At this moment, Helena stopped and stood at the entrance of the palace as she waved at the people of Northern Europe who were in a frenzy at a distance far away.The camera of the live broadcast then quickly zoomed in closer to give Helena a full-body close-up. Helena looked even more beautiful in the close-up shot. At this point, the host could not help but sigh and say, “I have to say that Helena Elliot is simply too beautiful. Everyone at the scene is shocked by her beauty and so, you can imagine how happy the people from Northern Europe are feeling at this moment!”At this moment, the camera suddenly noticed a brooch that Helena was wearing on the left side of her chest. The camera then quickly zoomed in and gave a close-up shot of the brooch. The host then said, “Viewers, what you can see now is the camera showing a close-up of the brooch that Helena Elliot is wearing. This should be a leaf made out of gold. It looks very refined and delicate, and there are two letters spell
At this time, the Western media and netizens were all discussing this matter loudly. Everyone was speculating about Helena’s intention in choosing to wear such a brooch on her chest on this incredibly important occasion today. If the letters C and W were truly the initials of a person’s name, who could that person be?In an instant, there were a lot of speculations on the internet, and even many Oskian netizens began to gossip.However, since everyone had the preconceived notion that if these two letters represented the abbreviation of a person's name, that person's name had to be an English name, Thus, they simply couldn't guess the correct answer.After all, aside from those people who appeared on Mount Wintry on the day of the Tomb Sweeping Festival, no one would have thought that those two letters would actually represent the initials of an Oskian person's name.And at this time, the live broadcast was still ongoing.Helena had already boarded the historic royal carriage w
As soon as they entered, Jasmine invited Charlie to sit on the sofa. She could not help but start to tease Charlie as she smiled and said, “Master Wade, did you watch the live broadcast of Helena’s coronation ceremony?”Charlie casually said, “I watched it.”Jasmine smiled brightly as she looked at Charlie and asked, “Master Wade, Helena must be using the live broadcast to profess her love for you on air through that brooch, right?”Charlie was helpless, and he questioned her in return, “Jasmine, when did you become someone who enjoys gossiping? It’s not like you at all.”Jasmine smiled slightly and said seriously, “I’m not someone who enjoys gossiping. It’s just that when I saw the brooch on Helena’s chest during the live broadcast, Nanako had already called me to tell me that the both of us have gotten another love rival this time.”Charlie asked her, “Did you tell Nanako that I was coming to your company?”“Of course.” Jasmine smiled and said, “It was Nanako who asked me to as
Charlie’s words caused Jasmine to instantly feel a surging excitement in her heart.She had always wanted to make their family’s business of collectibles trading and auction bigger and stronger, but she had never been able to find a suitable breakthrough point. It was also precisely because she attached great importance to this business that she had immediately befriended Charlie after seeing with her own eyes that he could use the lost cultural relic restoration technics to restore her family's antiques.She had originally hoped to recruit Charlie to Vintage Deluxe to work for the Moore family, but how could she have expected that Charlie, who was just a superfluous son-in-law at first, was actually the young master of the Wade family in Eastcliff, or that his own strength would be extremely powerful?Therefore, Jasmine’s wish to revitalize Vintage Deluxe through Charlie had long since fizzled out.Since then, Vintage Deluxe had not been able to find a better development opportu
Jasmine, who had been struggling to find a good opportunity, was suddenly supported because of Charlie and his Rejuvenating Pills. This made Jasmine feel deeply grateful toward Charlie in her heart, and at the same time, she could not help but feel extremely excited.This was because Jasmine was well aware of the value of the Rejuvenating Pill. Perhaps there were no other collectibles in this world that could be compared to the top-level divine medicine like the Rejuvenating Pill.Therefore, she could almost already foresee that the auction of the Rejuvenating Pill would definitely set a historical record.This was naturally a good opportunity for Vintage Deluxe to make a name for itself.It was equivalent to a third-tier starlet finally having the opportunity to perform on the same stage with the top stars in this world. It was definitely a great opportunity to rise to the top!Therefore, she was very excited and said to Charlie, “Master Wade, don’t worry. I will do my best to ma
Charlie did not expect that his mention of Vintage Deluxe would cause Jasmine to choke and hold back her tears.When he saw this, he thought that Jasmine was overwhelmed by the several ups and downs and tribulations in the past, so he hurriedly spoke up to comfort her, “The bad things are already in the past. You are the head of the Moore family now and so, you should be strong and look forward.”Jasmine nodded hastily and wiped her tears as she smiled and said, “Sorry, Master Wade. I’m embarrassing myself in front of you...”Charlie smiled heartily and said, “I don’t mind, but Mr. Cameron will be coming up soon. I don’t know what he will think if he sees you like this.”As he spoke, Charlie was surprised, and he muttered, “By the way, why is that guy taking so long to park a car?”Meanwhile, downstairs of Moore Group.Isaac took a puff of his cigarette. When he saw that the cigarette had burnt to the butt, he raised his hand, looked at his watch, and muttered in a low voice, “It
“No problem.” Isaac agreed without hesitation and said to Jasmine, “Miss Moore, I don’t know much about the specific antique auctions so I might have to rely mainly on you for this part. I will be responsible for the preliminary publicity, software development and launch, as well as the whole auction site support. You’ll still have to check on the specific process and execution of the auction.”Jasmine hurriedly said, “Mr. Cameron, you don't have to be so polite with me. I’ll really feel a little embarrassed if you’re so courteous with me.”As she spoke, she added, “As for the specific process and execution of the auction, I will definitely have no problem operating it, but what I’m most worried about now is the selection of the auction items...”Charlie asked, “What are the specific problems in the selection of the auction items?”Jasmine said with a somewhat embarrassed expression, “I'm not going to hide it from you, but although Vintage Deluxe’s reputation in the Aurous Hill ant
After Charlie had determined the details of the auction with Jasmine and Isaac, he became much more at ease with this matter. The next step was to wait for the Rejuvenating Pill to garner some attention and reputation in the upper-class society of Europe and the United States before releasing the news of the auction in the same manner.At this moment, Helena's royal carriage had just arrived at the Oslo City Cathedral which was located in the capital of Northern Europe. This old cathedral with a history of a hundred years was the largest and most magnificent church in Northern Europe with a medieval architectural style. It not only had a strong Renaissance temperament, but it also had a clever blend of Baroque style, which was the landmark of the capital of Northern Europe, which was Oslo City. Since its completion, this church has witnessed the coronation of several kings and queens of Northern Europe. Now, it would be welcoming Helena Elliot, the youngest queen in the his
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway