At this moment, Sheldon still could not understand what kind of major incident had happened. Hence, he looked at Lord Schulz and asked, “Dad, what has happened?” Sighing lightly, Lord Schulz lamented, “Sigh… it’s Rosalie…” Sheldon hurriedly asked, “Have you found Rosalie’s whereabouts?” Lord Schulz shook his head and replied, “Not yet. Sheldon... about Rosalie, I would like to apologize to you. I hope you can forgive me...” Sheldon never thought his dad would ask him for forgiveness. He immediately replied, “Dad, what did you do? If there’s anything, just say it. If Rosalie couldn’t be rescued in the end, I won’t blame you…” Sheldon still felt that Lord Schulz had put in a lot of effort in rescuing Rosalie. However, the difficulty level of this matter was indeed very high. Moreover, it had happened in Japan. The Schulz family could not do much. Thus, it was understandable if, during the process of rescuing, accidents happened, which had made the rescue
Lord Schulz coldly said, “Don’t forget, she’s just an illegitimate daughter with a shady background!” Sheldon growled, “What’s wrong with an illegitimate daughter? An illegitimate daughter is still my daughter!” Lord Schulz was equally angry and confronted him, “What?! Are you disputing my decision?! Are you sure you want to get even after all these things?” Grinding his teeth, Sheldon replied, “It’s because of what you did that my own daughter is lost, and my wife also wants a divorce!” Lord Schulz coldly uttered, “Don’t ever think that I was the one who harmed Rosalie. It was actually you who harmed her!” “If not for you ordering her to murder the Matsumoto family, why would the Japanese government hate her guts?” “Your own daughter became Japan’s top felon, all because she carried out your order!” “Judging from all the crimes she had committed, based on the Japanese law, she is doomed!” “Hence, you must remember, you’re the one who harmed her!
Faced with his father’s rebuke, Sheldon replied with an anguished look, “Dad, shouldn't relationships be like this? There will always be one party that is more devoted than the other. Moreover, when Helen was with me, she was realistic and wasn’t impetuous. Comparatively, I’ve disappointed her…” With a hint of impatience on his face, Cadfan waved his hand and said, “Let’s not talk about Helen. Now isn’t the right time to discuss your daughter and your relationships. The most important thing to do now is to plan on how to face the upcoming crisis!” “Yes, Big Brother!” Steven uttered with a depressed expression, “We’re really messed up now. The Japanese are raging at the Schulz family, and the Oskians also consider us to be heartless. On the internet, there’s a crusade against us. When the stock market opens tomorrow, those shares of listed companies will surely plunge. By that time, our losses will be unmeasurable!” Sebastian also blurted out, “Also, even our own people now wo
Sheldon forced himself to temporarily put the issues related to Helen and Rosalie at the back of his mind, and he asked, “Dad, have you estimated the losses we’ll suffer as a result of this matter?" Cadfan sighed, “It doesn’t look good. Besides Oskia, Japan is the largest market in Asia. Based on this fact, it’s an immeasurable loss for the Schulz family now and in the future!” “Moreover, Japanese companies have had overseas arrangements for many years. Their influence is strong. No matter if it's the US or European markets, they have participated in depth. If the Japanese companies were to snipe the Schulz family overseas, our future overseas development will be greatly affected!” Steven hurriedly asked, “Dad, can’t we find a way to salvage the relationship with the Japanese government?” “Salvage?!” Cadfan smiled bitterly, “How? If we can find Rosalie and return her to the Japanese judiciary, we could at least salvage a bit. But now, Rosalie’s whereabouts are unkno
Steven initially prepared a one-two punch. He planned to attack Sheldon’s lower body with the first punch for messing around with a woman back in the day, causing all these problems. This would be followed by the second punch that was meant to attack Sheldon for his violent manner of handling issues, which was the assassination of people that had led to such a huge catastrophe. The first punch had missed the target. However, the second punch indeed hit Sheldon right in the face. When the other siblings of the Schulz family heard this, they immediately showed an expression that expressed their agreement.After all, the issue in Japan had nothing to do with them. Now, they had to be dragged into this mess because of Sheldon’s actions. Sheldon’s expression turned very awful immediately. The order to exterminate the entire Matsumoto family had indeed been issued by him to Rosalie. However, there was one issue that he dared not mention. At that time,
He was a smart person. Thus, he was crystal clear on how much this heart-to-heart talk from his little brother contained malice. Grinding his teeth, he sneered silently. ‘Steven, oh Steven! You’re truly finding opportunities to f*cking kick me when I’m down!’ ‘Even though I’m responsible for this whole matter, the one who caused the Schulz family to be in this passive situation was not me, but Lord Schulz! However, this motherf*cker, Steven, pushed all the blame to me in front of so many people. He is forcing me to bear the blame!’ ‘If I were to bear it, I’d become the criminal.’ ‘But if I’m not willing to bear it, I’m not sure how Lord Schulz would take it. He will surely hate me!’ ‘Moreover, this b*stard, Steven, repeatedly mentioned that I’m the future leader of the Schulz family and wants to assist me in front of Lord Schulz. This motherf*cker really has a murderous heart!’ ‘Lord Schulz is still alive and in control of the entire Schulz family! However,
When he heard of Lord Schulz’s arrangement, Sheldon nearly wanted to vomit blood! ‘It was clearly Lord Schulz who f*cking created so many problems, but I need to go to Australia to avoid the spotlight?! What the f*ck is going on!’ Thinking of this, he immediately said, “Dad, I can accept it if you want me to avoid the public eye. However, there’s no need for me to go to Australia, right? There are still many things to do in the company, plus I need to think of ways to salvage my relationship with Helen!” Lord Schulz coldly replied, “If you stay here, the paparazzi will follow your every move. Don’t you forget, there are so many families out there who are just waiting for a chance to bring us down. You’re their breaking point!” “Thus, I think it’s better if you hide in Australia. Don’t we still have a seaside villa in Queensland? You can go and relax there. As for the matters here, I’ll help you.” Sheldon almost collapsed. He angrily sneered in his heart, ‘T
For any teenager in their twenties to suddenly find out about their father having an illegitimate daughter, it would be hard to accept this kind of reality. This was especially so for Sophie. She was the same as her mother, Helen. Both had serious mysophobia in regards to relationships. Despite never having dated anyone till today, Sophie would certainly be like her mother and insist on divorcing her husband if the same thing happened to her. Thus, even though it was hard for her to accept this reality at the moment, she fully agreed with her mother’s decision. Regarding this matter, Jaime had a little bit of male chauvinism. To him, it was impossible for his father to be loyal to marriage for a lifetime based on his identity. A wealthy man would rarely be satisfied with only one partner of the opposite gender. Hence, it was normal to flirt outside. After all, he grew up in an upper-class social circle from a young age. In this circle, he had
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
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