“Master Wade?” Zachary’s neck shrank, and the first image that came to his mind was when Charlie had killed the Butcher Brothers in the rain.So, he hurriedly said, “Chief Karter, you... you know Master Wade?”Karter clasped one of his hands over the other as he said, “Master Wade is the leader of my leader, Don Albert. He is a very respected figure, and although a small fry like me has had a divine friendship with Master Wade for a long time, I haven’t had the opportunity to meet him yet.”When Zachary heard the words ‘divine friendship for a long time’, he suddenly could not hold back his laughter, and he laughed out loud.When Karter saw this, he slapped Zachary on the head as he cursed, “What the f*ck are you laughing at? Is there a problem if I worship Master Wade?”Zachary hurriedly said, “Chief Karter, there is definitely no problem with you worshipping Master Wade. However, the words ‘divine friendship’ does not seem to be appropriate here. Divine friendship applies when t
“Yes, yes, yes!” Zachary hurriedly said, “Thank you, Master Wade! Thank you as well, Don Albert!”As he spoke, he hurriedly asked, “Don’t Albert, why is Master Wade looking for me? I’ve been doing my job honestly lately, and I haven’t done any more deceitful deeds...”Albert urged, “Master Wade is looking for you for a good thing. Hurry up and come with me, and you will soon understand!”It was only then that Zachary was relieved, and he did not feel nervous anymore. Even his steps felt lighter as he walked.He followed Albert to Isaac’s office. As soon as he had just entered, he saw Charlie, who was sitting on the sofa, and he immediately said in a flattering manner, “Master Wade, it has been a long time since I last saw you. How have you been lately?”Charlie laughed and said, “Zachary Evans, I heard my father-in-law saying that he could not find you even after he tried looking for you several times. I thought you were no longer in Aurous Hill.”Zachary was embarrassed, and he
When Zachary heard these words, he felt a lot more relaxed. He had no other skills, but he was still very skilled at improvisation and the ability to speak freely. After all, he had to rely on his brain and mouth in his line of work.Sometimes, when he encountered a tourist who was not very intelligent, he could easily cheat and swindle the other party’s money with minimum effort.But sometimes, if he encountered a tourist who was more intelligent, with Zachary’s eloquent speaking skills, the tourist could still be taken down successfully.So, he immediately said to Charlie confidently, “Master Wade, you can rest assured that I will definitely use my lifelong skills... No, I will definitely use all of my skills and abilities to help you get this done!”Charlie nodded and asked him, “You’ve brought everything that I asked you to bring, right?”Zachary hurriedly pointed at a large bag of items that he had brought with him and said diligently, “Don’t worry, Master Wade. Everythin
The butler nodded gently and said, “Since the Northern Europe royal family has already made the old queen’s medical history public, I believe that the entire European high society will be very eager for the Rejuvenating Pill. I’m afraid that the auction the day after tomorrow will be extremely competitive.”Bernard coughed a few times and said weakly, “I can’t care about that too much anymore. The two lobectomies have already caused the quality of my health to decline seriously. If it goes on like this, I may not even live for more than five years. So, I’m determined to win the bid for the Rejuvenating Pill this time.”As Bernard spoke, he added, “The organizer’s arrangement this time is also very cunning. They will divide one Rejuvenating Pill into four parts, and they will be auctioning these four portions of the Rejuvenating Pill on the spot first. Furthermore, the successful bidders will have to take it on the spot, then. At that time, I will have the opportunity to witness the a
Charlie looked at Bernard and smiled faintly as he said, “Mr. Arnault, our boss asked me to come over to recommend some Oskian antique artifacts to you. Our boss wants to see what you are more interested in, and you will definitely be given a certain discount on the price.”Bernard did not expect that these two men who had come here were actually here to sell some items. So, he asked with a surprised expression, “What do you mean? You guys are also doing door-to-door sales?”Charlie nodded and smiled as he said, “That’s right. Moreover, we are only providing custom door-to-door sales specifically for you alone. After saying that, Charlie waved at Zachary, who was next to him, and said, “Come, Zachary. Take out all of your treasured items and show them to Mr. Arnault!”Zachary hurriedly spread out his big bag on the ground.When Zachary usually set up his stall, he would place a large piece of tablecloth on the ground with a whole pile of items placed on it.That way, if it was w
As Charlie spoke, he pointed to the missing corner and explained, “Look, the reason why we use plastics as raw material is to respond to energy conservation and environmental protection as well. The world is all about the hot concept of carbon neutrality and carbon peaking now. Plastic might seem worthless, but this is all made out of biodegradable materials without causing any pollution to the environment, and it is an absolutely green handicraft.”As Charlie spoke of this, he continued, “Under normal circumstances, we were going to sell this item to you at eighteen million dollars, but as you can see, it has already become a defective product now and so, I can give you a certain discount. You can take it for 17.88 million dollars instead!”When Zachary heard this, he was so scared that his bladder sphincter and muscles tightened, and he almost peed himself.He looked at Charlie with an expression that was as frightened as if he had gotten struck by lightning.At this time, Zachar
“I...”Bernard was suddenly speechless.According to this logic that the matching of goods was necessary based on the availability of rare goods, it was only natural for the matching of goods for the Rejuvenating Pill. Bernard suddenly could not find any reason to refute Charlie’s words. Just as he was at a loss for what to do, his butler, who was next to him, suddenly spoke up, “Sir! It’s indeed true that your Rejuvenating Pill is much more valuable. However, this is an auction! If you guys had a fixed price for the Rejuvenating Pill, we would have accepted your request for the matching of goods on top of that price itself. However, this auction is supposed to be for the highest bidder, so why should we have to match additional goods for the auction, then?”When Bernard heard this, his face lit up immediately as he said loudly, “Yes! This is an auction! I haven’t heard of anyone who has to match goods for an auction!”Charlie curled his lips and laughed as he said, “You’re rea
Charlie looked displeased as he said, “I don’t like hearing you say that. We are opening our door to do business, and both parties need to be willing. I think you’ll have to be willing to cooperate with us before I match goods with you. I will not force you if you are not willing to do so. This is the same rule as your shop.”Bernard nodded in dismay and said helplessly, “Okay. I was the one who did not put any thought into my speech. So, why don’t you just name a price? Tell me how much goods I need to match for this matter to end?”Charlie smiled faintly and looked at Zachary as he asked, “Zachary, what other items do you have here? Hurry up and introduce them to Mr. Arnault.”Zachary usually deceived countless people on any ordinary day, but at this time, he could not help but hesitate for a long time because of Charlie. He also did not know where to start.Charlie felt exasperated because of Zachary’s cowardice, so he shook his head and picked up a square white object from the
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