Thinking of this, she immediately said respectfully, “Please wait a moment. I will make a phone call to my boss now!” Then, she swiftly took out her cell phone and dialed a number. Once the call went through, Xavia desperately said, “Mr. Lawry, please help me. I met with some trouble in Pearl River Point…” The person on the phone was Mr. Lawry, also known as Hebron Lawry. He was once a local thug and had had a little bit of fame. However, he later went outstation to gamble and lost a lot of money. So, he had used his arm as a bet, and in the end, he had also lost his right arm. With his right arm gone, he was not able to survive in the underground world where the strong preyed on the weak. Therefore, he had gathered a bunch of people and formed an etiquette company. The reason he chose to form an etiquette company was because he could approach hostesses, who were all girls. Moreover, these girls were all pretty and charming but without backgrounds.
Charlie waited patiently for fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes, an S-class limousine finally arrived at Pearl River Point’s car park. Following the S-class limousine were two minibusses that carried eleven passengers each. Those two minibusses were filled with gangsters wielding machetes. The vehicles happened to come from behind Charlie’s back. Hebron, who was in the limousine, saw Xavia. Then, he quickly recognized that the man in front of Xavia, with his back facing him and sitting on the scooter, should be the one whom Xavia referred to as an arrogant fella. He sneered disdainfully, ‘A scooter-riding loser dares to f*cking mess with me?!’ However, once he remembered Xavia saying that this loser had defeated her six brothers, he became skeptical. He secretly thought to himself, “What if this fella can really fight and beat me up... what should I do?” Thinking of this, Hebron hurriedly turned to Jayden and said flatteringly, “Brother Jay
Hebron covered his face and felt extremely startled. He asked, “Brother Jayden, you… Why did you slap me?! You should be slapping that loser!” Jayden was so furious that he was trembling inside and out. He answered in a fit, “You… you are really f*cking looking for trouble! How dare you call Master Wade a loser! I think you are the one who is really f*cking bored with life!” Then, he immediately ordered his men, “Hold the motherf*cker down and beat the f*ck out of him!” Many of Jayden’s men had not met Charlie before. Despite that, they had heard of Master Wade’s name. After all, this was the saviour whom Don Albert talked about day and night. Moreover, Albert was arguably the godfather of the underworld in Aurous Hill. It could be said that his saviour was also the saviour of every member of the underworld in Aurous Hill. Of all people, Hebron had chosen to look for trouble with Master Wade. Wasn’t he looking for death?! Therefore, the men immediately ru
This was Hebron’s first time meeting a person like Charlie. On the outside, Charlie did not fight, did not scold, and was always smiling. He looked more civilized than anybody. But once he opened his mouth, one’s bones would be eaten. Fifteen and a half million Oskian dollars? How could he take out so much money?! Despite opening an etiquette company and earning lots of money due to his prostitution side business, people like him earned more and spent more too. Having blended with the dark underworld in the past, this kind of person carried a type of ‘today’s wine must be drunk till groggy, money earned must be spent today and not wait till tomorrow’ mentality. Therefore, despite earning a lot on normal days, Hebron spent a lot too. In a year, he could earn at least millions. However, he could not stop spending extravagantly. In the end, he was only left with eight hundred thousand. Hebron’s total savings amounted to around three to
Before Xavia could even come back to her senses, Jayden immediately pulled her hair and dragged her to the front of Hebron. Kicking her to Hebron’s side, Jayden coldly uttered, “That’s so capable of you to even dare to claim a moral high ground over Master Wade! He is the True Dragon who seldom beats women under normal circumstances! But I, Jayden, do not care for that! Any more crap from you, and I will disfigure your face!” Xavia instantly freaked out and stopped talking. Indeed, she had wanted to claim a morally higher ground over Charlie by showing to him that she was a woman and Charlie should not do anything toward her. However, she never would have thought that Charlie would not harm her. Instead, it was Jayden who cared less about these things! At this moment, Jayden looked at Charlie and said respectfully, “Master Wade, please give your orders on how to deal with these two b*stards!” Charlie answered faintly, “Let’s do this one at a time. Fi
When Hebron and Xavia heard that Charlie liked to carve words on people’s forehead, they immediately thought of the infamous Cain and Marcus Lloyd!What happened to them had become a piece of viral news in Aurous Hill and even the whole country.First, Marcus had offended a mysterious big shot, and the consequence was the two words ‘Pathetic Jerk’ being engraved on his forehead.Then, Cain, Marcus’s father, had wanted to avenge Marcus, but he had ended up offending the same mysterious big shot. Thus, the words ‘Father of Pathetic Jerk’ had been engraved on his forehead.Yet, this was not the end of their story.What had really made them famous nationwide was actually the comical debate video they had made about Donald and Sean Webb.Back then, the debate completely drove the Webb family up the wall. Rumors had it that the Lloyds didn’t have the nerve to offend the Webb family, but they had recorded the video because they were coerced by a mysterious man.Previously, no one knew
‘He wants five million! If he truly means it, I’ll have to work as a bar girl for at least 10 years without salary! I’d rather die!’Since Xavia did not give him any response, Charlie said in a cold voice, “Since you do not agree to my terms, I’ll directly increase the price to ten million. Jayden and Albert will keep an eye on you, and no one can get you out of there, not even God himself if you do not earn the ten million! You have three seconds to consider!”With that said, Charlie directly began the countdown.“Three… Two…”Just as Charlie was about to count to one, Xavia cried and said, no longer daring to bargain, “Okay, Mr. Wade. I agree to your terms…”After saying that, she wailed in despair as she thought of her fate of becoming one of the girls she forced into nightclubs.At this moment, Charlie turned to Hebron and said with a faint smile, “Mr. Lawry, I’ve made the appropriate arrangements for Miss Carter. It’s your turn now.”Hebron thought in agony, ‘Xavia has ende
As Hebron knelt on the floor without saying anything for a long time, Jayden kicked him furiously and shouted, “F*ck you, you ungrateful b*stard! Master Wade is giving you a way out, hurry and thank him for his mercy! If you pissed him off and he decided to send you to Don Albert’s dog kennel, you’d end up with a worse ending!”When Hebron heard this, he immediately shivered in fear!Don Albert’s dog kennel was an infamously well-known existence in Aurous Hill’s underworld. Rumor had it that there were dozens or even hundreds of vicious purebred fighting dogs, and Don Albert had often captured his enemies before throwing them into the kennel to feed the dogs.If he was sent to the dog kennel, he would be so dead...Thinking of this, Hebron felt inexplicable despair inside him.To be honest, he would rather die than be a restroom attendant at the nightclub, but he didn’t have the courage to die either.He cried desperately inside him, ‘Although it is humiliating to be a restroom a
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
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