Rachel was also in a very good mood. She took out red wine and wanted to drink with him too.Rachel sincerely liked Charlie, and she was very satisfied with him. So, the way that she was treating Charlie was no longer as if he was her future son-in-law, but instead, she was simply treating him as if he was her own son.Charlie also really enjoyed this kind of feeling in the Golding family where all three members of the Golding family treated him with utmost sincerity. In addition, both of their families had a family-like friendship for so many years, and thus, this made Charlie truly feel a sense of home. Just as Charlie and Yule’s family of three were happily drinking and dining together, Felix sent Helena back to the hotel before returning to the Wade family mansion to resume his duties.When Jeremiah saw that Charlie did not come back with him, he immediately spoke up and asked, “What’s the matter? Where’s Charlie? Why didn’t he come back with you guys?”Felix had been waiti
Jeremiah frowned when he heard this, and he asked Stephen, “Stephen, you were also at the scene at that time. Do you think that Charlie was being serious when he said those words at that time, or do you think that he was just making careless and irresponsible remarks?”Stephen said respectfully, “Lord Wade, I think that Young Master Charlie truly meant what he was saying. It did not seem like he had any frivolous intentions.”Jeremiah nodded gently and spoke up, “I think so too.”Felix suddenly blurted out, “Grandpa! You cannot possibly be serious, right?! Charlie was obviously taking advantage of Helena. How can you say that he does not have any frivolous intentions?”Jeremiah said indifferently, “In my opinion, Charlie must have seen some kind of health issues on Helena’s body. Based on my understanding of Charlie, he would not act so rashly as to rack his brains just to make up some stories just so that he could take advantage of a girl.”Felix protested. “Grandpa, you’re being
Stephen immediately said, “Okay, Lord Wade. I’ll go and make the arrangements now.”Felix hurriedly stepped forward and asked in a very dissatisfied tone, “Grandpa! Are you really going to arrange for a whole bunch of doctors to go and give Helena a medical examination just because of one word from Charlie?! Have you ever considered Helena’s feelings? What if she is very resistant to this idea? What if she develops any negative thoughts or opinions on our family because of this matter?”Jeremiah waved his hand. “When it comes to this kind of matter, I’d rather believe it to be true than not. Let Stephen go and ask her about it, then. If Helena is resistant to the idea, we will not force it either. However, if she does not have any complaints or opinions about it, we will just proceed with the medical examination, and everyone will be happy too.”Stephen nodded immediately and said, “I will go and make the preparations immediately, then. I will also try to get female experts to go ov
Very soon, eight female experts departed from the Wade family’s private hospital to head to the Shangri-La hotel in Eastcliff.Stephen also rushed over there from the Wade family mansion together with Carmen. At this moment, Helena was leaning against the soft bedrest, and she was feeling very weak.She hesitated as she held her cell phone in her hand. After that, she sent a video call request to her mother who was far away in Northern Europe.There was a six-hour time difference between the countries in Northern Europe and Eastcliff. It was 1 pm in Eastcliff time, which would be exactly 7 am in Northern Europe time.Based on Helena’s understanding of her mother, she would certainly be awake by now. Very soon, the video call was connected. Helena’s mother was sitting alone at the table as she ate breakfast over the other end of the video. When Helena’s mother saw Helena, she could not help but smile and say, “How are you feeling in Oskia? Is there anything that you cannot get
Helena’s mother shook their head and said, “It’s not their problem. It’s because your grandmother’s condition is really not that good now. She’s currently bedridden, and the medical team has also transformed her room into an intensive care unit. Several doctors and nurses are guarding over her every day.”Helena hurriedly asked, “Is it that serious? What is going on exactly?”“It’s very serious.” Helena’s mother said, “The specific situation is very complicated, and the main reason is because she is really old now, and many of the organs in her body are on the edge of failure. I heard that she only has two to three months left at most. These days, your uncle has been secretly preparing for your cousin sister’s enthronement ceremony in private.”Helena nodded gently and said seriously, “If Olivia ascends to the throne, it will also be a good thing for us. At the very least, she will treat you even kinder on account of my sisterhood and relationship with her for so many years.”“I ho
Carmen could not help but feel a little suspicious when she saw that Helena did not even hesitate to reject the proposal for the doctor to perform a medical examination on her. Furthermore, Helena seemed to have a very nervous and apprehensive look on her face. Generally speaking, only poor people or those who were not so well-off would be more afraid to see a doctor.This was because they grew up knowing that as long as they went to the doctor, it would have to be in the case where they were ill. It was precisely because they would either be getting an injection or eating medication whenever they went to the doctor that this left a psychological shadow in their hearts, and they could not help but feel a little nervous as soon as anyone mentioned a doctor. Many people from such families would also have a great fear of doctors even when they reached adulthood. They also had the basic principle of not going to the hospital as much as possible in their daily life. However, Helena
As she thought of this, Helena could only toughen up her attitude and say with some dissatisfaction, “Madam Wade, I know that you have good intentions, but you’ve suddenly brought a bunch of medical experts over here, and you are forcing me to undergo a medical examination against my will. This is a little unjustified, right? Although I am about to marry Felix and become the Wade family’s daughter-in-law, can’t I have some basic human rights at least?”Carmen smiled and said, “Oh, Helena! You’re making it sound too serious. Why are you talking about human rights now? No one is trying to deprive you of your human rights. We simply want to give you a medical examination so that you will not have any health problems.”Helena said very seriously, “The most direct response to human rights is that I should not be forced to undergo a medical examination against my own will if I refuse to undergo a medical examination. If I cannot even have any right to this freedom and if my basic human rig
The first thing that Carmen, who had been denied entrance, did when she returned to the Wade family mansion was to go and complain to Lord Wade.When Lord Wade saw her, he was also a little surprised, and he asked, “Carmen, why are you back so soon? Did you perform a medical examination for Helena already?”Carmen replied unhappily, “The princess from Northern Europe simply refused to allow me to do so. I kindly offered to give her a medical examination, but she said that I was violating her human rights, and she even raised this small matter at the level of big issues relating to society, morals, and politics. I could also see that she was very determined. If I insisted on giving her a medical examination, she would definitely have gone back to Northern Europe.”When Jeremiah heard this, he could not help but frown and mutter coldly, “If Helena is being so resistant toward a medical examination, this only makes me feel even more convinced of Charlie’s judgment. There must be someth
Mr. Cardensky's forgery syndicate had made the bronze sculpture—all Zachary had done was talk Jacob into buying it, and Jacob himself had made some money after Raymond bought it.That meant the entire plot had nothing to do with Zachary as he was just a mediator at best.In other words, if the bronze sculpture was worth nothing, he didn't lose anything… although he wouldn't make a cent even if it was worth a hundred million.However, he also knew all too well what Jacob Wilson was like.In fact, in this world, he was only second to Charlie when it came to knowing what type of man Jacob Wilson really was—not even Claire or Elaine would win against them.He was a dead man.That was Zachary's immediate thought on the matter, should Jacob ever find out.After all, Jacob was precisely one of those people who didn't play by any rules—no buyer's regret? No seller's remorse? None of that applied to him.Not even the Gods could make Jacob offer a refund if he scalped them. And vice vers
As Mick Crane had established a corrupted hierarchy in Vintage Deluxe, he had to make sure his position was never threatened by Raymond Cole.That was why he wanted Raymond gone, and it was obvious from that how important self-gain was to him.However, though he plotted to protect this job with a salary of several hundred grand per annum and incentives worth just as much, he didn't think that doing so meant he had missed out on 20 million.And to add insult to injury, that 20 million had ended up in Raymond's pocket.Mick wasn't just thunderstruck—he wished he was dead.Hanging up on Trippy right then, he called Zachary directly since Zachary had told him earlier that text notifications from his number would be silenced.Zachary was just about to fall asleep when his phone began buzzing.Already annoyed when he picked up his phone, he immediately snapped at Mick when he saw who the caller was. "I told you! Text me if you have any updates, and I'll check it when I wake up! Why ar
As Ian Cash's trio turned and left Treasure Measure, Trippy was still standing there, staring blankly as they headed off to the distance, utterly dispirited.Seeing that, Raymond returned his phone and said coolly, "We had agreed on some ground rules, but not only did you break them, you even tried to sabotage me.""Since you refuse to be honorable, you can't blame me for being cold—starting now, we shall have nothing to do with each other. We'll be strangers even if we bump into each other."Trippy was already choking, and he snatched his phone back before dashing out of Treasure Measure, calling Mick Crane as soon as he left.Mick had just arrived at Vintage Deluxe and hadn't even sat down when Trippy called, and he asked as soon as he answered, "How did it go? What did you find out?"However, Trippy was so exasperated he burst into tears right then, "M-Mr. Crane… My dear Mr. Crane…"Mick was left reeling from shock, and he promptly snapped, "Can't you fucking talk? Why are you
Seeing that the transaction was complete and that the bargain deal had been taken, the other collectors all excused themselves and left.As for Ian, once he had bagged the bronze sculpture, he nodded at Raymond. "I apologize for leaving early, Mr. Cole, but I must return to Eastcliff. However, you can contact me again should you pick up another treasure. I'm quite a spendthrift, and I pay up right away if the item is good and the price is right."Raymond smiled. "Very well. I shall contact you first the next time I get something good."Ian nodded and was ready to leave with his two friends when Trippy chased after them."Please, Mr. Cash!" He cried urgently, his anxiety overcoming him. "You shouldn't buy that! It's a forgery!"Ian frowned at him. "Are you trying to sabotage Mr. Cole? Aren't you supposed to be his friend?""Hell, no!" Trippy promptly replied. "I'm no friend of his—I'm just here to watch, but I didn't think he dared to trick you for 20 million! I can't bear to see
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,