Jordan became a little emotional and said gravely, “I only have one or two years left. I’ve accepted my fate after going through so many ordeals. Money is no longer the most important thing anymore.”Charlie was pleased and nodded at Jordan’s words. “I know it wasn’t easy for you to be where you are today. Now, you’re already so old. You’ve earned so much money, but in the end, it’s meaningless to you. To top it off, your son wanted to kill you because of the money. I can’t help but feel sorry for you.”Jordan sighed, melancholy written all over his face. “You’re right, Mr. Wade. Money is indeed meaningless for someone my age.”Charlie smiled and said, “It is, but I can give you a chance to use that money.”Jordan was startled for a moment. He quickly asked, “Mr. Wade… What do you mean?”Charlie replied indifferently, “Haven’t you always wanted to buy the Rejuvenating Pill? If I remember correctly, you made a bid of two hundred and ten billion US dollars in the auction in Aurous H
Jordan was overjoyed to see Kathleen’s unwavering decision. Even so, he still remained cautious.Kathleen agreed to buy the Rejuvenating Pill, but she did not mention if she had bought it for him.Having gone through several ups and downs in recent times, Jordan had grown to be concerned and highly alert over such matters, even if they seemed insignificant.Just as he thought of this, Kathleen gazed at him and said solemnly, “Grandpa, I’ll transfer the payment to Mr. Wade soon. You can have the Rejuvenating Pill.”Jordan was relieved to hear her statement. He was so excited, he burst into tears.He wanted a Rejuvenating Pill so badly, but he came to the conclusion that he was fated not to have one. Yet, Charlie and Kathleen gave him such a huge surprise and granted his dream!So excited he was, he choked up as he thanked Charlie over and over again. “Mr. Wade… Thank you… Thank you! I will remember your kindness forever!”Charlie waved his hand and said solemnly, “Lord Fox, I hav
That was the only way for Jordan to acquire the remaining pills. He would receive three quarter pills on three separate occasions in order for him to realize his dream of living for another decade or two.Jordan had lived for more than ninety years. He was a wise man, and immediately understood Charlie’s reason. It was evident that Charlie wanted to keep him in check. Even so, how could he complain about it?He sighed in his heart, mournful. ‘If Charlie still needs me, I can live. If not, what else can I do but die?’Upon coming to this realization, Jordan did not hesitate to say, “Mr. Wade, let’s go with your plan. I have no objections.”Charlie nodded and turned to Kathleen. “Miss Fox, do you have any problems with this arrangement?”Kathleen hurriedly replied, “I-I… I’m fine… I’m fine with your arrangement, Mr. Wade!”Kathleen finally understood Charlie’s reason for doing things in such a manner. He was helping her.She was very grateful for him and thought, ‘Mr. Wade is so k
To Charlie, family unity was the key to prosperity. Uniting the family would reduce internal friction and the family could focus their energy on meaningful work. Even a family of poor peasants would eventually prosper with strong unity.But if there was division and friction within the family, they would instead spend most of their energy in fighting each other.As a result, the family would not have enough energy to do meaningful work and advance. Instead, they would regress.If the members continued to go against one another, even a family with trillions would exhaust all their resources someday.Thus, Charlie deliberately reminded Kathleen to constantly keep her family in check. She must make sure that everyone could keep up with her pace and be on the same page. If she discovered any problems, she must not be soft-hearted and must remove the source of the problem at once.Kathleen understood Charlie’s intentions. She promptly nodded and said, “Mr. Wade, don’t worry. I’ll pay a
Jarvis was surprised to find out that Cason had lost all his power. Cason had turned into an ordinary person without any cultivation skills whatsoever. Shocked, Jarvis blurted out, “Cason, what happened to you?!”Because Cason was giving Charlie full attention, he did not see anyone else. When he heard Jarvis’s voice, he finally realized that Jarvis had finally returned after a long time. He immediately sobbed, looking like a pitiful and wronged child.“Jarvis… You’re finally back…” Jarvis hurriedly stepped forward and supported Cason. He asked in a sorrowful tone, “Cason, what happened to your power?!” Cason was filled with so much regret. Remorseful, he wept bitterly, “Jarvis, I lost my power early this afternoon. I was blind and acted rudely to Mr. Wade when he came for lunch today. In retaliation, Mr. Wade destroyed my power and ordered me to kneel in the dining room until this very moment…”A thought occurred to him and he muttered, “Jarvis, Mr. Wade said someone would come
Charlie’s question sent Jarvis panicking slightly. He could barely hide his nervousness.“Mr. Wade, please don’t be angry… If this isn’t enough, I’ll knock out a few of his teeth right now! I-if that isn’t enough… I’ll break his leg! I’ll make it up for you!”Charlie waved his hand faintly and said, “No need. He accidentally offended me in the afternoon, and I’ve made him kneel until now. I’m sure he has learnt from his mistakes.” Hearing that, Cason hurriedly knelt on the floor and earnestly repented, “Mr. Wade, I’ve learnt from my mistakes! Please, pardon me…”Charlie nodded, indifferent. “Fine. I won’t continue to hold you at fault.” Cason was thrilled. He immediately bowed again and again and said gratefully, “Thank you, Mr. Wade! Thank you for your kindness! Thank you!”Charlie said, “You don’t have to thank me so quickly. I won’t continue to be angry, but I won’t help you restore your power. This is the price to pay for your mistakes.” Cason’s excited face immediately t
Jarvis, Julian, and Cason were the best martial artists from their school. To have two masters defeated in Charlie’s hand was a big loss to the school.As he thought of that, Jarvis could only bite the bullet. “Mr. Wade, my two juniors are the backbone of our school… I hope you could be kind enough to pardon them. If you need my help in the future, I’ll do my all to assist you!”Charlie remained indifferent toward Jarvis’s pleas. He waved his hand and said, “It’s useless to say empty words. If you want me to let them go, it’s not impossible. However, you have to accept my conditions.”Jarvis was glad to be given a chance to turn things around. Without hesitation, he said, “Mr. Wade, please tell us! We’ll try to meet your conditions!”Charlie replied, “It’s simple. Send them both to work for the Ten Thousand Armies for three years. I’ll set them free after that.”Cason, who was still kneeling on the floor, was thrilled. He did not hesitate to reply, “I’m willing to serve you! Mr. W
Charlie knew Jarvis and his men were a part of a martial arts school.Now, there was no martial arts school left in Oskia except for a few martial arts families. Most of the martial arts schools were overseas.Therefore, he must give Jarvis and his school a reminder to stay away from Oskia from now on.Charlie didn’t want the Fox family to get involved in Oskia. After all, the Fox family was huge. If they shifted their focus to Oskia, it would inevitably trigger many chain reactions. This might not be a good thing for Charlie or the Wade family.Besides, Charlie knew Kathleen was too smart for her own good. Thus, he must keep his distance from her to avoid unnecessary trouble.Everyone from the Fox family, including Jarvis, agreed without hesitation. What they feared most was Charlie’s fury. As such, no one dared to provoke him.Kathleen was the only one who felt quite sad about this. She had been thinking about transferring the family business to Oskia in the future so that she
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!"