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
Although Jaime was secretly complaining and feeling very spiteful in his heart, he was more or less still a little worried.He was afraid that Sophie’s words would reach his grandfather, Cadfan. What if his grandfather felt that he was the one who had given Sophie this idea? Wouldn’t he be offending his grandfather again, then?!Although Jaime was the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, Cadfan could easily make it so that Jaime would end up having nothing at all in an instant if Jaime were to offend Cadfan. After all, he was different as compared to Sophie. Sophie already had a net worth of hundreds of billions of dollars now. If all of this was made public, Sophie might be the richest woman in Oskia.As he thought about this, Jaime could not help but feel that it was even more unbearable.However, Jefferson and the other members of the Dunn family did not doubt Sophie’s words at all.Jefferson even clapped his hands and praised her, “Sophie, you did a very good job! We cannot
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega