Although the lounge was luxuriously decorated and well-furnished, Janus felt that it was very difficult to feel safe in this place.This was because there was only a door between this lounge and the outside world. In addition, it was a completely enclosed space.Under normal circumstances, the privacy of this room was excellent, but once there was danger, there was basically no chance of escape in this room at all.As Janus thought of this, he could not help but feel a little worried. He constantly felt that this charity dinner and this particular confined room seemed to contain some hidden secrets.So, he asked Quinn, “Miss Golding, how were you invited to this charity dinner?”Quinn said, “The vice-chairman, Uncle Rows, is my father’s friend, and because of this relationship, the New York Oskian Chamber of Commerce reached out for a collaboration with me on my first few stops on this tour. A few days ago, Uncle Rows said that the young master of the Fox family wanted to collabor
Charlie looked at Janus Campbell with a little surprise before asking in a low voice, “Janus, what do you think is the problem here?”Charlie had learned to be calm at all times as his strength continuously improved. Therefore, he no longer had to be tense at all times. After all, he was powerful enough to deal with any emergency at ease.However, it was different for Janus.Janus had come to the United States many years ago, and ever since then, he had stayed vigilant and lived cautiously.On one hand, he was worried that the immigration bureau would find out about his illegal immigrant identity, and on the other hand, he was worried that Long, a rich man from Hong Kong, would send someone after him. That was why he constantly stayed vigilant about everything around him. He was very alert with an acute sense of danger.Janus was very stern as he said in a low voice, “Charlie, something about the details just feels wrong to me.”Then, he shared all his doubts and suspicions wit
Charlie realized that Homer was Kathleen’s nephew after reading the message.Charlie told Quinn, “Well, I happen to know Homer’s aunt.”“Huh?” Quinn asked in surprise, “How do you know his aunt?”Charlie scoffed and replied with a smile, “It’s a rather long story.”Charlie soon received another message on his phone: [Mr. Wade, Finley and Homer used to study in the same college. Their enrollment years were the same. They were collegemates.]‘F*ck!’ Charlie quietly cursed in his heart. After reading the message, everything became crystal clear in his head. He thought to himself, ‘No wonder we couldn’t find Finley anywhere at all! He had come to New York for Homer’s protection!’‘The Fox family is strong. Besides, New York is their territory too. How can Ten Thousand Armies fight the Fox family along with their power and resources in New York?!’‘If Finley had continued to stay in hiding in the Fox family, Ten Thousand Armies would never have been able to find his whereabouts even
Janus could not understand. He had told Charlie everything about the matter’s danger and severity, but despite that, Charlie was unmoved.He sighed quietly and pondered, ‘Does Charlie really think he can keep this under control?’As he thought of that, he could not help but sigh. ‘Charlie’s courage is commendable. He is brave, but he just can’t see the big picture... What if he can’t escape today? Will Master Curtis’s descendant be doomed?’Janus was shocked by his thoughts. He knew Curtis only had a son, which was Charlie, however, he had only recently learned that Charlie was still alive.He could not allow his benefactor’s only son to die here.He had survived for more than twenty years and had no regrets. However, Charlie was still young. He was the child of Curtis and Ashley. Janus could not just watch him die here!Janus immediately took out his phone and attempted to call the police at once.He no longer cared about Charlie’s reaction. Charlie might stop him or get angry,
Only Charlie could hear everything happening outside the door.He recalled his experience when he had faced the Fujibayashi family ninjas in Japan. He could sense the movements outside with his keen senses. The enemies outside were using the shuriken as their weapon. It was the same weapon that Fujibayashi Aota had used at that time! He frowned a little and scoffed disdainfully. “Hmph. It’s the Japanese Ninja!”Right after that, he quietly grabbed the Soul Blade in his hand.Quinn overheard his mutters and asked in a surprise, “Charlie, what are you talking about? What Japanese Nin-”Before she could finish her sentence, she was interrupted by someone suddenly kicking the door open!Immediately afterward, Kazuo led seven Iga ninjas into the room.As the two girls screamed in fright, Kazuo coldly ordered the ninja beside him, “Kill everyone here except for the women. Don’t let them li-”Kazuo was then unable to finish his sentence because when he looked up and saw Charlie sitti
Janus and Quinn were completely stunned.Quinn had absolutely no idea about what was going on. Meanwhile, Janus could not understand why the group that had come in with murderous intent was now kneeling and begging for mercy as soon as they had seen Charlie. Janus, Quinn, and Dorothy had no idea what had brought upon Kazuo’s fear. They could not understand why Kazuo was scared to death upon seeing Charlie.Kazuo could feel the abnormal heartbeat in his heart, and his heart rate became so fast that it hurt badly.He could not help recalling the shocking scene he had witnessed on Mount Wintry that day. Charlie had merely used a small stone and easily killed a War King by kicking the stone at him. Charlie could easily end their lives if he was unhappy!Kazuo had no choice but to keep begging for mercy. He hoped that Charlie would spare their lives.Charlie then spoke with a playful smile, “Kazuo, right? Close the door first.” Kazuo nodded pathetically and hurriedly stood up befor
Charlie nodded before he spoke, “To tell you the truth, one of the masterminds behind this incident today is here now. He is Homer Fox from the New York Fox family.”“I would like you to help me kidnap him and take him away according to the plan you’ve just mentioned. Transport him to the port, but not to Finley George. I will arrange for someone to contact you and take him away. Once this is done, the eight of you will follow my men and leave. They will keep you safe.”Kazuo had never met Homer Fox in person. However, he was aware of the New York Fox family’s reputation and strength.The Fox family was powerful, and even the Ito family from Japan was incomparable to them. Despite that, Charlie had ordered him to capture the Fox family’s eldest young master, and this scared him to death.He cried and hurriedly pleaded, “Master Wade... We Iga ninjas are already surviving in the cracks! Provoking the Fox family would probably bring disaster to us...”Charlie sneered and warned him s
Charlie wanted to ensure his plan was in order. He had received Homer’s profile on his phone from Porter earlier, and he opened it. Then, he clicked on Homer’s photo and handed his phone over to Kazuo and his men.He urged them, “Remember this man’s face carefully. If he comes over with his men later, you can wait until he comes in before killing all of his men. If he comes alone, kidnap him right away and bring him to me. Understand?”Kazuo dared not delay his response, and he hurriedly nodded as he said, “Master Wade, please rest assured! I understand...”Charlie nodded and added, “If he has sent someone to come and check on the situation, you don’t have to do anything. Just let them in.”“Understood!” Kazuo solemnly agreed and stared at Homer’s photo carefully. Finally, he said, “Master Wade, I have memorized Homer’s face!” Charlie nodded slightly and waved his hand. “Since you have memorized it clearly, you may leave now.”Kazuo let out a sigh of relief, and he hurriedly sai
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega