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
Charlie said that he would come over at night because of other reasons. Jordan and Kathleen would arrive in New York at night, hence, Charlie planned to bring the two of them to the Fox family and end this matter.Xavion would never understand the deep meaning behind Charlie’s meaningful words, but he could not be bothered to think about it either.All he had in his mind was how to make them stay. He could not allow them to leave, otherwise, all their efforts would be in vain.Besides, the kidnapper had not given them much time, and time was ticking.As he thought of that, he could only swallow his pride and apologize, “Please don’t be angry. I hope you can forgive my rudeness earlier.”Then, he turned to Charlie and said against his will, “Mr. Wade, I’m sorry for offending you earlier. Please don’t mind me!”Charlie ridiculed, “I did not expect a privileged man like Mr. Xavion to easily bend to the will of others, which is truly impressive.” Xavion knew Charlie was mocking him
Spencer’s expression immediately turned grim upon hearing Charlie’s remark.He glared at Charlie and questioned, “Are you the one who kidnapped my grandson, Homer?!”Charlie did not answer him. Instead, he pushed the dining chair behind him and crossed his leg.Then, he glanced at the empty dining table and questioned, “Didn’t you invite us for a meal? Why isn’t there anything on the table? There’s not even a single appetizer. Is this how the Fox family treats their guests?”Spencer did not expect Charlie to take him so lightly, and he slammed his fist on the table in a fury.“Boy! This is the Fox family! You’d better be honest with me! Where is my grandson?! If you refuse to tell me, you won’t get out of this door alive!” Xavion was furious too. He had been scolded by Charlie several times at The Palace Hotel before, so he had a grudge against him and had never forgotten about it. He did not expect Charlie to come to his house in the same manner. He had not repented and was i
Before he could even recover from the shock, a sudden slap suddenly hit his face, making a crisp sound.“Slap!”Cason was not the only one shocked. Even Spencer and Xavion were petrified at this turn of events.Who would have thought that the Fox family’s strongest martial artist could be easily defeated? Not only that, but the enemy had slapped him in return.Then, an unbelievable scene happened in front of them.After slapping Cason, Charlie moved his hand back and used the back of his right hand to slap Cason again.Cason stood still and was dumbfounded. However, his tears began rolling down his cheeks uncontrollably.No one understood how the two slaps had hurt him emotionally. It was a big hit to his mentality!While Cason was still stunned, Charlie used some Reiki aura to seal Cason’s power, and he coldly ordered Cason, “If you don’t want to be crippled for the rest of your life, kneel obediently!” Cason trembled in fear!It was then that he realized that his five meri
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