful business families for decades. Their name appeared on buildings, hospitals, universities, hotels, and charitable foundations. They owned companies people used every day without ever thinking about who was behind them. Their wealth wasn't loud. It didn't need to be. It had been built over generations. Old money. The kind that didn't need to prove itself. Sophia turned another page. A photograph was attached. An older man stood beside a younger woman. Sophia recognized him immediately. “Lucien Laurent.” The investigator nodded.

"I just found out that they originally resided here——I mean, their old families." That got me hooked as I leaned my body towards him. "What do you mean?" Bren bent closer over the table and my best friends looked curious too. "Well, my Dad is working in the town office, right? And he mentioned over the breakfast that one of the oldest families of Stormhill came back and donated a sum of money to the town. And this old family I'm talking about is the one who owns the entire Olcan Hill." "You mean the freaking Olcan Hill which is a private property since the beginning of the universe?" I exclaimed in disbelief.

As we entered the mansion, Zac was waiting for us. "Mr. Zac Rogen Walker! Long time no see," Grandpa exclaimed, his voice booming through the hallway. I was taken aback! Grandpa quickly approached Zac and even kissed him on the cheek. Zac smiled and welcomed him. "Welcome, Mr. Night." Mr. Night? That's not Mommy's surname. She was a Buencamino before she married Daddy. What's going on? Do they have secrets? I excused myself to rest in my room.

he smiled as if he was grinning, saying the name of the family. There was complete silence. Even I held my breath. Not just a redhead, a relative of the rulers, but close to the ruling one. The leader and his sons have the surname Hellhound. The closer the surname is to our hypostasis, the more noble the family. Our surname Whitehead means that the family is not simple; it always had a lot of male warriors who once made up the army of the leader. It is a pity that the family is dying out, and only my dying father and worthless uncle remain from the men of our family. “The choice has been made in favor of Reign Hellhound. I think we need to discuss the details in private,” Dad nodded at the m

Julien patted the back of her hand to calm her down before saying slowly, "As I said, my great-grandfather was a foreigner surnamed Burke-Gaffney, so my grandfather inherited my great-grandfather's surname, which was eventually reduced to Burke, right?" "Yes," Sydney responded. Julien continued, "After my great-grandfather moved to this country and married my great-grandmother, he stayed here. Their son took his surname, although my great-grandfather married into my great-grandmother's family, and my great-grandmother's surname is Harrow."

Is he referring to them? "Not relative. They are not related to any of us by blood. But their ancestors owe us. It was me who gave them the wealth to start and live. The wealth lasted for generations and generations until now." Elijah explained to me. I can't believe that there is such wealth in the mortal realm. Elijah labeled them as old money. In this category, rich people have millions. Super-rich people have hundreds of billions. To be exact, old money belongs to the super-rich, which means the family is a billionaire or more. "Bring Sicario here," Elijah ordered a sentinel not far away.

"What's special about him? I don't know, Nurse Dew. You tell me. You're the one who's been here longer." Dew leaned in closer, voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. "Berger family? Seven generations rich. Old money. Like, 'old' old. They trace back to Prussian landowners, steel barons, shipping magnates - the whole boring dynasty thing." He paused , both hands on waist as he moved.

“Since I’m providing the house rent-free, you two should handle the food, utilities, and other bills. Haha!” “No problem, we’ll take care of everything else,” Alice replied. She didn’t have a credit card yet but had plenty of money in her savings account linked to a debit card. She had no plans to get a credit card since she could always use her debit card. Among the three friends, none of them lacked money. Although Odette’s family was large, her parents were financially well-off, running a successful real estate business with projects all over the city and nearby states. Johnson’s family had what people call "old money," meaning their wealth was inherited through generations. His father ha

After all, she talked for Su Chen like that. But Henry said nothing and just threw a document to her. Monique opened and saw the information on Su Chen's parents. Su Chen's biological father's surname was Su and he was also the riches businessman in City B more than 20 years ago. They were almost on par with the Moore family and the Gu family. However, after something happened to the Su family, the Moore family and the Gu family gradually swallowed up the remaining companies of the Su family, and the two families gradually surpassed the economic situation.