The butler hurriedly replied, “The head of the Dunn family, Lord Jefferson Dunn, has come here with the eldest son of the Dunn family, Harlem.”Lord Schulz could not help but rub his temples as he sighed and thought to himself, ‘D*mn it! Why did the Dunn family come all the way here to see me? Did they come here to question me and blame me for that incident? No… that should not be it. Aurous Hill is not my territory anyway. Furthermore, there is no evidence to prove that I was the one who tried to harm Helen. Why would they come here to question me about it, then?’‘Nevertheless, the Dunn family are still my in-laws. Moreover, they also have a very deep and strong relationship on a higher level. Therefore, I cannot simply offend them just like that. It looks like I can only receive them and deal with them!’As he thought about this, Lord Schulz told the butler, “Arrange for them to be seated in the living room for a while. I will go over there now.”“Okay, Lord Schulz!”A few minu
Cadfan could not accept this fact at all. His second son had just arrived in Aurous Hill, but he had already disappeared without even spending a single night in Aurous Hill yet.Furthermore, Cadfan knew of Henderson’s strength and abilities.He had already been serving the Schulz family for so many years, and there was rarely anyone worthy of being his opponent.Henderson had already been secretly protecting and watching over Steven. So, how could he still go missing, then?!Henderson, who was on the other end of the line also sighed endlessly, and he was also filled with guilt as he said, “Lord Schulz, I was on the same floor with Mr. Steven the whole time, and I have been guarding him from any possible disturbances. However, it seems as though Mr. Steven has evaporated from the face of this earth seeing as he suddenly disappeared from his room without a trace at all. This… this whole incident is simply too strange and unbelievable!”As he spoke, Henderson hurriedly continued, “T
Henderson hurriedly replied, “Don’t worry, Lord Schulz. I will certainly go all out to get it done!”Lord Schulz replied, “Okay! Start investigating and looking for clues in Aurous Hill first. I will send some men over there to support you right now!”After hanging up the phone, Lord Schulz had a guilty expression on his face as he said to Jefferson, “In-law, you also heard everything just now. It is not only Helen and Sophie who are missing, but Steven is also missing now. Therefore, you should not suspect that I am the mastermind behind this matter anymore, right? Helen is my daughter-in-law, Sophie is my granddaughter, and Steven is my son! Someone is clearly targeting the Schulz family!”Jefferson had initially come here today intending to question Cadfan to get him to tell him the truth about the accident. However, after everything that had happened just now, he couldn't help but involuntarily dispel all of his suspicion toward Cadfan.Since things had already reached this sta
At this moment in Aurous Hill.The helicopter flew all the way to Albert’s dog farm.At this time, it seemed as though things were getting rather hectic at the dog farm.Albert brought his confidant along with him as he awaited Charlie’s arrival eagerly.As the roar of the helicopter in the sky grew louder and louder, everyone began to feel more and more expectant.Immediately afterward, the helicopter descended slowly and landed in the middle of the dog farm.Albert hurriedly led his men forward to greet Charlie.At this time, Isaac opened the helicopter hatch before he made an inviting gesture at Charlie as he said respectfully, “After you, Master Wade!”Charlie nodded before he got off the helicopter with Rosalie.Albert hurriedly said, “Master Wade, I have already prepared the single room and the warm father and son reunion ceremony as you have asked me to. When would you like to start?”“We are not in a hurry.” Charlie waved his hand before he pointed at Steven and Salem
Albert quickly asked his subordinates to open the heavy iron door. As soon as they stepped through the door, he immediately heard some fighting dogs in the surrounding kennels barking wildly.When he saw this, Albert immediately shouted with a cold expression on his face, “All of you better f*cking shut up right now! If any dog continues barking, I will kill it and eat its meat today!”What was even more amazing was that all of the dogs in the kennel immediately stopped barking without exception as soon as Albert shouted.Albert was finally satisfied, and he told Charlie, “Master Wade, please come with me!”Charlie followed Albert into the kennel, and he saw a group of Walter’s men as well as Cadfan’s subordinates, Matteo and the other three men, in the middle section of the kennel.As soon as Matteo saw Charlie, the look in his eyes instantly changed as though he had just seen a ghost.After getting imprisoned in the dog farm and witnessing Edmund’s fate with his own eyes, Matte
When Edmund heard Charlie mentioning the words ‘Salem Whittaker’, he immediately had a very dumbfounded look on his face!He really would not have expected his father to come all the way to Aurous Hill just to find him.However, this did not make him feel elated. Instead, he could not help but feel terrified and fearful deep down in his heart.Although he had been using the Whittaker family and the Rothschild family to try and scare Charlie and as his last and desperate struggle to free himself, Edmund knew very well that this was all just a facade, and he was simply making use of someone else’s power to throw his weight about.‘Our family is just a distant relative of the Rothschild family. We are actually not that strong or powerful.’‘Regardless of whether it is in the past or present, the so-called distant relatives refer to the relationship between the king’s mother and the king’s wife’s relatives. Therefore, to put it simply, these distant relatives were not important to the
At this moment, Albert’s subordinates had already brought Steven and Salem into Albert’s office.As the two men were still unconscious and bound up, Albert’s subordinates could only use a pair of scissors to cut up the two men’s clothes into countless strips of cloth.One of Albert’s subordinates walked into the office when the two men were left wearing only their underwear after all of their clothes had already been cut off.He was holding an empty basin in one hand and a huge bucket of water in the other. At this time, he said with some difficulty, “Ahh! This bucket of water is really heavy!”At this time, one of the gang leaders called Bill walked toward that subordinate before placing his hand into the bucket of water. After that, he smacked his lips together as he said, “Selig, why isn’t the water cold at all? What is going on?”The subordinate who was known as Selig hurriedly replied, “Bill, I took this water from the tap in the bathroom. Therefore, the water coming from the
When Steven heard Charlie’s words, all of the fats on Steven’s body shuddered in an instant as he blurted out, “I don’t know anything! What do you want me to say?!”Charlie took out his cell phone from his pocket before he pointed the camera at Steven. After that, he sneered and said, “I will only give you one chance. Tell me honestly now. How did the Schulz family plan to murder Helen Dunn and Sophie Schulz?”“If I am satisfied with your performance, I can temporarily choose to spare your life. However, if your performance is unsatisfactory, I will make sure that you will permanently be listed as a missing person!”Steven quivered in shock.He was no fool. After all, Charlie could kidnap him directly. On one hand, this proved that Charlie had extraordinary strength and power, and on the other hand, this also proved that he had the ability to deal with the aftermath of this situation.Therefore, Steven thought to himself, ‘I’ve disappeared silently from the eyes of the public this
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