Evening. The sky was getting dark.A Rolls-Royce Cullinan was speeding on the Aurous Hill expressway. The person driving the car was one of Isaac’s subordinates.The person seated on the passenger seat was Isaac.The mother and daughter, Helen and Sophie, were seated in the back seat.Isaac, who was sitting on the passenger seat, was looking at the map on the navigation, and he said to the both of them, “Please wait for a moment. We are less than ten minutes away from our destination. When we get there, you can call your family members, then.”Helen and Sophie were both extremely excited. It had already been such a long time since they had met with the accident. What they feared the most was that their family members would be overly worried. So, they could not wait to let their family members know the news that they were still alive.However, since Isaac had already asked them to wait for another ten minutes, the both of them did not continue saying too much.After all, they h
“None.” Harlem said seriously, “I’ve already mobilized all the connections that I could, and I’ve also looked for quite a number of private detectives and informants from the security department. However, none of them could find any clues that are related to the both of them.”Jefferson hurriedly asked, “Is it because those detectives and informants are not serious and meticulous enough when they are searching for clues?”Harlem let out a wry smile helplessly as he said, “Dad, in the process of looking for clues, they even unexpectedly discovered seven to eight foreign spies. The intensity of this search effort is absolutely unprecedented, but simply no valuable clues have been found.”Jefferson let out a long sigh. “Sigh! This is too preposterous! There was such a big accident in the tunnel back then, but both of them could actually just disappear and evaporate into thin air. This is simply too unimaginable!”Harper hurriedly said, “Dad, the more unimaginable it is, the more this
“What?! Helen?!”When Jefferson, who was aged, heard Helen’s voice, his whole body was stunned, as though he had just gotten struck by lightning!He could discern his daughter’s voice, but he could not believe that this was actually happening.So, in this instant, he felt as though his heart was suddenly beating at twice its original speed, and his entire chest cavity was filled with vague pain because of the violent heartbeat.He clutched onto his chest as he subconsciously confirmed, “You… are you truly Helen?!”As soon as he said these words, the several members of the Dunn family who were around him were also stunned!Harlem blurted out and asked, “Dad, is it really Helen?!”Hayes hurriedly said, “Dad, hurry up and turn on the phone speaker!”Jefferson fumbled to turn on the phone speaker. After that, Helen, who was on the other end of the line, choked up and said, “Dad, it’s really me. I’m still alive. Sophie is also alive, and she is right beside me now.”Sophie nearly b
At this time, Helen and Sophie were cautiously hiding inside the dry ditch by the roadside as they waited for their family’s arrival.Very soon, two white lights appeared at the end of the road. The commercial vehicle driven by Harlem had already driven toward the predetermined location.Jefferson hurriedly called Helen and said to her, “Helen, can you see our car?”Helen said, “Dad, I see a car that is about five to six hundred meters away from us, but I cannot be sure whether it is your car.”Jefferson then said, “I’ll ask your eldest brother to flash the high beam twice.”When Harlem heard this, he quickly flashed the high beam twice.At this time, Helen walked out of the ditch at the side before she waved her hand at the vehicle on the path.Hayes, who was sitting on the passenger seat, saw her at a glance, and he said excitedly, “It’s Helen! Hurry up and go over there!”Harlem stepped on the accelerator and quickly drove the commercial vehicle there.Immediately afterward
There were many people who were thinking about Quinn’s concert in the whole of Aurous Hill.Amongst them was the young master of the Schulz family, Jaime.At this time, Jaime did not know about the news that his mother and sister were both safe and sound. He was still at the Aurous Hill Olympic Centre to communicate about certain small details regarding the concert’s venue.In truth, Jaime’s company was simply the sponsor for Quinn’s concert. Generally speaking, this kind of sponsor only needed to fork out money. As for the real performance scheduling, stage construction, and promotional materials, Quinn’s agency should be dealing with these matters, and this had nothing to do with Jaime at all.However, he had secretly reached a collaboration with the venue. The venue was clearly leasing the venue to Quinn’s agency to hold the concert, but they had actually been bribed by Jaime behind the scenes. They had received money from Jaime, and they were preparing surprises for Quinn in va
Jaime nodded in satisfaction and smiled longingly as he said, “When the time comes, this mysterious Mr. S will certainly become the hot topic of discussion on the entire network!”Speaking of this, Jaime suddenly had an idea, and he blurted out, “By the way, you also have to come up with a prize participation activity. Anyone who shows support and encouragement for Mr. S under this hot topic will have an opportunity to participate in the lottery!”His assistant hurriedly asked, “Young Master, how would you like to set the prizes for the lottery?”Jaime smiled and said, “Since I want to share my happiness with everyone, I’ll naturally have to be more generous. Why don’t we do this, then? Draw for one first prize, two second prizes, and three third prizes. The first prize will be a Rolls-Royce Phantom, the second prize will be a Bentley Mulsanne, and the third prize will be a Mercedes-Benz G-class.”His assistant exclaimed in admiration, “Young Master, you’re being too generous for t
When Jaime heard these words, he was instantly dumbfounded.He did not come back to his senses for more than ten seconds.When Jefferson, who was on the other end of the line, saw that Jaime was not responding, he could not help but ask, “Jaime, are you listening to me?It was only then that Jaime responded and said, “Yes, I’m listening to you. Grandpa, you said that my mom and Sophie are back? Is that true?!”“Yes!” Jefferson replied solemnly, “Would I joke about such things?! Hurry up and come back quickly!”Jaime hurriedly said, “Okay, Grandpa. I’ll come back now!”After he was done speaking, Jaime immediately hung up the phone and said to his assistant, “You stay behind and continue communicating with the people over here. There is something that I have to do first.”As soon as these words left his mouth, Jaime ran out in a hurry.After getting into the car, Jaime wanted to start the car quickly, but at this time, he suddenly hesitated for a moment.He was completely froze
Although the Wade family was very suspicious, Sheldon had outsmarted himself, and he had given the Wade family an excellent reason to push the blame away from themselves. So, Cadfan did not dare to continue pressuring the Wade family now.At this moment, Jaime’s phone call suddenly came through.Cadfan was a little irritated as he answered the call and spoke up, “Jaime, have you found any clues about your father?”Jaime was surprised, and he subconsciously asked, “Grandpa, what are you talking about? Find clues about my father? What happened to my father?”It was only then that Cadfan realized that ever since Sheldon had met with a mishap, he had not asked anyone to inform Jaime about this matter at all throughout the whole day.So, even though Jaime was also in Aurous Hill, he had no idea that his father had already gone missing.So, Cadfan sighed and said, “Jaime, there is bad news. Your father, he… is missing.”“What?!” Jaime was dumbfounded, and he blurted out and asked, “Gr
Falling apart in both mind and spirit, Jacob was crying as he disembarked and took a cab to the hotel.Elaine, who had been lying around for 24 hours, was stunned speechless as she watched him enter, crying like a child.In contrast, Elaine looked like a mother to Jacob just then as he threw himself into her arms and bawled, "Darling… That prick Mr. Bay screwed me over… I have nothing left now…"Taken aback for a moment that Jacob would bawl in her arms like that, Elaine soon came to her senses and patted his back as she comforted him, "Oh, stop crying already. Who cares about some Calligraphy and Painting groupies? We certainly don't! Just hear me out and don't ever go there again!"Jacob kept sobbing, "But I care… I want to go…"Annoyed, Elaine's hand that had been patting Jacob a moment ago slid down to his hip and pinched him viciously before he noticed."Ow!" Jacob yelped in pain, and he demanded indignantly, "What was that for?!""Shut up!" Elaine snapped, glowering. "I wa
Jacob couldn't even be bothered by the looks others were giving him, and he called Mr. Bay immediately.Mr. Bay had already gone home and was seated on the couch with his wife, watching his phone and waiting for Jacob to call and demand an explanation.Mr. Bay knew that he had to answer for this and that if he avoided Jacob, it may well be a confession that he had screwed Jacob over.So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come clean with Jacob.Naturally, by coming clean, he meant passing the buck as his wife had suggested.Hence, as he answered Jacob's call, he immediately sighed in embarrassment, "Hey, Jacob. I'm so sorry about that…"However, Jacob was so furious he immediately started bellowing, "Mr. Bay! Are you fucking with me here?! You said that the resignation letter was more of a formality, but you just made it public instead! So, all those things you said about helping me were just a trap, was it?! You're despicable! And to think I've been so good to you, even
The repeated flights had left Jacob tormented.Even before he actually had the time to enjoy Dubai, he had already gotten sick of the place and didn't want to ever return.And on the flight, he couldn't stop his thoughts from going astray.Now that he was not getting back the money he had lost, his only hope was Mr. Bay.Fortunately, Mr. Bay was serious about his promise that he would at least save him a job as department head. That was why, despite his thoughts running astray, he never considered the thought that he would be kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.As soon as his flight landed, he didn't wait to turn off his phone's flight mode, waiting for the internet connection to return so that he could ask Mr. Bay about the meeting.Once he did, he received a ton of messages from public accounts to acquaintances—many had already found out that he had resigned from the post of administrative vice-president and wanted to ask how he was doing.And Matilda was
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid
Having sent his resignation letter, Jacob had no idea that it would be the catalyst for his dismissal.He didn't sleep well at the rundown motel either and had dark circles under his eyes as he rushed to the airport early the next morning.Clearing the checkpoint and boarding his flight, everything went smoothly until his flight to Dubai lifted off at 10 am.-Meanwhile, the other vice-presidents of the Calligraphy and Painting Association had arrived at Mr. Bay's office.They all had the same goal—pressure Mr. Bay and get Jacob kicked out of the association no matter what it took.Naturally, they knew that Mr. Bay most definitely would have to help Jacob since Jacob was close with Don Albert. If Mr. Bay insisted on protecting Jacob, they shouldn't insist, or Jacob would hear about it, and the man would bear a grudge.Even so, as the vice-presidents entered Mr. Bay's office and closed the door behind them, one of them couldn't help asking, "So, Mr. Bay—how do you intend to deal
Hence, Mr. Bay sent a reply in under five minutes after Jacob sent his resignation letter.As Jacob tapped on it, he immediately saw Mr. Bay's reply: Mr. Wilson's resignation is a huge loss to the association. However, we should also respect his individual situation and opinion. As such, to discuss our direction forward, all vice-presidents are required to attend a meeting at 10am tomorrow to discuss this matter.Jacob was still perplexed as to why Mr. Bay would reply to his mail and even summon the other vice-presidents for a meeting, and when he had a closer look, he saw that Mr. Bay had forwarded his mail to everyone else.Seeing that, Jacob thought to himself that Mr. Bay could just stick to a discussion involving just Mr. Bay and the vice-presidents instead of the entire association.As such, he sent a voice message on WhatsApp: "Mr. Bay, did you make a mistake and forward my mail to everyone else?"Mr. Bay soon replied, "Everyone already knows about your situation, so there'
Mr. Bay was left pursing his lips awkwardly. "T-That's way too despicable, don't you think? I'm the one who asked him to write a resignation and give up his place as vice-president while I handle the other vice-presidents and resolve the entire matter internally. Everyone can take a step back from escalation, and it's a solution that could please everyone."If I take that resignation at face value, won't it be like a bank goading a client into taking a scam loan? Won't he hate me to the bone if he finds out I screwed him over?""What are you worried about?" Mrs. Bay shot back in annoyance. "Are you that scared of Jacob Wilson turning against you? Hell, my own sister hates me to the bone—but what did you think I told her? That I'm never lending her the money no matter how much she hates me!"What do you think would have happened if I were worried about her feelings and loaned her the money she asked for? She wouldn't have to use a single cent to get herself a new house! She would say
"Don Albert… is giving up on Jacob Wilson?!"Mr. Bay exclaimed in shock. "B-But he was so respectful toward Jacob just the other day when we had dinner at the Heaven Springs… He gave us the best private room and even offered his best wine, filling our glasses personally…"Mrs. Bay waved him off. "You've been stuck with the retirees of the Calligraphy and Painting Association for so long that you've lost your nose for danger! Just think about it—married couples who were just sharing a bed one night could pull a knife on their partner the very next day. And these are men with priorities we're talking about."Also, you should take into account that Zachary Evans is Don Albert's right-hand man, and Jacob somehow dragged him into a fraud scheme. So, do you think Don Albert would be happy with that?"And according to Zachary's public statement, all the money they got went straight into Jacob's pocket—and what does that mean? It means Zachary is an accessory to a crime—at worst, an accomp