Peyton smiled and said, “That’s how it’s supposed to be.”After saying that, he lowered his voice and said to the maid, “I’m currently negotiating a big deal and I’ll be able to finish negotiating it in the next two days. By then, I’ll definitely receive an indispensable bonus. I’ll take you to Las Vegas to enjoy for a few days after I receive the bonus!”The maid felt contemptuous in her heart but she asked curiously, “What big deal is this? Tell me about it. Let me hear it to satisfy my curiosity.”Peyton raised his brows and laughed as he said, “The master wants to buy a Concorde. I happen to know of a family in France who owns a Concorde and wants to sell it, so I’m trying to get in touch with their people.”The maid asked inexplicably, “What’s a Concorde?”Peyton explained, “It’s a supersonic passenger plane that can fly more than two thousand kilometers an hour.”The maid then asked again, “What’s the use of buying such a fast plane?” “To be used of course!” Peyton had a
Finley knew very well that as soon as the Fox family began investigating the line of Japanese ninjas, it would be easy for them to find clues about the Iga ninjas.He could not help but mutter to himself, “How can the Iga ninjas be a match for the Fox family? When they face the Fox family, they will definitely confess everything without any hesitation at all…”“When the time comes, the Fox family will start backtracking from the Iga ninjas and it won’t take long for them to link it to me…”“Although I used a fake identity when I contacted the Iga ninjas, the forty million US dollars that I gave the Iga ninjas was not fake money…”“Once the Fox family starts checking the origin of the money and investigates a little upstream, it will definitely lead them to me…”“How should I explain things to the Fox family at that time?”“Should I say that I’m innocent? Will they believe me? Definitely not…”“In that case, I can only tell them truthfully that I was actually helping Homer find a
Texas borders Mexico and so, he planned to find a way to smuggle himself into Mexico after arriving in Texas.Finley had been selling people for many years and he had a strong network of connections in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Now, he did not dare to return to Canada and he could no longer stay in the United States. Thus, his only option was to go to Mexico first.This was because there were many big drug lords in Mexico and it was more like a chaotic era of warlords there and so, it would be easy for him to hide his identity and go anonymous. As soon as he reached the territory of those big drug lords, it would be difficult for even the Fox family to be able to find him.At this moment, the driver glanced at him through the rearview mirror and smiled as he said, “Okay, sir. Please fasten your seat belt.”Finley said impatiently, “Fasten my seat belt, my ass! Hurry up and drive!”The driver said very seriously, “I’m sorry, sir but in my car, you’ll have to fasten you
When Finley escaped from the Fox family, he had thought that he would definitely be able to play a hand of extreme operations and escape unscathed through his extraordinary prediction. However, he never would have dreamt that he would become a prisoner right next to the Fox family’s villa within five minutes of his escape from the villa.He was extremely frightened and all kinds of chaotic thoughts consumed him.Although he did not know who the people who kidnapped him were, he already had an answer deep in his mind.He felt that this group of people should be the mastermind behind his younger brother’s murder, and also the disappearance of the entire Italian gang.Soon, he was dragged into the basement. After the door was opened, he was horrified to find a naked man hanging in the room, wearing only briefs just like him. This naked man was none other than Homer.At this time, Homer no longer had the style of the young master of the Fox family that he used to have in the past.
The soldier laughed and said, “Young Master George, how can you be so quick to beg for mercy? You’ve only received a few slaps and the show has just begun but you’re already begging for mercy so soon. What can you do later, then?”As soon as Finley heard these words, he knew that the other party definitely would not make things easy for him and was probably even prepared to make him suffer to death. So, he subconsciously cried and begged, “Brother… There’s no grievance between us so why do you want to attack me?”When Homer saw Finley crying and begging desperately, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind and he immediately looked up at the monitor above his head as he shouted, “Lord Waldron! Lord Waldron, are you there? Kidnapping Miss Golding was all Finley George’s idea! He was the one who had planned all the details and he’s the mastermind! Lord Waldron, please help me pass a message to Mr. Wade and help me plead with Mr. Wade to give me a lenient treatment…”Finley was comp
When Kazuo rushed into the room in the basement in a rage with a dagger in his hand, Finley’s hands were already tied up and he was hung up by the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies.And Finley and Homer were still cursing at each other. They hated each other and at the same time, they did not forget to shift the blame onto the other person. When they saw Kazuo coming in after pushing the door open, both of them stopped cursing at once and trembled nervously. Homer was afraid that Kazuo would use the dagger to cut something off his body.On the other hand, Finley was afraid that he would have his ears cut off, just like Homer.As soon as Kazuo entered the door, he saw Finley hanging in the air.The expression on his face suddenly became very angry and ferocious. He strode forward and kicked Finley in the stomach as if he was a sandbag. At the same time, Kazuo also cursed angrily under his breath, “You b*stard! You tricked me into coming to the United States and nearly caused m
Kazuo was instantly very nervous.He knew of the Fox family’s strength very well and if the Fox family had really sent people to Japan, it would only be a matter of time before they linked this matter to the Iga ninjas.Perhaps, the Fox family’s intelligence officers would have already found out that it was the Iga ninjas even before their martial arts experts landed in Japan. Therefore, Kazuo also understood very well that the Iga family, who was already declining, was likely to be extremely vulnerable in front of the Fox family’s martial arts experts. And now, the Fox family would place the blame for Homer’s kidnapping and the cutting off of Homer’s ears entirely on the Iga ninjas. They would never go easy on them…The Iga ninjas might be exterminated because of this!As he thought of this, Kazuo was already panicking and he even wished to call his father immediately and tell him to hurry up and lead the Iga family into hiding so that they would not get wiped out by the Fox f
Kazuo did not expect that Charlie would have considered the safety of his own family in advance.At the moment when he heard that the Fox family had sent some people to Japan, he was already extremely nervous but he did not expect that Charlie would have already made all the necessary arrangements. After all, the martial arts experts from the Fox family were still on the flight and as long as Kazuo’s own family members could take off before the plane landed, they would be out of the martial arts experts’ reach, even if they were strong.This moment made Kazuo feel completely relieved and he hurriedly said with immense gratitude, “Thank you, Mr. Wade… Thank you very much!”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “Seize the time to contact your father and make sure that everyone gets on the plane within five hours. After they arrive in New York, Ten Thousand Armies will arrange for them to land in Long Beach and their safety will be protected as they rest and wait for my command.”Kazuo k
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!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w