The mercury dichloride that had been poured into Edmund’s mouth soon took effect, and he could feel the discomfort and pain slowly surging inside him.He knew that this must be because his kidney functions had begun to deteriorate rapidly!It was only at this point that Edmund truly realized what a big problem he had gotten himself into.Previously, he had used to think that with his status, position, and family background, he could run amuck fearlessly in any corner of the world.After all, the vast majority of things in this world seemed too cheap as compared to his ten-billion-dollar family fortune.He had caused a lot of trouble when he was in the United States, but even if he truly killed someone, he could take care of it with a few million dollars at most, and it would not have caused him any trouble nor consequence at all.If he had poisoned Corwin in the United States and the matter had been exposed, he could immediately get a scapegoat to confess to the matter by spendin
The disappearance of Edmund and his entourage did not cause any sensation to Aurous Hill who had a population of nearly 10 million people.Charlie slept like a baby that night. Since Elaine was in charge of breakfast, he was still sound asleep at this moment.Meanwhile, Helen drove alone from the Dunn residence to Curtis’s former house.Ever since she had come to Aurous Hill, she had been dreaming about Curtis every night, especially last night, where she dreamed that she had become Curtis’s wife and that he had taken her away from Eastcliff to Aurous Hill, and they had lived a happy life in the house that was about to be auctioned.It was because of this dream that she couldn’t help but come over to the old courtyard to have another look.Helen parked the car outside the entrance, pushed open the courtyard’s dilapidated iron gate, and stepped inside.At this moment, Curtis’s image occupied her mind so much so she did not even notice that someone was secretly photographing her fr
Another scandalous wave erupted in the entire Eastcliff upper-class society over the weekend.Helen Dunn, the wife of Sheldon Schulz, had gone to Aurous Hill while she was still married to Sheldon!Moreover, she had gone to Aurous Hill because of Curtis Wade, who had died nearly two decades ago!What was even more shocking was that Helen was going to participate in the judicial auction next Monday to bid for the old residence where Curtis had lived back then!Did she do it for old time’s sake and the sentimental worth?Did she truly love Curtis that much? Otherwise, how could her feelings for Curtis still remain steadfast, even so many years after his death?Besides, from the photo, she looked very sorrowful and heartbroken. When the camera zoomed in on her beautiful face, two lines of tears could be seen.From Helen’s behavior, Eastcliff’s upper-class society immediately realized that Helen had been madly in love with Curtis even after she had been married to Sheldon for more
In Cadfan’s opinion, Sheldon was responsible for a vast majority of the humiliation and suffering that the Schulz family was enduring today!Therefore, Sheldon was not only not a qualified family successor, but he was not even a qualified successor of his bloodline and family name!A family successor was the one who would inherit the entire Schulz family and become the patriarch of the family, whereas the successor of the bloodline carried a broader meaning—as long as he carried the blood of the Schulz family, he was part of the family.Now, Cadfan felt that Sheldon was not only unqualified to become the family patriarch, but he was also not qualified to inherit the family’s bloodline!He said in an angry and cold voice, “Steven! Call Sheldon now! Tell him to stop Helen from participating in the auction next Monday by all means! I will never allow that woman to humiliate the Schulz family and make us the laughingstock of Eastcliff and the entire country!”Steven was over the moon
“What?!”Sheldon was so infuriated that he felt himself going out of control, and he cursed angrily, “Helen is too much! What does she take me for?!”“Yes, Sheldon!” Steven hurriedly added fuel to the fire and said, “Helen and you are not divorced yet after all. She has gone too far by rekindling her past love with a man from the Wade family who has been dead for 20 years!”Sheldon ground his teeth in fury and said, “Steven, this is between me and her. Stop poking your nose into this!”Although Sheldon was angry and dissatisfied with Helen’s current behavior, he was still wise enough to tell right from wrong. He knew very well that Steven had called him with a malicious intention! He wanted to piss him off, but on the other hand, he also wanted to drive a wedge between Helen and him! This was why he couldn’t talk to Steven nicely.Steven deliberately heaved a long regretful sigh and huffed, “Hey, Sheldon! Helen is your wife! You have to do something about it! The very least you ca
Steven was overjoyed that his provocation had worked, yet he donned a solemn expression and said indignantly into the phone, “Sheldon, what do you mean by that? Are you saying that Father is responsible for all of this? Let me tell you! Father did everything for our family and to wipe your sorry *ss who had an illegitimate daughter! If you hadn’t screwed around and gotten Rosalie, how would we be in this situation today?”Infuriated, Sheldon roared out of anger, “Shut the f*ck up!”The enraged Steven yelled back, “You shut the f*ck up!”Sheldon was rendered speechless at this point, while Cadfan was looking gloomier.Steven continued his provocation, “Sheldon! I’m not calling to argue with you, and I don’t want to. I just want to advise you to come to terms with reality!”Sheldon asked unhappily, “What reality?”Steven said coldly, “The first reality is that Helen does not respect our family at all!”Then, he continued aggressively, “The second reality is that despite being marr
In Cadfan’s eyes, he was the only person who could embarrass the Schulz family or make the Schulz family lose their image and reputation. No one else could have this privilege!He was the one who had decided to betray Rosalie. Although he had managed to push the blame onto Sheldon and forced him to shoulder all the responsibility for it, the Schulz family had still lost face because of this. However, instead of doing any self-reflection on himself, he continued acting freely as he liked while keeping a tight rein on everyone else without giving them any freedom at all.Even though Helen was not officially divorced from Sheldon yet, Sheldon was the one who had derailed their marriage first. Even if Helen was going to cheat on her marriage just like Sheldon had, the Schulz family would have absolutely no right to criticize her, let alone criticize her for wanting to buy an old mansion that Curtis used to live in.However, Cadfan did not think that way.He felt that even though his so
This was the second time today that someone had hung up on Sheldon and left him hanging on the other end of the line.At this time, Sheldon was already extremely furious and resentful.He slammed his cell phone down to the ground, and his cell phone smashed into pieces as he yelled, “Helen Dunn! I do not understand what is so great about Curtis? Why haven’t you forgotten him even after so many years? Don’t forget that he has never chosen you from the beginning to the end! He has always given up on you, and he gave up on you even until his death!”Just as he was very furious and angry, a servant quickly walked over with a cell phone and said carefully, “Mr. Sheldon, it is a phone call…from Lord Schulz…”It was only at this time that Sheldon realized that he had broken his cell phone.He could only take the cell phone from the servant’s hand as he suppressed his anger and said, “Dad, what other instructions do you have?”Cadfan asked coldly, “Why can’t I get through to your cell ph
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk
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