Christian even found that the old man’s palm had been poked, and several points on his palm were already deeply sunken in. Even his skin was broken due to the constant poking, and the ballpoint pen’s ink had penetrated into his skin, forming a mark similar to that of an old tattoo.Although Christian could not see what was written on the palm of his father’s hand, he could also guess that his father must have written something there himself to constantly remind himself of his own words. Just as Christian was feeling distressed, he could not help but quietly lean toward his father’s side. When Lord Acker poked his pam with the ballpoint pen again and peeked at the words on his palm, Christian could clearly see the three sentences written on his palm.“It has been twenty years since Ashley and Curtis have passed away.”“I owe a debt of gratitude to Charlie’s fiancée for her life-saving grace.”“Charlie has not yet returned.”Christian felt a lump in his throat when he saw those th
Christian and Kaeden then took the lead and led the Acker family out of the private room.Charlie heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the sounds of their fading footsteps, but at the same time, he also felt a little disappointed. He felt that it might not have been a bad thing to reconcile with his grandparents’ family.It would also be a psychological comfort for the two elderly people.However, when Charlie thought of how no clues had been found regarding his parents’ death and how the enemy might be stronger than he imagined, he felt a little grateful that he had been persistent. After all, he could only develop in a low-key manner if he was in the dark.Otherwise, if he were to draw out the behemoth hidden in the darkest place prematurely, it would likely bring a big disaster to the people around him.As the four elevator doors closed, only Charlie and Claire, who was sleeping on his shoulder, remained in the VIP area.So, Charlie then took back the trace of Reiki that
These cars included the Fox family’s convoy and the Acker family’s convoy. Amongst them, the Acker family took eight cars and quickly drove away from the scene as they headed toward Ark Building.Meanwhile, in Oskiatown, New York.Several police cars drove quickly into Oskiatown and stopped in front of Janus’s roast goose restaurant. More than a dozen New York police officers got out of the car and walked into the roast goose restaurant. The leader of the group was Merlin’s confidant known as Walker. His real name was Mattias Lindt, but since he was the youngest amongst his five siblings at home, his parents and siblings had always referred to him as Walker in an endearing manner. At this time, there were still many customers who were eating in the roast goose restaurant.Mattias startled the diners as soon as he came in.At this time, Mattias put one hand on the pistol at his waist before pointing at his police badge with his other hand as he said to the crowd, “I’m sorry,
The words spoken by Janus sounded like a farewell to Angus.To him, Janus had played the role of his father completely for more than ten years, and he was also the only family member that he had. Therefore, he felt incredibly upset to see Janus getting arrested. However, Janus did not want him to dwell on it too much. Mattias, the police officer, had originally wanted to give him some time to say goodbye to Angus, but Janus simply picked up his suitcase himself and said, “Let’s go, Officer.”Mattias sighed and said, “Okay, let’s go.”Janus then asked him, “Are you going to be using handcuffs?”“No.” Mattias waved his hand and said, “You’re only being suspected of illegal stay, and it is not a felony. We will take you back and conduct a preliminary investigation first. After that, we will take your statement, and the commissioner of the immigration department will come over for a joint investigation. If it is determined that your illegal stay is indeed true, we will begin the repa
He thought of how it was the official opening of Quinn’s concert tour today, and he hurriedly took off his apron and then said to the diners in the restaurant, “I have something to do, so please make yourselves comfortable. Please help me close the door if you are the last one to leave. Thank you!”After saying that, he hurried out of the restaurant and stopped a taxi to head to the concert venue.He also did not know if he would have the opportunity to meet with Quinn if he went to the concert, but right now, this was the only way.***Meanwhile, the Acker family who was being escorted by their own bodyguards as well as Kathleen and Jarvis had arrived safely at Ark Building. After Kathleen sent the Acker family into the building, she said to Lord Acker, “Lord Acker, I will just send you up to here. Please feel free to contact me if there is anything that you need help with.”Lord Acker nodded and said gratefully, “Thank you, Miss Fox!” Kathleen hurriedly said, “You’re welcome
Tens of thousands of people witnessed Quinn’s first performance for her global tour excitedly at the performance site. The entire performance was almost flawless to the point of perfection, and all of Quinn’s fans were completely immersed in it.Although Claire had missed the opening of the performance, Quinn’s impeccable performance for the next hour or so made her completely forget all of her previous regrets. The performance also ended half an hour later than the expected end time.This was because the fans at the scene insistently requested an encore from Quinn. Quinn returned up on stage five times and sang five songs, but the fans were still not satisfied and continued shouting the slogan ‘encore’!However, it was impossible for the performance to be continued despite the fans’ enthusiasm. Therefore, Quinn bowed deeply before the audience after returning to the stage five times. All the lights in the audience were then turned on immediately, and the staff also made an anno
In truth, she had been dealing with the death of the murdered staff just now, and she had been feeling relatively depressed. However, considering that Charlie and Claire were VIPs, she still came over to greet them and exchange pleasantries with them. When she saw that her task had been completed, she did not dare to relax because she had to rush backstage to explain things clearly to Quinn.At the same time, outside the venue, Angus kept begging the security guard, “I really do know Miss Golding! I am looking for her for something very important, and it is also very urgent! Please help me tell Miss Golding that I’m Angus, the staff from the roast goose restaurant in Oskiatown. She will definitely know, then!”The security guard scoffed at his words and said disdainfully, “Come on, I don’t know how many fans have come up to me and made up all sorts of stories in front of me today. How can Miss Golding know you when you’re just a staff member from a roast goose restaurant?”Angus sai
Dorothy had been forcing herself to stay calm and composed all this while.Even though she had always done things differently and was quite feminine, what happened today was something that she had never experienced before in her life. She had seen Merlin’s corpse with her own eyes, she had seen Charlie’s aunt die of poisoning, and she had seen the horrific and gruesome scene of the tragic death of many members of her team. Nevertheless, she had kept bracing herself so that she would not collapse emotionally. This was because Quinn was still performing, and she was the head of the whole team. She had to be in charge and handle these things well.However, the moment she saw Quinn, she could not hold back her emotions any longer, and she burst into tears.Quinn was also taken aback by her behavior, and she quickly asked, “What happened to the VIP area. Brother Charlie was there, so what could have possibly happened?! Dorothy, you’ve been given the nickname ‘Tough Lady of Eastclif
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