The queen, who had regained control of her body, tried several times to open her eyes but failed to do so due to the stimulation of the bright light. When Helena saw this, she hurriedly rushed forward and asked with concern, “Grandma, how are you feeling?”The queen spoke up with difficulty, “Helena... I-I’m fine... It’s just that... It’s just that my eyes cannot adapt to the bright light for the time being...”Helena immediately choked up with excitement and said, “Wait for a moment, Grandma. I will go and turn off the headlights!” Upon saying this, Helena immediately got up and turned off all the headlights in the ward, leaving only the softer lights on.It was only then that the queen finally opened her eyes. Immediately afterward, her vision gradually returned, and she could then see Helena’s face clearly. At this moment, the queen could not help but choke up and say, “Helena... It’s all my fault all these years! If I had known that Olivia was such a vicious person, I woul
“A hundred and ten years old?!” The queen murmured and repeated it in a dumbfounded manner. She really could not believe that this ordinary pill would have such a powerful effect.However, as soon as she thought of her personal experience just now, she threw all of her doubts aside. At this moment, she thought to herself, ‘This pill is really amazing! I just took a quarter of it earlier, and I managed to wake up completely. The effect will definitely be even more miraculous if I could take the whole pill, then!’ As she thought of this, she then said respectfully, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I will definitely give Helena my full assistance and cooperate with your requests fully from today onward!” Only those who had come back from the dead would know how valuable life was. This was exactly the case for this Queen of Northern Europe, who was already elderly. She had already experienced the feeling of almost dying, and she had experienced that long darkness and loneliness. Therefor
Charlie had become an orphan at the age of eight, and after being exposed to so many years in society, he had experienced the cruelty and darkness of society.He knew very well that in the real world, the words ‘money is supreme’ had always been the eternal and unchanging truth for many people. Therefore, when he had brought up the price of five billion euros to Olivia and Walliot, he had never expected that this group of people would agree to it.The reason why he had given them half an hour to consider the matter was so that he could force them to have the intention to kill him.Charlie had deliberately chosen to save the queen at this time in order to drive Walliot and Olivia into a dead end. If they had decided to accept his terms and honestly concede defeat since they had taken the bet, he would also be somewhat more merciful toward them on the account of the five billion euros. However, if they decided to kill him, they would definitely go all out to kill the queen at th
When she thought of this, Olivia hurriedly explained nervously, “Grandma, listen to my explanation. Many things are actually just misunderstandings. Some of the things that I’ve said to Helena were just because I was deliberately trying to scare her and force her to exchange some benefits for the royal family. It wasn’t actually the truth...”The queen said contemptuously, “Olivia, you have already deceived me once, and I almost lost my life in your hands. Do you think that I will still believe what you’re saying now?” Olivia was instantly nervous. She really did not expect that the old lady would wake up at this point, and she was suddenly at a loss for what to do.At this time, Charlie looked at Olivia with a smile on his face as he asked, “Olivia, have you considered and thought about what I have said just now? I’m a person with really limited patience, so don’t blame me for not being merciful if you guys cannot give me a solution to the matter now.”Olivia did not expect tha
For Olivia, the only way for her was to go all the way now.Otherwise, she would not only have to pay Charlie billions of euros as compensation, but the queen could also send her to prison for treason!At this time, all that Olivia wanted was to kill both Charlie and the queen! As long as she could resolve and deal with both of them, she would not only be able to save money, but she would also be able to successfully inherit the throne and become the queen! The queen did not expect that her granddaughter would openly try to kill her in front of so many people, and she yelled angrily, “Olivia! How dare you try to kill the monarch?! Do you know that regicide is the most serious crime?!”Olivia was no longer afraid of the queen’s identity, and she said coldly, “What is regicide? As long as I kill you, I will be the monarch!” Helena blurted out, “Olivia! As your elder sister, I advise you to stop before you make a big mistake! You should seek leniency from Grandma and Mr. Wade whi
The Four War Kings from Ten Thousand Armies could not even last one round against Charlie!Porter had even led the core members of Ten Thousand Armies to kneel before Charlie and beg for his forgiveness! With Charlie’s unparalleled strength, how could these men in black possibly hurt him?!However, Olivia, Walliot, and the others did not know of Charlie’s ability. They were all already angry and anxious at this moment, and they all felt that they should either give up or go through with this matter to the end today. They would have to kill Charlie and the queen!When the time comes, they would just defame Charlie with the news that he had committed adultery with Helena and temporarily put the queen’s body into the freezer. After that, they would then declare that the queen had died of natural causes in a few days. The public definitely would not have any doubts or suspicions at all. As for Helena, who was a witness, after she had fallen into Aman’s hands and ended up becoming
At this time, Olivia was already scared out of her wits.As she faced Charlie and at the moment when she was personally calling out Charlie’s name, she felt that she had already collapsed emotionally!Under Charlie’s strong coercion, her legs subconsciously went weak as she knelt in front of Charlie and choked up as she said, “Mr. Wade... This is all my fault. I only had this bad idea because of the money. Please forgive me and give me a chance to make up for my mistakes!”Olivia’s father, Richard, also realized that it was already over for them at this time and so, he hurriedly knelt on the ground too as he pleaded, “Mr. Wade, Olivia is still young, and it’s easy for her to act impulsively. Please do not hold it against her...”Walliot’s father, Gregory, also hurriedly came forward at this time as he said with a pleading look on his face, “Mr. Wade, we are willing to accept the condition of five billion euros that you mentioned before! The Rothschild family is willing to fork out
If this was the case, Gregory and his son would probably die here today, then...As he thought of this, he hurriedly pleaded, “Mr. Wade, don’t be anxious. I will think of a way to come up with the remaining five hundred million euros, and I will make it up to you as soon as possible...”Charlie nodded and said, “If this is the attitude that you have, we can move on to the next conversation, then.”Gregory was slightly relieved, and he hurriedly asked, “Mr. Wade, can you let me and Walliot leave if we can give you the 4.5 billion euros on time?”Charlie laughed and said, “You must be thinking a little too much. What I can promise you is that if you can take the 4.5 billion euros out now, I will spare you and Walliot from death. However, we have an old saying in Oskia stating that the person should live to suffer. So, whatever punishment you are going to receive is at my disposal.”As he spoke, Charlie then said, “Oh, by the way, your wife’s subsequent situation will also be the sam
As Zachary agreed to do a favor for Vintage Deluxe's Mick Crane in passing, he and Jacob agreed to meet up at 7pm at the car park by Antique Street.He first took Jacob back to the Calligraphy and Painting Association and called Billy, one of his boys whom he thought was smarter than the rest, giving him the gist of the plan and telling him to familiarize himself with the script.Then, he took the sculpture back to Heaven Springs and met up with Billy in office, telling Billy what to do in finer detail and making sure he committed everything to memory.Zachary's strength as a judge of character certainly proved itself—Billy had never done anything like this before, but he took to the plan like fish to water. He committed the script to memory soon enough, and he was flawless.Once he made sure that Billy was fine, Zachary called Mick.As soon as Mick answered, he immediately asked, "Hello, Mr. Evans. How is that thing we talked about going?"Zachary chuckled. All the arrangements
Zachary continued, "Why do you think casinos are always making a profit? It's exactly because no matter how unassuming a guest is the first time, they would be allowed to win a couple of hands, making a little profit.""And suddenly, they would think that they are the chosen one, destined to win against all odds and always come out triumphant! Once such radical, blind confidence hits them, every last bit of his money would be lost to the casino!""At that point, you can get anything from them—their house, their wife, their children… hell, they'd be willing to die if you'd just let them gamble again!"Turning toward Jacob with a grin, Zachary then asked, "So, with all the points I made and that sculpture you're holding… Do you still think Raymond wouldn't fall for it?"Jacob laughed out loud. "Oh, talk about a plan within a plan! No one would ever see it coming! Raymond Cole is so screwed!"Zachary smiled and nodded. "That's why there's no reason to rush—I'll arrange a man to get r
As soon as they drove out of the village, Jacob asked Zachary eagerly, "So, when do you think we should make our move? I can't wait!"Zachary didn't hesitate, "Let's do it today. It's better than waiting! I'll get someone reliable to bring this to Treasure Measure and get him interested. I'm sure that since he has just returned to Antique Street, he'll need a hot deal to generate hype and make himself known. That's why I'm sure he'll take this sculpture."Jacob nodded repeatedly as he chuckled. "I think so too. Today is definitely best since I'll be going to Dubai soon and probably leaving once I'm done with this. Once you get this settled by the end of today, I'll get tickets for the flight tomorrow!"Zachary grinned. "Don't worry, chief. We will definitely get it settled today…"He trailed off for a moment before continuing, "Still, you should be a little patient. We should do this in the evening—at the second just before Raymond Cole closes shop.""But why?" Jacob asked in curi
Jacob was naturally gleeful that he could get the late medieval bronze sculpture along with its base. Right after he wired the agreed upon ninety-eight grand to Mr. Cardensky, he was already imagining how Raymond would buy it from him for several hundred grand.On the other hand, once Mr. Cardensky received the transfer, he saw the name on the account: Jacob Wilson.He was left perplexed—wasn't that man's last name Montague? Who was this Jacob Wilson?Still, he didn't worry about it too much since most antique hustlers preferred to work with anonymity and therefore, using a different name was perfectly normal.He then carefully wrapped up the bronze sculpture before passing it Jacob, asking politely, "Would you happen to have any other requests, Mr. Montague? I have plenty of other items here if you'd permit me to give an introduction."Jacob shook his head, "Just this sculpture will do. I'm not fully confident in your work either since this is our first deal, so I'm just trying i
Jacob asked, "Then, what would this sculpture be worth if it was genuine?"Mr. Cardensky thought about it. "Well, there are standards when it comes to Renaissance relics, but with something this exquisite, it'd definitely be auctionable for one or two million—and that's the conservative estimate.""How much would you sell it to me for?" Jacob then asked."Thirty percent of the market price," Mr. Cardensky quickly replied. "As I've said, the conservative estimate for this one is around one to two million, so we will set the price with the median estimate value at 1.5 million. And thirty percent means 450 grand."Jacob shook his head right away. "No, no, no… that's too expensive. What if I end up unable to sell it, on top of that?"In his mind, while he could barely accept that pricing, he still needed Raymond to be able to afford it if he wanted to swindle Raymond for twice the money.Mr. Cardensky quickly chuckled, "Oh, Mr. Montague—now you're being too serious. In this business,
"Okay!"Mr. Cardensky smiled and pointed at a nearby farmyard. "There's our workshop—the good stuff is all in there. Allow me to take you there!"The farmyard seemed uninteresting at first glance, but Mr. Cardensky soon led them to the stables and brushed off the straws covering the floor, revealing a plank laid flat on the ground.Mr. Cardensky then lifted it, revealing a passage below—they had dug a cellar into the ground beneath, with the stables as an entry point.As Jacob followed Mr. Cardensky down the cellar, he exclaimed in awe, "Your operation is definitely big, digging such a huge cellar!"Mr. Cardensky smiled humbly. "Anyone working in the business would have sustained their losses before. In the end, we're all folk of humble origins, starting out with raiding tombs or excavating artifacts. Just digging a cellar is really nothing."As they conversed, they cleared the stairs and arrived at the main hall.It was certainly a hall as it was around a hundred square meters,
Zachary nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Montague? Very well!""Yes!" Jacob grinned smugly. "Longer last names are simply better—it just sounds so authoritative."With that agreed upon, both men alighted, where the master was waiting nearby.Seeing them get off, he hurried over to them, smiling, "Please, follow me."Zachary looked around and huffed, "Honestly, Mr. Cardensky, isn't this way too far from the highway? The road is narrow and terrible, and I have to park my car all the way out here. Just coming here is taxing."Mr. Cardensky smiled in turn. "My friend, that's exactly why we picked this place. Do you remember seeing a couple of cars parked by the road, occupying half of it?""We arranged for them to be there. Anyone coming by car would have to slow down that way, buying time for us to see who they truly are. If it's cops, our watchers would quietly text us while we clean the house and bail."Zachary exclaimed in realization, "You boys really run a tight ship!""For sure," Mr.
After working in Antique Street for years, Zachary's connections and influence were naturally special. And yet, though he was acquainted with some of the more impressive individuals, he was not that close with them either.For example, the forgery masters who worked specifically to deceive experts only accepted jobs from major clients, usually antique traders high in social status and wealth.In contrast, they wouldn't ever be interested in frivolous people like Zachary. Even if he could reach them, they might not look at him twice.If one would describe them as the cartel boss, then Zachary would be a low-level enforcer, managing night joints or goofing off.But now, Zachary had turned over a new leaf—he worked under Don Albert, so one of those masters was pleasantly surprised when he called one of them, inviting him to his own workshop for a visit and further discussion.As such, Zachary picked up Jacob and went over to the master's hideout where the latter worked on his count
Zachary was naturally shrewd enough to read Jacob's intention.In reality, he wasn't offering to pay just because he wanted the profit. He merely wanted to get in Jacob's good graces. After all, wouldn't Jacob be even more grateful that he wasn't just helping his revenge but also helping him make money?As such, he didn't hesitate to tell Jacob, "Well, chief—since you'll be paying, I will make sure that you will get every cent of profit that you deserve."Jacob was grinning ear-to-ear, but he said, "Oh, you don't have to! If we really are making a profit, there's no way I would let your good work go unrewarded!"Spreading his arms, he continued generously, "How about this? I will pay the full cost while you get twenty percent of the net profit!"Zachary laughed. "Now, that can wait, chief. We need to pay as soon as we decide on the item we want, and there's no time for buyer's regret. But if Raymond doesn't take the bait, all that money will go down the drain, and whether we can s