Christian was really too embarrassed to continue using his identity as a member of the Acker family to find a sense of existence under such circumstances. As he thought of this, he could only say awkwardly, “Okay... Since that’s the case, I will not give you any more trouble, Miss Moore.”Jasmine nodded and said indifferently, “Mr. Acker, take care. I will not see you off.”Christian then thought that he might be able to use more high-end and scarce resources to build a good relationship with Jasmine in the future and so, he asked politely, “Miss Moore, I wonder if we can exchange contact information with one another? That way, you can always tell me if there is anything that you might need the Acker family’s help with in the future.”Jasmine was not moved at all, and she said indifferently, “I appreciate your kindness, but there is no need for us to exchange or leave our contact information. Although the Acker family is more than a hundred times stronger than us, the Moore family
“Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?!”When Jasmine heard this, she was surprised, and she could not help but ask, “Master Wade, what do you mean by Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?”Charlie smiled and said, “It will be a kind of virtual coin in our software. This kind of virtual coin will not be sold to the public, and users are not allowed to trade with each other in any way. These Rejuvenating Pill Fragments will also not be linked to any currency money. It only has a fixed exchange rate between it and the Rejuvenating Pill.” Having said that, Charlie added, “The exchange rate will be set at ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments being equivalent to one Rejuvenating Pill.”“As long as anyone can collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments in this software by completing the various tasks that I issue, they can come to Aurous Hill to exchange the fragments for a whole Rejuvenating Pill.”As Charlie spoke of this, he continued, “This group of people is spread all over the world, and
At this time, Jasmine already admired Charlie’s idea to the point of adulation, but just as she was marveling at his idea, a question came to her mind and so, she asked, “Master Wade, if it is ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments in exchange for a Rejuvenating Pill, wouldn’t it be a little too far-fetched for them to collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments?”“For example, if each of your missions grants one hundred Rejuvenating Pill Fragments, they would need to complete at least one hundred missions to collect ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments, which is indeed too difficult. I am afraid that they would lose motivation when they think of this...”Charlie laughed and said, “Although ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments will be equivalent to one Rejuvenating Pill, it does not mean that you have to save all ten thousand Rejuvenating Pill Fragments before you can start exchanging them.”As Charlie spoke, he continued, “When the time comes, I will set the minimum
With the auction coming to an end, Claire had also begun to prepare for her trip to the United States with Charlie. Claire carefully packed two large suitcases because they would be gone for a longer time, and she also made a list of preparation items, sorting out the items on the packing list one by one, fearing that she would leave anything behind.In contrast, Charlie was much more casual. Aside from a few sets of clothes, Charlie basically did not bring anything else.This was because, in his opinion, instead of going through the trouble of preparing all kinds of luggage, it would be better for him to pack light. It would be much more convenient and less of a hassle for him to replace the missing items after arriving in the United States. However, the thrifty Claire did not think so. She felt that many things were readily available at home, and if she packed them up and brought them over, they would not have to spend so much money to buy them upon arrival in the United Stat
When Elaine heard this, she was immediately overjoyed as she smiled happily and said, “You are indeed my good son-in-law! You really know what to say to make me happy!”After saying that, she looked at Jacob, who was aside, and said, “Jacob, leave me the keys to the Cullinan.”Jacob looked at Elaine warily and asked, “Why do you want my car keys?!”Elaine blurted out, “Of course I want to drive it! Why else would I ask for it?”As Elaine spoke, she frowned and said, “Besides that, when did the car become yours? This car was a gift from someone to my dear son-in-law! You’re just driving it because of your good son-in-law!”Jacob said seriously, “It’s true that I am driving this car because of Charlie, but Miss Jane gave this car to me. My name is also written on the car registration certificate!”Elaine said impatiently, “Oh! I’m too lazy to argue with you. Just give me the car key!”“I won’t give it to you!” Jacob blurted out, “It’s already bad enough when you drive Claire’s BMW
At noon the next day, Charlie and Claire flew to New York in the United States on the transoceanic flight of Air Oskia. The entire flight took sixteen hours, and by the time the both of them arrived in New York, it was already 2.00 pm local time.Charlie was usually used to taking the Concorde which was three times faster compared to a civilian airliner, so when he took this ordinary plane, it felt like a direct descent from a high-speed rail train to a regular train.Fortunately, he had bought them first-class tickets, and they could lie down and sleep in the first-class cabin. Otherwise, the journey would have been particularly tormenting.After a sixteen-hour flight, Claire was still in a very good state, and she did not look tired or exhausted at all. On the contrary, she was feeling some anticipation and excitement. After getting off the plane, the couple took another hour or so to complete the process of entering customs and picking up their luggage. Charlie picked up th
Kelly hesitated for a moment, nodded gently, and said, “That is also possible.”Kelly did not know what had happened to the Fox family and so, she did not know that Kathleen had already started her escape journey with her grandfather at this time. Moreover, Kathleen did not dare to contact these two people at all when she left in order not to leave any clues or traces behind for her eldest uncle. Luckily, Kelly did not think much of it.After all, Kathleen was the young lady of the Fox family, and she was not on the same level as her at all. If Kathleen had something that she needed to deal with temporarily, there was no need for her to inform Kelly about it.So, Kelly put the matter behind her and laughed as she said, “Let’s not worry about it first. Perhaps she will come and look for us after she’s done getting busy.”At this time, Charlie had also completed the check-in procedure. He handed his luggage over to the bellboy so that the former could take them upstairs first, an
When Charlie saw this text message, his heart instantly tensed up, and his first reaction was to call this number back immediately.However, what he did not expect was that the other party would have already turned off the cell phone as soon as he had just received the text message from the other party. Charlie became nervous, and he hurriedly sent a video call request to Stephanie.The video call was quickly connected, and Stephanie, who was on the other end of the call, was standing behind the cashier’s desk with a smile on her face as she asked, “Brother Charlie, why are you video calling me at this time?”When Charlie saw that Stephanie was fine, he became relieved, and he said, “Stephanie, I just received a text message saying that you were in trouble and the other party asked me to go to Vancouver immediately. What’s going on? Are you in some kind of trouble?” “Huh?” Stephanie had a surprised look on her face as she said, “I am not in any kind of trouble... I’m just watchi
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,