Charlie did as he promised and he transferred forty thousand dollars to Elaine immediately. Since Charlie could transfer the money over to her so readily, Elaine was even more convinced that her son-in-law was not kidding when he made her those promises!If Claire could give birth to a child, then Charlie would definitely give her the money readily without any hesitation at all.As she thought about this, Elaine made a decision. ‘No! I have to look for a good opportunity to have a good chat with Claire later in the evening. She isn’t young anymore, so what is she trying to do if she is not in a hurry to give birth to a child any time soon? If she has a child as soon as possible, then she would be able to get ready to have a second and third child soon! If she is going to wait until she is thirty before she gives birth to her first child, then she would probably not be ready to have a second child, let alone a third or fourth child then, right?’‘Of course, it would be best if my d
Claire hurriedly replied, “I got it, Dad. Don’t worry about it anymore. Hurry up and eat your dinner!”Jacob replied earnestly, “I’m just sharing some life experience with you two. This is especially so for you, Claire. You’re so busy with your work every day. You should learn to be more like Charlie. You should be busy with your work when you have to do something, but you should also have to learn to rest. You should pay more attention to your own family. In my opinion, you should take a few days off first. After that, you can go on a short trip with Charlie or something.”Charlie spoke up at this time, “Well, Dad, I might have to go out of state in the next two days.”“You’re going out of state?” Jacob asked curiously, “My good son-in-law, where are you going?”Charlie replied, “I have to make a trip to Eastcliff.”“You are going to Eastcliff?” Jacob asked in surprise. “What are you going to do in Eastcliff?”Claire was also a little confused.In her impression, Charlie had ne
Claire did not question Charlie’s remarks at all.In her impression, Charlie had gradually gotten to know many big and powerful figures in Aurous Hill because of his Feng Shui skills.To be honest, Charlie had really helped the family out a lot because of his Feng Shui skills.Otherwise, it would be completely impossible for their family to live in such a good villa and lead such a superior and luxurious life.Before this, Claire was initially worried that Charlie would get into trouble one day if he continued fooling people with his Feng Shui skills.However, as time passed, Claire discovered that none of the big or powerful people that Charlie had gotten to know through his Feng Shui skills had turned against him at all.This proved that Charlie’s ability to look at Feng Shui was probably real. So, she did not have to worry too much anymore.Therefore, Claire reminded him softly, “Eastcliff isn’t like Aurous Hill. There are many powerful and concealed talents in Eastcliff. Whe
At this time, Charlie came out to stop the fight. “Dad, Mom, both of you shouldn’t be arguing with one another all the time. After all, no matter what it is, we’re still a family after all. Don’t be so unpleasant and hostile towards one another.”Elaine said to Jacob, “I won’t deal with you today because I’m showing my good son-in-law some respect!”After dinner, Jacob was watching television in the living room while Elaine was cleaning up in the kitchen. At this time, Claire told Charlie, “Husband, I’m feeling a little tired today. I’ll go take a shower first to relieve some of my fatigue.”Charlie nodded before he said, “Wife, fill up the bathtub with water. After that, put some bath salts in the tub so that you can soak in the bathtub and have a good bath.”“Okay, then I will go upstairs first.”As soon as Claire went upstairs, Isaac called Charlie and said, “Young Master, the dozen or so masters that Jiro had summoned from Japan have already set off.”“Oh?” Charlie hurriedly
After Charlie stepped out of the entrance of the villa community at Thompson First, the automatic door of the bus slowly opened.Isaac hurriedly stepped out of the bus as he said respectfully to Charlie, “Young Master, we’re ready. We’re just waiting for you.”Charlie nodded slightly before he got into the bus. After getting into the bus, Charlie saw that the bus was filled with more than forty strong young men. All of them look extremely determined, strong, and muscular.As soon as these people saw Charlie, they stood up one after the other as they bowed down and said, “Hello, Young Master!”Isaac immediately replied, “Young Master, these are the men that I’ve cultivated and trained for many years. They are all my own men so you can rest assured!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction before he said to everyone, “Please sit down. I hope that everyone will perform their best for tonight’s matter. You’re only allowed to succeed and failure is not accepted!”Everyone shouted in unison, “D
At this time, Jiro was holding a sachet of the Apothecary Stomach Pill in his hand.Ever since he had taken a sachet of the Apothecary Stomach Pill after experiencing some stomach discomfort last night, he had not felt any more discomfort or pain in his stomach.This was sufficient to prove that the Apothecary Stomach Pill was indeed way more efficacious than the Kobayashi Stomach Pill.What made Jiro feel even more terrified was the fact that he had only taken the Apothecary Stomach Pill once. However, when he felt some discomfort in his stomach just now, he subconsciously reached out and took a sachet of the Apothecary Stomach Pill instead of his own Kobayashi Stomach Pill.After all, he had only come up with the Kobayashi Stomach Pill after going through a large number of Oskian classical medical books before choosing this prescription from a large number of prescriptions. Therefore, he had always felt a sense of accomplishment because of the Kobayashi Stomach Pill and he treate
As Jiro thought that he had already set up a huge and inescapable ambush for Liam, Charlie had also set up a firm trap for Jiro. At this time, at this moment, at this place, Jiro thought that the dozen or so masters that he had brought over from Japan would certainly be able to capture and subdue Liam.However, he really did not expect that there would be about fifty people on both sides of this intersection who had already surrounded them completely. At this time, the bus that Charlie was in was less than three kilometres away.The Apothecary Pharmaceutical, where Liam was currently at, was also about three kilometres away.Therefore, Liam also left The Apothecary Pharmaceutical at this time. He got into his car and he used the highway to leave work as usual.When Jiro’s informer reported to him and told him that Liam had already set off from the Apothecary Pharmaceutical and that he was driving all alone, Jiro felt extremely excited!About ten minutes later, Jiro’s Mercedes-
The driver flashed his headlight and honked his horn.Jiro frowned as he said, “It is already so late in the middle of the night but there’s still a bus driving through this road?”After he was done speaking, he said to the men dressed in black, “Hurry up and move out of the way. Otherwise, if any passers-by find this suspicious, we’d only invoke more unnecessary trouble for ourselves!”As the men in black were about to step forward to move the cars, the bus suddenly stopped behind the two cars which were disguising as though they had gotten into an accident.The bus driver rolled down the windows as he shouted, “Hey! What do you mean by this? You are actually blocking both sides of the road just because of this minor accident?”One of the men in black hurriedly said, “I’m sorry! I’m sorry! We’ll move. We’re moving the cars away now!”The bus driver cursed and said, “Hurry up! What are you doing? You really deserve a beating!”When the man dressed in black heard this, he could n
Jacob put a hand on his chest. "Don't worry—everything is going to be fine when my son-in-law takes the stage."As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.He answered, hearing a familiar voice he couldn't quite place, "Good afternoon. Am I speaking to Mr. Jacob Wilson?""Yes. May I ask who I am speaking to?""Albert Rhodes, owner of Heaven Springs at your service. Would you happen to remember me?"Hearing that, Jacob turned on the speaker excitedly as he continued, "Oh, yes, Don Albert! Of course I remember!"Mr. Bay's eyes lit up when he heard Albert announce himself, and he mouthed, "Is that really Don Albert?!"Jacob nodded repeatedly, his vanity burgeoning.Mr. Bay was naturally thrilled too, and he leaned closer to listen just as Albert spoke humbly, "If it's alright with you, Mr. Wilson, please don't address me as Don Albert. It's just a title some brats came up with—you are Master Wade's father-in-law, which means you have seniority over me. So,
Mr. Bay was overjoyed, seeing how quickly Jacob agreed to it. "Thanks, Jacob! I owe you!" He exclaimed, but soon added, "It's past four now, and that bunch like to fraternize in the room before they eat. Could you get the room soon? I think they'll be arriving soon."Then, he moved closer to add quietly, "If you can get a Diamond Room like before, I will bring you along. I'm not going to lie, these are officials with decision-making authority. Being friends with them might propel us to new heights!"Jacob already knew that Mr. Bay was sucking up to his friend, otherwise, he wouldn't be so concerned when the dinner was organized by said friend. Understanding that the friend must be important too, Jacob was at once buoyed.After all, he had presumed that becoming vice president was the most he could achieve.Now, if he could attend that dinner with Mr. Bay and establish a good relationship with those bigwigs, he would have his turn when Mr. Bay got promoted too.With that in min
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