Helena nodded gently and said softly, “I’ve heard Felix talk about this before. He would get very angry every time he mentioned it...”“Yes...” Charlie smiled indifferently. “He must be very angry. Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to be so hostile to me.”Helena looked at Charlie and asked, “Mr. Wade, how did you convince yourself to accept the gifts from the Wade family, then?”Charlie then said in a self-deprecating manner, “I was penniless at that time, and my life-saving benefactor needed money to treat her illness. My wife was bullied in the family, and even if I had some of my own poor boy’s ambition, reality simply did not allow me to refuse.”After saying that, Charlie sighed slightly and said emotionally, “At that time, I thought that even if it was not for myself, I would still have to accept the gifts from the Wade family even if it’s just for my life-saving benefactor and my wife. So, I took over the company, and I paid for my life-saving benefactor’s medical
Charlie was dismayed by Helena’s sudden question.He did not understand why Helena would suddenly make this ridiculous request when he was sincerely talking to her about fate.He subconsciously asked, “This... doesn’t seem to be related to the topic that we are talking about, right?”Helena winked wryly and smiled. After that, this was followed by her body suddenly leaning forward as she then kissed Charlie tightly on his mouth with her red lips. Immediately after that, Helena bit her lower lip slightly with her teeth as she said bashfully, “Mr. Wade, if there was no BMW car and that antique vase, we would not have met at all. You would not have saved me, and I would not have fallen in love with you in such a short time. We would not have had that kiss just now, and you would not have taken my first kiss away, then. So, Mr. Wade, you’re right. Destiny is really amazing. I understand! I totally understand!” Charlie was speechless for a moment.Charlie did not expect that Helena
After saying that, Helena then asked Charlie again, “Mr. Wade, so many of your confidantes came up to Mount Wintry to help you yesterday despite the danger to their lives. Did all of them only fall in love with you after a long time? Is it possible that none of them fell in love with you in just a few days as I did?”Charlie was speechless for a moment.Among his confidants, aside from Quinn, whom he had known since his childhood, the one whom he had known for the longest amongst the others, was Jasmine, whom he had only known for just over a year. The time that he had known Nanako, Sophie, and Rosalie was actually even shorter.When Helena saw that Charlie was remaining silent, she said emotionally, “Mr. Wade, the reason why I’m backing out is not because I’m really afraid of becoming the queen. It’s just that I am afraid that I will not have the chance to meet with you again after I become the queen... instead of that, I would rather not become the queen, and I would rather take
“The matter where you said you like me?”Charlie was taken aback for a moment before saying casually, “We will put aside the matter where you like me for the time being. It’s not too late to talk about it after you have secured the throne first.”Helena could not help but ask, “Mr. Wade, is the matter where I like you directly related to the throne itself?” Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “Of course it’s related. I’m the kind of person who does not like weak people. Even those confidants of mine whom you have mentioned just now are mostly the head of several major families. All of them hold a certain degree of resources and connections and so, there is still a lot of collaboration that we can have between each other.”Upon hearing this, Helena understood the meaning behind Charlie’s words immediately, and she secretly thought to herself, ‘Mr. Wade is so strong, and he has just become the head of the Wade family. If I do not sit firmly on the throne, I’m afraid that I will n
Helena hesitated for a moment, but she still nodded. After that, her voice was a little choked up as she said, “Take care of yourself then, Mr. Wade!”Charlie smiled slightly and replied, “You too. You have my phone number, so you can call me directly if you need help.”Helena said with flushed red eyes, “I understand. Thank you, Mr. Wade!”“You’re welcome.” Charlie smiled and nodded. He then pushed the car door open and strode up to the Concorde with big steps.After boarding the plane, Charlie sat on the spacious sofa seat in the passenger cabin. He could see Helena, who was still sitting in the car as she looked up at him, through the porthole window.At this time, Helena’s eyes were already filled with tears, and there were several times when she could not help but cry.However, when she realized that Charlie was also looking at her, she then resisted the urge to cry, quietly wiped away her tears, smiled, and waved at Charlie. Charlie also nodded slightly at her in acknowle
As Charlie was returning to Oskia under the Northern Europe night, the members of the Wade family’s collateral family who had previously fled were all returning to Eastcliff one after the other with an apprehensive and worried heart. They faced the rising sun as they headed up Mount Wintry in order to face their sins in front of Ten Thousand Armies. This was because Ten Thousand Armies had made a public announcement that they had gotten the name list for the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony. Ten Thousand Armies also demanded that all the people on the list should come back. Therefore, these members from the Wade family’s collateral families could only desperately return to Eastcliff. When they had fled overnight earlier, they did not think that there would be anything wrong with them leaving overnight.This was because in their opinion, they were just members of the Wade family’s collateral families, and this should not be implicated in the grudge between Ten Thousand Armie
Tony was furious, and he cursed angrily, “You... You lackeys actually dare to hit me?!”Stephen said coldly, “Three seconds are up. Break his leg!”As soon as they heard these words, many of the members of the Wade family’s collateral families instantly had a stunned expression on their faces. No one would have expected Stephen to have such courage.At this time, Stephen’s subordinates had already pinned Tony down on the ground. One of the men then took a golf club and suddenly swung it hard so that the metal at the head of the club would hit Tony’s right knee directly, thus instantly smashing his knee into pieces!Tony wailed in despair and rolled on the ground in pain as he clenched his teeth and cursed under his breath, “Stephen Thompson! I... I will f*cking kill you!” Stephen said coldly, “If you say one more word from now on, I’ll get someone to smash your other knee as well!” As soon as Stephen’s words came out, Tony held back the pain and anger that he was feeling immedi
When Porter led the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies and strode down from Mount Wintry, the members of the Wade family’s collateral families who were kneeling on the ground were already frightened to death.They knew nothing about the events that had happened up on Mount Wintry yesterday, and they only knew that the Wade family had already bowed before Ten Thousand Armies and given Ten Thousand Armies half of the family assets as compensation.And now, Ten Thousand Armies was targeting them.In their opinion, Ten Thousand Armies was definitely going to target their assets. At this moment, Porter had a straight and indifferent expression on his face as he walked at the forefront, followed by nearly a hundred core soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies. Whenever Porter got one step closer to them, these members of the Wade family’s collateral families would get even more frightened and nervous. When Porter finally stood in front of these people, many of them were already trembling i
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli