Arrington spoke up, “Could they be doing this intentionally, as a disguise?”“A disguise?” Cadfan was even more surprised as he spoke up, “It is entirely meaningless for them to engage in this kind of disguise, right? It’s even more ridiculous to reveal what a person is intending to hide…”Just as Cadfan was feeling extremely puzzled, Jeremiah’s phone call came.Cadfan hurriedly answered the call as he blurted out, “Jeremiah Wade, where the hell is my son?!”Jeremiah replied coldly, “Cadfan Schulz, how would I know where your son is?”Cadfan cursed, “Are you really going to act like a hooligan in front of me?! My son disappeared when he was at Shangri-La! And you’re f*cking telling me that you do not know?!”Jeremiah warned him immediately, “Cadfan Schulz, you had better stop making up all these unfounded claims! You said that your son disappeared at Shangri-La. So, I asked my men to check all of the occupancy and check-in information at Shangri-La, but Sheldon Schulz’s name did
At this moment, the Schulz family’s butler, Arrington, spoke up from the side, “Lord Schulz, I feel that there is something fishy about this matter and that this matter is probably inseparable from the Wade family.”Cadfan let out a long sigh as he said, “Yes. Even if the Wade family is responsible for this matter, there is nothing that we can do about it this time. After all, Sheldon deliberately avoided the public in the first place. Now, we have no evidence to prove that he has really been to Shangri-La. So, how could we possibly assert that Sheldon has indeed gone missing in Shangri-La? Even if we were to bring this matter to the top, we’d be the ones who are being unreasonable.”Arrington was very gloomy and depressed as he said, “We cannot possibly just suffer a grievance in silence just like that, right? Mr. Steven and Mr. Sheldon are both missing. When have the Schulz family ever suffered a grievance like this? If this matter were to get out to the public, the Schulz family w
“Okay.”Charlie went to Isaac’s office together with Isaac, and Isaac opened the door first. At this moment, there was a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties who only had one arm sitting on the sofa inside the office.This woman was none other than Rosalie’s biological mother, Yashita Harker.Yashita had also been a standard young lady from a prestigious family back then. She had the appearance of a first-class beauty, and coupled with years of martial arts training, she also had a tall and well-proportioned body. However, she did look a little out of sorts because she lacked one arm.When Yashita saw Charlie and Isaac walking into the office, she hurriedly stood up with a more or less formal and prim attitude and expression on her face.After all, in her opinion, the other party was the young master of the Wade family, and he had a noble status. As for herself, she was just a member of a martial arts family. Moreover, she was also a disabled person. Therefore, she could no
Isaac naturally knew that the person that Charlie wanted him to invite to come over was none other than Rosalie, who had already been staying at Shangri-La for a long time.So, he immediately said respectfully, “Young Master, please wait a moment. I’ll go and invite her to come here now!”Yashita could not help but feel even more surprised deep down when she saw Isaac leaving.She really could not figure out what old friend that she could possibly have in common with this young master from the Wade family. After all, she was meeting him for the first time today. She did not even know what his name was, let alone which lineage of the Wade family he was actually the young master of.Still, she did not question him any further. After all, she knew very well that as long as she waited patiently for a few minutes, the answer would naturally be revealed.At this moment, Rosalie was waiting anxiously in her room.Ever since Charlie had decided to allow her to meet with her mother, she
Yashita hurriedly turned around to look at Charlie in surprise and gratitude as she asked, “Young Master Wade, you were the one who saved Rosalie?!”Charlie smiled slightly before he said indifferently, “I happened to be returning to Oskia on a ship when Rosalie met with a mishap. So, I rescued her in passing and brought her back to the country.”After he was done speaking, Charlie added, “By the way, Madam Harker, during this time, I made Rosalie stay at Shangri-La, and I did not allow her to contact anyone outside. So, I’m truly sorry for making you so worry for such a long time. Please do not hold it against me.”Yashita hurriedly said, “Young Master Wade, what are you saying? You saved my only daughter. I cannot even thank you enough for it. How could I possibly hold anything against you?”As she spoke, Yashita suddenly realized that her daughter, Rosalie, seemed to be a little different as compared to how she was before.Yashita, who had been practicing martial arts for many
Yashita had been looking for Rosalie for such a long time. Although she had always been unwilling to give up, deep down, she had also vaguely felt that the chances of her being able to find her daughter again were very slim.She had even come to accept the fact that her daughter had probably died in the accident. However, the core driving force generated by the motherly love deep in her heart had compelled her to continue searching for her daughter because this was her only hope.During this time, Yashita felt that she would be willing to pay any price as long as her daughter could continue living. She would even be willing to accept it if her daughter had to end up being injured and paralyzed. She would be satisfied as long as her daughter was still alive.Yet, she really would not have dared to dream that her daughter would not only be standing in front of her, completely intact and unharmed, but she would even have achieved a huge breakthrough in her cultivation level.This was
At this moment, she was struggling deep down in her heart.How could she not know what her daughter was thinking of?But when she recalled her sinful affair with Sheldon and the hardships that she had had to go through to raise Rosalie on her own, she was afraid that Rosalie would also follow in her own footsteps in the future.If she could, Yashita never wanted her daughter to end up like her in the future.Just as there was a piercing pain deep in her heart, Charlie suddenly said, “Rosalie, back then, I did not save you because I wanted you to use your whole life to repay me for it. So, you don’t have to stay by my side and follow me all the time in the future. You can just make changes to your appearance and start your own new life under a clean identity.”Rosalie hastily shook her head and said, “Mr. Wade, I understand my current situation very well. I know that without your shelter and protection, sooner or later, I’ll still fall into the hands of the Japanese. At that time,
Charlie helped the mother and daughter up, looked at Yashita, and spoke up, “Madam Harker, please make sure that you keep this fact that you came to Aurous Hill to see Rosalie 100% confidential. You should never tell anyone else about this matter, including anyone from the Harker family!”Yashita naturally understood that the best way for her to keep a secret was not to tell anyone about this matter at all. Otherwise, as soon as there was an opening, regardless of how small that opening was, it might be known to outsiders in the future.Rosalie was her daughter. So, Yashita would naturally be able to ensure that she absolutely would not leak this news out to the public. However, she could not say the same for the rest of the members of the Harker family. Even her own father could not be 100% trusted. So, for the sake of her daughter’s safety, she simply had to remain tight-lipped. So, Yashita said determinedly, “Young Master Wade, you can rest assured that I’ll certainly keep my mo
Helena waved her hand dismissively. "You don't have to. As you mentioned, procuring the hardware for the AI models comes with its own costs. I'd rather take a loss myself than let you suffer. After all, you're already of such an age, and having had a stroke once before. If you end up losing something and it affects your mood, leading to a relapse, wouldn't that make me the bad guy?" "No, no, no!" Harrison, ignoring the subtle mockery, hurried over to Helena with great urgency and reassured, almost desperately, "Buying the hardware for Your Majesty is something we should do. Please accept it." As he said it, he lamented with regret, "Your Highness, I'm old, and my mindset is molded in the conservative mode because of decades of experience, and bargaining is one of them. Nevertheless, please rest assured that we will never again bargain when doing business with you." After experiencing the powerful effect of the Healing Pill, Harrison keenly realized that the pill must be a life-sa
Harrison immediately caught the implication in her words and, with a smile, said, "Your Majesty, you are truly a brilliant negotiator. I've never seen someone so young yet able to control the pace of negotiations so skillfully! With you at the helm, the Nordic royal family is sure to soar to new heights!" Helena smiled and said, "You think too highly of me. I can control the rhythm well because I have a good mentor." "I wonder who your mentor is?" Harrison asked curiously. "I would like to meet him if there is a chance." Helena said lightly, "My mentor prefers to act with a low profile and isn't fond of the vanity that comes with fame, but I believe that you will have the opportunity to meet him in the future." "That would be wonderful!" Harrison replied with a beam. Helena then said, "It's getting late. I'll take my leave now." Harrison nodded. As he saw Helena turn to leave, he remembered something and hurriedly called after her, "Hold on, Your Majesty!" "Yes, Mr. Roths
Seeing Harrison with his head down in deep thought, Helena knew he definitely wouldn't follow the original plan to pass the position of family head to Julien. Sure enough, Harrison lifted his head with a chuckle and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to New York and attend my family meeting to establish the heir. Your presence truly brings us great honor!" Feigning a surprised expression, Helena asked, "Aren't we going to announce Julien's succession today? Why have you changed your mind?" Harrison waved her off and, with a slightly embarrassed smile, said, "Plans can't keep up with changes, and changes always outpace plans. Until this morning, I never imagined I could regain my health. Don't you think so?" Helena smiled slightly. "Your recovery is partly due to Julien's devotion, which seems to have touched God himself." Despite what she said, she couldn't help mumbling under her breath, "Harrison really did change his mind,
The wealth of the Rothschild family had long been beyond the estimation or calculation of outsiders. Over the years, they had made both visible and hidden investments in countless fields. All offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands, as long as they remained unlisted, were not required to disclose shareholder information. Among them were numerous companies in which the Rothschild family held shares or even controls. The true value of these holdings was impossible to verify. Even for listed companies, shareholder information was only disclosed in the primary market. The secondary market was bought and held through various channels that were impossible to count. In addition, the Rothschild family had investments in real estate, energy, mining, transportation, and other areas around the world. It could be said that any industry that was at the forefront of the trend could make enormous wealth. In colonial times, Britain was known as the em
Since both Harrison and Helena had reached an agreement, Helena took out a pen and amended the details of the contract. The whole process was recorded, and coupled with Helena's identity as the Nordic Queen and the high traffic on the internet, she was not at all worried that Harrison would go back on his word. After the two sides agreed on the terms of the contract, Harrison wrote his name on the contract, and then the two sides exchanged agreements, and the contract was officially in effect. After everything was settled, Helena put the contract away, turned off the video recording on her phone, and beamed, "It's been a pleasure working together, Mr. Rothschild!" Harrison hastily asked, "Y-Your Majesty, can you please give me the pill now?" "Of course." Helena handed him the pill swiftly and said, "Even though my family doesn't have a lot of money, we always attach great importance to the spirit of the contract." Harrison stretched out his trembling hand and took the pill.
Helena said, "Mr. Harrison, your family is involved in almost all of the institutions that are major shareholders of Nvidia, and you also hold a lot of floating shares in the secondary market. You got these shares very early, and the chips were very low. As Nvidia's stock price has gone up to over 1 trillion, you have made a lot of money." Harrison had just breathed a sigh of relief when he received a concession of 10 billion, so when Helena started to talk about his past, he quickly explained, "Business is business... Whatever we earn from Nvidia shouldn't be mixed with this matter, w-w-wouldn't you agree, Your Majesty?" "Agreed." Helena nodded. "However, since I'm granting you a hundred billion in hardware costs, this absolutely ties back to Nvidia. You'll ultimately need to procure the AI model hardware through them, and as a shareholder, any bulk orders from Nvidia will effectively be you moving money from one hand to the other." "First, even if the listed cost is a hundred b
Helena was not afflicted by Harrison's annoyance. She said lightly, "Calm down, Mr. Harrison. I haven't finished." After a short pause, she continued, "I want your model for my own use, not for any commercial use, which means it will have no impact on your original market. I just want a completely identical replica for my own use. For you, it's nothing more than giving me a copy, a set of hardware, and twenty years of maintenance fee. That shouldn't cost much, right?" "H-How can I be sure that y-you won't use it for commercial purposes?" Helena smiled and said, "That's the specific detail I'll talk about next. You will still pay me 100 billion dollars, but I will sign a contract with you stating that 50 billion dollars of that will be returned to you at the rate of 2.5 billion dollars per year for the next 20 years. "If you stop upgrading and maintaining the model, I will stop the subsequent return of the money." "If I use your AI model for commercial purposes, you can immedi
Helena added, "In fact, Mr. Rothschild, if you were willing to sacrifice yourself for the family's sake, you could save this money and allow it to contribute to the future development of the family. Who knows—perhaps your descendants would even build a monument in your honor." Feeling a sharp pain in his abdomen, Harrison covered his stomach and waved her off. "Alright, t-that's enough. Since it's a deal, y-you name your price, a-and I can negotiate, so let me give you... a one-and-done price." With that, he held up five fingers, resolutely declaring, "50 billion dollars! Not a penny more! Any more, and even if I regain my health, I'll feel miserable. Just thinking about spending hundreds of billions on a single pill might ruin my happiness in old age." The thought of spending hundreds of billions of dollars on a single pill genuinely pained Harrison. Some people, even without money, still acted generous. But some, when they had wealth, became increasingly stingy. Some believ
Harrison initially thought that 100 million dollars was already an astronomical figure and that offering this amount would sufficiently demonstrate his sincerity. However, he never expected that Helena, upon hearing this offer, couldn't even be bothered to negotiate and would turn to leave. He had just felt the tangible effects of the medicine. If one-tenth had such an impact, taking a whole pill would undoubtedly restore him to his former self. He couldn't afford to miss this rare opportunity. So, he quickly called out, "Your Majesty! Whatever the matter is, we can discuss it, b-but why are you leaving?" Helena explained lightly, "I have never liked to negotiate partnerships with ignorant people. If you believe your health is worth only 100 million dollars, then, frankly, what is there left for me to discuss with you? Although I may not have as much money as you, in my view, my health is certainly worth more than that amount." Harrison was rendered speechless. He hadn't ex