After that, a kissing sound came out of his mouth.Claire felt a little embarrassed and she could not stand it anymore over the phone. After that, she was a little shy as she replied, “You win! I can’t believe that you can even act indecently over the phone!”Charlie smiled as he said, “You’re my wife, so how can you say that I am acting indecently?”After that, Charlie continued begging and pestering her, “My good wife, just give me a kiss, okay? Please!”In the upper-class society of Aurous Hill, almost everyone knew Master Wade as the True Dragon. Any ordinary person would be humble and respectful towards him whenever they saw him. When would anyone ever see Charlie begging someone else?His wife, Claire, was the only person who could make him beg for something.Although Claire felt a little embarrassed, she also felt very sweet in her heart. So, she said softly, “Okay, fine. You win! Just once, but don’t you dare try pushing your luck any further!”“Okay, just give me a kiss
Nanako frowned slightly when she saw Jiro coming in.Ever since she had lunch with Jiro the last time, Jiro had been coming to harass her repetitively. This really annoyed Nanako.In fact, when Nanako had eaten lunch with him that day, she had deliberately stated that one of the most important things that she would be considering when choosing a spouse was for the other party to be stronger than herself. This was so that Jiro would just retreat.However, Jiro seemed to have instinctively filtered out her words.What was even more exaggerated was the fact that this man actually checked out of his room at Shangri-La just to move into Aurous International Hotel. He even moved into the room directly across Nanako’s and this made Nanako feel very dissatisfied.Moreover, Nanako felt even more depressed because her father, Yahiko, kept asking her to be more friendly toward Jiro.She felt a lot of antipathy in her heart but she could not get angry or drive him away at all. He was just li
Kazuki said to Nanako, “Nanako, I believe that you’ll be able to knock out your opponent directly in the first round of this match. Therefore, I won’t be going to your ring to guide you anymore.”Nanako asked curiously, “Master, are you going to watch Aurora’s match?”“Yes.” Kazuki replied, “I am going to see how powerful her coach is that he is able to destroy that Hanson Zavier in one blow. If he’s really talented, he’ll definitely pose a huge threat to us in the future. Besides that, I also want to see if Aurora Quinton has made any progress at all under his guidance.”Jiro hurriedly came over as he said with a serious expression on his face, “Mr. Yamamoto, please go ahead. I’ll definitely accompany Miss Ito until she is done with her match!”Kazuki simply shook his head helplessly.In fact, he also disliked Jiro. He felt that a man like him who was so physically weak and powerless was not worthy of his outstanding disciple. Moreover, he could not help but feel a strong dislike
As Charlie was looking at Nanako, he saw a strange person gazing at him from behind her.Charlie subconsciously frowned before he looked at him. He saw a man with a somewhat familiar and wretched appearance staring at him in horror.Although this kid looked like a decent and proper person, under Charlie’s discerning eyes, he could immediately tell that this man was up to no good at all. He was certainly that kind of hypocritical scumbag who was the dregs of society.When Charlie glanced at him, he could see that Jiro was trembling all over!Jiro could not help but tremble in fear because Charlie had really left an extremely deep impression on him.Jiro had seen many ruthless people before. Just a few years ago in Hong Kong, someone had kidnapped the son of the richest man. After that, he walked into the richest man’s villa with bombs all over his body before he blackmailed him for one billion Hong Kong dollars.He had also heard of the armored car robbery in Europe that shocked t
Charlie smiled before he said, “Mr. Kobayashi, you aren’t too bad yourself. It seems as though you are also full of energy and have a pretty good temperament yourself. However, you are just a little too short.”Jiro felt a little depressed for a short while.He was less than 1.7 meters tall. Although he had an ordinary height among other Asian men, he was still far behind compared to the standard of being tall, rich, and handsome.Jiro had always dreamt of being able to grow as tall as 1.8 meters tall. However, even after trying all sorts of methods, he could not do so at all.Therefore, his height problem had always been a cause of his heartache.At this time, Charlie who was 1.85 meters tall, was teasing him about his height in front of Nanako. This made him feel very uncomfortable and he could no longer control the expression on his face.Charlie spoke up again at this time. “Mr. Kobayashi, I really did not expect you to be able to speak the Oskian language so well! You’re so
Charlie looked at Yamamoto Kazuki with interest. Honestly, Charlie did not understand martial arts. If it wasn’t for Aurora wanting to participate in the tournament, he wouldn’t even have bothered with people of the martial arts circle.This was because in his eyes, even if one reaches the peak of martial arts cultivation, one is still considered an external expert in the realm of the martial arts.It is common knowledge that martial arts that focus on the basic training of muscle and bone density shouldn’t be considered a martial art skill. Experts in the inner circle must learn the necessity of using their Qi as well as their internal energy in the face of combat.Nevertheless, the sheer number of people who were learning martial arts was astounding. Even a three-year-old kid can be seen practicing kicks and punches. So, does this mean that the kid would be considered a martial artist too? Although the number of people learning this was high but the ones who were able to utilize Q
After speaking his mind, he turned to Ito Nanako who was wearing a shocked expression. Joyfully, he spoke, “Miss Ito, your bone structure and meridians are good. Judging from our Oskian martial arts point of view, your conception and governing vessels have been partially activated. If you’re able to activate it completely, then you are able to become a disciple of the inner circle.”“Your conception and governing vessels?!” Ms. Ito asked in astonishment. “Is that the ancient Oskian martial art lore’s meridian points? Plus, what’s a disciple of the inner circle?!”Charlie spoke with a more serious tone, “Martial art myths originated from the traditional martial arts. Just like the concept of meridians, those aren’t made up myths but are verified facts from the medical journals of Oskia which were found to be thousands of years old.”“As for disciples of the inner circle, how do I put it? Let me put it this way. With your current training, you won’t be able to achieve anything near th
“Trash?”After hearing those words, Charlie’s face lit up with a playful smile.It seems like this Mr. Yamamoto was too arrogant. He might have overestimated his own strength. A trashy external disciple like him, even with top-notch physical training, would not be able to defeat Charlie.It was alright to dislike Charlie due to difference in opinion but to expect that he didn’t even have any sportsmanship was actually quite bewildering.To rub salt into the wound, he had even brought up the fact that Oskian people were prone to weakness. That had really gotten Charlie’s blood boiling. Therefore, Charlie smiled and replied. “Since you’re willing to bet, Mr. Yamamoto, then why don’t we raise the stakes?”Mr. Yamamoto snorted, “Sure! No matter the bet, I’ll play along till the end.”To Mr. Yamamoto, no matter how strong Charlie may look, he had no chance of defeating him in combat with a single punch.Therefore, he was willing to place the bet, as no matter how severe, he was assur
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