When Charlie left, Claire was still soaking in the hot springs. She didn't even know that her husband, who had excused himself to grab a drink and left the hot springs in a bathrobe, had, in fact, sat in a helicopter, flown straight to the airport, and then boarded an airplane that was bound for Tokyo. She had been waiting patiently for Charlie. When she came out of the hot springs and went to the lobby, she still failed to find Charlie’s. She could not help but feel suspicious. She made a call to Charlie, but it showed that his phone was switched off. This made her even more worried. She went back to the bedroom and still saw no signs of Charlie. However, she spied a piece of note left behind by Charlie on the cabinet. On the note, a line stated, “Darling, a friend’s life is in danger. I need to rush over to rescue that person.” After reading the note, Claire felt alarmed and exclaimed, “Rescue?! The person must’ve met with a terrible incident?!” T
The police officers in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department did not care about alerting others. Instead, they acted swiftly. In an instant, hundreds of police officers drove to Nisitama District and blocked all roads leading in and out of the hill. At the same time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department also sent six police helicopters to the mountains of Nisitama District to find out Jasmine’s whereabouts. Nanako received the news and immediately ordered the ninjas she had sent out to be low-key when carrying out their duties and avoid direct contact with the Metropolitan Police Department. At 2.30 a.m. Tokyo time. After crossing several mountains, the ninjas from the Ito Family passed by the area where the killers had cleaned up, and the burning smell still lingered. Then, based on this smell, they walked along down to the valley. Along the way down, they found the dead body of Zahra, Jasmine’s assistant, which had been thrown out of the car. The
Tokyo time, 2.50 a.m. Charlie’s private jet had landed at Narita Airport. This time, he did not bring anyone along. Only he alone hurriedly went to Tokyo. On this trip, Charlie was constantly connected to the plane’s wireless network because there was no communication network available. He constantly stared at Jasmine’s profile picture on WeChat, desperately waiting for her to send a message. However, Jasmine did not respond to him. After flying more than two hours, Charlie felt very anxious, and he was not able to remain sober and calm. In his heart, Charlie unconsciously imagined the worst outcome. ‘If Jasmine is truly dead, what should I do?!’ Charlie had brought along a Rejuvenating Pill with him. Despite it being a magical pill, it could not bring the dead back to life. If one was gone, no matter how many Rejuvenating Pills were consumed, it would not help! In the , there were records of pills with higher le
Jasmine must have consumed the Rejuvenating Pill given to her by Charlie for her to survive under such sinister conditions. Therefore, Charlie hurriedly asked, “Nanako, did your people find Jasmine’s whereabouts?” Shaking her head, Nanako answered, “They are now tracking the traces left by Jasmine, but they have yet to find her. However, I believe that since she is still alive, we will surely find her.” Nanako continued, “Charlie, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has sent a huge number of police officers to Nishitama district to begin a search and rescue. They’ve also prepared many police helicopters, which are more suited for search and rescue efforts in a large area. I believe we’ll find Jasmine’s whereabouts very soon.” Charlie shook his head solemnly and said, “I believe that the reason Jasmine met this unforeseen circumstance is because someone is targeting her. If the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department manages to find her whereabouts, this matter w
Meanwhile, Reuben was sat in the meeting room of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department with a worried face. Since Moore Group was a famous company with power, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department treated him very courteously. The Superintendent General, who had rushed from home in the middle of the night, was there to host Reuben personally. Seeing Reuben in a distraught state, the Superintendent General comforted him and said, “Mr. Moore, our battalion of men have started to look for your sister’s whereabouts in Nishitama district. So, you don’t need to worry. As soon as there are any outcomes and clues, I’ll immediately report to you.” Reuben sighed a little and covered his face in agony. With a lump in his throat, he uttered, “Jasmine is my only sister, and also the one whom I loved the most. You must give your best and bring her back safely!” The Superintendent General nodded and assured Reuben, “Don’t worry, Mr. Moore. We’ll give it our all to fi
Hence, he immediately stood and asked, “Have you found my sister’s whereabouts? Or did you discover any valuable clues?” The person who had relayed the message shook his head and replied, “Some things are tricky, while some are inconsistent. There were neither trails of Ms. Moore nor human life at the accident site. We also didn’t find any clues as to whether Ms. Moore had left the car earlier, so currently, everything is unknown.” Reuben was terrified, and his thoughts were in a disarray. ‘If Jasmine is dead, everything will be much easier to settle. Even if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department discovers that Jasmine died due to homicide, I would have nothing to worry about. After all, I’m not the murderer, so I won’t be affected. By that time, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department can continue to pursue the clues, I’ll bring back Jasmine’s body for the funeral, and finally, we can deal with that old man. The Moore family will then be mine and Dad’s.’ ‘However
Charlie and Nanako sat in the helicopter. After flying for nearly thirty minutes, they finally approached Nishitama. Nanako’s ninjas were still tracking Jasmine’s whereabouts, while a huge number of police officers from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department were also nearby searching. Hence, Charlie found a relatively flat ground on the hilltop, which was five kilometers away from the incident site, for the helicopter to land. The five-kilometer distance would be able to avoid the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department’s search temporarily. At the same time, they would not be too far away from Jasmine. After all, her speed would not be too fast, considering the fact that she had to use her legs to walk around the deep mountains. One reckoned that from the time of the accident till now, she could have walked for at most five kilometers. Therefore, even if Charlie’s helicopter was unlucky and landed in the completely opposite direction, he and Jasmine’s furt
However, Nanako and the others could not keep up with his tempo. Thus, they could only wait for Charlie’s notice. Charlie did not want to use the helicopter to pick up Jasmine directly as this would most likely startle the others who were searching for Jasmine. Therefore, Charlie would rather depend on his reliable pair of legs. The good thing was that Charlie was not far from Jasmine. They were about two to three kilometers apart from each other in terms of positioning. After a half-hour of rapid long-range raid, Jasmine was finally in Charlie’s sight. At this point, Jasmine was at the bottom of the valley, climbing upward. At long last, she felt that she had maintained a safe distance from the mobsters. Thus, she planned to keep on climbing to find a handphone signal and then inform Charlie and her family that she was safe. At that moment, Jasmine could not help but feel anxious deep down inside her. ‘If Master Wade knows that the message sent
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway