Wendy knew that her future was very bleak.Lady Wilson wiped the tears off her face before she said seriously, “Wendy, you used to be the princess in our house. I have always spoiled you, your parents spoiled you, and your brother also spoiled you a lot. You did not focus on your studies, and even after graduating, you refused to go to work, but that was still acceptable then. However, that was all in the past. Our family is not what it used to be, now. Wendy, you have to change. You have to learn how to be more mature so that you can share some responsibility on behalf of the Wilson family. Otherwise, our family will only suffer more and more.”Wendy nodded before she said, “Grandma, I am sorry. I was too playful in the past and I did not learn anything at all. I am sorry that I could not do anything for our family…”Lady Wilson squeezed Wendy’s hand before she said earnestly, “Wendy, everything is already in the past. You are, and you will always be, my precious granddaughter. How
After taking a shower that night, Wendy only wrapped a towel around herself before she knocked on Kenneth’s room door.Wendy did not come out of Kenneth’s room again that night.Early the next morning, the expressions on Christopher and Hannah’s faces were very ugly, and they felt extremely embarrassed and awkward when they saw Kenneth walking down the stairs with Wendy.When Kenneth realized that the couple might not be satisfied with him because of the relationship between Wendy and himself, he quickly said without any hesitation, “I have decided to invest eighty million dollars in the Wilson family to help you rebuild the Wilson Group. To prove my sincerity, I want to transfer ten million dollars to the Wilson Group today. I will pay the remaining seventy million dollars to the Wilson Group within a month!As soon as he heard these words, everyone in the Wilson family was extremely excited.Christopher and Hannah no longer felt as embarrassed or uncomfortable as they did before
She felt that she finally had a chance to shine!Kenneth continued speaking, “By the way, there will be a decoration industry summit in Aurous Hill in two days. I have also received an invitation to attend the summit. I will bring all of you with me on that day, and I will introduce the Wilson Group to everyone before making an announcement that I have already decided to invest in the Wilson Group!At this time, Wendy asked coquettishly, “Kenneth, how are you going to introduce me to everyone, then?”Kenneth smiled before he said, “You will have to suffer a little grievance for the time being, okay? I will tell everyone that I am your uncle. When the time is right, I will divorce that old woman at home, and I am going to marry you and make you my wife!”Wendy was overjoyed and she whispered, “Kenneth, that’s great news! I want to stay by your side and grow old with you!”Kenneth touched her smooth hand before he said, “Don’t worry, my love. I will make sure that both of us stay to
Early the next morning, Claire woke up early and put on some makeup.After putting on her makeup, Charlie felt a little excited because she looked extremely beautiful.However, he asked Claire out of curiosity, “Dear wife, you usually go to work without putting on any makeup. Why are you putting on makeup today? Are you meeting anyone important?”On any other normal day, Claire would always leave the house with a bare face because she already had a pleasant and beautiful appearance. She had a pink and rosy complexion, and she rarely needed to put on any makeup at all.Claire replied earnestly, “Today is the decoration industry summit in Aurous Hill. Why don’t you come with me? It is rare for the organizer to invite me to attend the summit even though I just started my company. This is a good opportunity for me to emerge and make a name for myself in the industry. Therefore, I must make sure that I strive to gain a foothold in the industry so that I will be able to perform well in t
It turned out that the man that Wendy was embracing was none other than the chairman of a public-listed company in Eastcliff!Not only that, but the other party’s last name was also Wilson? Was he their relative?Charlie could not help but ask Claire, “Dear, do you know of the relationship between the Wilson family and this person named Kenneth Wilson? Is he a distant relative?”“I don’t know…” Claire replied. “I have never heard of him before…”“That’s strange…” Charlie murmured. “Normally, the chairman of a public-listed company with a market value of tens of billions of dollars would not mix with someone on the low-end such as the Wilson family, let alone someone such as Wendy. Do you think that they are having an inappropriate relationship?”Claire hurriedly replied, “Don’t talk nonsense! That man looks older than my uncle! How could they possibly be committing adultery?”At this time, Wendy was very happy and excited as she was surrounded by a crowd of people. She was finall
Wendy was very excited when she thought about how she would finally have an opportunity to take revenge on Claire and Charlie. She held Kenneth’s arm excitedly as she led him toward the both of them.As soon as they approached the couple, Wendy said arrogantly, “Oh, look who’s here! It turns out to be the woman who was evicted from the Wilson family and the son-in-law of the Wilson family who is nothing but a piece of trash! Are both of you even qualified to participate in this summit?”Upon saying that, Wendy looked Claire up and down before she snorted arrogantly, “Claire, you have just opened your studio and you don’t even have a single employee under you now! Do you really think your company has the right to participate in an industry summit like this? I think Emgrand Group must be blind to invite you to participate in the summit today!”When Charlie saw that Wendy had already approached them, he simply asked in a cold voice, “Wendy, you were just kneeling before us as you begge
Kenneth looked Charlie up and down before he sneered and said, “You are that useless son-in-law of the Wilson family?”Charlie replied lightly, “Yes, I am. How can I help you?”Kenneth replied coldly, “I heard that you insulted and humiliated Wendy a lot in the past. I am going to slowly make you pay for what you did to Wendy!”Charlie nodded before he said disdainfully, “Well, we do not have all day. If you want, you’d better avenge her right now, then.”Kenneth initially thought that he would be able to make Charlie kneel and beg for mercy if he just revealed his identity and said a few ruthless words to him. However, he did not expect that a piece of trash like him would actually have the audacity to speak to him in such a disrespectful manner! Kenneth grit his teeth before he said, “Young man, you seem to be very haughty and arrogant. Do you know who I am?”Charlie smirked before he said, “You are nothing but a piece of trash to me. I don’t care about your identity at all.”K
When Kenneth saw that Charlie was stepping on his crotch, he was so frightened that he turned pale immediately.Even though he believed that Charlie was just a piece of trash that he could get rid of with a snap of his fingers, he knew that he would definitely lose his manhood if Charlie stepped on his crotch again!Even if he could get rid of Charlie in the future, how would that benefit him? He would have already lost his manhood by then!As a man, especially as a wealthy and powerful man like him, there would always be plenty of women around him. No matter what it was, he could not afford to lose his manhood! How was that different than Charlie taking his life?Therefore, he hurriedly begged for mercy, “Brother Wade! Brother Wade! If there is anything, we can just amicably discuss this!”Charlie smiled before he said, “Why? Are you afraid?”There was cold sweat all over Kenneth’s face, and he nodded repeatedly before he said, “I was wrong! I know that I was wrong! Please forgi
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove