“Ahh?!”When he heard Charlie’s question, Jaime instantly felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar!In truth, he had finally found out sadly that his motives, that he had originally thought he had hidden very well, had already been exposed!He had already been completely exposed as early as the moment when he had seen Quinn get out of Charlie’s BMW and had someone check up on the information regarding that BMW!Moreover, what Jaime would have never imagined was that the mastermind behind all this was actually the benefactor who had great strength and had saved him and his younger sister before, even saving his mother and younger sister just some time ago!At this moment, Jaime realized that he was the one who had overestimated his own ability by attempting to do the impossible…When he thought of Charlie’s extraordinary strength, and when he thought of his second uncle and his father’s disappearance as well as Falco’s bizarre death, an extremely strong sense of fear sudden
Immediately afterward, his face was filled with tears and snot as he cried bitterly, “Benefactor… I owe my lowly life to you, and it’s only right for you to take it away… But I really want to beg you to spare my lowly life even if it’s simply for my mother’s or younger sister’s sake. Please spare my lowly life… I beg you, Benefactor…”When Charlie saw that Jaime was weeping bitterly and pitifully with an extremely agonizing and distressed look on his face, he smiled lightly and spoke up, “I’ve already spared your father’s lowly life on your mother’s and younger sister’s account. So, are you expecting me to spare your lowly life too?”Jaime subconsciously asked, “Benefactor, my father… is my father still alive?!”Charlie smiled indifferently and said, “Your father is in Syria now. Although he won’t be able to come back for quite some time, he will certainly not die for quite a while either.”“Syria?” Jaime was dumbfounded, and he asked, “My father, he… Why would he go to Syria?!”C
For Jaime, at this time, being able to keep his lowly life was more important than anything else.This was because he knew very well in his heart that Charlie had enough strength and reason to kill him.Moreover, with Charlie’s strength, even if Charlie were to truly kill Jaime, the Schulz family probably would not and could not avenge him.After all, Jaime’s grandfather had never even seen Charlie’s face before. Cadfan was so afraid of him that he could not even sleep at night!In order to make peace with Charlie, Jaime’s grandfather was even willing to give the Schulz family’s entire ocean shipping group to his younger sister.Jaime could already tell that his grandfather was extremely afraid of Charlie based on this fact alone.So, as long as he was able to survive, Jaime felt that it would not matter even if he were to get thrown to Syria. At the very least, he would be able to be with his father instead of being all by himself when he got to Syria.When Charlie heard the
“Okay! I’ll go and atone for my sins!”When Jaime heard this, even though he did not know exactly how Charlie was asking him to atone for his sins, he still agreed to it without any hesitation at all as he blurted out, “I’m willing to go and atone for my sins! I’m willing to atone for my sins, my father’s sins, and the entire Schulz family’s sins! I’ll go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha in order to accumulate more good deeds for the Schulz family!”Charlie laughed and said, “The Schulz family’s sins are so heavy. So, how can your sins possibly be atoned simply by burning incense and worshipping Buddha?”Jaime was confused, and he asked, “Benefactor, what do you mean, then?”Charlie spoke indifferently, “Since your sins are so serious, it is only natural for you to be more pious, and for you to put yourself through the mill. I think that starting from tomorrow, you will have to use the method of taking three steps and one grovel to go on a pilgrimage to the Jordan T
In truth, Charlie had already long known that Jaime had been pursuing Quinn.However, he did not want to interfere with Jaime because of the principle of ‘freedom to love’. He did not even have this thought even though Isaac had suggested for him to intervene before this.Charlie felt that everyone had the right to like others and be liked by others in return. As long as a person liked another person in a fair and square manner, no one had the right to interfere.However, Jaime’s mistake was that he did not figure this out clearly himself.Before he had even pursued Quinn properly, he had already regarded Quinn as his personal belonging. When Jaime found out that Charlie had driven Quinn to the venue, his first thought was to do everything that he possibly could in order to investigate and find out Charlie’s identity. He had targeted Charlie, even investigating Charlie’s wife’s car license plate, which was a complete violation of the basic principle of ‘freedom to love’. Theref
After exiting the door, his assistant and a group of bodyguards hurriedly got up and came out as soon as Jaime arrived at the door of the conference room.His assistant walked up and asked in a low voice. “Have you already found out the identity and information of the chairman of Emgrand Group?”Jaime replied indifferently, “The matter this time is all a misunderstanding. The person that I’m looking for is not in Emgrand Group. Let’s go. You guys can send me home.”Jaime’s assistant was a little confused, but he was not quite sure what Jaime had seen in the VIP passage at the venue either. Perhaps, Jaime might have indeed been mistaken. So, Jaime’s assistant did not think too much about it and said, “Okay then, Young Master. In that case, we will send you back now.”Jaime did not speak on the way home. Instead, he simply sat by himself with his eyes closed.When the convoy sent him back to the Dunn family’s old mansion, before Jaime got out of the car, he spoke up and said to his
Cadfan nearly exploded in anger at this moment.‘What’s going on?!’‘I’ve just paid such a big price in order to barely pacify the troublesome Sophie, but who would have thought that I would only have a quiet and peaceful life for no more than two days before Jaime, who had big eyes and thick eyebrows, would actually betray me as well.’Right now, he could not understand what exactly was wrong with his godd*mned grandson.In the past, when he had almost taken Jaime’s mother’s and younger sister’s lives, Jaime had never turned his back on him like what he was doing now. Instead, Jaime had simply suffered in silence and suppressed his anger as he tried to flatter and please Cadfan.Now that the matter was already f*cking in the past, this kid seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses, and he was starting to go against Cadfan.When Cadfan thought of how this brat was actually going to grovel all the way to Jordan Temple in order to make an atonement for their sins, Cadfan was
Jaime had a cold expression on his face when he saw Cadfan, who was unconscious over the other end of the video call, and he said coldly, “Him? He brought this upon himself!”Arrington was stupefied. ‘What the hell is going on here? Is this still the same Jaime Schulz who is always humbling himself to try and flatter and please Lord Schulz? How dare he say such words to Lord Schulz?!’Arrington, who was eager to defend Lord Schulz, was instantly furious as he blurted out and yelled, “Jaime Schulz! What is your status?! Who are you to say such things about Lord Schulz?! Are you thinking of rebelling?!”Jaime said disdainfully, “Pfft! Did you think that I would rebel against that old b*stard?! I, Jaime Schulz, am most ashamed of people like him in my whole life!”Jaime turned off the video call directly after he had said that. In an instant, the entire Schulz family’s mansion exploded into a frenzy.Meanwhile, in Aurous Hill, the people in the Dunn family’s old mansion were also c
Charlie chuckled. "Don't sell yourself short, Mr. Hart. There are plenty of business folk who got so used to their comfort zone that they became caught in the illusion that they can be successful in anything they do. It's a mindset that leads to them blindly developing new projects and new competition, and then they end up losing big."If memory serves, there have been real estate businesses that started mineral water brands, search engines that tried the car industry, e-commerce sites attempting social media, and vice-versa. All of them are multi-billion-dollar companies venturing into new frontiers, but all to unimpressive outcomes."Pausing, Charlie then continued, "You've mentioned rising above the competition amidst the development of the new energy industry. That would get anyone's attention, and it is why I believe that you definitely will make a strong impression with your strategizing and knowledge of the basic principles."Yolden found it hard to refuse, seeing that Charli
Having lost it all, Jacob really looked like he wouldn't be getting back up.But fortunately, he had a pillar in the form of Elaine.In fact, Elaine would serve to be a container, whipping Jacob into shape if he got too full of himself.But on the other hand, now that Jacob was utterly despondent, she would be forcing him to smile and function in general.Elaine's attitude to the entire issue was clear as well. Even though Jacob had just lost his job, she would make him go shopping with her in Dubai even if he fell into a coma. Even if he was dead, she'd just cremate him and bring his ashes along.Hence, with Elaine's firm grip around Jacob's leash, he went on strolls, going shopping and taking selfies with Elaine everyday, eventually easing the toll on his mood and spirit.-Back at Aurous Hill, Charlie was preparing for Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall's wedding as it approached.Yolden was a schoolmate of his mother, Ashley Layna Acker, as well as Charlie's elder.And while Cha
"See you." As soon as Charlie hung up on Matilda, Don Albert's call came right after.He sounded nervous as Charlie answered the phone, saying, "Master Wade, I think I might have gone too far…""Wait, what's this about?" Charlie asked."Your father-in-law, of course…" Don Albert sighed. "You asked me to leave him hanging for a while, so I did. I even refused when he asked to book a room in Heaven Springs.""Well, that's not a problem, is it?" Charlie shrugged. "He and Zachary ganged up for some real mischief. As you are Zachary's boss, it's right that you refused him because you didn't appreciate what he did.""That's just it. I thought that approach was just right as well," Don Albert quickly said. "I wasn't playing nice when Mr. Bay of the Calligraphy and Painting Association called me either. That's when he said he'd try to save Jacob's position as vice-president, but I told him it's none of my business."I then hung up on him without much thought, only for Zachary to tell m
Meanwhile, Charlie was downstairs in Claire's office, waiting to pick her up and head home.That was when Matilda called him, asking as soon as he answered, "Charlie, do you know how Jacob is doing? He never answered any of my texts—is he going to be alright?""I wouldn't know," Charlie replied. "Both he and Elaine are in Dubai on a trip… What's wrong?""He resigned," Matilda sighed. "I only saw the public statement that the Calligraphy and Painting Association posted this afternoon. It says that he tendered the resignation himself, but it doesn't really feel that way. I wonder if he's at odds with other members of the association…"Charlie was actually surprised to hear that Jacob had resigned.He had told Zachary to expose the truth of the bronze sculpture fraud case to teach Jacob a lesson so that Jacob would understand the meaning of true pain.However, he anticipated that Mr. Bay would at least keep Jacob around with an unimportant job even if Jacob did lose some money and e
Falling apart in both mind and spirit, Jacob was crying as he disembarked and took a cab to the hotel.Elaine, who had been lying around for 24 hours, was stunned speechless as she watched him enter, crying like a child.In contrast, Elaine looked like a mother to Jacob just then as he threw himself into her arms and bawled, "Darling… That prick Mr. Bay screwed me over… I have nothing left now…"Taken aback for a moment that Jacob would bawl in her arms like that, Elaine soon came to her senses and patted his back as she comforted him, "Oh, stop crying already. Who cares about some Calligraphy and Painting groupies? We certainly don't! Just hear me out and don't ever go there again!"Jacob kept sobbing, "But I care… I want to go…"Annoyed, Elaine's hand that had been patting Jacob a moment ago slid down to his hip and pinched him viciously before he noticed."Ow!" Jacob yelped in pain, and he demanded indignantly, "What was that for?!""Shut up!" Elaine snapped, glowering. "I wa
Jacob couldn't even be bothered by the looks others were giving him, and he called Mr. Bay immediately.Mr. Bay had already gone home and was seated on the couch with his wife, watching his phone and waiting for Jacob to call and demand an explanation.Mr. Bay knew that he had to answer for this and that if he avoided Jacob, it may well be a confession that he had screwed Jacob over.So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come clean with Jacob.Naturally, by coming clean, he meant passing the buck as his wife had suggested.Hence, as he answered Jacob's call, he immediately sighed in embarrassment, "Hey, Jacob. I'm so sorry about that…"However, Jacob was so furious he immediately started bellowing, "Mr. Bay! Are you fucking with me here?! You said that the resignation letter was more of a formality, but you just made it public instead! So, all those things you said about helping me were just a trap, was it?! You're despicable! And to think I've been so good to you, even
The repeated flights had left Jacob tormented.Even before he actually had the time to enjoy Dubai, he had already gotten sick of the place and didn't want to ever return.And on the flight, he couldn't stop his thoughts from going astray.Now that he was not getting back the money he had lost, his only hope was Mr. Bay.Fortunately, Mr. Bay was serious about his promise that he would at least save him a job as department head. That was why, despite his thoughts running astray, he never considered the thought that he would be kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.As soon as his flight landed, he didn't wait to turn off his phone's flight mode, waiting for the internet connection to return so that he could ask Mr. Bay about the meeting.Once he did, he received a ton of messages from public accounts to acquaintances—many had already found out that he had resigned from the post of administrative vice-president and wanted to ask how he was doing.And Matilda was
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid