The Tyrant Billionaire

With other women, even if they were the most famous stars in Hollywood, he could play around without any problems. His status and influence would make it easy to handle any situation. But if he got involved with a royal princess, especially a British one, that would bring endless complications.

After all, the British still hold a special place in the English speaking world, and the British royal family has the highest level of influence among all royal families.

"Hardy, can you think of a way to help me?" Princess Margaret lowered her voice, her eyes pleading.

Hardy glanced at her.

"In fact, if you want to go out and have fun, it's not impossible. You can travel under the guise of representing your country, visiting other nations to enhance the image of the United Kingdom."

"You could also serve as a charity ambassador, visiting impoverished areas. There's actually a lot you could do."

Margaret frowned, "I've gone on goodwill visits with my sister before. It wasn't fun at all."

"Besides charity and goodwill visits, you could attend international events—like fashion weeks in Italy, fashion shows in the U.S., or jewelry exhibitions. That's got to be better than being cooped up in the palace."

"True, but every trip costs money, and my sister won't let me go out frequently," Margaret said.

"You could make your own money."

"Make my own money? How?" Margaret was a bit surprised.

"Through endorsements. You wouldn't have to do direct promotions—just wearing a certain brand's clothes or jewelry would be enough to serve as an endorsement. The Hardy Group has many luxury brands. We could make a private agreement. You could be the brand ambassador for our luxury products, and wouldn't that make you rich?"

Turning Princess Margaret into a luxury brand ambassador would be far more effective than hiring a celebrity for advertisements.

Many luxury brands in England, France, and Italy grew famous internationally because of royal endorsements and their status as official suppliers to the royal family.

The "British princess" label would certainly be very useful.

Finally, Hardy played his trump card. He leaned in close to Margaret's ear and whispered, "In my Las Vegas casino, we'll have a luxury shopping street featuring all the world's top brands. We'll also host fashion shows there."

"I'll invite you to attend. You can make money, and if I'm there, I can take you out for a wild time. On my turf, you can party as much as you want, and nothing will happen," Hardy said.

Princess Margaret's eyes lit up immediately.

"That's a great idea."

Margaret wasn't really concerned about making money. What she wanted was to have fun, like she had last night. She already knew how much influence Hardy had. If he took her out to play, not even her sister could stop her.

"Alright, I'll be your brand ambassador," Margaret agreed.

Getting a princess to work for him gave Hardy a sense of accomplishment.

"Don't rush. The Las Vegas shopping street isn't finished yet. It won't be ready until next year. Once it's done, I'll invite you. The casino has many exciting things to offer—much better than the nightclub we went to last night."

Margaret nodded quickly, "It's a deal!"

Taylor had finished packing her luggage, which included both the belongings she brought and the items she had purchased in London—eight large suitcases in total.

When they said their goodbyes to Margaret, she was reluctant to part.

She had bonded with Taylor over the past few days, and now that Taylor was leaving, she was about to be alone in the palace again.

Princess Elizabeth called Clement Attlee to inform the Prime Minister about her conversation with Hardy. Attlee had been worrying about money constantly. He wanted to implement a welfare state and restore the British economy, and all of that required funds.

As for selling land, Prime Minister Attlee was internally opposed to the idea, but he also knew that it was becoming increasingly difficult to hold onto some colonial territories.

The Cayman Islands, which the princess had mentioned, were originally under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Jamaica. Historically, though, the Cayman Islands and Jamaica had little to do with each other, except for their geographical proximity, which led to the Cayman Islands being placed under Jamaica's governance.

As for those small islands, Prime Minister Attlee didn't care much. The only thing that bothered him was the last bit of pride that remained from the once great British Empire.

Not long after, Prime Minister Attlee arrived at Buckingham Palace to meet with Her Royal Highness, Princess Elizabeth.

The two discussed Hardy's proposal to purchase the islands in detail.

"Hardy has promised that the Cayman Islands will forever belong to Britain, which is actually beneficial to us. Right now, Jamaica is pushing for independence, and if we don't manage it properly, the Cayman Islands might break away too. It would be better to sell it to him."

"He's asking for full autonomy."

"Does the Cayman Islands have any resources? None. Perhaps its only remaining value is as a military base, but the United States would never allow any country to establish a military base in its backyard."

Britain might have wanted to, but they didn't dare provoke the Americans at this point.

"I believe Hardy is mainly interested in tourism and gambling. I had someone look into it, and it appears other American interests are setting up casinos in Cuba to cut into Hardy's profits. That's likely why he wants to open a casino in the Cayman Islands."

"But after all, he's an American. Granting autonomy to an American could affect the prestige of the British Empire."

"Perhaps there's another solution, such as offering Hardy British citizenship."

"Would he agree to that?"

"Dual citizenship."

"Then we could grant him a title and appoint him as the Governor of the Cayman Islands, after which we could declare the Cayman Islands a self governing territory. That way, it remains nominally under British control." Your journey continues at empire

"And what about the price? How much should we ask?"

"That's the tricky part."

Prime Minister Attlee and Princess Elizabeth discussed the matter for over two hours. Afterward, Attlee returned to the Prime Minister's residence to convene a cabinet meeting and brief his ministers on Hardy's proposal to purchase the islands.