The father and son, Tyler and Reuben, were both very displeased when they heard Xavier’s words!After all, the father and son’s true purpose was to kick Jasmine out of Moore Group’s board of directors forever.Regardless of whether Jasmine was dead or alive, they did not want her to have anything to do with Moore Group’s board of directors anymore.However, even though Jasmine had already been missing for so many days, there were still people on the board of directors who were thinking about her.Furthermore, Xavier’s words quickly resonated with the others.Everyone started speaking up, one after the other, as they expressed their agreement with Xavier’s point of view.Tyler and Reuben did not dare to say anything at all.After all, the other members of the board of directors did not know that they were the ones who had tried to harm Jasmine.They were also displaying a very regretful attitude at this time, as though they had no choice but to re-elect a new chairman for the sa
As he spoke, Reuben immediately raised his hand and said, “Since you want to vote, I will set an example for everyone. I hereby recommend Mr. Tyler Moore as the new chairman of the Moore Group, and I give him my vote.”Tyler smiled slightly at this time as he said, “Since everyone in the board of directors has the right to vote and be elected, I will also vote for myself, then! I believe that I will definitely be able to lead Moore Group to overcome all difficulties and reach even greater heights and glory in the future!”After that, someone else immediately stated, “I vote for Mr. Tyler Moore too!”“Count my vote too!”Reuben said indifferently, “If that is the case, Mr. Tyler Moore will have already received four votes. All the others here should hurry up and vote too!”The others murmured to each other for a while. When they saw that Tyler had already gained control over the situation, and since this was a real name voting system, there would be a risk of settling the score eve
Tyler’s selfless and perfectly impartial attitude made all of the shareholders feel more or less in awe of him.After all, the stock market was constantly changing rapidly, and anyone who could grasp any inside information would certainly be able to make a lot of money.Therefore, the most difficult thing to eliminate was insider trading.For instance, if a listed company were to collaborate with another larger multinational company, as soon as the news was announced, the stock price of the listed company would undoubtedly rise sharply.Any ordinary person who did not know any inside news from the company would naturally not be able to seize the opportunity to do some insider trading.However, the executives of the listed company would certainly have known about the inside story during the in-depth collaboration negotiations.If they deliberately purchased a large amount of their own company’s stock at this time when the stock prices had not risen yet, they would be able to sell
Since Rosalie and several of the other members of the Schulz family were still on the helicopter, Charlie asked the helicopter to send them directly to Shangri-La.Isaac had already prepared several very private rooms on the top floor for Rosalie and the other Schulz family crew members.However, Charlie still felt a little worried about them. So, he requested Isaac to put these people under house arrest and complete surveillance.Anyone in Shangri-La, including Rosalie, would be able to enjoy comprehensive and meticulous services after checking in, including meals and accommodation.However, all the telephones and any form of external communication methods in their rooms had been cut off completely because Charlie did not want them to have any contact with the public at the moment.Rosalie knew and understood that Charlie still had to be wary of her now. So, she naturally did not have any opinions about this.After settling Rosalie and the rest, Charlie brought Jasmine and Kazum
The longer Jasmine had gone missing, the more relaxed Tyler felt.He felt that over time, Jasmine’s chances of survival had already become smaller and smaller.Reuben was not as open-minded as him. He simply stood aside as he nervously said in a low voice, “Dad, Charlie will certainly have his own means of doing things. We have to be careful not to leave any clues!”Tyler nodded as he said, “That is for sure. All we need to do now is to play our roles well.”Reuben said again, “By the way, Dad, I’ve still felt a little uneasy in my heart over the past two days. Where did Jasmine go? How could she just have gone missing? How could there be no news about her at all, no matter whether she is dead or alive?”Tyler sneered as he said, “I think Jasmine is very likely to be dead already, but they simply have not found her body yet.”Reuben hurriedly asked, “How can you be so certain?”Tyler replied indifferently, “Everything depends entirely on the survival rate. If a person suddenly g
Therefore, even though he was currently in Aurous Hill, Tyler could still get through to him. Coincidentally, the helicopter had landed near Moore Group at this moment. Charlie heard a ringtone in Hashimoto’s pocket. He took the phone out and saw the name ‘Tyler’. When the Japanese saved the names of people in their phones, they normally used Oskian characters. Hence, when they recorded the names of Oskian people, the Oskian characters would be used as well. Once Charlie saw that the call was from Tyler, he immediately warned Hashimoto, “If you want to stay alive, obey me. If not, I’ll send you to the dog butcher, and you’ll be chopped into pieces and fed to the dogs. Do you understand?” Nodding frantically, Hashimoto’s face turned pale as he pleaded, “As long as you spare my life, I’ll do whatever you ask of me without any hesitation…” Charlie coldly uttered, “When you answer Tyler’s call, if he asks about your current situation, tell him that eve
At 10.55 am in the morning. Suddenly, Moore Group had a stock suspension. The stock suspension signified the temporary halt of trading. From this moment, the shares of Moore Group were sealed. There was no rise and fall until trading resumed. To apply for a stock suspension from the commission required a very strong reason. For Moore Group, the reason for the stock suspension was because the group had a huge announcement to make. Generally, stock suspensions happened before a listed group made an important announcement. This was to prevent insider trading and stop the informed from being opportunistic. For example, in the past, Amazing Tiger 360 used to be a very famous internet company. They sought to be listed in Oskia and were able to be listed in the local A-shares albeit via the backdoor. This was the so-called backdoor listing. To put it plainly, when a company could not fulfill certain requirements set by the commission for public listin
After all, Charlie was known as the true dragon. Therefore, Reuben dared not neglect him at all. Seeing Charlie arrive alone, he immediately stepped forward and said to him respectfully, “Master Wade, you’re here!” Charlie nodded slightly. With a tinge of regret, he said, “Reuben, I’m sorry. In regards to Jasmine’s case, I’ve tried my best…” Charlie purposely said “tried my best”, these three words, but there was no response. On the other hand, when Reuben heard these three words, he immediately assumed a scenario where a patient was brought to the hospital with little hope of survival, and these words were spoken to the patient’s family. Thus, in his mind, he added elements that were not meant by Charlie. He quietly mulled, ‘Indeed, it looks like Charlie couldn’t find Jasmine’s whereabouts. Moreover, Charlie is now back in Oskia, so he must’ve given up on searching. This means Dad and I can finally have peace of mind.’ Reuben’s heart was invigorated, but he pret
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