After listening to what Charlie had said, Aurora looked at him with joy and emotionally shouted, “Master Wade!”After she had finished speaking, she continued shyly, “Master Wade, I’m sorry for letting you see such a joke!”Charlie comforted her and said, “No worries. It’s normal to not find your rhythm at the start. If you carefully analyze the opponent’s strengths and weaknesses and choose a suitable strategy, you will make a comeback and prevail in the end.”Aurora nodded her head and sincerely said, “I know, Master Wade. Thank you for your guidance!”At that moment, the coach next to Aurora looked at Charlie in dissatisfaction and spoke, “What are you blindly commanding her to do here? Do you even know Sanda? Aurora is in the most critical moment now! If she can’t redeem herself in this third round, she will most likely lose! You are still giving her poor ideas at this time, aren’t you intentionally harming her?!” Charlie calmly explained, “I’m merely telling her the truth. It i
Charlie nodded and said, “If you don’t believe me, just wait and see.”“Good!” Coach Zavier sneered and replied, “Let’s see. I will wait here to see how Aurora loses this game!”After speaking, he walked straight to the audience seat, found an empty seat, and sat down. With his arms folded in front of his chest and looking on, he recognized Aurora in his heart. She would surely lose this game. Charlie ignored him and spoke to Aurora softly, “Don’t be nervous later. Just follow what I’ve said. I believe that you will be able to defeat this opponent.”Aurora nodded. With a pitiful look, she lamented, “Master Wade, Coach Zavier has left. I don’t have a coach anymore. If I win this game, I might need to fight a few more matches. Can you be my coach?” Without any hesitation, Charlie said, “No problem. From now on, I’m your coach.”Aurora became emotional, and she cheerfully exclaimed, “Great! During matches, I will call you Coach Wade!”Charlie laughed and said, “You can call me whatever
Coach Zavier looked on from the side. As he saw Aurora passively defending and being beaten continuously, he sneered.To him, Aurora’s tactic was simply the weakest of the weak.Since the opponent’s attack toward the lower body was swift and the upper body strength was inferior, she should’ve focused on striking the opponent's upper body just like how the opponent had fiercely attacked her lower body.This way, she could’ve found the breakthrough and reversed the situation in the blink of an eye.This was also a traditional thought among many coaches. However, this was also the main reason why many coaches couldn’t be top coaches, and even when they were players themselves, they couldn’t become top players.From Charlie’s point of view, whether it was a battle between two armies or two people, the best and most stable way was to take away the enemy’s trump card.Just like in a war, if the opponent’s ace master was defeated, the opponent’s strength would not only weaken, but the milita
At this time, he could not help but feel very regretful.Aurora was about to advance to the quarter-finals, but he had fallen out with her.This way, if she achieved better results in the match, it would not have anything to do with him anymore.At this time, Aurora changed her fighting style. She was no longer constantly defending herself and retreating, but she was now proactively launching a series of attacks on the opponent.Since the opponent’s right leg was injured, her performance was already greatly affected. Now that she was being chased and attacked by Aurora, every step she took would cause piercing pain in her right leg.Moreover, her right leg had already become a burden and could no longer keep up with the rest of her body now. This not only made it very difficult for her to defend herself and dodge Aurora’s attacks, but it was also very difficult for her to counter-attack.Aurora’s series of attacks hit her opponent’s body continuously.The Thai player who had b
With Aurora’s victory, this feisty young lady had officially entered the quarter-finals of the International University Combat and Fighting Championship.This was Aurora’s best score and performance in the International University Combat and Fighting Championship.When the championship had been held in Canada last year, Aurora had also specially traveled all the way there to compete in the championship. However, at that time, she had failed to qualify for the groups, and her final overall ranking was 30th.This time, Aurora had already achieved an unprecedented breakthrough.After the referee announced her victory, Aurora shook hands with the Thai player. After that, the two girls hugged each other briefly.Very soon, Aurora turned around and ran toward Charlie in a hurry. As soon as she came to Charlie, she happily jumped up into his embrace.“Master Wade, thank you so much!”Aurora wrapped her arms around his neck and continued hugging him like a baby koala. She was extremely
Adam gave her a thumbs up before he praised her, “Sister, you were really great during the last round! When I saw that you did not have the upper hand in the first two games, I thought that you were going to lose for sure!”Graham also smiled and said, “That’s right, Aurora. Your dad also broke out in cold sweat because of you just now!”Aurora replied shyly, “It’s all thanks to Master Wade’s reminder. Otherwise, I would have really lost the match…”As she spoke, Aurora embraced Charlie’s arm affectionately as she said, “Master Wade is also going to be my coach in the future!”“Ah?!” Graham was shocked when he heard that Master Wade had already become his daughter’s new coach. Although he was very excited, he asked with a nervous expression on his face, “How could you joke like that? Master Wade manages so many important things every day. How could he possibly have the time to get involved with this kind of child’s play with you? What if you cause any delay to Master Wade’s busines
In Aurora’s eyes, Charlie’s position was only second to her father, Graham.However, Coach Zavier did not know this.He simply felt that Charlie had managed to fool Aurora because of his blind luck. That was the reason why she believed and trusted in him.So, he snorted before he said disdainfully, “Aurora, don’t be fooled by this kind of young and inexperienced young man. This kind of person can only talk, but he has no real ability or capability at all. If you really allow him to become your coach, you will definitely not have any opportunity to win any of the subsequent matches in the future!”Aurora said with a little annoyance, “I forbid you to say that about Master Wade! Master Wade’s strength and power are beyond anything you can ever imagine! If it weren’t because of Master Wade’s reminder today, if I really listened to your tactical arrangements, I would have already lost the last match. It would have been completely impossible for me to advance to the quarter-finals now,
Graham replied coldly, “You are nothing more than a combat and fighting coach. Why are you talking so big? Although I, Graham Quinton, am not amongst the top and most influential families in Aurous Hill, I still have some abilities and power. I really do not believe that you will have the ability to block my daughter with just a single word!”“Graham Quinton?!” Hanson exclaimed and asked nervously, “You are Graham Quinton, the head of the Quinton family?!”Graham replied coldly, “Yes, that’s me. Why? Do you have any opinion about this matter?”“No, I wouldn’t dare to!” Hanson hurriedly replied. After that, he smiled as he said, “Mr. Quinton, I have really embarrassed myself in front of you. I did not expect you to be Aurora’s father. I have already been admiring your great name for the longest time. You were also the person who donated and sponsored the combat and fighting hall in the Aurous University of Finance and Economics…”Graham was already very disgusted with this man, so h
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h