Sophie did not expect that not only did her benefactor not show his face, he even refused to allow her to communicate with the outside world. She suddenly felt rather disappointed. She asked tentatively, “Will you let me report my safety to my family? My grandfather must be very worried about the safety of my mother and I. We would just like to inform him that we are both safe…” The woman shook her head and said seriously, “Sorry Ms. Schulz, our young master’s order was to not contact anyone from the outside, no matter who the other party is.” Although Sophie didn’t understand thoroughly, she nodded her head slightly and thought to herself, ‘Although this arrangement looks as if my benefactor has placed me under house arrest, I believe he must have his reasons, and it must be a good and thoughtful intention.’ Therefore, she said, “I understand, thank you.” The lady immediately said, “You’re welcome, Ms. Schulz. If you and Mrs. Schulz need anything, just inform us. Including w
Sophie couldn’t help but sigh. She felt that what her mom had said was right. The sons of these top families may be mysterious to the outside world, but for the top family members, they knew the sons of these other top families very well. These top-notched family sons, although they were all so-called high-achieving students who had returned from their studies abroad, Sophie knew very well that they were just glamourous rubbish. It was just for show, and they were actually not what they seemed to be. To put it nicely, they were like an embroidered pillow filled with straws, where beauty was only skin-deep. To put it frankly, it was just gold-coated trash. Although these young masters could speak proper English as well as understand the pattern of the global economy and development, when asked to perform hands-on work, they would immediately turn to the papers, completely unprepared. In the past, there was a well-known son who was known as a business wizard. He was able to
Sophie’s assumption suddenly popped up, and Helen immediately had a sudden realization.She nodded in agreement and said, “Since this benefactor wants to settle us in properly and even strictly hide the secret that we are alive, he would definitely not just casually put us into some random hotel…”“Besides, he has placed so many people at the door, so it is very likely that this hotel is his property, just like you’ve said.”“Even if he’s not the owner, he should at least have a deep-rooted relationship with this hotel.”Sophie nodded, ran to the desk in the living room of the suite, and opened the drawer.Generally, hotels would put some papers for the guests to write on their desks. The hotel name had to be printed on it.When she saw the words ‘Shangri-La Hotel’ at the header of the letter-sized paper, she couldn’t help exclaiming, “Mother! The hotel we’re in is the Aurous Shangri-La Hotel! If I remember correctly, this hotel is the property of the Wade family, right?”Helen
“No.” Helen said seriously, “If everything is truly a coincidence, it should just happen once, then. For example, if you happened to meet someone who looked very similar to me, that’s normal. After all, I’ve met people who looked a lot like Curtis by coincidence…” “But…” As Helen continued, her tone and expression were dead serious. “However, I’ve unexpectedly met this young man in Aurous Hill. Curtis was killed in Aurous Hill that year, and his son also disappeared in Aurous Hill. So, this is the second time this coincidence is happening.” “Also! I not only met him in Aurous Hill, but I also met him at the gate of Curtis’s former residence! If he has nothing to do with Curtis, why did he appear there?!” Sophie was silent for a moment, nodded, and replied seriously, “Mother, I think your analysis makes sense. The young man you saw at the gate of Curtis Wade’s former house was most likely his son…” Speaking of this, Sophie turned her sentence around and said, “Mother, Curtis’s
When Charlie had settled Sophie and her mother in the Aurous Shangri-La hotel, he did not expect that the hotel would reveal his identity to a certain extent. Last night, after he had posted the video online, he had not paid much attention to this matter. Ultimately, he knew that the video would definitely drag Cadfan Schulz and his entire family into the pits of a national crusade. He had even uploaded the video to a Wade family-owned platform, so there was no worry that the Schulz family would remove the video. After all, to the Wade family, no matter how much money they were willing to pay, they would not be doing any sort of business transaction with the Schulz family. Jeremiah Wade would never miss this great opportunity to humiliate and attack the Schulz family. When he woke up in the morning, Claire was still sound asleep. Charlie gently got out of bed and washed up before making his way down to the first floor where his mother-in-law, Elaine, was already preparing b
Charlie didn’t expect that Elaine would think about Lady Wilson through the actions of Lord Schulz, and this rendered him speechless for a while. At this time, Elaine couldn’t help but sigh and say, “I just feel so sorry for the woman called Helen! I think she must be a kind-hearted and smart woman like me, but God is just so blind. Good women like us always end up with bad mother-in-laws and father-in-laws.” Charlie felt embarrassed listening to what she had to say. Helen was definitely the top celebrity in the circle of noblewomen. No matter in whatever aspect in life, she was anytime stronger than Elaine by tens of thousands of times, but Elaine had shamelessly compared herself to be equal to Helen, and that showed how thick-skinned she was. Nevertheless, Charlie didn’t bother talking to her anymore, and he smiled and said, “Mother, why don’t you resume whatever you’re doing. I will head over to the yard to get some fresh air.” Although Elaine was still filled with righteo
Donald was still sound asleep when he was woken up by the phone call from Isaac. On the phone, Isaac told Donald that Charlie had requested for him to take Sean to Aurous Hill immediately by helicopter. Donald did not dare to delay, thus, he got up quickly and took his son straight to Aurous Hill. At ten o’clock in the morning, Donald’s helicopter approached Isaac’s hotel slowly. During the descent of the helicopter, Donald couldn’t help but think of the scene where he and his son had been directly beaten up and kicked out of the place by Isaac’s people the last time they were here. That had been the most humiliating day of Donald Webb’s life. Not only were Johnny Castro and a lot of Webb family’s masters humiliated and had very humiliating sentences engraved onto their foreheads, but Donald and his son had also been beaten by Isaac. Looking back at that moment, Donald clenched his fist involuntarily. However, he suddenly thought of The Big Eight that was buried at the
Donald continued, “If the Schulz family truly wanted to go against Master Wade, he might even kill off Cadfan Schulz by himself. With his ability, he could have killed off all the Schulz family members one by one. In my opinion, the reason why he still keeps this old man alive might be the same reason as to why a cat catches a mouse but doesn’t eat it. This is not to eat the mouse, but to play with him and torture him.” Sean couldn’t help but panic. When Donald saw him turn pale, he sternly reminded, “When we meet up with Master Wade later, you must talk to him with the utmost respect. Put your prideful posture down to the lowest level. If I didn’t ask you to talk, you keep your mouth shut, understand?!” Sean immediately nodded. “I understand, Father…” When the helicopter landed on the roof of the hotel, Isaac was already waiting there. Donald brought Sean along as they walked out of the helicopter and immediately made their way toward Isaac. When they reached him, Donald pol
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc
The Ackers were really interested in Yolden's perspective.For their family, investing in the new energy automotive industry wasn't meant to make money—they simply intended to add to Oskia's strength as a manufacturer.But with Yolden's input, they had new things to look forward to.If they really could propel their business to giants like Tesla, opportunities and profits would go without saying—there was also no question that it supported and improved Oskia's local car industry and manufacturing sector.Giants in the manufacturing sector were different from online giants, as the latter often enforced a stranglehold monopoly. Before they had the monopoly, they would be offering perks and subsidies to the market, and when they gained sufficient customers and consumer faith, they would start choking the market for profits.To put it in perspective, a five-mile Uber ride would cost five bucks before, and the driver would be paid ten for it. But after Uber got the monopoly, the rider