Charlie’s words made Spencer and Xavion’s faces turned pale.They had already vaguely guessed that it was likely that Homer had caused some big trouble. However, they had not been able to figure out what Homer had actually done due to their limited knowledge and time.After hearing Charlie’s rebuke, it seemed as though Homer had also taken a lot of lives, which instantly caused the both of them to feel terrified.Spencer hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, I really know very little of Homer’s affairs! I’ve never heard of the things that you just mentioned before, a-and...”As Spencer spoke, he subconsciously glanced at his son, Xavion, who was next to him. He felt torn for a moment before he decided to go out of his way and say seriously, “And... I was not the one personally disciplining Homer ever since he was young. I’ve never been involved much in his growth and cultivation. It was my son, Xavion, who was responsible for Homer’s education and cultivation...”When Xavion heard this, he s
Spencer shivered in fear, and he stammered, “D-Dad, you’ve misunderstood... Dad, I did not want to usurp your power, nor do I want your life. I just want the Fox family to develop steadily. You wanted to spend two hundred billion US dollars on a pill in one go, and that was really a huge burden for the Fox family!”“Burden?!” Jordan pointed at him angrily and questioned, “I was the one who held down the entire Fox family, and I was the one who earned all the assets belonging to the Fox family! Now that I’m already old and need to spend some of my hard-earned money to renew my life, as a son, you’re not happy about it?!”Spencer panicked as he further explained, “Dad, I’m not unhappy! I just didn’t want you to get cheated! You said that you were going to buy a Rejuvenating Pill, and that kind of thing sounds just like a scam! How could it be worth so much money?!”“You’re talking nonsense!” Jordan gritted his teeth and cursed, “Spencer Fox, do you know who the owner of the Rejuvenati
Right there and then, Jordan hurriedly bowed and groveled with both hands as he said, “Mr. Wade, I would not dare to disobey your orders!”Charlie took out his cell phone and unlocked the screen before he opened one of the video albums. There were some videos related to Homer which had already been downloaded in advance.Immediately after that, he threw the cell phone to Jordan and said coldly, “You can click on it and see for yourself!”After that, he pointed at the descendants of the Fox family who were behind him and said coldly, “Everyone who is over the age of eighteen will come forward and watch it together, while those who are under eighteen should avoid it immediately!”Jordan hurriedly agreed, and most of the descendants of the Fox family surrounded him quickly. They also wanted to know why Charlie would come to the Fox family with such great fanfare.Although those who were under the age of eighteen were also eager to find out why, they did not dare to come forward at th
But if he said it too lightly, it wouldn’t be proportionate to what that beast had done, and Charlie would definitely blame him again...He did not dare to say that all of this should be handed over to the law for a fair trial either. A fair trial would definitely save Homer’s life, but it was bound to be accompanied by a thorough exposure of everything he had done. By that time, the Fox family’s reputation would inevitably plummet, and they would become the object of everyone’s anger and rebuke in the United States.Therefore, for Spencer, no matter what he chose, there was bound to be an unbearable price...When Charlie saw him hesitating, he said coldly, “Since you cannot say it, don’t say it, then.”Immediately after that, he looked at Jordan and asked coldly, “You were the previous head of the Fox family, so you’re considered experienced. Let me ask you, how do you think this matter should be handled?”Jordan was also in a dilemma. He basically shared the same thoughts as
“Me?”Kathleen never would have thought that Charlie would ask her to express her opinion at this time.She was well aware of her status in the Fox family, and she knew that she was no match for Spencer, Xavion, or Homer.Despite her grandfather’s love for her, when it came to seniority, she could only take a step back and remain silent.Moreover, she had not seen her parents tonight and so, she could already guess that her uncle, Spencer, had already expelled her parents from the Fox family. At this time, Kathleen felt even less confident with no foothold.Charlie saw that she seemed to be lacking in self-confidence, so he said, “Miss Fox, just speak up if you have any ideas. You don’t have to be afraid of offending anyone. I’ll back you up!”Kathleen pursed her lips, and she suddenly felt much more at ease.With Charlie backing her up, she immediately mustered the courage to say loudly, “Mr. Wade, I think the best solution now is to let Homer pay for what he did!”When Xavion
This suddenly made him feel a little angry at Kathleen. He had originally wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to regain power but unexpectedly, the granddaughter whom he trusted the most would actually come out at this time to go against him!He couldn’t help but look at Kathleen with an angry and questioning look in his eyes.When Kathleen saw her grandfather looking at her with such eyes, she was shocked at first, but she soon understood the reason for the look in her grandfather’s eyes. ‘It seems like... Grandpa has misunderstood me...’As Kathleen thought of this, she sighed helplessly as she said, “Grandpa, the Fox family does not have any other choice now. Homer has caused such a big problem, and this problem can by no means be solved with his death. Therefore, the Fox family has no other choice but to take enough responsibility. We have to make this matter public and apologize to the victims and the public. At the same time, we also have to actively pay the famil
Kathleen’s words made each and every member of the Fox family feel ashamed beyond measure.These words made them truly realize that they were not innocent, and neither was the Fox family!They had previously thought of sacrificing Homer alone in order to preserve the reputation of the entire Fox family, which was equivalent to shirking their responsibilities in front of Charlie. Spencer was the first to come back to his senses at this time, and he looked at Charlie as he said in horror, “Mr. Wade... the reason why you made Homer’s kidnapping a hot topic globally... c-could it be because you wanted to crush the rest of the Fox family too?!”Charlie sneered and said, “I just wanted Homer Fox and the Fox family to pay the price and consequence for this matter! Homer Fox has done so many unconscionable things, and these things should be completely exposed.”After saying that, Charlie looked at Kathleen and said with satisfaction, “Miss Fox, there are so many people and so many mouths
Charlie said coldly, “I’ll expose all the videos to the public later. At that time, the Fox family had better hold a press conference as soon as possible to apologize sincerely to the whole world. If you handle this matter well, I will not pursue this matter anymore, but if you fail to handle this matter well, I will kill the head of your Fox family first. After that, I will let the next head of the family continue to deal with this matter. If the next head of the family does not satisfy me either, I will also kill him and look for the next one until this matter is properly resolved!”When the Fox family heard these words, they all shuddered in fear.Charlie ignored them and simply turned around as he said to Porter, “Porter, bring them here.”“Okay, Mr. Wade!” Porter took out his cell phone immediately and issued an order to his subordinates. A few minutes later, a helicopter landed directly outside the door of the hall on the first floor.Several soldiers from Ten Thousand Armi
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