Stephen had already stepped out of the front of the car, and he came outside the door of the car where Charlie was at. He then took the initiative to open the car door and said respectfully, “Young Master Charlie, we are here.”Charlie nodded gently.He was still not in a hurry to get out of the car. Instead, he said to Quinn, who was in the car, “Nana, thank you for going through the trouble of sending me here.”Quinn smiled sweetly and said, “Brother Charlie, why are you still being so courteous with me?”Charlie nodded and said, “In that case, I will go down first. You don’t have to come and pick me up tonight. I will ask Mr. Thompson to send me back after I’m done here.”“Okay.” Quinn hurriedly said, “I will wait for you at home, then.” Charlie nodded before getting out of the Rolls-Royce.At this moment, Felix was already dying from anger.He lowered his voice and complained to his father, Clayton, who was beside him, “I don’t know why this Charlie is putting on so many a
Clayton felt extremely depressed upon hearing Charlie’s words.He understood the meaning behind Charlie’s words. What he meant was that from now on, regardless of whether he was going to be staying at the Wade family’s old mansion or whether he was staying in Eastcliff or not, he, Charlie Wade, had officially returned to the Wade family.Clayton cursed in his heart, ‘This kid makes people feel a little disgusted when he does this…’However, Clayton naturally did not dare to say anything in front of Jeremiah.So, he could only smile and say, “Good! Good! It’s good that you’re back!”Lord Wade then turned around to introduce his third uncle Caleb, fourth uncle Carlisle, aunt Carmen, and youngest aunt Charlotte, to Charlie. When he was introducing Carmen to Charlie, Carmen had a very attentive expression on her face as she said with great excitement, “Charlie, Aunt has been waiting for you to come back for so many years. You’re finally back home now! The spirits of your parents in
When Jeremiah saw that Charlie had already met and gotten to know everyone, he looked at the time and said cheerfully, “It’s a great thing that Charlie has returned. Let’s go in, sit down, and have a good catch-up with one another. Our foreign relatives should also be coming to pay their respects in a while.”When everyone saw that Lord Wade had already given his instructions, they moved to the main hall in the Wade family’s old mansion together. Helena had been following at Felix's side all this while, and she was trying to look for an opportunity so that she could communicate with Charlie alone. However, when she saw that it was unlikely for her to do so based on the situation currently, she could only give up for the time being.At this time, in the main hall in the Wade family’s old mansion.Multiple Lexington wood chairs had already been set out in a fan shape per the ancestors’ instructions in the center of the large main hall. Lord Wade’s seat had been placed in the cente
No one would have expected him to sit there in such a calm and casual manner.It was as if that seat had been his, to begin with.Caleb, who had been robbed of his seat, was so angry that his face was flushed red. He had originally thought that since Charlie was a newcomer, he would definitely be a little restrained. Even if Lord Wade were to ask him to sit in that position, Caleb thought that Charlie would definitely have taken the initiative to refuse and return that seat to Caleb.Who would have thought that Charlie would just sit down directly?!This made Caleb curse in his heart angrily, ‘D*mn it! Charlie is really too ignorant and is not abiding by the rules at all! Hasn’t he learned anything about courtesy and modesty at all?! He just came back to the family, and he is already snatching his third uncle’s seat. Is he intending to trample all over my head to get to the top?!’Jeremiah’s eldest son, Clayton, was also very upset in his heart.He had originally thought that C
With that said, Stephen asked again, “Lord Wade, it’s three minutes away from 9.30 am. There are more than one hundred collateral family members of the Wade family who are waiting outside the mansion now. Is it time to let them in one after the other to pay their respects now?”Jeremiah nodded and smiled as he said, “Okay! Let’s start!”As he said that, Jeremiah also turned around and made the introduction to Charlie, who was beside him, “Charlie, the first person who will be coming to pay his respects later is your second grandfather’s family. I wonder if you still remember him?”Charlie shook his head. “I don’t have much of an impression anymore.”Jeremiah smiled and said, “You should have seen him once or twice when you were young. However, you’ve already been away from home for too long, after all. Besides that, your second grandfather’s family is based in Canada, and there are not many opportunities for them to come to Oskia.”After saying that, Jeremiah then said again, “Spe
At the moment when Jeremiah uttered the word ‘Charlie’, Clayton sat back in his chair once again.The anger in his heart had already made him feel somewhat numb at this time.‘From the moment Dad asked the whole family to go out and greet Charlie today, everything related to Charlie has already exceeded the normal standards!’‘I can see that Dad is bent on promoting Charlie and pushing him to the top position…’‘This is an extremely dangerous sign for me and Felix. If things were to continue developing like this, Charlie might even replace me as the heir to the Wade family!’At this time, when James, Colton, and Franklin heard that Charlie was Curtis’s son, they were all shocked. James looked Charlie up and down before he sighed and said, “Sure enough, Charlie looks just like Curtis!” As he spoke, James looked at Jeremiah as he asked, “Brother, hasn’t Charlie been missing for many years now? When did you find him? Why didn’t you tell us about such big news earlier so that we c
There were more than twenty pure black Rolls-Royce at the beginning of the convoy, followed by several extended Land Rover off-road vehicles behind them.What was most shocking was that there were twenty to thirty extended flatbed transporters behind those off-road vehicles. On each of these flatbed transporters, several cheap and inferior coffins were placed horizontally!Since these flatbed transporters had no fences at all, these coffins were tied onto the flatbed transporters with a big red rope. What was even more outrageous was the fact that these coffins were not only tied with red ropes, but there was also a large red flower woven from silk on each and every single one of these coffins!In the traditional Oskian funeral customs, black and white were the main colors, and yellow and purple were supplementary colors. Red color was extremely taboo!The dark coffin was paired off with red ropes and red silk flowers. This gave people a very eerie feeling and impression.Th
This bloody scene in front of them made all the bodyguards of the Wade family feel extremely shocked as if they had been struck by lightning!Who would have thought that this group of people would kill the most powerful chief bodyguard directly with a single punch as soon as they had just met? What kind of terrifying power was this?!In an instant, more than a hundred bodyguards from the Wade family subconsciously took a few steps backward. Everyone was terrified and panicking in the depths of their hearts!Hunter still had a very relaxed expression on his face after he had killed the chief bodyguard with a single punch. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the back of his hand gently. After that, he looked around and said coldly, “Anyone else who is not convinced can feel free to come forth!” As soon as his words fell, more than one hundred bodyguards from the Wade family retreated more than ten meters one after the other.They had already lost all of their fig
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,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo
Seeing that Mick had a favor to ask, Trippy was naturally eager to seize the opportunity to get in his good graces."Don't worry, Mr. Crane!" He promptly replied. "Just leave it to me!"Returning to Treasure Measure, he went up to the first man who had come and said, "Hey, brother… Did you come to buy the bronze sculpture from Mr. Cole?"The man asked warily, "You know about the bronze sculpture?""Of course!" Trippy grinned. "I know all too well—it's actually famous here in Aurous Hill."Whipping out his phone, he played the short video that Mick had spent five grand promoting, saying, "Here—check this out!"Curious, the man took the phone and watched the video solemnly.The other latecomer soon hurried over as well and stared fixedly at the screen too.They watched as Bill entered a room with the bronze sculpture with Mick, the latter who checked it out and started commenting on it.The first man exclaimed in surprise, "Oh, it really is that bronze sculpture."The second ma