Charlie nodded slightly and instructed, “Get your subordinates to evacuate in an orderly manner. Don’t leave any clues for the New York police.”Porter hurriedly said, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade. I have already arranged for my subordinates to deal with this place thoroughly, and no clues will be left behind.”Charlie looked at the villa and said, “Why don’t you just spend some money to buy this villa that you’ve rented and keep it as Ten Thousand Armies’ stronghold in New York for future use.”“Okay!” Porter agreed immediately and said, “In that case, I will ask my subordinates to talk to the agent today and buy it as soon as possible.”After that, Porter spoke again, “Mr. Wade, I think that New York hasn’t been very peaceful recently. Do I need to leave some people here to help Miss Fox?”“No need.” Charlie waved his hand and said, “Kathleen Fox has just become the head of the Fox family. If I were to keep people by her side at this time, others would look at it and think that I’m de
At this moment, Merlin had two things on his mind.The first was to hurry up and arrest the murderer who was responsible for the massacre in New York over the past two days, bringing him to justice. The other was to help his good buddy, Christian, find out what secrets Quinn was hiding.At this moment, he had Fox Group under full control, and it was only a matter of time before Rosalie was found. So, he was really looking forward to good news from his subordinate when he received this call.However, the voice on the other end of the phone said helplessly, “Chief, we did a whole play according to your instructions, but I didn’t expect that there would be no hard disk in the surveillance video recorder of that roast goose restaurant.”“No hard disk?!” Merlin felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over him, and he blurted out, “Why is there no hard disk?! Was it taken away in advance?”The subordinate replied, “The feedback from the colleague that I sent out reported that
Dorothy laughed heartily and said, “Look at what you’re saying, Mr. Wade. I, Dorothy Chan, have always been very polite to you.”Charlie teased, “Didn’t you point fingers at me and call me a heartless man.”Dorothy had a serious expression on her face as she said, “No, no. Adults must know how to settle different matters separately, one thing at a time. You indeed act like a heartless man when dealing with Quinn’s problems, but you are still very powerful in other aspects.”Having said that, Dorothy ignored the depressed expression on Charlie’s face and pointed to the huge performance venue behind her as she smiled and said, “Look! This is the best performance venue in New York. Previously, we were still worried that we might not have the chance to use it after being set up by the Fox family, but who would have thought that this venue would become ours directly now...”As she spoke of this, she had an expression full of admiration as she said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, you’re truly inc
Originally, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Charlie had even planned not to come for Quinn’s first concert in New York tomorrow. However, he knew very well that if he really did not come, not only would Quinn be disappointed, but his wife, Claire, would definitely have a lot of regrets.Therefore, after inspecting the venue, he was suddenly relieved,When the time came, he would be able to take his wife to watch Quinn’s concert in the VIP room, which would also help him to greatly avoid the possibility of exposure. Dorothy also knew some things about Charlie and so, when she heard him saying that he wanted a private room, she didn’t say much and quickly agreed as she said, “No problem. I’ll bring you up to have a look.”Charlie nodded and followed Dorothy to the box where she pushed the door open and then introduced to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, the VIP room at this venue is very large. It is generally more than fifty square meters, and there is also a separate washroom inside.
After all, the equipment used by the members of the special operations team was the most advanced. They were using life detectors, which meant that even reinforced steel and concrete would not cause any impact on it. It was also very difficult for humans to artificially interfere with it. So, even if Rosalie had strong abilities, she would not be able to escape from this equipment.In addition, there were dozens of well-trained police dogs at the scene. Even if people were hiding across several walls, the police dogs would also be aware of it.Therefore, this two-pronged approach could ignore basically almost all interferences. As long as Rosalie was still at Fox Group’s headquarters, she would definitely be discovered.However, Rosalie was still not found even with such advanced detection capabilities.This made Merlin feel extremely surprised. At the same time, he couldn’t help but think of a question. ‘Did Rosalie escape earlier in advance?’ However, he felt that it was unlike
Merlin had already been manipulated by the gambler’s mentality at this time, and he vowed to take this opportunity to take a chance.Therefore, when he heard that the police commissioner wanted him to pull the men out, he immediately retorted angrily, “If we pull our men out now, we will be forfeiting our chances of success completely!”The police commissioner asked, “Didn’t you search everything thoroughly? How much longer do you want to search?! You will not be able to find anyone even if I gave you a month to demolish Fox Group’s headquarters building bit by bit!”Merlin blurted out, “Commissioner, ask the special operations team to search again. I don’t think that she could have possibly escaped. Perhaps she is hiding somewhere in a corner of Fox Group!”The police commissioner said angrily, “Merlin, I know that it’s already close to your retirement and you must be feeling very unconvinced to have encountered such a case, but let me tell you now that this matter has already cau
However, the police commissioner had a serious expression on his face as he said, “Merlin, when something big happens that cannot be solved, someone always has to take the blame for it. You have been working in the New York Police Department for so many years, and it is impossible that you do not understand this. I don’t want you to take the blame for this either, but if you continue to remain stubborn, I can only apologize to you in advance, then!”Merlin gritted his teeth and looked at the other party. Even though he was filled with hatred and resentment in his heart, he knew that the police commissioner was telling the truth.In truth, the New York Police Department was actually still very protective of their own people most of the time, and the higher management would definitely find a way to solve problems for the sake of the department’s overall image.However, the New York Police Department hadn’t always been able to handle everything. Over the years, the New York Police De
The conversation with the police commissioner only lasted for a short ten minutes, but Merlin felt as if he had suddenly aged ten years.He was well aware of the mayor’s intention for him to retire early, and even if he had not pushed the blame onto him directly, in the eyes of the public, he would still be the one taking the fall for it.Letting Merlin retire early was a punishment for him.When the time came, they would then exaggerate Merlin’s contribution to New York and subtly relay the message to the people that Merlin was considered someone who had dedicated his life and career to the New York citizens for so many years even though he had not done a good job this time. It could also be counted as hard work and now, Merlin already knew that he was wrong, and he had taken the initiative to request for an early retirement. So, everyone should see how hard he had worked for New York for most of his life and not be too hard on him.Generally speaking, people usually accepted this
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!"
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w