At nine o’clock in the morning in Aurous Airport, a tall middle-aged woman with blonde hair and blue eyes strode out.This woman’s appearance was considered very beautiful, but you could tell that she was no longer young through the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes. She was Kelly Wearstler, and she was already in her fifties. However, her outfit was very fashionable because of her background as a designer. If you did not look closely at her, you would think that she was only in her early thirties. When Kelly walked out of the airport, Claire recognized her at a glance, but Kathleen. who had only just looked at Kelly’s information yesterday, was a little overwhelmed, and she did not react at once.However, Kelly recognized Kathleen immediately and so, she waved at her enthusiastically as she shouted happily, “Jane! I’m here!”Kathleen came to her senses and soon recognized Kelly. So, she also pretended to be very excited as she said, “Kelly! You’re finally here!”As she spo
Kelly looked at Kathleen in surprise. She did not expect that this young lady from the Fox family would be so perceptive and that she would find the key point almost immediately.So, she smiled slightly, nodded, and said, “In fact, she had very, very high fame in the American high society thirty years ago. There are still many people who talk about her with respect even now.”When Kathleen heard this, she was even more curious, and she asked, “If that’s true, I might have heard of her before. What’s her name? Is it convenient for you to tell me?”Kelly thought for a moment and then laughed slightly as she said, “She has already left this world for many years now. So, it wouldn’t be inconvenient.”As Kelly spoke, she put her smile away, and she had a nostalgic expression that was filled with admiration and a little sadness as she said, “Her name is Ashley Acker. She was called Silicon Valley’s Queen of Investment thirty years ago. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her before, but it w
Kelly did not expect that Kathleen, who was so young, would actually have such a deep impression of Ashley as well.Moreover, looking at her appearance, it seemed as though she really admired Ashley.This made her feel a sense of relief, and she could not help but sigh, “It’s great that so many people still remember her even after so many years have passed...”Kathleen nodded and hurriedly questioned her, “Kelly, how did you get to know Ashley Acker?”Kelly had a nostalgic expression as she said, “When I first entered the design circle, it did not go well for me. Although I did high-end private house designs, many high-end customers were still very disdainful of me as a fledgling designer. Moreover, many women in many jobs were being discriminated in the American society during that era, and the design industry was naturally no exception...”As Kelly spoke of this, she sighed slightly and said with immense gratitude, “I was frugal, and I took out five thousand US dollars to open m
By the time Claire had returned home and had just sat on the sofa, she was already tired, and her whole body was sore.When Charlie saw the appearance of several blisters on her feet after she had taken off her socks, he could not help but feel a little distressed as he said, “Honey, what have you been doing all day? Why do you have so many blisters?”Claire smiled shyly and said, “I was silly today and forgot to wear sneakers. I also took them to several scenic spots and walked more than twenty thousand steps...”Having said that, she smirked and said, “It’s alright. It will certainly be much better after I change into sneakers tomorrow!”Charlie blurted out, “Your feet are already like this and you’re still going shopping tomorrow?!”Claire nodded and said seriously, “Of course I’m going! Honey, you don’t know this but I can really learn a lot of things just by following Miss Jane and Madam Wearstler. I feel that I’m not from the same world as them, and I have never heard of man
When Charlie heard his mother’s name actually coming out of his wife, Claire’s mouth, he was instantly shocked, and he stood frozen in place as if someone had cast a spell on his body.At this moment, Charlie’s consciousness also seemed to have lost contact with his body, and he was also feeling extremely shocked. He also lost control of his emotions as he questioned her with much urgency, “What did they say to you?!”When Claire saw Charlie getting so agitated, she asked in astonishment, “Honey, why are you getting so agitated? Could it be that you’ve heard of Ashley Acker before?”Claire’s question caused Charlie to feel a lump in his throat.In the past, Claire had also asked Charlie about his parents’ situation several times. Charlie could not bear to lie about his parents’ death and so, he had told Claire truthfully that his parents had died in a car accident when he was eight years old. However, although Charlie could not bear to lie about this matter, he also had his res
After that, he suspected that these were inextricably linked to the Rothschild family, but he still had not found any valuable clues.Therefore, what Claire was saying today had immediately given Charlie great hope. He felt that if he could find a way to get Kathleen’s grandfather to talk, there would be a real chance and possibility of him uncovering the truth behind this matter!As he thought of this, he decided in his heart immediately. When Jordan came to Aurous Hill, he would have to force him to speak up no matter what it was! He would have to get Jordan to tell him all of the inside stories and everything that he knew even if he had to take his consciousness away and give him strong psychological hints!At the same time, Charlie’s expectations for the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill had already surpassed everything at this moment!As for Kathleen, she could continue putting on a show and play games if she wanted to. Charlie did not care about what she wanted to do anymor
The grade of Houlmount cars was certainly not as good as Rolls Royce.However, in Charlie’s eyes, the Houlmount was the most nationally representative car brand in Oskia, and there was no other.Therefore, it was also the best option that he had in mind.Isaac obeyed Charlie’s words and so, he spoke up and said immediately, “Okay, Young Master. I’ll coordinate the resources and make sure that all the vehicles are in place within the next two days.”Charlie nodded and instructed, “Don’t forget to raise the room prices. The price of the rooms at Shangri-La should be at least a hundred times more during the auction for the Rejuvenating Pill. Moreover, you should not give them a discount of even a single cent.”“Okay,” Isaac smiled and said, “Don’t worry, Young Master. I’ve already made all the arrangements for this. The listed price of the hotel rooms this time will not only be raised more than a hundred times, but there will also be an additional 20% service charge, 20% security fee
Moreover, this price was really a black-market price that was extremely high, and the profit margin was also as high as 99.99%...At this time, Charlie was very serious as he said, “Mr. Cameron, look. This group of people usually wear LV and carry Hermes, and they think that they are so amazing because of that. A piece of their clothing printed with the LV logo would cost tens of thousands of dollars, and the price of a Hermes bag is also extremely expensive and out of the world. Since all of them have so much pride and ego, my Rejuvenating Pill clothing would be the best luxury good. How can Hermes compare to a set of sportswear that costs 1.5 million dollars?”Isaac instantly perspired out of embarrassment. He knew that this young master of his was sometimes very black-hearted, but he did not expect him to be so black-hearted...If word about this were to get out to the public, people would say that Shangri-La was shameless. However, he also knew Charlie’s style of action and
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