Charlie nodded as he said, “You previously said you wanted to go back to study. I think now is the best time. If you need help, let me know.”Claudia hurriedly shook her head. “Charlie, it’s fine. I kept my student status active in my previous high school, so I can go back to class anytime.”Charlie said, “I can tell you’re quite skillful. Now that Gopher is dead, the Italian mafia won’t trouble you anymore. From now on, you don’t have to endure it and just fight back if you are bullied at school. If there’s anything you can’t settle yourself, Ten Thousand Armies will be there for you.”“I understand. Charlie... Thank you...” Claudia’s eyes grew red, and she nodded gently as her tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.Charlie turned to Porter and said, “Porter, if my younger sister gets into any trouble at school, please help her promptly.”Porter answered immediately, “Mr. Wade, don’t worry about it. I’ll arrange for everything and immediately send more elites to Canada.”“
Charlie’s invitation gave Emma a huge shock.She asked in surprise, “Charlie, you... Are you serious?! A large orphanage that can house ten thousand people, this... This would cost a lot of money, right?!”Charlie smiled slightly and spoke earnestly, “Mrs. Lewis, I’m also considered almost like an orphan myself. I grew up with other orphans who are also pitiful children without parents. Now that I can help, I should do something for the orphans as well. As for money, that’s not important at all.”As he said that, Charlie let out a soft sigh. “At the start of my plan, I wanted to invite you back to become the dean. However, I knew you had already retired and settled down in Canada after adapting to the environment here. It wouldn’t be nice of me to invite you back to work again...”Having said that, Charlie also added, “However, now that I’ve seen the situation here in Canada, I think it’s risky to stay here because of the safety concerns. I hope you can consider coming back to Oski
Charlie gently placed his finger on Emma’s wrist as he read her pulse by transmitting some Reiki to her. He could tell that Emma was as healthy as any ordinary person and that her two kidneys were in great condition.However, from his Reiki perception, he could vaguely feel a slight rejection between the body and two kidneys. It seemed like it was the rejection of the transplanted organ, but the symptoms were very slight. Perhaps the anti-rejection medicine had worked.Charlie wanted to give Emma a Rejuvenating Pill at first, but he gave it careful thought and changed his mind. It would be strange if he suddenly took out a Rejuvenating Pill. Besides, the Rejuvenating Pill’s medicinal effect was way too strong. It would shock Emma and the rest.Furthermore, it would be a big shock for people like Emma who had never heard of the Rejuvenating Pill.Emma’s overall health was pretty good unlike Yule Golding, who had been terminally ill back then. Therefore, there was no need to rush to
“Huh? Me?!”Charlie’s words shocked Claudia to the point she could barely react. She was startled and even thought that she had misheard him.Earlier, when Charlie had persuaded Emma to return to Oskia, she had also felt like following them to Oskia.However, Stephanie and Emma were different. They were Charlie’s family. She might have recognized Charlie as her brother, but it was just verbally. How could she be so bold as to propose such an idea?She knew she would be alone again once Emma and Stephanie returned to Oskia. Hence, she was very touched and could not believe that Charlie would suddenly invite her to come to Aurous Hill with them. Charlie said firmly, “Claudie, it’s meaningless for you to stay in Canada alone. Why don’t you follow Mrs. Lewis and Stephanie back to Oskia? Aren’t you already in your third year of high school this year? You can apply directly to the universities of Aurous Hill as a foreign student. As far as I know, the application pass rate is high for
Dawn brought a bright sunlight crown as it gradually spread to the early morning sky in the whole of Vancouver, and the park-like city’s charm was augmented under the morning lights.However, no one knew about the dark side of the city and the filth hidden within it.Dawn came to Seattle too, which was in the same time zone as Vancouver.In an extremely luxurious seaside villa covering hundreds of acres in Seattle, a twenty-seven-year-old young man was restlessly walking back and forth in the living room.The cigarette in his hand was almost burnt out. He wrinkled his brow, and just as the cigarette butt burned to the end, a severe pain suddenly hit his finger, and he involuntarily shouted as he threw the cigarette butt away. Then, with a gloomy face and somber feeling, he asked his subordinate in front of him, “Is there still no news from Franco?”The one who had spoken was none other than the eldest young master of the George family, Franco’s eldest brother, Finley George.Th
At the same time, in Vancouver, Canada.A large number of Italian families in the city had fallen into great fear. They had discovered that their family members had disappeared overnight.Some people’s husbands had gone missing, some people’s children had gone missing, and some people’s brothers had gone missing.They were not terrified at the beginning because they all knew that their family members were engaged in shady jobs. They often stayed out all night, so everyone had long been accustomed to it.However, when these families started to communicate with each other, it was just like opening Pandora's box of fear. If only one or a few people went missing, they might have assumed that they were just busy with something. However, the matter became very strange when at least one person went missing in every family.Many recalled what had happened the previous night and shared that their family members had already been asleep, but they had suddenly received a phone call from the
These people could become a legend with their miserable life too.Old Godfather Ryan was the latter. Ryan had five sons and was very proud of them.In the traditional Italian mafia belief, a son was the only one who could carry on the mantle and inherit their Sicily fighting spirit.Therefore, a patriarchal ideology remained the eternal guiding ideology for this group of people. Those without a son would be too embarrassed to greet people when they went out.Those without sons were envious of seeing those bringing their sons around to kill people, sell drugs, and collect protection fees. That was always why mafia members were very proud of their sons. They could become prouder with more sons.Old Godfather Ryan was blessed with five sons who had been born in a row, and many envied him.Four of his five sons had carried on his mantle and joined the gang except for his youngest son who was too young.His life was originally very hopeful. With his four sons banded in the mafia ga
Old Godfather Ryan's angry roar made everyone feel a little terrified.They could not quite understand why Old Godfather Ryan was so against calling the police.A woman sobbed and asked him, “Godfather, at a time like this... Do we have a better choice than calling the police?”Old Godfather Ryan asked her with a gloomy face, “Has your husband never told you not to call the police for help even if he dies? This is the basic rule that every member of the group should know!”The woman was very dejected to hear that, and she muttered softly, “He did say that before, b-but...”Old Godfather Ryan continued coldly, “There are no buts! You should know that the gangs have always been at odds with the police! There’s no point in making a police report about gangs!”“The Vancouver police have already blacklisted our gang members a long time ago. The police will not file a case even if anyone gets injured, dies, or went missing”“We have already reached a tacit agreement with the police th
No one except Raymond expected that the terms would be agreed upon so quickly.He was utterly confident in his judgment and even more so in his value appraisal.He was convinced that once they had a good look, any one of these collectors who could afford twenty million wouldn't miss this bargain.After all, an opportunity to secure an item worth millions more than the price they paid was very rare.In fact, when the other nine collectors heard that the first collector was buying it, it was only to be expected even if it left them all gloomy. They had all held the bronze sculpture in their hands—they knew it was definitely worth that much.However, no one in the room was more shocked than Trippy.He looked utterly flabbergasted, his eyes wide and bulging as he stared at the bronze sculpture while asking himself the same question repeatedly.Was that crap really worth twenty million? How?!While Trippy was still stunned, Raymond had already sent his payment details to the first
Unable to nitpick on the air stewardess' response, Elaine pouted, "Well, try to ask management to improve on your first-class cabins anyway. Maybe even make a premium-class or something since it's not like we can't afford it."The air stewardess quickly said, "We will definitely relay your message to the management."Nodding in satisfaction, Elaine waved her off. "Alright. You can go back to work now."Clearly relieved, the air stewardess bowed her head respectfully. "Always happy to be of service."After the air stewardess left, Jacob asked Elaine in curiosity, "Was the private jet that good?"Elaine rolled her eyes. "Didn't you see the stuff I posted in the chat group?""Not really," Jacob blurted. Elaine was ready to snap at him for not caring, but considering that they had made up now and she shouldn't fuss too much over the little things, she snorted, "Just remember to like and comment on all my posts in the chat group, otherwise, I will make you regret it!""No problem!"
While the ten collectors were taking turns studying the bronze sculpture, Jacob and Elaine were boarding their flight.As they were flying first-class, they had priority over the other passengers and boarded from the separate plug door at the first-class section.The capacity of the Boeing 777 was huge, and the wide-body aircraft could be connected to a special double corridor bridge where first class and business class passengers boarded separately from the economy class passengers.As the terminals to economy class and business class were connected, Elaine and Jacob were able to get through the first-class terminal unimpeded, but the passengers in economy class had a queue of over two hundred passengers. Even as she walked, Elaine was looking over her shoulder and exclaiming at Jacob, "Must be nice being rich! We used to have to queue like the rest of them, waiting for over thirty minutes just to board our flight." "In first class, we may be in the same plane, but we don't hav
Meanwhile, once Raymond had briefed everyone about the rules, he opened the door and invited everyone into Treasure Measure.It was not that wide but appeared spacious since the interior was mostly empty—it was not really crowded even with thirty-ish people.Then, locking the door from the inside, Raymond told them, "I can tell from everyone's faces that we are all veterans here, so I'm sure you understand the rules while appraising: no photos or videos, thank you very much."Indeed, there were many rules that governed the hobby, the most important being respecting the seller's requests and privacy.As the collectors listened, they knew that Raymond was selling but did not want the public to know too much about him.They all nodded, and those who had their phones out slid them back into their pockets.With that, Raymond took out the bronze sculpture that he had brought, leaving Trippy a little surprised.He had never seen the bronze sculpture with his own eyes before, only from
"Alright!" Trippy was at once fawning, tagging along behind Raymond like a little child.Around thirty people were waiting in front of Treasure Measure by now. The collectors came in twos or threes, and all ten numbers had since been taken.Before Raymond arrived, he had a brief look at the collectors' faces through the security cameras before walking over, and he was really relieved to see no familiar faces.Having traded Oskian antiques for years abroad, it was only natural that he was acquainted with some of the elite collectors in the country.He also knew that they were especially demanding with the quality of their collection and wanted almost flawless items. As such, the bronze sculpture which had been completely lost wouldn't interest them.Still, he was also a little concerned that amongst the elite collectors he knew, there might be some who were losing money and losing purchasing power in turn. If they happened to take an interest in the bronze sculpture on top of that,
Trippy grinned. "I mean, just look at my stall—ain't no way I'm getting any business here. Why not let me check out this item of yours? And see how interested they are? I'm really interested in learning and upping my game."Then, as if worried that Raymond would refuse, he quickly added, "Don't worry—I promise to stay in a corner and just watch."Still, Raymond could guess right then that someone must have sent Trippy to spy on him.It didn't matter whether it was Mick, Jacob, or Zachary either—they were all in this plot together, and one knowing meant all three knowing.Trippy was a gossiper in nature. If he was allowed to witness the whole process, everyone down Antique Street would definitely know before long.In fact, he could use someone like that right now, and Trippy had come straight to his doorstep.With that in mind, Raymond smiled, "Come join me if you're interested. It's not like there's anything to hide…"Pausing, he then warned Trippy, "But since you're going in my
After watching Mick's video, Jasmine's opinion of the man improved considerably.She was actually well aware that the decline of Vintage Deluxe was mostly due to Mick's incompetence.However, as Jasmine was now managing a billion-dollar company, she couldn't spare any time to ask many questions about Vintage Deluxe's performance. In her opinion, as long as Vintage Deluxe didn't lose too much money or ruin the reputation they had worked so hard to build, she wasn't interested in a regime change.It was the same mindset as Marianne Long, who begged her father to keep that lane full of food stalls in Hong Kong over sentiment.As such, seeing that Mick actually had some skill pleased her considerably.She couldn't resist checking out the comments of the video too.She saw that many were praising the manager of Vintage Deluxe for taking a tough stand against the scammer as well as how Vintage Deluxe's reputation was long-standing and without comparison.She soon noticed Jacob's comme
Soon, more collectors had gathered outside Treasure Measure even before Raymond showed up at Antique Street, with over ten of them gathered outside in no time at all.Since Raymond had only prepared ten slips, the rest left in disappointment seeing that they had no chance.Even so, the ten collectors who had gotten a number were nervous—save for the first man who had arrived.The details on the online sales post insisted that the price was fixed, and that first-come first-serve applies.If he bought the bronze sculpture, the other nine would have come all this way for nothing.However, if the seller decided to make it an auction, they would have a chance too, although their net profit would thin in turn. After all, they could have acquired the bronze sculpture for just 20 million, and that meant a solid 8 million in profit.An auction would at least raise the price to 27 million, and more would make it chicken feed.If they gave up at that point, it was a waste of a trip.If
Trippy naturally wasn't going to tell Mick everything word-for-word, so he said vaguely, "Uh, they were just being stubborn and refused to listen to anything I said. They kept saying that they wouldn't know until they saw the actual item."Mick got out of bed, staring at his phone as he mused to himself.This was getting a little ridiculous, was it not? A fool who was scammed, actually able to scam someone else? But if he really could sell it, wouldn't all their work be for nothing?With that in mind, he promptly called Zachary, who wasn't even up yet.Ever since he had started working for Don Albert, his daily routine was no longer the same as the days when he was a humble stall owner working on Antique Street, but a man of importance who slept late and woke up late.In the evening, he would be spending his time patrolling Don Albert's night entertainment properties as well as holding meetings with subordinates to decide on management policies and the like. That was why he wo