Therefore, as the main family, it was necessary for them to use the ancestor worship ceremony to gather people from the collateral family together at regular intervals.After getting to know each other, getting acquainted with one another, and worshipping their common ancestors together, the connection between the bloodlines would naturally be strengthened. This was also a necessary means for large families to maintain their strength.Therefore, the Wade family would not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony once every twelve years, but they would also revise their entire Wade family genealogy chart at the ancestor worship ceremony.During this period between the current twelve years and the past twelve years, each family would have already given birth to a new heir, an older generation would have died, and some young adults would have already gotten married.Therefore, every twelve years, the countless branches of the Wade family would have to report the population changes in t
Yule had initially thought that Charlie would not agree to it. However, he never expected Charlie to agree to it so readily. So, he immediately said, “If your grandfather finds out that you are willing to go back for the ancestor worship ceremony, he will certainly be very happy!”Charlie smiled as he thought in his heart, ‘Whether my grandfather is happy or not would probably not depend on whether I am back to attend the ancestor worship ceremony or not, but on whether I will follow his arrangements and become the Wade family’s tool for the family’s intermarriage with another family.’However, Charlie did not tell Yule those words.At this time, Quinn suddenly spoke again, “By the way, Brother Charlie, the time for my concert in Aurous Hill has already been set!”Charlie was very surprised, and he asked, “Concert? In Aurous Hill?”Quinn nodded as she smiled and said, “The next stop of my tour is already planned to be held in Aurous Hill. However, the specific time has not been de
Unexpectedly, both of them had come to Yule’s house this time.Could it be that the Schulz family was also trying to win over the Golding family now?However, Charlie did not say much through the video call. After all, Yule did not know about his adventure in Japan.At this time, Adrian, the second child of the Golding family, said, “Brother, I am not too sure about why the younger generation of the Schulz family is here to give us gifts, but I believe that it might be related to the experience of the Schulz family in Japan some time ago. During this period, the Schulz family has suffered very heavy losses indeed. Perhaps this is the reason why they have the intention of winning over some of the other families.”Yule had a cold expression on his face as he said, “The person that I look down on the most in all of Eastcliff is none other than Sheldon Golding! He is a downright b*stard! He was the one who urged the Anti-Wade Alliance on back then. He is nothing more than garbage that
Jaime had initially been feeling a little perturbed at first, but when he heard his sister saying this, he suddenly felt even more nervous.Both of them, brother and sister, and Quinn belonged to the category of top rich heirs in Eastcliff.Although they did not have an exceptionally close relationship, they could be regarded as ordinary friends.Jaime had been secretly in love with Quinn for many years, but since Quinn had never mixed with the rich and wealthy heir circle, he did not have much chance to contact Quinn.Moreover, Jaime did not dare to confess his feelings to Quinn because he knew that in his father, Sheldon’s eyes, the Golding family was not up to his expectations at all.Jaime was the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, and there was no doubt that he would be the head of the Schulz family at some point of time in the future.Therefore, Sheldon attached great importance to his marriage.In Sheldon’s view, the Schulz family was now the number one and top family
Jaime nodded slightly, but he still felt a little unsure as he said in a low voice, “I heard that it seems as though Quinn already has a marriage contract with a younger family member from the Wade family. If I truly confess my love and feelings for her, do you think that she will be able to accept me and agree to be with me?”Sophie comforted him helplessly, “Oh, Brother! Why are you being so wishy-washy like a lady?!”“You don’t have to think so much about this matter! You have to be determined to reach and achieve your goal despite the setbacks!”“Moreover, so what even if she already has a marriage contract? Her marriage contract was with Curtis Wade’s son. When Curtis and his wife were both killed a long time ago, he had already gone missing. The fact of whether he is dead or alive is still unknown. So, how could he possibly come back and get married to Quinn, then?”As she spoke, Sophie continued, “You should just show off your talent and put on a good performance later. You
When he heard what his sister said, Jaime did not hesitate to pat his chest as he agreed, “Don’t worry. I will definitely do my best to cooperate with you after we go back!”Sophie nodded in satisfaction. Just as she was about to speak, two men and two women walked in through the entrance of the main hall.It was Yule’s family of three and Adrian.When Quinn walked into the room, Jaime suddenly got a little nervous, and his palms began to sweat immediately.When Sophie, who was standing aside, saw him, she hurriedly poked him with her finger as a reminder of what she had said earlier. After that, she stood up immediately as she smiled and said to the four people who had just walked in, “Hello Uncle Golding, Aunt Rachel, and also Quinn! Sorry to bother you. We wanted to wish you a Happy New Year in advance!”After she was done speaking, she quickly took out a long gift box before handing it over to Rachel as she said, “Aunt Rachel, this is a New Year gift for you and Uncle Golding!
Some of them would even sell their own bodies for money.However, Quinn was an exception.Money had no real practical meaning to her.Furthermore, after she had reunited with Charlie, Quinn had already made plans to quit the entertainment circle for good.She wanted to quit the entertainment circle first. After that, once Charlie had already dealt with his current marital issues, she would then marry Charlie before placing all of her focus and attention on her husband and children at home.She had even thought of announcing her withdrawal from the entertainment circle at the concert site when she reached the final stage of her concert tour. She would stay away from all music, film, and television dramas and programs in the future.Therefore, Quinn did not have any interest at all in the kind of collaboration that Sophie had just mentioned.So, Quinn replied bluntly, “I am sorry, Sophie. I have no plans to look for a sponsor for my concert tour. Besides, the relevant promotional
As soon as Jaime heard Quinn’s promise, he was immediately overjoyed.He quickly turned around to look at his sister, Sophie, with a face that was filled with admiration.At this moment, Jaime was genuinely filled with admiration and praise for his sister, Sophie.He knew that although his sister was a few years younger than him, she was even wittier and smarter compared to him!Using charity as a means to persuade Quinn into accepting his collaboration proposal and sponsorship was a solution that Sophie had already come up with earlier.Sophie had already analyzed Quinn thoroughly. She was not short of money, nor was she short of love and affection or even suitors. Therefore, it would not be easy for any ordinary man to try and impress her.Don’t talk about pursuing her. Even if anyone wanted to collaborate with her, it would certainly be a very difficult task.Therefore, Sophie felt that if her brother wanted to impress Quinn, he would have to find another way to impress her.
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
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli
Jacob turned his phone's loudspeaker on before switching panels to Twitter.He was already shocked to find dozens of people directly messaging him, and he was naturally curious why so many of them were looking for him while he was on his trip to Dubai.However, he had no time to find out as he promptly tapped on his social feed, and it took much swiping to reach Zachary's apology post.He tapped on it, scanning through it just before he went dizzy, the world spinning around him while a dull hum rang in his ears.Never would he have expected Zachary to spill the beans, leaking every detail including Jacob's name and contact information. What was that if not mutual destruction?!Absolutely furious, he bellowed at Zachary again, "What the fuck is this?! Are you trying to kill me, posting this shit?!""I'm sorry, Mr. Wilson, but I've come to understand how grave of a mistake I've made," Zachary calmly replied. "I've actually visited Treasure Measure earlier to apologize to Mr. Cole
Within hours, Jacob and Elaine's flight had landed at Dubai International Airport, and the first thing he did was turn off his phone's flight mode.Then, staring at the upper right corner, he waited for the phone to find a network signal.He had connected to international data roaming, and within a few dozen seconds, he was connected to the internet.Once he did, a ton of notifications popped up on his phone, but he didn't care to check any of them and instead opened his contacts and called Zachary.Zachary was in his office, ready to do his usual rounds inspecting Don Albert's premises.While he had indeed completely lost his reputation at Aurous Hill's Antique Street after pinning that post on top of his social page and was given plenty of weird looks by people around him, he didn't care because he knew how to prioritize.Right now, the most important thing that he had to do was put all his body and spirit into his work and not get distracted by anything else.Only then could
The man who had called out to him shrugged. "Zachary posted it on his account. Check it out yourself!"Mick promptly tapped out of his message editor, refreshed his social feed, and immediately saw Zachary's apology post.Once he tapped on it and read it, he almost had a stroke and was cursing before he knew it, "Fuck technology! It's like a self-exploding truck! Fuck you, Zachary Evans, blowing yourself up before I could end you! What a bitch!" Naturally, the post also made Jacob infamous.The Calligraphy and Painting Association more or less had a stake in the antique trade, and the members were shocked that Jacob was involved in such a scandal.Within minutes, word reached Mr. Bay, leaving him pacing around in his office anxiously.Mr. Bay was eager to suck up to Jacob too, which was why he had intended to let Jacob inherit his position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association after he was promoted.But while he thought it was as good as done, he didn't expec