The final result was a shocking conclusion. When he came to the auction, he thought that having the pill improve his body’s condition and lessen his risk of cancer recurrence would be more than good enough.Yet, the amazing results went beyond his expectations. Never had he dreamt of such a wondrous miracle! He couldn’t help but mutter to himself, “I had to spend an additional thirty-six billion US dollars for this pill, but this is the most worthwhile purchase I’ve ever made in my life…!”Everyone else in the room watched as Bernard’s appearance transformed to almost twenty years younger. Their jealousy had reached their peak.The Rejuvenating Pill’s full effect was too incredible! Unfortunately, everyone else missed their opportunity to experience it. They would have to wait for at least a year until the next auction for the new batch of Rejuvenating Pills.Jasmine began her closing statement, “Everyone, thank you for your support. The auction tonight has finally come to an e
About three minutes ago, the state's emergency department received an emergency call from the Aurum Mansion, a high-end apartment in Aurous Hill. The expensive apartment units there were sold at eighty thousand dollars per square meter.The caller requested help for a patient who suddenly had a heart attack. Thus, the emergency department assigned the task to the hospital nearest to Aurum Mansion. The hospital then promptly arranged for the ambulance to hurry to the patient.Once the ambulance arrived at Aurum Mansion, four medical officers rushed out of the ambulance and headed to the top floor as fast as they could. All of them were all clad from head to toe in white coats, face masks, and medical hats. No one could see their faces clearly, but many could tell that they were three men and one woman.The four officers took the elevator to the top floor of Aurum Mansion. Following the house number reported in the emergency call, they soon arrived at apartment 2501.In truth, no o
Several soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies led Kathleen, Jordan and Jarvis to board a helicopter. They flew to Lancaster port in the darkness of the night.At this time, a cargo ship full of grain sacks had already raised its anchor and was slowly leaving the port. The crew of this ship were all the most trusted members of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. They received the order to set sail overnight, and that several important passengers would be boarding the ship at sea.Even if they were trustworthy, Autumn still kept them from having active contact from the new passengers. This was to ensure that they were kept in the dark about the passengers. When the cargo ship left the brightly lit port and sailed into the darkness of the sea, two helicopters arrived and caught up with the ship. The helicopters then landed on the deck of the cargo ship one after the other.The first person to come out of the first helicopter was Rosalie, followed by several soldiers from Ten Thousand Armi
Rosalie replied with a small smile. “It’s no problem. This is part of my job, and you’re Mr. Wade’s friend.”Rosalie then added, “Mr. Wade said that you and Lord Fox leaving the country must be kept absolutely confidential. Thus, we cannot arrange for you to travel by air. The journey by ship is long, so you’ll need to get used to it. I hope you won’t mind.”“I understand.” Kathleen nodded and said, “I’m already very grateful to Mr. Wade that my grandfather and I are able to leave Aurous Hill.”Rosalie nodded. “I’ve just confirmed with the captain that our destination is the Tartus port in western Syria. For safety reasons, our cargo ship will not be docking anywhere before arriving at Tartus port. Our cargo ship is expected to arrive in Singapore in five days and the Suez Canal in about eighteen days. Including the time needed to queue up to cross the canal, we will arrive at Tartus port in about twenty days.”Kathleen nodded as well and replied gratefully, “Thank you, Miss Schulz
Kathleen tidied up her room a little and after settling down in the ship. Then, she made her way to her grandfather’s room. At that moment, Jarvis was helping Jordan to make the bed. Jordan was sitting on the single sofa in his room, staring blankly at the ceiling.When Jarvis saw Kathleen entering, he said respectfully, “Young Lady.”Kathleen nodded and said somewhat apologetically, “Master Yant, I’m so sorry for implicating you this time. I am afraid that you will not be able to return to your division anytime soon…”Jarvis shook his head. “Young Lady, you don’t need to apologize to me. It’s my duty to protect Lord Fox no matter where I am.”Jarvis then added, “As for returning to my division, I’m too embarrassed to do so anyway. What’s more, Julian’s whereabouts are still unknown. The division sent him here to take over my duties and stay with the Fox family. Now that he’s disappeared, I don’t know how I’d face them.”Kathleen said, “Now that I think about it, Mr. Larson’s pr
Kathleen said, “I don’t know the exact situation either, but Charlie has never revealed his true identity to his wife and his wife’s family. They have no clue, either. They’ve always thought of him as their live-in son-in-law, who’s originally an orphan.”Jordan pondered over this new tidbit for a moment. “It’s surprising that such a big secret could be concealed between a husband and wife. I’d wager the foundation of their relationship isn't strong enough, and they might get a divorce sooner or later.”Kathleen was embarrassed by her grandfather’s unruly words. “I don’t know about that…”Jordan sighed and said to her, “Kathleen. Now that the Fox family has undergone such a huge change, your eldest uncle’s position will remain unshakable if there’s no powerful external force to intervene. When I die, he won’t be merciful to you then. Young Master Wade is your only chance to turn things around…”As Jordan said this, he had one more sentence that he didn’t say out loud.Charlie wasn
Meanwhile, in New York, in the United States. It was now morning in the financial center that was Manhattan.In a conference room on the top floor of a skyscraper, an old man in his seventies was cursing furiously at seven to eight people. He roared, “I just can’t understand how an old man who’s been sent to the hospital can evaporate into thin air! They are all a bunch of fucking losers! Garbage!”The shouting man was Jordan’s eldest son, Spencer Fox. A few hours ago, he had just announced the news of his new ascension to his new position to his father over the phone. He deliberately used provocative words to stimulate the already ill Jordan, so the latter’s body would collapse as soon as possible.From Spencer’s understanding of his father, the phone call would definitely give the man a devastating blow. In fact, it might even lead Jordan to a heart attack and kill him in an instant!Therefore, Spencer had some of his men keep an eye on every move in Aurous Hill.He also s
Hayman tried to soothe Spencer’s anger by quickly saying, “Eldest Master. In my opinion, our most urgent task right now is to send a group of competent subordinates to Aurous Hill. We have to find Lord Fox and Miss Kathleen first, no matter the cost.”Spencer’s face was glum. “Mr. Morgan, I’ll leave this matter to you. You should personally pick out several of our men and fly them to Aurous Hill today. You must find Lord Fox. I want to see him if he is still alive, and I want to see his corpse if he’s dead!”Hayman asked carefully, “Eldest Master, should I take any proactive measures if we find Lord Fox and Miss Kathleen?”Spencer hesitated for a moment before saying coldly, “Find them first. If the situation’s all under control, put them under house arrest so that Lord Fox cannot leave Oskia before he dies. If the situation’s out of control, find a way to create an accident.”At this moment, a middle-aged man in his early fifties voiced his concerns. “Dad, what are you going to do
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk
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,