“With good words?”Tyson, who was extremely furious at this time, became very upset because of Shawn’s words. He roared coldly, “Shawn, remember your words now. Don’t plead for this kid when Mr. Star comes later!”Charlie’s contempt for Tyson already made Tyson feel very resentful today. The reason why he was so angry was ultimately related to his much-complimented status in Hong Kong over the years. He had been in this industry for so long, and the people that he usually dealt with were all celebrities who were unreachable in the eyes of ordinary people. Celebrities usually had much higher social status compared to ordinary people, and as the godfather of the entertainment industry, his status was even more unattainable.Those fanatical fans who spent a lot of money, material resources, and energy, would only be able to win an opportunity to face these celebrities face-to-face without even being allowed to shake hands with them.However, Tyson had long been used to being respe
Serene’s tears continued falling as she spoke, and she choked up as she said, “I will also need to pay the company twenty times the amount as liquidated damages if I want to terminate the contract. I don’t have that much money, so I can only listen to Mr. Gilliot’s commands...”Charlie frowned and asked, “Why did you need the one million Hong Kong dollars? Did you encounter any trouble?” Serene nodded and said in a low voice, “I was originally planning to continue my studies, but something happened to my family, and we are in a lot of foreign debt. Therefore, I could not afford to continue my studies...”As she spoke of this, Serene then said again, “I originally planned to look for a job to earn money to support my family immediately after my graduation so that I could help my parents repay the foreign debt owed as soon as possible. However, I did not expect to meet Mr. Gilliot on the streets of Tokyo. He said that he would sign a contract with me and make me a singer.” “Further
At this time, Tyson was emboldened, and he pushed his glasses back before he subconsciously took a few steps forward.In his opinion, he would already be invincible today as long as Solomon arrived. The only thing left would be for him to torture Charlie in order to relieve the hatred in his heart.However, he was a little surprised because Charlie was simply sitting very casually on the sofa without feeling nervous at all.And Shawn, who was next to him, simply sat back on the sofa at this time.He really wanted to lend Tyson a helping hand, but unfortunately, Tyson was about to fall to his doom. He had desperately tried to help Tyson, but Tyson had simply refused his help directly.Since Tyson was the one who had forced him to stop helping him, there was nothing else that Shawn could do.Very soon, Solomon rushed in aggressively with more than a dozen subordinates from the Order of the Star. When the door was opened, Solomon could be seen wearing a thick mask. This surpri
Tyson screamed in pain repeatedly, but Solomon ignored him and continued stomping on his chest directly as he said sternly, “Tyson, you really are too bold! Mr. Wade is like a new mentor to me, yet you’re actually asking me to deal with him?! Aren’t you courting your own death?!”Tyson could not bring himself to care about the severe pain all over his body as he was instantly dumbfounded. No matter what it was, he would never have thought that things would develop to this point.He panicked as he thought to himself, ‘What’s going on? What the hell is going on here?! Isn’t Charlie Wade just the assistant of an ocean shipping company? I can understand why Shawn would want to flatter him. Isn’t it just because he wants to make more profit? But why would Solomon hit me because of him?! Furthermore, Solomon is usually not afraid of anything, but he even referred to this kid as his mentor... What exactly is this kid’s origin?!’As he thought of this, he hurriedly cried out and said to S
Solomon had a very disgusted expression when he saw Tyson crying and begging for mercy.However, he was overjoyed. ‘It seems as though I’ve made the right choice by making this trip here today! After this incident, Charlie’s impression of me will definitely be increased by a lot!’As he thought of this, he could not wait to express his attitude even further. So, he stepped on Tyson as he said coldly, “Tyson, the fact that you’ve offended Mr. Wade is much more serious than if you had offended me. Don’t blame me for being ruthless. Instead, you should blame yourself for provoking the wrong person!”Tyson was on the verge of collapsing emotionally. He really could not figure out what Charlie’s origin was so much so that even Solomon would turn his back on him without any hesitation. Solomon also kept saying that he wanted to kill him.Moreover, Tyson knew Solomon very well. Solomon was a cruel and ruthless person. So, when Solomon said that he wanted to kill him, he knew that Sol
Charlie sneered, “He came to me acting so arrogantly and pretentiously. Wouldn’t I be embarrassed if I were to let him off just like this?”Shawn hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, I did not mean that you should no longer pursue his fault. I simply hope that you will change the method that you’re using to deal with him and let him keep his life, at least...”Tyson also nodded hastily as he begged, “That’s right, Mr. Wade... I will do whatever you want me to do as long as you can spare my godd*mned life...”Having said that, Tyson hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, I can pay to make amends for my actions! You only need to give me a number and tell me how much I will have to pay you!”Charlie sneered and said, “It’s not that I’m looking down on you. It’s just that there are, in fact, many people who want to use money in exchange for my leniency, but you are definitely the poorest one among them.”As he said that, Charlie said with a little contempt, “What is the market value of your company?”Tyso
“Huh?”Shawn was taken aback by Charlie’s question, and he subconsciously said, “Well, just leave him alive... even if it means that you have to break both his legs...”Charlie hummed and laughed. After that, he looked at Tyson and spoke up as he said, “Come, why don’t you say it yourself? What kind of life do you want me to leave you with?”Tyson blurted out without hesitation, “My godd*mned life! Just leave me with my worthless life! Mr. Wade, please let me off and spare my worthless life!”Charlie nodded and said, “I can allow you to keep your worthless life since Mr. Long has also pleaded on your behalf. I will give you a solution since I’m in a good mood now.”Having said that, Charlie reminded him, “Listen carefully. I will only give you just this one solution. If you agree, I will let you off in regards to this matter today, but if you do not agree to it, I’ll leave Solomon to handle this matter on my behalf, then.”When Tyson heard this, he was both surprised and delighte
But looking at the situation today, he was already doomed.However, how could he escape when Rudy was not even his opponent?So, if he wanted to live, he could only agree to Charlie’s conditions.Therefore, he could not help but choke up and say, “Mr. Wade, I’m willing...”Charlie waved his hand. “Don’t say this to me. I have nothing to do with you at all. Although you’ve humiliated me over and over again today, I did not even touch a single finger of yours, let alone ask you for a single penny. Today’s matter is a personal affair between you and Solomon. You were the one who called him to come over, and you are the one who is going to sell your company to him by your own will. So, the two of you should find a place to settle this matter. I do not want to get involved.”Shawn was stunned when he heard this, and he could not help but secretly sigh as he thought to himself, ‘Damn! This Charlie Wade is really shameless. He has managed to shirk all responsibility for this matter with
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