“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
Spencer and Xavion felt as though they were on the verge of death.Their alcohol tolerance was only average. Thinking about drinking three big glasses in a row made them feel like vomiting before they had even touched the liquor.Unfortunately, Charlie did not give them any leeway at all.He glared at Xavion and warned him coldly, “What are you waiting for? Why don’t you hurry up? Do you want me to pour you a drink?”Xavion gnashed his teeth, and he stepped forward in a panic, opening one of the Moutai bottles with trembling hands.Meanwhile, Charlie arranged the two glasses side by side and said, “Come on. Pour the liquor!” Xavion could only do as he was told, and he poured the two full glasses of the white spirit.Once Xavion had poured the liquor, Charlie gestured to them and ordered, “Come on. Drink.”Spencer stared at the liquor in fright and spoke in a trembling voice, “Mr. Wade, I-I... I have high blood pressure and high blood sugar too... The doctor has repeatedly told
At this time, Spencer, who was next to him, was still holding onto the wine glass. The man dared not take a single sip.His son Xavion however, was very quick about it.This immediately made him panic. “If I let this bastard Xavion finish drinking first, wouldn’t I be done for?!”As Spencer thought of how he had just gotten slapped because of Xavion just now, his irritation and anger grew. He let out a hard cough immediately and glared at Xavion as he cursed, “Ahem! You unfilial son! You’re drinking so fast. Is it because you want to reward your father with an extra glass?!”Xavion was about to pinch his nose and finish the rest of the liquor when he suddenly heard his father yelling, he was so frightened that he almost lost grip of the wine glass. Panicked, he came back to his senses. He turned to stare at his father after that, only to find that the liquor in Spencer’s glass was still untouched. At this moment, he finally realized that he had almost made another big mistake.
After Spencer downed his glass, he began seeing double images. The dizziness made him faint, and he felt as though he had just been punched in the gut.Xavion had no courage to go against his father, so he could only wait for Spencer to finish before proceeding to hurriedly swallow the remaining liquor in his glass.By then, the time on Charlie’s stopwatch hadn’t reached a minute yet.When Charlie saw the father and son duo gasping for breath, their faces flushed red, he grinned. He waved his hand and said cheerfully, “Come, now! Have a second drink. I’d like to trouble Master Fox to refill the wine glasses!”Xavion’s legs were already beginning to sway, but he dared not disobey Charlie’s command. He could only tremble as he picked up the wine glass once again, and poured two more glasses for his father and himself. Immediately afterwards, Charlie looked at the stopwatch again and said, “Let’s stick to the old rules. I’ll give you one minute each to drink your respective glasses.
Xavion hurriedly replied, “I’ll do it myself, sir. I’ll do it myself!”He fumbled to fill up another glass with liquor, forcing himself to endure the severe dizziness as he gulped the burning alcohol down his throat.Soon, he could feel the alcohol’s effects getting stronger and stronger. Not daring to delay any longer, he hurriedly filled up the last glass while he was still conscious, and drank it all. After finishing the last glass of liquor, Xavion felt his stomach burning, as if it was on fire. He had gone through four glasses, and now, he sensed that he was on the verge of collapse. When he saw that his task was already completed, he heaved a sigh of relief before collapsing on the ground with a heavy thud.When Charlie saw that both the father and son had passed out, he stood up and said to Quinn, “Nana, we won’t have an appetite if we look after two drunks. Why don’t we go somewhere else?”Quinn stuck her tongue out cheekily and said, “Okay, Brother Charlie. Even the smel
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