At this point, the maid had already long been deceived by Finley’s series of flowery words.When she heard Finley saying that he would also package a brand-new identity and background for her, this instantly touched the soft spot in her heart that has always been humble and fragile.This made her feel extremely grateful towards Finley and she felt that this person was the angel who would bring her from the abyss to heaven.So, she did not have the slightest doubt about Finley’s words and she gratefully agreed to do so.Finley was temporarily relieved. He knew that he was currently in an awkward position and that it would only be temporarily safe for him to stay at the Fox family’s manor. However, he also had to prepare in advance since it was still a crisis.So, he wrapped his arms around the maid and continued to coax her. “There is one more thing, Casey. If you hear anyone mentioning my name in the Fox family, you have to tell me as soon as possible. I will give you my cell ph
Unlike the previous videos of Xavion kissing the prostitute on the street, these videos captured the follow-up of Xavion kissing the prostitute.When people saw that Xavion had taken two human ears from the prostitute, everyone thought that they were blinded. And when people saw Xavion holding two human ears, bawling and shouting out his son Homer’s name, everyone was stunned!At this moment, many shills began to guide the public opinion in the comments. As insiders, they told the netizens that Xavion was not really looking for women out on the street. However, the real reason was because Homer, his beloved son, had been kidnapped!The kidnappers had brutally cut off his son’s two ears and given them to the prostitute.And Xavion’s passionate kiss with the prostitute was just the kidnappers’ prank.As for Xavion, he did not only have to bear the pain of his son being kidnapped and hurt, but he also had to suffer from the crazy internet violence from netizens who did not know t
At midnight, a team of reporters from CNN and the New York Times arrived at the Fox family’s manor overnight to conduct an exclusive interview with Xavion.In the exclusive interview, Xavion detailed the entire story and he kept praising his son, Homer, in front of the media. He said emotionally, “Homer is young but he has always been very mature, low-key, upright, honest, humble, and kind. He can be considered a very outstanding young talent.”“You might not know this but just before Homer was kidnapped, he was hosting a charity dinner that he had initiated and organized by himself. This charity dinner was not revealed to the public because of his low profile. Unexpectedly, it was also this charity dinner which gave the kidnappers the opportunity to kidnap him just a few minutes before he was supposed to give a speech on stage.”The reporters couldn’t help but ask, “Excuse me, may I ask what this charity dinner initiated by your son is about?”“It’s to help orphans,” Xavion exp
“Okay.”Very soon, Christian, who was wearing a peaked cap and a black mask, walked up under the leadership of a police officer.He was carrying two kraft paper shopping bags and he went directly to Merlin’s office.When Merlin saw him, he asked in surprise, “Christian, why did you come to New York? Didn’t I hear that you’d gone back to Oskia some time ago?”“Yes.” Christian nodded and smiled wryly as he said, “I did go back to Oskia but as a result, I was met with a sharp rebuff, and so, I returned in disgrace.”Merlin asked curiously, “What happened? Is there still someone who can make Christian Acker fail to get what he wants?”“Don’t mention it,” Christian said helplessly, “This matter… is really a long story.”After that, he placed the two kraft paper shopping bags on the table and asked, “You’re considered to be off duty now, right? I brought some food from Oskiatown and a bottle of your favorite Penfolds wine. Let’s have a few drinks together if you can drink.”Merlin la
After hearing Christian’s judgment, Merlin laughed wryly and said, “My thoughts are the same as yours. In New York, there aren’t many people who can make a move on the Fox family. Taking into account the Rothschild and the Acker families, there are at most four of five families with the strength to do so but this time, this group of people’s style of action is not the same as any of you.”“Indeed.” Christian agreed and said, “This kind of gameplay is not something that a few big families can do. It is indeed very wild and surprising at first glance.”“You think so too?” Merlin sighed and said, “I once thought that this might be the work of a new gang. Generally, new gangs would want to do shocking and appalling things to get ahead but when I think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem quite right. If any gang dares to play like this, they would basically be in a dead end and no gang would be able to compete with the strength of the Fox family.”Christian nodded in agreement and said,
Merlin sighed. “But I still don’t quite understand why they would want to draw the Fox family into the spotlight. Are they going to make a move against the Fox family in front of the whole world?! That would be too arrogant and the whole world will not forgive them for it. By then, they will definitely become everyone’s public enemy!”Christian frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, “Unless…Unless they have absolute certainty that they would be able to reverse the current situation completely!”With that said, a rarely seen slightly frightened expression appeared on Christian’s face as he blurted out, “Ahh, I got it! This must be a public execution!”“Public execution…” Merlin muttered and repeated Christian’s sentence. After that, his eyes suddenly lit up and he blurted out, “I got it now! If your inference is right, then this mysterious person must have mastered a huge scandal of the Fox family. As soon as this scandal is exposed, the entire Fox family will suffer a devastatin
Merlin’s offhand remark caused Christian’s face to darken. However, he did not react and he simply raised his cup of wine slightly and took a large sip before he smacked his lips and said lightly, “The idiot that you’ve just mentioned is me.”Merlin was dumbfounded as he looked at Christian and blurted out, “F*ck! What the hell! Did someone deceive you?”“No.” Christian waved his hand and laughed mockingly at himself under the influence of the wine as he said, “No one was cheating me. I was the one who gave the f*cking price of three hundred and seventy billion US dollars, and I even knelt down on the spot in front of them but they did not sell it to me and they even kicked me out of the auction venue.”Merlin felt that his perception had been completely subverted and he subconsciously asked, “What medicine is it…why did you offer three hundred and seventy billion US dollars for it? What kind of concept is three hundred billion US dollars? Even the market value of Alibaba today is
Christian said emotionally, “He has been ill for more than two years now. In the beginning, I realized that he forgets things easily and sometimes, he’d just put something down and forget all about it in the next moment. Sometimes, he would forget something as soon as you’ve just mentioned it to him, or he’ll understand you when you say something to him but after that, he’d come back and ask you about it again…”“At that time, we had already let the best experts intervene and we also took him for some systematic training to fight the disease. However, the cause of this disease is the functional decline of the brain and so, there’s no effective medical treatment for it. After that, his condition continued to deteriorate.”As Christian spoke of this, he smiled wryly and said, “Tell me, isn’t this disease f*cking strange? The more recent the thing is, the more the person is unable to remember it, but the more distant the thing, the more a person can remember it. The old man’s condition
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