Charlie was very touched in his heart, and he smiled and said, “Uncle Golding, how can you just celebrate a few more birthdays with me? You should make it a few dozen at least, right?”Yule laughed and said heartily, “Yes! Celebrate dozens of times!” During the time when they were drinking and socializing, both Charlie and Yule had already drunk a catty of liquor each. However, both of them were only slightly drunk.Even Rachel, who originally could not hold her liquor, did not show any discomfort at all even after drinking a whole bottle of red wine by herself. On the contrary, Rachel felt very happy the whole time because of the effect of the alcohol. Her cheeks were slightly reddish under the effect of the alcohol, and coupled with the fact that she had just taken the Rejuvenating Pill, she had a rosy complexion, and she looked extremely charming and lovely.Yule looked at his wife, and he was slightly startled. He could not help but exclaim admiringly, “Wife, when I look at
Charlie was a little startled for a moment when he heard Rachel’s question.This was the second time Charlie had heard someone asking him if he wanted to go to the United States to look for his grandparents. Moreover, the last person to ask him this question was Quinn.So, Charlie told Rachel what he had already said to Quinn before. He indicated that he did not wish to disturb his grandparents, whom he had not seen for twenty years, and whom he had only met just a few times before.When Rachel heard these words, although she could understand Charlie from the depths of her heart, it could be seen from her expression that she still felt more or less sorry for Charlie.After hesitating for a moment, Rachel said seriously, “Charlie, in truth, for so many years, you are not the only person who has been searching for the truth behind your parents’ murder. Your Uncle Golding and I have also been trying every possible way to find out the mastermind behind the incident back then whilst i
Charlie hoped that he would be able to reach the peak and have an awe-inspiring view from a very high place in the future. However, he would prefer to be able to climb up entirely based on his own ability rather than relying on others to achieve his success.The meal went on very smoothly and naturally under this kind of family atmosphere.After the meal, Charlie used his Reiki to dissipate all the alcohol from his body, and after confirming that he would not have anything to do with drunk driving, he drove Quinn to the performance venue first before driving Yule and Rachel back to Shangri-La. The couple had a lot of things to do. So, they would be taking a short break at the hotel in the afternoon before they would have to fly back to Eastcliff overnight after watching Quinn’s concert at the venue at night.After Charlie heard of their plan, he spoke up and said, “Uncle Golding, Aunt Golding, why don’t the both of you just rest at Shangri-La for the night instead of being so ha
After sending Yule and Rachel to Shangri-La and entrusting them over to Isaac so that he could host them, Charlie then drove back to his Thompson First villa.At this time, it was only around two in the afternoon. Charlie had thought that his wife, Claire, would not be done until about three or four o’clock in the afternoon. So, he figured that he would go home first before going to pick her up when she was almost done.However, unexpectedly, when Charlie arrived at home, his wife, Claire, his father-in-law, Jacob, and his mother-in-law, Elaine, were all already busy in the kitchen.When Charlie saw that Claire was actually at home, he asked in surprise, “Wife, when did you come home? Why didn’t you tell me so that I could go and pick you up?”Claire smiled and said, “I sped up my progress a little. I arrived home at two o’clock in the afternoon. I came back earlier because I wanted to prepare a birthday dinner for you today.”Elaine was holding a huge king crab with both of her h
Charlie nodded. “Yes.”The other party then handed him a square box with a side length of about fifty centimeters and said, “This is the cake that Miss Wilson has ordered. Please sign for it.”Charlie took the cake, and just as he was about to sign on the slip, the other party reminded him, “You should open it and take a look first. I will bring it back to the cake shop directly if there is a problem. Otherwise, if you sign for it and then complain about it when you find a problem with it later, at that time, delivery men like us will also have to take the responsibility for it.”Charlie did not think too much, and he untied the red ribbon on the cake box. After opening the top cover of the box carefully, a beautiful double-layer cake came into his view.This cake did not look as luxurious and exquisite as Quinn’s custom-made five-layer cake, and there were also no vivid and lifelike fondant dolls on the top of the cake. It was only a moderate-looking cake, but there was a line of
When Harold heard Lady Wilson’s words, he suddenly became very excited as he said excitedly, “Grandma, if it’s indeed like what you’ve said, that would really be great! I’ve always felt that Charlie, that b*stard, would certainly meet with a terrible ending sooner or later! So, it seems as though this is the sign before his terrible ending, then!”Lady Wilson had a slightly smug look on her face. “Their family had been doing so well for more than a year now all because of Charlie’s deceitfulness! In the past, those qigong masters and metaphysics masters have also been collecting and taking a lot of money from the rich and wealthy people, but none of them have ever met with a good ending! I think that Charlie is about to be done for!”Harold was so excited that his body twitched slightly, and he said excitedly, “If Charlie is about to meet with a terrible ending, I think that their whole family would also be done for! Perhaps Zeke White might even show up in a few days to come and tak
“Mhm.” Lady Wilson nodded and said, “I can also see what you’re talking about. However, Wendy has always been very unwilling to reveal the noble man’s identity. So, I can only feel very anxious because of this matter.”As she spoke, Lady Wilson said again, “By the way, Christopher, you should talk to Wendy alone later. Ask her how far she has progressed with that noble man. If their relationship is still unclear, you should ask her to speed things up a little. It would be best if she could make it a done deal as soon as possible.”Christopher said awkwardly, “Mom, how could I possibly talk to Wendy about such things? It makes it seem as though I’m so anxious to sell my daughter off.”Lady Wilson blurted out, “It is only most appropriate for you to ask her this question. Wendy has always had some opinions about me because of the matter relating to Kenneth Wilson prior to this. So, she will definitely not open up her heart to speak to me if I were to go and ask her about this.”Harol
As Lady Wilson sighed emotionally, Christopher and Harold, the father and son duo, lowered their heads in shame. When Lady Wilson saw the both of them being such wimps, she felt a pang of contempt in her heart. So, she stood up immediately and said, “The both of you can continue lying in bed. I’ll go and take a look around Charlie’s house!”Harold asked, “Grandma, what are you going to Charlie’s house for?”Lady Wilson snorted coldly. “Pfft! What else am I going to do there? Of course I’m going there to mock them!”Christopher was a little concerned as he said, “Mom, at the end of the day, the matter related to Charlie going down is all just your speculation. It has not even been confirmed yet. If you go and cause them trouble now, and if Charlie is not going down yet and he decides to deal with us, wouldn’t that be a totally unexpected calamity, then?”Lady Wilson said disdainfully, “I have always had a sharp sense, and when have I ever been wrong? I already told you long ago th
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove