Smith’s curiosity was also piqued by Kathleen’s words and so, he asked her, “Miss Fox, which auction house is holding this auction? I can try to find someone to work around it and see if there is any way to add a spot.”When Smith said this, he did not think that there was anything wrong with it. After all, he was the person-in-charge of the FDA, and he was a standard upper-class elite person. So, he knew many people from all walks of life, and he thought that he would certainly be able to find some connections from several internationally renowned auction houses.However, when Kathleen heard this, she could not help but smile slightly as she said seriously, “Mr. Smith, this auction for the Rejuvenating Pill is not an ordinary auction. It is being hosted by a local antique company in Aurous Hill, and the threshold for registration is extremely high. Only those with assets of more than ten billion dollars are eligible to register. I estimate that your connections probably will not be
“Before Vintage Deluxe was set to hold the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill, the entire Vintage Deluxe’s valuation was only a few hundred million dollars. It does not even account for even 1% of Moore Group. So, it could be seen that Jasmine Moore was not valued in the Moore family at all before this.”“But even if that was the case, Jasmine Moore still managed to overpower both of them and become the successor of Moore Group at such a young age...”After Kathleen had said that, she then added, “Furthermore, from these materials, it can be seen that there is no information about Jasmine Moore’s uncle and her cousin brother in the middle and higher-level positions in Moore Group. This proves that Jasmine Moore did not only overpower them, but she also managed to push the both of them out completely.”As Kathleen spoke of this, she could not help but sigh as she said, “I’m now very curious as to how a young woman who had lost her parents at a young age and was not appreciated in her
Kathleen gathered and put together a large pile of information in front of her. She sighed as she said, “I really didn’t expect to have so many things to think about in a small city like Aurous Hill…”She added, “Whether it’s Jasmine Moore, Liam Weaver, or that Kobayashi Ichiro, there must be someone who’s exceptionally adept and all-powerful behind them!”Sherry asked, “Young Lady, do you think that the person behind them is also Master Wade?”Kathleen nodded and continued calmly, “I think that in these incidents, the characteristics of that mysterious person behind the scenes seems to be overlapping. It’s very likely that he’s the same person.”As she spoke, she picked up Weaver Pharmaceutical’s original financial statements. “Look! Weaver Pharmaceutical used to be a medium-sized pharmaceutical company, and its market is also within Oskia itself. As you can see from their financial statements, most of the medicine they sell has a quick turnover but yields only a small profit. Thu
“Yes,” Sherry said. “Among them, 40% work in public hospitals, 30% work in private hospitals and clinics, and 30% have opened their own clinics. The most famous of them is an old doctor who goes by Anthony Simmons. He opened a clinic called Serene World Clinic in Aurous Hill, and his business is excellent. There are also rumors that he once cured a high paraplegic patient!”“Anthony Simmons?” Kathleen seemed to have caught something, as she frowned and muttered, “I think I’ve heard of this man before. A few years ago, there was an Oskian medicine summit in Newcoe Hill. My grandfather was very interested in it and specifically flew over to participate. Although I didn’t go, I’ve read some written materials relating to the summit, and they included an introduction of Anthony Simmons. He has quite the reputation in Oskian medicine.”Sherry asked, “Young Lady, could the mysterious person that we analyzed just now be him?”Kathleen frowned. “I don’t think so...”Sherry said, “From all t
After Jacob was injured by his subordinates, he was taken to Silverwing Hospital immediately by ambulance.Anthony Simmons was invited by Charlie to come to Silverwing Hospital in person, to feed Jacob half of the Healing Pill.Therefore, all of Jacob’s medical records from the moment of his injury until his recovery were all kept in Silverwing Hospital’s large medical record system.Over the years, with the development of computers and the internet, almost all hospitals have started using electronic medical records. It did not only save all the patients’ information, but also the results of each medical examination, the medical records filled out by the doctors, the diagnosis certificates, and most importantly, all of the patients’ medical imaging data. As such, the doctors could easily access all the information at any time. Although this large medical record system was convenient, it also left a huge hidden danger, and that was the fact that information security could not be ab
After checking Kathleen’s registration certificate, Xyla arranged for Kathleen to be seated in the waiting area for the time being. “Madam, please wait for a moment. I will come and inform you when it’s your turn.”Kathleen nodded and said politely, “Thank you for your hard work.”“It’s part of my job.”Kathleen sat in the waiting area for about an hour. After Anthony finished seeing the first three patients, Xyla came over to her and said, “Madam, please follow me.”Kathleen hurriedly stood up and went into Anthony’s consultation room with Sherry in tow. Anthony scrutinized the both of them and asked, “I wonder which of you is actually here to see the doctor?”Kathleen hurriedly said, “Dr. Simmons. The reason I came today is not to see you specifically, but to consult you on behalf of my relative.”Anthony nodded. “What’s wrong with this relative of yours?”Kathleen sighed. “My relative met with an accident some time ago, and the doctor has diagnosed it as high paraplegia. We
Kathleen brought Sherry out of Serene World Clinic with her. They both got into the car that was parked on the side of the road. As soon as the car door was closed, Kathleen said decisively, “Anthony Simmons isn’t the reason Jacob Wilson was cured. That doctor was just a tool used as a cover up. There’s still a mysterious person behind this incident.”Sherry asked hesitantly, “Young Lady, could it really be Master Wade? If we were to exclude Anthony Simmons, he’s our only candidate left.”Kathleen nodded. There was excitement in her voice as she spoke, “The breakthrough point should lie on Jacob Wilson! He was injured and hospitalized, and that mysterious person even brought Anthony Simmons in as a cover. Jacob must also be very close to him!”Sherry added just as excitedly, “We have been searching all around, and we’ve finally locked down a specific target! I’ll get someone to get Jacob Wilson’s information for us!”“Great!” Kathleen had a burning gaze as she instructed, “You ha
“I have!” Sherry exclaimed. “It’s in the pile of specific information at the back.”“Good!” Kathleen pulled out Charlie’s information immediately, opened it, and saw Charlie’s ID photo immediately.She clenched her fists and shouted excitedly, “It’s really him!” She tapped lightly on Charlie’s head on the photo and murmured, “Hello, Master Wade. We finally met again!”Having said that, she began to look up Charlie’s official information immediately. After a cursory glance, she was left surprised. “There’s no information related to Charlie Wade’s family background?! No parents, grandfather, grandmother, or even any relatives at all? Did he pop out from the cracks of a stone?”Sherry nodded and explained, “Young Lady, Charlie Wade’s life experience is rather pitiful. The official information shows that he was abandoned at birth and was then adopted by Aurous Hill Welfare Institute. The household registration management system was also quite chaotic back then. So, he stayed in the o
Though Jacob had nothing going for him, he had always had a huge ego, and he had never once admitted that he would lose to anyone in the presence of his wife and daughter.That was why both Elaine and Claire were shocked when he suddenly openly admitted that he was a piece of shit in front of them. They had never heard such a thing from him in the decades they had lived with him!In fact, Jacob himself was reluctant to insult himself like that.However, Charlie told him repeatedly that he absolutely must say it before he came here—because Charlie was dead sure that this line was the key to getting over this impasse, and it truly did put this crisis to rest.Even as Jacob finished, his heart was bleeding as he felt like he had just put his pride on the floor and trampled all over it until it was crushed to oblivion. Even though it was to clear any suspicion Elaine held toward him, to call himself a piece of shit—to say it himself that his beloved woman would think him beneath her,
Before Elaine knew it, she was reading the website she had just read again, and she did indeed find Yolden's name on it.With that, everything Charlie had said snapped together into a perfect chain of logic.Seeing the troubled look on her face, Charlie quickly added, "I'm not going to lie—Dad told me right away when he was told Matilda was getting married. We even discussed if we should tell you, and now you know why." "Matilda is doing so well for herself and got such an amazing husband, and they've picked Shangri-La's Sky Garden—something an average Joe could never hope to reach. And since she invited our whole family and not just us, Dad had to really think about it.""Eventually, he told me to hide it from you or it'd leave you devastated, so none of us said anything. We just didn't think you'd find that invitation and then end up having a big fight about it."Sighing, Charlie then continued, "But if you really want to go, we can go together for their wedding to put your min
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