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
He simply had to use his left and right hands to achieve success one way or the other. Furthermore, he had managed to greatly reduce the cost of getting the entire matter done. For the Schulz family, this was simply the best of both worlds.However, no one would have thought that there would be sudden changes to a meticulously and carefully thought-out plan.Even Lord Schulz was filled with excitement back in Eastcliff. He was looking forward to receiving news that Rosalie had already been successfully captured by the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.Just as he was anxiously waiting for the news, one of the high-level officers of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces called him directly.As soon as the phone call was connected, Lord Schulz started laughing gleefully as he asked, “Matsushima-kun, have you arrested Rosalie successfully?”“Arrest my ass!” The other party yelled angrily over the phone, “Why isn’t there anyone on the ship that you have arranged? Where is Rosalie now?!”Lord
The Schulz family, as well as the entire Japanese Self-Defense Forces, began searching for Rosalie’s whereabouts in Japan’s territorial waters near Tokyo.However, their search was completely pointless because the ocean was so vast, and they had no clues at all.As the Japanese Self-Defense Forces were looking for Rosalie frantically, the ship that Charlie was on had already left Japan.The ship was constantly adjusting its course as it headed in the direction of Oskia. After sailing for a night, they had already traveled about one-third of the distance.Early in the morning, the red sunrise appeared on the eastern sea level.Although the temperature at sea was extremely cold during winter, Charlie walked out to the deck dressed in casual clothing.The direction of the ship was heading from the east to west. So, Charlie stood at the stern of the ship as he watched the sunrise in the east.At this time, the red sun slowly rose, and another red and turbulent sun was reflected on t
Jasmine smiled before she stroked the hair behind her ears as she said, “I was actually feeling very tired, and I really wanted to sleep well. However, I couldn’t stand the bumpy and rough waves anymore. So, I came up to get some fresh air.”Charlie asked with concern, “You are suffering from seasickness?”Jasmine nodded slightly before she said, “Fortunately, it is not too serious.”With that, Jasmine walked toward Charlie’s side as she leaned against the railing and looked at the rising sun. After that, she said emotionally, “The sunrise at sea is simply too beautiful. This is the first time I have ever seen the sunrise at sea in my whole life.”When Charlie saw the hint of worry and nervousness between her brows, Charlie could not help but call out, “Jasmine…”Jasmine hurriedly looked at Charlie and asked, “Master Wade, is there something you want to say?”Charlie asked her, “Are you feeling troubled now?”Jasmine hesitated for a moment before she nodded gently and said serio
After a day and night of sailing, Charlie’s ship finally docked smoothly at the pier at Raventon.The ship docked at nine o’clock in the morning according to Eastcliff time. There was another hour and a half to go before Tyler and Reuben would convene the board meeting.That happened to be the flight time of the helicopter. So, Charlie would not be able to make it back in time for the Moore Group’s board meeting.However, although he would not be able to make it, he would be able to make an appearance at the press conference that followed.Jasmine, Rosalie, and a few crew members working for the Schulz family followed Charlie off the ship.In addition, the vice-chairman of Nippon Steel, Hashimoto Kazumi, who had been bound up, was also with them.As the helicopter whizzed directly toward Aurous Hill, Tyler stepped into the largest conference room in Moore Group.At this moment, more than a dozen shareholders and directors of Moore Group including Tyler’s son, Reuben, had already
Though Jacob had nothing going for him, he had always had a huge ego, and he had never once admitted that he would lose to anyone in the presence of his wife and daughter.That was why both Elaine and Claire were shocked when he suddenly openly admitted that he was a piece of shit in front of them. They had never heard such a thing from him in the decades they had lived with him!In fact, Jacob himself was reluctant to insult himself like that.However, Charlie told him repeatedly that he absolutely must say it before he came here—because Charlie was dead sure that this line was the key to getting over this impasse, and it truly did put this crisis to rest.Even as Jacob finished, his heart was bleeding as he felt like he had just put his pride on the floor and trampled all over it until it was crushed to oblivion. Even though it was to clear any suspicion Elaine held toward him, to call himself a piece of shit—to say it himself that his beloved woman would think him beneath her,
Before Elaine knew it, she was reading the website she had just read again, and she did indeed find Yolden's name on it.With that, everything Charlie had said snapped together into a perfect chain of logic.Seeing the troubled look on her face, Charlie quickly added, "I'm not going to lie—Dad told me right away when he was told Matilda was getting married. We even discussed if we should tell you, and now you know why." "Matilda is doing so well for herself and got such an amazing husband, and they've picked Shangri-La's Sky Garden—something an average Joe could never hope to reach. And since she invited our whole family and not just us, Dad had to really think about it.""Eventually, he told me to hide it from you or it'd leave you devastated, so none of us said anything. We just didn't think you'd find that invitation and then end up having a big fight about it."Sighing, Charlie then continued, "But if you really want to go, we can go together for their wedding to put your min
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