Charlie nodded in satisfaction and spoke up, “In that case, you can follow me back.”Carvalho hurriedly agreed, and when he raised his head, he suddenly gasped and exclaimed out loud.“Eh?! Could it be that Falco Xanthos has left a sarira behind after getting struck by lightning?” When Charlie heard this, he subconsciously looked at the location where Falco had been struck to ashes by lightning, and indeed, he saw an object that was about the size of a duck egg which was grayish brown lying on the ground.He could not help but frown as he spoke up, “How can a sarira be so big? I think that it might be a kidney stone, right?”“I don’t think that’s right…” Carvalho said as he subconsciously walked over there and picked up the grayish-brown object.He examined it carefully for a moment, and he could not help but exclaim, “Oh, my God! This… this is actually ambergris!”“Ambergris?” Charlie frowned. He had just asked for Graham’s help to find ambergris for him just a few days ago. U
Charlie put the ambergris safely away, and he also felt that Carvalho seemed to be a little more pleasing to his eyes as compared to before when he looked at Carvalho now.After that, he spoke up, “Both you and Mason will stay at Shangri-La from tonight. I’ll get someone to arrange a room for you, and I’ll provide you with three sumptuous meals every day as well as all the other daily necessities. However, the only price that you’ll have to pay is that you cannot have any contact with the outside world for the time being, and the both of you are not allowed to leave Shangri-La without permission.”As he spoke, Charlie then added, “This is the best solution I can offer you. Trust me, Shangri-La is much more comfortable as compared to the dog farm.”Carvalho would never dare to be dissatisfied, and he could only bow honestly as he said, “I’ll follow all of Young Master Wade’s instructions…”Charlie nodded before he called Isaac. Ten minutes later, Isaac rushed over in a helicopter.
Doris asked again, “Since you’ve just come to Aurous Hill, have you gotten used to it, then?”“It’s pretty good.” Autumn smiled and said, “Actually, it feels much better to be in Oskia as compared to being in the United States. On one hand, it’s because there is a greater sense of belonging here, and on the other hand, another important reason is because it feels very safe in Oskia.”“That’s true.” Doris sighed as she said, “I’ve also stayed in the United States for a period of time. The security there is indeed much worse as compared to the security in our country. Aside from the downtown area, I did not dare to go anywhere else after ten o’clock at night since there are often many armed robberies on the streets, and it is especially dangerous for women.”Autumn nodded repeatedly in agreement as she said helplessly, “The security issues in the United States have always been a persistent problem. When I was still back in the United States, I usually did not go out after nine o’clock
When Autumn heard Charlie’s question, she felt a little bashful and embarrassed. She did not want Charlie to find out that she had just been asking Doris whether Charlie was a person that was easy to get along with.Doris was also the kind of woman who had extremely high emotional intelligence, so she simply smiled slightly as she said to Charlie, “The both of us were just talking about our work in the future. After all, the both of us will be working together in your company here in the future. So, many things can be intercommunicated.”As she spoke, Doris looked at Autumn and said, “Young Master, Miss Hart has just returned to Oskia, and she is preparing to accept a brand-new business from scratch. So, you’ll have to give her more guidance when the time comes so that you can help her get the business running smoothly even faster.”Charlie did not think too much about it, and he nodded gently as he said seriously, “That’s for sure. I personally attach great importance to this busin
Therefore, she was not sure how much money Charlie could come up with to run this business.At this time, Charlie thought for a moment before he spoke up, “I’ll take out five billion dollars as the start-up capital for the first stage. After that, I might invest an additional tens of billions of dollars in the future. However, that will depend on the effectiveness of our first stage.”As he spoke, Charlie then asked Autumn, “In your opinion, will five billion dollars be sufficient for the first stage?”Autumn did not hesitate to say, “Yes, it will absolutely be enough! In that case, I’ll be able to expand the scale of my original idea a little, and we will be able to place the order for ten new cargo ships from the shipbuilding enterprises at the same time. That way, our capacity will be greatly increased next year.”Charlie nodded and said, “I’ll leave all of these decisions to you.”At this time, there was another knock at the door, and Doris’s secretary's voice sounded, “Chairm
Charlie only knew that the reason why Sophie had not accused or complained about Cadfan during the live broadcast of her press conference was because she must have already come to some kind of agreement with Cadfan.However, Charlie was not sure what Sophie had actually gotten in exchange from Cadfan.When Charlie heard that Sophie had gotten Schulz Ocean Shipping Group from him, he was rather surprised.He truly did not expect that this girl, Sophie, would actually be so capable. She could actually cut off such a big piece of flesh from Cadfan!Or rather, this was no longer as simple as cutting a piece of flesh off from under his foot, but this was almost equivalent to Sophie cutting off one of Cadfan’s legs!However, Charlie was a little surprised as he asked Nanako, “Since the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business is completely blocked now, is there any way Sophie Schulz would be able to bring this business back to life?”Nanako hurriedly replied, “To be honest, I’m not too
Charlie was not worried about himself if his identity were to be exposed to the Schulz family. After all, Sheldon and Steven were both in his hands. Moreover, he had also personally dealt with Falco. So, even if the Schulz family wanted to deal with him, they did not have any ways to deal with him at all. Hence, he did not really have anything to worry about.What he was truly worried about was Sophie.As soon as she decided to collaborate with him, Cadfan would certainly be furious. At that time, it might be possible for Cadfan to turn his anger on Sophie entirely.After all, the Schulz family and the Wade family had a feud with one another, and they were each other’s biggest rivals. If Sophie were to collaborate with him, in Cadfan’s eyes, this would be tantamount to Sophie betraying the Schulz family and working together with the enemy instead.Although Charlie also wanted to find a shortcut for his own business, he felt that this shortcut should not be built on the basis of pla
At this time, Sophie was also very worried about the subsequent step for the ocean shipping business.Sophie had indeed gotten her hands on a very big piece of cake, but she could not eat it at all.After all, the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business had already been blocked, and there was no way for her to put these resources to use at all.She actually really wanted to meet up with Charlie to tell him about this matter so that she could try to collaborate with him and bring all of these resources back to life. However, she was also worried that Charlie would have feelings of disgust for her or the Schulz family. After all, her father and even her own family had been against the Wade family for a long time. Moreover, they might even have had something to do with his parents’ death.Therefore, Sophie had not thought of her next step at the moment.Still, the good thing was that the ocean shipping group had already been changed to her name. So, Sophie felt that she would at le
Jacob then realized that Charlie was also driving a Rolls-Royce, and it was a more expensive Phantom. Surprised, he asked, "Charlie, where did you get this car?" Marilyn had prepared the car for Charlie when he left Scarlet Pinnacle Manor. He had driven it to Thompson First, so he had decided to use it today. Charlie replied, "A client lent it to me. You sounded urgent, so I drove it over." Then, he added, "You're something else. You're crying like a baby yet you're still in the mood to ask about the car. What's going on? Your friend said you'd cried twice already?" "That bloody Simon!" Hearing this, Jacob became furious and cursed, "He still doesn't have the slightest clue! He's such a damned fool! The more I try to avoid him, the more he keeps blabbering on and on. Argh, he's so stupid!" Charlie asked, "What exactly is bothering you?" Jacob's face instantly turned dejected, and with a long sigh, he choked up and said, "Charlie— Matilda— She's getting married—" "Gettin
Things were a little different and unique in the United States, though. Westerners tended to approach marriage with greater caution. Many couples stayed together for years, had several children, and yet remained as boyfriend and girlfriend. Being together, having children, and raising them jointly didn't necessarily mean they would get married. In fact, it was not uncommon for some to walk down the aisle only after having multiple kids. Because of this environment, elderly couples in the West often limited their relationships to dating, and at most, cohabitation. Very few progressed to the stage of marriage. However, Yolden, like a young man in the throes of passionate love, had invited her on a trip, secretly prepared a proposal ceremony by the seaside, and gotten down on one knee with a ring to propose. These actions deeply moved Matilda and, at the same time, gave her an unprecedented sense of security. Now, Yolden had moved their wedding up a big step and set the date just on
Hearing Jacob's tone, Charlie could tell that Jacob must have already learned about Matilda's plans to marry Yolden. So, Charlie said, "I'm just around the corner. I'll head over now, and we can meet at the gate." Choking up, Jacob replied, "Alright, I won't drive then. I'll wait for you at the gate. Hurry!" "Okay," Charlie agreed, but after hanging up, he deliberately waited for a few minutes. It was because Yolden had just left moments ago to pick up Matilda at Senior University. If Charlie had gone there right now, all four of them could have run into each other at the gate, which would make things even more awkward. Charlie wasn't worried about feeling awkward himself—he was more concerned about Jacob being further hurt. After intentionally waiting a bit, Charlie finally drove to the university. Just as Charlie drove toward Senior University, Matilda was waiting for Yolden by the roadside at the entrance of Senior University. At this moment, Jacob stumbled out of th
Charlie asked, "There are too many new domestic energy brands now. Do you think they still have a shot in vehicle manufacturing?" "Of course," Yolden affirmed. "There are indeed many new energy brands now, and many of them are struggling on the edge of survival. A lot of them have already disappeared, but the automotive market is so vast, and new energy vehicles only account for a small portion of it, which proves that the future of new energy still has great potential. Now, if the focus is only on competing with other new energy brands, the scale is indeed a bit small. The scope should be broadened to compete with traditional gasoline vehicle manufacturers. If you can cut Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai's global sales in half, that would truly be a giant." Yolden paused for a moment, almost as if remembering something, and then said, "Actually, you could consider researching this field. You don't lack money or resources, and with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group as your logistics channe
When Jacob came to his senses, he was already in tears. The student presumed he was unwell and asked, "Mr. Wilson, do you want me to call your wife to pick you up?" Elaine's sarcastic face immediately popped up in his mind, and he trembled with fear. He quickly wiped away his tears and stammered, "D-don't bother... I... I just got something in my eyes..." The student obviously didn't believe him and asked worriedly, "Why don't you call your wife? Or I'll call a cab for you." "No, no." Jacob waved his hand and said, "I'll call my son-in-law to pick me up. He has just returned to Aurous Hill, so it shouldn't be a problem." After that, he quickly took out his phone and called Charlie. Just a few minutes ago, Charlie had left the cafe and was about to walk Yolden to his car. When he saw Yolden walking straight toward a domestic new energy vehicle, he asked curiously, "I don't think you were driving this model before, were you?" "I just bought it," Yolden replied with a smil
If Matilda still had feelings for Jacob, his nostalgic strategy would definitely have a strong impact. However, Matilda had already decided to move on, so Jacob's suggestion did not stir any emotions in her at all. With an apologetic smile, she said, "Sorry, Jacob, Yolden is downstairs waiting for me. We have something to discuss. How about another day? We can have dinner together, and I'll treat you." Jacob didn't expect the nostalgia strategy to fall flat. His original plan was to use nostalgia to get Matilda to go with him to eat near the school, then take the opportunity to revisit old places and subtly reignite their past memories. After all, revisiting old places was the best way to rekindle old feelings, no exceptions. It was like drinking the pasta water after cooking the pasta. However, he never imagined that Matilda's expression wouldn't change in the slightest. There was no shyness, no hesitation, no nervousness, and certainly no fluttering heart. She simply and
Matilda had been listening attentively before, but now, she was lowering her head, fiddling with her phone, and her expression even carried a hint of shyness and happiness, like that of a young girl. Jacob felt a pang of jealousy. While doing the presentation, he couldn't help but resentfully think to himself, "What has Matilda been chatting about with that Yolden guy? She's so happy..." At that moment, Matilda had just received a message from Yolden. In the message, Yolden informed her of the outcome of his conversation with Charlie and expressed his desire to have the wedding as soon as possible. Seeing how eager her beloved was to marry her, Matilda naturally felt very touched. At that moment, she had completely fallen into Yolden's love. For this man, who had a similar background, education, values, and even lifestyle to her own, she could find no fault with him. She felt that he was perfectly tailor-made for her by heaven itself, almost as if everything about him perfectly m
Charlie's worries were not unfounded. He had long known that Jacob had not completely given up on Matilda despite her relationship with Yolden. After returning from the cultural exchange in Korea, Jacob had been more dejected than ever before—something he hadn't even displayed when his family had gone bankrupt. If there was still a chance to salvage the relationship when one's beloved was merely dating someone else, their marriage was tantamount to a death sentence. Furthermore, considering the high intellectual backgrounds of Matilda and Yolden as well as their age and life experience, their decision to marry at this stage of life undoubtedly signaled their intention to build a long-term future together. This left Jacob with absolutely no chance at all. At this moment, Jacob was blissfully unaware of the devastating news and was busy conducting a calligraphy and painting workshop at Senior University. The so-called workshop was essentially a few slides showcasing classic
After that, Charlie asked with a bit of curiosity, "When did you and Matilda decide to get married?" Yolden smiled sheepishly and explained, "Remember when the city organized our cultural exchange trip to South Korea? I confessed to Matilda during that trip, and she accepted. After spending some time together, we both felt we were a great match. Considering our age, we didn't want to delay such an important decision any longer, so we decided to take the next step and build a family together." He continued, "Last month, we went to Lambonear for a few days. I bought a ring and proposed to her by the seaside, and she said yes. We also sought the opinion of our respective children—Autumn and Paul—and they were both very supportive. Both kids are exceptional and independent, so they urged us to have the wedding as soon as possible. I wanted to wait until you returned so I could check your schedule. For our wedding, we'd like to ask you to be our officiant." "What? Me as the officiant?