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
When Jasmine heard Nanako’s question, she said seriously, “I actually know very little about Master Wade’s past. I met him for the first time last year in one of our family’s antique stores. At that time, Master Wade was not famous in Aurous Hill, and he was just a live-in son-in-law with a very low status in his family.”As she spoke of this, Jasmine then spoke up, “But although Master Wade is very young, he had mastered an antique restoration technique that had already been long lost. This really made me feel very shocked. At that time, I felt that this man should have some unknown story.”Nanako nodded. “There are indeed many shocking things about Charlie-kun, but what I want to know the most is about Charlie-kun’s childhood. For instance, where exactly he came from, and how he ended up becoming an orphan. Was he abandoned by his parents after he was born, did he lose his parents after he was born, or whether he only became an orphan after he lost his parents at a certain point in
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
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