Elaine had never been a good person, and she was even less of a kind person.The fact that Elaine had subconsciously reminded this Oskian girl not to offend Chloe just now was already the peak of Elaine’s humanity over all these years. If Elaine’s humanity was a light bulb, that flash just now might be the only time this light bulb had been lit in decades. But coincidentally, the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies had also been thinking about what method they could secretly employ to secretly and naturally provide support as well as help Elaine vent her anger. Unexpectedly, this flash of humanity had given them the perfect opportunity to use this topic to play their cards right.After that flash, Elaine’s heart was completely shrouded in hatred.The only thing she wanted to do now was to beat Chloe up hard and beat the crap out of her.So, after yelling out loud, Elaine quickly rushed up to Chloe. The more she looked at Chloe’s extremely swollen face, the angrier
Chloe did not feel as helpless and fearful as she was now when the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies had knocked her down to the ground earlier.At this moment, Elaine had already become a crazy killing machine. Chloe only felt that she would lose her life if Elaine continued hitting her like this. So, she cried out loud, “Please... Please let me go... I really know that I was wrong now... I really will not bully anyone else anymore...”Elaine merely felt that Chloe’s screaming was very annoying. So, she held the pile of hair that she had pulled down directly into her hands, formed it into a ball, and stuffed the ball of hair into Chloe’s mouth. After that, she clenched her teeth and said, “F*ck you! You dared to force me to eat toothpaste, right? In that case, I will force you to eat your own hair! This is all your own hair, so hurry up and swallow it now!” Having said that, she remembered something and said again, “D*mn it! I’ll only be letting you off too easily if
When Jacelyn saw that Chloe’s face was swollen after getting beaten up, she was a little shocked and could not help but blurt out, “What... What happened to you?!”Chloe broke down emotionally at this time. She had originally regarded Jacelyn as her savior, but in the blink of an eye, Jacelyn had also become a prisoner. She felt extremely desperate at this point and blurted out, “Don’t worry about me, tell me what is going on with you first...”Jacelyn said with great pain, “Isn’t it all because I collaborated with you to sell the cigarettes at a high price? It’s all that damned 1024’s fault... Her family member brought a million US dollars in cash to buy a thousand cigarettes from my sister in one go. My sister had just put the cigarettes together, and the next thing I knew, the FBI had arrested me before I could even get off work...”“What did you say?!”Chloe exclaimed and then blurted out, “1024’s family bought a thousand cigarettes? Didn’t we agree on only buying two today?!”
Both her arms were already sore, and after beating Chloe for so long, her arms were already seriously exhausted. At this moment, she felt as if her arms were not her own.She could not continue hitting Chloe anymore, but she could not let go of her hatred. So, she clenched her teeth and said to all the inmates, “I want all of you to line up like you usually do when the prison guards check the rooms!”Everyone knew that Elaine was now the person in charge of this place, so they did not dare to disobey her. They hurriedly stood in order according to how they queued when the prison guards checked their cell.The female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who had already taught these female inmates a lesson also supported each other and got in line with much difficulty. They also wanted to draw a clear line with Chloe at this moment so as to not get implicated by her in the future. At this moment, Jacelyn, the prison guard who had just been arrested, also felt a little apprehensive. A
Chloe did not even have the chance to beg Elaine for mercy when more than thirty people’s slaps already came in line one after the other. By the time the slapping was done, Chloe was already feeling dizzy, and she felt as if the sky was spinning.She did not know how many times she passed out and was then awakened by a loud slap.As for Elaine, she stood aside as if she was supervising her own workers as she supervised every female inmate who was slapping Chloe. Elaine would go up and kick any inmate who slapped Chloe lightly. In her words, “You are truly a bunch of miserable wretches. You’re usually oppressed and bullied so badly by her, but why are you still being soft-hearted and merciful when you finally have a chance to turn things around now? That slap just now doesn’t count! Slap her again!” In truth, most people were not merciful or soft-hearted when facing Chloe.They were simply tired from slapping her, and it was inevitable that one or two of their slaps would lac
When she heard that Elaine was going to deal with her, she was afraid that Elaine would still be unsatisfied. So, she cried vaguely as she said, “Please forgive me and let me off this time... The mistakes I made in the past have already been repaid at least ten times or a hundred times now. I really will not dare to do this again in the future...”Elaine sneered. “You know how to beg for forgiveness now? Let me tell you, it’s useless! Go on! Go to the toilet and fetch a basin of water to wash everyone’s feet. Starting today, you will have to wash and massage everyone’s feet every day until the day I’m released from prison!” Chloe did not dare to delay, and she forced herself to get up before stumbling to the bathroom. Meanwhile, Elaine sat down on the bed opposite her and pointed to the female inmates who had previously let her wash their feet for them, and she said coldly, “Don’t think that you all are already off the hook now. I have never washed anyone’s feet before in my life,
While Elaine’s life turned around completely in Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and she began acting as the authority and enjoyed the superlative treatment, Charlie, who was at the Fox Mansion, received a piece of information from Porter. Thanks to Ten Thousand Armies’ powerful intelligence channels, this information basically included almost all the crimes that Martha had committed during her years in the United States. This printed material consisted of more than thirty pages, and Charlie spent more than an hour before he finished reading all the information.He was furious after reading these materials!He did not expect that Martha would have committed countless crimes against her own compatriots in the United States.Over the years, there were at least thirty people whose actual identities could be traced and who had died either directly or indirectly in her hands.There were also many more people whose whereabouts were completely unknown after they had come into conta
Porter said, “They are all basically similar to your mother-in-law and had come to visit their relatives in the United States. Four of them have already booked a flight ticket back to Oskia and will be returning to Oskia one after the other over the next few months. However, there is an old lady who immigrated earlier, and Martha has the most call records with her among these six people.”“An old lady?” Charlie asked curiously, “Is the old lady also a target to be a mule to transport their contraband?”Porter said, “I’m not sure about this.”Charlie said, “It would be easy for you to determine this. Investigate this old lady’s flight records in the airline companies over the recent years to see if she returns to Oskia often and when was the last time she returned to Oskia.”“Okay!” Porter said immediately, “Please wait a moment, I’ll get the hacker to retrieve the information using the loopholes in the civil aviation system.”Having said that, Porter then gave instructions to the
Jacob put a hand on his chest. "Don't worry—everything is going to be fine when my son-in-law takes the stage."As soon as he finished speaking, an unknown number called his phone.He answered, hearing a familiar voice he couldn't quite place, "Good afternoon. Am I speaking to Mr. Jacob Wilson?""Yes. May I ask who I am speaking to?""Albert Rhodes, owner of Heaven Springs at your service. Would you happen to remember me?"Hearing that, Jacob turned on the speaker excitedly as he continued, "Oh, yes, Don Albert! Of course I remember!"Mr. Bay's eyes lit up when he heard Albert announce himself, and he mouthed, "Is that really Don Albert?!"Jacob nodded repeatedly, his vanity burgeoning.Mr. Bay was naturally thrilled too, and he leaned closer to listen just as Albert spoke humbly, "If it's alright with you, Mr. Wilson, please don't address me as Don Albert. It's just a title some brats came up with—you are Master Wade's father-in-law, which means you have seniority over me. So,
Mr. Bay was overjoyed, seeing how quickly Jacob agreed to it. "Thanks, Jacob! I owe you!" He exclaimed, but soon added, "It's past four now, and that bunch like to fraternize in the room before they eat. Could you get the room soon? I think they'll be arriving soon."Then, he moved closer to add quietly, "If you can get a Diamond Room like before, I will bring you along. I'm not going to lie, these are officials with decision-making authority. Being friends with them might propel us to new heights!"Jacob already knew that Mr. Bay was sucking up to his friend, otherwise, he wouldn't be so concerned when the dinner was organized by said friend. Understanding that the friend must be important too, Jacob was at once buoyed.After all, he had presumed that becoming vice president was the most he could achieve.Now, if he could attend that dinner with Mr. Bay and establish a good relationship with those bigwigs, he would have his turn when Mr. Bay got promoted too.With that in min
Reservations in Heaven Springs had always been unpredictable, and most rooms weren't open to the general public—even if said rooms were vacant for the night.It was not as if Albert Rhodes didn't want to make money when he built Heaven Springs. He simply didn't do it solely for profit, but only mostly for social events and posturing.Back when he was a humbler member of society, he realized that many bigwigs and even his fellows cared for pride a lot. Be it food, liquor, or even simply everyday consumption, they always strove for the best and the most expensive.That was why polite society valued their privacy and established their respective social circles, which was why Heaven Springs ensured that everything was first-rate: atmosphere, service, food, and clientele.Just like how bigwigs wouldn't dine at the same table as their goons, said goons wouldn't eat at the fancy places those bigwigs frequented even if they had money, as it may appear as if they were overstepping.That wa
As such, intent on keeping up his pretense, Jacob answered the phone, "Looking for me, Matilda?""Uh-huh," Matilda replied, and asked, "You didn't show up at Senior University, and your sub is saying you probably won't be coming for a while? Is that true?""Oh—right, that," Jacob quickly said. "Well, it's true—the gist of it is that the Association is getting busy with a project. As the vice president, I probably shouldn't be staying at Senior University all the time, right?""Heck, Mr. Bay called me last minute, telling me how busy we're going to be and that I was needed. That's why I had to go back, but I will head over to campus again when I have the time."Matilda knew right then that those were all excuses.However, she did not expose Jacob, instead asking, "Well, when are you free? So that I can send you my wedding invitation?""Oh, the invitation?" Jacob quickly chuckled. "You really didn't have to come to me—just pass it to Walker, my sub lecturer. He can pass it to me wh
The next afternoon, there was a sudden change of lecturers for the calligraphy class.Despite being the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, Jacob never showed up, instead getting a substitute instructor to replace him.Matilda had come with the invitation Yolden had written for Jacob, but seeing that Jacob wasn't at the lecture hall, she waited until the class was over to ask the sub, "Excuse me, can I ask why Mr. Wilson wasn't teaching this class?""He's busy at the association," the sub replied. "So, I'm taking over his class."Curious, Matilda pressed, "Then, would you happen to know when he will be coming?""Probably not for a while," the sub replied. "He delegated other classes to me as well, telling me that I could just stick to the PowerPoint slides."Then, he asked, "Do you have business with Mr. Wilson?"Matilda nodded. "Yes, but I can call him myself. Thank you."Leaving the lecture hall, Matilda called Jacob, who was goofing off in his office
On the other end, Matilda was left staring at Jacob's reply in confusion.She had presumed that Jacob would understand when she mentioned inviting his whole family that he should be coming up with an excuse to skip attending her wedding.That was the most ideal solution.As such, she was shocked that instead of playing along, Jacob's reply was short and blunt.[No problem. The four of us will be there!]Perplexed, Matilda was left wondering what Jacob meant. Was he really going to attend her wedding with Elaine?The thought left Matilda frowning as she absolutely didn't want to see Elaine—especially not at her own wedding.Yolden was writing an invitation when he saw the somber look on her face, and he couldn't help asking, "Is there a problem?""Jacob replied," Matilda admitted. "And he's saying that he will bring his whole family.""Really?" Yolden was confused too, as he was hardly as eccentric as Jacob. "But he's afraid of his wife and shouldn't be telling her at all…
Charlie was driving Jacob to Thompson First when the latter received the text from Matilda.Seeing that they were reaching the front gates, Jacob promptly snapped at Charlie, "Charlie, stop the car now!"Charlie did so and asked in curiosity, "What's wrong?""Matilda just texted me," Jacob replied, showing the chat log between him and Matilda.Charlie was just glancing at it nonchalantly when he saw that Matilda's contact name was 'AAA July Florist'."Wait, why is that Aunt Matilda's contact name?" He exclaimed in surprise."I changed it."Jacob explained gingerly while reading through the text Matilda sent. "Her profile picture is an iris, so I changed her contact name to a florist since I'm mostly worried Elaine would peek into my phone.""Anyway, she's asking if I'm attending her wedding with Yolden. They would send us an invitation if I accept, extended to our whole family… what do you think I should say?"Charlie asked in return. "You're planning to skip it, aren't you? T
Then, Matilda suggested, "How about this—I'll ask him before deciding." "I'll pass on inviting the rest of my former classmates too. They're too vain and love comparing, so I'd rather not have anything to do with that. Also, there are our Korean friends who have it together, and they were telling us to invite them if we were going to get married. We have to keep our promise, right?""Yeah—then, it's basically decided. Aside from Charlie, we shall invite our colleagues and Korean friends while we wait for an answer from Jacob."Yolden nodded and said, "Now, I'll talk about the honeymoon—cut me short if you have a different opinion."Matilda nodded, resting her chin on her hands and smiling. "Shoot. I'm all ears."Feeling a little embarrassed by Matilda's glowing stare, Yolden took a sip of his ice water before continuing, "My idea is to head to the States for our honeymoon after the wedding…"He trailed off, staring at Matilda and waiting for a response.However, she was merely
"Oh, Jacob…?"Matilda chuckled awkwardly. "Just today, he offered to buy me dinner, but I said I didn't have the time, and I also told him about our wedding… So, we should invite him since he's aware of it.""Jacob offered to buy you dinner?" Yolden exclaimed in surprise. "Did he say why?""Nope," Matilda shrugged, smiling. "Probably just dinner between old classmates."However, she was actually smart enough to guess Jacob's intention even though Jacob was inviting her somewhere near campus. That was why she had also mentioned she was marrying Yolden while turning down Jacob, all so that he would give up on her.After she had managed to get over their past fling completely, she didn't want to give Jacob false hopes before she walked down the aisle.In the same regard, she didn't want to worry Yolden, and therefore, had deliberately discouraged Jacob.Be that as it may, Yolden was smart too.He knew about Matilda and Jacob's past and that her son, Paul's full name was Paul Jam