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
At this time, Hunter pulled out another cigar from his pocket. After lighting it, he shook his head and sighed as he said, “I wasted a Cuban cigar just because of a lowly lackey. Beautiful sixteen or seventeen-year-old Cuban girls had to rub the roots on their thighs little by little to make these d*mn cigars. It’s really a pity…”***At the same time, as soon as the bodyguards who were keeping guard inside at the front of the old mansion heard the news from the walkie-talkie, they were instantly shocked out of their minds. One of them quickly rushed into the old mansion as he got ready to report this matter to Jeremiah.Inside the main hall in the old mansion, Jeremiah had just finished receiving all of the representatives from the Wade family’s collateral family. They were all sitting together as they sighed in admiration of the current glory and achievements of the Wade family. They were even beginning to imagine the situation when the Wade family would be dominant after the ra
“Ten Thousand Armies?!”When he heard those three words, Jeremiah’s younger brother, James’ body shook uncontrollably out of fear as he said with incomparable panic, “How could… How could it be Ten Thousand Armies?!”After saying that, James looked at Jeremiah with a fearful expression on his face as he blurted out and asked, “Brother… You… How did you offend Ten Thousand Armies?!” Jeremiah originally did not know much about Ten Thousand Armies, but some time ago, there had been news about Ten Thousand Armies all around and so, he had also learned quite a lot about Ten Thousand Armies. Although Ten Thousand Armies had experienced a tragic defeat in Syria some time ago, the strength of Ten Thousand Armies should not be underestimated.There were tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Ten Thousand Armies, and all the members of the top brass were all martial arts masters. With such great strength, some small countries may not necessarily be their opponents, let alone the Wade fami
Charlie said indifferently, “If the other party can kill the Wade family’s chief bodyguard, he would definitely be able to kill every one of you sitting here. Besides, he is not alone, and he is accompanied by others. I’m afraid that the people who came with him would also all be masters. If all of you are not willing to go out, if those masters were to rush in after he gives the order, all of you will be lambs waiting to get slaughtered, and none of you will be able to run away!”After saying that, Charlie took a step forward as he walked in the direction of the door. As he walked, he said, “If you’re afraid, you can follow behind me. At the very least, if they want to kill anyone, they will kill me first, then.”Charlie’s words made Jeremiah feel a thump in his heart. He then said in a deep voice, “Charlie is right. Chief Maize was the strongest amongst all of the Wade family’s bodyguards, yet the opponent could kill him so easily, let alone ordinary people like us, then? We should
When the members of the Wade family heard Hunter saying that he had come here under the lord of Ten Thousand Armies’ command, they were all scared out of their wits.They thought that it was already very troublesome for them to offend Ten Thousand Armies, but who would have thought that the person that they had offended was the lord of Ten Thousand Armies?!This was the leader of the mercenaries who had tens of thousands of elite mercenaries under his command!Wouldn’t there be no way for them to live if they offended him?At this time, Hunter said coldly, “The name of the lord of Ten Thousand Armies is Porter Waldron! He is the only son of the couple, Leonardo Waldron and Amelia MacLeod!”After saying that, Hunter looked at Jeremiah and questioned, “Old man! Do you remember Leonardo Waldron’s name?!”As soon as these words came out, Jeremiah’s face instantly turned pale!He naturally knew of Leonardo and his wife!However, Jeremiah would never have dreamt that the internationa
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,
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