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
Quinn picked up the glass of water and drank the entire glass of water all at one go without any hesitation at all.Immediately after that, she personally experienced that magical feeling that could not be described with words.It was as if her body was rapidly returning to the state that it had been in a few years ago. This was because she really did not expect that her body would undergo such a miraculous change as soon as she consumed the glass of water.She felt as though her body had already returned to the state it had been in when she was eighteen.She could not help but close her eyes as she carefully felt every change that was occurring in her body, thinking to herself, ‘If I did not already know of the magical effect of this cup of water, I’d not have the slightest doubt even if you told me that I had already traveled back in time to six or seven years ago…’After that, Charlie looked at Rachel and said seriously, “Aunt Golding, you should drink it too.”Rachel nodded
Rachel was currently recovering to the state that she had been in several years ago at an extremely fast pace. This kind of feeling shocked her beyond measure. The father and daughter duo, Yule and Quinn, were also staring at her and keeping an eye on Rachel’s state.They were not clear about what kind of huge changes Rachel’s body had undergone at the moment, but what they could see was that Rachel’s complexion had quickly become very radiant.The most amazing thing was that the tiny crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes had suddenly begun to rapidly disappear. Her laugh lines had also faded continuously, and she suddenly seemed to appear several years younger.Quinn was so excited that she stepped forward to hug her mother, choking up as she said, “Mom… you’ve suddenly become so much younger!”Yule also could not help but exclaim admiringly, “Rachel, you’ve really become a lot younger!”Rachel raised her head to look up at the coated privacy glass in the room. As she looked a
Charlie was extraordinarily gratified and relieved as he looked at these three people who were at least five to six years younger in body, spirit, and outlook. He had always been alone ever since his parents had passed away, and he had never experienced what it felt like to have a real family.Although Charlie had gained a family after he had married Claire, back then, the Wilson family members treated him even worse than they would have treated an outsider. Only his wife, Claire, truly treated him like a family member. But when had any other members from the Wilson family ever treated him like their own family?Even though his mother-in-law and father-in-law’s attitude toward him was very good now, Charlie knew very well in his heart that he himself had used various benefits and favors in exchange for all of this. It was naturally a huge difference as compared to Yule’s family.After all, the feelings that Yule and his family of three had for Charlie came from the bottom of their
Charlie felt that there was a sense of déjà vu as he stared at these two cute dolls. However, he could not remember where exactly he had seen them before.At this time, Quinn, who was beside him, looked at Charlie with a smile on her face as she asked, “Brother Charlie, do you think these two children look familiar to you?”Charlie nodded repeatedly and said, “Yes, they look familiar. They look very familiar, but I suddenly cannot seem to remember where exactly I have seen them before.”Rachel, who was aside, smiled happily as she said, “Silly boy, aren’t they you and Nana? This was the both of you when you were young. Moreover, this was on your 6th birthday!”Charlie could not help but exclaim, “Really? I felt that it looked really familiar, but I do not seem to have any specific memories of the scene at that time.”Rachel nodded. After that, she took out a photo album from her handbag.After that, she flipped through the album and found an old and yellowed picture before handin
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