Donald had a shocked expression on his face. He hesitated for a moment before he waved his hand and said, “No, it is still impossible. It’s simply impossible for a member of the Wade family to be a live-in son-in-law of a small family in Aurous Hill! That would be too insulting and degrading! It wouldn’t only be impossible for the Wade family, but even for the Webb family that is less than one-tenth of the Wade family, it would be absolutely impossible for me to allow you or your brother to go to Aurous Hill to become the son-in-law of a pathetic family! That isn’t in line with common sense at all!”Sean frowned before he said, “How can we deliberate this matter then? There isn’t a way for us to elaborate any further on this matter. Does this have anything to do with Charlie?”Donald said, “I suspect that it has something to do with him but I can’t seem to figure out the connection. It so happens that we’ve already been planning to exact revenge on him anyway. This time, we can take
At this moment, Charlie’s helicopter had already flown into Aurous Hill’s airspace.Isaac asked Charlie, “Young Master, what do you plan to do with Nelson’s daughter?”Isaac said lightly, “Her parents are already gone so she’s an orphan now. Send her to the orphanage directly.”Isaac hurriedly said, “Young Master, I think that it would be best not to leave anything behind…”Charlie waved his hand as he said, “There are some things that a man should do, and shouldn’t do. It is impossible for me to harm a child. Send her to the orphanage. Don’t stop them if anyone from the Webb family comes to take her home.”Isaac nodded before he said, “I think that it will be impossible for the Webb family to come and adopt this child. After all, the Webb family hates Nelson and his wife very much. It is estimated that the Webb family will lose more than half of their family assets this time. It will all be reflected in the stock market tomorrow.”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Alright
As she spoke, Mrs. Lewis asked in a low voice, “Charlie, were you the one who took the video posted on the Internet? Were you the one who found the children?”Charlie smiled as he said, “Mrs. Lewis, you think too highly of me. How can I possibly have such great strength and ability?”Mrs. Lewis was silent for a moment before she sighed and said, “I watched the video and it seems as though Max is already dead…I really did not expect this child to take this path…”Charlie also sighed as he said, “I also watched the video. Max had taken the wrong path himself so you shouldn’t be too said either, Mrs. Lewis.”“I know…” Mrs. Lewis replied in a melancholic manner, “I thought that I would definitely pass away before all of you children. I was still thinking that all of you will be there at my memorial service to give me flowers when I’m old and have already passed away…”As she spoke about this, Mrs. Lewis sobbed softly, “I really didn’t expect one of the children to die before me first.
At this time, Joey felt as though the whole world was collapsing in front of him.He could not believe that Max was already dead. However, the picture of Max falling into the river in the video was extremely clear.He knew that Max was really dead. The biggest question right now was, who he was going to take the six hundred and twenty thousand dollars from?If he could not get his money, then he would be finished. He would be completely done for.This was because the five hundred thousand dollars that he borrowed from the usury would continue accumulating interest and this would finally amount to an astronomical figure. He would be heading to his own doom then.Therefore, he immediately dialed 110 to call the police. After the call was connected, he said in a panic, “Police officer, I have been deceived! Someone cheated me out of six hundred and twenty thousand dollars but he is dead now. What should I do?”The police officer replied, “If the person concerned is already dead, the
He had spent two million dollars to buy this car and it had not even been a month since he bought it!What was even worse was that he was so stupid enough to directly hand the crashed car over to that young man!He was initially thinking of making the young man compensate him by giving him a brand new car. However, he really did not expect this young man to die.Now, not only did he not have a new car, but he did not even know where his crashed Phaeton was!As he thought about this, Jayden gritted his teeth before he thought to himself: ‘In any case, I have to find my crashed Phaeton as soon as possible! Otherwise, I would really suffer a big loss!’Fortunately, he had asked his underling to threaten the boy before this. Therefore, he knew where the young man lived.Therefore, he did not dare to delay anything any further. He immediately told Albert, “Don Albert, I have to go out and deal with something first. I’ll come back when I am done.”Albert nodded before he said, “Then,
Joey pursed his lips awkwardly upon the man’s harsh and direct remark. He dared not oppose him, hence he cleared his throat and hurriedly saying, “Alright, buddy, eight hundred then. Come quick! I’m in a hurry.”“Wait, how do I know if you’re cheating me? You are always so unreliable, I f*cking learned my lesson a long time ago! Transfer the money over to me first!”“Okay, alright, buddy, calm down! I’ll transfer the money over to you right now. Hurry, come quick, don’t take so long!”“I’ll go when I receive the money. No money, no talk!”Joey hastily took out his phone, opened the mobile banking app, and was ready to transfer eight hundred dollars to the man, but when he clicked to confirm the payment, he realized that his account had insufficient balance!Only now that he realized he gave almost all of his savings to Max and only left five hundred dollars for himself as his daily expenses. His logic was simple—the more he gave, the more he earned, so he decided to be thrifty to
At this moment, there was a man’s voice from the other end of the line. He was panting heavily while saying in a deliberately low voice, “Hey, quit the nonsense, will you? Just give him the money! Don’t let him ruin the moment!”Joey suddenly became alert and asked, “Janice, why is there a man’s voice over there? Who are you with?”“He’s my cousin! Didn’t I tell you that I injured my waist and am doing the physiotherapy in bed? I can’t get into the right posture, that’s why I’ve let him come and help me.”Joey mumbled an ‘Oh’, remembering that she was doing exactly that when he called the other day, so he did not suspect anything.Janice huffed in annoyance. “Okay, fine, I can’t talk right now, I’ll transfer the money to you right now.”Joey shrieked gleefully and said, “Oh, thank you, Janice baby, thank you so much! I love you!”“Okay, that’s enough, I’ll hang up now!”After ending the call, she indeed transferred five hundred and twenty dollars to Joey as promised.Overjoyed,
Jayden was in the midst of being upset, but this deadbeat loser dared to challenge him while squatting in front of his car! Without a word, he lifted his leg and kicked Joey to the ground. Then, before Joey could turn around and get back up, he rushed to punch and kick him.Joey wailed in extreme pain and cursed angrily, “F*ck, why are you hitting me? Why? Did I offend you or something? Are you f*cking crazy?”Jayden threw a punch directly on his nose, causing his face to cover with his own blood, and cursed, “You’re the crazy one! Why did you squat in front of my car? And what’s with the tone that you talked to me with just now? You’ve earned yourself some beatings!”Then, he hurled a few more punches at Joey that Joey almost passed out in pain, his eyesight became starry and blurry.When Jayden’s men saw the fight, he got out of the car swiftly and joined his boss to beat Joey violently.It was bad enough for Joey to suffer from a single man’s punches and kicks, but he was in
Julien had made up his mind—Charlie had already dragged him into this anyway, and he certainly wouldn't stay as a slave who bemoaned his fate every day.He had boarded Charlie's ship, and the ship had sailed—he just had to come up with a plan so that he could stay on it without any problem.After all, the chances for him to become the next Rothschild head or how long he would get to live were banked entirely on Charlie's decision.If Charlie didn't want him as head, he just had to ask Helena to be his broker and sell some pills to old Harrison, and Julien would be forced to stay as the heir apparent to their empire until he expired.And since the decision was made, he must first show some sincerity by investing into Aurous Hill—it was the ideal way to bring in both capital and human resources.With Julien having indicated his position, Charlie smiled. "Aurous Hill is a land of wealth and prosperity. As a local, I keenly await your investment, Mr. Rothschild."Julien was worried f
Julien shook his head and gingerly asked, "Jordan Fox likes his granddaughter?"Charlie smiled, shaking his head. "And your father doesn't like you as his eldest? Admiration is no guarantee of inheritance. And if we're talking about love, is it not a gesture of love that he provided you with endless cash and a life of privilege that only the world's top one percent can enjoy?"Julien also noticed the flaw in his logic. "Then, do you perchance know why, Mr. Wade?"Charlie nodded. "Jordan granted his position to Kathleen because that was the condition I proposed to him in return for prolonging his life. No succession, no pills—no matter how much he was willing to pay me for it."Then, Charlie looked Julien straight in the eye as he continued solemnly, "If the day comes and I find you more reliable, I will choose you as the sole broker for your father's pills. Just think about it—if the day comes that you're the only person your father can get his pills from, would he say no if you as
Charlie chuckled. "You might think that I'm screwing you over, but in reality, I'm indirectly solidifying your place as heir apparent. From what I've learned, your family has not confirmed who it would be."Julien chuckled awkwardly. "You're right, but I am now. With the pills you've provided, however, my father might live longer than me…"Charlie nodded. "Since we have the fortune of meeting over drinks, I shall cut to the chase—to me, it doesn't matter who between you or your father lives longer. My priority is with whom I could hope for a better partnership."And right now, your father has shown more sincerity than you have, which was why I asked Helena to provide him with my pills."Pausing, Charlie then asked, "Are you aware of your father's recent activities? In Northern Europe?""A little," Julien replied. "A data center or something along those lines."Charlie nodded again. "See, I've asked Helena to make him a new offer—I will provide him with one pill should he build an
Charlie had actually invited Julien over to bring him aboard his metaphorical ship.While not particularly down-to-earth, Julien was still the second most important figure in the Rothschild family, and having him on board wouldn't hurt.Moreover, just having drinks with Charlie and Raymond here basically told everyone they were friends. If Harrison knew that Julien was meeting the son of Curtis Wade as well as 'Biden Cole', who had taken the Four-Sided Treasure Tower from the Rothstchilds, he just might have Julien shot.While Julien may not become the head of the Rothschild family anytime soon, he would prove very useful.With Helena basically controlling Harrison and Charlie himself controlling Julien, traveling Stateside would be no different from going home."It seems I must reevaluate my opinion of you now with that attitude."Charlie smiled at Julien and raised his cup, "Come, let's have a toast—to friendship."Julien nodded, picked up his cup, exclaiming cheerfully, "To f
Pausing, Julien then said, "I mostly drink wine and the occasional whiskey.""How much are those, usually?" Raymond asked.Julien thought about it. "If it's table wine, 10,000 to 50,000 USD. For bigger occasions, it'd be something over a hundred thousand."Raymond nodded and pointed at the bottle of Oskian vodka he had bought. "Guess how much that is?"Julein shook his head. "I don't usually drink Oskian alcohol, so I'm not too sure…""Come on," Charlie chuckled. "We're not asking if you know—we're just asking you to take a guess.""Then…" Julien quickly said. "I'm guessing, three thousand?""Three thousand?" Raymond chuckled and shook his head. "That's way too flattering. It's around 7 USD.""Seven bucks?!" Julien exclaimed, and he blurted, "You usually drink something that cheap, Mr. Cole?""Well, not stateside," Raymond smiled. "But I liked it after I ordered one from a diner yesterday. It's cheap, and it has quality."Julien gulped as he stared at his own cup filled to th
Julien flinched and promptly threw his hands up. "No, no, no… please don't say that, Mr. Wade! That's not what I mean—as a son, it's only right that I hope my father lives long and prospers. Why wouldn't I want him to?"Charlie pointed out, "Then why'd you say that I've screwed you over repeatedly?""Oh. I, uh…" Julien wasn't sure how to respond to that, and he groaned unhappily, "I was not being mindful with words. I take that back…" Charlie nodded. "Then, I'll give you another chance.""Huh?" Julien was left confused, and he quickly asked, "Another chance… for what?"Charlie clapped him on the shoulder again, smiling, "We're old friends, aren't we? Why would I screw you over? Anyway, your turn."Julien was left utterly aggrieved as he read through Charlie's intention—that was precisely the definition of screwing him over!If his father knew he had come to Aurous Hill to hang out with these two, especially Biden Cole, he would definitely be removed as heir! And yet, Charlie
Having seen a sliver of the common folk's plight, Julien turned back to the journey at hand.Soon, his MPV arrived at Aurous Hill's Antique Street.As it was closing hours, the place appeared bleak, almost as though it had been completely abandoned. It was only during opening hours and the few hours before closing that the place became most alive anyway.Most of the time, the vendors and employees outnumbered the guests, and during closing hours, it would get very quiet. One wouldn't even find strays here as there weren't scraps around.Still, Julien had no idea what the hell the place was, even as he arrived outside Treasure Measure following the location Charlie had sent.Once he was sure he was at the right place, he called Charlie, immediately sounding respectful and flattering, "I'm here, Mr. Wade. If you don't mind opening the door…""Alright, just hang on," Charlie said and put down the phone while turning to Raymond, who was putting the food on a folding table, "Our frien
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav