Lady Acker had seen the effect of the Healing Pill today and so, she suddenly had great confidence in the pill. So, she hurriedly said, “Christian, let’s go back to the living room. You can tell me exactly what happened with the Rejuvenating Pill this time. I recently heard some people talking about it, but I’ve always felt that what they were saying was too mystical and could not be real. So, I couldn’t tell if what they were saying was true or false.”Kaeden, who was beside him, also nodded in agreement as he said, “That’s right, Bro. Recently, many people in our circle have been reporting the miraculous efficacy of the Rejuvenating Pill. I was originally planning to send someone to try to find out more about it, but I had a lot of things to do recently, so I didn’t have the energy to do it. I just thought about it after you came back, so let’s discuss this matter properly before making a decision.”Christian looked at the time and said, “Mom, it’s already late, so why don’t you go
After the Acker family had reached a consensus on the matter related to the Rejuvenating Pill, Lady Acker’s mood suddenly improved greatly. It seemed as though she was somewhat enlightened, and she had a constant smile on her wrinkled face. She even had an expression full of expectation at this time,She couldn’t help but sigh as she said, “It would be great if we could get the Rejuvenating Pill for your father and find Charlie quickly after that!”Kaeden, who was aside, quickly said, “Mom, I plan to organize another group of people to go out and find Charlie’s whereabouts and see if they can find any valuable clues.”Lady Acker said seriously, “We have invested a lot of human and material resources for so many years, but we haven’t been able to find any clues about Charlie at all. So, I am beginning to wonder if we have been looking in the wrong direction from the very beginning.”Kaeden asked, “Mom, what do you mean by that?”Lady Acker spoke up and said, “I remember that we had
At this time, Merlin was at the police station, and he was in a meeting with a handful of the top leaders as well as several executives from the police department.The head of the FBI in New York had come over personally just now, scolded them, and even proposed that the FBI would take over if they could not solve the case within the next twenty-four hours.Merlin was already feeling extremely anxious at this time.If this case was taken away by the FBI, the New York Police Department would not be able to save its reputation at all.Moreover, Merlin was going to retire soon, and he naturally did not want such a big case to end up in failure just as he was about to leave the police department. So, all of his thoughts were currently focused on how to solve the case. However, all of his thoughts and the clues seemed to have come to a dead-end, and he was merely going around in circles repeatedly, yet he could not seem to find the key.At this time, Christian suddenly called. Merlin
Christian had a meticulous mind. Although his style of action was not strong enough, he definitely saw problems on an even deeper scale compared to an average person.He had met Jordan when he was bidding for the Rejuvenating Pill in Aurous Hill.He had also raised the price to a height that even Jordan could not reach at the auction at that time.Moreover, what had impressed Christian the most was that after he had been kicked out of the auction that day, he had heard that Spencer had usurped Jordan’s position as the head of the family, and he had even released a secret bounty to claim Jordan’s life. Christian immediately realized that even if he had been kicked out of the auction, Jordan wouldn’t have been able to win the bid for the Rejuvenating Pill as he had hoped for. At that time, Christian had also felt that Jordan was already ninety-six years old, and he was about to die. His lifespan was very short and so, he would never have the opportunity to turn his life around aga
“Don’t worry!” Merlin agreed without hesitation and blurted out, “I’ll tell you immediately if I discover anything!”After hanging up the phone, Merlin got someone to pull up Jordan’s entry records immediately. Ever since Jordan had entered the country from the VIP building, the number of people entering the country at the same time was scarce. So, Merlin quickly pulled out the entry information of more than twenty people at the same time.Amongst them, apart from Jordan, Kathleen, and Jarvis, there was only one other Oskian who had entered the country at the same time, and her name was Rosalie Schulz.When Merlin saw Rosalie’s name, his pupils suddenly constricted!He had never seen this woman before, but he had heard of her!Some time ago, Rosalie had led a group of people to exterminate the entire Matsumoto family in Japan, and she had even escaped under the heavy guard of the Japanese Self-Defence Force. Merlin had heard of her great name because this had incidentally caused
Christian was very dissatisfied with Ten Thousand Armies.The reason for this was because Ten Thousand Armies had made a move against the Wade family before, and they had even put the word out that they would destroy his brother-in-law, Curtis’ ashes. Christian was different from his brother, Kaeden. In Kaeden’s eyes, he only recognized his sister, Ashley, and his nephew, Charlie.This was mainly because Kaeden was younger. When Ashely had married Curtis, Kaeden was still in college, and he had had very little interaction with Curtis.However, Christian was different. He only had a two-year age gap with Ashley and so, he had had a lot of interactions and contact with Curtis. Deep down in his heart, he still had a certain recognition of Curtis as his brother-in-law. It was precisely because of this that Christian had mentioned this matter to Kaeden when he had heard that Ten Thousand Armies had brought coffins all the way to the Wade family. He had hoped that Kaeden could put som
“I remember.” Christian asked, “What’s wrong? Does this matter have anything to do with her?”Merlin smacked his lips and said seriously, “There is no evidence to show that it is related to her, but I keep feeling like there is a connection to her.”Christian didn’t say anything about how Quinn had delivered the medicine to his father tonight and saved his father’s life, but instead, he asked, “Why do you think that?”Merlin said, “I think that this girl is not that simple!”After saying that, he added, “Look, judging from Homer Fox’s exposure, the charity dinner that was held on the night of his disappearance was clearly set up for Quinn Golding. He definitely planned to kidnap Quinn Golding to satisfy his own perverted desires. However, as a result, Quinn Golding, who had come from afar, did not fall for his trap. Instead, Homer Fox, the mastermind, fell into a trap himself. Even the most powerful man would not be able to defeat a local tyrant, let alone a tyrant like Homer Fox.
Merlin’s words shook Christian. He began to question the rationality of the matter in his mind. After thinking about it, he came to the conclusion that Merlin was right.If this was just a coincidence, then Keith was more than just lucky. In fact, he was very blessed to be saved. Moreover, Quinn arrived at such perfect timing. Had she arrived ten minutes late, Keith would have suffered from cerebral hypoxia and died. By then, no one and nothing could save him.Plus, it was bizarre for her to suddenly fly and visit Los Angeles at the dead of the night.After all, the East Coast to the West Coast of the United States was more than four thousand kilometers, a distance much farther than Oskia’s northernmost Moncolne to the southernmost Hallan Island.It simply made absolutely no sense for Quinn to drop by for a sudden visit across such a long distance at night.Besides, Quinn had come to the United States for a long trip. If she wanted to come to visit, she could’ve arranged it either
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