After a short while, Jiro was beaten up until his entire face was already covered with blood and he nearly passed out a couple of times.However, each time he was about to pass out, he would be woken up by Ichiro’s angry fist!Ichiro was now stronger than he was before.Although he used to be a rich heir who did nothing but drink all day, during this period of time, he worked hard at Albert’s dog farm every day. Therefore, his physical fitness had improved greatly. He might not be fit enough to be called a master but he could easily subdue Jiro, who did nothing but drink as a rich heir.Jiro only realized how weak his body was at this time. After enduring a few punches from his brother, he felt as though he had nearly lost half of his life.He cried out miserably, “Brother! I beg you to please forgive me on the account that we are brothers and compatriots! Please let me off…”After he was done speaking, Jiro continued crying miserably.Ichiro gritted his teeth and cursed, “Do yo
“What?!” Both Ichiro and Jiro were dumbfounded at this time.Charlie wanted 80% of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares?!He was simply asking for too much!He was not only demanding an exorbitant price!He was simply extorting them!Ichiro had an extremely uncomfortable look on his face.In fact, he had initially thought that Charlie would only ask for some money at most. Moreover, it would not have mattered to him even if Charlie demanded for billions of dollars. He would just bite the bullet and hand the money over to Charlie immediately. After all, he knew that Kobayashi Pharma would be able to earn the money back very quickly.However, he really did not expect that Charlie would ask for eighty percent of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares instead!As soon as Jiro, who was standing aside, heard this, he immediately understood Charlie’s intentions.Why would Charlie want to take control of Kobayashi Pharma’s shares?It must be because he wanted to produce his Apothecary Stomach Pill at full c
In fact, at this point, both the brothers had already figured it out.At this time, money was nothing more than an external and foreign object.What really mattered to them right now was their freedom and their identity as the head of the Kobayashi family!Even if there was only 10% of shares left in his own hands, then he could still guarantee that he would be able to continue living well for the rest of his life.However, if he were trapped in a dog farm in a foreign country, then he would never have the opportunity to make a comeback in this lifetime.Therefore, if they had to choose between these two choices, then it was really comparing heaven to hell.When Jiro heard Ichiro saying that he was willing to give Charlie 90% of the shares, he was about to lose it.He blurted out desperately, “Mr. Wade, if you’re willing to cooperate with me, then I can give you 95% of the shares!”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Jiro, I think you regained your consciousness a little t
On the way back, Charlie received a push notification on his phone.This notification was a piece of news with the headlines ‘Japanese talented female combat and fighting athlete, Ito Nanako, is out of danger. Doctors said that she might have to bid farewell to the ring in the future!’As soon as he saw the headlines, Charlie hurriedly clicked into the post to read the contents of the report.It turned out that after Nanako returned to Japan, she immediately received emergency treatment at the best hospital in Tokyo.Furthermore, she had been seriously injured at that time. In fact, her internal organs were all critically injured and damaged at that time and she had been in a critical life-threatening condition.After several hours of emergency treatment, she was finally out of danger.However, despite already being out of danger, the physical condition of her body was still not optimistic. The media quoted what the top doctors in Tokyo had said and it seemed as though Nanako had
To Charlie, whether he was using the identity of Master Wade or the young master of the Wade family, he did not take that kind of small fry like Dylan seriously at all.Although the Koch family was also a big and powerful family in Eastcliff, their comprehensive strength was actually not that great.The entire Koch family might not be able to escape Charlie’s eyes, let alone someone like Dylan.Isaac naturally knew of Charlie’s strength and capabilities.This was someone who had killed The Big Eight sent by the Webb family in just one move!The Koch family could definitely not be considered as Charlie’s opponent at all.However, Isaac knew what kind of place Eastcliff was. It was not a simple place, but one that was very complicated instead. In fact, there might be a lot of hidden dangers even in the seemingly calm and peaceful place. Anything could happen and any form of danger could suddenly pop out just like that.Moreover, Charlie was heading to Eastcliff alone this time. Is
Claire felt very moved by Charlie’s faint words.She could not help but walk over to Charlie as she nestled gently in his arms. She looked up at the stars in the sky as she said happily, “It will be the fourth year of our marriage after the New Year.”“That’s right.” Charlie could not help but sighed as he said, “It has already been four years. Time really flies by.”“Is it fast?” Claire replied earnestly, “I don’t think that time flew by at all. Over the past four years, too many things have already happened. Too many changes have really taken place, especially in you.”Charlie touched his nose as he said, “What? Have I changed?”Claire nodded as she said, “Of course you’ve changed! Whether it’s the feeling that you give others, your aura, or your temperament, it seems as though you’ve undergone a huge change from the day we first got married.”As she spoke, Claire murmured softly, “However, it’s actually very strange. It seems as though you’ve undergone a really big change but
Charlie laughed but he did not say anything after hearing Claire’s words.He knew why Lord Wilson stopped talking about that matter after he got married to Claire. It was probably because Lord Wilson felt that he had already repaid his debts to the Wade family by allowing him to marry Claire and giving him a family.However, Charlie naturally could not tell Claire about this matter.At this time, Claire suddenly looked at the sky as she said with joy, “Wow! It’s really snowing!”Charlie raised his head and a piece of cold snow fell on his forehead. After bringing a small hint of coolness, the snow melted in an instant.In the beginning, only a few snowflakes fell sporadically but about ten minutes later, snowflakes started falling all over the sky in the night sky.It was indeed rare for such heavy snow to fall in a southern city like Aurous Hill.Claire was like a child as she danced happily in the snow.When it started to snow more, Claire brought Charlie out to the courtyard
Charlie replied lightly, “No. It would be more convenient for me to go on my own.”Elaine smiled before she nodded and said, “Then, you should be careful on the way there!”After she was done speaking, Elaine watched as Charlie headed out. After that, she hurriedly said, “My good son-in-law, if you see something nice in Eastcliff, remember to bring it back for your mom!”“Okay,” Charlie responded as he left the house.***At Aurous Airport, Charlie did not bring any luggage with him. Therefore, he got his boarding pass before he passed the security check at the airport.As Isaac had gotten him a first-class ticket, he went straight to the VIP lounge after passing the security check.The plane would take off at ten in the morning. So, the service staff at the VIP lounge personally guided him to board the plane earlier at nine twenty in the morning.Charlie boarded the plane ahead of everyone else. There were already several people sitting in the first-class cabin at this time.
Charlie chuckled. "Don't sell yourself short, Mr. Hart. There are plenty of business folk who got so used to their comfort zone that they became caught in the illusion that they can be successful in anything they do. It's a mindset that leads to them blindly developing new projects and new competition, and then they end up losing big."If memory serves, there have been real estate businesses that started mineral water brands, search engines that tried the car industry, e-commerce sites attempting social media, and vice-versa. All of them are multi-billion-dollar companies venturing into new frontiers, but all to unimpressive outcomes."Pausing, Charlie then continued, "You've mentioned rising above the competition amidst the development of the new energy industry. That would get anyone's attention, and it is why I believe that you definitely will make a strong impression with your strategizing and knowledge of the basic principles."Yolden found it hard to refuse, seeing that Charli
Having lost it all, Jacob really looked like he wouldn't be getting back up.But fortunately, he had a pillar in the form of Elaine.In fact, Elaine would serve to be a container, whipping Jacob into shape if he got too full of himself.But on the other hand, now that Jacob was utterly despondent, she would be forcing him to smile and function in general.Elaine's attitude to the entire issue was clear as well. Even though Jacob had just lost his job, she would make him go shopping with her in Dubai even if he fell into a coma. Even if he was dead, she'd just cremate him and bring his ashes along.Hence, with Elaine's firm grip around Jacob's leash, he went on strolls, going shopping and taking selfies with Elaine everyday, eventually easing the toll on his mood and spirit.-Back at Aurous Hill, Charlie was preparing for Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall's wedding as it approached.Yolden was a schoolmate of his mother, Ashley Layna Acker, as well as Charlie's elder.And while Cha
"See you." As soon as Charlie hung up on Matilda, Don Albert's call came right after.He sounded nervous as Charlie answered the phone, saying, "Master Wade, I think I might have gone too far…""Wait, what's this about?" Charlie asked."Your father-in-law, of course…" Don Albert sighed. "You asked me to leave him hanging for a while, so I did. I even refused when he asked to book a room in Heaven Springs.""Well, that's not a problem, is it?" Charlie shrugged. "He and Zachary ganged up for some real mischief. As you are Zachary's boss, it's right that you refused him because you didn't appreciate what he did.""That's just it. I thought that approach was just right as well," Don Albert quickly said. "I wasn't playing nice when Mr. Bay of the Calligraphy and Painting Association called me either. That's when he said he'd try to save Jacob's position as vice-president, but I told him it's none of my business."I then hung up on him without much thought, only for Zachary to tell m
Meanwhile, Charlie was downstairs in Claire's office, waiting to pick her up and head home.That was when Matilda called him, asking as soon as he answered, "Charlie, do you know how Jacob is doing? He never answered any of my texts—is he going to be alright?""I wouldn't know," Charlie replied. "Both he and Elaine are in Dubai on a trip… What's wrong?""He resigned," Matilda sighed. "I only saw the public statement that the Calligraphy and Painting Association posted this afternoon. It says that he tendered the resignation himself, but it doesn't really feel that way. I wonder if he's at odds with other members of the association…"Charlie was actually surprised to hear that Jacob had resigned.He had told Zachary to expose the truth of the bronze sculpture fraud case to teach Jacob a lesson so that Jacob would understand the meaning of true pain.However, he anticipated that Mr. Bay would at least keep Jacob around with an unimportant job even if Jacob did lose some money and e
Falling apart in both mind and spirit, Jacob was crying as he disembarked and took a cab to the hotel.Elaine, who had been lying around for 24 hours, was stunned speechless as she watched him enter, crying like a child.In contrast, Elaine looked like a mother to Jacob just then as he threw himself into her arms and bawled, "Darling… That prick Mr. Bay screwed me over… I have nothing left now…"Taken aback for a moment that Jacob would bawl in her arms like that, Elaine soon came to her senses and patted his back as she comforted him, "Oh, stop crying already. Who cares about some Calligraphy and Painting groupies? We certainly don't! Just hear me out and don't ever go there again!"Jacob kept sobbing, "But I care… I want to go…"Annoyed, Elaine's hand that had been patting Jacob a moment ago slid down to his hip and pinched him viciously before he noticed."Ow!" Jacob yelped in pain, and he demanded indignantly, "What was that for?!""Shut up!" Elaine snapped, glowering. "I wa
Jacob couldn't even be bothered by the looks others were giving him, and he called Mr. Bay immediately.Mr. Bay had already gone home and was seated on the couch with his wife, watching his phone and waiting for Jacob to call and demand an explanation.Mr. Bay knew that he had to answer for this and that if he avoided Jacob, it may well be a confession that he had screwed Jacob over.So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come clean with Jacob.Naturally, by coming clean, he meant passing the buck as his wife had suggested.Hence, as he answered Jacob's call, he immediately sighed in embarrassment, "Hey, Jacob. I'm so sorry about that…"However, Jacob was so furious he immediately started bellowing, "Mr. Bay! Are you fucking with me here?! You said that the resignation letter was more of a formality, but you just made it public instead! So, all those things you said about helping me were just a trap, was it?! You're despicable! And to think I've been so good to you, even
The repeated flights had left Jacob tormented.Even before he actually had the time to enjoy Dubai, he had already gotten sick of the place and didn't want to ever return.And on the flight, he couldn't stop his thoughts from going astray.Now that he was not getting back the money he had lost, his only hope was Mr. Bay.Fortunately, Mr. Bay was serious about his promise that he would at least save him a job as department head. That was why, despite his thoughts running astray, he never considered the thought that he would be kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.As soon as his flight landed, he didn't wait to turn off his phone's flight mode, waiting for the internet connection to return so that he could ask Mr. Bay about the meeting.Once he did, he received a ton of messages from public accounts to acquaintances—many had already found out that he had resigned from the post of administrative vice-president and wanted to ask how he was doing.And Matilda was
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid