The terrified Steven hurriedly blurted out, “I will tell you the truth! I will tell you everything…”Charlie nodded as he turned on the video recording function on his cell phone once more.When Steven saw that Charlie was going to record a video, he felt a little flustered, and he said, “Mr. Wade… I will tell you everything that you want to know. I will honestly tell you everything, but would it be okay if you stopped recording the video…”Charlie asked him, “Why? You dare to do it but you do not dare to admit it?”Steven replied vaguely, “No… it’s not that… it’s just that… I… I am just not used to it…”Charlie glanced at Steven in disgust before he said coldly, “You are dawdling and talking so much nonsense. Albert, slap him again!”Albert did not hesitate as he rushed forward and kicked Steven’s fat belly. After kicking him directly to the ground, Albert stepped on his chest before he bent over and gave him two tight slaps across his face.Steven was confused and in a daze af
At this time, Charlie looked at Steven, who was flustered, and he smiled slightly before he said, “There are three different sections for the video that I recorded just now.”“The first section is your confession. You said that it was Cadfan who wanted to kill Helen. At the same time, you also pushed the blame entirely onto Cadfan, saying that he was the one who wanted to take Sophie’s life as well.”“In the second section of the recording, you confessed that you were actually the one who had hired and paid Zakir to kill Sophie.”“In the third section, you confessed that Cadfan was the one who had secretly betrayed Rosalie back in Japan. After that, Cadfan pushed the blame and responsibility to your eldest brother, Sheldon.”Having said that, Charlie smacked his lips together before he said, “Tsk. Tsk. But it seems as though the first section and the second section are somewhat contradictory. So, I can only choose to release one of the videos, then…”After he was done speaking, Ch
Charlie continued speaking at this time. “As for the second section of the video, that is the part where you confessed that you were the one who wanted Sophie dead. I will only send this video over to your eldest brother after he kills Cadfan and becomes the head of the Schulz family.”“That way, if Sheldon had the opportunity to make a comeback and even if Cadfan is killed, you will not be able to relax and live peacefully, because as soon as your eldest brother finds out that you were the one who wanted to kill his daughter, he will certainly find a way to kill you at all costs.”“Well! What do you think about my closed-loop plan? Regardless of whether it is your father or eldest brother who is going to win in the end, you will only be met with a tragic ending!”When Steven heard this, tears began welling up in his eyes.He understood now.He finally understood it now!‘What Charlie is intending to do is to make sure that my father, my eldest brother, and I would always be host
As Sheldon’s daughter, blood was naturally thicker than water to Rosalie.However, she could not help but think to herself, ‘I owe Master Wade my life, and Master Wade also gave me a great opportunity to grow the strength and abilities of my martial art at such a rapid speed. I will have to submit to him and be obedient to him in order to repay his kindness to me.’‘If my father truly has a unshirkable responsibility for Master Wade’s parents’ death, I will naturally have nothing to say if Master Wade wants to take revenge on him, then…’‘So, I can only sincerely hope that my father is not directly connected to Master Wade’s parents’ death in any way at all…’‘Fortunately, Master Wade has always been a very fair and upright person. Since he has already said that he will spare my father’s life if he was not the one who caused his parents’ death, now everything depends entirely on whether my father is innocent or whether he has anything to do with that matter or not.’As she thought
Edmund also struggled to get up. However, since his body was extremely weak and frail, he could not get up at all even after trying several times.So, he could only continue lying helplessly on the hospital bed as he cried out, “Dad, I… I was poisoned, and I have contracted uremia now…”After he was done speaking, Edmund could no longer control his emotions, and he cried loudly, “Dad! You have to save me! Dad, this godforsaken place is like a living hell. If you do not rescue me and get me out of this place, I might actually die here.”Charlie smiled before he said, “Edmund, it is impossible for your dad to rescue you and bring you out of this place. But the good news is that I plan to keep your father here so that he can take care of you. The both of you father and son can live in this room together in the future.”After he was done speaking, Charlie said to Jiro, “Jiro, you do not have to feed Edmund anymore in the future. You can just focus on feeding the dogs.”When Jiro heard
Salem naturally did not dare to cause any delay, and he could only hug the bouquet of fresh flowers tightly in his arms.At this time, Albert pointed at the entrance of the dog cage before he told Salem, “We will ask Mr. Salem to send a bouquet of fresh flowers to his scumbag son, Edmund, now! Everyone, please applaud!”Albert’s subordinates immediately clapped enthusiastically.Salem had a very ugly expression on his face at this time, but he did not dare to complain or express his dissatisfaction at all.When he saw that Salem was still hesitating, Albert could not help but scold, “Why are you still hesitating? Do you want me to add another hospital bed for you next to your son right now?”Salem could not help but tremble in fear. He hurriedly hugged the bouquet of fresh flowers as he hurriedly walked toward the entrance of the dog cage with much difficulty.Salem, who was only wearing his underwear, was already frozen like an ice popsicle from the cold. Therefore, he could onl
Charlie ignored him and simply looked at Salem before he said, “Salem, do you know why I captured your son and brought him here?”Salem’s eyes flushed red, and he shook his head.Charlie looked at Edmund before he said coldly, “Come, Edmund. Why don’t you tell your father about your glorious history, then?”“I…” Edmund suddenly did not know what to do.Charlie said coldly, “Hurry and speak up!”When Edmund saw that Charlie was getting angry, he shuddered and hurriedly said, “I will speak up. I will tell him everything now…”So, Edmund immediately looked at Salem before he choked up and said, “Dad, this is all my fault. I brought this upon myself…”As he spoke, Edmund explained how he had coveted Doris’s beauty while thinking of getting his hands on Emgrand Group’s industry in Aurous Hill. To achieve his goal, he had decided to kill two birds with one stone by poisoning Doris’s father.When Salem heard this, he was so shocked that he was on the verge of collapsing.It was only
Steven really did not expect for Charlie to actually be interested in matters related to his private life. He came from a big and prestigious family, and he paid great attention to his own private life. So, Steven could not help but subconsciously feel extremely nervous when Charlie suddenly asked him about this matter. He could only stammer and delay things as he did not dare to respond to this question.Charlie could not help but frown as he asked, “Why? Are you not willing to talk about it?”When Steven saw that Charlie seemed to be dissatisfied, he hurriedly shook his head and said, “No, no, no. I am willing. I am willing to talk about it…”Immediately afterward, Steven explained in full details, “That woman is… it’s Cecelia Quiroz.”“Cecelia Quiroz?” Charlie asked in surprise, “Are you talking about Cecilia Quiroz who is also known as the most beautiful girl in the film and television circle?”“Yes…” Steven nodded nervously as he said, “It’s her…”Charlie could not help bu
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
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