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
Even if he had to pay tens of billions of funds as compensation, he would still have to do all that he could regardless of the cost. When Hunter heard this, he said with contempt, “Old man, our lord’s greatest goal over the past twenty years has been to make your Wade family pay for this blood debt. Do you really think that you can resolve this kind of unmitigated revenge with a mere ten billion dollars?!”Jeremiah also knew that it was unlikely for the other party to agree to it. However, in a business negotiation, the offer would never be accepted in one step. So, Jeremiah said immediately, “If ten billion dollars is not enough for your lord, why don’t you come up with a figure, then? I am willing to accede to his request as long as it is within the abilities of the Wade family!”Hunter laughed and said, “I really did not expect that an old man like you would be quite good at negotiating.”After saying that, Hunter snorted before he spoke up, “Old man, since you want to resolve
These three conditions that Porter had raised were extremely rare and unprecedented events for anyone!He wanted the Wade family’s ancestral grave, he wanted them to leave Curtis and his wife’s coffins behind, he wanted the Wade family to wear mourning clothes to bury his parents, and he also wanted half of the Wade family’s assets!He had said that he had three conditions, but it was actually four.And any one of these four conditions was to challenge the Wade family’s limits. He was simply trying to pull the Wade family’s image and reputation down to the ground so that he could trample hard all over them.Not only that, but these four conditions were all superimposed together. He not only wanted to trample all over the Wade family’s image and reputation, but he also wanted to be wearing spiked shoes as he did that. At the same time, he also wanted to spit a few mouthfuls of sputum on them, cutting off the Wade’s family sources so that they would become completely helpless.When
Jeremiah also believed that Porter was not just talking big since he had already waited twenty years for this day to come.However, the conditions raised by Porter were indeed too harsh.This was not a choice between life or death. Instead, this was a choice between prolonging one’s feeble existence or an unhurried death.If Jeremiah were to accept Porter’s conditions, the members of the Wade family would definitely be able to preserve their lives. However, all the dignity of the Wade family would then cease to exist.And as long as the members of the Wade family were still alive, they would end up being the laughingstock of others, and they would also be mocked and ridiculed even after their deaths. So, as a result, Jeremiah was at a loss because he was being forced to make the most difficult decision in his life. He suddenly did not know what to do.As for the members of the Wade family behind him, all of them were also shocked and terrified at this time.The vast majorit
Clayton felt his whole body shaking when Jeremiah gave him a deadly stare. He hurriedly said, “Dad, I just feel that… When it comes to this… There is nothing that would be even more important as compared to our safety and lives…”As he spoke, Clayton continued selling his idea to Jeremiah as he said, “Besides, the Wade family has more than one trillion dollars’ worth of assets, right? Even if we were to take out half of our family’s assets, we would be able to continue living a lifetime of luxury and extravagance with the other half of the assets that we have left. After all, things such as money are not something that we can take away with us when we die. It is meaningless even if we want to keep so much…”“Furthermore, the Wade family might still be able to make a comeback and rise up again in the future in my hands, or even in Felix’s hands. When the time comes, we will be able to earn back everything that we have lost today!”Jeremiah stared at him and asked coldly, “Make a come
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