Charlie laughed as he said, “Don’t worry. When you get to the top of the hotel, the helicopter doesn’t need to go down. You will just need to hover in the sky and wait while Rosalie and I head down by cable. We’ll bring Steven and Salem to the roof in about ten minutes. During that time, you can just adjust the rope and pull us up. We will head straight to Albert’s dog kennel after that.” Seeing that Charlie had arranged everything, Isaac no longer had any remarks to make. He then said firmly, “Alright, Young Master. We will wait for you at the top of the hotel.” Charlie turned to Rosalie and said again, “Rosalie, your responsibility is to capture Salem. I will handle Steven.” Rosalie nodded slightly and said respectfully, “Alright, Master Wade!” Charlie reminded her, “Remember, try not to alarm other people. Let’s get this done as quickly as possible, and let’s try to make it look as though Steven and Salem just evaporated from this world without a trace.” “Yes!” A minute
When Steven heard this voice, his entire being felt as if he was being electrocuted, and he jumped out of shock. Soon, he immediately looked towards the direction of the voice and set his gaze upon a smiling young man who was sitting on a small stool in front of the bathroom door. He was shocked and blurted, “You… Who are you?!” Charlie sneered, “Me? I’m the Schulz family’s greatest benefactor!” Steven nervously replied, “What kind of benefactor? What… What are you trying to do?!” Charlie smiled. “I’m truly the greatest benefactor of your Schulz family. Your eldest’s brother’s children, Jaime and Sophie, were both kidnapped in Japan, and I saved them. So, don’t you consider me the greatest benefactor of your Schulz family?” “What?!” Steven said dumbfounded, “You… You are the mysterious master from Japan?!” Charlie asked with interest, “What? Have you heard of me?” Steven replied vaguely, “I’ve heard my niece talk about it… Even my father still talks about it. If he had
Steven said nervously, “Brother, what… What do you mean by that? I… I do not understand...” As he spoke, Steven’s brain was already working at a fast pace. He could now be certain that the young man in front of him bore no good intentions, so his mind began processing and thinking of how to get out of this mess. Right then, the first thought that appeared in his mind was to call for help. ‘On this floor of the hotel, there are at least forty or fifty of my subordinates, and there are many masters among them. Their combined combat power is amazing. This kid would definitely not be able to defeat them.’‘However, this guy was able to infiltrate my room quietly, so this proves that his strength is still quite formidable!’ ‘Adding this to the previous data of him from Jaime and Sophie, this person was able to kill many top Japanese ninjas all by himself. This goes to show that he is actually extremely powerful…’ ‘Even if all of the subordinates I have under me should be able t
The moment Charlie revealed his true identity, Steven felt as though he had been struck by lightning! He looked at Charlie dumbfounded and blurted out in a panic, “You… Are you truly Curtis’s son?!” After saying this, before Charlie could even answer, he muttered to himself, “It looks like it… There’s no mistake…” Immediately afterward, he hurriedly said, “Young Wade, your father and I were friends. It stands to reason that you should call me ‘Uncle’…” Charlie said disdainfully, “Are you seriously telling me to call you ‘Uncle’?! Do you even think you deserve to be called that?!” Steven hurriedly replied, “I know that your perception of the Schulz family is certainly not very good, but the Schulz family and the Wade family have long had an agreement on non-interference and non-confrontation. Over the past ten or twenty years, we have always followed those rules and stayed away from your business. We developed our businesses respectively, so you… You shouldn’t break this agree
Charlie took out his handphone and informed Isaac to tell the helicopter pilot to lower the ropes before proceeding to firmly tie Salem and Steven together with the strong nylon rope. The two were then quietly lifted up by the winch. At this time, Rosalie was walking backward as she cleaned the footprints she had left behind. Step by step, she walked backwards all the way to the balcony, and then she said respectfully to Charlie, “Master Wade, everything is done!”Charlie nodded. At this moment, He received a text message from Isaac: [A business car has arrived from the airport and entered the hotel basement. Steven’s people have just blocked the basement. It is presumed that the person in the car should be coming for him. You and Miss Schulz had better move quickly.] Charlie smiled slightly. “It should be Steven’s lady friend.” As he said this, he grabbed another rope and said to Rosalie, “Time is running out, hold onto my waist, we’ll go up together.” There were only two rop
This woman was the most popular young actress, Cecelia. People in the entertainment industry knew that some big-shot powerful benefactor was backing Cecelia, but most people had no idea who the benefactor was. Ever since she had gotten close to Steven, Cecelia’s resources in the entertainment circle had been amazingly good to the point all the other actors were extremely envious of her. Actresses with relatively decent resources generally had the opportunity to appear in some big movies and TV shows every now and then. These actresses could make blockbuster movies yearly, blockbusters of the year directed by well-known directors. However, actresses like Cecelia, with extremely good resources, did not have to do anything. The cash cow behind her would spend money to invite the best directors, the hottest actors, and the hottest supporting roles to support her, literally tailoring the filming scenes completely to fit her. Other people who were able to land themselves the lead
An old man with grey hair and an ancient Oskian suit took the lead and ran over quickly. Behind him, more than a dozen men with extraordinary auras followed closely. Everyone’s expression was solemn, and there was a bit of a panic that was hard to conceal. Everyone rushed to the door of the presidential suite led by the grey-haired old man who hurriedly asked, “What’s the matter?!” The assistant said in a panic, “The boss didn’t respond when I pressed on the doorbell and no one answered the call, but the phone kept ringing inside the room.” One of them asked, “When was the last time you saw the boss, and what was the boss doing?” The assistant hurriedly replied, “The boss said that he was going to take a bath…” The man asked again, “Could it be that the boss fell asleep while taking a bath?” The assistant shook his head. “I don’t know much, but based on my understanding of the boss, this shouldn’t have happened!” There were some things that the assistant couldn’t clarif
“Kidnapped?!” Henderson’s face twitched slightly.What he feared the most was that Steven had been kidnapped.So, he could not help but think to himself, ‘No matter what it is, I am still one of the veteran masters working for the Schulz family. This time, I personally made this trip to Aurous Hill in order to protect the second master. If he was indeed kidnapped under my watch, wouldn’t it be extremely embarrassing for me? How could I possibly explain this to Lord Schulz when I go back?!’At this time, he immediately thought of Salem, who was staying in the room next to Steven. He felt as though he had caught hold of his last hope as he blurted out, “Could it be that Boss is chatting with that American next door?”Steven’s assistant who was in the same predicament as Henderson was also waiting for a miracle to happen. When he saw that Steven was nowhere to be found in the presidential suite, he was already in a state of panic. As soon as he heard this, his eyes brightened up in an
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