When Charlie and Dorothy ran into each other face to face and because Dorothy seemed to be stunned and frozen in place, Charlie deliberately coughed twice, “Cough, cough. Hello, Miss Chan.”Dorothy finally came back to her senses. When she thought about how she had been staring at Charlie’s handsome face for such a long time just now, she suddenly felt very embarrassed, and she asked nervously, “Oh. You… Why are you here…”“I’m here to pick Nana up.” When Charlie saw the panicked look on Dorothy’s face, he could not help but ask, “Why are you so afraid? It’s not as though I’m going to eat you, right?”Dorothy touched her chest, and she calmed down before she deliberately spoke loudly to Charlie, “You will not eat me, but I’m afraid that you might have heard me say something wrong. In that case, the tigress inside the room will eat me, then!”When Quinn heard Dorothy’s words, she subconsciously asked, “Dorothy, who are you talking to? Who are you calling a tigress? Are you asking fo
Just as the husband and wife had walked down the passenger boarding stairs, Quinn could not help but hold Charlie’s hand as they quickly stepped forward to greet them.Charlie said with great respect, “Uncle Golding, Aunt Golding, it must have been a tiring and tough journey for the both of you to come so far. I truly feel a little sorry for you!”Yule laughed and spoke up, “Charlie, you are the one who saved my life. So, why do you need to be so courteous with me over such a small matter?”Rachel, who was aside, also smiled and said, “That’s right, Charlie. Your Uncle Golding has been looking forward to celebrating your birthday this year. I don’t even know how long he has been talking about it. Do you know how excited he was all the way here?”Quinn hurriedly asked, “Dad, did you bring the birthday cake that I asked you to bring with you? Did you bring it here?”Yule smiled. “Of course I brought it here! How could I possibly forget something that my precious daughter has reminde
Charlie was not treating Yule like a stranger. He simply felt that it was a little wasteful for Yule to suddenly give him a private jet. Moreover, this was not an ordinary small private jet that was worth tens of millions of dollars or one to two hundred million dollars. This was a private jet that had been modified from a Boeing 737 airliner.The price of an ordinary ex-factory Boeing 737 was about one hundred million US dollars, and that was only for an ordinary airliner. For a private jet, an ordinary airliner was equivalent to a semi-finished house. The cost of the transformation and renovation of this semi-finished house would account for at least more than half of the total value.If you did the math this way, the value of this plane would be around one billion Oskian dollars.Charlie really did feel a little embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift for his birthday.When Yule saw that Charlie seemed a little hesitant, he stepped forward and held his shoulders as he sai
Charlie nodded and said, “You’ve worked hard.”“I ought to!”Isaac walked out of the car at this time and said to Charlie, “Young Master, I’ll wait for you at the entrance. You can give me your instructions at any time if there is anything you need.”Charlie said, “Why would you wait at the entrance? Ask Albert to make the arrangement for a private room for you guys to go in and eat something. I’ll go over and have a drink with you guys later.”Albert hurriedly said, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll take care of it!”When Isaac heard these words, he was really touched deep in his heart. Charlie would always be thinking of him, Albert, and all of their subordinates no matter what time it was. He was definitely much better as compared to any other ordinary rich young master!So, Isaac immediately said respectfully, “I’ll follow all of your arrangements, Young Master!”Charlie nodded. After that, Albert said, “Master Wade, if the four of you would please come with me first!”After that, t
As soon as Albert heard Charlie saying that he should prepare some plain water, he immediately spoke up, “Master Wade, do you want me to brew some good Dragon Well tea and send it over here instead? The tea leaves have just been picked from Sudbury two days ago before being sent over to Aurous Hill. It is quite good.”Albert obviously did not know why Charlie had asked him to prepare some plain water. So, Charlie simply smiled slightly and waved his hand as he said, “There’s no need to go through so much trouble. Just prepare the plain water.”As he spoke, Charlie spoke up and said again, “Oh, by the way, help me to prepare a fruit knife too.”Although Albert did not know why, he nodded immediately as he said, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll go and prepare it now and have it sent over right away!”Yule, Rachel, and Quinn also did not understand why Charlie wanted Albert to prepare the plain water and fruit knife, but they did not ask him about it.After that, Charlie smiled and said, “Un
There were three glasses filled with plain water as well as a fruit knife on the tray.Albert carefully placed the tray in front of Charlie before he said respectfully, “Master Wade, the water and knife that you asked for are here.”Charlie nodded and smiled faintly. “Thank you for your hard work.”Albert hurriedly said, “You’re welcome, Master Wade. I’ll go out first if there is nothing else.”“Okay.”After Albert had left, Quinn asked Charlie, “Brother Charlie, what do you need the water and knife for?”Charlie smiled and said, “You’ll find out soon.”As he spoke, he then took out an exquisite red sandalwood box from his pocket. When he opened the red sandalwood box, Yule immediately recognized the pill that was placed in it.He knew that this was the miracle pill that had saved his life back then and had even made him a dozen or even twenty years younger.The mother and daughter duo, Rachel and Quinn, had also witnessed that miracle. So, they naturally had a very deep imp
When Rachel heard Charlie’s words, she was not only very excited and thrilled, but her eyes also flushed red at this time.She was truly touched because of Charlie.Even in her wildest dream, Rachel would never have imagined that Charlie would take out a Rejuvenating Pill directly because of her recent fatigue and exhaustion. His generosity greatly exceeded her normal cognition.Although the Golding family was very rich, Rachel and the strength of her natal family were also not bad. However, the richer she was, the more Rachel understood that money was not the most important thing in this world. On the contrary, it was those things that could not be bought with money that were the most precious things in this world.For a poor person who struggled to even survive daily, even if he knew very well that this job would cause serious harm to his body, he would be more than willing to trade in his health in exchange for remuneration in order to support his family.However, for those w
When Charlie heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said, “Uncle Golding, you asked me not to treat you like a stranger just now, but in the blink of an eye, you’re the one who is treating me like a stranger now. I’ve already said that this Rejuvenating Pill is for you, Aunt Golding, and Nana. Even if you do not feel sorry for yourself and even if you are not thinking of yourself, you should also feel sorry for Nana. She will be holding dozens of concerts all over the world soon. She will certainly be exhausted from running here and there. At that time, if she gets too exhausted, it would already be too late for all of us to have any regrets. So, why are you being so courteous with me?”Quinn hurriedly said, “Brother Charlie, I’m fine. I’m still young, so it’s fine for me to feel a little tired!” Charlie had a straight expression on his face as he said, “Stop fooling me here. Have you already forgotten how the both of us met again? If it was not because you constantly had stom
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam
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