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
After that, Elaine was hardly in the mood to sleep during the flight.She would open her Facebook account every once in a while to take a look, but there was still only one like and one comment from Hannah even after the plane had flown over the United States. This made Elaine almost drop her phone several times, but she had to accept reality in the end. So, she could only comfort herself from the bottom of her heart. ‘Oh, how many good people can there be in my circle of friends aside from my family members? They are just people who cannot stand to see other people doing well! Pfft! Even if they refuse to like my video, I’m still going to the United States on a private jet. Do I still need their approval? It’s ridiculous!’As she thought about it, she opened her cell phone quietly and glanced at it. When she saw that there were still no likes or comments from her circle of friends, she was even more irritated. She threw her cell phone aside and closed her eyes to rest. After m
Twenty minutes later, Charlie and Claire picked Elaine, who had been absent for many days, at the airport. When Elaine saw Claire and Charlie, she was extraordinarily excited and said cheerfully, “Claire! Charlie! I’ve missed you guys during this period of time!”Claire smiled and said, “I thought that you would have been feeling very comfortable at home by yourself.”Elaine smiled and said, “I was really comfortable, but it’s really lonely to be alone all the time.”As she spoke, she had a vexed expression on her face as she said, “I forgot to exchange some US dollars when I came to the United States this time. I also forgot to bring my bank card with me. Do you have enough money?”Claire did not think much about it, and she smiled as she said, “Mom, you came to the United States to find us, so how can we still let you spend your own money here? You should just stay here in a down-to-earth manner.”Charlie also interjected, “That’s right, Mom. We certainly will not let you spen
Elaine said earnestly, “It’s the right way for you to earn more money when you’re young. If you don’t work hard when you’re young, it will be too late if you want to work hard when you’re old! Don’t be like your father-in-law who has lived a lifetime of confusion!”Claire suddenly did not know how to refute Elaine’s words. At this time, Charlie suddenly received a phone call from Porter.So, he pressed the answer button immediately and said, “Hello, Mr. Waldron.”Porter, who was on the other end of the line, immediately said, “Hello, may I ask if this is Master Charlie Wade? I was introduced by Chairman Cameron, and I would like to ask you to do a Feng Shui reading for my house.”Charlie hurriedly said, “Oh, so you’re Chairman Cameron’s friend! Nice to meet you! May I ask what’s going on in your house?” Porter said, “My house is on Steerlain Island in Hong Kong. It’s a villa with an area of more than eight thousand square meters. Recently, my family members are always getting i
Charlie called Porter after Claire had agreed for him to go to Hong Kong.As soon as the call was connected, Porter, who was on the other end of the line, asked, “Master Wade, have you discussed this matter with your wife? Will you be able to come over to help me?”Charlie said, “My wife and I have already discussed this matter. You’re lucky that my mother-in-law has happened to just arrive in the United States. So, she can help me take care of my wife. Otherwise, I really would not be able to go over to help you.”Porter hurriedly said, “That’s great! Master Wade, what time would be suitable for you? I will arrange for a business jet from the United States to send you here!”Charlie excused himself and said, “There is no need for you to send a business jet here. I can just buy a flight ticket.”Porter said, “It will take you at least twenty hours or more if you come here on a connecting flight. Moreover, you might not be able to buy the earliest ticket. It would be faster for you
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl
Yolden's mind short-circuited at those words. "The most advanced AI module?!"He had been working on Wall Street for years, having invested in substantial startup tech companies as well as assisting plenty of Nasdaq tech enterprises with their IPO. That was why he especially had a sharp six sense for cutting-edge technology.It had been a while since he had gotten up the saddle, and AI had just become the trend recently, but he still paid close attention. He was well aware what applications were possible for AI modules, but he was shocked that Charlie already possessed what all the online giants were coveting!Thrilled, he quickly asked Charlie, "Can the Rothschilds resolve all the hardware and software issues? High-processing power display cards are a dime a dozen these days, and local enterprises are all planning to sell them one by one. The demand is just that high!"Charlie chuckled. "Don't worry—the Rothschilds will handle both issues for me, even the data centers. We bought i
Keith, who had been silent throughout, waved him off as he said solemnly, "Please don't sell yourself short, Professor Hart. I'm sure you can do well in this position, but it's still a matter of will."If your heart is truly set on educating future generations, then I'm sure you'd reject our offer no matter what we say."However, if you felt the slightest interest, even anticipation, for such a major project, then you really should consider our offer."We've already invested in Godot Autos for 3 billion USD and over 10 billion if we're counting in Ricebolt. But we still have 30 billion more in capital available—and that means it's 40 billion USD at play."I doubt any other global car maker can afford that much, let alone a new car maker. So, I dare say that this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"Keith's words spoke to Yolden's very soul—a startup capital of forty billion US dollars was certainly unprecedented for electric-powered vehicles. Even Ricebolt had barely garnered ove
Charlie smiled. "Who, me? You'd laugh at me, but it was only after Steven found me that I learned to drive. I never bought my own car either and only had the two supercars gifted to me, and I only drove those a handful of times at best. Even now, I'm driving the BMW 5-series I bought for my father-in-law."Then, he remembered Marianne Long and said, "I did drive a friend's Tesla back to Hong Kong, but it was only for a short time, and I didn't manage to look into their so-called assisted driving system."Yolden thought about it and smiled, "But y'know… how would I describe the car, specifically? Have you heard of Mario Balotelli, the soccer player?"Every man present aside from Keith nodded—Mario had been a philosopher on the soccer field, and even those who didn't watch soccer were familiar with his name.Nodding, Yolden continued, "The way I see it, Mario has been a player with top-class hardware but third-rate software. Give him Messi or Ronaldinho's intelligence, and he'd be a
Kaeden then asked, "Well, professor, how do you suppose we overtake the competition at turning points? Or indeed, what qualifies as succeeding in that respect?"Yolden thought about it, formulating his words before explaining, "My personal understanding of the matter isn't simply to aim for turning points. Instead, it's things like staying on the inner lane of the race track and reaching the finish line faster by going where no other race car had gone before—or indeed where people never thought to go before."That's the case for new energy cars. Our fossil fuel energies have constantly lost to other countries and would always come up short. But with new energy cars, we can change the rules altogether."We can't catch up to their engine tech? Then we won't—there's no way they are masters in electric-powered engines, are they? They've spent decades on internal combustion engines and haven't the first clue about electric-powered engines."So, while everyone hasn't turned all their foc
The Ackers were really interested in Yolden's perspective.For their family, investing in the new energy automotive industry wasn't meant to make money—they simply intended to add to Oskia's strength as a manufacturer.But with Yolden's input, they had new things to look forward to.If they really could propel their business to giants like Tesla, opportunities and profits would go without saying—there was also no question that it supported and improved Oskia's local car industry and manufacturing sector.Giants in the manufacturing sector were different from online giants, as the latter often enforced a stranglehold monopoly. Before they had the monopoly, they would be offering perks and subsidies to the market, and when they gained sufficient customers and consumer faith, they would start choking the market for profits.To put it in perspective, a five-mile Uber ride would cost five bucks before, and the driver would be paid ten for it. But after Uber got the monopoly, the rider