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
Stephanie was visibly relieved after Gopher had left.Charlie asked her, “Stephanie, does Gopher Light often come to harass you?”Stephanie shrugged and said helplessly, “That guy is infamous for his reputation as someone who is kind on the surface but in reality, he’s actually really cruel. You would often see him smiling, talking, and being polite with people, but he is in fact more terrible than anyone else.”Charlie frowned and asked, “Can you be more specific?”“This...” Stephanie glanced in the direction of the warehouse and then whispered, “I’ll tell you about this slowly when I have the chance.”By the time her words fell, Claudia had already come out. Claudia looked at Charlie and said seriously, “Gopher Light committed telecommunication fraud in Oskia. After that incident, he fled to Canada to seek refuge with my mother...”“Gopher’s grandfather and my grandmother are siblings, so the both of our families are more or less related. Gopher is the only child in the family,
Stephanie asked again, “What if they do not feel comfortable and want to get rid of everything?”“No way.” Claudia shook her head and said, “They had already disguised the death of my parents and brothers as a major accident in itself. Now that I’m back, in everyone’s eyes, I am the only pitiful one who has survived.”“If I were to also suddenly die one day, it would then look too deliberate in the eyes of outsiders. So, as long as they are certain that I do not know of the inside story, they will not take the risk of killing me.”“What’s more, if I want to avenge my parents and my two younger brothers, I will have to come back to Vancouver to have the opportunity to do so!”As Claudia spoke of this, she broke into tears once again and said, “It’s just that when I came back, my parents and two brothers had already been cremated and buried hastily. As their only family, I was not even able to say one last goodbye to them at all...” After hearing this, Stephanie could not hold back
This short sentence shocked Claudia completely.She subconsciously covered the scar on her face and blurted out, “You... How could you tell?!”Charlie said indifferently, “Although your scar looks very realistic, it is only a visual effect. If it was a real scar, it would still be a part of your body tissue. In other words, a real scar would look alive, and no matter how realistic a fake scar might seem, it is just an external material.”Claudia could not understand Charlie’s explanation.She could understand that the scar was fake, but she could not understand how Charlie could see that. To Charlie, his perception ability based on Reiki was far beyond that of vision itself.Charlie had already realized that Claudia’s scar was completely devoid of any semblance of life from the very first time he had seen her.It was just like how an artificial flower could never have the vitality of a real flower itself no matter how realistic it looked. Charlie could already judge that the
He did not doubt the truthfulness behind Claudia’s words. This was because this world was never as peaceful or kind as ordinary people thought it was.Despite the high development in the economy in Europe and the United States, the underground world in Europe and the United States was also the dirtiest place in this world, and it was second to none.Claudia herself was the daughter of the former leader of the mafia, and she must have heard about these things. What Charlie was most angry about was the fact that these mafia members who had hands and feet and were perfectly capable of working were making huge profits from selling women. This was simply outrageous. So, he suppressed his anger and spoke up to ask Claudia, “How did you know that Gopher is planning to make a move on Stephanie?” Claudia took out a lipstick-like flashlight from her pocket and said, “This is a violet flashlight with a specific wavelength which is not quite the same as the wavelength for the violet light
Claudia thought that Charlie did not understand her words and so, she panicked as she repeated herself again, “Mr. Wade, what I’m saying is that they have at least seven or eight hundred men, and this is still the most conservative estimate. If you include some of them with nepotism, there might possibly be a thousand men...”Charlie nodded and said, “It would still be somewhat useful if you could gather a thousand men together.”Claudia hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, you certainly would not be able to deal with them alone... And they would still be more or less restrained during the day. They probably would not dare to mess around if you took Stephanie away. Stephanie will be able to escape the disaster as long as she gets to the airport. If you really wait until night, you might not be able to leave even if you wanted to...”Charlie smiled faintly and casually said, “It’s okay. I have no intention of taking her away, anyway. It’s easy to leave, but it does not make sense to do so. Why
Jacob shrugged. "If Hannah's debt is cleared, then she's fine now, no?""Yeah," Elaine replied. "I heard from an old friend not two days ago, saying that the document of her non-arrest… non-prosecution or whatever was sent in. Once it's approved, she's free to go home.""Most likely non-prosecution," Charlie replied."Right, I think that's it!" Elaine nodded repeatedly and sighed unhappily. "She's really been let off easy. She should be arrested and jailed for at least ten years."Jacob couldn't help sighing. "Come on, dear—Mom and Chris were out of line, but things are terrible for them now as it is. There's no reason to hope for the worst for them since Harold and Chris are still too hurt to work. It's thanks to Wendy's income that they have a living, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive."Then, worried that Elaine would get upset that he might be siding with his brother and mother too much, he quickly added, "I'm not taking their side or trying to get their case reinvest
Charlie actually had to change his opinion of Elaine after seeing her ready to kill Jacob earlier but getting all clingy now.Despite her many flaws, Elaine was the one half of their marriage who was earnestly in love.As for Jacob, he didn't seem to have any genuine feelings for Elaine at all.The mere mention of his past with Elaine always left him grumbling and complaining, but now, it was clear that Elaine was his best choice. With his attitude and the way he did things, he and Matilda would have split up by now even if they had gone to the States together.In the end, Jacob simply had too many of the flaws common amongst men his age, but while others would have no more than five out of twenty of those flaws, he had eighteen.As such, from another perspective entirely, the only woman who could tolerate Jacob now was Elaine and only Elaine. Coincidentally, her straightforward personality and tendency to get violent was the perfect counter against all of Jacob's flaws, reducing
Elaine nodded, emotional as well. "Well, Claire's finally home after being in the States for so long. Let's stop being clowns already—let's go home!"Jacob nodded, utterly relieved and teary-eyed. "Yes! Let's go home!"Meanwhile, Claire was left dumbfounded even as she watched while Charlie was left wiping the sweat off his brow—they had really just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat there!And it looked like they had truly succeeded in clearing any suspicion Elaine had of Matilda, and she most likely would do her best to avoid running into Matilda as well.That way, all the nonsense he had said wouldn't be exposed.Still, as Claire came to her senses, she told Charlie, "Darling, that was amazing! You somehow managed to talk your way out of that!"Charlie chuckled in embarrassment. "I had no choice but to sacrifice my pride for the peace in the family."Claire hugged his arm and giggled happily, "There's no victory without sacrifice. You're the best, dear!"-Meanwhile,
Though Jacob had nothing going for him, he had always had a huge ego, and he had never once admitted that he would lose to anyone in the presence of his wife and daughter.That was why both Elaine and Claire were shocked when he suddenly openly admitted that he was a piece of shit in front of them. They had never heard such a thing from him in the decades they had lived with him!In fact, Jacob himself was reluctant to insult himself like that.However, Charlie told him repeatedly that he absolutely must say it before he came here—because Charlie was dead sure that this line was the key to getting over this impasse, and it truly did put this crisis to rest.Even as Jacob finished, his heart was bleeding as he felt like he had just put his pride on the floor and trampled all over it until it was crushed to oblivion. Even though it was to clear any suspicion Elaine held toward him, to call himself a piece of shit—to say it himself that his beloved woman would think him beneath her,
Before Elaine knew it, she was reading the website she had just read again, and she did indeed find Yolden's name on it.With that, everything Charlie had said snapped together into a perfect chain of logic.Seeing the troubled look on her face, Charlie quickly added, "I'm not going to lie—Dad told me right away when he was told Matilda was getting married. We even discussed if we should tell you, and now you know why." "Matilda is doing so well for herself and got such an amazing husband, and they've picked Shangri-La's Sky Garden—something an average Joe could never hope to reach. And since she invited our whole family and not just us, Dad had to really think about it.""Eventually, he told me to hide it from you or it'd leave you devastated, so none of us said anything. We just didn't think you'd find that invitation and then end up having a big fight about it."Sighing, Charlie then continued, "But if you really want to go, we can go together for their wedding to put your min
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is
"Exactly!"Charlie agreed, striking the metal while it was hot. "To be honest, the years Matilda spent in the States would be wasted if she was actually still interested!" "She's a Wall Street veteran who'd definitely have met so many successful men! Why would she be interested in a loser like Jacbo Wilson? It's not like she returned from the States after thirty years to help the poor, don't you agree?"Charlie then finished with a sigh. "The way I see it? You're the only one who'd be interested in him."Jacob heard that from behind the wall and was left absolutely fuming and humiliated.He was the only one who knew that Matilda had come back for him—even if she was worth millions now.However, he just didn't have the spine to divorce Elaine and get together with Matilda.He presumed that it was no rush and that he could just give Elaine the silent treatment—who knew, she might just give in and ask for a divorce herself, and then, he would have no issues getting together with M
"Her real lover?!" Elaine exclaimed in shock. "What are you talking about?"Charlie put on a serious face as she said, "Matilda came back to Oskia for her one true love, who is now her fiance. His name is Yolden Hart, a top economist who's now a lecturer at Aurous Hill University, who was invited all the way from the States. He's a professional manager and used to work in Wall Street, so he'd be qualified to be a CEO in any Fortune 500 company…""Professional manager?" Elaine pouted. "That still means he's a wage slave!"Charlie laughed. "Don't underestimate professional managers now. Just look at Apple Inc.'s CEO—the man earns around a hundred million USD per year, and that's over seven hundred million in Oskian dollars!"Elaine was left gaping, unable to imagine how a wage slave could earn so much.At the same time, Charlie continued, "To be fair, Professor Hart wouldn't earn that much, but 50 million per year is still no sweat for him. Do you get the amount of money we're talki
Elaine appeared taken aback, and she promptly demanded, "You've met Matilda too?!"It was only then that Claire realized she had let the cat out of the bag, and she suddenly didn't know what to say. "Oh… Uh… Mom… I, uh… didn't?"Nonetheless, Elaine was suddenly pressing her menacingly, "If you've never met her, how would you know she's a serious person?!"As Claire stayed silent, Elaine broke down in tears. "No… You're lying to me too! Aren't you?!"While Claire was left at a loss of how she should salvage this mess, Charlie suddenly entered and said, "Claire didn't—but I did.""What?!" Elaine was left staring at Charlie, stunned.Still, she soon demanded, "Y-You've met Matilda?! Did Jacob take you with him to see her?""Yes," Charlie admitted, nodding.Elaine snapped right then, and she bellowed, "Then why didn't you tell me?! To think that I've always done right by you, treating you like my own son, but you wouldn't tell me that Jacob is cheating on me! Y-You disappoint me!"