Charlie asked her, “So, did you talk to Shawn Long?”“No.” Autumn said, “To be honest, if we cooperate with them, we will only be transferring the untenable part to them to collect some interlocutory fees which are not very substantial for us. Besides that, he is seeking our help now. I want to make him wait a little longer and stretch him a little to reduce his psychological expectations first. That way, we will be able to strive for larger interlocutory fees when the negotiation really begins.”“Understood.” Charlie smiled and said, “In that case, you can contact him and tell him that you can consider a collaboration. Tell him that you’re going to send your assistant to Hong Kong for a visit and ask him to receive your assistant at that time, then.”Autumn, who was smart, understood the hint immediately, and she hurriedly asked, “Mr. Wade, are you going to pretend to be my assistant and go to Hong Kong for a private visit?!”Charlie smiled and said, “It’s not so much for a privat
Shawn was in an extraordinarily good mood since he knew that Janus was about to be repatriated. For the past twenty years, he had been feeling as if he had been made a cuckold, and now, he finally had the opportunity to avenge his past insult. Therefore, he had been counting down the seconds since yesterday as he was in a hurry for Janus to come back.As long as Janus came back, many people in Hong Kong would desperately try their best to kill Janus for their own interests.As long as Janus died, the feeling as if he had been made a cuckold would naturally disappear. At this moment, his cell phone suddenly rang.So, he took out his cell phone, and he had a big grin on his face as he said, “Hello, who is this?”Autumn, who was on the other end of the line, said in a lukewarm manner, “Hello! You’re Mr. Long, right? I’m Autumn Hart from Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group.”Shawn was immediately flattered, and he held a cigar in one hand and his cell phone in the other as he said r
Shawn soon hung up the phone with a smile on his face after exchanging a few pleasantries with Autumn.As soon as he had hung up the phone, he laughed loudly and said excitedly, “It’s really double happiness! It’s truly double happiness this time! Autumn Hart from Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group will be sending her personal assistant to Hong Kong for an inspection. This time, we will have to get this collaboration no matter what it is!”The assistant said in surprise, “Mr. Long, it’s really great that Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group is interested in collaborating with us! All of the good routes are in their hands now, and all of the high-quality ports and customer resources are also in their hands. Our capacity will definitely be released completely if we collaborate with them!”Shawn took a puff of his cigar and smiled as he said, “Amongst the people in charge of Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group, there is Ito Nanako from the Ito family who is already the most beautiful woman on eart
Jenna was Janus’ first love.When she was young, she was once known as the goddess of Hong Kong, causing countless tycoons and elites to be completely wrapped around her fingers.When Janus had left for the United States to study, she had been separated from him. Immediately afterward, Shawn, who had the aura of a top tycoon and was extremely generous with his money, turned her into his mistress whom he raised in his mansion on Steerlain Island. At that time, Jenna basically owned the world in terms of material things.She could take a luxury private jet to feed the pigeons in London’s square early in the morning, take the same private jet to the romantic Aegean Sea in the evening, and when she woke up, she could choose to go shopping in the luxury malls in New York or Tokyo.If she was not in a hurry, she could take Shawn’s private cruise from Hong Kong to the Maldives in the Indian Ocean, or even Tahiti in the South Pacific. In short, whatever she wanted was within her reach
However, she had overestimated her position in Shawn’s heart.She had also underestimated the hatred that Shawn felt toward Janus in his heart.The slap on her face made her panic and frightened for a while.This was because she was afraid that she would lose everything around her again. So, she hurriedly explained to Shawn, “Shawn, don’t misunderstand me... I really did not mean anything else... I just...”Shawn said coldly, “Don’t say anything else! I don’t want to hear what you meant exactly! I just want to let you know that you’re not allowed to mention anything related to Janus in front of me in the future. Otherwise, you can get as far as you can away from me!” Jenna was terrified. She knew that although Shawn liked her and had a strong possessive desire toward her, he had always been wary of her.Although she was married to him, she had always been insulated from him in terms of his assets. Before Shawn had married her, he had already made her sign an agreement to v
On the other side, Elaine carefully threw the eye drops into a blind spot that could not be captured in the video as she shed tears in front of the camera. Claire, who was on the other end of the video, was also heartbroken and distressed when she saw her mother crying because she was lonely. She subconsciously said, “Mom, why don’t you go on a trip first? Didn’t Charlie give you five hundred thousand dollars? Why don’t you sign up for a high-end tour and go out and have fun for a while? We should also be back when you’ve had enough fun.”When Elaine heard this, she thought to herself, ‘My daughter’s idea is actually quite good. The main point is that I have no money to go out and travel anymore...’As she thought of this, she wiped her tears and choked up as she said, “Claire, I don’t want to go out to play now... I just miss you...”Claire said helplessly, “Mom, I still have more than twenty days left in my course. So, I also will not be able to come back for a while...”In tru
After hanging up the phone, Claire hurriedly asked Charlie, “Honey, Mom will not cause you any trouble if she comes to the United States, right? She usually causes a lot of miscellaneous trouble, so I’m afraid that your mood will be affected.”“Not at all.” Charlie smiled and said, “It’s also good for Mom to come to the United States to have some fun and keep you company. You’ve been away from home for so long, so you must miss her very much too.”Claire nodded lightly and said, “I’ve never been so far away from home for so long in all my life, so I do miss her a little.”Charlie smiled faintly and said, “Our hotel room in Providence is so big, and it’s too spacious for just two people to live in. It will also be livelier when Mom comes over.”When Claire saw that Charlie did not seem to mind it, she was relieved and said softly, “Thank you, Honey!”***By the next morning, Elaine had already gotten her United States visa.The person from the jewelry company also confirmed with
Elaine had a shrewish personality, but the essence of her shrew personality came from her being strong.She had lived for fifty years and had been looked down upon for most of that time, especially so after she had married into the Wilson family.The contempt from her husband’s family and the cowardice of her own husband had caused people to trample all over her self-esteem which not only made her have an even more shrewish personality but also aggravated the ultimate pursuit of her reputation. Now, she was finally taking a private jet, so she naturally wanted to enjoy and have a memento from such a high-end feeling. Most importantly, she wanted to show off to her circle of friends. The crew members were naturally very cooperative. After all, they were flying such a flight, and the income from serving Elaine alone was several times compared to that of serving a few hundred people on a whole civil airliner. So, they naturally had to serve and give Elaine whatever she wanted. A
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
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,