Yule’s affair was known to everyone in Oskia’s circle of elites.Despite the fact the Golding family held a large influence in Oskia, it was somewhat lacking compared to the Acker family.Therefore, Lady Acker did not have much of an impression of Yule. Naturally, she knew nothing about his illness and subsequent recovery. But upon seeing Quinn speaking with so much certainty, coupled with the fact that she was already fond of Quinn because Quinn was engaged to her grandson, she couldn’t help but believe in Quinn. Still, some of her uncertainty remained. She glanced at Master Howton, who had been pinching his fingers and chanting incessantly, and asked sincerely, “What do you think, Master Howton?”Master Howton opened his eyes and sighed. “Lord Acker’s qi has already been exhausted. Even my Life-Sustaining Pill can’t do anything to save him. In my opinion, there’s no longer any pill in this world that can save him…”When Quinn heard this, she immediately rebutted and exclaime
The medicinal pill might not be effective. Even so, she would not blame her son or Quinn.Everyone in the family yearned for the family’s prosperity and good health. It was their first time meeting Quinn, but they treated her the same. The Acker family owed their gratitude to Quinn, therefore, she was willing to accept the result calmly.At this point, most had already given up. Only Quinn and Christian were still nervous.Master Howton sighed and shook his head. He continued to keep his eyes shut and recited some chant related to the Heavenly Venerate.The Healing Pill rapidly melted in Keith’s mouth, and soon, the medicine quickly spread to all parts of his body and took effect. However, his weak heartbeat stopped.A sharp alarm sound from the ECG machine soon rang out as the pulse line on the ECG monitor instantly became a straight line. At last, the Acker family’s hope was completely dashed.Holly lost control of her emotions, and she covered her eyes and burst into tears.
The continuous loud and piercing alarm suddenly disappeared, and everyone involuntarily turned their attention to the monitor.Master Howton’s impassioned chanting also came to an abrupt end. He had originally wanted to use his sutra to send Keith off, but he had never expected things to change so unexpectedly!The Acker family too could not understand what had just happened. Immediately after that, they saw the doctor pointing at the ECG pulse line that was moving up and down as he said in excitement, “His heartbeat has returned! His heart is beating again!!!”Everyone finally saw that the straight pulse line had begun to rise and fall once more with bigger and bigger movements!The Acker family immediately burst into tears of happiness, and Holly wept in joy. She hurriedly rushed forward to see her husband begin to breathe again, and she was astounded to see his chest begin to rise and fall.She stepped forward, grabbed her husband’s hand, and cried. “Keith! Can you hear me?”
Christian hurriedly pointed at Quinn and told Keith, “Dad, this is Miss Golding. My sister wanted Charlie to marry her. Do you remember?”Holly quickly added beside them, “Keith, do you remember what I told you before? In the past, Ashley told me that Curtis’s good friend gave birth to a daughter. She was a little younger than Charlie. Soon, the two families agreed to have an arranged marriage for the children.” Keith nodded, “I remember... I remember...”Then, he said with a puzzled look on his face, “But... But Charlie is only eight years old... He... How can he have such an older fiancee...”Everyone’s expression turned sad upon hearing that. They had thought that the magic pill might have cured his Alzheimer's disease as well.However, as soon as Keith had stated that Charlie was still eight years old, they realized that his memory was still from the time when his eldest daughter, Ashley, had died.Christian choked as he said, “Dad, don’t you realize that Mom and everyone el
Keith became very emotional.After his heartfelt words, he took off his oxygen mask and put both hands together, bowing gently to Quinn in gratitude.“Miss Golding, you have saved my life, and I thank you for your kindness. I’m not a man who gives empty promises. I can only assure you that the whole Acker family will try and lend you our help if you require our assistance in the future!” When Christian heard this, he immediately echoed his father. As the eldest son of the Acker family, he also put his hands together and bowed to Quinn in respect as he gave his word, “Miss Golding, if you need the Acker family’s help in the future, please let me know!” Quinn did not expect Charlie’s two elders to bow to her, and she panicked a little as she hurriedly said, “You’re both Charlie’s elders, and you’re my elders too! Please don’t be so polite! This... This is what I should do...”Holly chimed in gratefully, “Good girl... A miraculous medicine is such a priceless treasure to all, yet y
Generally speaking, a color like the Imperial Jade was simply rare and priceless. It was hard to come by such a big piece of material that could be made into a bracelet with full green color, no cracks, and no flocculent patterns. The odds were as low as one in a billion.Holly’s bracelet was made from real Imperial Jade a long time ago, and it had been handed down from the royal family in the palace during ancient times. Its value had already exceeded hundreds of millions of US dollars!Holly’s jade bracelet was known as the legendary bracelet to jade experts, and it was worth five billion dollars. Quinn was no expert in examining jade, however, she could tell that the bracelet was priceless just by looking at the color.She hurriedly rejected it and said, “Grandma, how could I possibly accept this...”Holly replied solemnly, “Child, you are Charlie’s fiancee. Besides, this is your first time here, and it's our tradition to give a new family member a welcome gift! Just treat thi
The members of the Acker family were already used to Keith’s condition and bad memory loss over the years. Keith’s memory had deteriorated rather badly. In the initial stage, everyone had tried their best to help, hoping for Keith’s recovery. However, as time passed, it had merely become their wishful thinking. Keith had lost his memories of the past two decades, and even though they had tried to help him recover his memories, it had not worked. Keith could not recall anything that had happened over the recent years.Initially, the Acker family would explain the current time and events that he had forgotten daily to Keith. However, as time passed, they gradually realized that their efforts were in vain.Sometimes, the whole family would keep telling Keith stories all day, hoping that he would accept the reality of it all. However, it would not be long before he gradually forgot about everything and returned to his previous state once again. Keith’s current state had reverted to
Holly was extremely reluctant to see Quinn leave in such a hurry. She choked a little and said, “Dear girl, I really don’t want you to leave yet... You don’t know how much I have held back all these years and not told anyone... I wanted to tell Charlie everything when I found him...”Holly wiped away her tears and sighed. “But Charlie is still missing. I don’t know if I will live till the day he comes back. I can only tell you about these things. If I can’t live until Charlie comes back in the future, at least you can help me pass the message to him!”Quinn immediately said, “Grandma, don’t be so pessimistic. I believe you’ll soon find Charlie. When the time comes, the two of us will come to visit you together!”Holly could only nod and hold on to Quinn’s hand tightly as she solemnly said, “Good girl! You mustn’t lie to me. When you come to Los Angeles again, don’t go anywhere else yet but instead, come to visit me first, okay?”“Sure!” Quinn hurriedly agreed and promised, “Grandma
As it turned out, the bean counters of the Moore Group had been suggesting that Jasmine axe Deluxe Vintage and other antique-related businesses.After all, Aurous Hill was hardly the heart of the nation's antique business—not even a hub, and Vintage Deluxe wouldn't grow on such soil.Moreover, their revenue wasn't optimistic.While the business wasn't exactly falling off after Mick took charge, the lack of experience amongst the management team meant they were struggling to break even.And for the bean counters, keeping Vintage Deluxe meant no profits—even net losses in the immediate future. Right now, they might still be able to package it nicely and sell it off, and selling a fixed asset coupled with brand value would more or less turn a profit. But once Vintage Deluxe started incurring losses and the brand value diminished in turn, it would be reduced to zero completely.In other words, the value of Vintage Deluxe was on a springboard—sell it anytime now, and the value would be
The Mr. Crane from the other end of the call was Mick Crane—the current manager of Vintage Deluxe, and a man whom all of Antique Street fawned over.Mick was the assistant manager to Raymond back then, and his skill in the antique trade was at best moderate. However, thanks to his friendly personality, he had managed to secure himself many decent connections down Antique Street.As such, once Jasmine had fired Raymond, Mick had taken over his position as caretaker manager. She was also aware that Mick didn't have the skills to do well as a manager, and her plan had always been to keep him as a caretaker before she found someone better.As her ties with Charlie had strengthened and he had started helping her, her position in her family had skyrocketed. However, that also meant she couldn't watch over most of Vintage Deluxe's operations.Now that she was the head of the Moore family and the leader of a dynasty worth billions, a small business like Vintage Deluxe was even less signifi
Moreover, Raymond's old identity had various occupations connected to antiques. So, his plan now was to head over to Antique Street, find a place to rest his legs, and then get a shop of moderate scale and cheap rent to start a business in Aurous Hill.He headed to the precinct at Antique Street to register his face and other details into the database, reinforcing his legal certification. The precinct then issued him a visa so that he would have clearance to stay at a hotel for a while.Most of Antique Street's stalls were closing shop by the time he left the precinct, but he picked up his backpack and went for a stroll.It was not that different from before, though he thought he would never come back at the time…Still, he hadn't been there for long when a vendor recognized him and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey! Aren't you Mr. Cole? From Vintage Deluxe? When did you come back?"As things hadn't changed down the street for the businesses or the environment, Vintage Deluxe was stil
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