Cadfan’s willingness to part reluctantly with what he treasured so much made Sophie, who was on the other end of the line, feel extremely relieved deep down in her heart. The so-called press conference and outcome justice and procedural justice was absolutely not an exaggerated part of a gimmick for the Sophie of the past. But for the current Sophie, she would be willing to compromise and give in because the most important thing was for her to be able to achieve the results that she wanted. And the result that she truly wanted was the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business.Although this business was in deep trouble now because of Cadfan’s actions, Sophie had the confidence that she would be able to bring this business back to life. The ocean shipping business was highly profitable, and it had great potential. It was definitely the most promising sunrise industry at the moment.Moreover, since the Schulz family’s business had already suffered a big hit and was very difficult
Cadfan sighed. “Holden Harker did not even leave any leeway before this. So, I think that he is already determined to draw a clear line between us. Therefore, even if I were to beg him now, it would probably be useless.”After that, Cadfan said again, “Even if there is still an opportunity with Holden Harker, we will not be able to find a breakthrough at the moment. So, you should make a trip to Aurous Hill and hand the ocean shipping company over to Sophie. Calm Sophie down first so that we can safely make it through today’s hurdle.”Arrington could only nod and say respectfully, “Okay, Lord Schulz. I’ll get ready to set off now!”***Meanwhile, Charlie had already received a phone call from Yashita.The Harker family had already selected the ten family members with the strongest strength, highest talent, and also the highest loyalty as they prepared to set off to Aurous Hill to report to him immediately. According to Yashita, Holden, who had just broken through his fourth meri
Charlie nodded.In truth, the martial arts path had already declined much ever since its ancient development to the present time.In fact, there was a period of time where the development of martial arts was relatively prosperous.After all, during the era of cold weapons, karate was actually very useful. Not only was it used to protect families and the country, but it could also be used to make a living. Therefore, back then, aside from scholars, everyone else wanted to become martial arts masters.However, later on, foreign powers had begun using guns and cannons to hit the country, and all of a sudden, the martial arts practitioners realized that the skills and abilities that they had gained from training hard all their lives could not even match up to a single gun or cannon in the foreigners’ hands.Back then, many patriotic martial artists also had the heart and loyalty to serve their country, but their strength was not worth mentioning at all in front of these hot weapons.
Just as Charlie and Rosalie were chatting, he suddenly received a phone call from Stephen.This caused Charlie to feel a little curious.Generally speaking, Stephen did not contact him too often, but whenever Stephen contacted him, it was usually because there was an important matter.So, Charlie hurriedly answered the phone as he spoke up and asked, “Mr. Thompson, are you looking for me because there is something important?”Stephen smiled slightly and said, “Young Master, I’m not looking for you because of something important, but the reason why I’m looking for you is because I need your decision on a certain matter.”Charlie then asked, “What’s the matter?”Stephen said, “It is like this. The eldest young lady of the Schulz family, Sophie Schulz, is going to do a live broadcast of her press conference tonight on the internet. She has also contacted the short video platform that you asked the Wade family to buy, hoping that we will also be able to participate in the online broa
After hanging up the phone, Rosalie, who was beside Charlie, hurriedly asked, “Mr. Wade, Sophie is going to hold a press conference?”“Yes.” Charlie laughed and said, “She is not only going to be holding a press conference, but she is also going to engage in a live broadcast on the internet. At that time, there will be many platforms hosting the live broadcast at the same time, and I estimate that there will be at least tens of millions of people who will be watching the press conference online.”Rosalie asked incomprehensibly, “Then, why do you think that Sophie will not be revolting against Cadfan Schulz? This would be the perfect opportunity to ruin Cadfan Schulz’s reputation!”Charlie smiled slightly. “It seems as though your sister is a little smarter as compared to you.”Rosalie stuck out her tongue out of embarrassment as she pouted coquettishly and said, “How can I possibly be compared to Sophie? Sophie has been receiving elite education ever since she was young. Moreover,
Charlie’s hatred for the Schulz family was only directed toward those who were related to the Anti-Wade Alliance back then.Now, Charlie had already personally sent Sheldon, who was the apparent leader of the Anti-Wade Alliance, off to Syria, and the second apparent person, Steven, was also locked up in Albert’s dog farm.So, at this time, the only enemy that Charlie had in the Schulz family was Cadfan Schulz.According to the agreement between Charlie and Sophie, as soon as Sophie had ascended to the position as the head of the Schulz family, she would be able to take the initiative to hand Cadfan Schulz over to Charlie in exchange for her father’s safe return to Oskia.If Sophie could get this done at that time, she would be able to get Sheldon back. However, she would have to ensure that Sheldon would stay away from all the real power of the Schulz family, and he would be forced to retire.That way, the Wade family and even Charlie would be able to put aside all of the old hatr
Charlie was completely speechless. After a very long time, he finally spoke up and asked, “You… what are you trying to do? You’re only in your early twenties this year, and you’ll have a lot of good times ahead of you! Moreover, with your current cultivation base, even if you do not have any further progress in your cultivation base from now on, you’ll be able to easily live past a hundred years old. That is to say that you’ve only finished living one-fifth, or perhaps only one-sixth of your life now!”“I don’t care.” Rosalie said firmly, “Mr. Wade, if I had not met you, my life would have been one hundred percent over. I would not be the Rosalie Schulz, who is sitting here completely unharmed! So, no matter how much time I have left to live, I owe my life to you, Mr. Wade. Therefore, I’m willing to use all of the time that I have entirely on you, Mr. Wade!”When Charlie heard Rosalie’s words, he felt very touched and helpless at the same time deep in his heart.He originally wanted
Rosalie did not have any opinion in regards to Charlie’s arrangement at all.She had been most afraid that Charlie would also send her off to Isaac, Albert, or even her elder sister.Since Charlie was willing to continue keeping her at Shangri-La, Rosalie would certainly be willing to accept it gladly. Anyway, as long as Charlie was not going to send her off to another place, allowing her to see him often, Rosalie was already satisfied.Charlie said to Rosalie, “By the way, Rosalie, before this, I did not allow you to have any contact with the public, and I did not even allow you to have any access to any news or public information channels. On one hand, it was because I was still a little wary of you, and on the other hand, it was because your identity and situation were very special. If any news about you leaked out to the public, it would be very easy for you to get into trouble.”As he spoke, Charlie paused for a moment before he said, “But now, it seems as though you’re no l
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom