Charlie pulled up the end of the list, and he understood the embarrassment of the Northern Europe royal family immediately. Even if the former queen had submitted proof of the Northern Europe royal family’s assets, it would only translate to more than ten billion dollars, which was just sufficient for her to qualify for the basic threshold of the registration.So, she was basically almost at the bottom of existence amongst these seven hundred people. According to this kind of sorting where the top two hundred out of seven hundred people would be chosen, she definitely would not be qualified to come to this auction.When Charlie saw this, he could not help but smile helplessly as he said, “Sigh. It seems as though the Northern European royal family is indeed a little embarrassing. Their assets are not even worth one-tenth of the British royal family’s assets.”“Yes...” Jasmine said helplessly, “I’ve always thought that the royal families in Europe were very rich. I did not expect
When Helena heard her grandmother’s question, she was instantly stunned.Before the shyness that she felt in her heart could make her blush, she was immediately crushed by her sadness.Helena originally wanted to instinctively deny it, but for some reason, she suddenly felt a deeply unpleasant feeling in her heart. So, she sighed softly and said quietly, “So what if I miss him? Ever since I ascended the throne, my identity has become extremely sensitive. I can no longer make my own decisions on where I want to go, who I want to meet, what I want to say, and what I want to do. I dream of going to Oskia to see him, but I know that I will not be able to bypass the diplomatic channel to go to Oskia now. He will not be coming to Northern Europe anytime soon, either. I’m afraid that I will not even be able to see his face in the future...”As Helena spoke of this, tears suddenly filled her eyes and even overflowed out of the corners of her eyes. She hurriedly turned her head, quietly wi
The old queen had a sad expression on her face as she said, “If you don’t get married, you will be left all alone in the entire Northern Europe royal family when I die! Have you ever seen such a miserable royal family?”Helena said seriously, “Grandma, if the royal family does not have a suitable heir, Northern Europe can just cancel the royal family completely after my death and change the constitutional monarchy into a presidential republic, then. As for us, we can just take care of ourselves. Why should we worry so much about the afterlife?”The old queen let out a long sigh and said, “If the royal family is really forced to be abolished because of the lack of a successor, I would rather you have a baby with Charlie before marriage, then!”Helena smiled and said, “Look, Grandma! We’ve finally come to a consensus on this issue.”“Yes, yes, yes...” The old queen seemed to have given up all resistance as she said faintly, “You’re right. The question now is how you can get pregnant
Helena did not expect that Charlie would call her to arrange for a VIP seat for her grandmother.She knew that with the Northern Europe royal family’s strength, they would not be able to rank amongst the top two hundred in the registration. So, what qualifications did they have to occupy the even rarer VIP seats? So, she said with some trepidation, “Mr. Wade... will this make things difficult for you? Actually, you don’t need to go through so much trouble.”Charlie, who was on the phone, smiled slightly and said seriously, “Your grandmother has helped to do a lot of publicity work for me. So, I naturally want to express my gratitude and show my appreciation to her. However, it also depends on her mood. It would be best if she wants to come, but if it’s too tiring for her and she is not willing to travel so far, I will not force it either.”Helena hurriedly said, “No, no... I’m not going to lie to you, Mr. Wade, but my grandmother was just telling me about this matter. She thinks t
Helena said joyfully, “Grandma, Mr. Wade called to tell me that he has reserved a VIP seat for you at the auction.”“Really?!” When the old queen heard this, she became elated immediately, and she asked excitedly, “Mr. Wade really said that?!”“Yes.” Helena nodded seriously and added, “Mr. Wade said that he will send the invitation over to you in a few days. When the time comes, you can go and participate in the auction in Aurous Hill as a VIP.”“Oh, by the way, Mr. Wade also said that he might be coming to Northern Europe in the future to join hands with the Northern Europe royal family to hold an auction for the Rejuvenating Pill!”The old queen was overjoyed, and she said with unbearable excitement, “That’s great! That’s really wonderful! Even those rich tycoons who are worth hundreds of billions of dollars would not have the opportunity to get a VIP status. If Charlie can give me VIP status, our Northern Europe royal family will definitely be able to impress many people this ti
Inquiring about Albert in Aurous Hill was just like inquiring about the celebrity, Andy Lau, in Hong Kong. You could get plenty of information simply by stopping and asking anyone on the street about it.Therefore, Sherry quickly obtained some information about Albert, and she gave the feedback to Kathleen immediately. “Young Lady, I have already inquired about Albert. He is the leader of the underground forces in Aurous Hill, and he is infamous in Aurous Hill. Moreover, he has also engaged in a lot of industries, and amongst them is a restaurant called The Heaven Springs which is one of the top high-end restaurants in Aurous Hill which is very famous.”Kathleen nodded and analyzed, “That Master Wade casually told Isaac one sentence, which was to send some people over to Albert. Although I do not know who he is sending over to him, from the tone of his voice, it could be seen that Albert should also be obeying his orders.”Having said that, Kathleen could not help but sigh emotional
As for people like Albert, Liam, Isaac, and Graham, it was even more certain that they would never reveal a single word if someone were to look for them to inquire about Charlie’s deeds.So, even if Aurous Hill was Charlie’s turf, there were really not many people who knew him as ‘Master Wade’ in Aurous Hill.This made Kathleen even more puzzled. She had originally thought that Charlie should be a famous local Feng Shui master, and that was why some local dignitaries had to show him respect.But now, it seemed as though he was hardly known locally, which was really strange.Kathleen frowned and said, “I’ve been feeling that something is not quite right with this matter and that something is not quite right with Master Wade, but I cannot figure out where the problem lies at the moment.”Sherry hurriedly comforted her as she said, “Don’t worry too much, Young Lady. Perhaps Master Wade is not really that capable, and there might be no direct connection between him and the Rejuvenat
Albert had been very leisurely recently. After going out for inspections every day, he would then return to the top floor of The Heaven Springs to drink tea and listen to music in a very chic and comfortable manner.However, Isaac suddenly called him in the evening and said in a serious tone, “Albert, you have to hurry up and get your dog farm ready. It’s going to be receiving new goods tonight.”Albert was lying on the recliner and drinking tea with a purple teapot in his hand. When he heard this, he sat up straight and asked, “Mr. Cameron, how many goods will be arriving tonight?”Isaac laughed and said, “If there are no surprises, it would be about seven or eight. If more people are going to send themselves to our doorstep, I estimate that it will go into double digits, then!”“Holy sh*t...” Albert exclaimed, “Why are there so many?”Isaac said helplessly, “Sigh, tell me about it. There have been waves after waves of special agents being sent here from the West to spy on The Ap
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega