When Albert heard this, he was truly extremely grateful.In the early years, it had been relatively easy for Albert to make money. He could simply rely on his own special attributes and various connections before skirting the line legally or morally, and he would already be able to make a lot of money every year.However, over the past few years, Albert had gradually been trying to whitewash himself. He would not get involved in many things that used to be very profitable to him in the past anymore, and so, his income had plummeted greatly.However, since Albert had many subordinates and disciples under his command, the usual cost of feeding and employing these people did not decrease because of the decline in his income, but on the contrary, as the prices continued to rise and as the per capita income continued rising, their costs also kept rising.Therefore, although Albert had a glamorous appearance over the past few years, he had been in a state where he had been trying hard to
Charlie shook his head and said, “That’s different. Sophie’s sense of right and wrong is also very strong. There are several irrefutable reasons as to why I sent her father off to Syria. The first reason is that Sheldon was indeed the one who had organized the Anti-Wade Alliance, and he also had a grudge against my father. Secondly, Sheldon himself was the one who was worse than a beast when he aided and abetted the enemy, which indirectly caused both of his daughters to be placed in danger. Thirdly, as a father, Sheldon not only watched on unfeelingly and acted unconcerned and indifferently when his daughter met with a mishap, but he even continued groveling in front of his father, Cadfan Schulz, in order to flatter and please him. If I send someone like him to Syria, Sophie also knows that he deserves it.”As he spoke, Charlie then said, “However, if I were to send Jaime off to Syria now as well, Sophie would definitely not be able to accept it. Besides, I do not have any reasonable
When she saw Jaime, Sophie hurriedly stopped in her tracks and silently turned to the side, so as not to be recognized by him.At the same time, she secretly glanced at Jaime, who was twenty to thirty meters away. When she saw her elder brother’s overly attentive and flattering look in front of Dorothy, she suddenly felt a little disgusted.She abruptly felt that all of the men in the Schulz family had a very strong sense of motive and purpose in everything that they did.Take her father, Sheldon, as an example. Both of his daughters had nearly died in Sophie’s grandfather’s hands, but when Sophie’s grandfather needed Sheldon to come out to put on a front and keep up appearances, Sheldon was still able to drop everything and return to her grandfather’s side to play the role of a filial son. In the final analysis, it was all because of his desire to compete for the position as the heir of the Schulz family.His daughter was not as important in the face of this purpose.As for her
What he wanted was to use this kind of foolish generosity to gain Quinn’s favor.Jaime himself was also very impressed with the fact that he was willing to spend thirty million dollars just to make his sweetheart’s concert reach the top international level. He felt that he would certainly be able to win Quinn’s favor with this move.Moreover, he even thought that if his love confession at the concert were to turn out to be unsuccessful, he would just look for a public relations company to help him put everything into place on the whole network.By then, as long as the media exposed the fact that he had spent thirty million dollars and branded him as an ‘infatuated man’, this would also put a strong psychological pressure on Quinn.Sometimes, moral kidnapping was also a good method to pursue the other party.Dorothy, who was also someone with extensive experience, naturally knew the reason behind Jaime’s devotion and attentiveness. She hurriedly said to Jaime, “Young Master Schulz,
At this time, in the first car of the Rolls-Royce convoy.Jaime sat next to Dorothy as he smiled and said, “Dorothy, I’ve taken a lot of advertising space in Aurous Hill during this time, and I’ve already begun playing a lot of Miss Golding’s concert promotional posters twenty-four hours a day. You will be able to see at least twenty to thirty advertising resources on the way into the city later.”Dorothy was a little puzzled, and she asked, “Young Master Schulz, Quinn’s concert tickets seem to have already been sold out long ago. So, isn’t it a little wasteful for you to do so much on-site promotion now?”Jaime smiled, and he had a serious expression on his face as he said, “I’m building up the momentum! Although the full capacity of the concert has already been reached, that is only about thirty thousand to fifty thousand people after all. The population of permanent residence in Aurous Hill is almost ten million people. If we can also cover the rest of these people, this will als
However, Dorothy was actually rather surprised by Charlie’s methods.Although Tom’s family’s strength and background were not as strong as the son of a wealthy family such as Jaime, the Zielinski family could still be considered amongst the first echelon in the country.Even Jaime would never dare to use such a cruel and brutal method on him, but it seemed as though Charlie did not care about that at all. Tom was a rich heir who was also a big celebrity with a rising career, but his bright future was completely destroyed by Charlie as soon as he arrived in Aurous Hill. Dorothy had never seen anything like this happen in the circle before.***When the convoy arrived at the entrance of Shangri-La, Jaime spoke up as he said to Dorothy, “Dorothy, you guys have already booked the rooms in advance, right?”“Yes.” Dorothy nodded. “It has already been booked in advance.”Jaime was relieved, and he said, “Alright then, I’ll not send you in. I’ll wait for you in the car since you will hav
Dorothy, who was helpless, could only open the luggage at Quinn’s request as she took out the item that Quinn had been thinking of.Quinn stared at the video for a long time, and she heaved a sigh of relief when she made sure that there was nothing wrong with it. After that, she instructed, “Dorothy, you have to make sure that you keep my treasure safe. Don’t make any mistakes.”“Don’t worry.” Dorothy curled her lips and said, “I’d rather meet with a mishap than let anything bad happen to it. Are you satisfied?”“Hehe!” Quinn happily rested her chin in both of her hands, and she smiled happily as she said, “Dorothy, you’re the best! I love you!”“Don’t. Don’t love me!” Dorothy grunted with disgust. “You’d better go and love your Brother Charlie instead!”Quinn responded seriously, “Oh, you’re right! How could I possibly say those words to you? Charlie is obviously the only person who is worthy of it!”Dorothy was exasperated and said, “Quinn Golding! You’re really an ungrateful p
Jaime hurriedly explained, “Dorothy, don’t get so worked up first. I know that I have no right to make any changes to your performance execution plan, but I only did it out of the goodness of my heart. After all, this will be Miss Golding’s first performance for her concert tour this year. I only wanted to make this performance even more perfect, and that is the reason why I took the liberty to adjust the overall plan without informing you in advance.”As he spoke of this, Jaime then assured her, “But Dorothy, you can rest assured. I specifically invited the best lighting and sound engineer from the United States this time. They are liaising with your original executive team, and the equipment has been fully optimized according to your previous execution plan. So, you can rest assured that the performance effect will only be enhanced, and it would not be compromised in any way.”Dorothy looked at Jaime and said seriously, “Young Master Schulz, this matter is not just a matter of good
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
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli