When Charlie heard these words, he admired Kathleen a little more.This woman was really something. At the very least, because Kathleen was using favor as her mode of attacking, Charlie had already long decided that if Kathleen’s grandfather could not win the bid for the Rejuvenating Pill, he would still give him half a Healing Pill so that he could live for another two more years. Combined with Chandler’s words, it was basically certain that even if something unexpected were to happen to Jordan while he was in Aurous Hill this time, he would have half of the Healing Pill to save his life.Charlie knew that Kathleen was going to engage in using favor as her mode of attack, and he also knew that no matter how she attacked, it would still be far from the worth of half a Healing Pill.However, Charlie always felt that if he did not repay this favor and kept owing Kathleen all the time, he would definitely feel very awkward and twisted. This was the brilliant thing about Kathleen.
At this moment, Kathleen felt that all of her plans and rhythm had instantly been disrupted by Charlie’s sudden invitation.She did not even know what Charlie’s purpose was.Was it just that he simply wanted to invite her to participate in the auction, or had he detected her motives long ago and so, he was deliberately taking advantage of the situation?Hence, she suddenly did not know how to react for a while. Just as she was at a loss for words, Charlie then asked a follow-up question, “Miss Jane, are you not interested in this kind of auction? In truth, you don’t have to worry too much. I’m not helping the auction to attract customers, but I just think that this auction might be more interesting and so, I wanted to invite you, as a guest who came from afar, to come over and enjoy it. You could also kill some boredom and pass time there.”As Charlie spoke, he laughed and said, “After all, I am also married. It would be more or less inappropriate if I invited you out to watch a
“No.” Charlie said casually, “How can I afford to organize any auction? I just know the organizer and promised to do them a small favor. So, I received a VIP entrance ticket from them.”After saying that, Charlie added, “Miss Jane, the auction will officially start at eight o’clock the night after tomorrow. You should arrive at the entrance of Shangri-La at seven o’clock at night the day after tomorrow, and I will pick you up and bring you in.”“Okay!” Kathleen hastily agreed and smiled as she said, “I will see you the day after tomorrow then, Mr. Wade!”Charlie said, “Okay, see you then.”After Charlie had said that, he added, “By the way, Miss Jane, please do not tell anyone, especially Claire, about this matter.”Kathleen did not feel surprised when she heard this.This was because she had long known that Charlie was an extremely low-profile person, and he had been hiding everything extremely deeply, especially from his family. Claire did not even know as much about him as Kat
Kathleen also reported the good news to Jordan, who was still at Shangri-La, through a video call as soon as she could.Jordan, who was furious because of the strict rules and regulations in Shangri-La, was suddenly enlightened after learning of this news, and he said excitedly, “That’s great, Kathleen! It seems as though your hard work and efforts in Aurous Hill have not been in vain. That Master Wade must be the mastermind behind the whole auction!”Kathleen nodded and looked at Jordan in the video as she smiled and comforted him, “Grandpa, you will have to put up with it and suffer a little over these two days. I will bring you to the hotel where I am currently staying after the auction is over no matter what the result is. I have already prepared a room for you here.”“Okay!” Jordan said gratefully, “You’re still the most thoughtful and safe when it comes to getting things done!”Kathleen said again, “Grandpa, I will be staying in the VIP private room on the day of the auction,
Due to Charlie’s strong arrangement, the arrival of more than two hundred top tycoons did not make the ordinary citizens of Aurous Hill feel any change in the city at all aside from the fact that the parking spaces in the airports in several surrounding cities were all full. If it wasn’t for Charlie’s strong requirement that this group of people would have to comply and abide by all the regulations, this group of people would have made the traffic in Aurous Hill miserable simply by bringing their own motorcades and bodyguards with them. The auction for the Rejuvenating Pill was about to officially begin today.These top tycoons who came to participate in the auction were also a little impatient. They had spent two days under house arrest in Shangri-La, and they had been holding back their anger and frustration as they waited for the auction to officially kick-off.At 12.00 pm in the afternoon, the staff began to issue written notices to all the participants. The notice inform
When Jordan heard this, he smiled confidently as he clasped one of his hands over the other and said, “I’ll accept your auspicious words tonight, Master Yant!”After saying that, he got up from the sofa, and Jarvis, who was aside, hurriedly stepped forward to assist him. After that, both of them left the hotel room together. After they had walked out of the room, other people also began coming out of the surrounding rooms one after the other.Amongst these people, there was a mixture of eastern and western appearances, and since everyone was wearing the same clothes, it was rather difficult to distinguish each other’s appearance. Jordan thought that he would meet a few acquaintances, but to his surprise, he did not expect that the floor he was staying on was completely filled with unfamiliar faces. Everyone came to the elevator hall one after the other only to see two security guards standing at the entrance of the elevator hall. These two people had a blank look on their faces
When Jordan saw that Jarvis appeared a little sluggish and noted the dumbfounded look on the latter’s face when he turned to look at him, he lowered his voice and asked, “Master Yant, what’s wrong with you?”Jarvis came back to his senses, and he said in a similarly low voice, “Lord Fox, the security personnel here are all martial arts experts without exception...”“What?!” Jordan exclaimed, “There are at least dozens of security personnel here, and they are all martial arts experts?!”“Yes!” Jarvis nodded and continued with certainty, “And the ones with the worst strength are also three-star martial artists!”Jordan was dumbfounded, and he could not help but murmur, “How can there be so many martial arts experts in a small city like Aurous Hill...” Didn’t they say there weren’t many martial arts experts in the country not long ago?!”Jarvis said in a low voice, “I don’t know... If that’s the case, it seems as though the boss behind this auction must be an all-powerful person.”A
At this time, Jeremiah was incomparably excited, and he spoke in a somewhat incoherent voice as he said, “C-Charlie... You... Are you really going to give me half of a Rejuvenating Pill?!”Charlie smiled slightly, nodded, and said, “Would I still be joking with you about such things? You can rest assured that I will arrange for this half of the Rejuvenating Pill for you at the auction site tonight. When the time comes, Miss Moore, the organizer, will then thank you in public for your support for the auction, and she will give you half of the Rejuvenating Pill on the spot. All you would have to do is just take that half of the Rejuvenating Pill in front of everyone.”Jeremiah did not expect that he would be able to get what he wanted at the auction tonight. He could not help but feel ecstatic and his whole body was trembling with excitement as he said with incomparable excitement, “Don’t worry, Charlie. I will do everything that you ask me to do at that time!”Charlie nodded and said
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega