Charlie casually said, “I’m not busy with anything. I’m just meeting a friend outside. Why?”Wendy hurriedly said, “Oh, I see… Actually… In truth, there is no reason as to why I’m calling you. I simply wanted to give you a report about the recent situation of Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation.”Charlie smiled as he asked her, “So, is the company doing fine now?”Wendy hurriedly replied, “Brother-in-law, the company has been doing pretty well lately! This is all thanks to Don Albert and the others for their care and help. There is more business, the company’s income is also higher, and the number of employees is increasing steadily.”Charlie smiled and said, “That’s not bad. I hope that you’ll continue putting in more efforts and work harder so that you can bring the company to the next level.”Wendy assured him, “Don’t worry, Brother-in-law. I’ll definitely do my best to make Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation even bigger and stronger. I’ll turn it into the biggest etique
Although Charlie had never met Tom before, he did not have a good impression of him at all because of Daxton and the matter relating to the presidential suite. What’s more, this guy was even thinking of pursuing Quinn, and this made him feel even more unhappy.As he thought about the harsh words that Tom had said to Isaac over the phone earlier, Charlie planned to do his best to act as a host to Tom. He would make sure that Tom would be able to feel the warmth of the people of Aurous Hill as soon as he got off the plane.Weren’t you hiring females to act as your fans to pick you up when you land? In that case, I will arrange a little surprise for you, then.At this time, Wendy, who was on the other end of the line, asked curiously, “Brother-in-law, do you know Tom Zielinski?”Charlie said, “I do not know him, but I think I will get to know him very soon.”After he was done speaking, Charlie then said, “By the way, Wendy, there are still some things that I have to deal with here.
Albert asked, “Master Wade, how many people do you need? What are the requirements?”Charlie replied, “Well, I want all of them to be males, and I want them to be those kinds of people who regularly go for fitness training. They should be muscular, and it would be even better if they had scars on their faces and necks. As for the number of people, there should be a minimum of two to three hundred people. The more the better.”Albert had a surprised look on his face as he asked, “Master Wade, are you planning to bring these men with you to fight others?”“No,” Charlie waved his hand and said, “I want them to go to the airport for a plane pickup.”“Plane pickup?!” Albert was confused, and he did not know what Charlie was up to this time. However, Isaac, who was aside, immediately understood Charlie’s intention, and he could not help but smile as he said, “Young Master, are you planning to send the thugs that you’ve helped to go to the airport to act as fans for Tom Zielinski’s plan
Tom had been in a very bad mood all the way.However, after seeing the situation where there were hundreds of hostesses on Wendy’s end through the video call just now, his mood instantly got a lot better.To be honest, he had often bought fans for his plane pickup in the past, but he had never once been able to buy so many high-quality fans. In the past, he would always work together with a headhunter for this kind of matter. The resources that the headhunter had in his hands were all actresses, and there would be all kinds of women, but very few of them would be good-looking and have good figures.But this time, it was different. This time, all of the women who were here were more than one hundred and sixty-eight centimeters tall, and they were all slim and beautiful girls with good temperaments. It would not be that noticeable if there were one or two of these girls, but if two to three hundred of such girls were to be placed together, the visual effect would simply be absolutel
However, Tom was a little surprised upon entering. He looked at the passageway that was almost empty as he said in confusion, “Why are there so few people at this airport of yours? I see that there are no other passengers aside from the few of us?”The customer service manager scratched his head and smiled as he said, “This… Perhaps this has something to do with traffic control today. We do not have many Hong Kong planes arriving, and many of the flights have been delayed or canceled.”Tom felt that something was not right. Generally speaking, although the airports in a second-tier city were not so busy, they would not be so empty to the extent that there was no one here at all, right?Just as he was feeling perplexed, the customer service manager pointed at a frosted glass door and said, “Mr. Zielinski, the exit is right in front. There are many of your fans waiting outside. If you find it inconvenient, I can ask the security guards to escort you out so that you can leave quickly.
Tom felt as though his brain was already buzzing after getting slapped.It was a truly brutal and powerful force just now, and after getting two consecutive slaps directly, Tom felt as though he was already completely out of his mind.He had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he had never been hit before ever since he was a child. However, today, he had received two slaps directly after getting off the plane. Moreover, he was even getting pinched on his face. This feeling made Tom feel the urge to die.At this moment, he was just like a chicken that was surrounded by a pack of wolves.As he faced this large group of vicious and strong men, Tom was already scared out of his wits.His bodyguards were already completely useless. At this time, he had been completely reduced to becoming his opponent’s plaything. So, Tom could only ask tentatively, “Gentlemen, is there any misunderstanding here?”After all, he had obviously seen hundreds of beautiful women who were waiting
What was even more d*mning was the fact that there was no place for him at all in the bus that had more than forty seats. All of the seats had been occupied by those vicious-looking men, and Tom, his assistant, and his bodyguards were all thrown on the long and narrow aisle in the bus.As soon as they got onto the bus, the attitude of those vicious-looking men immediately changed. One of the men immediately spoke up and said to them, “Hand over your cell phones obediently now. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not being polite to you!”Tom was extremely nervous, and he subconsciously asked, “Were you guys sent here by Chairman Cameron from Shangri-La?”The strong man who had slapped him earlier said coldly, “Why do you have so many questions? Where is your cell phone? Hurry up and take it out quickly!”Tom trembled as he handed his cell phone over, and he mustered up the courage and said, “You… you guys are kidnapping us! Even Chairman Cameron cannot do such a thing in broad daylight,
As soon as Tom’s video was exposed, it immediately got on the hot search on many major websites.The netizens thought that Tom had simply done something dumb again, which was similar to what he had done the last time when he had intentionally hired a group of actors who were acting in a Japanese anti-war film. It was only that it was even more ridiculous this time. However, the Zielinski family immediately felt that something was rather unusual.So, they contacted Tom immediately, but they did not expect that they would have lost contact with Tom and his entire entourage.This made them realize that Tom must be in danger.After that, the Zielinski family immediately used their connections to ask around, and they even used their connections to pry and obtain information from the people who were in Aurous Hill, hoping that they would be able to find out Tom’s whereabouts.At this time, Tom had already been sent directly to Shangri-La by the bus.Tom did not expect that he did not
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h
Then, Jacob quickly pressed, "Dear boy, maybe you could stay a few days instead of taking more jobs. At least you could be there to stop my wife if she snaps.""Sure," Charlie chuckled, cheerfully agreeing to it. "Don't worry—Claire's returning in a couple of days too, and you'll be fine with us around. You're cheating in your mind, anyway…"Pausing, he then added a reminder, "But if she's really furious, just bear with her beatings and clawings. Live and let live, as they say."That left Jacob sulking, however. "What the hell! If I knew this would happen, I should have just taken her to court and divorced her openly! That way, I'd definitely make things work with Matilda. Yolden wouldn't even stand a chance!"Charlie had to keep a straight face. "Now, you're not quite right there—don't you know what would happen to your wife if you took this to court?"Jacob snorted coolly. "Elaine would just snap at me, hit me, and make sure I don't get a cent in the divorce. That's no big deal—
"Fuck!" When Jacob heard what Charlie said, he was horrified. He nervously asked, "Matilda isn't going to come to our house to deliver the invitation, is she? If Elaine finds out that I've been hiding Matilda's return from her all this time, I'll be so dead!" Charlie, having long seen through Jacob, knew he would never escape the shadow and claws of Elaine. He shook his head and said, "Whether they'll invite you, I have no way of knowing. If you're worried, you can tell Matilda that you don't want to be invited to her wedding and that you don't want to go." Jacob sighed. "That's just a temporary solution. Even if she doesn't know now, she'll probably find out sooner or later. A lot of our mutual friends already know about Matilda's return. You went to the gathering too. But those friends are not really in contact with Elaine, so she hasn't found out yet." Charlie smiled and said, "Matilda's return to the country was at a pretty sensitive time. If I'm not mistaken, she came b
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