When they saw the video of the stand-up comedy between Cain and Marcus, Nanako and Kazuki turned as white as a sheet.Nanako finally understood what Jiro meant when he said that he could not afford to provoke Charlie.Most people could not afford to provoke this kind of malefic person. Most importantly, they were all on his territory.At this time, Nanako burst into tears before she blurted out, “Why don’t I call my father and ask him to find a way then?”Jiro kindly persuaded her, “Miss Nanako, even if you call Mr. Ito, he won’t be able to do anything about it. Even if Mr. Ito were to set off immediately, the flight from Tokyo to Aurous Hill will take at least two to three hours. Charlie’s people will be here in half an hour at most. There’s nothing that he’d be able to do at all…”Although the Ito family was very powerful in Japan, their influence in Aurous Hill was very minimal.Not to mention Nanako, but even if her father Yahiko were to come here, it was highly likely that h
Therefore, her roundhouse kick was extremely fast and powerful!Joanna did not take Aurora’s roundhouse kick seriously at all. This was because she knew Aurora’s strength very well and she knew that Aurora would not pose too much of a threat to herself. So, she subconsciously stretched out her hands to block it!At the same time, she had also prepared a tactical plan deep in her heart.After blocking Aurora’s leg with both her hands, she would immediately stretch out her right foot to step on Aurora’s right knee. As long as she succeeded in giving Aurora a fatal blow, then she would be able to use her left leg to give another vicious blow and put Aurora down immediately!However, Joanna would never have dreamed that Aurora’s roundhouse kick would be wrapped in such terrifying power that Joanna had never witnessed before!Joanna felt a huge force hitting her palms and arms in an instant and immediately after that, Joanna flew directly out of the ring with a loud bang!The audience
As she was getting distracted by all of her thoughts, Nanako was forced to back down by her opponent.At this time, she no longer had the previous pursuit that she had for this match.This was because she suddenly realized that she had been practicing combat and fighting for so many years, but she would never be able to fight back against a real master if he were to deal a single blow to her. It was a devastating blow to her own self-confidence.In fact, anyone who encountered this kind of situation would suffer a huge blow.It was not only her self-confidence that was defeated, but her long standing beliefs were also crushed.For a long time, Nanako felt that she was at most twenty years away from the pinnacle of combat and fighting.Twenty years later, she would definitely be able to grow into and become the world’s top combat and fighting master. She might probably even become a combat and fighting master just like her master, Kazuki.However, Charlie had made her realize t
He did not know how he should persuade the eldest young lady.This was because he could understand the eldest young lady’s mood at this time.The power and strength of the young man with the last name Wade was really very terrifying. Even Kazuki, who was Japan’s national treasure level master, could not even endure a single punch from this man. If he were the eldest young lady, he would also feel very afraid at this time and he would have already lost all of his fighting spirit.Not to mention this small championship at the moment, even the Olympic Games seemed to be very bleak now.The so-called combat and fighting skills, had also become a joke.He had already served Nanako for so many years and he could not help but feel distressed for her at this time. So, he quickly said, “Miss, if you’ve already lost faith in this competition, let’s head back to Japan then!”Nanako hurriedly asked, “Tanaka-san, where is my master? How is he now?”Hiroshi stammered and said, “A few fierce a
Nanako was at a complete loss for words as she was faced with Charlie’s question.After being speechless for a moment, she suddenly blushed out of embarrassment.This was because Charlie was right, regardless of whether it was based on emotions or reasoning. In the final analysis, her master was indeed the one who had been asking for trouble in this whole matter. Charlie was not at fault.Nanako, who felt very ashamed of herself, could only bow respectfully in front of Charlie as she said, “Mr. Wade, I was too impulsive. Please understand. At the same time, I hope that you will not hold it against me.”Charlie nodded slightly.He also understood Nanako’s feelings to a certain extent.After all, everyone could be objective and fair when it was not about themselves. However, when it came to something that was obviously related to them and concerned their own interests, then it would be very difficult for them to be absolutely objective at that point.It was just like when someone
Charlie, who was incredibly powerful, turned out to be a vagrant who had no career?Just when she was about to continue asking Charlie for more information, the referee stepped into the ring before he said, “The second round will begin after a thirty-second countdown!”Charlie said to Nanako, “You should concentrate on your match. I will leave first.”“Mr. Wade, are you going to leave already?”Nanako suddenly felt a sense of loss.Charlie replied at this time, “Oh, by the way, my bet with Yamamoto Kazuki is already over. He can feel free to leave Aurous Hill after he is discharged from the hospital.”After that, Charlie did not stay at the scene any longer. He simply turned around and left without even looking back.Nanako felt a little despondent as she stared at him. At this time, Hiroshi hurriedly urged her, “Miss, the second round is about to begin! Are you going to continue competing?”“Yes! Of course I have to continue competing!”Nanako suddenly regained all of her fig
In order to endorse the Apothecary Stomach Pill, Quinn had brought her assistant and bodyguard with her as they rushed to Aurous Hill by plane.Since the Golding family was the third largest family in Eastcliff, their family had a relatively strong background and strength. Therefore, Quinn always used her own private jet when she had to travel.On one hand, it was easier and much more convenient. More importantly, she would have a lot more privacy that way.A big celebrity like her would cause a huge sensation regardless of which city she appeared at in the country.If she wanted to keep and maintain a low profile, she would have to avoid the media, paparazzi, and fans.So, taking the private jet would always be her first choice when she had to travel.After the private jet landed in Aurous Hill, Liam went to pick them up and greet them personally. After that, he brought Quinn and her party to The Apothecary Pharmaceutical.Liam originally planned to arrange for them to check in
Dorothy frowned as she asked, “Does your boss have persecutory delusional disorder? It’s already the twenty-first century now. The laws on patents are all very strict. As long as your medication has already been patented, there’s no need for you to worry that other people will get their hands on your formula and misuse it then.”Liam shook his head and said, “Miss Chan, there is something that you don’t know about. In the current pharmaceutical industry, only chemically synthesized drugs can truly be protected by patents. Patents can only be implemented for chemically synthesized drugs.”Dorothy asked, “Chemically synthesized drugs? What do you mean by that?”Liam replied, “Chemically synthesized drugs have strict and clear chemical molecular equations and their chemical structures are also very stable. For instance, the specific drug for treating leukemia is Glenin and based on its chemical structure, it is actually imatinib mesylate. It is produced by Novartis, which is a pharmace
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
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j