So, he said somewhat nervously, “M-Mr. Wade… In my opinion, we should not add on to this game anymore… Two billion euros is really a very big amount. Even if you do not take money seriously, you should not be throwing money away just like that…”Charlie laughed and said, “You’ve not even opened your card yet so how do you know for sure that I would be the one throwing money away, then?” Walliot said awkwardly, “Mr. Wade, I’m not joking with you. I really think that the chances of me winning this game are much greater than yours. Why don’t we just open the cards, and the person who wins will take all the chips on this table. We will not add anything else, okay?”Charlie forced a burst of laughter as he sneered and said, “I already said that you are as indecisive as a woman! I really did not describe you wrongly at all! You have already fucking won a billion euros from me, so what are you afraid of?”As he spoke, Charlie then said to Olivia, “Persuade this fiancé of yours. A man sho
At this moment, Walliot was already prepared to welcome three billion euros as well as a Concorde.Aside from Charlie, everyone at the scene was staring at the croupier’s hand with bated breath.This card would determine the final destination of the billions of euros on the table.Meanwhile, both Walliot and Olivia were certain that victory was in their hands. Charlie did not seem to mind it at all at this time, and he had a neither happy nor sad, neither hurried nor unhurried expression on his face. It was as if everything had nothing to do with him. The croupier then picked up the card and suddenly flipped it over before throwing it in front of Walliot.At this moment, Walliot had not seen exactly what that card was, but he was already stunned as if he had been struck by lightning. This was because… he could see that… his card… was red!Charlie’s four Aces were already displayed there, and if Walliot wanted to win, it would have to be a straight flush.The Ace of Spades w
After Charlie had spoken, he looked at the croupier and questioned him in a stern voice, “You! Tell us everything you know clearly!”The croupier hurriedly spoke up, “Walliot invited me to come over here today precisely because he wanted me to help set up a gambling game. He wanted me to let him win a sum of money. He has already done this more than once, and he would always win at least hundreds of millions of euros into his bank account every time. I was also instructed by him this time, and that’s why I helped him to cheat…”Charlie looked at Walliot and asked coldly, “Come. What else do you have to say?”Walliot suddenly did not know how to respond, and just then, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the IOU on the table. He had originally won one billion euros from Charlie today, but now, he had entered into an IOU for two billion euros. This meant that not only did he not win Charlie’s money today, but he had ended up owing Charlie one billion euros instead.However, Walliot fel
At this moment, Walliot’s entire inner psychological defense had already collapsed completely. He knew very well in his heart that once this matter was to be really brought to court, he would definitely be the one to lose. Moreover, it would be a miserable defeat!Not to mention the fact that the IOU that he had written himself was in Charlie’s hands, but just the fact that a descendant of the Rothschild family who was also the fiancé of the future Queen of Northern Europe would actually cheat others in a gambling game was already sufficient to ruin his own reputation completely.Furthermore, this scam involved three billion euros and a plane! If this news were to get out, Walliot was afraid that it would become the largest gambling fraud in the world! It would definitely be disastrous for his family’s reputation!The most important thing for the European royal family and the big families was reputation.As long as a member of the royal family, including the prince, did somethi
Upon saying that, Olivia hurriedly ran out. At this time, in the banquet hall.Richard was drinking together with Gregory. Aman, who had been slapped by Charlie, had already returned to his room long ago in anguish. Richard and Gregory’s wives had also returned to their rooms first because their alcohol tolerance was not strong.These two men were left in the banquet hall as they drank glass after glass of wine. Both of them were in a very good mood. After all, it would be both of their children’s wedding tomorrow, and Olivia would also be able to ascend to the throne and become the queen not long after the wedding. At that time, as Olivia’s husband, Walliot would also be officially conferred the title of Prince. By then, Walliot, who had the title of a prince, would surely become famous in the Rothschild family.Perhaps their entire family would also be able to squeeze into the second level in the Rothschild family then. Just as the both of them were drinking happily, O
When Gregory saw that Charlie was not buying his plea at all, he hurriedly begged for mercy and said, “Mr. Wade, my son has made a mistake, and as his father, I will definitely find a way to make it up to you for it. I will do my best to solve this problem. Please do not be so angry!”Charlie nodded and said, “Since you have this attitude, I will not continue talking nonsense with you. Your son dares to set me up and try to cheat me. He wanted to cheat me out of three billion euros and a Concorde in one go. I, Charlie Wade, have never encountered such a cruel setup in my whole life. How do you plan to solve this matter?”Gregory suddenly had cold sweat all over his face.He really did not expect that his son would be so bold.Three billion euros and a Concorde… This was not fucking gambling, this was outright stealing from others!Before Gregory could think of how he could give Charlie a satisfactory answer, Charlie waved the IOU for two billion euros in his hand and said indiffer
When Richard heard these words, everything went dark before his eyes, and he almost fell to the ground.He finally came back to his senses, and he ground his teeth and stared at Olivia as he asked in a low voice, “What the hell is your brain made out of?! As the heir who is about to ascend to the throne and become the queen, you could actually come up with something like this to cheat others?! You… Are you trying to piss me off?!”Richard was about to go insane! Although the Northern European royal family was very popular and had a lot of the people’s affection in Northern Europe, to put it bluntly, the royal family was still just a mascot without any special legal privileges.Moreover, the actual operations of the Northern European countries were entirely the responsibility of the Northern European government.The cabinet and the parliament were the real administrators of this country, and the royal family had no actual power. As soon as the royal family broke the law, the North
Olivia was so embarrassed because of Charlie’s words that she really felt like using her toes to drill a hole in the floor so that she could just escape to the first floor. What ‘Romeo and Juliet’ was he talking about? How could she possibly wait for Walliot to come out of prison?!She really could not wait to get rid of all her relations and connections to Walliot quickly now!Otherwise, if Walliot were to go to prison, she would not have a good end herself either!How could Walliot’s father, Gregory, not hear Charlie’s sarcasm and ridicule? When he saw that Charlie seemed to be completely unwilling to accept a private settlement, he felt extremely terrified in his heart. He looked at Charlie as he pleaded bitterly, “Mr. Wade, this is all my fault for not teaching my son well. As long as you can name your conditions, I will definitely find a way to meet your demands no matter how difficult it is!” Charlie ignored him. Instead, he looked at Walliot and said coldly, “Walliot, i
Pausing, Julien then said, "I mostly drink wine and the occasional whiskey.""How much are those, usually?" Raymond asked.Julien thought about it. "If it's table wine, 10,000 to 50,000 USD. For bigger occasions, it'd be something over a hundred thousand."Raymond nodded and pointed at the bottle of Oskian vodka he had bought. "Guess how much that is?"Julein shook his head. "I don't usually drink Oskian alcohol, so I'm not too sure…""Come on," Charlie chuckled. "We're not asking if you know—we're just asking you to take a guess.""Then…" Julien quickly said. "I'm guessing, three thousand?""Three thousand?" Raymond chuckled and shook his head. "That's way too flattering. It's around 7 USD.""Seven bucks?!" Julien exclaimed, and he blurted, "You usually drink something that cheap, Mr. Cole?""Well, not stateside," Raymond smiled. "But I liked it after I ordered one from a diner yesterday. It's cheap, and it has quality."Julien gulped as he stared at his own cup filled to th
Julien flinched and promptly threw his hands up. "No, no, no… please don't say that, Mr. Wade! That's not what I mean—as a son, it's only right that I hope my father lives long and prospers. Why wouldn't I want him to?"Charlie pointed out, "Then why'd you say that I've screwed you over repeatedly?""Oh. I, uh…" Julien wasn't sure how to respond to that, and he groaned unhappily, "I was not being mindful with words. I take that back…" Charlie nodded. "Then, I'll give you another chance.""Huh?" Julien was left confused, and he quickly asked, "Another chance… for what?"Charlie clapped him on the shoulder again, smiling, "We're old friends, aren't we? Why would I screw you over? Anyway, your turn."Julien was left utterly aggrieved as he read through Charlie's intention—that was precisely the definition of screwing him over!If his father knew he had come to Aurous Hill to hang out with these two, especially Biden Cole, he would definitely be removed as heir! And yet, Charlie
Having seen a sliver of the common folk's plight, Julien turned back to the journey at hand.Soon, his MPV arrived at Aurous Hill's Antique Street.As it was closing hours, the place appeared bleak, almost as though it had been completely abandoned. It was only during opening hours and the few hours before closing that the place became most alive anyway.Most of the time, the vendors and employees outnumbered the guests, and during closing hours, it would get very quiet. One wouldn't even find strays here as there weren't scraps around.Still, Julien had no idea what the hell the place was, even as he arrived outside Treasure Measure following the location Charlie had sent.Once he was sure he was at the right place, he called Charlie, immediately sounding respectful and flattering, "I'm here, Mr. Wade. If you don't mind opening the door…""Alright, just hang on," Charlie said and put down the phone while turning to Raymond, who was putting the food on a folding table, "Our frien
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for