The two of them made their way to the deck, and Charlie was welcomed by the cold and calm ocean breeze. He couldn’t help but sigh.Although he had successfully rescued Jasmine and was on his way back home now, this matter was far from over.The next step would be the most important part.Tyler and Reuben, the heartless father and son. This duo had yet to be resolved.Right now, Lord Moore was pretending to have dementia to protect himself. Based on the current situation, a single person couldn’t possibly defeat the father-son duo.Once the father and son found out that he was just pretending, they would most probably kill him.So, the following steps that Charlie needed to take were to expose the true nature of Tyler and Reuben to the public. He needed to rescue Lord Moore and let Jasmine regain control of the entire Moore family group.However, after all that was said and done, he still had to face the problem of how to handle Tyler and Reuben.In Charlie’s point of view, the
Charlie smiled faintly. “I understand what you mean. Blood is, after all, thicker than water, so it makes sense that you want to spare their lives. However… there’s something you should know.”Jasmine hurriedly asked, “What is it, Master Wade?”Charlie answered, “You want them alive, sure, no problem. However, you must remember that they can get away with the death penalty, but a punishment must take place. I can spare their lives, but at the same time, they must be punished for what they did and also fully limit the possibilities of their future maneuvers to ensure that they won’t be a problem again in the future!”Jasmine nodded. “Yes, Master Wade. I understand. I will definitely consider it properly.”In the middle of their conversation, Charlie suddenly heard a vague booming sound coming from directly behind him. He turned his head and saw a smaller vessel rushing toward them at full speed about one or two kilometers away from his ship.The vessel was moving rapidly on the sea
With the distance between their vessel and Charlie’s getting closer and closer, a vengeful expression had begun to emerge on Rosalie’s face.She had been born in one of the largest martial arts families in Oskia and had grown up in the best martial arts education and environment in the country. Hence, she could certainly be considered one of the top martial artists in the country. Her strength was much more powerful and stronger than those small potatoes who only knew a trick or two in martial arts. Therefore, she did not even consider Charlie as a threat.To her, Charlie was nothing but a devilish and sinister blatherskite. He might have some skills and know some important people, but he was definitely not an expert in martial arts.After all, competing openly and honestly was the important aspect between experts, unlike him, who called the police behind their backs.Therefore, she had concluded that she would be able to avenge the attack today.At this moment, the captain repo
Rosalie’s mother had always told her that the most important task in her life was to do her best to serve Sheldon, her biological father, and the entire Schulz family.Over time, this belief had become her unwavering belief in life.Her mother had brainwashed Rosalie for twenty-one years ever since she was a child, so, as long as it was beneficial to the Schulz family, she would not hesitate even if it made her a public enemy.Someone who dared to harm the Schulz family would be her ultimate target! This was also why she had eradicated the entire Matsumoto family.She and Charlie not only had a personal grudge, but also a family grudge! It was because Charlie had apprehended her as well as more than fifty other martial artists. This, in turn, had caused the Schulz family to suffer a great deal of damage and loss all of a sudden.Therefore, she now not only wanted to avenge herself, but also the Schulz family!At this moment, the distance between the two ships was less than two hu
Rosalie immediately became nervous upon hearing Charlie’s remarks.She was the most wanted felon in the entire Japanese judiciary as she was the main culprit in the murder of the Matsumoto family. If they attracted the attention of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force due to the collision of ships, she certainly would not be able to escape.Moreover, if the Japanese found out that she had escaped from prison, they would definitely keep a close watch on her and would never give her a second chance to escape.Thinking of this, Rosalie ground her teeth and ordered in a cold voice, “Slow down! Don’t ram into them! Just get close to them.”The captain sighed in relief and hurriedly hit the emergency brakes.Resentment and determination filled Rosalie’s eyes. She shouted to the people around her, “Follow me!”With that, she took the lead, rushed out of the cockpit, and directly ran up the deck!At this moment, the two ships were almost close to each other. Rosalie stood in front o
In addition, Charlie saw that several men had followed Rosalie to his ship, and they had begun to climb over the railing onto his deck. If they saw him subdue Rosalie now, they would certainly turn and escape.In that case, he might as well wait for all of them to board his ship and shoot fish in a barrel.Thinking of this, Charlie continued to retreat and let Rosalie chase after him.As Rosalie was chasing Charlie, the men had also rushed up to the deck.Seeing this, Charlie said with a satisfied smile on his face, “Since all of you are on my ship, I won’t waste any more time, then!”Upon saying that, he seemed to be suddenly transformed into a different person as his body exhumed an amazing aura!Rosalie was a skilled martial artist who had practiced a great level of internal Reiki, so she was immediately dumbfounded when she sensed the aura emitted from Charlie’s body!‘If I’m not mistaken, that kid’s internal Reiki is much stronger than mine!’‘Still, he doesn’t look like a
As the man flew through the air, he realized in shock that Charlie had thrown him to the left side of the ship, while the vessel he had come from was on the right side of the ship!Moreover, Charlie was so strong that he had been thrown more than ten meters away! He directly fell into the cold seawater in the huge parabolic motion of a projectile.Their location was not far from the open sea, and the water’s depth reached thousands of meters. It was winter too, so the seawater was bone-chillingly cold!When he fell into the seawater with a splash, the impact itself caused a sharp pain to run all over his body. Immediately after, his clothes were completely soaked with cold water, and all of a sudden, he felt as if he had been dropped into an ice cellar!Under such circumstances, he could only struggle desperately, trying to swim back to his boat.However, it was very windy, and the waves were very strong. As he was downwind, no matter how desperately he swam, he was unable to shor
Rosalie reprimanded him angrily, “Kid! How dare you disrespect the Schulz family!”Charlie sneered, “Oh? Am I being disrespectful? Let me tell you, sooner or later, I will make Cadfan Schulz and Sheldon Schulz grovel before me and beg me to spare their lives!”Rosalie felt a buzz in her head as if it was about to explode!Cadfan was her grandfather, and Sheldon was her father!Thanks to her mother’s constant brainwashing ever since she was a child, she had a fascinated admiration for her father. Therefore, at this moment, she wanted to kill Charlie right there and then to avenge his insult toward her father!She pulled out a sharp dagger from her waist and said in a cold voice, “Kid, prepare to die! Take this!”With that, she lunged toward Charlie fiercely! This time, she was so overwhelmed by her anger that she couldn’t be bothered by who was stronger or who would win in this battle between them. She only wanted to kill Charlie and defend the dignity of her father and the Sc
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi
Vera was inwardly disappointed to hear that Claire was returning.That meant there were fewer chances of Charlie visiting the Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, as were her chances of seeing him again.Still, she didn't let it show, instead asking casually, "How are things at Champs Elys? Are the warriors improving at a rate to your satisfaction?""Well, most of everyone's improvement is within expectations…" Charlie explained, just as he remembered a certain someone. "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet. Are you perhaps acquainted with the name Ito Nanako?""Yes," Vera smiled. "The Japanese lady who was with you. What about her?""She attained enlightenment days ago.""Enlightenment?" Vera did a double take and soon pressed, "Enlightenment in what sense? Essential Qi or Reiki?"After all, the former was the path to enlightenment in martial arts, while the latter meant enlightenment in cultivation.But despite the distinction between both domains, enlightenment was a comm
While Charlie had long since gotten used to Elaine and Jacob's bizarre marriage, being near the heart of the storm still took a toll on his senses—to the point that he felt physically sick.Leaving right away was therefore his best solution.Once he left, however, he realized he didn't have anywhere to go. Champs Elys was quite far, and it would take a lot of time.As he started to feel bored stiff, he remembered Vera for some reason and called her.Once Vera answered, she quickly asked in curiosity, "To what do I owe the pleasure? Lunch, perhaps?"Charlie chuckled. "Since you've put it that way… I haven't eaten either, so lunch it is!"Vera giggled. "Come over to my place, then. It's cold outside, and I was just lighting up a hot pot. I'll have Madam Marilyn prepare an additional portion.""Okay!" Charlie agreed to it without hesitation. "I can return her car too. Just wait, I'll be right there!"Once he hung up, he got on the Rolls Roycs he had borrowed from Scarlet Pinnacl