Charlie saw that Claudia looked like she was only about seventeen or eighteen years old, and she seemed to be Eurasian.She had blue eyes, long eyelashes, a high nose bridge, and she had brown-black hair. Her features were impeccable. However, although her features were very beautiful and her appearance was also very perfect, there was a burn scar from her right cheek all the way to her neck. The scar was very obvious, and her entire skin had been completely twisted. It was shocking and also a little gruesome.Claudia also deliberately turned sideways as she tried not to let Charlie see the scar on her right cheek. She even pulled up her collar involuntarily as she tried to block it as much as possible. Charlie looked at Claudia and said politely, “Hello, Claudia. You speak the Oskian dialect very well!”Claudia nodded slightly and said softly, “Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Wade...”Stephanie, who was aside, introduced, “Brother Charlie, this is the second employee in our
There were also many mobile food trucks in the pedestrian area on both sides of the road. Some were selling pancakes and fruits, whereas others were selling burgers. Although it was already after lunch hour, the vendors’ business was still doing very well.Charlie stopped and watched for a while, and the only feeling that he got was that life here was very comfortable and peaceful. He could not see or sense where the danger was.At this time, several young men and women who looked like they were high school students who were seventeen to eighteen years old came to the door of the convenience store together. They walked past Charlie, pushed the door open, and walked in.Charlie looked back, and he saw that the leader of the pack was an Oskian girl with long, dyed blonde hair, followed by a very trendy and flamboyant-looking Oskian boy. The both of them were walking arm-in-arm like a couple.There were also two girls dressed in colorful clothing behind this couple, and one of them
When faced with the girl’s provocation, Stephanie simply said indifferently, “I’m warning you, if you don’t leave my store right now, I will call the police!” “Call the police?” The girl said, “You can go ahead and call the police. Do you believe that if I make a phone call to my father right after you call the police, I could just ask him to buy this entire row of storefronts so that you can pack up and leave tomorrow?”Stephanie asked in a cold voice, “Why? So what if you’re rich? I’ve rented this shop for five years, so you can evict me as long as you pay me the money that I’ve invested in the store and compensate me for the breach of contract for the rental. I can always switch to another location, but that depends on whether you can afford to pay me or not.”The girl spoke disdainfully, “Sister, I can see that you’re not young, but you are truly naive! Do you believe that there will be ten thousand ways for me to make sure that you will not be able to open your store so that a
Claudia was a little alarmed at this point, and she subconsciously took a few steps backward. At the same time, she clenched her fists even tighter.She knew very well in her heart that Gigi was in no way joking with her.This girl looked harmless, but in truth, she was an extremely vicious person.She had been bullying their Oskian classmates who were studying here alone, and she had been engaging in school bullying at school.The number of students who had been bullied by her at school could not be counted with the fingers on both hands. She also came from a family with a strong background and so, many things could be set up for her. Therefore, the general public really could not afford to mess with her.At this time, Stephanie suddenly did not hesitate to stand in front of Claudia to block her, and she then looked at Charlie, who had been silent all along, with a pleading look on her face. She did not understand why Charlie, who had always been cynical about evil people, was
As soon as Charlie’s words fell, Gigi felt extremely offended, and she cursed furiously, “You f*cking said that my mouth stinks?! Do you believe that I will call someone to come over and tear your mouth apart?!”Gigi was angry, but she never would have dreamt that her boyfriend, who had always obeyed all of her orders, would suddenly turn around and stare at her with gritted teeth as he said coldly, “Your mouth stinks!”“F*ck!” Gigi’s eyes widened in shock as she cursed, “Hagrid Lynchson, what the f*ck are you saying about me?!”Hagrid yelled out loud, “I said that your f*cking mouth stinks!”After that, Hagrid rushed forward immediately, grabbed Gigi’s collar, and swung his right hand hard toward her face as he slapped her hard. This made everyone at the scene aside from Charlie look dumbfounded. This was especially so for Claudia and Gigi’s two followers. They used to be classmates, and all of them knew very well how humble Hagrid was in front of Gigi.As long as Gigi was
Now that his emotions had faded and his sanity had returned, he realized that he had made a huge mistake.Thinking about it, the whole thing instantly became very reasonable.Even Hagrid himself thought that he had just lost his mind because he was so angry.What he was most worried about now was how this matter would end. If Gigi was not willing to let him off after she awoke, he would really be finished...Charlie sighed and said to Hagrid, “Okay, don’t cry here. The priority now is for you to hurry up and get her to the hospital. Otherwise, your life will be all over if anything were to happen to her!”Hagrid then came back to his senses, and he panicked as he said, “Yes! Yes, you’re right! Hurry to the hospital! We have to rush to the hospital! Call the emergency number!!!”As soon as he was done speaking, he then shook his head and said to himself, “No! The ambulance will be too slow. It would be a problem if something really happens... The general hospital is not too far fr
When Charlie received this text message, he did not think twice to call again, and just as expected, the cell phone was once again turned off. This time, Charlie did not continue to explore the identity of the other party. Instead, he simply turned back to look at the warehouse. When he saw Claudia, who was wearing an apron, busy at work inside, he silently put his cell phone into his pocket. In his opinion, this girl named Claudia seemed to be getting more and more interesting.So, Charlie deliberately pretended as though he was not affected by the warning text message that he had received just now, and he smiled as he said to Stephanie, “Stephanie, are we going to eat out tonight, or will we be eating at home?”Stephanie laughed and said, “Anything will do. It depends on what you want to eat, Brother Charlie. If you want to eat at home, we can wait for Mrs. Lewis to come back, and we can go home and cook together. If you want to eat outside, we can decide whether to go for West
Stephanie said politely, “Thank you for your kindness, Chief Light, but indeed, we are not suitable for each other.Chief Light asked her, “You really don’t want to think about it?”Stephanie said with a bit of difficulty, “Sorry, Chief Light.”Chief Light paused for a moment, smiled slightly, nodded, and then said, “It’s okay. It’s okay. When it comes to these kinds of matters, it’s all about your love and wants. Although I’m not highly educated, I still have excellent emotional intelligence when it comes to such matters. I will never force you if you are not willing.”Having said that, he straightened his body, looked around, and asked curiously, “Where is my cousin sister? Why don’t I see her coming out to say hello to her cousin brother?”Stephanie said, “Claudia is busy, so perhaps she did not hear you come in.”“What is she so busy with? Don’t I know about the situation in your store? Don’t you usually have no customers at all after mealtimes?”As he spoke, he looked at Ch
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,