”He really is a God!” At this time, Albert was not the only one who was stunned, but Jasmine and Oscar were also dumbfounded.It was really amazing that Charlie was able to find the water pipe that was hidden inside the cement floor.Charlie spoke up again. “Albert, break the water pipe open and let the water spill out immediately. As soon as the water gushes out of the pipe, the ‘dragon encapsulation formation’ will break down immediately, and this Feng Shui formation will no longer exist!”Jasmine hurriedly urged, “Albert, hurry up and break the water pipe open!”Albert nodded before he started hitting the water pipe with the metal crowbar until it finally broke.A large pool of water spewed out in an instant, and Charlie, Jasmine, and Oscar backed away immediately to avoid the water from getting all over them. Unfortunately, Albert did not manage to escape in time, and the water splashed all over him.After the water gushed out, Charlie realized that he had already broken the
Jasmine was so surprised that her jaw almost fell to the ground due to Mr. Lambeth’s drastic change in attitude.Even though she was still furious because of what Mr. Lambeth had done before this, she still wanted to shout out excitedly right now!However, she remained calm and maintained her composure as she said, “Alright, then. If that is the case, let’s make an appointment at a time and place to sign the partnership agreement.”Mr. Lambeth quickly replied, “Alright, the sooner, the better! I will fly in to Aurous Hill tomorrow to meet up with you in person, Miss Moore!”Jasmine stared at Charlie in awe as soon as she had hung up the phone.She could already see Charlie’s skills and power through Mr. Lambeth’s phone call.Previously, when Master Lennard had destroyed her fortune by completing the ‘dragon encapsulation formation’, Mr. Lambeth had called to tell her that he wanted to terminate the business partnership between their families. At that time, Mr. Lambeth’s father’s
Charlie smiled before he said, “Remember what you have said today! I might need you to do something for me in the future!”Albert nodded before he replied, “Mr. Wade, don’t worry! You can give me orders to do anything for you!”At this time, Master Lennard who had been lying on the ground as he held onto his stomach suddenly began crying and begging for mercy. “Big brother, please let me go! I will not dare to do this anymore in the future. Please, forgive me and let me go.”Albert sneered before he said, “You are a liar! I must teach you a lesson. My subordinates are coming to get you now!”Charlie asked in a low voice, “How are you going to deal with him?”Albert replied coldly, “I’ve already said that I will chop him up into pieces before feeding him to the dogs! How could I not keep to my word? I have a friend who owns a dog shelter. He has so many dogs there, they could probably finish eating ten scumbags like him!”As soon as Master Lennard heard Albert’s words, he was so f
At noon the next day.Charlie and Claire went to the Maple Hotel by car.The Maple Hotel was not the most expensive in Aurous Hill, but it was among the most exclusive and luxurious in town, indicating Douglas’s sincerity in treating them.In fact, he spent quite lavishly on this meal as he had booked the premium dining suite in the hotel. It was luxuriously decorated and was spacious enough to accommodate twenty people with the minimum spending of seven to eight thousand dollars.Many people had already arrived in the suite when Charlie and Claire arrived. Besides Douglas and Loreen, there were also a few college mates.Loreen hadn’t had a good time lately.She had come to Aurous Hill from Eastcliff for some time now for the main purpose of getting to know the chairman of Emgrand Group. However, she had never had a chance to even see the man himself after working for so long in the company.Moreover, although she had gotten to stay in the office when she was the administrative
“Joanne, do you ever listen to yourself? Douglas is our best buddy, he will undoubtedly give us a hand if we need help.”A man with a square face spoke up. He picked up his glass and downed it in one go.Charlie glanced over at them briefly. He remembered them as his collegemates. The woman’s name was Joanne Hampton, and the man’s name was Jerry McLean.Douglas replied timidly, “Oh no, I cannot take credit for all of that. Sigh, it’s a long story, just forget about it!”He then looked at Charlie, feeling grateful with a tinge of emotion.It had been a stroke of misfortune to have been with a cheater and sl*t that he had almost lost everything to her, even getting beaten up for that.Luckily, thanks to Charlie’s help, he was able to reclaim ownership of the restaurant and receive two million in compensation. Thus, everything that he owned now was literally because of Charlie. He couldn’t take any credit for that.Hence, he changed the subject and started, “Anyway, Jerry, you’re p
Charlie stared daggers at them, but for Douglas’s sake, he couldn’t be bothered with these two idiots.Despite Charlie’s silence, Joanne and Jerry despised him even more for not defending himself after being ridiculed and insulted! What a loser!Jerry continued his insults, “Hey, in my opinion, Claire was truly blind. So many fine gentlemen in our class and yet, Charlie the loser was her final choice? Huh, such a waste!”In the middle of their banter, suddenly, the suite’s door was pushed open.Bang!Several brawny men in black barged into the room, and one of them, a young man with a crew-cut head and a cigarette in his hand said coldly, “Get out of here. I want this room.”Jerry frowned in annoyance. “What do you think you’re doing? Can’t you see that we’re having our dinner?”Then, he slammed the table fiercely and growled, “This is the Maple Hotel, first come first serve! Don’t you know the rules?”“First come first serve?”The fierce-looking young man came over to Jerry a
“That’s enough, Rambo. We’re having dinner here, get lost!”Charlie couldn’t care less about a small character like Rambo, so he waved his hand lazily and asked him to leave.Rambo bowed respectfully and said, “Okay, Mr. Wade. I’ll get out of here right now!”Then, he quickly retreated from the room like a pug.Jerry and Joanne were feeling extremely agitated and annoyed. Charlie, whom they had mocked and ridiculed in every possible way, had turned into Mr. Wade! What the hell was going on?!There had to be some sort of misunderstanding here. Charlie was just a deadbeat loser! Why did Rambo address him as Mr. Wade?! He wasn’t worth it!Douglas turned to them and said sternly, “You two, watch your mouth. Stay low-key and humble. You are wise enough to know what you can or cannot say out loud. Luckily Charlie was here today, otherwise, you guys would be in big trouble!”Jerry and Joanne stayed as quiet as mice after being beaten by Rambo.Douglas then turned to Charlie and said g
Zeke quickly said, “Mr. Wade, it’s the peak hour now, the hardest time to get a taxi. Why don’t I send you there, if you don’t mind?”Claire was curious and skeptical about this coincidence, but she was too desperate to say no to the generous offer. “Thank you so much for the lift, Mr. White.”“You’re too welcome, it’s my pleasure.” Zeke hurriedly got out of the car and opened the door for them happily.Charlie simply rubbed his nose sheepishly without a word. He was well aware that Zeke had grabbed the best opportunity to flatter him, and coincidentally, he needed his help, so he didn’t refuse the offer.The driver drove in front while Zeke sat in the front passenger seat and started a casual conversation with Charlie.On the way, Claire listened to their conversation while a puzzling sensation brewed inside her.Zeke White was one of the successful businessmen in Aurous Hill that earned a much higher honor and reputation in the business circle as compared to Lady Wilson. Such a
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