Christopher frowned as he said, “Are we going to let the ones with the last name Parker and Wade off so easily?”Hannah replied, “I can create trouble for them in other ways. Besides, the Webb family is already prepared to deal with them behind the scenes. Therefore, I will definitely be able to avenge myself. No matter what it is, we should not mention or bring up this matter again.”In fact, Hannah was a little worried in her heart. If the coal mine was mentioned, and if her past with the supervisor of the coal mine was exposed, how was she going to maintain a foothold in the Wilson family?Christopher felt that what Hannah said made sense. Therefore, he nodded gently before he said, “Okay then, everyone should understand and pretend not to know about this matter in the future.”***The next day, the Wilson family of five returned to Aurous Hill in a car arranged by the Webb family.On the way back, the Webb family did not arrange for a private jet to send them back. They did n
At this time, Elaine had just finished lunch and was directing and ordering Charlie around. He was carrying an iron bucket and a shovel as he dug into the soil in the green lane of the villa area.Over the past two days, Elaine had had nothing better to do. She could not go out to play because of her broken leg, and she was extremely bored at home. She had scrolled through her circle of friends and realized that she had a female friend whom she did not have many dealings with in the past who had also bought a villa in the suburbs.Moreover, she even planted a lot of fruits and vegetables in the yard of her villa. When she shared those photos of the fruits and vegetables that she had planted in her circle of friends, many people had given her a thumbs up, saying that she was very smart and understood life.Elaine had been very jealous. On a whim, she had also stated that she wanted to grow vegetables and fruits in the yard of their villa.However, she had broken her leg and would no
After listening to Claire’s response, Charlie smiled before he said, “Okay, you don’t have to worry about where we will be going. Your husband will arrange it for you.”“That’s great!” Claire replied happily. “I will wait for you to make all the arrangements then!”“Okay!”After Charlie had hung up the phone, Elaine hurriedly said flatteringly, “See, I did not lie to you, right?”Charlie hummed before he looked at his cell phone again and called Zeke.“Master Wade! Why did you think of calling me?”Charlie replied indifferently, “Zeke, my wife enjoys picking fruits and vegetables very much. I want to turn half of the courtyard of the villa at Thompson First into a vegetable garden so that she can pick fruits and vegetables in the courtyard every day. Find some of the best varieties of the best fruits and vegetables for me. Moreover, I want the trees that have already grown up, bore fruits, have vines, saplings, and roots attached to them. I want you to transport it to the villa a
When Elaine started mocking everyone about the detention center again, Harold was very annoyed, and he said, “Elaine, why don’t you take a look at your ugly appearance now. You have already lost your two front teeth and you are even speaking indistinctly because of your missing teeth. Why are you still trying to show off now?”When Elaine heard that Harold actually dared to ridicule her for losing her two front teeth, she instantly became very angry.She did not even dare to look in the mirror for the past few days after she came back because she really looked too ugly after losing her two front teeth.However, it was a very troublesome thing to go to a dentist. Sometimes, you would have to go back and forth to the dentist several times just to do the filling for a tooth. What’s more, Elaine had already lost a few teeth, and the dentist would have to do everything from scratch.Claire wanted to spend some money to implant some teeth for Elaine, but it would be very inconvenient for
Elaine scolded, “Are you kidding? Will I be afraid of you? Do you believe that my son-in-law can send you back to the coal mine at Mount Blackpine to dig for coal with just a single phone call?”As Jacob and Claire were not here, Elaine was not afraid to mention anything about the coal mine.Hannah glared at Elaine with a cannibalistic look in her eyes and she was about to speak. At this time, Lady Wilson had already opened the front door of Villa A04. She looked at Elaine who was dumbfounded as she waved the key in her hand and smiled as she said, “Elaine, what did you say just now? Didn’t you say that you were going to twist your head off so that I can kick it around like a ball? Hurry up and do it.”When Elaine saw that the old lady had actually unlocked the front door of Villa A04, she was too shocked to even speak.How was that possible? Wasn’t the Wilson family already so poor that they did not even have a place to live in anymore? How could they possibly afford to buy a vill
No one would be more afraid of his father and brother coming back than Liam.If the Webb family really successfully brought his father and brother back from Mount Golmin, the first thing the Webb family would help them to do would be to retake the Weaver Pharmaceutical.This was because the Webb family certainly would not be bringing the father and son back just so they could be two pathetic jerks. The Webb family would definitely hope that their allies could be even more powerful.Weaver Pharmaceutical was a pharmaceutical company with a market value worth several billions of dollars. If they could collaborate with the Webb family, there would definitely be plenty of room for development. Thus, after bringing the father and son back from Mount Golmin, Donald would definitely want to help them regain their power. This was equivalent to the Webb family gaining an ally worth billions of dollars as well as a diehard ally.Charlie believed that Liam would certainly do everything possib
Elaine ground her teeth and said, “Charlie, why don’t you look for an opportunity to beat up their entire family severely instead? It would be best if you could break all of their legs so that the five of them could just spend their days sitting in a wheelchair inside the villa every day?”Charlie asked her, “If they decide to report me, I will definitely end up in prison. I do not mind at all. However, if I am locked up in prison, what are you going to do if they come here to try and beat you up?”Elaine was shocked when she heard this.She had to admit that what Charlie said made perfect sense.The Wilson family had a larger number of people compared to them. If Charlie was around, they probably would not dare to come and provoke them. However, if Charlie was not around, who would be able to protect her then?Jacob?That old b*stard was going to divorce her. So, he would probably be bullying her himself.Besides, he had always been a useless and pathetic person. His legs would
Charlie did not take the Wilson family too seriously.After all, these people were nothing more than clowns to him.Moreover, he was certain that this group of people would not dare to cause trouble with him.Also, Hannah hated Elaine to the core. Therefore, Charlie predicted that the Wilson family would probably be focusing all of their attacks on his mother-in-law in the future.This was actually a good thing. The wicked should have their own troubles.Therefore, Charlie’s thoughts were all focused on building a vegetable garden for his wife.Zeke was already fully active at this time, and he was going around every vegetable planting base just to buy some good vegetables and fruits.In one afternoon, he had already collected many healthy and green organic plants.Charlie wanted his wife to be able to see the vegetable garden in the courtyard below when she got up in the morning tomorrow. Therefore, he decided to ask Zeke to lead a group of people over here with many fruit and
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli