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
Before Christian could reply, Merlin exclaimed excitedly, “Great! I finally found a clue! I’ll have someone check the airport’s information and surveillance to see how Quinn was able to receive news in such a short time!”Christian was startled. Slightly panicked, he urged, “Lammy, why don’t we stop here? Let’s not investigate any further.” Merlin was astonished. “Why? This is the only clue we have right now. I think my judgment must be correct. Keith’s illness was too sudden, so Quinn couldn’t possibly remove traces in time. But if she was given enough time, I bet the mastermind hiding behind would act strategically. We won’t even be able to find this clue!”He then asked, “Don’t you want to know how Quinn received news of Lord Acker’s illness?” Christian said hurriedly, “Lammy, it doesn’t matter. Whatever method she used to get the news, she doesn’t pose any harm to us. She’s not an enemy, but a savior. If she didn’t travel to get here to save Father, Father would’ve died.”Ch
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!"