For Sophie, although she also criticized and felt bothered over many of her father’s actions, no matter what it was, they had a blood relationship, and she still had family affection for him. So, she was very worried about her father’s safety after finding out about the critical situation in Syria.When Charlie heard this, he could not help but ask curiously, “Where did you hear about Ten Thousand Armies wanting to set up a mercenary base in Syria?”Sophie hurriedly said, “I called my grandfather just now. I wanted to ask him how much he knew about the situation in Syria and Ten Thousand Armies. After all, this is the first time that I have ever heard of Ten Thousand Armies. He was the one who told me all these things.”Charlie asked in surprise, “Could it be that Cadfan Schulz has some connection with Ten Thousand Armies?”“I’m not too sure about that.” Sophie said, “I’ve never heard him talk about Ten Thousand Armies before, but when I was talking to him over the phone just now,
Sophie could only sigh deeply in her heart when she saw the unwavering look in Charlie’s eyes.At this moment, she also felt some guilt in the depths of her heart.In truth, she also knew that what Charlie had said was the truth. If it weren’t because of Rosalie and herself, her father, Sheldon, would not even have had the opportunity to live and go to Syria. The fact that Sheldon could go to Syria was already Charlie’s way of giving Sheldon a way out.It was indeed a little too much for Sophie to be begging Charlie to take a step back at this time.Therefore, Sophie was greatly ashamed as she said to Charlie, “I’m sorry, Benefactor. I was wrong. I already accepted your three-year agreement condition when you made this decision back then. So, I should not have come to you again at this time to ask you to take a step back…”Charlie waved his hand and said indifferently, “No matter what it is, he is still your father. So, it is only natural for you to be begging on his behalf.”A
Nanako immediately said, “Jasmine, you’re being too modest. Out of the three of you, you are the most feminine one. If we were to really choose the most outstanding beauty in the country, I think that you are the only one!”Jasmine could not help but laugh and say, “Oh, Nanako! You did not learn anything else after being in Oskia for these few days, but you’ve really learned the art of flattery and perfunctory social talk!”Nanako winked mischievously as she grinned and said, “An accomplished disciple owes all of her accomplishment to her great teacher! Jasmine, I have to make some progress since I’ve been following you around every day to learn your skills!”Charlie laughed and said, “You guys should stop bragging and flattering one another. If all of you are not serious during the press conference later, outsiders will definitely think that Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group is particularly unreliable.” Nanako smiled and said, “Charlie-kun, with Autumn, who is a CEO with such super
When Charlie had sent Sheldon to Syria, Charlie had not known that Hamed would get into such a big mess.A leader of a small opposition force with only two thousand to three thousand men would actually be surrounded by a group of ten thousand elite soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies. This should also be totally unprecedented in Syria.Charlie also did not expect that he would be secretly sneaking into Syria for the second time after such a short period of time since he had first snuck into Syria. He had infiltrated Syria the last time to bring Autumn back, but this time, it was actually because of Sheldon instead. When Isaac heard that Charlie was going to Syria again, he was suddenly a little nervous as he said, “Young Master, the situation in Syria is not very stable lately. Why are you going there again now?”Charlie shrugged and sighed slightly as he said, “I want to bring Sheldon Schulz back before the Tomb Sweeping Festival so as to not cause any delay to him going up to Mo
Isaac hurriedly said, “Okay, Young Master, I understand.”***When Jeremiah heard that Charlie was going to Syria again, his first thought was to discourage Charlie and stop him from going there as much as he possibly could.After all, the situation in Syria was very unstable at this time, and it was about time for the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony. So, Jeremiah did not want Charlie to be risking his life again at this time. However, after thinking about it, Jeremiah felt that it would be very difficult for him to persuade Charlie. Instead of trying to discourage Charlie when he would still be insisting on going over there, Jeremiah decided that it would be better for him to be more straightforward and easygoing in order to leave a good impression on Charlie. So, Jeremiah did not say anything else. Instead, he asked the crew to make the preparations to get ready to take off at night to set out for Aurous Hill. After that, they would be able to bring Charlie to Lebano
The reason for taking a look at Feng Shui did not arouse his family’s suspicion.Although Claire did not want Charlie to continue running around to take a look at other people’s Feng Shui, she knew that she would not be able to force Charlie. So, she did not say anything else.Charlie simply packed two pieces of clothing with him, and he was ready to set out early in the morning before dawn. Unexpectedly, Claire also secretly set an early alarm clock, and she quickly got out of bed and insisted on sending Charlie to the airport. When Charlie saw her firm and determined attitude, he did not turn her down. After that, they agreed on a plan to go to the airport together. Charlie would drive to the airport, and Claire would then drive the car back directly after they had arrived at the airport. Charlie’s reason was that this way, they would not have to waste time to park the car at the parking building, and he would be able to temporarily stop at the departure gate directly and leave i
Charlie laughed and said, “It might take an ordinary plane ten hours, but five hours is enough for the Concorde.”“F*ck…” Hamed exclaimed, “You even have a Concorde. I am truly filled with extreme admiration for you now…”Charlie said indifferently, “It’s not mine. I borrowed it.”Hamed blurted out, “You’re also very capable to be able to see such an awesome plane!”Charlie declined to comment as he smiled and said, “You should set an alarm clock to wake up in five hours. Hurry up and get some rest. I’ll see you in five hours.”“Okay!” Hamed said with extreme excitement, “See you in five hours!”Very soon, the Concorde flew up into the sky at over ten thousand meters against the backdrop of the rising clouds as it flew toward the west at great speed. ***More than four hours later, the Concorde landed smoothly at Beirut Airport in Lebanon.The person waiting to greet Charlie at the Beirut Airport was still Gary, the same man who was under Jeremiah’s command the last time. A
When the sky in East Syria had just turned white, Charlie carried a parachute bag on his back as he jumped down from an altitude of several thousand meters for the second time. At this moment, Hamed was already waiting on time, and he had also brought Sheldon, who was not fully awake yet, with him as they waited at the top of the mountain. Sheldon was already suffering from a nervous breakdown because of the movements during the war over the past two days. He could not eat or sleep well every day, and when he could finally fall asleep for a short while after much difficulty, Hamed had then personally dragged him out of the tunnel.Sheldon was very confused, and he was still in a daze when Hamed dragged him out. He thought that Hamed was going to shoot him. Hamed did not give him any reasons at all even after Sheldon had questioned him several times. This made Sheldon feel extremely apprehensive and nervous. When Sheldon saw that the top of the mountain was completely barren wit
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega