Following this line of thought, Kathleen became more and more alarmed.She hurriedly sat up from the bathtub as panic struck her. Flustered, she whispered to herself, “Mr. Larson is a six-star martial artist. If he can’t see any cultivation in Charlie, then there are only two possibilities. Either Charlie has no cultivation at all, or he must be above a six-star martial artist!”“If he’s above a six-star martial artist, he might not necessarily be a seven-star martial artist. There might be no limit!” “If Mr. Larson has really been killed or is under Charlie’s control, then Charlie’s cultivation level would have already reached the Dark Realm, just as Master Yant said!”“He was also the one who chose the place we ate tonight. He chose such a remote place deliberately! Did he really do that just to let me taste the local specialties?”“Coincidentally, there was only a problem with the surveillance cameras around the location that he chose and thus, no valuable information was foun
Jordan blurted out, “Are you sure? Could that man really have the strength of a Dark Realm expert?!”Kathleen said, “I don’t have any direct evidence, but after analyzing it, that’s very likely. I think that it’d be better to be cautious. No matter what, we shouldn’t affect your bid for the Rejuvenating Pill in any way.”Jordan thought about it for a moment before finally saying, “Kathleen, I think you should come back as soon as possible. Since there’s already the risk of you being exposed, there’s no point for you to continue staying in Aurous Hill anymore. It’d only increase the risk.”He added, “Return first. When the auction is held, I’ll have Master Yant accompany me there. At that time, we’ll go to Aurous Hill to participate in the auction openly and honestly. I believe others who participate in the auction will probably bring a martial arts expert as their companion. Even if that man truly is really powerful, he wouldn’t make a move on them, would he?”Kathleen said, “If he
After Kathleen wrapped her figure in a bathrobe, she stepped out of the bathroom and called Sherry. “Sherry, come to my room for a bit.”Sherry replied respectfully, “Please wait for a moment, Young Lady. I’ll be there soon.”Moments later, Kathleen heard the sound of the doorbell.She stood up and opened the room door.As soon as Sherry came in, she asked respectfully, “Young Lady. Since you asked me to come over, what are your instructions for me?”Kathleen didn’t look nervous or worried anymore. She simply had Sherry sit on the sofa and took her time to ask, “Sherry, how did things go with you and Claire Wilson today?” Sherry said, “The contract has been signed. Madam Wilson insisted on not charging the design fee. She wanted to transfer the five million dollars for the design fee to the decoration costs. She said that if we refuse, she won’t take the order. I agreed to it because I couldn’t convince her otherwise.”Kathleen couldn’t help but frown. “Why did she refuse the d
Sherry replied respectfully, “Alright, Young Lady. I’ll prepare it for you as soon as possible. Do you have any other instructions for me?”Kathleen waved her hand. “There’s nothing else. You can go and get busy.”…Although Kathleen wasn’t a core member of the Fox family, her authority in the Fox family wasn’t something to scoff at due to Lord Fox’s influence.She had the right to deploy all kinds of information channels of the Fox family. If she wanted any information, the Fox family’s information channels would definitely prioritize her.Therefore, Sherry was able to send the list of the top twenty interior designers recognized worldwide as well as their detailed information to Kathleen with relative quickness. Kathleen went through the list word by word on her tablet for several hours. It was four thirty in the morning when she finally finished reading through the list. It was only then that she set her alarm clock for eight in the morning, before going to sleep peacefully.
Very soon, Sherry arrived at Claire’s office, led by the female designer.Claire got up to greet Sherry. She smiled and said, “Miss Connor, why are you here so early?”Sherry smiled. “Chairman Wilson, I came here to confirm our construction period with you. Our young lady would like to know how long the renovation would take and when we will be able to move in.”Claire replied with some difficulty, “Miss Connor, we’re still in the communication stage of this project. I don’t know how many times we’ll need to find a balance in our communication, and I don’t know how many versions of the design sketches are required to satisfy Miss Jane. So, I cannot give you an exact time frame yet.”Claire added, “However, I think that this matter is divided into two steps. The first step is that we’ll need to remove the original renovation first. This will be much faster. I have a better understanding of the situation of the villa as well. I estimate that the soft interior and hard furnishings ca
Sherry looked up at Claire and asked, “Chairman Wilson, our young lady said that she’s free now. She’s staying at Shangri-La Hotel, which is not too far from here. If you have nothing on, we can go over there now.”Claire did not hesitate. “That’s fine with me. Let’s go there.”“Okay.” Sherry smiled. “I happened to drive here, so why don’t you carpool with me, Chairman Wilson?”“Alright.” Claire readily agreed. She picked up a notepad from the table immediately, placed her tablet into her bag, and then followed Sherry out of the office.As Claire had already consulted Charlie for his opinion before she took on this order, she didn’t need to report everything to Charlie. It was expected of her to meet the client for renovation. Sometimes, it was completely reasonable for her to have to deal with her client all the time, so Claire didn’t think too much about it.Sherry drove Claire to Shangri-La Hotel. Along the way, she looked for various topics to chat with Claire. At the same t
When Kathleen took the initiative to greet her, Claire felt somewhat flattered. She said humbly, “Miss Jane, you’re being too polite. I’m just an ordinary person, so how is it possible for you to have heard of me before?”Kathleen laughed. “I always hear Sherry talking about you. She speaks highly of you.”As Kathleen spoke, she led Claire into the reception area with a smile. “Madam Wilson, let’s sit down and talk.”“Okay.” Claire nodded and followed Kathleen, before taking a seat in the reception area.As soon as Claire sat down, Kathleen casually instructed Sherry, “Sherry, prepare us two cups of coffee.”After that, she turned to Claire and asked, “Madam Wilson, what kind of coffee would you like? I only have a capsule coffee machine here, so please forgive me if I’m being a little too neglectful.”Claire hurriedly waved her hand and said, “Miss Jane, you don’t have to go through such trouble. I don’t need to drink anything…”However, Kathleen nodded at Claire with a small
Kathleen laughed. “Why would I make a joke like that? I do personally know her, and I’ve just sent her an invitation to Oskia two days ago, telling her to drop by whenever she’s free.”Claire’s excitement rose. She asked eagerly, “Miss Jane, did Madam Wearstler agree to your invitation?”“She agreed to it.” Kathleen smiled. “She’s already coordinating her time, and she said that she’ll come over as soon as possible. It so happens that she has never been to Oskia before, so she’s very interested in this place.”Claire grew more and more excited by the minute. “Miss Jane, I have a request. I wonder if you can agree to it…”Kathleen looked at Claire with a knowing smile. “Madam Wilson, you want to meet Kelly, right?”“Yes!” Claire did not expect Kathleen to be able to read her mind so quickly. She asked, excited and nervous, “Miss Jane, is it possible…?”“Of course!” Kathleen agreed without hesitation, still smiling brightly. “It so happens that I’m not very familiar with Aurous Hil
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,
Elaine may have led a life as if she was above the rules, but beneath that tough exterior lay crippling insecurities and a horrific inferiority complex.She was always afraid of being belittled—but more than that, of being ostracized and betrayed.Over the years, the greatest source of her complexes could all be traced back to Matilda.After all, Matilda had been a star back in their school days. Because Elaine was a close friend of hers, many boys would get chummy with Elaine, but only because they were interested in Matilda.Being from a poor farmer's family, Elaine had been scorned plenty and therefore felt exceedingly inferior around Matilda.It was from that sense of inferiority that Elaine had inadvertently developed a one-sided rivalry against Matilda, and she believed her greatest triumph over Matilda in this life was the moment she had stolen Jacob from her.However, while Elaine presumed that she could hold that victory over Matilda's head, Lady Wilson had soured that v
Moreover, given Elaine's ridiculous temper, Jacob knew she would definitely go overboard and destroy him.He wouldn't even have a place to live at that point, and it would really be game over if she held a grudge and stormed the Calligraphy and Painting Association!Under such circumstances, he couldn't ask for a divorce—hell, he might even refuse a divorce if Elaine asked for one!However, that was when Elaine laughed coldly. "Oh, my… You're really not going to divorce me?""Come on—how long were we married?" Jacob quickly reasoned. "Getting divorced at our age? People would laugh at us."Elaine scoffed. "Now I'm curious… Matilda's quite old too, and she's a divorcee marrying again. Won't people laugh at her?""Technically, she's a widow—"Jacob blurted out, but soon turned pale, tensing up again not a second after he had just calmed down, asking gingerly, "W-Why would you suddenly mention her?'Elaine stopped pretending right then and snapped, "It's actually impressive that y
Horrified, Jacob promptly grasped the steering wheel and brought the Cullinan back under control while not hesitating to snap, "Are you crazy?! We're on the highway—that could have killed the both of us!"However, Elaine ignored him and seized the moment to open the armrest box, pulling out the large white envelope.As she opened it, she muttered, "So, it really was a wedding invitation… You really are a terrible friend, Jacob Wilson, hiding a wedding invitation like this! What's the point? Just look at that nervous face of yours—would I suspect you of having an affair with the bride-to-be?"She flipped open the card and was experienced enough to check the names first while disregarding the usual preamble. She wouldn't care about the venue or the time either, focusing solely on the professor who had somehow made Jacob very nervous.That was how Elaine found the names in less than a second: Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall.Matilda?!The name could well be knives stabbing Elaine in th
Jacob's brain blanked out, leaving only a dull hum as soon as Walker mentioned 'Professor Hall'.Already feeling nervous in the first place, he quickly said, "Okay, okay—I got it. Anyway, I'm hanging up if there's nothing else!"With that, he promptly pressed the button to hang up.Nonetheless, Elaine was soon asking in curiosity, "Who's Professor Hall?"If Jacob had any semblance of composure, he would have said 'a colleague at Senior University' as if it was perfectly natural, and the matter would have been forgotten.But the reality was that he didn't—in fact, he was the champion when it came to dropping the ball as a casual question from Elaine left him sweating all over his brow.Even as he slid nervous glances at her face, he stammered uncontrollably, "N-Nobody…"Elaine promptly noticed his strange reaction and frowned. "I'm talking about Professor Hall. What do you mean, nobody? Who are they? And what's this about an invitation? Inviting you for what?"Seeing that he was
Jacob had really had too much to drink and couldn't remember the later parts of what had happened last night—even how he had gotten home was a blur.Naturally, he also forgot that Walker had brought Matilda's wedding invitation, and therefore didn't hesitate to answer the in-car answer button.Over the phone, Walker was positively fawning as he asked, "Mr. Wilson? It's Walker. Why didn't you come in today? Had too much to drink last night?""Uh-huh," Jacob grunted, lethargic. "I did—my head still hurts now… Anyway, what's up? Trouble at the association?""No, of course not," Walker quickly said. "I was just worried you're still hungover, so I called to ask. If you need a driver or anything, you just need to ask!"Then, before Jacob could answer, he continued, "By the way, my wife is somewhat knowledgable in Oskian medicine, and she has recipes for brews that cure hangovers and nourish the liver. I'm sure you'll need the latter since you're always drinking at social events, so I as
Fortunately, Elaine and Jacob's bickering never escalated.Even though Elaine was winning, Jacob found it tolerable.After Jacob finished his lunch and cleaned up, he never looked up as he said, "Charlie sent a text, saying Claire's flight would touch down earlier at three. We will leave at two."Elaine grumbled. "Why leave so early? She's coming back from abroad, and there'd be checkpoints she has to clear—she'd be lucky if she could leave by half past three. I'm sleeping a few winks now, and we'll leave at half past two."As she left the dining room, she didn't even look back as she said, "Clean up for me too."Jacob had a million complaints but said nothing as he kept his head down, throwing Elaine's lunchbox in the trash can as well.With Elaine gone, he sat on the couch as her hangover slowly cleared while his mood soured with the lack of alcohol.In the end, the pleasure of being fawned over at the Diamond Room was but temporary—the pain of his beloved leaving with someone