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
“That’s right.” Matilda smiled and said, “It just so happens that I was having dinner together with a few of my colleagues from the Senior University.”At this moment, Yolden, who had his back facing Matilda as he stood next to Charlie, also came to his senses. When he saw the beautifully dressed Matilda, he was pleasantly surprised and said, “Matilda, you’re here too!”Matilda was also surprised, and she smiled as she said, “Oh! Yolden, why are you here too?”After she was done speaking, Matilda pointed at Charlie as she exclaimed, “You… you know Charlie?”Charlie hurriedly took the lead at this time as he smiled and said, “Aunt Hall, a friend of mine happened to be planning to run a new business. So, he invited Professor Hart to come over here for dinner. I did not expect to run into Professor Hart here either.”Yolden knew that Charlie did not want too many people to know or have too much information about his true identity. So, he agreed as he said, “That’s right, Matilda. I w
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
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