The warden who was behind the wheel and his three friends were a little dizzy from the dreadful smell. The warden quickly wound down all the windows to let the wind blow the awful smell away.Kian blew a gasket. He turned to the man on his right and snarled, “You, Jack, tell me what happened or I’ll break you! Pay me back the two grand that I lent you the other day!”Jack shrieked in shock and stuttered, “Okay, boss, I’ll tell you everything! Just now, you went crazy again and wanted to eat that thing. We tried to stop you, but you were too strong. After breaking away from us, you ran to the hospital’s toilet, broke into a stall, dragged an old man out of the stall, and…”The more Kian listened, the more gloomy his face became. He stuttered, “Did… did I eat it?”Jack nodded cautiously. “Ye… yes…”“Bleargh…”Kian vomited. The thing that he had eaten twice in a row was now all over the car’s cushions…In an instant, the car was so smelly, it was as though it had fallen into the se
Meanwhile, Charlie was at the main gate of Aurous University of Finance and Economics with Aurora clinging his arm affectionately.“Master Wade, you’re amazing! We have been persuading Luna for months and it didn’t work, but just a few words from you, she changed her mind!”Charlie said flatly, “Maybe when she jumped into the lake, she realized how precious life is and she was suddenly grateful to be alive. People will only see some of their own problems when they are in desperation.”Aurora nodded and said gratefully, “Master Wade, thank you so, so much! If it weren’t for you, Luna might be dead already…”“Don’t worry. Your friend will be very positive and optimistic from now on.”Then, Charlie reminded her, “You’d better be careful too. When looking for a boyfriend in the future, don’t be fooled by such a scumbag!”Aurora giggled timidly. “I won’t! I’m very smart, okay…”Then, she glanced at Charlie with her large, sparkly eyes full of admiration, and said in a low voice, “Act
The journey to the hospital was about 15 miles. The smell in the car was comparable to a septic tank, a living hell to the people in the car.When they arrived at the hospital, they helped Kian out of the car and slowly walked toward the hospital. Suddenly, the weird feeling slowly crippled Kian’s mind again…First, he felt dizzy and had a headache, then, he looked at the people around him in despair and cried, “D*mn it… guys, the feeling is here again… If I lose my mind again, remember, you guys must hold me down!”Shocked, they nodded reflexively, but inside, they were thinking, ‘We definitely will try to hold you back as much as we can, but whether we can hold you back or not, that’s a completely different story…’Then, as if Kian had suddenly morphed into his hysterical disguise, he shouted anxiously, “Where is the toilet?! Where is the toilet?!”Everyone exchanged nervous glances, and they saw the desperation in each other’s eyes…D*mn it, he had started again!What were th
Kian had completely lost his mind.The psychological hint that Charlie had imprinted in his mind was enormously strong, and the same phrase kept replaying in his mind, “Fill your belly! Fill your belly!”The three guys were in great despair. They jumped on him and desperately wanted to pull him away, but he lay on the floor like a mad dog, cursing and eating.The warden finally arrived with a few doctors. Even the doctors who were used to seeing mental patients were frightened by this bizarre scene.They had seen all kinds of mental illnesses, but this, this was entirely new…This was so ferocious!The doctors hurried forward, dragged Kian from the pile of shit, tied him to a special bed with fixed belts, and pushed him into the hospital.Meanwhile, all the students at the Aurous University of Finance and Economics were spreading and sharing Kian’s horrific video.Many people would vomit on the spot after watching the video, but they suppressed their nausea just to watch the vi
Donald blurted out in dismay, “Of course I know the sedative doesn’t work, I can see it with my own eyes! I’m asking you, what should we do now?”The doctor paused for a while and suggested, “I’ll increase the dosage a little bit more. We have to get him to calm down first no matter what.”Donald nodded and urged him, “What are you waiting for?! Go ahead!”“Mr. Webb, excessive use of sedatives can cause damage to the body, so…”“He is already damaging his own body! The most important thing right now is to calm him down as soon as possible!”“Okay!” The doctor nodded. He quickly prepared a larger dosage and injected it into Kian’s body, but it didn’t seem to work either.“That’s so weird…” The doctor stuttered, “The effect of this sedative is very strong! It is used on savage elephants, but he is still so irritable. This is so strange…”Suddenly, the cardiologist said, “Oh no, his body is shaking! I think his heart rate must be very high!”He retrieved a portable ECG monitor, co
Tonight was destined to be extraordinary and lively.On one side, Kian had everyone’s jaws dropping with his abnormal behavior. On the other side of the city, Kenneth was with Jeffrey, and they hurriedly returned to the Weaver family house with three stalks of century-old purple ginseng.Kenneth was disappointed that he had failed to win the three-hundred-year-old purple ginseng at the auction. He huffed that the century-old purple ginseng was not as good as the three-hundred-year-old ginseng, but thanks to Charlie, he didn’t have to spend 90 million on that…Kenneth bought the three ginsengs from Jeffrey’s friend for 3 million dollars, whereas Charlie had spent 100 million on the three-hundred-year-old purple ginseng.He felt a lot more at ease when he thought about all the money he saved. At this moment, all he hoped for was that the Weaver family’s improved prescription would cure his penile dysfunction.Because of the importance of this medicine to the Weaver family, the entir
Kenneth was a little moved by the scene Jordan portrayed. “Is it that magical?”Jordan replied earnestly, “Of course. Mr. Wilson, the magical medicine of our Weaver family is three to four times as effective as Viagra, and the improved formula is even up to ten times more effective!”Kenneth was extremely thrilled by the possible miraculous effect of the medicine. It seemed that his disorder would be completely cured in no time!Jeffrey asked curiously, “Dad, if we mass-produce the medicine, we can sell it globally and even suppress the sales of Viagra, can’t we?”Jordan waved his hand confidently and said, “Of course! Once the mass-production is up and running, men all over the world will be using my magic drug instead of the so-called Viagra. There will only be one male magic drug on the market, and that is my magic drug!”Then, Jordan turned to Kenneth and said, “Mr. Wilson, I wonder if you are interested in investing in our pharmaceutical company. You only need to invest two o
Kenneth held the bowl of dark purple medicinal soup as if he was holding a fragile treasure, bringing the bowl to his mouth and finally drinking it!Everyone, especially Wendy, was watching him intensely.Frankly, Wendy hoped to be with Kenneth more than Jeffrey. Modestway Group, Kenneth’s company, was larger in scale, and Kenneth was more generous toward her. She had received five million dollars of pocket money from him before.On the other hand, she didn’t get any benefits from the stingy Jeffrey.If Kenneth regained his manhood, maybe he would ask her back from Jeffrey!The Weaver family members were watching Kenneth closely as well.Kenneth could be regarded as the first real clinical trial of this new drug.They were eager to see the effectiveness of the drug. If it worked wonderfully, they would be rich!After drinking the medicine, Kenneth felt a strong heat flow between his kidneys, and it was getting hotter and hotter!He felt as though there was a dragon slowly awak
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega