Five billion was more than what Horizon was worth in the market.

While Julien did issue a timeframe for when the buyout was actually complete, the payment didn't bank on demanding results—it was just a matter of signing a paper, and the money was theirs.

In this day and age, you just couldn't bet on anything as the state of the world could change in the blink of an eye. Even if you believed you had the wind in your sails today, the whole industry could be dead in just three years. No one sane was going to bet that they could bring in better results in the future.

That was why Carl basically decided once Julien explained his offer—it was one that no one could refuse.

Even so, Carl would still like to squeeze more money out of this deal if he could.

After all, he was negotiating with Julien Rothschild, the heir apparent of the Rothschild family. Five billion was no different from five million to them, and they could afford to spend more for something they liked.

With that in mind,