Charlie hurriedly said, “Why would it be any trouble, Aunt Dunn? Here, let me help you carry your luggage.”After saying that, Charlie had already taken the luggage from Helen’s hand. He then made an inviting gesture at Helen before saying respectfully, “Aunt Dunn, please go ahead first.”Helen wanted to refuse at first, but when she saw Charlie’s sincere attitude, she could not afford to be even more courteous. So, she said softly, “Thank you!”With that being said, Helen then immediately got on the plane first.Charlie followed behind her with the luggage in his hand. Albert and Isaac also followed Charlie into the plane.There were only four passengers on this plane returning to Aurous Hill this time. The cabin crew then closed the cabin door after getting a positive answer from Charlie about whether he wanted to take off immediately or not. Charlie invited Helen to sit on the sofa in the meeting area of the private jet while Albert and Isaac sat on the seats on the side. A
The flight time from Eastcliff to Aurous Hill took less than two hours.It was only ten o’clock in the morning when the plane landed in Aurous Hill.Charlie knew that Claire would definitely not be at home and so, he did not have any intention to go home immediately. Instead, he got Isaac’s subordinate to send Helen back to the old mansion where his parents used to live before he headed to Shangri-La with Isaac and Albert. Shangri-La seemed to be a lot quieter compared to how it was before, which was a big contrast to the scene where Shangri-La had always been crowded. Charlie came to Isaac’s office and after sitting down, he asked Isaac, “By the way, Mr. Cameron, why does it seem as though Shangri-La is not as lively today as it used to be? I’ve been here so many times before, and it seems as though today is the quietest day.”Isaac said helplessly, “I heard from some of my subordinates that this is not only the case today. In fact, there has been a substantial decline in the b
At this time, there was a knock on the door accompanied by a young woman’s voice, “Chairman Cameron, Chairman Quinton from the Quinton family as well as Chairman White from the White family wants to see you.”Isaac was a little surprised as he said, “Why are Graham and Zeke here to look for me at this time?”After saying that, Isaac looked at Charlie and spoke up as he asked, “Young Master, do you want to meet them?”“Of course.” Charlie nodded and said, “Since they have already come here, how can I avoid them and not meet them?”Isaac hurriedly said to the female secretary who was at the door, “Bring them over here.”“Okay, Chairman Cameron.”A few moments later, the female secretary left and returned with both Graham and Zeke in tow.As soon as they entered the door, they could not help but feel surprised when they saw Charlie and Albert, who were both sitting on the sofa. Graham asked, “Master Wade, why are you here as well?” Charlie laughed and said, “I heard that somet
As soon as they heard that Charlie was going to auction the Rejuvenating Pill, everyone who was present took a deep breath out of shock. Isaac subconsciously said, “Master Wade, when you auctioned the Rejuvenating Pill at the Moore family villa the last time, it was sold for a high price of two billion dollars. Moreover, you did the auction at the last minute at that time. The only reason why Travis Lane could buy it for two billion dollars was simply because those really big tycoons outside simply did not know anything about the Rejuvenating Pill at all...”As he spoke, Isaac then said again, “If we were to hold a proper auction this time and do a good job of publicity and promoting the event in advance, it will definitely attract all the top tycoons. It will not even be a problem to auction it for five billion dollars, then!” Graham, who was aside, also said, “That’s right, Master Wade! Your Rejuvenating Pill has long been famous in the rich and powerful circle in the south. Eve
Charlie asked him, “How long would it take for the pre-publicity preparation?”Isaac said, “For large auction houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, it generally takes them at least six months to prepare for a major auction. They usually hold two large auctions in a year, and during this half-year period, they would take at least four months to prepare the various auction items. It’s just like how it would take several rounds of screenings for a talent show in order to select the final products that would appear in the auction lot.”After pausing for a moment, Isaac then added, “In addition, where the items to be auctioned have already been determined, it will take at least two months of preparation time because they need a long time to lay the groundwork for a bit of publicity. They will also have to print the auction brochures and send them to every customer. A customer representative should be sent to introduce the auction to the key customers in person so that the other party w
To the rich, the attractiveness of the Rejuvenating Pill definitely exceeded any other item in this world. However, for such a long period of time before this, Charlie had never treated the Rejuvenating Pill as a commodity. The only time that he had auctioned the Rejuvenating Pill was because Dylan was being too pretentious at Jasmine’s birthday banquet. So, Charlie had taken out a Rejuvenating Pill to give Dylan a smack in the face. As for the other Rejuvenating Pills, Charlie basically treated them as favors, and he had given them to his close friends and relatives. However, for the current Charlie, his mentality had changed from before.Before this, he had never had an eager desire to make money, and he had never thought about how much money he wanted to make or what kind of heights he would reach.However, now that Charlie had become the head of the Wade family and vowed to carry the Wade family forward, he must now consider how he could convert and turn all of his resour
The other person was the Queen of Northern Europe whom he had just saved.She was still waiting for her follow-up Rejuvenating Pill and so, she would naturally follow all of his orders. It would also be Helena’s enthronement ceremony tomorrow, and all the royal aristocrats and top rich people from all over Europe would be going to Northern Europe to participate in this enthronement ceremony. As long as the old lady showed up before this group of European tycoons, the Rejuvenating Pill was bound to create huge waves in the hearts of this group of nobles. At that time, the small city of Aurous Hill would definitely become the center of the world’s rich and powerful people’s attention.As Charlie spoke of this, he then said again, “Mr. Cameron, many people want to draw a clear line with Shangri-La now, right? Then, when the time comes, you will make a public announcement that all those people who want to attend the auction will have to stay at Shangri-La before they are allowed to ent
The inspiration triggered by the auction made Charlie feel exhilarated.After leaving Shangri-La, he did not go home but instead, he went to Emgrand Group directly to find Doris.At this moment, he had a long-term plan in his heart.He wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to strengthen the Wade family’s business layout in Aurous Hill.As long as this auction could run smoothly, the attention on Aurous Hill would definitely increase rapidly. By that time, Aurous Hill’s commercial value would also rise quickly. When the time comes, the land prices in Aurous Hill would rise, the housing prices would rise, foreign investments would rise and the overall consumption power and economic development level would also rise. So, if the layout was done well in advance, the Wade family would definitely be able to seize this opportunity to take off!So, Charlie was already prepared to raise funds immediately to hoard lands in Aurous Hill like crazy and also make more investments in h
Pausing, Raymond continued, "To prove that the will is legally binding, a public notary needs to be present and ideally certifying said will—otherwise, you'd just be talking out of your ass.""In the case of the latter, that means the bronze sculpture belongs to your father—not you. And because you can't produce a legally binding will, it's by law that you and your brother share half the right of inheritance to that bronze sculpture… or less, should you have more living siblings or if your mother is alive.""However, since your brother has the right of inheritance, selling that bronze sculpture to me is legal. You can sue him in court and request the court make him compensate you for your loss. Therefore, what you should be doing now is filing a lawsuit against your brother, sorting out the inheritance issue instead of coming to me."Bob was left speechless, and even Zachary was stunned, unable to find the right retort.Seeing that Bob was hesitant and constantly fiddling with his
Pausing, Raymond then continued, "I even told him that he could leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment, and I would only be eligible for a ten percent commission.""He refused to take that offer, so I offered yet again a 50-50 investment, where he would still get half of what I make after I sell the bronze sculpture. He refused me again anyway, and he was set on the three hundred grand, take it or leave it. There's security footage that proves it too, so how could I have defrauded him?"Then, seeing that there were plenty of others around them, he smiled, "Since you're here, I shall invite the public to be my witness as I show everyone the security footage I have. I will ask everyone to be the judge and decide if I've deceived his so-called brother!"Bob's heart skipped a beat at Raymond's words, but he was afraid to retreat right then, so he braced himself and snapped, "No, that's not necessary! You bought the bronze sculpture, so you return it this instant! I will ret
Zachary felt like the world was falling apart around him after Jacob hung up, and he regretted endlessly that he even had anything to do with Jacob.While he knew all along that Jacob was painfully mediocre and awfully vain, just the thought that Jacob's son-in-law was Charlie Wade still made Zachary eager to fawn over him.He thought that like the average person, even if they didn't feed a dog that wags its tail at them, they could at least give the dog a pat on the head. Even if they didn't feel like it, they could at least not take away the dog's food and then kick it twice.Zachary certainly didn't know that Jacob was exactly that—immoral, unconscientious, and unprincipled.But even as he regretted everything, it was too late now. He had to at least manage a solution before Jacob landed.It was do or die anyway, so he called Bill and instructed, "Find someone older than you with a really mean look to pretend to be your brother. Then, send him to Raymond and demand that bronze
Zachary's voice was choking with tears. "Please, don't just see how much it actually is—the problem is that we're just amateurs and sold that bronze sculpture as a forgery. That's something we can't change…"Jacob remained brazenly stubborn. "Don't give me that crap—that's not what I'm talking about. All I ask is for you to get that bronze sculpture back. I'll send you the 300 thousand later, and I don't care about anything else. Get it done, or I'm talking to Charlie. I'll even confess that I was up to no good, but I want it back! Hell, it's not like Charlie would do anything to me even if he finds out!"Zachary really burst into tears right then, sobbing, "Please, you can't do this! Master Wade won't punish you, but he will punish me! I'm where I am today only because he put a good word in with Don Albert for me… if he knew what we were up to such treachery and flips, I'm screwed!""What treachery?!" Jacob demanded, furious. "How is this treachery?! You came up with the plan, didn
Seeing that their flight was being slowly towed toward the runway, Elaine quickly urged Jacob, "If you're calling him, do it right now! They're towing our plane to the runway, and we won't be able to call him once we take off!""Right!" Jacob exclaimed excitedly. "I'll call him right now—if he doesn't get it done, I'll tell Charlie to destroy him! He's Don Albert's henchman, and even Don Albert sucks up to Charlie. That would definitely pressure him enough!""Okay! Elaine nodded, excited too. "Then call him right now, or we might never find the buyer again!""Yeah!" Jacob promptly whipped out his phone and called Zachary.Meanwhile, Zachary had presumed that Jacob wouldn't find out before his flight took off, so he was immediately nervous when Jacob called him.His nerves aside, he was afraid to not answer at all.Who knew why Jacob was calling. It could just be a false alarm.Hence, as he answered, he feigned calmness and asked, "Hello again, Mr. President! Shouldn't your fli
In reality, Jacob wouldn't usually be this bold, but he dared to run his mouth against the air marshal because twenty million was just too much money.Money emboldens, just like alcohol—while one wouldn't even mouth off for a couple thousand, one would murder for a million.And they were talking about twenty million here!Moreover, Jacob's rightful twenty million was going to his enemy, which incensed him further!Still, Elaine's words quickly calmed him because there was no scenario in which he would come up on top if he ended up behind bars.Elaine had been imprisoned for three days and ultimately ended up leaving with a broken leg.Heaven knows what would happen if he ended up arrested for fourteen days.With that in mind, he stopped arguing with the air marshall and returned to his seat, dejected. Clenching Elaine's hand, tears of grief rolled down his cheeks as he asked feebly, "What should I do now, dear? I thought it was junk and sold it for 300 thousand but it's actual
Jacob bellowed at the middle-aged man right then, "Then don't give me shit if you can't pay up! I only have one request, and that is I want off this plane right now!"Elaine came to a realization then, and she quickly asked, "Don't tell me… That thing we just saw online… you're the one who sold it yesterday?!"Jacob was on the verge of tears as he nodded. "Yes, it was me! That's why I want it back no matter what it takes!"Elaine became anxious as well. They were talking about twenty million, after all! Even if they lived off bank interest, they could still afford to spend ten grand per day for up to eight years!How could they let that slip through their grasp?!Pointing at the air stewardess, Elaine immediately snapped, "Hey, he's talking to you! Open the door, you hear?!"While the air stewardess was unable to handle both of them at once, a young man in a white collared shirt and black pants strode over, telling Jacob and Elaine, "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm the air marshal of
Seeing that comment, Elaine promptly turned to Jacob, "Dear, I don't think they made it up. It says the antique was treated like a Renaissance forgery and sold for 300 thousand to the dealer, but it actually was medieval and sold first thing this morning."Jacob's mind seemed to fade entirely in an instant, and he dropped his glass of champagne before he knew it, wetting his trousers.Elaine quickly pulled out a towel to wipe it, exclaiming, "What's wrong?! Why did you wet your pants?!"Then, realizing that Jacob's eyes and mouth were gaping wide while he sat frozen stiff almost as if he were dead, she promptly shook him, "What's gotten into you, Jacob? Are you alright?"As Jacob came to his senses, his eyes were suddenly blood-red.Suddenly on his feet, he bellowed in fury, "Fuck! My twenty million! Open the door! Open it right now! I'm getting off this plane!"The cabin crew and the other passengers were all shocked by his sudden bellow, and Elaine was just as confused. "Your t
While Zachary was caught feeling utterly helpless, the news that Raymond had made 20 million in a day was spreading like wildfire. Even though Zachary had already threatened Mick to not spill the beans, the problem was that all of Aurous Hill's Antique Street knew that over dozens of customers had come to Raymond's shop first thing in the morning.As such, everyone was curious—Raymond had supposedly made a blunder just yesterday yet now had dozens of people going to his shop? What on earth was he pulling?Hence, when most of the other collectors started to leave after failing to get the bronze sculpture, many gossipers came up to them to ask about it.For their part, the collectors were not hiding the truth, so they gave them a summary.Soon, all the antique dealers of Aurous Hill were left pondering the meaning of their existence.After all, they were told these collectors had prepared 20 million before rushing over to Aurous Hill in the night, yet they had all failed to buy th