When Hanson punched Charlie, he was full of disdain for him.He had used his full energy in this punch. He also believed this punch could defeat Charlie in front of everyone.It had to be said that Hanson indeed had strength.After all, he was the national Sanda champion. Ordinary people were no match for him.His punch was fast and brutal. Even Aurora who had practised Sanda for many years did not react, not to mention Graham and Quinton.However, the speed at which Hanson was proud of was, in Charlie’s eyes, slow motion without threat. In fact, Hanson’s punch did not have much strength to him.Even if he had stood still and allowed him to punch, that punch would not hurt him one bit. Although the punches did not threaten him, Charlie still could not allow this loser to hit him.Thus, as Hanson’s punch was about to reach his face, Charlie suddenly raised his fist, met Hanson’s fist, and broke it. Charlie’s punch was as fast as a cannonball out of the chamber and Hanson co
Charlie laughed and said, “The match hasn’t begun. How do you know that you can’t win? I’m sure you’ll defeat Joanna.”Aurora felt ashamed and said, “Master Wade, I’m very clear about my own ability. Joanna’s capability is very strong. She is the only Brazilian Sanda player with outstanding talent in the whole women’s team and she’s indeed more skillful than I am. It’s almost impossible to beat her…”Charlie bent over slightly to her ear with delight and whispered, “Don’t forget the magical drug I had previously given you. Right now, your body’s fitness is also very good but if compared to the top players, there’s still a big gap. By consuming the magical drug, your strength and speed of reaction will increase greatly. I believe your ability will also improve significantly. Beating the Brazilian, Joanna, will not be a problem!” Then, Aurora remembered the magical drug that Charlie had given. At that time, she had looked for Master Wade herself on behalf of her father. Initially,
Seeing that Charlie was coming over to her house for lunch as a guest at noon, Aurora cheerfully headed to the changing room to change her clothes. Before she went, she told Charlie, “Master Wade, please wait for me for a moment, I need to take a bath. But don’t worry, it will be a quick one.”Charlie nodded and replied with a smile, “There’s no need to rush. Get it all sorted out first”Graham who was by the side said, “Master Wade, it’s quite messy here. Shall we rest in the car first? I will ask people to drive the caravan over.With a gentle smile, Charlie answered, “Sure. Let’s wait in the car.”Quinton immediately replied eagerly, “Master Wade, this way please!”As Charlie, Graham, and Quinton were leaving the stadium, Hanson, who had his right fist smashed not too long ago, entered an athlete’s lounge in anger.There was a Japanese flag at the entrance of this lounge. These words were written on the door: ‘Japanese player: Nanako Ito.’Hanson contemplated for a while, but
He asked, “Your injury is still very fresh, the blood hasn’t even scabbed over yet. It should have happened within the last half hour, right?” “Correct.” Hanson said, “You see, the fellow that I mentioned had only used a fist to cripple my right hand. This kind of strength—I believe you can’t do it, right?” As soon as he said this, Yamamoto Kazuki became serious.He was also a practitioner. However, he knew that there were upper limits to the human body and flesh. In fact, this limit was very low. Human fists are composed of the four major elements, which are flesh, bones, muscles, and skin. They are all flesh and blood. To hit the opponent’s abdomen, face and other soft parts of the body was to protect one’s self from getting hurt. However, to use a fist to hit the opponent’s fist was a standard head-on.However, whose fist was so strong that even a punch could break someone else’s fist?Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, “After smashing your fist, was that young fellow serious
After Hanson had left, Nanako Ito walked to face Yamamoto Kazuki and asked, “Master, although Hanson’s strength is far worse than yours, but in the field of Sanda, it can be regarded as an upper middle presence. Hanson mentioned that the young man was able to hurt him to that degree without any damage to himself. It looks like he is very powerful!”Yamamoto Kazuki curiously asked, “Nanako, how did you know that this Hanson’s ability was good?” Nanako Ito laughed and replied, “Master, I have watched all the video footage of your matches and did an in-depth research into each match. I have also seen the whole process of the match between you and Hanson. His strength is about 70% of yours.”“No wonder!”Yamamoto Kazuki exclaimed and declared with approval, “Nanako, this is why I accepted you as my disciple!”“You are so studious and hardworking. With your family background, you don’t even need to work so hard for a little ranking!”“The Ito family’s capability is sufficient to make
Seeing Charlie was about to finish the cup of tea, Quinton quickly refilled a cup respectfully and eagerly asked, “Master Wade, are you satisfied with the tea?”Charlie nodded and replied with a smile, “It was okay, Quinton. Did you purposely learn to pick up this skill? I’d never thought that a person of your personality would have the temperament to research tea brewing.”The former Quinton was from a rich family. Thus, he was a useless rich kid.Not only did he know nothing, but he was also arty-crafty. From day to night, he bought useless things in the antique street, regarding those useless things as treasure.When Harley came to Aurous to participate in the auction, he followed and bootlicked her, and made an enemy for himself.Charlie had not seen this kid for a period of time. He had never expected this kid to change so much. Quinton was now more restrained and had become more sensible.As soon as Quinton heard Charlie praising him, he blushed and hurriedly explained, “Ma
Charlie had never expected Aurora to own a speedboat here.Seeing that she was eager, he smiled and said, “Great, let’s check it out together. But how about your driving skill? I won’t be thrown into the lake, won’t I?”Aurora blushed and said shyly, “You won’t, Master Wade. You can rest assured that I have a very steady skill on that! Even if you fall into the lake, I’ll save you too.”Quinton who stood aside said hurriedly, “Sis, take me, I’d like to go along too…”Quinton was not Aurora’s biological brother, but instead, both were cousins sharing the same grandmother. Therefore, Quinton did not live in this villa, but occasionally visited as a guest.As such, when he heard about Aurora’s intention to go for a boat ride, he couldn’t help but feel enthusiastic.Aurora stared at him and said coquettishly, “Why are you tagging along? Why are you going everywhere we go too?”Quinton pouted aggrievedly and he was about to say something when Graham, who was on the side, said to him,
Aurora smiled before she said, “Master Wade, please trust my skills!”Charlie nodded before he stepped on the speedboat and sat down next to Aurora.At this time, Aurora pressed the start button. The four side-by-side V8 marine engines roared loudly. The low idling sound was even more powerful compared to the feeling of a supercar.Aurora drove the speedboat slowly out of the dock. After that, she smiled mischievously at Charlie before she said, “Master Wade, please sit tight!”After she was done speaking, she suddenly increased the accelerator to its maximum power!The entire speedboat burst forward with great power as it rushed forward.Although Charlie had been prepared for this, he was still shocked by the huge power of this speedboat.The lake was very wide. So, driving this speedboat was not like driving on land where you would have to pay attention to the conditions of the road at all times.On the lake, it was still alright to close your eyes for a moment before you ope
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