Richard was surprised and happy. He was surprised that the other party could hand over three hundred million dollars in startup funds so easily, and he was happy that the money problem was finally settled.However, representatives of the other nine companies were not satisfied.If all the credit was taken by David, how should they explain to the chief officer in charge?If they could not explain themselves, they would lose their benefits.The general manager of Pocky Entertainment said, “No, I won’t sit with Mr. Williams providing the money alone. If a company has to provide it, it will be our company. I can provide the whole three hundred million dollars as well.”“Haha, why should Pocky Entertainment provide it? Do you think that Evergreen Group can’t afford it?”“You guys, stop fighting. In my opinion, the Sign Manufacturing Company should provide the three hundred million dollars. After all, the Hill family and us are both in this industry.”These bigwigs were quarreling on
Donald said cheerfully, “Okay, very good! Then we have a reason to expel Thomas from the Hill family. Without Emma defending him, I would like to see how Thomas will still be able to cause trouble?”The three of them walked into the conference room and coincidently saw Richard standing in a daze. They thought Richard had lost his mind to rage after being humiliated.Jade hurriedly stepped forward and patted Richard’s back. She said, “Grandpa, what’s the matter with you? Calm down. Forget about those people who don’t want to invest, we can always find someone else.”Donald said, “Today, the Hill family was embarrassed immensely. We invited a bunch of freaks over. We were humiliated by others without making a single cent. Haha, if this news spreads out, won’t we become a laughing stock?”At one side, Harvard pointed at Thomas and cussed, “This is all due to the bad idea from a trash like you! Look at how angry Grandpa has become?“If anything happens to Grandpa, I will be the first
Donald was completely speechless. Not only did the representatives of the top ten companies come in, but they had also invested a total of 3 billion dollars. This would very much likely help boost the social standing of the Hill family.It was almost impossible to seek revenge on Thomas now.His face was full of disappointment.The old man, Richard, was also quite helpless. Initially, he should have been very happy about the outcomes. However, he panicked when he thought of the bet with Thomas, and he was hesitating on how to apologize to Thomas.At that moment……Harvard coughed deliberately and said to Thomas, “Thomas, can you get lost from the Hill family now?”Everyone in the house looked at each other.Emma asked with a look of confusion, “The investment has already been secured. Why do you want Thomas to leave?”Harvard laughed, “It’s great that the investment was secured. But don’t forget that Thomas also made another bet to Grandpa at the time in addition to this. He kep
He smiled and said, “Actually, the culprit behind that incident was not my granddaughter Emma, but my good-for-nothing son-in-law, Thomas. Mr. Kennedy, if you are really unsatisfied, I can expel Thomas from the Hill family immediately. It’s up to you on how you’re going to deal with Thomas, okay?”Lambert ignored him and still asked, “I just asked if Emma is here?”Richard no longer knew how to open his mouth.At this time, among the crowd, Jade intentionally gave Emma a push. Emma stumbled forward two steps, and Lambert noticed her at once.Lambert immediately pushed Richard away and walked towards Emma.When she saw the other party charging at her menacingly, Emma was so frightened that she took two steps backward. She was a little nervous and turned to glance at Thomas beside her. She realized that Thomas was not intending to protect her at all by having his hands in his pockets, and his lips curled into a smile.Emma was so angry that she wanted to kick his ass.‘When his wi
Cold sweat kept rolling down Lambert’s face, and he could only pray that Emma did not ask for too much.Emma said, “I will punish you... and everyone in the Kennedy family to send breakfast to the cleaner uncles and aunties for free every morning.”‘Uh……’Lambert did not know whether to laugh or cry. ‘This was a punishment? This should be considered a charity event, right?’For the Kennedy family, this was not a problem at all. On the contrary, this might come useful when it came to restoring some reputation for the Kennedy family through such activities.He breathed a sigh of relief, and repeatedly bowed to Emma, “Ms. Hill, you really have a generous and forgiving heart. I wish you a prosperous and long life!”Upon hearing that, Emma felt goosebumps all over her body, “Okay, okay, I’ve already punished you. Folks, please get up and you may take your leave now.”“Alright!”Lambert stood up and beckoned to everyone, “Get up, all of you. Let’s prepare food together. Starting tomo
Thomas asked rhetorically, “Imagine if I didn’t complete the terms in the betting contract today, would you guys, including Grandpa, be lenient to me? Wouldl he just leave me alone? Would you put the betting contract aside and ignore it?”‘Of course not.‘If I can’t fulfill the terms, I will definitely be expelled immediately.’Everyone lowered their heads, and they knew very well what the result was.Thomas continued by saying, “If I lose, you will definitely fulfill the betting contract strictly. If it was the case, why do you want me to forget about the contract? Is this the house rule of your Hill family?!”Everyone was speechless.If Richard did not apologize today, it seemed that the matter would not be over.“But...” Thomas chuckled, “When I think about it, it’s too much to ask Grandpa to serve me a cup of tea. I can’t take that as a junior.”“As the saying goes, a father’s debts should be paid back by his son. Since Grandpa can’t do it, let the grandson and the grandson
On the way back, Emma drove in silence the entire way home. Thomas stared at her for a long time. He let out a drawn-out sigh and said, “Sorry.”Emma was taken aback for a moment. “Hm?”“Sorry. I promised you I would not pick a fight with the old man. I couldn't control myself today. It’s my fault.”Emma laughed bitterly. Was there any meaning in saying this now?In fact, all this was not even Thomas’s fault. Richard, Donald, and the rest were just big bullies. If Thomas did not retaliate, he would have been chased out of the Hill household a long time ago. Thomas was not the only one affected. Even Emma had been ostracized. And it was just because she was a woman. Just because she did not marry a powerful and affluent husband. Even though she was a member of the Hill family, the old man had not regarded her as a proper human being. Emma said, “I don't blame you. Anyone would be mad at what happened today. Take Lambert’s apology, for example. Back then, my eldest sister p
“Imbecile! Is this the way you speak to me?”Emma bit her lips, both furious and fearful. Thomas walked over and talked to him. “Dad, if you really want to get promoted, I could help you think of an idea. Buttering up to that director is not the only way.”“You?” Johnson scolded. “What do you think you are? So what if you talk back? Also, don't call me 'Dad'. If you are a man, then you'll fulfill the contract and immediately divorce my daughter. In the future, you'll stay as far as you can. Don't show up in front of me!”The situation was extremely awkward. Until Emma said coolly, “I will not divorce Thomas.”“You dare?!”“Why won't I dare? Today the Hills snagged a $3 billion investment. The Kennedys have also come up to apologize. Thomas had done all that he promised. He won't leave the Hills, and he definitely won't divorce me!”“What?”Johnson thought his ears were playing tricks on him. He did not dare, nor was he willing to believe that Emma's words were real. “If yo
No one knew how far down the title Emperor of Luck was inherited.They had finally caught Luck.Following that, Eric leaped into action and reeled in his haul as fast as he could. With that, all the remaining accomplices of Luck were caught in one fell swoop!The two million innocent citizens were saved, as all of them took the antidote.Once again, Thomas saved the day.In order to express their gratitude, the citizens decided to erect statues of Thomas in Celandine City and many other cities as well.In the House of Vistaria.Phoebe ran towards her father hurriedly. She then smiled at him and said, “What did I tell you, dad? Thomas will definitely turn things around, right? I won!”Declan was so agitated, that he started tearing up.Thomas was really too amazing. He was capable of turning things around, even in such a predicament.At the same time, the curse that had plagued the Mars family for over a thousand years was finally broken. From then onwards, Declan was finally
Luck was dumbfounded. Why was Thomas still alive and kicking?“No need to doubt your own eyes. I am indeed still alive.”The crowd parted, making way for a very familiar figure. It was Thomas, the very Thomas whom the public watched him die.As he walked, he said, “Our previous research has already reached ninety-nine percent completion. But no matter how hard we tried, the final one percent remained out of our grasp. At that time, I thought that perhaps the only way was to drink the Ancestral Water and experience the poison itself, which would allow me to have a breakthrough for the final one percent.“And that was what happened. I managed to do it.“After drinking the Ancestral Water, I finally understood what the one percent was and successfully created the antidote for Ancestral Water. Now that the antidote has been created, it will sever your connection with the Ancestral Water.“You will not be able to kill anyone anymore.“You have lost, Luck.”Lost?Luck's eyes were wi
It was obvious that Eric could not afford to take a gamble this time. But he had no choice. His only choice was to listen to whatever the other party said and prepare a helicopter in twelve hours’ time.That was not all. He was also supposed to request for his superiors to help Luck get out of the country.The thought of it made Eric furious.“Damn it!”He left in anger to deal with the rest of the matter.The sky of Celandine City was covered with clouds.The patriarch, Declan, was in his garden in the House of Vistaria. He stared at the withered flowers as he grieved.His entire life was spent supporting Mr. Cole in hopes that he would be able to create an antidote to Ancestral Water. But at the end of the day, Mr. Cole accomplished nothing.His two disciples — Capricious Holy Hand Elliot, and Thomas — were both dead.There was no one in the world who was capable of creating the antidote for Ancestral Water anymore.“Alas...” Declan sighed. It seemed that it was impossible
At that moment, the general public was suddenly dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. Everyone was down in the dumps.Many of those with poor psychological strength directly collapsed on the ground.They believed Thomas' death could be exchanged for their own safety, but who knew, in the end, they got nothing, and Luck, as usual, used their lives as a bargaining chip to force the authorities to listen to His Majesty's words.No antidote to Ancestral Water would ever be created by chance.The lives of people were still in His Majesty's hands.Whenever luck wanted them to die, they would die without any ability to resist.However, this was not the most frightening part. What was even more frightening than this was that the only person who could create the antidote to Ancestral Water had been forced to die alive by them.It would be impossible to create the antidote to Ancestral Water without Thomas.Mr. Cole and Elliot had all died, Thomas was the last person who mastered the
Eric sighed deeply, "Thomas, even though things have reached this point, you still remain so kind.""I have nothing to say except to choose death because the research failed." Thomas let out a long breath. "Before I die, I want to talk to my family on the phone."Originally, Emma and the others came to Celandine City because they wanted to be reunited with Thomas.Who knew it had turned into a life and death situation?The world was like a chess game; everything was unpredictable.When Thomas was video calling with his family, Emma was already bathed in tears at the other end. She was crying and shouting at Thomas to not be impulsive, and saying perhaps there was still room for things to turn around.That was what she thought, but it was not the case.Every minute Thomas dragged on, more people perished as the result of Ancestral Water, and the crowd’s fear and rage grew.Thomas’ life no longer belonged to him."Honey, take care of the baby."I love you."Those were Thomas’
For such demanding research, half a day was really too short.Thomas had recruited the best doctors and researchers he could find to work on a detailed study of Ancestral Water.In the past, it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the research on Ancestral Water. That was because figuring out how to create an antidote for the Ancestral Water was challenging. On the other hand, it was also because obtaining the Ancestral Water was incredibly difficult. Because they only had a few samples, the results were underwhelming.However, it was different now. Because the entire city's water supply had been turned into Ancestral Water, they were able to collect the samples at their convenience. This made it much easier for Thomas and the others to get the materials.With Thomas in charge, hundreds of researchers were conducting a massive study in just half a day. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan.Thomas still failed. “We almost got it.“We were so close to makin
How sinister. “All we want is nothing but—safety.“As long as we’re safe, we definitely won’t make it difficult for everyone. If we’re safe, no one will die.“Now then, I have a small request to make to ensure everyone’s safety.“I demand that Thomas drink Ancestral Water immediately! This person is a real hassle for His Majesty, and we must keep him under our control for our own protection. Please forgive us for the inconvenience.“We'll only give everyone half a day to consider this. The emperor will begin killing people if Thomas does not step forward and drink Ancestral Water by this afternoon.“Okay. I've said everything I wanted to say. Goodbye.” The TV screen went dark, and so did Eric's face.He kicked the trash can over and said fiercely, “What is this? You're the only person in the world who can create an antidote for Ancestral Water’s poison, Thomas!“Once you drink Ancestral Water, you’ll be controlled by them!“Won't you have to obey Luck's every command by the
After listening to Thomas’ description, Eric also displayed a look of shock and said two words, “As expected.”What did he mean by, as expected?Was it possible that Eric knew that Luck was behind it from the start?“Thomas, follow me.”Eric took Thomas into an empty ward and locked the door. The two sat in the corner of the ward.He whispered, “There is a piece of news that I haven’t announced to the public, that is, besides Celandine City, there are more than ten cities that have problems. Do you know which cities they are?”Thomas’ eyes lit up. He already knew what Eric wanted to say.At the previous meeting, Eric had clearly stated that more than ten cities across the country had been controlled by Luck. Now, there happened to have more than ten cities where residents had been poisoned.Was there such a coincidence?Thomas said, “The residents are poisoned by Ancestral Water. Over ten cities are all under the control of Luck’s forces, so it is almost a certainty that Luck
“I didn’t. I saw the news early in the morning and was shocked. I haven’t dared to drink a sip of water until now.” Pisces took a deep breath and said, “Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? It’s really terrible.”No matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it was no small matter.Soon, Thomas drove to the hospital.Eric had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Thomas coming, he quickly let him enter the ward.He saw a patient lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, and his body was trembling. Although it was very hot, he was as cold as if he had just been lifted out of the freezer.A doctor walked over and said, “Mr. Mayo, let me tell you the general overview of the current situation.”The virus was spread through water sources.After drinking water with the virus, the virus would lurk in the human body.However, lurking did not mean that it would cause an outbreak.At present, over one hundred thousand people had b