Porter’s sudden ruthless words made Tony tremble out of shock and fear.He really did not expect that Porter would be so relentless that he would want to make his whole family go completely extinct just because he had not said the right words.Moreover, Tony did not doubt Porter’s attitude in the slightest. After all, this man was the lord of Ten Thousand Armies, and he would not be carelessly saying these words in the presence of so many soldiers as well as the members of the Wade family.What’s more, all of Tony’s information about his identity and even his family’s information was all recorded in detail in the Wade family’s genealogy. He would not even be able to run away. As he thought of this, he immediately said in incomparable horror, “Lord Waldron, I’m willing to cooperate! I will give up half of my family’s assets! Please be merciful...”Porter snorted coldly and questioned him, “Why? You’re afraid now? Didn’t you say that your family’s assets are all your hard-earned mo
Tony choked up and said, “Lord Waldron, I will not hide this from you, but many of our industries are actually long-term investments. We have invested in some of our projects for many years now, and we are finally beginning to see returns after investing a lot of funds. If we were to sell our investments at this time, it would be tantamount to killing the entire business just to get our hands on the money at the moment. It would be a very heavy loss for us...”Tony’s words resonated with the other members of the Wade family’s collateral families. They were already all willing to take out half of their assets at this point, but if they were to kill off their business and investments to get the money, the loss that they suffered would definitely be even greater than them taking out half of their assets. Porter also could not make up his mind and decide at this time. If it was only to complete the task that Charlie had given to him, Porter would not even be bothered about the consequ
Charlie had long thought of a full set of plans to deal with these treacherous members from the Wade family’s collateral families. This was also the reason why he had rushed all the way back from Northern Europe directly without stopping. He wanted to deal with all these collateral families at one go.When Stephen heard of Charlie’s series of plans, he was shocked, but he also felt extraordinarily relieved at the same time.Although Stephen was not a member of the Wade family, he was also very angry when he saw the members of the Wade family’s collateral families, who usually relied on the Wade family’s help, flee in the night when the Wade family’s life and death were at stake. Therefore, Stephen naturally agreed with Charlie now that he wanted to teach them a lesson.However, Stephen did not expect that Charlie would actually be so ruthless. According to this situation, it seemed as though Charlie was really going to cut the Wade family’s collateral families assets by half. When
According to the statistics, the total assets of all the Wade family’s collateral families combined would be almost a trillion dollars or so.This way, even when almost all of the Wade family’s collateral families had already taken out all of their cash on hand, they still owed at least 30% of their assets to Ten Thousand Armies. Just as these people were still at a loss for what to do to make up for this remaining portion of money, Porter had already received Charlie’s instructions, and he spoke up, “I see that all of you still have a big gap in cash. How are you planning to pay up for the remaining portion of money, then?”The crowd instantly fell silent. No one dared to say anything to him because everyone knew that there was only one way left, and that would be for them to sell their assets to raise money to save their own lives.It was easy to say that they could sell their assets, but it was actually the least cost-effective method. This was because as long as an asset w
Porter’s words instantly caused a commotion amongst more than seven hundred or so members of the Wade family’s collateral families!Although these members of the Wade family’s collateral families were not top entrepreneurs, they were still much more astute compared to those brainless young people who would swipe and use credit card installments indiscriminately. Those brainless young people thought that paying in installments would be a very cost-effective thing, but what they did not know was that the bank had already seen right through their mindset to the core. The interest rate for each installment was 0.006%, and if ten thousand dollars was divided into twelve installments, they would only need to pay an extra sixty dollars a month. However, the amount for twelve installments would be seven hundred and twenty dollars a year! Compared to the principal amount of ten thousand dollars, the annual interest rate for one year would be 7.2%!This was also just a rough calculation.
These members of the Wade family’s collateral families recognized Charlie, and someone cursed out loud immediately, “D*mn it, Charlie Wade! What the hell do you mean by this?! You’re uniting with others to trap your own family members?”“F*ck! I would never have thought that as Curtis Wade’s son, you would actually end up being someone else’s lapdog!” “Charlie Wade! Are you a f*cking member of the Wade family or not?! You’re even setting up a member of your own family! Who the hell do you think you are?!” It was no wonder why these members of the Wade family’s collateral families were angry. They had originally wanted to solve the problem using two or three installments and, in that case, the interest would not be too much.However, as soon as Charlie spoke up, he actually suggested for Porter to start with sixty installment periods, which was basically equivalent to taking their lives!The interest rate for one installment was 0.006%, so it would be 36% for sixty installments
Charlie’s rhetorical question left Tony speechless.The other people who had also been filled with righteous indignation just now instantly quietened down at this moment.They knew very well in their hearts that when they fled Eastcliff the day before yesterday, they had completely disregarded their kinship as they did not want to be dragged down and implicated by the Wade family at all. So, they could only bear with it and endure it now that Charlie was plotting against them in front of Porter.However, they already felt extreme hatred for Charlie in their hearts at this time. Charlie did not feel awkward at all even when he saw the expressions on the faces of this group of his fellow family members but instead, his happy face made this group of people even angrier. Many people were even secretly plotting in their hearts to find a way to teach Charlie a lesson when this incident had passed!At this time, Porter spoke up and said, “I think that sixty installment payments is a
“That’s not all. When the time comes, I can also apply to the court for enforcement. At that time, all of their assets will be seized directly for auction, and the money will then be returned to Ten Thousand Armies.”“As the saying goes, there is no harm in being prepared. This way, we can basically ensure that nothing will go wrong.”All the members of the Wade family’s collateral families turned pale. They did not expect that Charlie would plot against them like this. Moreover, with all these demands of his, Charlie was hardly giving the members of the Wade family’s collateral families any way out at all.Once they signed the agreement, it would be tantamount to them signing a harsh contract to sell their bodies with no hope of turning things around in the future! It was only then that Porter realized that Charlie had thought about the problem more comprehensively as compared to him. So, he did not hesitate as he said, “No problem. We will do as you’ve said.” Charlie added, “S
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