Charlie could not calm his heart down for a long time after hearing Yule’s words. When he thought about how his father had left Eastcliff with such unwillingness, disappointment, and depression before finally dying in a foreign land, Charlie felt as though someone was stabbing him in the heart.In the past, Charlie did not want to have too much involvement with the Wade family because he knew that his father’s relationship with the Wade family had ended in a stalemate. He also felt that the Wade family had to bear part of the responsibility for his parents’ death. It was precisely because of this that Charlie had always avoided the Wade family and would try not to get involved with them as much as he possibly could.Yule’s words made him understand that his father had, in fact, always had a heart of resentment and unwillingness in the Wade family!This was because back then, it was the Wade family who had turned their backs on him! They turned their backs on his hard work! They
The failure and defeat of Zayne and more than ten thousand soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies in Syria definitely made him very angry and caused him to feel heartache, but as April 5th drew closer and closer, he was no longer thinking about Zayne’s life and death or the blow Ten Thousand Armies had suffered because of that defeat. Right now, Porter simply wanted to avenge his parents so that his parents could rest in peace. From this aspect, Porter was the same as Charlie. They were both filial sons who were harboring their parents’ deep hatred and grudge, and they both had strong determination to subvert everything and recover everything belonging to their parents. At this time, Porter stepped out of his room and stood in the courtyard as he looked at the dozens of cheap coffins in the courtyard. His eyes were filled with murderous intent. Right then, his right-hand man, Hunter, came up to him and asked, “Lord, why aren’t you resting yet?”“I can’t sleep.” Porter murmured as
Charlie did not expect that Rachel would specially prepare a suit for him.Just as he was still wondering about it, Yule, who was aside, smiled and said, “Your Aunt Golding was afraid that you would not bring a suit with you when you come to Eastcliff. Therefore, she specially asked the best tailor-made suit master from London to make one for you.”Charlie thanked her, “Thank you, Aunt Golding.”Rachel smiled and said, “You’re most welcome! I gave the master an estimation of your size for the suit, and I do not know whether it will fit you or not. Hurry up and try it on.”At this time, Quinn, who was wearing a one-piece nightgown, also came out of the room and yawned as she smiled and said, “Brother Charlie, the suit that my mother ordered for you is especially dashing! It is said that many prime ministers and presidents from Europe and North America are that master’s regular customers! You should go and try it on!”It was difficult for Charlie to refuse such kindness and so, he f
However, she also knew that she would have to hold up even if she could not do so. After all, whether her mother would be able to support herself in the future would depend on her. At this moment, Helena suddenly received a phone call from her mother, who was in Northern Europe. As soon as the call was connected, her mother spoke from the other end of the line, “Helena, the royal family has just notified me that your grandma is currently suffering from multiple organ failures and is currently in a severe coma. She could pass away at any time…”Helena was instantly shocked, “How did it deteriorate so quickly?!”“I’m not sure.” Helena’s mother spoke up, “I only heard that the situation deteriorated drastically, and it is now completely out of control. The doctor said that it will be impossible for her to wake up, and it will only be a matter of time before she passes away. If it is fast, it will take up to two or three days, and even if it is slow, it will not exceed a week.”Helena
Helena did not expect that her own cousin sister would suddenly become so heartless.She subconsciously blurted out, “If my grandmother were to really die before my engagement, how can my engagement ceremony possibly be held as scheduled?! If word about this gets out, the public would not only be criticizing me, but they will also be criticizing the entire royal family!”Olivia, who was on the other end of the line, said coldly, “Don’t worry. I will try and make sure that she survives for the next three days. Even if she were to really die within these three days, I will not release the news to the public. I will wait for your engagement first before announcing it to the public.”Helena could not help but scold angrily, “How can you do that?! What do you take Grandma for? A tool controlled by you?!”Olivia spoke sternly, “Helena! You’d better remember this! Her life and death is not the most important matter right now! Your marriage to the Wade family is the most important matter!
Helena was basically on the verge of collapse at this point!It was only at this time that Helena finally understood that this was the actual reason why the royal family had asked her to come to Oskia earlier to participate in the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony!‘So, Olivia had already started planning this a long time ago!’‘She wants to separate me and my mother so that she can use my mother to threaten me and force me to give in. Olivia, you’re truly the devil!’Helena was furious, and she immediately yelled, “Olivia, you cannot do this! I will never marry Felix if you do not send my mother to Oskia!” Olivia said disdainfully, “It’s up to you. Anyway, my mother is currently monitoring and keeping an eye on your mother now. She has no chance to leave the palace at all. If you refuse to marry Felix as promised, your mother will disappear completely from this world, then. No one will know where she went, and no one will even know if she’s dead or alive!” As she spoke o
There was still no response in the room at this time.Felix was a little suspicious, and he could not help but increase the strength of his hand. He slammed his hand harder on the door and shouted, “Helena, are you there?”There was still no movement in the room.Just then, the door of the room next door opened, and two young women came out. One of them was Caucasian, and the other looked like an Oskian.Felix recognized them. These two women were the attendants whom Olivia had sent here with Helena.So, he spoke up and asked the Oskian girl, “Where is your princess?”The Oskian girl said, “She’s in her room.”“How is that possible?” Felix frowned and said, “I’ve been knocking on the door for a long time now, but there is no response at all. Could it be that she has gone out?”“That should not be the case.” The girl spoke up, “The princess will usually tell us if she wants to go out.”Immediately after that, the Oskian girl also came over and knocked on Helena’s door as she sh
Felix subconsciously said, “It’s okay. I’ll just stay and watch here. I will not cause any delay to the both of you…”The Oskian girl replied offhandedly as she shouted, “We need to take off her clothes to defibrillate her! Aren’t you familiar with the concept that you should not be looking at something that is not consistent with propriety?! Hurry up and go out!”Felix had no choice but to leave the room.At this time, inside the room, one of the girls continued performing chest compressions on Helena whereas the other girl prepared the defibrillator before ripping Helena’s pajamas open as she said, “The defibrillator is ready!”“Okay!” The Oskian girl blurted out, “I will count to three. After three seconds, I will disengage my hands, and you will defibrillate her immediately!”“Okay!”The Oskian girl continued performing compressions on Helena as she shouted, “One, two, three! Defibrillation!”After saying that, she retracted her hands as fast as lightning. The other girl the
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone
Vera kept her plan to investigate the identity of the abbess deep in her mind and told Charlie nothing.Instead, she smiled as she said, "It seems that it's both yours and Ms. Ito's good fortune that she has attained enlightenment. You've never had anyone who could attain enlightenment and master Reiki at the same time, so Ms. Ito will definitely be a great help to you in the future."Charlie chuckled and said calmly, "I'm not hoping for her to help. I'm simply happy for her with her enlightenment and excited to have another comrade in my solo ventures into the dark forests."Vera nodded in understanding, and she murmured emotionally, "I've lived for so long, and it's only when I opened my heart to you that I felt that sensation you described."There was a flicker of wistfulness in her eyes.She really did not expect to attain enlightenment before meeting Charlie.Years ago, she thought that she would eventually avenge her father.Now, she no longer hoped to murder Fleur Griffi
Vera was inwardly disappointed to hear that Claire was returning.That meant there were fewer chances of Charlie visiting the Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, as were her chances of seeing him again.Still, she didn't let it show, instead asking casually, "How are things at Champs Elys? Are the warriors improving at a rate to your satisfaction?""Well, most of everyone's improvement is within expectations…" Charlie explained, just as he remembered a certain someone. "By the way, there's something I haven't told you yet. Are you perhaps acquainted with the name Ito Nanako?""Yes," Vera smiled. "The Japanese lady who was with you. What about her?""She attained enlightenment days ago.""Enlightenment?" Vera did a double take and soon pressed, "Enlightenment in what sense? Essential Qi or Reiki?"After all, the former was the path to enlightenment in martial arts, while the latter meant enlightenment in cultivation.But despite the distinction between both domains, enlightenment was a comm
While Charlie had long since gotten used to Elaine and Jacob's bizarre marriage, being near the heart of the storm still took a toll on his senses—to the point that he felt physically sick.Leaving right away was therefore his best solution.Once he left, however, he realized he didn't have anywhere to go. Champs Elys was quite far, and it would take a lot of time.As he started to feel bored stiff, he remembered Vera for some reason and called her.Once Vera answered, she quickly asked in curiosity, "To what do I owe the pleasure? Lunch, perhaps?"Charlie chuckled. "Since you've put it that way… I haven't eaten either, so lunch it is!"Vera giggled. "Come over to my place, then. It's cold outside, and I was just lighting up a hot pot. I'll have Madam Marilyn prepare an additional portion.""Okay!" Charlie agreed to it without hesitation. "I can return her car too. Just wait, I'll be right there!"Once he hung up, he got on the Rolls Roycs he had borrowed from Scarlet Pinnacl