Salem knew that the Schulz family was currently the strongest family in Oskia. So, he wanted to befriend him.Now that he had already found out that Steven was here in Aurous Hill for the same purpose and was actually inviting him to head to the hotel together with him at this time, he felt that this was a perfect opportunity for him to establish an intersection and build up a friendship with the Schulz family. At the same time, he would also be able to greatly increase the chances and probability of finding his son.He would be killing two birds with one stone!So, he was very grateful as he said, “Mr. Schulz, to tell you the truth, I do not have anyone that I can trust or depend on in Aurous Hill ever since my son and his subordinates suddenly disappeared. Therefore, I did not arrange for anyone to pick me up from the airport either. It would be perfect if I could hitch a ride in your car to head to the hotel together with you. Thank you so much!”Steven smiled slightly before he
So, Steven hurriedly asked Salem, “Did your son offend anyone during his trip to Aurous Hill this time?”“This…” Salem shook his head and said, “My son has never been to Aurous Hill before, and this is also the first time that he has ever been to Oskia. The reason why he came to Aurous Hill this time is entirely because our family had sent him here to develop the family business. He was only here for a very short period of time. Therefore, I don’t think that he has any enemies here.”Steven asked again, “Is your son married?”Salem answered truthfully, “Yes. He is married with two children.”Steven continued asking, “Then, does he have a proper and decent private life?”Salem seriously replied, “I have never heard of him having any improper relationships with any other women.”Steven asked again, “Is he a drug addict?”“No! Absolutely not!” Salem hurriedly replied, “Our family absolutely does not allow any one of our family members to be drug addicts. All of the men in our famil
At this moment. Shangri-La hotel. Charlie did not rush home but stayed in Isaac's office, using his cell phone to keep an eye on the current trends of public opinion on the internet in real-time.He found that now, the Schulz family's shills had a pervasive trend. No matter what application it was, even if it was just a mini-website or a small forum, there were a large number of Schulz family’s shills to clean up the mess.They had even been helping the Schulz family play the victim’s card, strongly exaggerating that other people were plotting against Helen and Sophie, and also claiming that the real purpose of the mastermind was to completely destroy the entire Schulz family. Seeing these remarks, Isaac could not help but say angrily, "Young Master, this group of people from the Schulz family really have no sense of propriety. Such a shameless way of whitewashing can even be played out!" Charlie smiled blandly. "This is nothing. They are not fully firing now. E
Just then, Isaac’s cell phone received a text message. He clicked on it and read it, then hurriedly said to Charlie, "Young Master, the second son of the Schulz family, Steven, is in Aurous Hill!” “Is that so?" Charlie asked curiously, "When did he arrive?”Isaac quickly answered, "This is the feedback from the Aurous Airport—he landed about ten minutes ago.”Charlie sneered, "It seems that he was ordered by Lord Schulz to find the whereabouts of Helen and Sophie.”Isaac said again, "Young Master, there is one more thing to report to you.” Charlie nodded, “Speak.” Isaac said, "After Steven landed, there was another private plane registered in the United States nearby. My people checked the registration number of the aircraft, and the aircraft belongs to the Whittaker family business in the United States.” “Whittaker?” Charlie frowned and said in a cold voice, "It seems that the one who came should be from Edmund's family, then.” Isaac continued, "Yes, the en
Once Isaac heard Charlie say that he wanted to keep Steven as well as Salem in Aurous Hill, he immediately exclaimed, “Young Master, Salem is still manageable as he would not have brought many people from the United States. However, Steven hired dozens of security personnel on the surface, and as for the experts hidden behind the scenes, we do not know how many there are. To catch him would be slightly more difficult…” Charlie blandly said, "It does not matter. There are no impermeable parts in this world. To catch Steven and Edmund, I alone will be enough.” As he said that, a person’s image suddenly flashed through his mind. So, he immediately changed his stance, "No, it would be better to add one more person.” Isaac immediately stood up and said without hesitation, "Young Master, I am willing to join you!” Charlie smiled and said seriously, "Sir Cameron, your courage is commendable, but your strength is still a little weak. Before you can come close to Steven, his
Isaac asked again, "Then, when are you going to make a move against Steven and Salem?” Charlie thought about it and spoke, "I will first observe the two of them and see what they are up to for a day or two.” Charlie further instructed, "Isaac, you have the most extensive contacts in Aurous Hill. You must assist me. Keep a close eye on the two of them—no matter where the two of them have been, who they have seen, report all of this to me immediately!” Without hesitation, Isaac said, "Young Master, do not worry. I will arrange for it!” Charlie nodded and said with a little regret, "Why didn’t they both choose to stay at your hotel.” Isaac laughed, "Young Master, that Edmund stayed in Aurous International Hotel before he disappeared. It's normal for his father to go there to stay. As for Steven, the Schulz family knows very well that this is the property of the Wade family, there is no way he would come here to stay.” Charlie asked curiously, "The Schulz family
The moment Isaac heard that Charlie wanted to use Rosalie, he immediately asked with some concern, "Young Master, we are still not sure whether Rosalie is controllable or not. She has been under our house arrest. If we let her out, won’t she take the opportunity to escape?” Charlie shook his head, “Based on my understanding of her, she surely won’t.” Isaac asked in confusion, "Young Master, how are you so sure? This woman has always been ruthless. She is not an easy person to deal with!” Charlie laughed. "She was betrayed too cruelly by the Schulz family. Now, there is a chance to capture Steven first, and also a chance for her to take revenge. Based on this, it is impossible for her to betray us.” Charlie continued, “From the Schulz family's point of view, Rosalie is missing. Once she is truly free from my control and shelter, the Schulz family will likely find out at that time, and they will definitely want her life.” “I'll take another step back and say that even
Just when she was practicing until she was covered in sweat, the doorbell suddenly rang. Rosalie became a little excited all of a sudden. She had lived here for some time and understood the service routine of the service staff here. Three meals were served regularly here every day, and the service staff would prepare food and drinks as well as daily necessities before sending them over. Other times, the service staff would generally not take the initiative to come over to disturb. Seeing as now was not the time for any meals, it was very likely that Charlie had come!Thinking of this, Rosalie hurriedly and joyfully ran to the door. Through the display screen, she saw at a glance that Charlie was standing at the door of her room at this moment. Her heart burst with joy. She then remembered that she had not tidied her clothes and was currently wearing the most basic sports bra. Rosalie hesitated for a while and did not know whether she should change her
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