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
“Don’t be angry?”Charlie was so amused, and he laughed at Spencer’s words.He looked at Spencer and pointed toward where Spencer was sitting before. He stated coldly, “From the moment I came in, you’ve sat there chattering like an eagle. You threatened that I would not leave this place alive, and then you threatened to kill my family. You were so vicious! Now, you’re wagging your tail like a dog and begging me. Spencer, I really don’t understand. Which is the real you?”Spencer did not expect Charlie to be so blunt. Charlie’s sharp words were so disrespectful to him. He was angry, but he could not do anything about it.“I’m sorry... Sorry for offending you earlier... Please forgive me...” Charlie snorted. “You threatened me with my personal safety, and I could still endure it. However, how dare you threaten me with my family’s safety? I can’t accept that!” Spencer’s expression was full of horror, and he quickly said, “Sir... I didn’t... I didn’t say I was going to kill your wh
In Spencer’s opinion, if Xavion had listened to Charlie’s order earlier and slapped himself, Charlie would not have beaten him.Spencer was already in his seventies, and the slap was humiliating, hurting him both physically and psychologically. Xavion saw that his father was really angry, so he quickly slapped himself twice and said shamefully, “I spoke too much! I really spoke too much!” Charlie was pleased and nodded. Then, he pointed at the table and said, “Come. Aren’t you treating your guests to a meal? Let’s all sit down.” Spencer knew he had screwed up. It was easy to invite Charlie in, but it was not easy to send him off. He had no choice but to get up from the ground.Xavion tried to reach out to help, but Spencer got angry every time he looked at him. Spencer slapped Xavion and scolded, “You b*stard! I don’t need your help! Hurry up and tell the kitchen to serve the food!” Xavion covered his face and left aggrievedly. He went to order the servants to serve the food
Spencer shuddered at Charlie’s rage.Even when he was young, Jordan had never scolded him so harshly. He had never thought that he would be scolded by a young man fifty years younger than him one day.He noticed Charlie's wrath and was furious, but even so, he did not dare to hesitate at all and quickly picked up his cutleries. Charlie was satisfied to see Spencer’s change in attitude, and when he saw the servant bring two bottles of Maotai liquor out, he told the servant, “Bring ten more bottles of this.”The servant was stunned and blurted out, “This is a two-liter bottle...” Charlie waved his hand, “I told you to bring them out. Why are you asking so many questions?”Spencer trembled and dared not disobey him, so he hurriedly waved his hand toward the servant and said, “Hurry up and go!”The servant did not daresay anything further and quickly left. Not long after, he and a few other servants came back with ten bottles of liquor.Finally, Charlie sent the servants away. Th
Charlie noticed Xavion’s awkward expression and silence, so he slammed his fist on the table hard and questioned, “What? Are you not happy with my arrangement?”“N-no! It’s a good arrangement!” Xavion shuddered again and said without hesitation, “I’ll make the arrangements now! I’ll get on it!”Then, he hurriedly took out his phone and called the assistant.To express his sincerity, he even turned on the speakerphone and said, “Transfer the venue we just bought to Miss Golding’s agency company immediately for one US dollar. Bring the lawyer to meet with Miss Golding’s agent now. Complete the transfer as soon as possible!”The assistant was stunned by Xavion’s new order, and he asked, “Master, we’ve just compensated Miss Golding’s agency ten times the cost of the venue. Now, you want to give the venue to the other party for nothing?!”Xavion burst out impatiently, “Just do as you’re told! Why are you asking so many questions?!”The assistant hurriedly said, “Master, I’m sorry for
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!"