After hanging up the phone, Cadfan felt as though there was a flash of blindness before him.Arrington, who was aside, hurriedly came forward and asked cautiously, “Lord Schulz… did Helen Dunn and the eldest young lady truly return to the Dunn family?!”Cadfan rubbed his temples, and he nodded in a disheveled and powerless manner as he sighed and said, “Arrington, it seems as though things have developed and gone in the worst direction…”Arrington hurriedly asked, “Lord Schulz, why are you saying this?”Cadfan let out a long sigh and said, “Sigh… All of this is extremely consistent with the worst-case scenario that I had previously come up with. Things have already begun to develop in the direction that I want to see the least. The Schulz family is really going to face big trouble this time!”Arrington asked in surprise, “Lord Schulz… you had previously assumed that the both of them, mother and daughter, would be safe and sound?”“That’s right…” Cadfan rubbed his temples and said
Arrington exclaimed in shock, “Lord Schulz, you suspect that the person who saved Helen Dunn and the eldest young lady this time is that mysterious young man of Oskian descent?!”Cadfan was extremely worried and unhappy as he said, “I really do not want it to be him, but now, it seems as though that is indeed the case. Aside from this person, who else could have such great strength to save Helen and Sophie from that car accident? Aside from this person, who could possibly kidnap Steven under Henderson’s watch without even revealing himself? Aside from this person, who else could make Sheldon disappear without a trace?!”Arrington blurted out, “Lord Schulz, if that is indeed the case, we should strengthen the protection for your personal safety! Otherwise, if this person were to make a move against you, we would simply be no match for him if our defensive force is not strong enough…”Cadfan nodded repeatedly as he said in agreement, “That’s right! Our biggest problem at the moment is
Just as Jaime was driving back to the Dunn family’s old mansion and Arrington was departing for the airport overnight, the Dunn family’s old mansion was very festive and happy.The siblings from the Dunn family had been nurtured and taught to be unusually united under Lord Dunn’s guidance ever since they were young. In truth, regardless of whether brothers and sisters were the closest relatives, in the final analysis, in most families with children, it was extremely difficult for the relationship with their children to achieve absolute intimacy.This was especially so when the children were all adults now and had already established their own family. So, a large family with their siblings was naturally of less importance compared to their own small family that consisted of their wife and children.Therefore, in reality, as well as in the news on television, we could often see siblings falling out with one another over family inheritance, or siblings quarreling and fighting over th
“Yes…” Sophie hurriedly said, “It was all thanks to my benefactor that time. Otherwise, my brother and I would have already died in the hands of those Japanese ninjas.”Jefferson sighed heartily before he said, “He could easily kill multiple ninjas all by himself. This is simply too remarkable. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is a hero!” After saying that, Jefferson, who had a sudden thought, hurriedly asked again, “By the way, could he be the person who saved the both of you this time too?”Sophie stammered and said, “This… well, I cannot be too sure. After all, I’ve not seen the person’s true appearance. But it could be possible…”Jefferson nodded and said, “The both of you, mother and daughter, are fated to have a benefactor to help you! No matter what it is, it’s really great that the both of you are fine!”As he spoke, Jefferson poured himself a glass of wine as he said in a loud voice, “Come! Let’s have a drink together to celebrate Helen and Sophie’s safe re
After Sophie’s accident, the person she had missed the most and was most concerned about was her brother, Jaime.After all, they had a small family which consisted of only the four of them. Her mother had been with her throughout this whole time, and her father had made several mistakes that she was somewhat unable to accept. So, she naturally missed her brother the most.Moreover, she had gone through a life and death experience together with her brother in Japan back then. So, the relationship between the brother and sister was much deeper.Although Jaime was very disappointed, he pretended to be heartbroken as he patted Sophie’s back gently and said emotionally, “Sophie, it’s great that you and Mom are both fine. I was really worried sick during this time…”When Jaime’s grandfather, Jefferson, heard this, he simply stared at Jaime coldly from the side. He could not help but feel more or less dissatisfied in his heart.He felt that his grandson had somewhat become a little hypoc
Charlie smiled as he said, “The matter this time was relatively simple. I went over to deal with it, and I came back immediately after that.”Claire asked, “Have you eaten dinner yet? I made some bolognese for dinner tonight. It was quite delicious. Why don’t I cook some spaghetti noodles for you now?”Charlie asked curiously, “Claire, aren’t you quite busy these days? Why do you suddenly have so much time today, and you even prepared dinner on your own?”Claire smiled as she said, “I went to Emgrand Group for a meeting in the afternoon. The first phase of the plan has already passed Emgrand Group’s review. So, I could relax a little. It just so happens that I came home early today, and the tomatoes in our garden were growing quite well. So, I picked a few of it and made bolognese pasta.”As she spoke, she hurriedly took Charlie’s hand as she brought him toward the dining room. As they walked, Claire said, “Your trip was so short this time. So, it must be very tiring for you to tra
When Elaine heard Jacob saying that there was still a throbbing pain in his calves, she frowned immediately as she questioned him, “Jacob Wilson, you’re jogging behind my back?”Jacob retorted, “What do you mean I’m doing it behind your back? Do I have to report to you if I were to go jogging?”Elaine snorted coldly and said, “You already have one foot in the grave now and you’re still jogging. Why are you even jogging? Are you trying to revive your second spring?”Jacob said impatiently, “What has it got to do with you anymore? Why are you worrying so much about it?”After he was done speaking, Jacob glanced at the crutches that were placed against the dining table beside Elaine as he sneered and said, “Why? You’re not allowing me to go out for a jog just because your legs are not in a good condition?”Charlie felt a little frustrated when he heard them bickering, and he spoke up, “Dad, Mom, the both of you should just stop bickering. The both of you should not continue with this
Jacob originally wanted to continue bickering with Elaine, but when he thought about how Charlie seemed to be unhappy, he simply sat a little further away as he mumbled, “I’m not going to bother to continue arguing with the likes of you.”Elaine was so angry that she glared at Jacob. At this time, Charlie spoke up immediately, “Okay, that’s enough. Mom, you should also stop holding grudges and being so unwilling to forgive. Why don’t we do this, then? You must also be really bored after staying home to recuperate these few days. Why don’t I ask my friend to prepare a VIP card for you so that you can go to Shangri-La to do a spa every day from now on? That way, you can also relax and unwind a little.”As soon as Elaine heard this, she was overjoyed and delighted. She said cheerfully, “Oh, my God! My good son-in-law, do you mean what you’ve just said? I heard that the hydrotherapy spa at Shangri-La is the most expensive and high-end spa in Aurous Hill. Simply doing a few programs would
Charlie chuckled. "Don't sell yourself short, Mr. Hart. There are plenty of business folk who got so used to their comfort zone that they became caught in the illusion that they can be successful in anything they do. It's a mindset that leads to them blindly developing new projects and new competition, and then they end up losing big."If memory serves, there have been real estate businesses that started mineral water brands, search engines that tried the car industry, e-commerce sites attempting social media, and vice-versa. All of them are multi-billion-dollar companies venturing into new frontiers, but all to unimpressive outcomes."Pausing, Charlie then continued, "You've mentioned rising above the competition amidst the development of the new energy industry. That would get anyone's attention, and it is why I believe that you definitely will make a strong impression with your strategizing and knowledge of the basic principles."Yolden found it hard to refuse, seeing that Charli
Having lost it all, Jacob really looked like he wouldn't be getting back up.But fortunately, he had a pillar in the form of Elaine.In fact, Elaine would serve to be a container, whipping Jacob into shape if he got too full of himself.But on the other hand, now that Jacob was utterly despondent, she would be forcing him to smile and function in general.Elaine's attitude to the entire issue was clear as well. Even though Jacob had just lost his job, she would make him go shopping with her in Dubai even if he fell into a coma. Even if he was dead, she'd just cremate him and bring his ashes along.Hence, with Elaine's firm grip around Jacob's leash, he went on strolls, going shopping and taking selfies with Elaine everyday, eventually easing the toll on his mood and spirit.-Back at Aurous Hill, Charlie was preparing for Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall's wedding as it approached.Yolden was a schoolmate of his mother, Ashley Layna Acker, as well as Charlie's elder.And while Cha
"See you." As soon as Charlie hung up on Matilda, Don Albert's call came right after.He sounded nervous as Charlie answered the phone, saying, "Master Wade, I think I might have gone too far…""Wait, what's this about?" Charlie asked."Your father-in-law, of course…" Don Albert sighed. "You asked me to leave him hanging for a while, so I did. I even refused when he asked to book a room in Heaven Springs.""Well, that's not a problem, is it?" Charlie shrugged. "He and Zachary ganged up for some real mischief. As you are Zachary's boss, it's right that you refused him because you didn't appreciate what he did.""That's just it. I thought that approach was just right as well," Don Albert quickly said. "I wasn't playing nice when Mr. Bay of the Calligraphy and Painting Association called me either. That's when he said he'd try to save Jacob's position as vice-president, but I told him it's none of my business."I then hung up on him without much thought, only for Zachary to tell m
Meanwhile, Charlie was downstairs in Claire's office, waiting to pick her up and head home.That was when Matilda called him, asking as soon as he answered, "Charlie, do you know how Jacob is doing? He never answered any of my texts—is he going to be alright?""I wouldn't know," Charlie replied. "Both he and Elaine are in Dubai on a trip… What's wrong?""He resigned," Matilda sighed. "I only saw the public statement that the Calligraphy and Painting Association posted this afternoon. It says that he tendered the resignation himself, but it doesn't really feel that way. I wonder if he's at odds with other members of the association…"Charlie was actually surprised to hear that Jacob had resigned.He had told Zachary to expose the truth of the bronze sculpture fraud case to teach Jacob a lesson so that Jacob would understand the meaning of true pain.However, he anticipated that Mr. Bay would at least keep Jacob around with an unimportant job even if Jacob did lose some money and e
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