Homer saw the undisguised killing intent in Charlie's eyes and he was suddenly terrified to the extreme!He threw himself on his knees and groveled as he cried and begged, “Mr. Wade, I… I was young and impulsive… Please forgive me this time and let me off on the account that my family is at least the second largest Oskian family in the United States… My father will satisfy you no matter how much money you ask for… Please…”Charlie did not want to see him acting and so he said coldly, “Homer, do you really think that money is everything? Your great-grandfather was so rich but didn't he fail to hold onto his position as the head of the family too? Let me tell you, I wouldn't agree to it even if you were to trade the entire Fox family's assets for your life! Adults must pay the price for their actions! It’s not only you, but even your father and grandfather will have to pay the corresponding price for your actions! Because as the saying goes, the father is at fault for not teaching his
When Kazuo heard that, his spirits were lifted.He was not a fool, so how could he not understand the meaning behind Charlie’s words?His mentality suddenly underwent a hundred and eighty degree turn.Before that, he had been afraid that the Fox family would retaliate against the Iga family, and they would then be tragically exterminated.But right then, he suddenly felt that an Oskian saying on the internet was right: ‘If you take a chance, anything can be possible!’As he thought of that, he was already a little excited and he blurted out, “Mr. Wade, just give me your orders no matter what you need me to do. I will definitely give my best and all to get them done!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction and smiled as he said, “Okay! Let’s go!”After saying that, Charlie then informed Kazuo of his requirements in detail.After hearing it, despite being apprehensive, Kazuo said without hesitation, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade! I will complete the task!”Charlie nodded slightly and said to P
Brooklyn was once the most ghetto city in New York.At present, although the environment had improved to a certain extent, it was relatively still the most chaotic and the worst area in New York.This was especially so in North Brooklyn, where there were many immigrants, and so it was simply the best and largest source of troops for the major gangs in New York.Many young people there carried a gun everywhere and were considered to start serving in a gang at the age of twelve or thirteen years old.By fourteen or fifteen years old, they would be drinking, gambling, vandalizing, and looting.Such a place had extremely poor security and if one were to randomly choose ten young men, they would be able to find eleven guns on them. Even the police would not dare to patrol these kinds of places, not to mention ordinary people.Kazuo had also asked to meet Xavion there, at Charlie's request.When Xavion saw the message, he panicked and hurriedly said, “Dad, someone has sent me a text m
When Xavion’s convoy drove into Brooklyn, it really attracted the attention of many street youths.In Brooklyn, only gang bosses could afford Rolls-Royces, but those local gang members have already long memorized those bosses’ Rolls-Royces’ license plates. Therefore, they could tell at a glance that those cars were all foreign.Some of these gang members could not help but have bad thoughts when they saw the convoy.However, after seeing that the other party had six cars, their rationality made them understand that they could only watch.At this time, Xavion, who was in the car, suddenly received a text message.This time, the other party had changed the cell phone number and sent the message: “Go to the North Brooklyn Wharton Motel.”A motel was the lowest end express hotel in the United States. It had the worst rooms and locations, with the laxest management and worst security. One did not need any identification documents to register at a motel. One could simply park their
After Xavion received this text message, he looked up at the few women standing at the roadside, only to find that the blonde woman who had lost two incisors was the woman who had just come to knock on his car window. Wasn’t she the woman who had just startled him?When he thought of how the other party might also have AIDS, he felt nauseated and he almost vomited.However, he never would have dreamt that the mysterious person who had kidnapped his son would ask him to stuff money into that woman’s collar!He could not help but curse angrily. “Isn’t he f*cking bullying someone in a weaker position than him? If there was really something that he wanted to give me, wouldn’t it be enough just to ask her to take it out?!”The bodyguard could not help but ask, “Master, did the other party text you again?”Xavion looked at the woman outside the car window and said with disgust, “That son of a b*tch has asked me to stuff a thousand dollars into that woman’s collar in exchange for somethi
The bodyguard said nervously, “Master, it’s too dangerous for you to go directly. Why don’t I go and check if there’s anything wrong with that woman first?!”“No need for that…” Xavion shook his head. His father, Spencer, had already said all that. If word were to reach Spencer that he had asked someone to go and check on that woman, Spencer would definitely be very disappointed in him.So, he could only bite the bullet and push the car door open to get out of the car before walking towards the woman at the side of the road.Several women did not expect that a middle-aged man would come down from inside the Cadillac and walk straight towards them. So, a few of them were still busy scratching their heads and winking, hoping to gain the man’s favor.Xavion felt even more disgusted when he saw that.However, he had no choice but to brace himself and walk up to the blonde woman, roll up the thousand dollars in his hand, and stuff the money into the woman’s collar.There was a gasp
The woman was scared out of her wits with so many people pointing pistols at her and so, she was shivering as she hurriedly took out a crumpled box of condoms from the worn-out shoulder bag that she was carrying.Xavion glanced at the picture on the condom and the expression on his face turned extremely dark. He thought that it was just a prank and he cursed coldly, “This is what that b*stard had asked you to give me?!”“Yes…” The woman panicked as she hurriedly said, “He… He also asked me to convey a message to you…”Xavion shouted angrily, “Say it! I’ll f*cking kill you if you stammer or hesitate again!”The woman trembled with fright and hurriedly said, “He said… I’m sorry, Mr. Fox, I was in a hurry and… I couldn’t… I couldn’t find a decent container, so I had to make do with this box… Although the packaging is very inferior, the contents inside are still very precious…”Xavion reached out his hand and was about to grab the condom box but when he thought about how the woman had
He wished that he could capture those ninjas immediately and rip them into pieces but unfortunately, they had not been able to grasp the true identities of those ninjas yet at present.Spencer had many spies and most of the bodyguards around Xavion reported to him. So, he had already heard about this matter before even waiting for Xavion’s return. He was particularly fond of Homer and when he heard that his grandson’s ears had been cut off, he was furious and since he was in his study, he smashed everything that he could possibly smash. When the old mistress heard of the news, she rushed over to see what was going on and she finally managed to stop Spencer. After she learned the full story, she stomped her feet in distress and when she saw that there was nothing else to smash in the study, she started punching Spencer as she cried and shouted, “You have to save my grandson alive. Otherwise, I will die before you!”Spencer was upset and he did not want his wife to follow suit. So,
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