Finley cried and shouted, “I... I know I was wrong... Mr. Wade, please let this end now...”“You want it to end now?” Charlie scoffed, “Well, not unless you take out all the information you keep. Otherwise, I’ll keep you alive and let you experience this pain daily.”Then, Charlie turned to Kazuo and ordered, “Kazuo, pull out your belt and hit him as hard as you can!”Kazuo dared not defy Charlie’s order, so he pulled his belt off immediately and rushed toward Finley. Then, he swung the belt at Finley like crazy. Finley was only wearing one pair of shorts and nothing else. Kazuo had soon beat him up horribly, bruising him.Every time Kazuo hit him, it was as if someone had cut his skin and flesh repeatedly. A great pain swept through his whole body like an explosion as the pain became more excruciating.Kazuo had only hit him a few times, but Finley was in so much pain that he felt as though he was about to die. He was starting to lose consciousness, but the pain had not weaken
Charlie’s words frightened Finley and Homer.The two were crying and begging for mercy in unison, but Charlie turned a deaf ear to their pleas.Finley collapsed in fright, and by this time, his pain perception had already magnified a hundredfold. He could only imagine how much pain he would be in if they arranged such a special session for them.He quickly shouted, “Why are you doing this to us! Even if we broke the law, let the law judge us! According to the law of the United States, we’d be imprisoned for life, at most! Why are you being so inhumane?!”“Inhumane?” Charlie curiously asked, “What? When you tortured those innocent girls, why didn’t you talk about your inhumanity to them? Now that it’s your turn to suffer, you’re talking to me about humaneness? What? Do you yourself possess any humaneness?”Finley cried, “I wasn't the one who killed those girls! I was only responsible for the arrangement. It was Homer and the rest who murdered them! There are at least dozens of perv
Finley had calmed down earlier, but when he saw Charlie walk in, he suddenly burst into tears and cried loudly.He struggled and tried to crawl toward Charlie. However, he had no strength left after all the severe pain, and he could only wriggle on the floor like a maggot and wail pitifully, “Mr. Wade... I’ll tell you everything! I’ll say anything... so please end this for me...”Charlie asked, “What? Do you finally know your sin?”“I know already... I understand...” Finley cried, “I’m guilty and deserve to die... I’m sorry to all the innocent girls who were killed because of me... I don’t want anything anymore... I just want a chance to atone for my sins... I beg you, please...”The past two hours of torment had been ten thousand times more terrifying than hell for Finley.He could not imagine living with this much pain for the rest of his life. He could not ensure such torture and no longer had the will to live. All he wanted was to die as quickly as possible and simple death.
Charlie studied the video with murderous eyes. He had never expected to witness such cruelty in times of peace!Worst of all, these beasts in suits who indulged in extreme cruelty were all the so-called social elites and high-glass people in the West. Regardless of their status, they were extremely brutal and ruthless!Their brutal methods were beyond words, and Charlie’s blood pressure soared after browsing through a few videos.He turned to Porter and said in a cold voice, “Porter, I have a mission for you!”Porter answered with no hesitation, “Mr. Wade, please say it!”Charlie said, “Arrange for someone to immediately start analyzing these videos and files. Be sure to figure out who they are and how many people there are. Also, figure out how many girls they have killed. Investigate everyone’s identities for me and then compile them into a list! Once we have settled everything with the Fox family, I’ll deal with them one by one!” Porter immediately said, “I understand!”Char
Kathleen began to feel a little nervous and asked Rosalie another question.“Did Mr. Wade change his mind? No... That can’t be... Mr. Wade isn’t like that. Where does he want us to go?”Rosalie said smiling, “Mr. Wade said the destination will remain a secret for now. Even I don't know where we’re going. All I know is that we have half an hour to prepare. Once the helicopter arrives, it will take us out of here to... Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.”“Sri Lanka...” Kathleen muttered and then turned around to see the land far away to the right.She muttered to herself, “No wonder the cargo ship has been moving very slowly. So, he intends to let us disembark here...”Then, she looked at Rosalie and asked, “Rosalie, are you coming to Colombo with us?”“Yeah,” Rosalie replied with a smile. “Mr. Wade has ordered me to escort you to the destination safely.”Kathleen nodded softly and asked again, “Is my grandpa aware of the changes?”Rosalie said, “I came to inform you as soon as I
About twenty minutes later, Jordan, Kathleen, and Jarvis came to the deck with their carry-on baggage.The sky was setting, leaving only a hint of dimmed sunset glow at the horizon on the west.Rosalie had been waiting for ten minutes on the deck by the time they arrived. Jordan saw Rosalie and politely said, “Ms. Schulz, sorry for troubling you to come with us again...” Rosalie replied with a soft smile, “Lord Fox, don’t worry about it. This is Mr. Wade’s order, so I’ll try my best to carry out his orders.” Then, she checked the time and said, “Lord Fox, the helicopter will be here soon. We’re about two hundred kilometers away from Colombo. The flight will take about an hour or so.”Jordan nodded gently, and he was tempted to ask about the reason behind Charlie’s sudden arrangement. He wondered why the latter had suddenly diverted them to Colombo and what the next arrangement was upon arriving in Colombo. After giving it some thought, however, he decided to follow Charlie’s
“That’s right!” Quinn was very angry too.“They’re threatening me with this now! If I don’t go, I’m afraid that the concert would have to be postponed! I have so many concerts after this, so if this concert is postponed, it will affect the rest of my tour. Even if I put this show on hold now, they might use the same tactic on the rest of my tours.” Charlie asked her, “What are you planning to do?”Quinn said coquettishly, “Charlie, I need your help. I’d like to trouble you to accompany me to meet the Fox family. I don’t know if it would be convenient for you...”“If it’s inconvenient, just forget it. I will directly announce that we have some issues with the venue and put the first show on hold. We’ll go for the rest of the tours and come back to New York to replace the show later.” Charlie asked with a smile, “Won’t your fans in New York be disappointed?” Quinn replied helplessly, “But there’s no way around this! I believe they’ll understand me...”Charlie said, “It’s fine.
Quinn arrived at Charlie’s villa by car. After picking Charlie up at the gate, the convoy drove to the nearby Fox family manor.When the convoy arrived in front of the manor’s gate, Xavion came to the gate and pretentiously welcomed them.His son was still missing, but he wore a fake smile on his face as a pretense. However, his face turned ugly when he saw Charlie and Quinn get out of the car together.He had only met Charlie once, but Charlie had left a deep impression on him.He had suffered from Charlie’s arrogance on the night his son had gone missing, and it was Xavion’s first time feeling so humiliated. Worst of all, he had been humiliated by such a young man as Charlie.He held a grudge and constantly remembered it, so naturally, he was very upset to see Charlie.He frowned and questioned Charlie, “I only invited Miss Golding. Why are you here? Do you think you’re worthy enough to be a guest at the manor of the Fox family with that lowly status of yours?”“Huh!” Charlie
Jacob shrugged. "If Hannah's debt is cleared, then she's fine now, no?""Yeah," Elaine replied. "I heard from an old friend not two days ago, saying that the document of her non-arrest… non-prosecution or whatever was sent in. Once it's approved, she's free to go home.""Most likely non-prosecution," Charlie replied."Right, I think that's it!" Elaine nodded repeatedly and sighed unhappily. "She's really been let off easy. She should be arrested and jailed for at least ten years."Jacob couldn't help sighing. "Come on, dear—Mom and Chris were out of line, but things are terrible for them now as it is. There's no reason to hope for the worst for them since Harold and Chris are still too hurt to work. It's thanks to Wendy's income that they have a living, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive."Then, worried that Elaine would get upset that he might be siding with his brother and mother too much, he quickly added, "I'm not taking their side or trying to get their case reinvest
Charlie actually had to change his opinion of Elaine after seeing her ready to kill Jacob earlier but getting all clingy now.Despite her many flaws, Elaine was the one half of their marriage who was earnestly in love.As for Jacob, he didn't seem to have any genuine feelings for Elaine at all.The mere mention of his past with Elaine always left him grumbling and complaining, but now, it was clear that Elaine was his best choice. With his attitude and the way he did things, he and Matilda would have split up by now even if they had gone to the States together.In the end, Jacob simply had too many of the flaws common amongst men his age, but while others would have no more than five out of twenty of those flaws, he had eighteen.As such, from another perspective entirely, the only woman who could tolerate Jacob now was Elaine and only Elaine. Coincidentally, her straightforward personality and tendency to get violent was the perfect counter against all of Jacob's flaws, reducing
Elaine nodded, emotional as well. "Well, Claire's finally home after being in the States for so long. Let's stop being clowns already—let's go home!"Jacob nodded, utterly relieved and teary-eyed. "Yes! Let's go home!"Meanwhile, Claire was left dumbfounded even as she watched while Charlie was left wiping the sweat off his brow—they had really just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat there!And it looked like they had truly succeeded in clearing any suspicion Elaine had of Matilda, and she most likely would do her best to avoid running into Matilda as well.That way, all the nonsense he had said wouldn't be exposed.Still, as Claire came to her senses, she told Charlie, "Darling, that was amazing! You somehow managed to talk your way out of that!"Charlie chuckled in embarrassment. "I had no choice but to sacrifice my pride for the peace in the family."Claire hugged his arm and giggled happily, "There's no victory without sacrifice. You're the best, dear!"-Meanwhile,
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!"