Emiliano did not know who he had gone up against!At first, Charlie stood as still as a mountain, then, he simply lifted his palm to counter his vigorous attack. Emiliano thought that the kid had underestimated him by not putting up much effort to handle his attack and he would definitely be defeated with a single blow.However, just when his palm met Charlie’s, Emiliano realized that instead of forcing Charlie to retreat in the slightest, an enormous amount of energy bounced back from Charlie’s palm that instantly shattered his right arm like a wrecking ball directly smashing into him!He had never thought that he would meet the same fate as Hades!His right arm had turned into a large pile of mess, yet he couldn’t care less about the severe injury as the enormous energy exploded a tremendous shock wave like a nuclear bomb that sent him flying a few meters away!Emiliano was carried away by the forceful projectile while trying to stop himself with his legs gripping the snow with
The Big Eight were astonished and bewildered when Charlie could defeat the seven of them with a single palm strike!What kind of incredible power did he possess to be able to execute such a threatening strength?Even the most advanced master in the world could not possess such a level of force!The Big Eight were no ordinary people. When they worked together and combined their strength, they would have an extraordinary combination of forces.Even so, the total strength of The Big Eight was nothing more than a punch and a palm strike by Charlie.Emiliano got up weakly and blurted out, “Who are you? What do you come from? Who is your master?”Charlie smirked disdainfully. “I don’t belong to anywhere or anyone, I am my own master. Why? Are you not convinced?”Emiliano gulped in shock and said, sounding rather anxious, “I’m convinced! I am absolutely convinced by your power! Master Wade, you are the true master in the world and as a fellow martial artist, you must be aware that it i
Nonetheless, though Charlie was young, he wasn’t a fool.Emiliano thought that he had managed to convince him, but on the contrary, Charlie had been cautious and vigilant against the eight men in front of him from the beginning.As far as Charlie was concerned, he never wanted to subdue these eight men for his own use for a simple reason—he looked down on them.With their level of power and strength, what could they possibly do for him even if they worshipped him as their master?They were nothing more than a pack of feisty and feral dogs that he couldn’t care less about.However, with a playful smile on his face, he walked to stand in front of The Big Eight and said, “So, do you really want to worship me as your master?”Emiliano took the lead while the rest followed, “Yes! We’ll be your slaves forever!”Charlie nodded and asked with a smile, “What if I refuse?”“Uh…”Emiliano and the rest were dumbfounded. None of them had expected such a reply from Charlie.‘What the hell?
Emiliano could not apprehend what was going on! Charlie didn’t do anything to stop the attack, but why couldn’t he stab him?There seemed to be an invisible power that was shielding Charlie from his attack—what was it?!As a martial artist, he had practiced martial arts to the extreme but they did not know what real magical power was! How could he possibly know that there was a kind of power that could be transmitted without using any parts of the body that was called Reiki!Jack Yaleman was the best example. As a metaphysical master, he knew about the voodoo power and could control the corpse worm, but he didn’t know about another magical power in the world that could summon thunder from the sky.Therefore, it was never strength that defeated a person, but ignorance and arrogance!It was Emiliano’s arrogance that assumed he had found Charlie’s weak spot and thought that he could kill Charlie with a single blow!And now, he must pay for his arrogance!Charlie smiled coldly, lift
Emiliano gaped in bewilderment when questioned by his brother, utterly speechless.Indeed, he wanted to escape, but he didn’t expect such a bizarre event would occur to himself!Not only did he not manage to escape but he was also severely injured.He looked at his third brother with a painful grimace and said, “No, I’m not! I’m just thinking of a strategy on how to give that Charlie kid a parting shot!”The third brother did not fall for the lie. He glared at Emiliano in dismay and shouted, “Do you think I’m an idiot? Both your arms are f*cking gone, how are you going to give a parting shot?!”Emiliano chided indignantly, “Hey, how could you talk to me in that manner? I’m your leader! Don’t be disrespectful!”The third brother rushed forward, bit his ear, and cursed, “Disrespectful?! How dare you call yourself a leader? You’re trying to throw us into the enemy’s trap to make a way for you to escape, you bloody jerk! From now on, I want to cut ties with you!”Emiliano wailed in
Charlie waved to the eight people and smiled. “As your leader can no longer move, I have to ask the rest of you to move closer to him. If you wish to die together, you might as well hug each other before you die, but if you don’t, you can spread out further apart. I’ll give you one minute to prepare for your final minute of this life.”The Big Eight sighed in despair upon hearing Charlie’s so-called announcement, but they were somewhat glad that they would not be alone as they walked towards the light later.Hence, Hades, the first person who had suffered a devastating blow from Charlie, struggled to stand up, dragged his injured body towards Emiliano, and sat next to him.The moment he sat down, he wept bitterly and said, “Brother, if I had known this would be our ending, I wouldn’t have stepped into this circle…”The rest of them crawled over to Emiliano with great effort.The eight of them hugged each other tightly. They had already forgiven Emiliano, who had planned to escape
The three men watched Charlie, who was bathed in golden sunlight, in complete shock and awe! They were utterly speechless!Charlie’s actions today had totally overturned their previous impressions of him!Today, Charlie had completely become a god-like figure to them!They couldn’t even comprehend how it had all happened! Charlie easily killed The Big Eight all by himself! During the process, he did not sustain any injuries but instead, he summoned thunder, triggering an avalanche that buried The Big Eight alive!Charlie was standing among them during the avalanche but he emerged unharmed.As Charlie walked closer and closer to them, Liam knelt directly in the snow with a plop and bowed to Charlie. “Master Wade, please accept my humble respect. I’ll be worshipping you forever for the rest of my life!”Next was Albert. “Me too, Master Wade. I’ll worship you forever!”Isaac followed suit. He knelt on the ground, his hands trembled, “Young Master! You’re my only god!”Finally, Cha
The Webb family assumed that it was about time for The Big Eight to get the Weavers, so they didn’t dare to bother them too much.Lord Webb checked the time when almost an hour had passed. The Big Eight were very skillful and capable, and one hour should be enough for them to kill everyone there and rescue the Weavers, so he urged, “Donald, call Mr. Flores and ask for their updates.”“Okay!” Donald nodded immediately and took out his phone to call Emiliano. The phone rang for a while but no one answered the call.Donald said curiously, “Dad, no one’s answering. Maybe they are still undertaking the mission?”Lord Webb nodded. “Yes, it is possible. Let’s wait for a while then.”Ten minutes later, Lord Webb said again, “Donald, call Mr. Flores again!”Donald did as he was told, but no one answered the call.Lord Webb frowned skeptically. “Something isn’t right. It wouldn’t take them so long to execute the mission. It’s just a bunch of lowly bodyguards, so that shouldn’t be a big pr
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
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for