When Helen heard these words, it was as if she was deep in thought as she said, “Based on your analysis, it is estimated that there is a 99% chance that the young lady from the Golding family came to Aurous Hill because of Charlie…”Sophie immediately felt a sense of panic.“I originally thought that my benefactor’s wife would be my biggest competitor. However, I would have never imagined that there would also be Quinn Golding, who is extremely popular all over the world…”“Moreover, Quinn Golding has a much greater advantage as compared to me…”“What’s more, the Golding family and the Wade family are family friends. Quinn Golding and Charlie also have a long-standing marriage contract. In comparison, I really do not have any advantage at all…”When Helen saw the lost expression on Sophie’s face, she comforted her, “Sophie, you should not think too much about this. Things such as feelings are not necessarily measured by the number of advantages. Some people might not be able to wi
When Hiroshi saw that Charlie was taking the initiative to greet him, he was immediately very flattered, and he said, “Hello, Mr. Wade! It has been a long time since we last met. I really did not expect that you would still remember me…”Charlie laughed and said, “My memory is not that bad. So, how could I not remember you?”After he was done speaking, he asked Yahiko, “I wonder how the both of you are feeling after coming to Oskia?”“Pretty good!” Yahiko said seriously, “Tanaka and I might be permanently disabled, but we are still firm in spirit. Over these few days, the both of us have been participating in various sports everywhere such as playing golf, bowling, and even swimming in the swimming pool when we had nothing to do. The doctor said that people in our situation should exercise more not just to improve our physical fitness, but most importantly, to speed up the ‘break in’ of the prostheses.”Hiroshi also nodded repeatedly and said, “The doctor said that if our physical
Yahiko felt inexplicably excited because of Charlie’s sentence that hinted that there might be a chance in the future.Although he knew that modern medicine was already very advanced, it was still simply impossible to achieve the regeneration of severed limbs.Moreover, at the moment, modern technology was simply unable to achieve a breakthrough for a one hundred percent cell recovery. This was also the reason why there would always be a scar after a wound, and why the skin would never go back to the way that it was before the injury.If there was just a slight cut on the wrist, after the wound recovered, the scar would still be there for a lifetime. So, how could it be possible for amputated legs to actually regenerate?Not to mention the regeneration of the legs, but even after the amputation of both legs, the two large scars that were the size of a bowl at the base of the thighs could not even be made to look consistent with the skin on the other parts of the body.Yahiko had a
When Charlie saw Nanako walking in, he smiled and said, “I came to see Mr. Ito, and I was also asking Mr. Ito to do me a favor.”Nanako hurriedly asked, “Then, has your matter already been resolved, Charlie-kun? Do you need my help?”Charlie smiled and said, “It has already been settled. I was just catching up with Mr. Ito.”Yahiko hurriedly waved at his daughter and said excitedly, “Nanako, Mr. Wade just told me that he might have a way to restore my legs to their original state in the future!”“Seriously?!” Nanako’s eyes widened, and she was extremely shocked and excited as she looked at Charlie and blurted out, “Charlie-kun, do you truly have a way to restore my father to his original state?”Charlie smiled as he spoke up, “There will be an opportunity to do so, but the time is not right yet.”When Nanako heard this, she was extremely happy as she said, “That’s wonderful! There will certainly be a chance if Charlie-kun says that there is a chance!”Yahiko was in a good mood,
“Zielinski Group?”When Charlie heard these words, he could not help but say mockingly, “I’ve heard of the Wade family, the Schulz family, and the Golding family, but I have never heard of Zielinski Group.”The other party immediately clamored, “I think that there must be something wrong with your brain if you have never heard of Zielinski Group before! Zielinski Group is the largest building materials group in Oskia with hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth in assets. Moreover, our young master, Tom Zielinski’s popularity in the country is not any lower as compared to Quinn Golding. He is currently the hottest male singer in the country!”Charlie nodded as he deliberately said in a complimentary tone, “Oh, that’s amazing! In that case, your young master is the male version of Quinn Golding?”The other party raised his brows before he blurted out, “Of course! Quinn Golding is a top-class female singer, and our young master is a top-class male singer. Miss Golding has a very stron
Isaac snorted coldly. “You want to sue this hotel too? Do you know who owns this hotel?”“I don’t give a d*mn about the owner of this hotel.” Daxton curled his lips as he said disdainfully, “Isn’t it just a five-star hotel anyway? Our young master’s family has dozens of these kinds of hotels! Moreover, they are all located in first-tier cities. They cannot even be bothered to come and develop any hotels in this kind of second-tier city!”Isaac was exasperated because of this young man, and he spoke up, “Go. Go and call your young master and tell him that I, Isaac Cameron, personally said that he had undergone cosmetic surgery. If he is not convinced, tell him that I’ll be waiting here for him to sue me. Tell me what your young master is going to say about it.”Daxton was extremely angry, “Are you trying to fool me? Just wait. I’m going to call our young master now!”After he was done speaking, Daxton immediately took out his cell phone as he walked to the side to make a phone call.
As soon as Daxton heard his young master speaking with such confidence, he immediately straightened up his back.He hurriedly walked back as he raised his cell phone up high and said to Isaac, “Our young master wants to ask you something personally!”Isaac frowned in disgust as he said coldly, “Just speak up if you have something to say!”“F*ck!” A young man’s angry voice sounded from the other end of the line, “Who the hell are you?! Do you really not know what is good for yourself? Do you know who I am?!”Isaac sneered and said, “I know. Aren’t you just a singer? I heard that your family spent a lot of money to try and promote you for several years, but you still could not make it to fame. After that, you finally went abroad and changed your face before you finally became famous. Am I right?”“F*ck!” Tom, who was on the other end of the line, was so angry that he could only clench his teeth. “You’re really seeking your death! If you have the guts, why don’t you tell me your name
The captain of the security team immediately said, “Okay, Chairman Cameron!”After he was done speaking, he immediately took out his walkie-talkie and ordered, “All members of the first team, come to the presidential suite now!”When Daxton saw that Isaac was indeed serious, he immediately lowered his stance, and he spoke up as he began pleading, “Chairman Cameron, please do not lower yourself and argue with the likes of me. I’m also just serving my young master, and my young master said that he wanted this presidential suite. So, as his subordinate, that is the reason why I rushed over here to get it done for him. I was too anxious and impatient just now, and that is the reason why there was a disagreement between us. I’m really sorry. Please be the bigger person and be magnanimous…”Isaac sneered and said, “You’re begging for mercy now? It’s too late!”At this time, a dozen security guards quickly ran over.When Daxton and the others saw this scene, they were all so frightened t
As Zachary agreed to do a favor for Vintage Deluxe's Mick Crane in passing, he and Jacob agreed to meet up at 7pm at the car park by Antique Street.He first took Jacob back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association and called Billy, one of his boys whom he thought was smarter than the rest, giving him the gist of the plan and telling him to familiarize himself with the script.Then, he took the sculpture back to Heaven Springs and met up with Billy in office, telling Billy what to do in finer detail and making sure he committed everything to memory.Zachary's strength as a judge of character certainly proved itself—Billy had never done anything like this before, but he took to the plan like fish to water. He committed the script to memory soon enough, and he was flawless.Once he made sure that Billy was fine, Zachary called Mick.As soon as Mick answered, he immediately asked, "Hello, Mr. Evans. How is that thing we talked about going?"Zachary chuckled. All the arrangements
Zachary continued, "Why do you think casinos are always making a profit? It's exactly because no matter how unassuming a guest is the first time, they would be allowed to win a couple of hands, making a little profit.""And suddenly, they would think that they are the chosen one, destined to win against all odds and always come out triumphant! Once such radical, blind confidence hits them, every last bit of his money would be lost to the casino!""At that point, you can get anything from them—their house, their wife, their children… hell, they'd be willing to die if you'd just let them gamble again!"Turning toward Jacob with a grin, Zachary then asked, "So, with all the points I made and that sculpture you're holding… Do you still think Raymond wouldn't fall for it?"Jacob laughed out loud. "Oh, talk about a plan within a plan! No one would ever see it coming! Raymond Cole is so screwed!"Zachary smiled and nodded. "That's why there's no reason to rush—I'll arrange a man to get r
As soon as they drove out of the village, Jacob asked Zachary eagerly, "So, when do you think we should make our move? I can't wait!"Zachary didn't hesitate, "Let's do it today. It's better than waiting! I'll get someone reliable to bring this to Treasure Measure and get him interested. I'm sure that since he has just returned to Antique Street, he'll need a hot deal to generate hype and make himself known. That's why I'm sure he'll take this sculpture."Jacob nodded repeatedly as he chuckled. "I think so too. Today is definitely best since I'll be going to Dubai soon and probably leaving once I'm done with this. Once you get this settled by the end of today, I'll get tickets for the flight tomorrow!"Zachary grinned. "Don't worry, chief. We will definitely get it settled today…"He trailed off for a moment before continuing, "Still, you should be a little patient. We should do this in the evening—at the second just before Raymond Cole closes shop.""But why?" Jacob asked in curi
Jacob was naturally gleeful that he could get the late medieval bronze sculpture along with its base. Right after he wired the agreed upon ninety-eight grand to Mr. Cardensky, he was already imagining how Raymond would buy it from him for several hundred grand.On the other hand, once Mr. Cardensky received the transfer, he saw the name on the account: Jacob Wilson.He was left perplexed—wasn't that man's last name Montague? Who was this Jacob Wilson?Still, he didn't worry about it too much since most antique hustlers preferred to work with anonymity and therefore, using a different name was perfectly normal.He then carefully wrapped up the bronze sculpture before passing it Jacob, asking politely, "Would you happen to have any other requests, Mr. Montague? I have plenty of other items here if you'd permit me to give an introduction."Jacob shook his head, "Just this sculpture will do. I'm not fully confident in your work either since this is our first deal, so I'm just trying i
Jacob asked, "Then, what would this sculpture be worth if it was genuine?"Mr. Cardensky thought about it. "Well, there are standards when it comes to Renaissance relics, but with something this exquisite, it'd definitely be auctionable for one or two million—and that's the conservative estimate.""How much would you sell it to me for?" Jacob then asked."Thirty percent of the market price," Mr. Cardensky quickly replied. "As I've said, the conservative estimate for this one is around one to two million, so we will set the price with the median estimate value at 1.5 million. And thirty percent means 450 grand."Jacob shook his head right away. "No, no, no… that's too expensive. What if I end up unable to sell it, on top of that?"In his mind, while he could barely accept that pricing, he still needed Raymond to be able to afford it if he wanted to swindle Raymond for twice the money.Mr. Cardensky quickly chuckled, "Oh, Mr. Montague—now you're being too serious. In this business,
"Okay!"Mr. Cardensky smiled and pointed at a nearby farmyard. "There's our workshop—the good stuff is all in there. Allow me to take you there!"The farmyard seemed uninteresting at first glance, but Mr. Cardensky soon led them to the stables and brushed off the straws covering the floor, revealing a plank laid flat on the ground.Mr. Cardensky then lifted it, revealing a passage below—they had dug a cellar into the ground beneath, with the stables as an entry point.As Jacob followed Mr. Cardensky down the cellar, he exclaimed in awe, "Your operation is definitely big, digging such a huge cellar!"Mr. Cardensky smiled humbly. "Anyone working in the business would have sustained their losses before. In the end, we're all folk of humble origins, starting out with raiding tombs or excavating artifacts. Just digging a cellar is really nothing."As they conversed, they cleared the stairs and arrived at the main hall.It was certainly a hall as it was around a hundred square meters,
Zachary nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Montague? Very well!""Yes!" Jacob grinned smugly. "Longer last names are simply better—it just sounds so authoritative."With that agreed upon, both men alighted, where the master was waiting nearby.Seeing them get off, he hurried over to them, smiling, "Please, follow me."Zachary looked around and huffed, "Honestly, Mr. Cardensky, isn't this way too far from the highway? The road is narrow and terrible, and I have to park my car all the way out here. Just coming here is taxing."Mr. Cardensky smiled in turn. "My friend, that's exactly why we picked this place. Do you remember seeing a couple of cars parked by the road, occupying half of it?""We arranged for them to be there. Anyone coming by car would have to slow down that way, buying time for us to see who they truly are. If it's cops, our watchers would quietly text us while we clean the house and bail."Zachary exclaimed in realization, "You boys really run a tight ship!""For sure," Mr.
After working in Antique Street for years, Zachary's connections and influence were naturally special. And yet, though he was acquainted with some of the more impressive individuals, he was not that close with them either.For example, the forgery masters who worked specifically to deceive experts only accepted jobs from major clients, usually antique traders high in social status and wealth.In contrast, they wouldn't ever be interested in frivolous people like Zachary. Even if he could reach them, they might not look at him twice.If one would describe them as the cartel boss, then Zachary would be a low-level enforcer, managing night joints or goofing off.But now, Zachary had turned over a new leaf—he worked under Don Albert, so one of those masters was pleasantly surprised when he called one of them, inviting him to his own workshop for a visit and further discussion.As such, Zachary picked up Jacob and went over to the master's hideout where the latter worked on his count
Zachary was naturally shrewd enough to read Jacob's intention.In reality, he wasn't offering to pay just because he wanted the profit. He merely wanted to get in Jacob's good graces. After all, wouldn't Jacob be even more grateful that he wasn't just helping his revenge but also helping him make money?As such, he didn't hesitate to tell Jacob, "Well, chief—since you'll be paying, I will make sure that you will get every cent of profit that you deserve."Jacob was grinning ear-to-ear, but he said, "Oh, you don't have to! If we really are making a profit, there's no way I would let your good work go unrewarded!"Spreading his arms, he continued generously, "How about this? I will pay the full cost while you get twenty percent of the net profit!"Zachary laughed. "Now, that can wait, chief. We need to pay as soon as we decide on the item we want, and there's no time for buyer's regret. But if Raymond doesn't take the bait, all that money will go down the drain, and whether we can s