Charlie did not expect that his mother-in-law, Elaine, would give herself a nickname such as the Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility in prison.Charlie had to admit that this nickname really sounded imposing.However, Charlie was not very surprised as this was his mother-in-law, Elaine's usual style of action.It would be a little inappropriate to say that she was bullying others, but one would not be wrongfully accusing her if they said that she bullied others. Unexpectedly, she would end up becoming the ferocious boss at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility within two or three days. It seemed as though she was indeed leading a good and comfortable life.So, Charlie said, "Okay, then. Just let her be as long as she is happy. When my work in New York is done, it does not matter if she is the Ferocious Ghost or Wild Boar of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, she will have to come out of the prison anyway."Porter nodded and said with a smile, "I will wait for
At this moment, Charlie’s family’s Concorde was waiting at the end of the runway.The slender fuselage and sci-fi shape made this aircraft look very sleek.Charlie had arranged for this plane to be brought in in advance, and the plane had been flown in from Oskia to Mexico to take him back. Regardless of whether it was a civil aviation or private aircraft, the turnover efficiency was too slow. Therefore, Charlie would be able to reduce the overall flight time in half by using this aircraft.As soon as Charlie’s car appeared on the airport runway, the cabin door was opened from the inside. Two figures quickly got off the plane and waited respectfully on the left and right sides of the boarding ladder.These two men were Charlie’s right-hand men in Aurous Hill. The first person was Isaac, who was the person in charge of Shangri-La in Aurous Hill, and the other was Albert, who was the person in charge of Aurous Hill’s underground world.The two of them had come here on this plane
Isaac and Albert nodded quickly when they heard Charlie’s invitation before following Charlie and Rosalie onto the plane. As soon as Charlie got on the plane, he said to the three of them, “Sit down first. I’ll go inside and make a phone call.”The cabin of the Concorde was divided into four parts. In addition to the cockpit and the crew’s work area, the cabin was divided into the seating area, office area, and the rest area from front to back.The seating area was full of large first-class seats which could seat thirty people. The office area had a large conference room and an office, while the rest area was a double suite.After Charlie had greeted the three of them, he went to the back office first. The first thing he did after he sat down in the office was to call Kathleen.After the call was connected, Kathleen asked respectfully, “What are your orders, Mr. Wade?”Charlie said, “Miss Fox, I will send you a list of medicinal ingredients, so hurry up and prepare it for me in
Charlie was then afraid that his wife, Claire, would be worried about Elaine, so he picked up his cell phone and called her.As soon as the call was connected, Claire asked, “Honey, where are you now?”Charlie said, “I flew out of town to help find some connections for Mom. I’m preparing to go back to New York now. Did Mom contact you over the past two days?”“Yes, she did.” Claire sighed and said, “Honey, I was just about to call you to tell you about this matter. Mom just called me ten minutes ago, and do you know what she said to me over the phone?”Charlie already had a general idea of what Elaine had probably said, but he still pretended to be curious and asked, “ What did Mom say?”Claire said helplessly over the phone, “Mom actually told me over the phone that she is doing very well in the prison now. She wanted to call you, but she could not reach you, so she called me to let you know that she is not in a hurry to come out of prison now. So, she asked you not to take her o
By the time the convoy arrived at Shangri-La, Kathleen had already been waiting there for a long time.She was accompanied by Jarvis, who was carrying two huge boxes in his hands that contained the medicinal materials that Kathleen had prepared for Charlie.As soon as Charlie got out of the car, Kathleen stepped forward and was about to speak up when she saw Rosalie getting out of the other side of the car. She could not help but feel a little surprised. Immediately afterward, Isaac and Albert got out of the car behind. Kathleen was even more puzzled. She knew these two men, and she had met them in Aurous Hill, but she did not expect that Charlie would ask them to come to the United States. However, she quickly regained her senses and said respectfully to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, everything you want is ready.”Having said that, she pointed at the box in Jarvis’s hand and said, “I was afraid that you would not have enough, so I prepared an extra portion based on your request.” “Okay
Charlie could instantly see the look on the two people’s faces. So, he had a stern expression as he said, “I asked Miss Fox to prepare some medicinal ingredients for me, and I plan to refine some pills tonight. Rosalie is the strongest among the three of you, so she will be following me so that she can help me in time if there is any need.”For Charlie, refining higher-level pills was a great challenge.The higher the level of a pill, the greater the loss of Reiki during the refining process, and that meant the more dangerous the refining process was. If there was a deviation in the middle of the refining process, there might be a loss or even a serious backfire.Although Rosalie could not help with refining the pills, she was the strongest among them. With her around, she could at least help Charlie eliminate outside interference as much as possible and act as an extra layer of protection. The two men suddenly came to a realization and could not help but show regretful expressi
Other martial artists would not be able to wait for the opportunity to break through another hurdle in their cultivation level even after waiting for several years or even decades.However, Rosalie had broken through two meridians one after the other in just a few hours, leaping from a three-star martial artist to a five-star martial artist. This kind of speed was almost unheard of in the field of martial arts.Rosalie did not expect that Charlie would give her such a good opportunity. After all, she had been able to rise from a two-star martial artist to a three-star martial artist because of Charlie’s help. This was equivalent to Charlie pushing her directly from a two-star martial artist to a five-star martial artist with his own strength. Just as she was feeling surprised, delighted, and extremely moved because of Charlie, he closed the door directly, locked himself in the bedroom, and began to refine the Regenerating Pill.This kind of favor that Charlie had just done for R
It could be said that all the medicinal ingredients in front of Charlie had completed a certain degree of mutation at this moment, and the medicinal properties were also undergoing a transformation of evolution under the dual effects of the Phoenixica and Reiki.What surprised Charlie the most was when the Phoenixica was activated, its powerful medicinal properties wrapped in Reiki quickly formed an unimaginable operation pattern. It was like a gaseous planet that was constantly rotating and expanding, and it was also constantly collapsing toward the center under the influence of the Reiki simultaneously. As it rotated faster and faster, it was like a super powerful centrifugal pump that was frantically extracting Reiki from Charlie’s body.The output speed of the Reiki was originally still within Charlie’s control, but he soon discovered that the output speed of the Reiki was no longer under his control and soon had changed from actively being released to being extracted.After
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