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
Now, it seemed that the intelligence had been wrong.However, at this moment, he could no longer care about these small surprises.He immediately made a neck-wiping gesture to the crowd which meant that everyone, including the two people in the private room next door, should be all taken out!Either way, the process of them attacking today was to kill anyone on sight, and killing anyone that they saw was their code of action tonight.Immediately afterward, everyone prepared themselves. From the wave of the leader’s hand, the tacit agreement was to divide themselves between three heights which were high, medium, and low, and then enter the aisle leading to the private room at a very great speed!The four experts of the Acker family suddenly discovered that the enemies were attacking at this time, and the eight-star martial expert who was in the lead froze and shouted, “There are enemies!”Having said that, he quickly forced the essential qi from within his body to the surface of h
As the saying goes, they were killed by the bullets in the confusion.Even as martial arts experts, it was simply impossible for them to resist in the face of such a dense number of bullets.This was the reason why the rules of this world had always been in the hands of guns and missiles with range instead of the hands of these martial arts experts.How could flesh and blood resist the saturated attack of modern weapons?!As for Charlie, because he had withdrawn his Reiki and attention earlier, he only instantly realized that something big was happening outside the moment a bullet whizzed through the door of his private room. A lot of thoughts flashed through his mind amidst the quick attack.Who was the enemy? Who was the target? Could his grandparents’ family who was next door be in danger?!At this moment, he instantly looked at Claire, who was still immersed in watching the opening video. Right then, he instantly used his Reiki to tap the back of her head unhesitatingly, an
At this time, at the end of the corridor outside the door! When the leader of the gangsters saw that all four martial arts experts were all dead in one shot, he took off his helmet immediately and shouted excitedly from the corridor, “Keith Acker, don’t fight back in vain. All of you must die tonight!”When Keith and the others heard this, their faces instantly turned pale.It seemed as though this was not kidnapping or extortion, but instead, it was a long-planned murder!Keith burst into tears in an instant. He had been living life as a great man all his life, but he never would have thought that he would suffer from the disaster of extermination in his later years. What could they do now even if the Acker family had trillions of US dollars? The lives of his children and grandchildren could not be returned!At this moment, the other members of the Acker family were also all completely desperate.They recognized reality in an instant, and today’s situation was already a certa
The intense pain as well as the two spots of high-pressured blood mist in front of him caused the man in the lead to be extremely frightened!He simply opened his mouth and screamed due to the unbearable pain, but his screaming suddenly stopped abruptly!This was because he was shocked to find out from the corner of his eyes that on the other side of his body, there were six of his subordinates who were standing in one overlapping lane, and each of their left shoulders was all cut off without exception!The most terrifying thing was not only the fact that the left shoulders of these men had been chopped off, but even the guns in their hands had been neatly cut open!He instantly had a horrified expression on his face!The other gangsters around him were also all shocked as if they had seen a ghost. They were all dumbfounded as they looked at Charlie, and they could not figure out if he was a human or a ghost!At this time, the members of the Acker family who were in the private r
However, Charlie would not give them a chance!They had just used a saturated attack in this straight corridor, leaving the four martial arts experts from the Acker family with nowhere to hide. After just a few seconds, things had turned around!Now, they were also experiencing the despair of those four martial arts experts!Charlie’s expression turned cold, and he said icily, “You want to run? Can you even run away?!”After saying that, he stared at them coldly, and a Soul Blade was instantly released at the height of an ordinary adult’s knee!The leader, who had just lost both of his arms, felt a sharp pain in his legs and knees before he could even scream!He subconsciously wanted to look down, but his center of gravity suddenly shifted, and his entire body, including his thighs, slipped down directly from above his knees!Immediately afterward, he crashed and fell to the ground!This heavy fall made him almost faint from the pain!However, he saw an even more terrifying
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
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