Jason had always dreamt of getting Claire’s body.After all, Claire was known as the number one beauty in Aurous Hill. Moreover, she really deserved this title. She was really the best of the best.Now, this almost perfect woman would become his soon. This made him feel very excited!Elaine, who was standing next to Claire, looked at Jason with a look of disbelief.Didn’t Jason say that he wanted to apologize to Claire before confessing his love for her?What was going on now?Elaine hurriedly stepped forward before she stopped him and said, “Jason, what’s going on? That isn’t what you told me!”“Stop talking!” The expression on Jason’s face changed before he kicked Elaine to the ground immediately. After that, he sneered before he said, “Did you really think that I’d asked you to call your daughter over here just so I could confess my feelings to her? Become your son-in-law? You must be daydreaming!”After that, he continued speaking with an icy expression on his face, “Do you
Claire was frightened by the vicious expression on Jason’s face.Elaine was also panicking at this time.At this time, Elaine really felt like slapping herself.How could she be so materialistic? Why did she have to insist on matchmaking Jason with her daughter?This was great. She got her daughter and herself into deep trouble…After that, Elaine looked at Claire before she said in a guilty manner, “Claire, I really didn’t know this would happen. I’m really sorry for dragging you into this matter…”Claire sighed as she cried but she did not say anything at all.Jason stared at Elaine before she gritted his teeth and said, “I really didn’t want to do this to you. I originally wanted to get the doctor to cure your husband so Claire would feel grateful towards me. I thought that she would finally agree to get together with me if she felt grateful to me for saving her father….”Speaking of this, Jason cursed out loud, “Who would’ve known that Charlie, that piece of trash, would ac
”Oh, Charlie. You didn’t expect me to be the one calling you?”“Jason Grant?” Charlie asked in a cold manner. “Why is Claire’s cell phone with you?”Jason sneered before he said, “Because your wife is in my hands now! I’m ready to take off all of her clothes now because I want to enjoy her body!”After that, Jason said once again, “Oh, by the way, I heard that Claire is still a virgin? Hahaha! Charlie, you’re really useless! You’ve already been married to Claire for more than three years and you haven’t even slept with her? Don’t worry, I’ll destroy her virginity for you today! Hahaha!”Charlie was furious at this time and he yelled out in a cold voice, “Jason! I’m warning you now. If you dare to hurt my wife, I won’t let you off just like that!”“Damn you!” Jason said in a cold manner. “You have twenty minutes to come to the riverside villa. If you don’t arrive in time, then I can’t guarantee that your wife will still be a virgin! She might even lose her life! Hahaha!”At this t
Elaine was shocked at the father and son’s vicious plan!She yelled out, “Both of you are worse than beasts! I’m going to bite you to death!”Justin slapped Elaine directly across her face as he sneered, “Damn you! B*tch! You’d better behave yourself!”After that, he grabbed Elaine by her hair before he dragged her towards the bedroom inside.Elaine kept resisting and Claire wanted to rescue her but Jason did not give her a chance to do so. He grabbed her arm firmly and she could not move at all.Justin really did not expect Elaine to have such a strong personality and such a fierce temper! Therefore, he yelled at her in a furious manner, “Damn it! Do you not believe that I’m going to shoot you, you b*tch?”At this time, Jason suddenly spoke up and said, “Dad, Charlie might arrive anytime soon. If you aren’t done by the time he arrives, I’m afraid I won’t be able to deal with him on my own.”Justin hesitated for a moment before he kicked Elaine aside and said coldly, “Alright th
Wasn’t Charlie very great? Didn’t he know Don Albert? Didn’t he throw him out of the window?Now, he was going to take his life!After stepping into the house, Charlie looked at Claire with an apologetic expression on his face as though he wanted to say, “Claire, I’m sorry I’m late.”Claire did not know whether she felt surprised, happy, worried, or afraid when she saw Charlie coming into the villa to save her.However, Claire did not know why she felt very safe and secure when she saw Charlie standing in front of her.At this time, Claire suddenly cried out, “Husband…my husband…”Elaine, who had been kicked to the ground, suddenly came to her senses as she crawled over and grabbed hold of Charlie’s thigh as she said, “Charlie, my dear son-in-law. I’m glad that you’re here to save your mom now! If you had come one step later, I would’ve been a gone case!”As she said that, she pointed a finger at Justin and his son before she cried out, “Do you know that this b*stard, Jason, lie
“Damn it!”When Justin saw that Charlie was not taking him seriously, he sneered before he said, “You’re really very cocky! Good! Since you like to act tough, I’ll let you taste what pain feels like today, then! I’ll destroy your manhood now!”At this time, Jason hurriedly said, “Dad, don’t rush to destroy his manhood! I still want to take a picture of him having intercourse with his mother-in-law! Why don’t we break his hands and legs first? After that, we’ll play around with him!”“Alright then!” Justin grinned before he said, “Let’s break his hands and legs before we do a live broadcast of him!”Elaine and Claire turned pale immediately because they were both in shock. Justin pointed the muzzle at Charlie’s thigh at this time.He looked at Charlie before he sneered, “This is the price you have to pay for provoking my son!”After that, he got ready to pull the trigger.At this time, Charlie quietly released some spiritual energy from his hand, causing Elaine and Claire to fall
As they looked at Charlie, they realized that there was thunder and lightning surrounding him, as though a dragon was descending into the world!Jason yelled out in panic, “Dad! What the hell is that? Hurry up and shoot him now! Hurry up!”Justin trembled in fright and he could feel his legs going soft immediately. After that, he blurted out, “I…I cannot move my hand at all. It seems as though Charlie had just summoned thunder and lightning from the sky…”Jason panicked at this time and he said, “No one would be able to summon thunder and lightning in this world! I think he’s just putting on an act because he is afraid that we’ll shoot him to death!”Charlie sneered before he said, “Jason, if you really do not believe that I am a god-sent dragon on earth, then I will let you witness it for yourself!”After that, Charlie looked at Justin before he said in a cold manner, “Justin Grant, don’t forget that your son was the one who sent you to your death today!”After that, Charlie rai
When Jason saw that his legs had already turned into ash that was floating in the air, he was so frightened that he started crying out loud. He really could not comprehend what was going on.Only then did he finally understand that Charlie was really a dragon sent from the heavens and he was not even a bug in front of Charlie.After that, Charlie said in an indifferent manner, “Ever since you set your eyes on my wife, you have only one path before you! Death!”As soon as he heard this, Jason was so afraid that he could not stop trembling uncontrollably.Death?As he thought about this, Jason broke down completely and he cried bitterly as he begged, “Mr. Wade, I’ve already lost my legs. I’m a completely disabled person now! Please. Please just let me off now.”Charlie sneered before he said, “Don’t you want to accompany your father? Don’t forget that he died because of you!”“No, I don’t want to! I don’t want to die!” Jason waved his hands as he yelled hysterically.Death?He w
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli