"What's your schedule going forward?" Hardy asked.
Speaking of her upcoming plans, Margaret's spirits lifted instantly. "Hardy, you promised to accompany properly. What fun activities do you have planned?"
"Wherever you want to go, I'll take you, and I'll arrange the rest," Hardy replied.
"I want to go to Las Vegas to see the casinos, and I also want to visit Hollywood. I hope to et all the stars I've seen in the movies," Margaret said excitedly. Explore more stories with My Virtual Library Empire
"No problem," Hardy agreed readily.
For others, eting such demands might be difficult, but for Hardy, it was entirely manageable.
After Hardy left, Margaret summoned her steward and instructed him to report the eting with President Johnson to her sister, Princess Elizabeth.
The telegram quickly reached Britain.
When Princess Elizabeth read the telegram, her face showed no joy. The extension of the loans was one thing, but the maturing national debt was a more pressing issue. If not handled promptly, the damage to Britain's financial credibility would be severe.
Even a powerful country like the United States wouldn't dare let its national debt default.
The next day.
The group took a private plane from Washington to New York, the largest city in the United States. News of Princess Margaret's visit to Arica had already made the papers, and when her plane landed at the New York airport, a large crowd was there to greet her.
Margaret waved and greeted the crowd.
She then visited Wall Street to experience the bustling New York Stock Exchange, toured the Statue of Liberty, and attended a Broadway musical the following day. She also visited the tropolitan Museum of Art on Fifth Avenue.
The itinerary lasted two days, with Hardy accompanying her throughout.
Next, the group flew to Los Angeles, this ti with Hollywood as the destination. To welco Princess Margaret, Hardy arranged a grand reception, attended by hundreds of Hollywood stars.
At the reception, Princess Margaret delivered a speech, expressing her hopes for Britain to achieve similar advancents in the film industry.
Many of the stars in Hollywood were British and treated Margaret with great respect. Elizabeth Taylor, a close friend of Margaret, held her hand and introduced her to nurous Hollywood stars.
That night, Margaret stayed with Taylor, and the two had a heart-to-heart conversation.
Shortly afterward, the princess's team announced that due to days of travel, Princess Margaret needed to rest in Los Angeles for a few days. In reality, no one knew that the next day, Hardy whisked Margaret and Taylor away on a private plane to Las Vegas.
To avoid attracting attention, Hardy hired two professional makeup artists from his film company to transform Margaret and Taylor's appearances. When the makeup was complete, both looked like entirely different people. While still youthful and glamorous, they no longer resembled Elizabeth Taylor and Princess Margaret.
This allowed them to relax and enjoy themselves.
As for the makeup artists, with orders from the boss, they naturally kept their mouths shut.
At Caesar's Palace Casino, even Margaret, who had grown up in palaces, was amazed. "This casino is more magnificent and luxurious than Windsor Castle," she remarked.
Inside the casino, Margaret and Taylor each carried a tray filled with chips—$20,000 worth for each of them, a gift from Hardy.
The two won imdiately dived into a frenzy of gambling.
Hardy intended for Margaret to fully experience the indulgent lifestyle of Las Vegas—food, drink, and entertainnt—embracing the city's vibrant enthusiasm.
They played for a full day and night. It wasn't until around three or four in the morning, when the two won could barely keep their eyes open, that they reluctantly left the gambling table.
By that ti, the two had already lost most of their money.
As for Hardy, he didn't play. After all, the casino belonged to him, and the outcos were all calculated based on probabilities. As long as cheating was eliminated, the casino would always be the winner. Knowing the results in advance, Hardy had no interest in participating.
The next day, the two won slept in until after three in the afternoon. After freshening up and eating, they decided to hit the shopping district for a spree.
With hundreds of stores filled with luxury goods, the place was irresistibly attractive to won. Margaret and Taylor, who weren't short on money, dove into a frenzy of shopping. A few hours later, they had spent a staggering four to five hundred thousand dollars.
Such won—who could afford to keep them?
After satisfying their shopping desires, they arranged for their purchases to be delivered back to the hotel. Hardy asked them what they wanted to do next. Taylor was out of ideas, but Margaret excitedly exclaid, "I saw on Las Vegas TV that there are male strip shows. I want to see n strip!"
She bounced in excitent as she spoke.
Hardy was genuinely surprised by her enthusiasm for such things.
At the strip club,
There was a show specifically for won featuring male perforrs. On stage, seven or eight n in just shorts displayed their muscular physiques, swaying their hips and striking provocative poses. Below the stage, more than a hundred won scread in excitent at the seductive performance.
Even Margaret and Taylor were no exception.
Hardy could only cover his forehead in resignation.
When won let loose, they could outdo n.
Is this really the strict, decorous princess educated under the rigid rules of the British royal family?
After fully enjoying the strip show, they headed to the boxing arena. With matches held there year-round, the venue hosted several hundred spectators. Margaret and Taylor picked their favorite boxers and called over a staff mber to place bets.
The matches began, The boxers exchanged heavy blows in an intense fight.
Margaret stood up repeatedly, cheering and shouting. Watching her excitent, Hardy couldn't help but wonder if she had a penchant for violence.
Margaret's luck tonight was excellent. The boxer she bet on won unexpectedly, earning her over ten thousand dollars.
She waved her arms and cheered in excitent.
By the ti they returned to the hotel, it was already past midnight. Determined not to stay up so late again, Margaret tried to drag Taylor back to their room. However, Taylor refused and went to Hardy's room instead.
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