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
Charlie hummed slightly before he said, “The Schulz family is indeed very strong and powerful. Although they do not have many industries or connections in Aurous Hill, if they wanted to, they could easily turn the entire Aurous Hill upside down. It might also be possible for them to send dozens of helicopters here to fly back and forth above the sky in Aurous Hill tomorrow just so they can find some clues. So, you have to make sure that you pay great attention to this matter.”Albert nodded before he replied seriously, “Young Master, you can rest assured. I will certainly go all out to get this done!”“Okay.” Charlie smiled as he said, “I always rest assured when you are in charge of getting things done. That is all for today. I will leave first.”***After leaving Albert’s dog farm, Charlie sat in a Rolls-Royce driven by Isaac as they returned to the city.Since they had just sent Steven and Salem to the dog farm, the Schulz family must have dispatched some men to look for clues
Early in the morning.Cliffcouls in Aurous Hill.Carmen, who had lost at least five to seven kilograms, was empty-handed as she walked out from a dark alley.Five minutes ago, Albert’s subordinate had opened her room door and told her that she could leave now.At that moment, Carmen could only cry bitterly.She had already had enough of this cold, shabby, dark, and humid place called Cliffcouls in Aurous Hill.After staying in this tattered place for so many days, there was a cheap and musty smell that was lingering all over her body, and this made her feel sick and disgusted all the time.In truth, she could have already left this place earlier, but Charlie had delayed her departure date and kept her here for another seven days past the original deadline that they had agreed upon for absolutely no reason at all.In fact, since it was already early in the morning now, this meant that Charlie had kept her here longer than the deadline that they had agreed on once again. Howeve
Although Carmen felt very aggrieved, since her father had already said so, she did not want to continue forcing him anymore. She could only feel very aggrieved as she said, “Dad, if that is the case, don’t forget to arrange for the private jet to come and pick me up before you go back to sleep…”Jeremiah sounded very tired and sleepy as he said, “You don’t need to call me to ask me to make the arrangements for such a trivial matter like arranging for a private jet for you. You can just call Stephen directly so that he can make the arrangements for you.”Carmen felt even more aggrieved when she heard this.‘Of course I know that I can simply look for Stephen to ask him to deal with this kind of matter.’‘However, isn’t the reason why I decided to look for my father directly simply because I wanted to act pitiful in front of him?’‘This will also worsen the old man’s impression of Charlie, then.’‘Besides, if my father finds out that I have been severely wronged and that I have suf
Jeremiah did not have any extra energy to be bothered about Carmen at this time.He felt extremely excited right now, and there was only one thought in his mind. ‘The Schulz family has suffered one heavy blow after the other. Therefore, the opportunity for the Wade family to surpass the Schulz family is not too far away now!’At this point, Jeremiah immediately told Stephen, “Stephen, you have to monitor the entire Schulz family’s movement closely. At the same time, you should also secretly send more people to Aurous Hill as a precaution. We cannot sit back and watch indifferently if the Schulz family really decides to look for Charlie!”Stephen immediately replied, “Okay, Lord Wade! I will make all the arrangements now!”After he was done speaking, Stephen asked again, “Lord Wade, why don’t I personally make a trip to Aurous Hill, then?”Jeremiah replied sternly, “I think that it would be better for you to stay here. Your status and identity are a little more sensitive. If you go
If she had called Charlie before regaining her freedom, there was an 80% probability that she was calling him because she wanted him to let her go.However, now that she was calling him to admit her own mistakes after she had already regained her freedom, this was even more strange and unimaginable.Perhaps Lord Wade was the one who had forced her to call him to apologize to him.However, Charlie could not be bothered to continue talking too much to her. After all, he still had some explosive videos that he wanted to release. So, he replied indifferently, “I hope that you will be able to keep a low profile in the future. Don’t be so arrogant and demanding anymore. You should know how to act and behave.”After he was done speaking, Charlie hung up the phone directly.Carmen, who was on the other end of the line, ground her teeth angrily, and she stomped her feet as she thought to herself, ‘You brat! You can just wait for it! I will surely take revenge and get back at you sooner or
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma