America 1919-Chapter 459 - 178. Oil Transportation Pipeline (A ten-thousand-word chapter, repaying the debt~~)_2

I wanted to have a good talk with Donnie about his relationship with Helen, and of course, I was definitely going to ask Donnie for some favors because of it!

But Donnie also knew that now was not the time to talk about this, so he used the opening of the Surf Hotel and the going public of Atlantic City Broadcast as excuses to decline Robert Taft’s invitation.

It wasn’t just Robert Taft; before Donnie left New York, little Theo Roosevelt also sent Donnie an invitation, which was also declined by Donnie.

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After a journey of rest, Donnie and his party finally arrived in Atlantic City. Only Donnie, Helen, and Steve Cotting returned to Atlantic City; William Mellon went back to Washington, while Walker, Maholi, and Jesse Livermore stayed in New York.

Robert came to pick up Donnie and immediately reprimanded Steve Cotting upon seeing him, "If I find out something like this happens again, don’t bother coming back!"

Steve Cotting was supposed to be guarding Donnie’s door when Harry Sinclair came to see Donnie, but because of personal issues, Steve happen to not be there during that time, which allowed Harry Sinclair to easily make his way to Donnie’s room.

Steve Cotting lowered his head and said, "I know!"

Donnie returned to his residence with Helen, where Alice was already waiting for them.

As for Robert, he took Steve Cotting back to the tavern for a continued reprimand; of course, for safety, Robert specially arranged for several people to guard the outside of Donnie’s residence!

"You two actually remember to come back?"

Alice, sitting on the living room sofa, said petulantly upon seeing Donnie and Helen.

Helen didn’t mind Alice’s attitude, she put down her luggage and said, "I’m going to take a shower!"

Donnie sat down on the sofa, and Alice leaned in close to him, saying somewhat angrily, "Theo called me earlier, asking what exactly is going on between you and Helen!"

Helen’s support for Donnie in New York during the Sinclair Oil Company’s short-selling battle gave the name Helen Taft some renown on Wall Street. Everyone was captivated by this calm and wise beautiful girl, and many Wall Street stockbrokers even revered Helen Taft as their goddess!

Donnie asked with a smile, "How did you answer?"

Alice snorted coldly, "What could I say? Of course, I said you two are just friends!"

Donnie laughed out loud, "So, are you jealous?"

"I’m not jealous of you and her!" Alice haughtily turned away, her back facing Donnie.

It took Donnie a good while to coax Alice, but once she was placated, she immediately put the matter behind her and then curiously asked Donnie. Your next read awaits at novelbuddy

"What happened to Sinclair Oil in the end? Did Harry Sinclair lose control of the company?"

Donnie briefly informed Alice of the situation, "Sinclair Oil’s board of directors has already released a statement removing Harry Sinclair from the chairman position and introducing a professional manager. Meanwhile, Sinclair Oil’s stock price stabilized at 22 cents a share before we returned, and it didn’t drop any further. As for Harry Sinclair, he sold off some of his other companies’ stocks to pay off debts.

Sinclair Oil also gained some breathing space through Morgan’s debt restructuring, while the banks that were demanding money agreed to extend the deadlines, albeit with added interest!"

"That’s it?"

Alice said, slightly disappointed, upon hearing the answer.

Donnie chuckled, "What else could it be? The situation has developed to this point; it doesn’t really concern us anymore, as long as we can ensure that our company’s interests in the Teapot Dome oil field are not compromised!"

Alice nodded, "Okay, then!"

Afterward, Alice brought up another matter to Donnie, which was that the Miss America preliminaries were about to start officially, and Donnie should also focus his attention on this.

Donnie understood that this was Alice’s way of expressing her jealousy of Helen’s glowing performance at Sinclair Oil lately, indicating that she wanted to shine as well!

"Alright, whatever you need, I’ll try my best to accommodate!"

"That’s what I’ve been waiting to hear!"

Alice said triumphantly.

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Donnie didn’t brush Alice off, but in the following period, he indeed devoted more time to the second Miss America Pageant.

With the experience of hosting the first Miss America Pageant, Starry Entertainment was already able to smoothly take over the detailed operations under Donnie’s leadership, while Donnie’s actual task was to assist with the promotion of Miss America that Starry Entertainment needed.

However, the second pageant was somewhat different, and that was that Philadelphia Film Company, which had previously shot the first Miss America Pageant, was no longer part of the collaboration.

Being one of the five major shareholders of United Artists, Donnie saw to it that United Artists took on the filming, production, and distribution tasks for the second Miss America Pageant.

It was also during the second Miss America Pageant that Atlantic City Broadcast officially moved to New York in September and was renamed as the American Broadcasting Company, abbreviated as ABC!