Charlie also did not expect that Holden would be willing to offer him the Harker family’s inner family boxing technique immediately after meeting him face to face for the first time and exchanging two to three sentences with him.Moreover, based on Charlie’s understanding of Rosalie, she would not immediately reveal the fact that Charlie might give a complete set of inner family boxing techniques to the Harker family in advance just because he had given her a cell phone.So, he could see that Holden was a person who knew how to be grateful and was also willing to make trade-offs.This was a very rare point.Countless folk arts had been lost in Oskia from the feudal society to this day, and the reason for this loss was because many people who had mastered these skills simply valued and treasured their own skills too much and were unwilling to pass on these skills to any outsiders even if they had to bring it to their own graves.This had also caused heavy losses to the traditional
When Yashita heard this, she immediately understood that Charlie was actually trying to arrange for her to stay with her daughter, Rosalie.She was naturally very willing to do so, and she was even somewhat impatient and could not wait for it to happen.So, she hurriedly agreed as she thanked him, “Thank you, Master Wade!”Charlie smiled slightly, “You’re welcome.”Holden did not think too much about it as he said emotionally, “Master Wade, you’re truly very thoughtful! It would indeed be a little inappropriate for Yashita to be living with the rest of us. Moreover, she has a disability, and she would face many inconveniences in her daily life. It would certainly be relatively easier and much more relaxing for her to stay at the hotel. I must thank you on her behalf!”Charlie nodded, and he spoke to Yashita again, “Madam Harker, it just so happens that I’ll be making a trip back to Shangri-La later. You can leave with me later, then.”When Yashita thought about how she would be a
During the last two days of rest at home, Autumn’s mind had simply been filled with images of Charlie.She was originally thinking of contacting Charlie as soon as possible so that she could report to Charlie directly and start working for him immediately.However, since the condition of her body and health was a little fragile, her father had been stopping her and disallowing her from starting work so soon. So, she had no choice but to continue waiting. Now that she heard that Charlie was in her neighborhood, Autumn naturally could not wait to see him.Yolden originally tried to persuade her to stay at home to rest, but when he saw her firm and resolute attitude, he stopped saying anything else, and he hurriedly said, “Then, you should hurry up and change your clothes so that we can go out. Charlie is still waiting for us there.”“Okay!” Autumn was overjoyed, and it seemed as though her whole body and spirit had been instantly lifted. She quickly turned around to return to her r
Holden did not hesitate to say, “Master Wade, you can rest assured. Professor Hart and Miss Hart can come and look for me at any time if they need anything in the future!”Yolden initially felt a little puzzled, and he could not understand why Charlie would ask an old man, who was nearly old enough to be his father, to take care of and protect him and his daughter.However, he also knew that Charlie had supernatural powers, and he naturally had his reasons for making this kind of arrangement. So, he said very politely, “Lord Harker, I’d like to thank you in advance for taking care of us in the future!”Holden clasped one of his hands over his other fist and smiled as he said, “Professor Hart, you don’t need to be so polite with me. We are all friends from now on, and it is only natural for us to help and look out for one another.”Yolden could feel that Holden seemed to be a little extraordinary. Moreover, he seemed to be speaking with a lot of authority. Although Holden did not lo
Meanwhile, Sophie was carrying a thick school bag on her back as she returned to the Dunn mansion alone from outside.Earlier, she had already negotiated all the terms and conditions with Arrington, the butler that her grandfather, Cadfan, had sent, and they had already completed the procedures for the transfer of all the shares in Schulz Ocean Shipping Group.The huge mess that was the Schulz Ocean Shipping Group was now Sophie’s.Upon arriving home, everyone kept coming forward to question Sophie as they did not know where she had gone earlier.Sophie simply gave them an excuse that she had gone out to get something done, and she managed to temporarily avoid the topic.Only her elder brother, Jaime, felt that things were anything but reassuring.He vaguely felt that his younger sister, Sophie, should have already reached some kind of agreement with her grandfather.So, he went back to his room and called Cadfan.As soon as the call was connected, he asked impatiently, “Grandp
After he was done speaking, Cadfan then said, “Jaime, you have to help me keep a close eye on Sophie’s every move during this time. You have to investigate clearly to find out where she goes, who she meets with, and what she does. Do you understand?”Jaime hurriedly said, “I got it, Grandpa. Don’t worry!”“Okay.” Cadfan sighed and said, “What I’m most worried about now is not whether she will be able to do this business well or not. What I’m most worried about is whether she will sell all of the ocean shipping business’ fixed assets as soon as the business is transferred over to her… So many ships, so many port resources, and the rights to the canal passage can all be sold for hundreds of billions of dollars. So, you have to pay attention and keep a lookout for the slightest hint of trouble!”The expression on Jaime’s face turned cold in an instant as he said, “Grandpa, I’ll definitely keep an eye on her!”After hanging up the phone, Jaime felt extremely worried and unhappy.‘I’ve
While Charlie and the others were chatting and drinking together at The Heaven Springs, Sophie held a brief press conference on the internet that night.The press conference was held in the form of a full live broadcast through online media. The location that Sophie had chosen to hold her live broadcast in was the vintage study room in the Dunn family’s old mansion.Everyone had originally thought that Sophie would certainly publicly condemn Cadfan during the press conference. However, to everyone’s surprise, Sophie was very calm, and she did not display any sense of aggressiveness whatsoever throughout the press conference. As soon as the press conference began, Sophie stood up as she faced the camera and said, “Hello, everyone. I’m Sophie Schulz, and I’m very thankful for everyone’s concern during this time. The reason why I decided to hold this press conference today is to inform everyone who had been very worried and concerned for my mother and I that both of us have already
Isaac was puzzled, and he asked, “Why didn’t Miss Schulz take advantage of this opportunity to deal a huge blow to Cadfan Schulz? There were a total of tens of millions of people watching her live broadcast on multiple online platforms today. This would have been the perfect opportunity for her to deal a huge blow to Cadfan Schulz. It’s now or never. She would not have this kind of opportunity anymore after today.”Charlie smiled faintly. “You don’t have to be too surprised. She must have her own considerations.”***At this moment, Sophie had already ended her live broadcast. She was sitting motionless in the study room as she thought repeatedly about her subsequent plan.Helen knocked on the room door and spoke up, “Sophie, come out and eat.”Sophie came back to her senses and hurriedly said, “Okay, Mom. I’ll be right there.”As she spoke, Sophie took out a big stack of legal documents from the drawer of her desk and stepped out of the room.Aside from her elder brother, Jaime
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
"That would be me," Don Albert replied and asked in return, "And who are you? What's your business with me?"Mr. Bay quickly said, "Good evening, Don Albert. I'm Mr. Bay from the Calligraphy and Painting Association—we've met before.""Oh, Mr. Bay…" Don Albert did indeed recall who he was. "So, why have you called me?""I hope you don't mind—I had to ask a few friends to get your number…"Don Albert smiled as he already had a hunch that Mr. Bay was calling about Jacob. "I see. Just be straight with me now.""Okay, so here's the thing…" Mr. Bay promptly said, "Jacob and Zachary Evans really stirred some waves with what they did, and it's talked about a lot amongst the circles of antique enthusiasts in Aurous Hill… But I wonder if you've heard?"Don Albert sighed. "Yes, I've heard. Go on."Mr. Bay obliged. "Well, to be honest, it wasn't just a big deal amongst the circles of antique enthusiasts in Aurous Hill. Even the Calligraphy and Painting Association was affected. As you know
Having heard all of that, Julien promptly picked up his cup and chugged his drink, and he felt distinctly different as soon as the liquor touched his lips.While one would usually feel warm after drinking alcohol, like a thrilling burning sensation, this medicinal liquor was nourishing instead, almost as if every single one of Julien's sweat pores were revitalized.After all, it was the enhanced version of the Healing Pill, whose effect was more than double the prototype. That was why just a fifth was enough for Julien to feel two years younger.With the miraculous pill, he felt less tired, and sitting on the stool didn't hurt his rump or his hip.Even his sight was much sharper, his presbyopia clearing considerably.In short, his entire body had never felt this good!Even as he glanced at Raymond across the table, he could see that the other man's cheeks were flushed, and many of his wrinkles had smoothed over!It went without saying that Julien was envious as Raymond drank twi
Julien had made up his mind—Charlie had already dragged him into this anyway, and he certainly wouldn't stay as a slave who bemoaned his fate every day.He had boarded Charlie's ship, and the ship had sailed—he just had to come up with a plan so that he could stay on it without any problem.After all, the chances for him to become the next Rothschild head or how long he would get to live were banked entirely on Charlie's decision.If Charlie didn't want him as head, he just had to ask Helena to be his broker and sell some pills to old Harrison, and Julien would be forced to stay as the heir apparent to their empire until he expired.And since the decision was made, he must first show some sincerity by investing into Aurous Hill—it was the ideal way to bring in both capital and human resources.With Julien having indicated his position, Charlie smiled. "Aurous Hill is a land of wealth and prosperity. As a local, I keenly await your investment, Mr. Rothschild."Julien was worried f