At this moment, at the backstage of the concert.Dorothy’s eyes were flushed red in Quinn’s lounge as she personally helped Quinn to take off her wedding dress carefully. She was a little distressed as she choked up and said, “Quinn, I really do not understand. Since you already decided to wear a wedding dress for the performance at the concert tonight, why didn’t you name that guy, Charlie, directly?”As she spoke of this, she was somewhat indignant as she complained, “If it was up to me, you should have just forced him to marry you directly in front of tens of thousands of viewers and in front of all of your fans in the country! After you put on the wedding dress, you should call out his name directly and ask him to come up on stage. After that, you can ask him when he will be honoring his promise in front of everyone when the both of you are up on the stage.”Quinn looked at her reflection in the mirror as she carefully removed her shiny diamond earrings and smiled as she said, “
As she spoke, Dorothy was a little indignant as she said, “You’ve already made such a passionate love confession during the concert. As a result, Charlie simply brought his wife home directly after the concert. Do you really not want to stay for just one more day and see if he will have anything to say to you about it?”“No need.” Quinn smiled and said, “I’ve already said that I simply wanted Brother Charlie to clearly understand what kind of true feelings I have for him, and that is already enough for me.”“So, that is the reason why I did not put any frontal photos of him in the concert video and not even any of him as a child. Moreover, I did not publicly announce that it was his birthday today or that he was there at the scene tonight. That is because I did not want anyone else to guess that he is my prince charming, and I especially do not want to make his wife suspicious of anything.”“And since I’ve already said that I will wait for him for three years, I will definitely wait
When Quinn heard her mother’s voice from outside the door, she hurriedly said, “Mom, I’m removing my makeup and changing my clothes now. Are you alone?”Rachel hurriedly replied, “I’m alone.”Quinn then said to Dorothy, “Dorothy, go and open the door for my mom.”“Okay,” Dorothy agreed and she quickly opened the room door.After the room door was opened, Rachel looked at Dorothy and smiled as she said, “Dorothy, you have worked hard during this period of time.”Dorothy hurriedly waved her hand and said, “Aunt Golding, this is all my job, and it was not hard at all.”After that, Dorothy had a shocked expression on her face, and she said, “Aunt Golding, why do you look so much younger today? Do you have any beauty secrets that you can teach me? I feel that if I do not control it a little, then after two years, I might even look older than you...”Rachel smiled and said, “I actually have some relatively niche skincare products, and these products are really effective. I’ve been usi
Ten minutes later, Quinn, who had changed into a casual outfit, got into the car with her parents as they headed to the airport. On the way, Quinn kept chatting with her mother, Rachel.As a woman, Rachel had many questions in her heart that she wanted to ask Quinn. However, her first question was, “Nana, when did you order the wedding dress that you wore tonight behind our backs?”Quinn grinned as she said, “Mom, you know Vera Wang, right?”“Yes, I do.” Rachel nodded. “Isn’t that the independent brand of the Oskian-American designer, Vera Ellen Wang? She is very popular in Europe and the United States in recent years, and even the daughters of the former United States President Clinton and Bush also wore her dresses when they got married. Did you also order your wedding dress from her?”Quinn laughed and said, “A few years ago, she had already announced that she would no longer be personally making wedding dresses for others. However, I invited her over here from the United Stat
When Quinn heard this, she suddenly tensed up and became very nervous as she blurted out, “Dad, I... I did not cause any trouble for Brother Charlie, right?!”At this time, Rachel spoke up, “I think that it should not be a bad thing even if the Acker family finds out that Charlie is still alive. Charlie’s grandparents are still alive, and they are still in charge of the Acker family. So, they should only be happy if they find out that Charlie is still alive. They would never see Charlie as a threat. Perhaps they might even be able to bring more resources and opportunities to Charlie after they reconcile with him.”As she spoke, Rachel then added, “Even if the Acker family does not have much affection or feelings for Charlie, no matter what it is, there is still a blood relationship there. At most, they would not interfere with each other’s lives. They would definitely not take the initiative to come and find fault with Charlie.”Yule thought about it, and he heaved a sigh of relief
...At this time, Charlie and his wife, Claire, had already returned home.Claire was holding onto her cell phone as she participated in the new campaign in the first place on the hot search on the internet, where millions of fans were jointly requesting for Quinn to continue staying in the entertainment industry because she was still quite unable to accept the fact that Quinn was suddenly going to permanently retire from the entertainment industry.As she was busy swiping on her cell phone to show her support, Charlie came out to the courtyard alone and made a phone call to Yule.He knew that Yule was going to leave Aurous Hill and return to Eastcliff tonight. However, since his wife was there at the concert venue just now and since there were simply too many people around, Charlie did not have much interaction with Yule at all. So, he hurriedly called Yule because he wanted to wish him and Rachel a safe trip home.As soon as the call was connected, Yule laughed heartily and said
Charlie could not help but feel a little desolate because Quinn had already left.At this time, the courtyard was silent, and the weather was a little cold. Charlie sighed even more as he looked up at the moonlight and the stars in the sky.He would never have imagined that Quinn’s concert would come to an end in this manner. As Charlie thought back on those old pictures from the concert, he was very touched as well as ashamed deep inside his heart.Although Charlie had been through a lot of hardships over the years, Charlie could be considered to have led a carefree life with no worries about having no food or clothing because of Stephen’s secret protection when he was still in the orphanage. It was only that his material conditions were simply a little tougher.Still, Charlie would never have thought that Quinn and her family were sparing no efforts in order to find out about his whereabouts during these years when he was going through all these hardships.Charlie already felt v
Claire had originally wanted to continue harping on the same thing. According to Claire’s thoughts, as long as she could gradually see an improvement in her company, Charlie could also gradually reduce his Feng Shui reading business, or even stop engaging in this aspect of things as much as possible.However, after hearing Charlie say these things, she put away her own rhetorical thoughts and said helplessly, “Husband, since that is the case, you must pay more attention to yourself, then.”Charlie smiled slightly and nodded as he said, “Don’t worry, Wife. I will.”Claire was gratified, and she smiled as she said, “It’s getting late. Let’s hurry up and go back to our room to sleep.”“Okay!”***Late at night, while Charlie and Claire were cuddling and sleeping together, a woman cautiously walked out from the Moore family villa into the large courtyard without making any noise.It was already half past one in the morning, but Nanako was not asleep. Instead, she came out to the cou
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