“It’s fine. Don’t worry about it,” Dorothy said. “Master Wade has helped us so much. We’re the ones who troubled him.”Then, Dorothy deliberately added, “We must’ve caused a lot of trouble for making Master Wade drop by New York frequently to help with our Feng Shui issues. We’re so sorry to disturb your time together. I hope you don’t mind, Mrs. Wade.”Claire, however, didn’t understand the implication behind Dorothy’s words. “It’s alright, Miss Chan. This is my husband’s job. It’s all within his responsibility.” Dorothy smiled and nodded softly. She had a lot of meaningful things she wished to tell Claire, but she knew she shouldn’t go overboard in Charlie’s presence. Therefore, she stopped before she spoke too much.She said with a smile, “Master Wade, Mrs. Wade. Please come with me. I’ll take you to the VIP room.” Charlie noticed what Dorothy was trying to do, but as she knew when to stop, he let her behavior slide. He only said indifferently, “Thank you, Miss Chan.”“You’r
Charlie knew that Dorothy was implicitly reminding Claire not to go out if possible. As for Charlie, he wouldn’t go out unless necessary in order to avoid meeting the Ackers.Despite that, how could Claire understand Dorothy’s subtle hint? She said almost immediately, “Don’t worry, Miss Chan. We won’t go anywhere.” Dorothy smiled and checked the time. Finally, she said, “Other VIP guests are arriving soon. They’ll be in the room next door. They’ll arrive in ten minutes, and I’ll be attending to them soon. I’ll excuse myself first so I won’t interrupt you two.”Claire nodded. “Sure. Go ahead, Miss Chan. Don’t worry about us.”“Alright.” Dorothy nodded. Before she left, she said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, I’ll be leaving.” After Dorothy left, Charlie sat absentmindedly on the sofa in the living area. The thought of his grandparents arriving in ten minutes made him restless. Claire noticed that something was wrong with him. Charlie was acting strange. She sat beside him and asked wit
At this time, Charlie’s attention was almost entirely focused on his grandparents, who were just separated from him by a wall.He heard Dorothy saying respectfully to his grandmother, “Lady Acker, you don’t have to be so polite with me. You are Quinn’s grandmother, and it is our honor to have you and Lord Acker come to attend Quinn’s concert!”Lady Acker smiled and said, “Nana is now the most famous Oskian celebrity in the world. It is an honor for us to be able to come to her concert.”Lord Acker, who was aside, could not help but sigh as he said, “Miss Golding is indeed the light of the Oskians seeing as she could have such a strong appeal and can even bring her concert to the United States.”Lady Acker chided gently, “Why are you calling her Miss Golding?! She is your future granddaughter-in-law. Don’t refer to her in such a formal manner. Her name is Nana.”Lord Acker laughed heartily and said, “Yes, yes, Honey. You are right to criticize me.”Dorothy could not help but sigh
This also made Charlie a little more cautious. He didn't have to step out of this door as long as the performance was not over.Meanwhile, inside the private room next door.Lord Acker and Lady Acker were sitting on the sofa. Christian and his wife were next to the elderly couple, and Kaeden, Jaxson and his wife, as well as Charlie’s youngest aunt, Lulu, were all sitting opposite them.As for Merlin, he headed straight to the bar and poured himself a glass of whisky. After that, he sat on the long footstool at the bar as he drank by himself.In addition to the four Acker siblings and Charlie’s three uncles and aunts, both of Kaeden’s sons, Jaxson’s eldest daughter, and Lulu’s twelve-year-old daughter had also come together with them tonight.These juniors were all Charlie’s cousins, and they were also Quinn’s fans. Hence, they had followed their family all the way here from Los Angeles. Both of Christian’s daughters liked Quinn very much. However, it was just that his eldest dau
When Christian heard the news, he too became instantly happy, and he smiled brightly as he said, “No wonder you’re f*cking grinning from ear to ear. So, it turns out that you’re going to be a grandfather!”“That’s right!” Merlin said excitedly, “The old ancestors say that family is the closest thing to our heart, and it turns out to be really true! The moment my daughter said that she was pregnant, I do not want to stay in New York for another f*cking minute. I want to fly over tonight and give them a surprise!”Christian laughed and said, “Oh, so you know how to surprise your wife and kid? Not bad, there’s progress!”After saying that, Christian then said, “Alright, don’t waste your time here anymore. I’ll ask the crew to get ready, and you can go to the airport now!”Merlin hurriedly said, “No, no, no. I’ve already agreed to accompany Lord Acker and Lady Acker to watch the concert. I cannot leave as soon as I’ve arrived. I am not in such a hurry to leave, and it will not be too l
He understood the meaning of the old man’s words, and he also agreed with the old man’s concept in his heart.The older generation of Oskians who went abroad to work also wanted to have prosperous families and children. This naturally included Merlin’s father.Although Merlin had five sisters, he was the only male in the family. His wife had been willing to give birth to more children for him, but unfortunately, God had other plans. His wife had encountered a very serious hemorrhage during the birth of his daughter, and the doctor had removed her uterus to save her life.Therefore, Merlin only had one daughter.At this moment, when Lady Acker saw that Merlin, who was a big man, was actually shedding tears, she hurriedly said to Lord Acker, “Sigh! You old-fashioned man! What era is it now? You’re still emphasizing sons over daughters!”After saying that, she hurriedly said to Merlin, “Merlin, don’t listen to your Uncle Acker talk nonsense. This old feudal consciousness should hav
After ten seconds of absolute darkness, the stage lights would light up in an instant, and dozens of beams of light would be directed at the top of the stage. At that time, Quinn, who would be wearing sci-fi armor, would fall from the sky using her song called ‘From the Future’ to make an absolutely shocking and perfect opening for the concert.However, at this moment, when people saw a Star Wars video when the video had just started to play, everyone was a little confused.When Lord Acker saw that the concert was about to start, he hurriedly said to Merlin, “Merlin, don’t waste time with me here. Go back and accompany your wife and children!”After saying that, he looked at Christian and instructed, “Christian, ask the crew to prepare everything at the airport and tell the driver to take Merlin to the airport!”Christian nodded and said to Merlin, “Merlin, hurry up and go to accompany your family. Don’t go anywhere until the child is born.”“Okay!” Merlin knew that Lord Acker was
The moment Merlin fell to the ground, not one of the people in the elevator spared Merlin another glance.One of them saw Merlin’s dead face, and he blurted out through the intercom system in his helmet, “Boss, this man seems to be the detective from the New York Police Department, Merlin Lammy!”The man who was at the lead said contemptuously, “So what if he’s Merlin Lammy? In my opinion, he’s nothing great at all.”After saying that, he ordered, “Everyone, get into your battle formation. Remember our purpose and do not leave anyone alive!”The other twenty or so men could all hear the boss’s voice very clearly because they were all wearing active noise-canceling headphones. So, they held their guns up in their right hands and raised their index and middle finger to the side of their temples with their left hands.This gesture meant that they had received the order. Immediately after that, more than twenty people walked out of the four elevators immediately at the same time and
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli
Jacob turned his phone's loudspeaker on before switching panels to Twitter.He was already shocked to find dozens of people directly messaging him, and he was naturally curious why so many of them were looking for him while he was on his trip to Dubai.However, he had no time to find out as he promptly tapped on his social feed, and it took much swiping to reach Zachary's apology post.He tapped on it, scanning through it just before he went dizzy, the world spinning around him while a dull hum rang in his ears.Never would he have expected Zachary to spill the beans, leaking every detail including Jacob's name and contact information. What was that if not mutual destruction?!Absolutely furious, he bellowed at Zachary again, "What the fuck is this?! Are you trying to kill me, posting this shit?!""I'm sorry, Mr. Wilson, but I've come to understand how grave of a mistake I've made," Zachary calmly replied. "I've actually visited Treasure Measure earlier to apologize to Mr. Cole
Within hours, Jacob and Elaine's flight had landed at Dubai International Airport, and the first thing he did was turn off his phone's flight mode.Then, staring at the upper right corner, he waited for the phone to find a network signal.He had connected to international data roaming, and within a few dozen seconds, he was connected to the internet.Once he did, a ton of notifications popped up on his phone, but he didn't care to check any of them and instead opened his contacts and called Zachary.Zachary was in his office, ready to do his usual rounds inspecting Don Albert's premises.While he had indeed completely lost his reputation at Aurous Hill's Antique Street after pinning that post on top of his social page and was given plenty of weird looks by people around him, he didn't care because he knew how to prioritize.Right now, the most important thing that he had to do was put all his body and spirit into his work and not get distracted by anything else.Only then could
The man who had called out to him shrugged. "Zachary posted it on his account. Check it out yourself!"Mick promptly tapped out of his message editor, refreshed his social feed, and immediately saw Zachary's apology post.Once he tapped on it and read it, he almost had a stroke and was cursing before he knew it, "Fuck technology! It's like a self-exploding truck! Fuck you, Zachary Evans, blowing yourself up before I could end you! What a bitch!" Naturally, the post also made Jacob infamous.The Calligraphy and Painting Association more or less had a stake in the antique trade, and the members were shocked that Jacob was involved in such a scandal.Within minutes, word reached Mr. Bay, leaving him pacing around in his office anxiously.Mr. Bay was eager to suck up to Jacob too, which was why he had intended to let Jacob inherit his position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association after he was promoted.But while he thought it was as good as done, he didn't expec
With that in mind, Raymond quickly understood what had happened—Charlie must have been informed of the entire story and was intent on teaching Zachary, Mick Crane, and Jacob a lesson.Hence, he smiled at Zachary, "You really didn't have to apologize about that. I should be thanking you gentlemen since business isn't exactly booming in Antique Street, and I couldn't ask for more, opening up with such a grand deal."Zachary felt like he had been slapped in the face, but he was also relieved that Raymond wasn't pressing the issue, so he said earnestly, "Don't worry, Mr. Cole—I won't ever meddle with your business or conspire against you again. However, I won't hesitate to answer if you ever call on me!"Also, you have nothing to worry about—we will return the full amount of the 300 thousand we got from you. Please forgive us and don't charge us with anything else…"Raymond pulled him to his feet, smiling as he said, "After a conflict comes friendship. Do drop by more often if you have
At the moment, Treasure Measure was congested as crowds of people were there to congratulate Raymond on his new business or ask for appraisals of their items.Zachary stood at the door, hesitating for a moment before steeling himself and entering.Many in Aurous Hill's Antique Streett knew him and also knew that he wasn't the man he was before, so many greeted him the instant he entered, each person more respectful the next.Zachary was left sweating, only realizing then that he had really messed up and didn't deserve the privilege that Master Wade and Don Albert had given him.His eyes fixed on Raymond, and he went over, feeling very embarrassed.Seeing him, Raymond presumed that he was going to do it himself after his men had failed to recover the bronze sculpture, and he asked warily, "To what do I owe the pleasure, Zachary?"Zachary suddenly dropped to one knee, exclaiming in regret, "Mr. Cole, I'm sorry!"Raymond was frowning as he thought Zachary was up to more tricks, but
Mick was utterly hopeful as he watched the Moore Group human resource manager return, believing that he had turned things around.However, as soon as the human resource manager sat down, he immediately said, "Apologies, Mr. Crane. It seems that it's not just the significant losses you've incurred for the company—you are now also found guilty of personal misconduct, specifically unethical business stratagems. As per the company's wishes, your labor contract is terminated immediately."Mick certainly didn't think that telling the truth had failed to resolve the significant losses part, and he was now slapped with personal misconduct on top of that.Bracing himself, he asked the human resource manager, "But what did Ms. Moore say? She's close friends with Don Albert, and everyone involved in this are friends, anyway…"The human resource manager shook his head and said coolly, "Save your breath, Mr. Crane. The issue has been decided without grounds for further discussion. The notice of
With those words, Mick whipped out his phone, holding it in front of the Moore Group human resource manager and showing his chat records with Zachary as well as the script he had sent."I know words don't mean much, but here's the chat records between myself and Zachary Evans! See for yourself!"At this point, Mick had to do whatever he could.After all, Don Albert was a friend of Jasmine Moore, and the chat records would prove that he hadn't made a blunder and was merely following a staged act that Zachary had planned.From a certain point of view, he was implicating Zachary and Don Albertas as well, but he really had no choice but to bet everything on it.The human resource manager was actually frowning after seeing the chat records too, surprised that something like this had happened, with Don Albert's henchman being involved too.Eyeing Mick, he said, "Hold on. I'll make a call."Seeing that the human resource manager was taking him seriously, Mick felt hope once more as the