“Carmen?!” Jeremiah blurted out over the other end of the line, “How are you? Have you encountered any danger?!”Carmen started crying as she said, “I have been detained by Charlie. He said that he will not let me return to Eastcliff to celebrate the New Year! Dad, this guy has no respect for his elders at all, and he is very arrogant! You have to help me out!”Jeremiah asked in surprise, “What is happening?! How did you end up having a conflict with Charlie?”At this time, Charlie took over the cell phone from Carmen before he said coldly, “She went behind my back to look for my mother-in-law, and she even tried to bribe my mother-in-law so that she would persuade my wife, Claire, to divorce me. Is this the Wade family’s style of doing things?”Jeremiah was startled, and he hesitated for a moment before he sighed and said, “Charlie, no matter what it is, she is still your aunt after all.”Charlie asked him again, “So what? Does that mean that she has the right to interfere with m
Carmen was extremely furious at this time.She ground her teeth and shouted, “Charlie! Don’t think that you can just mess with me! I have a much higher status compared to you in the Wade family. So, you’d better show more respect for me!”Charlie ignored her completely. Instead, he looked at Albert before he pointed at the empty seat next to Carmen.Albert understood Charlie’s intention immediately, and he escorted Donald to the seat right next to Carmen.After that, Charlie stretched out his hand before he removed the black spit hood from Donald’s head. After that, he smiled slightly as he looked at Donald and said, “Hello, Mr. Webb. We meet again.”“Char… Charlie?!”Donald was extremely shocked at this time!He never expected Charlie to actually appear in front of him!Could it be…Could it be that Charlie was behind everything that had happened today?!How could he possibly have so much power?!When Charlie saw the horrified look on his face, he smiled before he said, “Mr
How could he possibly not know of the fate that awaited the Webb family?Carmen would certainly fight it out with him.Moreover, the Wade family would certainly take her side and back her up as well.Even when the Webb family was in its heyday, they would not have been able to go against the Wade family at all. Furthermore, the current Webb family had already been greatly defeated by Charlie. At this time, the Webb family could not even be seen as a mere ant in front of the Wade family…Donald felt that the Wade family might even torture him until the entire Webb family broke and fell apart.As he thought about this, Donald immediately choked up as he pleaded, “Mr. Wade, Madam Wade, I did not know any better and I did not know what I was doing at all. Please be magnanimous and forgive me…”Carmen hated Charlie to the core at this time, but she did not dare to get angry or lose her temper at him at all. So, she could only direct all of her anger at Donald. She gritted her teeth as
Carmen felt as though Charlie had trampled all over her self-esteem because of the playful expression on his face!She gritted her teeth as she shouted, “Of course! Do you think that I was joking with you?! If you do not know what is good for yourself, and if you hesitate to do the right thing until you are forced to do even worse, I can assure you that you will be done for sooner or later! You will not only be the only one suffering, but your wife, your mother-in-law, and all the people around you are all done for!”Carmen was filled with rage as she spoke about this. She continued shouting like a shrewd woman as she said, “Let me tell you something. Your parents were lucky back then, and they were still allowed to be buried at the Wade family’s ancestral grave after they died! However, if you were to die in the future, you would not even have the qualifications to enter the Wade family’s ancestral grave at all!”The expression on Charlie’s face suddenly became very somber.He loo
Yule, who was already in his last stage of pancreatic cancer, had suddenly recovered and regained full health. Moreover, it seemed as though Yule had regained ten years of his youth. Everyone in the upper-class society in Eastcliff was eager to find out the reason behind this matter, and they wanted to know what kind of good opportunity Yule had encountered.However, no one could obtain any effective information or clues at all even after everyone had investigated this matter for a long time.When Charlie suddenly mentioned all of these incidents, Carmen could not help but ask in horror, “Do you mean to say that all of these matters had something to do with you?!”Charlie snorted coldly before he said, “What do you mean ‘had something to do with me’? All of these things were done by me, Charlie Wade!”At this time, even Donald was shocked and at a loss for words.The death of The Big Eight had caused the Webb family to suffer a great loss. However, the Webb family did not know how
Donald was so frightened that he did not even dare to raise his head after getting reprimanded by Charlie.He naturally knew all these things about Kian.He had originally thought that this matter was between his son and the other girls. Even if his son really had harmed a few girls, Kian had not harmed Charlie or the people around Charlie at all. So, why would Charlie harm his son, then?However, when Donald saw that Charlie was so furious and angry at this moment, he realized that Charlie’s strong sense of justice was really far beyond his wildest imagination!Charlie glared at Donald at this time before he said coldly, “Donald, I was initially thinking of giving you a way out, but it seems as though you did not learn your lesson at all! If that is the case, I don't even want the forty percent shares in the Webb family’s assets anymore. I will simply allow the Wade family to dispose of you as they wish in the future!”Donald suddenly burst into tears!His hands were still cuffe
Carmen glared at Charlie, and she wanted to say something to keep up her appearances, but she could not say anything at all even when the words had already reached her lips.She realized that Charlie’s character was really too similar to his father, that was none other than her second brother, Curtis.Why was Curtis so famous back then?He might look like a weak scholar, but he could easily prove his strength and abilities in front of an entire army.As long as he had already decided to do something, he would never give up or fail in his mission.Even if the entire world were going against him, he would still fight back and carve a way out for himself.Back then, there was a saying amongst the upper-class society in Eastcliff. ‘The Wade family had a son who was a True Dragon!’Whenever anyone mentioned Curtis, even his opponent would give him a thumbs up.At that time, Curtis was the most formidable hero in the Wade family.Carmen suddenly realized that she could see her sec
There was no doubt that Charlie did not have a good impression of Christopher and his son, Harold.However, as soon as he heard that all of their limbs were already broken, most of the anger in Charlie’s heart had already dissipated.No one knew the Wilson family better than him.Although all of them were abominable, they were not exactly heinous villains.Hannah had tried to cheat Elaine before this. However, a large part of the reason was because Elaine had been playing mahjong at her friend’s house when she happened to run into Hannah and Christopher, who were there to take a look at her friend’s house. Hannah was dealt a huge blow when Elaine and her friends ridiculed and mocked her repeatedly. Therefore, she wanted to cheat Elaine out of all her money.The reason why Christopher and Harold wanted to kidnap Elaine and send her to the brick factory was also because they wanted to relieve their hatred and take revenge on him for sending Hannah to the coal mine. To be honest, Ela
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A