After Quinn and Claire had added each other as WeChat friends, Quinn looked at Charlie before she smiled and said, “By the way, Master Wade, why don’t we add each other as friends too?”After that, Quinn handed her WeChat QR code over to Charlie.Charlie could only take out his cell phone and scan her QR code before he added her as a friend as well.Quinn looked at him happily as she had gotten her way before she asked him in a stern voice, “Master Wade, when will you be able to leave for Eastcliff? Can you give me an estimated time so that I can make all the necessary preparations?”Charlie replied, “Next week, but I cannot give you the exact time yet.”Quinn nodded before she smiled and said, “Master Wade, my father and I will be waiting for you in Eastcliff, then!”Charlie suddenly thought of what Quinn had said before. She said that after he arrived in Eastcliff and met her father, she could not wait to see how her father would teach him a lesson.The more Charlie thought ab
”No! I will not leave!” Kazuki could not move, but he could still move his head slightly. At this time, he said hoarsely, “There is no way my injuries can be cured by any doctors. I will not be any better off in Japan compared to when I am here. As your master, I cannot possibly leave you here alone. I want to accompany you until the end of the competition before I return to Japan with you.”Nanako hurriedly said, “Master, I might not be able to win and become the champion in this competition. I’ve already watched the video of Aurora’s match after the match today. She is much stronger and has even greater strength than she did before. If I were to compete against a talented player like Joanna, it might take me a long battle to compete against her before I win the match with much difficulty. However, when Aurora was faced with Joanna, Aurora defeated her with just one move. That kind of strength is far beyond my capabilities…”Kazuki sighed as he said, “I also watched the live broad
On the way home, as Charlie drove, Claire, who was sitting in the co-driver seat, was still very excited, and she could not control her excitement at all.Her circle of friends had completely exploded today. Countless people have liked and commented on her picture. They were all very envious of her because she had such good luck and she actually had the opportunity to eat with the most popular female celebrity, Quinn Golding.Claire kept looking down as she fiddled with her cell phone. The expression of excitement on her face was simply beyond what words could describe.After replying to the comments left behind by a few of her friends, Claire looked at Charlie with a look of admiration on her face before she blurted out, “Husband, I’ve only found out today that you are truly amazing. I did not expect that even a big and popular celebrity like Quinn would actually appreciate your Feng Shui skills. I simply thought you could fool people, but it seems as though you really have some sk
Charlie replied awkwardly, “Nana, I have a very stable relationship with your sister-in-law. You cannot become a third party and get involved in our relationship just like that!”“I am a third party who is intervening in your relationship?!” Quinn replied angrily, “Charlie Wade! My parents had already betrothed me to you when I was just four or five years old! However, you and your wife have only been married for three to four years!”“Furthermore, although you had already disappeared for so many years, I never forgot you and have always lived up to our marriage contract! Moreover, I have always been brainwashing myself for so many years. No matter how many good men I meet in my life, I would always tell myself that I already have a fiancé and that I would definitely find him one day. Now that I have finally found you, you actually dare to call me a third party who is trying to intervene in your relationship?!”Quinn was getting even angrier and frustrated at this time.She did not
Charlie didn’t want to tell Claire the truth about him going to meet Quinn regarding her illness, so he told her that Liam needed his help for business matters.Claire didn’t think much of it and asked him not to come home too late before returning to her room upstairs to take a shower.Charlie started the car and drove back to the Shangri-La Hotel.Meanwhile, Quinn was in her luxury suite, waiting anxiously for Charlie’s arrival.The room she was staying in was the Shangri-La’s Presidential Suite, which had been occupied by Donald and Sean when they visited the city.It was the most expensive, luxurious, and spacious room that Shangri-La could offer with a floor area of hundreds of square meters.However, Quinn was the only resident in this vast presidential suite while her assistant, Dorothy, was living next door to her.When Charlie rang the doorbell of her room, Quinn, who was wearing a satin nightgown, rushed to the door and opened it.Upon seeing Charlie standing outside
For a family with a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars like the Golding family, they certainly could buy half of the entertainment industry if they wanted to.Charlie sighed and said, “Okay, princess, hurry up and sit on the sofa, I’ll check your pulse.”Quinn stared at him in astonishment and asked, “You do know how to treat people, don’t you?”Charlie retorted, “Of course! Did you think I was bluffing?”Quinn pouted. “I thought you were trying to sneak into my room in the middle of the night to take advantage of me under the false pretense of giving me medical treatment…”“I…” Charlie rolled his eyes in disbelief, feeling as though he almost wanted to cough up blood out of utter shock. “Mind you, I’m not that cheap!”Quinn gave him a blank stare and said, “Let me tell you, don’t you dare assume I’m the kind of woman who flirts around! Until now, I’ve never even held another boy’s hand besides yours! Moreover, even if you were not married now and wanted to fulfill your
Sensing that the discomfort in her body had completely diminished, Quinn stared at Charlie in utter disbelief and asked, “In traditional Chinese medicine, reading the pulse is just a diagnosis, not a treatment. Yet, how come I feel like I’ve recovered when all you’ve done is read my pulse?”Charlie said flatly, “There is an acupressure point on a person’s wrist that is dedicated to treating the stomach discomfort. You thought I was reading your pulse, but I was actually giving your acupressure point a massage.”Quinn gaped in astonishment, “Seriously? Can it truly work wonders?”Charlie nodded and said, “It’s the same theory as to why you rub your temples when you have a headache. It’s just that my technique is more uncanny so much so that it can deliver a much better and faster result.”Quinn couldn’t help exclaiming, “Charlie, you are truly amazing! I’ve seen so many doctors and taken so many kinds of medicine, however, I couldn’t cure it for more than a month. Despite that, a si
While Charlie was treating Quinn, Nanako had just watched her mentor, Kazuki, fall asleep with her own eyes. She turned wearily to Hiroshi and said, “Tanaka-san, please stay here and take care of my master for me. I must get some rest. Otherwise, it’s unlikely that I will make it to the semifinals, let alone defeat Aurora.”For Nanako, although Kazuki strongly advised her to go and worship Charlie as her master, she was not prepared to do so. In her opinion, her mentor was injured to this extent by Charlie with a single palm strike. No matter who was right or wrong in this matter, she couldn’t abandon her mentor at this moment and go to worship Charlie as her master.Moreover, deep down inside, she felt that Charlie would most likely not take her as his disciple, mainly because Charlie was wealthy, and he strongly despised the Japanese. She didn’t know what kind of leverage she had to impress him.Therefore, she had decided to fight this match to the best of her ability, and then,
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
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