Jaime would never have dreamt that all of the information he had obtained through his subordinate was actually a scheme that Charlie had deliberately asked Isaac to set up. He had deliberately revealed his identity as the chairman of Emgrand Group to Jaime in order to make him feel a sense of urgency. That way, he would be able to divert Jaime’s attention completely.Otherwise, if Jaime were to continue making a fuss about his wife’s BMW, Jaime would be able to get his hands on Charlie’s wife’s real identity very soon.So, Charlie deliberately got someone to send a fake message over to inform the other party that the car belonged to Emgrand Group. At the same time, to strengthen Jaime’s trust, Charlie deliberately exposed the fact that the BMW was actually a BMW 760. This way, he would naturally be able to convince Jaime.As soon as Jaime believed that this car belonged to Emgrand Group, Jaime’s attention would be completely diverted because of him.After that, Charlie also released t
This person did not beat around the bush over the phone, and he introduced himself directly to Doris as he said, “Hello, this is Vice Chairman Young from Emgrand Group, right? I’m the assistant of Mr. Jaime Schulz, the eldest young master of the Schulz family from Eastcliff. Our young master would like to discuss a collaboration with Emgrand Group. I wonder if Vice Chairman Young will have the time to meet with our young master?”“What? The Schulz family from Eastcliff?” Doris pretended to exclaim out of shock. Immediately after that, she pretended to say in an extremely flattered voice, “Oh! I’d never have dreamt that the eldest young master of the Schulz family would actually be interested in Emgrand Group! This is indeed a great blessing. I wonder when Young Master Schulz will be free? I’ll go over and visit him at any time!”Jaime, who was sitting next to him, and Jaime’s assistant himself were both very satisfied with the excitement shown by Doris. The expression on Jaime’s face
Twenty minutes later.Jaime’s convoy drove into Emgrand Group’s underground parking lot.Doris had already arranged for her secretary and the head of the security department of Emgrand Group to wait for him in the underground parking lot in advance.As soon as the convoy arrived, they immediately stepped forward and greeted him respectfully before they brought Jaime and his entourage from the underground parking lot directly to the top floor of the Emgrand Group building using the special elevator.Jaime really enjoyed this kind of feeling where many people were fawning over him. In his opinion, an enterprise such as Emgrand Group, which was merely a hundred-billion-dollar enterprise, should be treating him with the utmost respect just like this since he was the young master of the Schulz family.Doris’s secretary led the way, and as she walked, she said, “Young Master Schulz, Vice Chairman Young is waiting for you in her office. However, her office is not too big, so I’ll have to
Her secretary hurriedly said, “Okay, Vice Chairman Young!”After the secretary had left, Doris then invited Jaime into her office, and she invited him to sit down on the sofa before she asked politely, “I wonder what brings you here to Emgrand Group, Young Master Schulz?”Jaime smiled and said, “I’ve been in Aurous Hill during this time, and I intend to make some investments in Aurous Hill. I heard that Emgrand Group is the largest enterprise in Aurous Hill, so I decided to do some collaboration with you.”As he spoke, Jaime deliberately added, “Oh, by the way, when I said ‘some’, I was referring to a collaboration that is on a scale of at least fifty billion dollars.”“Oh? Is that so?!” Doris immediately showed great interest and she could not conceal her excitement as she asked, “I wonder what kind of collaboration Young Master Schulz would be interested in?”Jaime smiled slightly before he raised his hand and pointed vaguely at the skyscrapers outside, smiling as he said, “Real
When Doris said that Charlie was not too concerned with the affairs of Emgrand Group, it was actually an expression of her true inner feelings.She knew that Charlie was in the lounge behind her office. So, she was intentionally saying this to Charlie.Ever since Emgrand Group had undergone a change of ownership to Charlie, it was estimated that the number of times that Charlie had come to Emgrand Group was no more than ten times. Moreover, what made Doris feel even more helpless was the fact that every time Charlie came to Emgrand Group, it was never because of matters relating to Emgrand Group itself.In other words, Charlie, who was the kind of boss who handed work off to others without doing anything at all, was never worried about the direction of Emgrand Group’s development.Doris had never had any opinion about this matter in the past. On the contrary, she liked the freedom of being one hundred percent trusted and being able to freely do things as she deemed fit.However, e
Once there was no ceiling, this height was not something Jaime could predict.This made the deep sense of crisis in Jaime’s heart a little heavier.In truth, Jaime also knew his own worth. Although he was the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, he was simply enjoying life under the Schulz family’s name.His grandfather, Cadfan, dominated and had full control over the entire Schulz family. Not to mention Jaime himself, but even his father had no real power of his own. Without real power, that meant that there would be no real money.The chairman of Emgrand Group could easily and freely take out tens of billions of dollars in cash, but Jaime himself would not possibly be able to take out so much money at all.In that case, Jaime would become a person with a dandy but deceitful appearance in front of the chairman of Emgrand Group…And why did Jaime go through all this trouble just to pursue Quinn?On one hand, it was because he was truly infatuated with Quinn, and on the othe
Jaime would never have dreamt that a person would suddenly come out from within Doris’s office.Moreover, what made him feel even more puzzled was why this person’s voice would give him a sense of déjà vu.When Jaime subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, he was so stunned that he felt as though his brain was exploding in that instant. His eyes opened wide, and his mind also instantly went blank!He naturally recognized Charlie right away!After all, Charlie had left a really deep impression on him in Japan back then. Therefore, it would be impossible for him to forget Charlie’s appearance even until the day he died.At this moment, Jaime was completely stunned. Immediately afterward, he could not help but mutter, “Ahhh… It’s… It’s you?! This…How could this be possible?!”Charlie stepped forward and came face to face with Jaime directly as he asked playfully under his breath, “Why? We have not seen each other for quite some time, but now that you ar
Charlie waved his hand. “Over here, my first rule if you want to invest with me is for you to transfer the money over to my account first. Didn’t you come here with sincerity? Hurry up and make the arrangements with your finance department first. Transfer ten billion dollars to Emgrand Group’s bank account, and only then will we continue talking about our future collaboration.”Jaime’s cold sweat was suddenly flowing like a waterfall as he said nervously, “B-Benefactor, I’m really afraid… that there is no way that I’d be able to meet this request of yours… Our finance department can’t possibly transfer such a huge sum of money such as ten billion dollars to another enterprise’s bank account without seeing the contract or conducting any risk assessment in advance…”Charlie sneered and said, “Is it really because your finance department is not willing to perform the bank transfer, or is it because you simply do not have that much money, and you simply came here without any real intenti
Julien shook his head and gingerly asked, "Jordan Fox likes his granddaughter?"Charlie smiled, shaking his head. "And your father doesn't like you as his eldest? Admiration is no guarantee of inheritance. And if we're talking about love, is it not a gesture of love that he provided you with endless cash and a life of privilege that only the world's top one percent can enjoy?"Julien also noticed the flaw in his logic. "Then, do you perchance know why, Mr. Wade?"Charlie nodded. "Jordan granted his position to Kathleen because that was the condition I proposed to him in return for prolonging his life. No succession, no pills—no matter how much he was willing to pay me for it."Then, Charlie looked Julien straight in the eye as he continued solemnly, "If the day comes and I find you more reliable, I will choose you as the sole broker for your father's pills. Just think about it—if the day comes that you're the only person your father can get his pills from, would he say no if you as
Charlie chuckled. "You might think that I'm screwing you over, but in reality, I'm indirectly solidifying your place as heir apparent. From what I've learned, your family has not confirmed who it would be."Julien chuckled awkwardly. "You're right, but I am now. With the pills you've provided, however, my father might live longer than me…"Charlie nodded. "Since we have the fortune of meeting over drinks, I shall cut to the chase—to me, it doesn't matter who between you or your father lives longer. My priority is with whom I could hope for a better partnership."And right now, your father has shown more sincerity than you have, which was why I asked Helena to provide him with my pills."Pausing, Charlie then asked, "Are you aware of your father's recent activities? In Northern Europe?""A little," Julien replied. "A data center or something along those lines."Charlie nodded again. "See, I've asked Helena to make him a new offer—I will provide him with one pill should he build an
Charlie had actually invited Julien over to bring him aboard his metaphorical ship.While not particularly down-to-earth, Julien was still the second most important figure in the Rothschild family, and having him on board wouldn't hurt.Moreover, just having drinks with Charlie and Raymond here basically told everyone they were friends. If Harrison knew that Julien was meeting the son of Curtis Wade as well as 'Biden Cole', who had taken the Four-Sided Treasure Tower from the Rothstchilds, he just might have Julien shot.While Julien may not become the head of the Rothschild family anytime soon, he would prove very useful.With Helena basically controlling Harrison and Charlie himself controlling Julien, traveling Stateside would be no different from going home."It seems I must reevaluate my opinion of you now with that attitude."Charlie smiled at Julien and raised his cup, "Come, let's have a toast—to friendship."Julien nodded, picked up his cup, exclaiming cheerfully, "To f
Pausing, Julien then said, "I mostly drink wine and the occasional whiskey.""How much are those, usually?" Raymond asked.Julien thought about it. "If it's table wine, 10,000 to 50,000 USD. For bigger occasions, it'd be something over a hundred thousand."Raymond nodded and pointed at the bottle of Oskian vodka he had bought. "Guess how much that is?"Julein shook his head. "I don't usually drink Oskian alcohol, so I'm not too sure…""Come on," Charlie chuckled. "We're not asking if you know—we're just asking you to take a guess.""Then…" Julien quickly said. "I'm guessing, three thousand?""Three thousand?" Raymond chuckled and shook his head. "That's way too flattering. It's around 7 USD.""Seven bucks?!" Julien exclaimed, and he blurted, "You usually drink something that cheap, Mr. Cole?""Well, not stateside," Raymond smiled. "But I liked it after I ordered one from a diner yesterday. It's cheap, and it has quality."Julien gulped as he stared at his own cup filled to th
Julien flinched and promptly threw his hands up. "No, no, no… please don't say that, Mr. Wade! That's not what I mean—as a son, it's only right that I hope my father lives long and prospers. Why wouldn't I want him to?"Charlie pointed out, "Then why'd you say that I've screwed you over repeatedly?""Oh. I, uh…" Julien wasn't sure how to respond to that, and he groaned unhappily, "I was not being mindful with words. I take that back…" Charlie nodded. "Then, I'll give you another chance.""Huh?" Julien was left confused, and he quickly asked, "Another chance… for what?"Charlie clapped him on the shoulder again, smiling, "We're old friends, aren't we? Why would I screw you over? Anyway, your turn."Julien was left utterly aggrieved as he read through Charlie's intention—that was precisely the definition of screwing him over!If his father knew he had come to Aurous Hill to hang out with these two, especially Biden Cole, he would definitely be removed as heir! And yet, Charlie
Having seen a sliver of the common folk's plight, Julien turned back to the journey at hand.Soon, his MPV arrived at Aurous Hill's Antique Street.As it was closing hours, the place appeared bleak, almost as though it had been completely abandoned. It was only during opening hours and the few hours before closing that the place became most alive anyway.Most of the time, the vendors and employees outnumbered the guests, and during closing hours, it would get very quiet. One wouldn't even find strays here as there weren't scraps around.Still, Julien had no idea what the hell the place was, even as he arrived outside Treasure Measure following the location Charlie had sent.Once he was sure he was at the right place, he called Charlie, immediately sounding respectful and flattering, "I'm here, Mr. Wade. If you don't mind opening the door…""Alright, just hang on," Charlie said and put down the phone while turning to Raymond, who was putting the food on a folding table, "Our frien
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even