When Albert saw that Zell still dared to fight back and oppose them, he reprimanded him sternly, “You are truly a rebel now. You even dare to disobey Master Wade’s decision. Are you seeking your own death?”Zell had always doted on his daughter who was a worthless good-for-nothing. Therefore, he simply ignored Albert’s status and said angrily, “My daughter is still so young! How can I possibly agree to marry off my daughter to a nasty old man who is about the same age as me?!”Jayden took advantage of this situation to hit Zell when he was down and said, “What? You look down on this old man, but you sent your own daughter abroad, even allowing her to mess and sleep around with all the foreigners while she was there. Why don’t you have any opinions on that matter, then?”Zell replied angrily, “That is because I did not know about it! If I knew that she was going to be messing and sleeping around with foreigners when she was abroad, I would never have sent her abroad at all!”Albert
Zell glanced at Isaac before he glanced at Charlie. Only then did he finally realize that Charlie was actually extremely capable!Even Isaac was being so respectful toward Charlie. Hadn’t he barked up the wrong tree this time?!At this time, Isaac turned around and looked at Zell before he said coldly, “You really want to disobey and go against Master Wade’s words, right? If that is the case, I will just ask for all of your supermarket chains, your properties, your cars, and your bank and stock accounts to be sealed indefinitely! I will make sure that your family is left with nothing at all, and all of you will have to go out and beg on the streets for food in the future!”When Zell heard this, he panicked and said to Charlie, “Master Wade! Master Wade, I was wrong! A magnanimous and great man like you should not remember the offenses committed by someone as lowly as me. I beg you, please do not hold it against me.”Charlie smiled before he said, “I never intended to hold anything
Zell knew that he would definitely not be able to afford to provoke Isaac. Hence, he could only give in and choose to compromise at this moment.It was truly difficult for him to accept the fact that he would be marrying his daughter off to Turk. However, he felt that instead of angering Isaac and making his whole family suffer, he could only choose to sacrifice his own daughter’s interest in exchange for the safety and well-being of their entire family. When Isaac saw that Zell had finally agreed to Charlie’s proposal, he snorted coldly before he said, “You should have just agreed to Master Wade’s proposal instead of talking so much nonsense, right?”Zell could only nod his head repeatedly as he said, “Chairman Cameron, you are right. I will not speak any more nonsense in the future. Please allow me to retain my membership…”Isaac ignored him before he turned around to look at Charlie and asked respectfully, “Master Wade, what do you think of this?”Charlie smiled slightly befor
She knew that Isaac had a very strong and powerful background. She also knew that he was one of a kind and that he was capable of doing anything he wanted to do. If he really wanted to drive her and her entire family out of Aurous Hill, he would definitely be able to do it.That way, instead of being able to defend her own marriage, she would only be destroying and causing harm to her own natal family.Her natal family did not have many abilities in the first place. Now, they could finally be considered a little well-off in society. If they were all forced to leave their hometown because of her, their lives would definitely be a complete mess.No matter what it was, she could not possibly harm both herself and her natal family too. Otherwise, wouldn’t her entire family curse and blame her for their predicament?Just as she was about to make the painful decision of accepting Charlie’s proposal, she suddenly saw Magnolia who was standing next to him.At this time, Lilian seemed to h
Magnolia was shocked by Charlie’s decisiveness.At the same time, she also realized that Charlie could not possibly give her this much face.Therefore, she could only look at Lilian with an apologetic expression on her face as she said, “I am sorry, auntie. There is nothing I can do about this…”Lilian never expected her life-saving straw to be unable to do anything to help her at all. So, she turned around to look at Draco before she cried and said, “Draco, you have to save your mom! Draco, you know that it was not easy for your mom to raise you up, right?”In fact, Draco also felt very uncomfortable at this time. After all, no matter what it was, Lilian was still his mother. He did not want his mother to be forced to divorce his father and subsequently get driven out of Aurous Hill.Moreover, he also did not want his father to marry and give him a stepmother who was about the same age as him after divorcing his mother.Thus, he could only lower his dignity as he knelt in front
Zell hurriedly bowed as he said, “Don Albert, please wait for a while. I will go and talk to my daughter for a minute. We were just discussing this matter amongst ourselves here, so she does not know anything about this yet…”Albert looked at his watch before he said coldly, “I’ll give you three minutes. I will not let you off so easily if you dare to cause any more delay!”Isaac also chimed in sharply, “Zell, let me warn you. You’d better not come up with any sort of tricks from now on. If I do not see the marriage certificate between Turk and your daughter, you are done for!”Zell nodded repeatedly. After that, he said in a panic, “Chairman Cameron and Don Albert, the both of you do not have to worry about anything. I would not dare to come up with any tricks at all.”Albert kicked him directly before he scolded him further, “What is the use of you making the promise to us? Go and promise Master Wade instead!”Zell hurriedly crawled in front of Charlie before he said, “Master Wa
”What?!”Juliet and her mother almost collapsed on the spot when they heard his words.His wife scolded angrily, “Zell! Are you a dotard?! Didn’t you say that you were going to marry Juliet off to Draco from the Scotson family? Why are you marrying her off to Draco’s father, Turk, instead? Turk is about the same age as you! How could you possibly allow our daughter to marry him?”“That’s right, dad!” Juliet also chimed in angrily, “Even if I am pregnant, that does not mean that I have to marry a nasty old man, right?!”Zell felt extremely embarrassed as he looked at his wife and daughter. He slapped himself in the face repeatedly before he cried and said, “It is all my fault! This is all my fault! I was befuddled and ended up provoking people that I should not provoke. Now, the other party has already called Don Albert and Chairman Cameron to come over here. Both of them only gave me one solution, which is to allow Juliet to marry Draco’s father. Otherwise, our family will be drive
Meanwhile, in an effort to get Charlie to spare her and let her off, Lilian had knelt on the ground and kowtowed as she knocked her head on the ground repeatedly until it was already swollen. However, Charlie did not buy it at all.Charlie knew what kind of person she was.Lilian was simply a brute! She was even more evil and vicious compared to his mother-in-law, Elaine.Although Elaine had always wanted his wife, Claire, to marry a rich man, at the very least, Elaine had never once thought of marrying her own daughter off to a man with a child.However, Lilian was actually willing to force her son to father someone else’s child just because of a fifty million dollar dowry. She was completely shameless and had no integrity at all.Thus, Charlie was certain that her current repentance was not from deep down within her heart, but simply because she was being forced to do so due to her current situation. If he were to give this kind of woman another chance to make a comeback, she
Zachary couldn't help pointing at the screen and snapping, "Fucking loser! The more you feel pressed, the less you should be nervous! What are you thinking?! You're falling right under that bastard's trap!"Jacob was frustrated too, growling through his teeth, "Shit! I didn't think that bastard was a sly old fox. Fucking hell!"He then sighed, shaking his head. "Forget it, Zachary—I'm going home to pack my shit, and I'll depart for Dubai first thing tomorrow. Just handle that bronze sculpture for me and wire the money over."As he was about to get off, Zachary sighed in exasperation and apologetically said, "Sorry, Mr. Wilson… but it's fine! Even if this plan screwed up, just let me cook up another plan to destroy Raymond Cole!"Jacob ignored him as he strode out of the car, but that was when Raymond spoke audibly from Zachary's phone, "You can calm down. I'm not accusing you of lying to me. I just think that it's not Renaissance… Rather, it's medieval.""E-Early medieval…?" Billy
In Treasure Measure, Raymond unwrapped the red cloth around the bronze sculpture in front of Billy and the camera.There was a brief flash of surprise on his face, and it was soon gone.Still, he picked up the bronze sculpture, fiddling with it as he asked, "Do you know where it's from?""Yeah," Billy nodded. "A Renaissance-era sculpture. I think the base makes it obvious."Raymond looked up at him and asked in curiosity, "Are you sure about that?"Billy, presuming that Raymond had already noticed a catch, quickly said, "Well, the old man had an expert check it, and the expert said it was immediately obvious! To be honest, I want to sell it because the old man just passed away—gotta sell this baby before my brother goes for a garage sale."He had certainly added more details to the script, and Raymond nodded as he said nonchalantly, "But it doesn't look Renaissance to me. Sculptures from that era—be it the craftsmanship or the unique attributes? It's quite different from this one
In the antique trade, items that raised eyebrows would only be shown in the evenings—when various shops were about to close.That was certainly the case in Antique Street, as most items arriving in the evening were either freshly excavated, stolen, or forgery used to dupe unsuspecting victims.Even if Raymond had started his career abroad, he had learned every last unspoken rule during his earlier stint in Aurous Hill.Seeing the wariness on Billy's face and the way he was holding something in his arms, Raymond knew right away that what he carried wasn't legal.Still, the antique trade was no different here than it was abroad.Tomb raiding, forgery, or adding some touch-ups that increased the value of an item—everyone across the globe pretty much played the same tricks, and Raymond had his fair share of experience.Still, he did not let his wariness show, instead grinning, "Yes, of course. Come on in—let's talk inside!"And with that, he quickly led Billy inside.Meanwhile, bot
"Five hundred grand?"Mick chuckled. "Well, the sculpture looks Renaissance, and the craftsmanship as well as the material are all ideal. It would sell for up to two million in an auction, while established antique traders like us could offer up to a million. So, why the lowball?"Bill sighed. "I won't lie—it belonged to my old man, who just croaked this afternoon. But you see, he left a will stating that every antique in the house would be given to my brother… Since he's playing favorites, I thought I had to get something for myself.""That's why I quietly sneaked this baby out without anyone else knowing and am trying to sell it quickly to change my own circumstances. You don't have to tell me how many millions it's worth—I'm not that greedy. Give me five hundred grand, and it's yours."Mick shrugged as he shot back, "If it's as you say and your old man intended for your brother to have it, the fact that you sneaked it out here makes this theft. Do you think I'd buy stolen proper
It was half past six, and the skies were darkening when a figure hurried into Antique Street, heading straight toward the center—to Vintage Deluxe.Mick Crane, the manager, was holding the fort with some of his employees, and there were some guests window shopping there as well. As Mick asked the employees to assist the guests, he waited anxiously for Billy—Zachary's henchman.Nonetheless, a certain figure rushed inside within minutes, asking eagerly as he entered, "Is the manager in? Do you still buy antiques?""Yes, and yes!" Mick exclaimed as he approached Billy enthusiastically, asking, "May I ask what you're planning to sell?"Billy looked around before sneakily holding up a parcel wrapped in red cloth, carefully lifting a corner to reveal an edge so that Mick could see.Then, he promptly lowered the cloth again, whispering, "This is the good stuff. I'm just not sure if you have the money to buy it."Mick grinned. "What are you saying? If it's something Vintage Deluxe coul
Jacob chuckled. "Can't tell you right now. But I will once it's done.""Well, have you decided when we're going to Dubai?" Elaine quickly pressed.Jacob said, "I'd have to wait until tonight to see if this deal works, but we're leaving first thing tomorrow. I'll get the tickets first, and we will be staying at the Burj Al-Arab that I told you about. People are always saying how amazing it is on the internet every day, seeing how luxurious the seven-star hotel is, but I'll be the judge of that."Elaine was overjoyed to hear that. "That's amazing! And I was just thinking we can't go sooner! Go about your business, then. I'll pack our luggage right away."Jacob chuckled smugly. "Don't pack so much, though. Just stick to the necessities, since we can get the rest over there!""Alright!" Elaine exclaimed, beside herself in excitement. "Alright, you hurry up and get your thing done over there. I'll start packing now!"After hanging up, Elaine called Charlie, who was in Champs Elys Reso
As Zachary agreed to do a favor for Vintage Deluxe's Mick Crane in passing, he and Jacob agreed to meet up at 7pm at the car park by Antique Street.He first took Jacob back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association and called Billy, one of his boys whom he thought was smarter than the rest, giving him the gist of the plan and telling him to familiarize himself with the script.Then, he took the sculpture back to Heaven Springs and met up with Billy in office, telling Billy what to do in finer detail and making sure he committed everything to memory.Zachary's strength as a judge of character certainly proved itself—Billy had never done anything like this before, but he took to the plan like fish to water. He committed the script to memory soon enough, and he was flawless.Once he made sure that Billy was fine, Zachary called Mick.As soon as Mick answered, he immediately asked, "Hello, Mr. Evans. How is that thing we talked about going?"Zachary chuckled. All the arrangements
Zachary continued, "Why do you think casinos are always making a profit? It's exactly because no matter how unassuming a guest is the first time, they would be allowed to win a couple of hands, making a little profit.""And suddenly, they would think that they are the chosen one, destined to win against all odds and always come out triumphant! Once such radical, blind confidence hits them, every last bit of his money would be lost to the casino!""At that point, you can get anything from them—their house, their wife, their children… hell, they'd be willing to die if you'd just let them gamble again!"Turning toward Jacob with a grin, Zachary then asked, "So, with all the points I made and that sculpture you're holding… Do you still think Raymond wouldn't fall for it?"Jacob laughed out loud. "Oh, talk about a plan within a plan! No one would ever see it coming! Raymond Cole is so screwed!"Zachary smiled and nodded. "That's why there's no reason to rush—I'll arrange a man to get r
As soon as they drove out of the village, Jacob asked Zachary eagerly, "So, when do you think we should make our move? I can't wait!"Zachary didn't hesitate, "Let's do it today. It's better than waiting! I'll get someone reliable to bring this to Treasure Measure and get him interested. I'm sure that since he has just returned to Antique Street, he'll need a hot deal to generate hype and make himself known. That's why I'm sure he'll take this sculpture."Jacob nodded repeatedly as he chuckled. "I think so too. Today is definitely best since I'll be going to Dubai soon and probably leaving once I'm done with this. Once you get this settled by the end of today, I'll get tickets for the flight tomorrow!"Zachary grinned. "Don't worry, chief. We will definitely get it settled today…"He trailed off for a moment before continuing, "Still, you should be a little patient. We should do this in the evening—at the second just before Raymond Cole closes shop.""But why?" Jacob asked in curi