As soon as Charlie said this, Matteo and the others could not help but tremble in fear in an instant!They could not understand why this man in front of them could be so vicious. They could not understand why he would want to torture them with African hyenas. Was he even human?! How could he possibly be so vicious and cruel?!As a result, one of the men could not bear it anymore, and he immediately cried out as he said, “I will speak up! I will tell you everything!”As soon as he spoke up, the other two men beside him also hurriedly expressed their stand as they said, “I will tell you everything too!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction as he said, “Well, since the three of you can have this kind of attitude, I will give you some time to explain everything to me in detail later.”After he was done speaking, Charlie looked at Matteo before he sneered and said, “It seems as though you are a very tough person who is firmly rooted to your own beliefs. I wonder if the African hyenas would b
As he spoke, Charlie had already raised his voice slightly as he reprimanded, “Does that old dog, Cadfan Schulz, have any sense of humanity at all? He is actually willing to create a terror attack with such huge repercussions just for his own benefits and just because of a small incident within his family? Doesn’t Cadfan Schulz have any respect for social security, the protection of properties, and the safety of the people in this country at all?”Matteo was shocked and dumbfounded when he heard Charlie’s words.‘This guy… what is this guy doing?! Does he really plan on offending the Schulz family?! He is putting all of the responsibility and blame on Lord Schulz’s shoulder now. As soon as this video is exposed… Lord Schulz will certainly become a lowly and despicable scumbag that is despised and looked down on by everyone all over the country, then!’‘At that time, the authorities from above will surely hold the Schulz family accountable, and they might even impose a severe punishm
Matteo was on the verge of collapse.He never expected Charlie to be so ruthless. Charlie was actually intending to use this incident to blow up the matter and ruin the image and reputation of Lord Schulz and the entire Schulz family.He could already foresee the passive situation and predicament that the Schulz family would be stuck in as soon as this incident was exposed!This could possibly be the biggest catastrophe that the Schulz family had ever encountered in decades!Matteo subconsciously said, “You… you cannot distort the truth like that!”Charlie sneered before he said, “You are still worrying about your master now? Don’t worry. I will certainly delete the part where you were trying to defend that old dog, Cadfan Schulz, just now before publishing the video. That way, you will have made a huge contribution to the downfall and collapse of the Schulz family’s reputation.”Matteo’s face turned pale in an instant.Charlie could not be bothered with him anymore, and he simp
At this time, Isaac, who was standing aside, asked, “Young Master, what should we do with the both of them now? Should we allow them to leave immediately after they recover, or…”Charlie waved his hand and said, “If I allowed them to leave this place completely unharmed and enter the public’s field of vision directly, the video that I have just filmed earlier will be completely meaningless, then. As long as both of them are alive and unharmed, this will not be a serious matter at all. In that case, the Schulz family will not be portrayed as that evil to the public’s eye.”After that, Charlie said, “Why don’t we do this instead. Bring both of them back to your hotel and put them under house arrest, just like Rosalie. They can eat and enjoy life to the fullest, but they are not allowed to communicate with anyone outside or leave their rooms at all!”“Okay!” Isaac nodded and asked, “Then, how are we going to get them out of this car wreck?”Charlie did not say anything, and he simply
At this moment, Sophie did not know whether this was reality, whether she was stuck in a dream, or whether this was all just her own wishful thinking as her soul was about to leave her body before she died.However, she could see Charlie’s face very clearly at this time.‘This is my benefactor who descended like a God-sent soldier and rescued me and my brother from the Japanese ninjas’ hands!’‘This is my benefactor who once scolded me on the streets of Tokyo, for being superficial and being unable to see the wider picture!’As she thought about this, Sophie subconsciously raised her hand, regardless of whether everything before her eyes was a dream or not.When Sophie’s somewhat cold fingertips touched Charlie’s side profile for a moment, she could not help but exclaim, “So… it feels so real…”Charlie was just about to place Sophie beside Helen, but he did not expect Sophie to wake up so suddenly. This really caught him by surprise.At this time, Sophie yelled excitedly, “Benef
He hurriedly opened the notification and found out that this was first-hand live data that had been released by the local media.One of the lanes leading into the tunnel had already been cleared, and the police had entered the scene immediately. After that, they had discovered the scene of the Rolls-Royce accident.Immediately afterward, they had also found Zakir, who had been shot through the back of his head. This immediately made them feel extremely frightened and nervous!They initially thought that Zakir had met with an accident. However, they really would not have expected that Zakir would have been shot to death!This immediately made things more complicated.Why was Zakir shot? Who would have shot him?!What was even more incomprehensible was the fact that the two hostages seemed to have disappeared and vanished into thin air!The report also stated the detailed disappearance of the hostages. According to the report, the police had found the blood and hair of the two hos
At the same time, at the Schulz family mansion in Eastcliff.Lord Schulz held the cell phone in his hand as he resisted the urge to throw his cell phone. After he was done reading the news, he scolded furiously, “D*mn it! How did this Matteo get things done? Why was Sophie also in the car? Where are Helen and Sophie now?! Where are that d*mn Matteo and the others?!”Steven was already scared to death at this time, but he pretended to be calm as he said, “Dad, I cannot get a hold of Matteo at all now, and we do not know whether Sister-in-Law and Sophie are still alive or dead. There is no news about them at all. Do you think that someone is deliberately trying to mess with the Schulz family?”In truth, Lord Schulz had only intended to take Helen’s life from the beginning to the end. However, in order to prevent and avoid any unnecessary trouble in the future, Steven had ordered his men to look for Zakir’s family before he gave them an additional twenty million dollars so that Zakir w
At this time, Lord Schulz shook his head lightly and said, “Matteo might not have managed this matter well this time, but I have absolutely no doubts about his loyalty at all.”Steven hurriedly tried to add fuel to the flame as he said, “Dad! As the saying goes, even if you have already known a person for a long time, you might not understand his true nature! You have always valued Matteo, but who knows if Matteo would betray you after getting tempted by other interests?”Lord Schulz snorted coldly before he said, “Steven, you cannot even understand something as simple as this? You are truly disappointing me!”“Ahh?!” Steven did not know why Lord Schulz would suddenly say something like this, and he had a nervous expression on his face as he hurriedly said, “Dad, forgive me for being stupid, but please explain it to me.”Lord Schulz asked coldly, “If someone is indeed trying to bribe and buy Matteo over so that he would deal with the Schulz family, why would the other party go thro
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega