Now that Kathleen had become the head of the Fox family and with Charlie and Ten Thousand Armies to back her up, Spencer was worried that she would settle the score with him. So, he felt extremely nervous deep down in his heart, and he could only bite the bullet as he said, “Kathleen... To be honest with you, I was the one who sent your family to Miami... I thought that it would be relatively more comfortable for them to leave New York...”Having said that, he was afraid of Kathleen’s anger and so, he hurriedly said apologetically, “I’m sorry, Kathleen... I was just momentarily confused... Please do not hold it against me...”Kathleen had long guessed his motive for doing so, and the reason she was deliberately asking him about it was to expose him. When she saw that his attitude when admitting his mistake was not too bad, Kathleen said, “Uncle, as the saying goes, people do everything for money. Although these things that you’ve done are very inappropriate and even very immoral, I c
As a high-ranking Oskian detective in New York, Merlin was naturally very familiar with Jordan.Moreover, he also knew the inside story of the Fox family’s previous struggle for power. He knew that Jordan’s son, Spencer, had usurped Jordan’s power, and he had even heard that Spencer had secretly been spreading news everywhere that he would pay for Jordan’s head.However, he never would have expected that Jordan would be sitting next to Spencer so casually.Due to this unexpected scene, he suddenly could not understand what was going on.Meanwhile, Jordan clasped one of his hands over the other slightly as he said to Merlin, “Thank you for your concern, Inspector Lammy. I just came back today.”Having said that, he pointed at Kathleen, who was next to him, and smiled as he said, “Inspector Lammy, let me introduce my most beloved granddaughter, Kathleen Fox, to you. I don’t know if the both of you have met before.”Merlin looked at Kathleen and said politely, “Hello, Miss Fox. We h
Merlin intuitively thought that Spencer was not telling him the truth. However, he could not get to the bottom of it in front of Jordan and Kathleen and so, he spoke up and said, “Mr. Fox, did you prepare the cryptocurrency that the kidnappers asked for, then?”Spencer responded awkwardly, “This... Well... Detective Lammy, my niece, Kathleen, is in charge of all the affairs of the Fox family now. So, you should ask her about this instead...”Merlin frowned slightly before turning to look at Kathleen as he asked, “Miss Fox, since you are the head of the Fox family, how are you going to deal with Homer’s kidnapping?”Kathleen calculated the time, and she thought of how Charlie should be getting someone to publish those videos soon. Therefore, she could not expose anything in front of Merlin yet.So, she had a firm and determined look on her face as she said to Merlin, “Chief Lammy, although Homer is a little older than me, he is my eldest nephew and also the eldest great-grandson of
The police officer’s words made everyone, including Merlin, feel extremely nervous and tensed up.Merlin couldn’t help but urge, “What happened?! Hurry up and tell me clearly!”The police officer spoke with a frightened expression, “It’s a video! Someone has exposed a large number of videos on the internet, and the content of those videos... is really appalling! The internet has gone into a complete frenzy!”Merlin blurted out, “What exactly is the content of those videos about?!”The police officer swallowed his saliva and said dryly, “It’s all about Homer Fox... It’s about him abusing and killing various girls... Although the victims’ faces have been blurred, it is still possible to determine that there are at least twenty or more victims through their other identity features...”“What?!” Merlin was dumbfounded.He had long been prepared for the fact that Homer had been exposed to a huge scandal, but he had never expected that the scandal would be so big!At this time, his sub
At this time, his subordinates also said dejectedly, “Chief, I really cannot understand. They’ve killed so many people, but why haven’t we received any clues about the disappearance of young girls recently? It as though there haven’t been any reports of missing young women in New York at all...”Merlin said coldly, “They wouldn’t be so stupid to look for their prey from New York itself. In my opinion, most of these girls killed by them should have been secretly sent here from the West Coast, or they could even have been kidnapped and brought here from abroad.”As Merlin spoke of this, he suddenly remembered something, and he blurted out, “I understand now! The reason why they have been able to commit crimes so many times without getting detected is because they have never started committing the crime from their end before. But this time, Homer Fox made a fatal mistake...”Merlin’s subordinate quickly asked, “Chief, what is the fatal mistake?”Merlin blurted out, “It’s Quinn Golding
At this point, Merlin did not care about Homer’s kidnapping anymore.After the big scandal had broken out, in addition to triggering the American public’s anger toward the Fox family, it would also trigger the American public’s disappointment toward the entire law enforcement system in the United States.After all, so many innocent girls had died unnaturally, and the police had not managed to solve the case. Instead, it was the kidnapper who had been hated by everyone before who had finally brought this matter to light. In an instant, the kidnapper had become a hero who was applauded by the world, and Homer, whom everyone had felt incomparable sympathy for prior to this, suddenly became the object of scorn and ridicule all over the world.Aside from the Fox family, the New York Police Department also suffered, and its reputation also plummeted gradually. Therefore, Merlin had to analyze the current situation with his leaders and colleagues in order to find a way to protect and r
It was only then that Lady Acker understood that Quinn had her own business to attend to and so, she hurriedly said, “Oh, I was being negligent. I didn’t expect that you would have something on...”After that, Lady Acker hurriedly said to her eldest son, Christian, “Christian, go and arrange the plane. I will accompany Nana back to New York with Lulu. We will be there to support Nana for her concert.”Christian nodded and said, “I’ll go and make the arrangements, then.”When Quinn heard this, her heart immediately burned with anxiety.She didn’t dare to let Lady Acker and Charlie’s aunt go to her concert together. After all, Charlie and Claire had already booked the concert tickets to go and support her. If Lady Acker and Charlie’s aunt were to go too, they would definitely recognize Charlie when they saw him.Although Quinn hoped that Charlie could let go of the burden in his heart, reconcile, and reunite with his grandmother’s family, she also respected Charlie’s decision. She s
The Acker family watched Quinn’s private plane take off, and then they turned around and returned to the mansion reluctantly.All of the members of the Acker family were, without exception, both fond and grateful toward Quinn. After Quinn had left, Lady Acker burst into tears, choked up, and said to her children, “This is the good thing that your sister had set up for your father and for us... If she hadn’t arranged this marriage for Charlie back then, I’m afraid that your father really wouldn’t have been able to pass this hurdle today, then...”Christian couldn’t help but sigh as he said, “Mom, you’re right. Dad might have died tonight if it weren’t for Miss Golding’s Healing Pill...”Lady Acker said seriously, “We owe the Golding family a great debt of gratitude for this matter. We have to go over there personally to thank them in person. In my opinion, our whole family should head to Eastcliff when your father’s health is a little better. I’d like to thank Nana’s father in person
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!"