However, another thought suddenly popped up in his mind, ‘This woman’s character is as strong as an untamed wild horse. Moreover, her methods are so vicious and cruel. For this kind of woman to be completely honest and submissive, I will have to wipe out her self-esteem completely first!’As he thought about this, Charlie had a cold expression on his face as he said, “Come, I will help you to sit on the single recliner chair first. You can lie down and I will help you to clean your wound!”Rosalie stammered as she said, “That… well, I can do it myself. Please just give me a pair of pliers as well as some debridement medicine and gauze to dress up the wound…”Charlie had an indifferent look on his face as he said, “It is actually not impossible for you to clean and deal with the wound by yourself. However, there are many blood vessels in your leg. As soon as you take the arrow out, your wound will definitely start bleeding heavily. If the wound has already injured your artery, as soo
Rosalie never expected Charlie to openly admit the fact that he was looking at her legs!Not only that, but he even replied in such a magnanimous and natural manner that Rosalie was suddenly a little lost even though she was feeling very furious and angry.Rosalie, who initially found fault with Charlie, suddenly did not know how she should react.Moreover, the little bit of anger in her heart simultaneously disappeared along with his honest confession.So, she could only glance at Charlie shyly before she turned her face around and said embarrassedly, “If you have already looked at it enough, please help me tend to my leg…”Charlie nodded before he smiled and said, “Okay, then. We can begin the treatment now.”Rosalie subconsciously asked, “You have already looked at it enough so soon?”After she was done speaking, Rosalie suddenly realized that what she had said did not come out the way that she had intended it to. So, she was very embarrassed as she hurriedly said, “Um, no… I
When Rosalie saw Charlie holding the pair of tweezers as he carefully helped her clean her wound, she suddenly began to feel a little fonder of this strange man who had made her feel extremely furious and angry before.So, she looked at Charlie before she asked in a curious voice, “Hey… I don’t even know what your name is yet!”Charlie smiled slightly and said, “Is my name that important to you?”Rosalie pretended to be annoyed as she said, “I have not settled the score with you yet for cheating me the last time! So, of course it is very important to me!”Charlie nodded before he said, “Well… the reason why I cheated you was simply because you were indeed a little too much when you killed and exterminated the entire Matsumoto family the last time. You are also an Oskian, so you should understand the culture of our ancestors. In Oskian culture, the concept of family is very highly valued. Don’t you know that it is an unforgivable crime for you to implicate and get a person’s entire
When he saw that Rosalie recognized his origins immediately, Charlie smiled slightly before he said calmly, “Yes. I could be regarded as a member of the Wade family, or perhaps, I was a member of the Wade family before this.”Rosalie thought for a moment before she muttered, “If you were a member of the Wade family before this, it can only mean that you are not in the Wade family now…”After that, Rosalie had a very shocked expression on her face as she said, “The Wade family is not considered a very prosperous family in the first place. So, I am actually very familiar with every direct descendant of the Wade family. If you are not in the Wade family now, there is a high probability that you are…”As the words reached her lips, Rosalie was so shocked that she could not even continue speaking!She stared at Charlie before she said in amazement, “Amongst the direct descendants of the Wade family, there is only one person who left the Wade family. That is none other than Curtis Wade.
He was even holding onto her right leg now…As she thought about this, Rosalie suddenly felt that destiny was really making a fool out of people.She could not help but think to herself, ‘I have always been serving the Schulz family wholeheartedly all this while, and I was even willing to dedicate and sacrifice my life for the Schulz family…’‘But I would never have dreamt that the Schulz family would make me end up in this state, even trying to take my life…’‘On the other hand, as a descendant of the Wade family, Charlie is originally the entire Schulz family’s mortal enemy. Moreover, coupled with the fact that he is Curtis’s son, Charlie is nothing more than a pest and a thorn in my father, Sheldon’s flesh. However, it was this mortal enemy of the Schulz family who saved my life at the most critical and crucial moment. All of this is simply too ironic…’When Charlie saw the rich expression on Rosalie’s face, he could not help but tease her, “Why? Did you arouse the hatred that
The reason why Charlie decided to save Rosalie was because he had seen right through the Schulz family’s intention to kill her. He was simply adhering to the basic principle where the ‘enemy of my enemy is a friend of mine’. This was why he had decided to save her.As long as Rosalie was already estranged from the Schulz family, she could likely prove to be of big help to Charlie when he decided to seek revenge on the Schulz family in the future.If he could keep Rosalie under control and turn her into his own subordinate, Charlie felt that his plan would not be entirely impossible.If he wanted to make use of a person, the most important thing would be for him to make sure that she owed him a favor.In this world, no other favor would be more important than repaying a favor for saving one’s life.Charlie’s current plan was to bring Rosalie back to Aurous Hill first. After that, he would hide her well before waiting to see whether there would be any changes in the Schulz family, o
When the ship arrived on the radar screen, the captain of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces smiled as he said, “D*mn it! Those b*stards have finally arrived after we have waited for so long!”His deputy smiled before he said, “Captain, if we manage to arrest Rosalie Schulz this time, it will certainly be another great achievement, right?”The captain nodded and said, “Of course! Rosalie Schulz is currently the number one felon in Japan. As long as we arrest her and bring her back to Japan, it will certainly be a great achievement no matter whether she is dead or alive!”As he spoke, he got a little excited as he eagerly said, “Try not to open fire later. We will try to capture her alive!”Very soon, the distance of the ship on the radar was less than one nautical mile away from the location of their ambush.The Japanese Self-Defense Forces’ patrol boat had been completely silent for a long time. They had already turned off all of their engines, transponders, and lights on the boat
In truth, that old fox, Cadfan, really had certain skills and abilities.He did not have to spend much money to pretend to save Rosalie this time. After all, the entire Japanese Self-Defense Forces were all actors who had agreed to play along with him for free.As for the reason why the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were willing to cooperate with Cadfan for free, this would have to be traced back to the time when Rosalie and the other masters from the Schulz family were arrested.At that time, Rosalie and the others had exterminated the entire Matsumoto family, putting the entire Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to shame. After that, they had planned to make their collective escape from Osaka. At the critical moment when their plane was about to take off, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces had come forward, capturing all of them.Therefore, this incident had made the Japanese Self-Defense Forces rise to fame immediately.When people praised the Japanese Self-Defense Forces for th
In groups like these, any gossip would immediately spread like wildfire as people share everything here with their other circles.Within minutes of these people's good work, Antique Street was abuzz even as the skies darkened: one of the antique traders had been swindled for 300 thousand, and it was Raymond Cole—the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe at that!Some of them wondered when Raymond had actually returned while others were laughing.He was supposed to be the former manager of the Vintage Deluxe, but he had messed up as well? You had to be kidding!Many were dumbstruck too—how would Raymond survive in Antique Street after losing so much money? It had been so long since such a major scam had been pulled!As such, all the antique dealers were asking one question: how did Raymond Cole get fooled?Meanwhile, Mick didn't leak the security footage right away, instead sending his people out to spread the news in other channels, claiming that Raymond thought he had won big by
Mick had already clipped the security footage and was waiting for Zachary's word.He had checked the footage repeatedly as well and was only getting more impressed with his masterful acting by the second. He looked just like a maestro, and every detail he mentioned was flawless and showed experience.Zacahry even said that Raymond had truly slipped up with that bronze sculpture, leaving him endlessly thrilled.The proverbial missing piece of the puzzle was here!Hence, calling all the staff he trusted, he told them excitedly, "Spread the word right away—Raymond Cole slipped up, spending 300 thousand on a fake Renaissance-era bronze sculpture!"His staff had no idea of the conspiracy involved, only that Mick had said that someone had tried to sell a counterfeit bronze sculpture but he had seen through it right away and chased him away, only for Raymond to end up buying the fake bronze sculpture soon after.Someone asked, "Mr. Crane, don't you think Raymond Cole bought from the man
Raymond had said everything he should and shouldn't and with complete sincerity exactly because Billy would never believe it.As Billy just wanted to swindle him, it didn't matter how sincere Raymond was—he wanted the 300 thousand whatever it took. The key here was that Billy had refused a better prospect when told it was possible, and there was evidence that would support Raymond if either he or Zachary realized the truth and came to start trouble.That meant Raymond had nothing to worry about—they could take this to the United Nations but he'd still win this case.Having been in the antique trade for so long, he had seen every form of oddity and was always cautious with people, considering every aspect of any issue.Hence, once he downloaded the security footage to his phone, Raymond decided that he needed to sell the bronze sculpture—not because he was in urgent need of money, but because he realized that there were those who wanted him out of Aurous Hill's Antique Street.Afte
There were those in Antique Street who made their living from swindling the average Joe while others swindled antique traders.In fact, it was already cliche for them to trick antique traders with forgeries, and it was not surprising that someone had tried their luck on the opening day of Raymond's shop.As such, it was strange that he had just started today without any hype or even a proper shop sign, but someone was already after him.That told him that he was being targeted, and Raymond was putting his money on Zachary.The sole reason for that was how Zachary had come earlier to ask Raymond about how much capital he had, and he had humbly said a few hundred thousand.The fact that Billy had come and immediately demanded 500 thousand made even more sense—he wanted to siphon all of Raymond's capital.Even losing money wasn't the worst part—the worst was being labeled as an amateur.When that happened, customers who wanted the good stuff wouldn't come to him, and he would find
Just as Jacob was celebrating fooling Raymond, getting his revenge, and earning 200 thousand on top of that, Charlie was left musing to himself on the second floor of the teahouse.He knew that Billy was a conman as soon as he saw him, but he didn't understand why Raymond would buy from Billy.Could the item really be medieval as Raymond stated?As soon as the thought occurred to him, Charlie was sure of it. Given Raymond's knowledge of antiques, there was no way he would mess up in Antique Street of Aurous Hill.While his father-in-law and Zachary had worked hard to weave this elaborate conspiracy, Charlie still wondered how they would take the news that Raymond had bought something worth millions for just 300 thousand.Meanwhile, Raymond watched as Billy left and locked the door from the inside before studying the bronze sculpture once more.He trusted his own judgment that it was a gilded bronze statue from the medieval era. He was playing down its importance since the bronze
Meanwhile, Raymond sighed unhappily. "I really can't afford four hundred grand—like I said, there's not much to offer here in my shop, which I've been investing a lot in. I'd have to pay rent to the owner soon as well, and everything would end terribly for me if I paid that much…"Billy blurted right then, "You said it's medieval and worth millions, didn't you? You'd make a fortune if you sold it!"Raymond sighed again. "Million-dollar antiques aren't that easily sold, and people would be especially skeptical with a small business like mine. I could sell it at an auction too, but that's only happening when someone decides to organize one, not to mention the troublesome appraisal processes it involves.""And right now, I just think it's medieval in terms of style, but I'm no authority in the matter. In the end, it's up to experts and specific groups that would verify it, and if I messed up, it's entirely my loss.""Even if I'm lucky and it's medieval, I'd still have to wait until th
"Invest?!"Billy was left dumbstruck at the term.What even was this fool up to? This definitely wasn't in the script! What about the questions he was supposed to ask? It was like sitting for a grade-schooler test and suddenly being hit with a bar exam!In the car, Jacob blurted out, "What the hell is that bastard thinking? Is he really going to pay 250 thousand?!"Zachary pursed his lips. "Maybe he's just throwing us bait. Think about it—if we took the deal, we'd have to leave a contact number.""After that, he would trick us and say he sold it for ten million and lure us in for the five million. We'd definitely show up, wouldn't we? Once we came, it might turn out that he has called the cops and would even produce\ the bronze sculpture as evidence. Wouldn't we be just shooting ourselves in the foot?"Jacob was left in misery, his face contorting as he pouted, "But you said the cops wouldn't get involved…"Zachary rolled his eyes, "Yes, they wouldn't most of the time since that
However, neither Zachary nor Jacob expected Raymond to confuse them further as he asked Billy, "If you can afford to wait, you can leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment. I'll only take 10% off the sales while you get the rest—how about that?"Jacob was stunned and asked Zachary, "What the hell is he up to? Did he get too deep into character?"Zachary shook his head. "I don't get it either… is he trying to keep the bronze sculpture to use as evidence against us?"Jacob frowned. "I thought you said there was a gentleman agreement in this business, and the cops won't really care anyway?"Zachary snorted. "He said he would keep it as a consignment, meaning that he won't spend a dime. What if he told all the antique dealers instead of going to the cops? He would prove that he's sharp, making a name for himself… and what can we do? Do we take back the bronze sculpture? Even if we do, can we really ask for it?'"Fuck!" Jacob swore. "Then what are we waiting for? Tell Billy
In Treasure Measure, even Billy was having a hard time understanding what was going on.Before he came, Zachary made it very clear that he was here to dupe Raymond Cole, and he had come.As such, his job was now to claim that this bronze sculpture which was made in the last century was actually from the Renaissance era and then sell it to Raymond at a cutthroat price.But now, Raymond himself was saying that it was medieval? What was that supposed to mean?Even as he was left confused, he blurted out, "Sir, if you say it's from medieval times… then how much is it worth?"Raymond thought about it and said, "It's quite an unpopular item, but it's not to say that no one would buy it or that no one likes it. The main issue is that there were plenty of wars at that time, and most bronze would be used for weapons. Copper production would be low with rationing as well, so bronze tools were naturally rare for civilians.""Gilding is common for better quality items, and from the northern