However, once this kind of man’s life begins to hit rock bottom, his heart would also rise with the situation. By then, those who originally attracted him would certainly make him feel rejection and disgust.Yashita had loved Sheldon deeply for so many years, and she had raised Rosalie alone, so she had long been accustomed to the emotional level of a person. So, she did not want to accept Sheldon during his lowest point in life and have any emotional entanglement with him.Maybe one day when Charlie was in a good mood, Sophie or Rosalie could then put in a few good words for Sheldon in front of Charlie. Charlie might then pardon his punishment, and Sheldon would certainly be impatient and would want to leave Aurous Hill to regain his own life again.After all, the Schulz family was in Sophie’s hands now. Once Sheldon regained his freedom, Sophie would certainly ensure that her own father had food and clothing, and it was also likely that she would let Sheldon be in charge of part o
The plane glided through the New York night sky and stopped steadily at JFK Airport.Rosalie had been waiting here anxiously for a long time. Rosalie had been waiting impatiently for her mother’s plane to land earlier since seeing Yahiko and Hiroshi’s severed limbs regenerate with her own eyes.After Yashita and Sheldon passed through customs together, Rosalie rushed to greet them when she saw them coming out of the passage. She could not hide her excitement and shouted, “Mom!”When Yashita saw Rosalie, she ran over happily and hugged Rosalie with one hand as she asked with a smile, “How long have you been waiting here?”Rosalie said, “I was just here for a while.”Yashita nodded and whispered, “Go and greet your father.”Rosalie glanced at Sheldon, who was not far away. Even though she was a little embarrassed, she still said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Sheldon.”Sheldon was a little stunned and then came back to his senses as he said, “Rosalie, don’t call me Mr. Schulz in the
Rosalies cultivation level when she came here was also that of a three-star martial artist, so Yashita could originally read Rosalie’s cultivation level.However, when she saw Rosalie again this time, she found that she could no longer see Rosalie’s cultivation level. So, she guessed that Rosalie’s cultivation level had increased. Rosalie nodded seriously and spoke up, “I’ve had some progress on my cultivation level thanks to Mr. Wade’s blessing.”Yashita immediately said excitedly, “That’s wonderful! In addition to your grandfather, our family has another four-star martial artist! Congratulations! Your grandfather will be very happy if he knows about this!”Rosalie pursed her lips and said seriously, “Mom, I’m already a five-star martial artist now...”“Five-star?!” Yashita was stunned and subconsciously asked, “Rosalie, we have not been apart for that long, so how did you go up two cultivation levels in a row and become a five-star martial artist?! This... This is too fast, rig
Charlie nodded gently. At this moment, Sheldon, who was aside, then said somewhat submissively, “Hello, Mr. Wade!”Charlie looked at Sheldon and asked him with a smile, “Mr. Sheldon, how has your life in Aurous Hill been lately?”“Very good!” Sheldon said without hesitation, “I also have to thank you, Mr. Wade, for your kindness in allowing me to live this ordinary and peaceful life now.”Charlie smiled and asked again, “Is there anything you’re not satisfied with? Feel free to speak up if there is anything.”Sheldon shook his head repeatedly and said, “No, no, absolutely not!”Charlie nodded slightly and asked again, “By the way, did you contact Lord Schulz? How is he doing in Madagascar now?” Sheldon gave a somewhat gloating laugh and replied, “How can I describe my father’s situation in Madagascar... Well, his overall situation is pretty good. It can be said that he has acquired a large piece of land and is raising a lot of wildlife unique to Africa. He also said that he pl
Just as Rosalie was impatiently waiting to arrange for her mother to go to the bathroom to prepare to take the Regenerating Pill, Sheldon, who was in the living room of the suite, looked at Charlie and asked tentatively, “Mr. Wade, can I ask you something?” Charlie said indifferently, “Mr. Sheldon, you can just speak up.”Sheldon hesitated and said with a smile, “I want to ask if you can give me a day of freedom tomorrow. It’d be fine even if you give me half a day of freedom.”Sheldon knew very well that although he had followed Yashita to New York, he was still essentially under house arrest by Charlie.After hearing his request, Charlie asked him curiously, “Mr. Sheldon, what do you want to do with this day of freedom? You can tell me about it first, and this matter is not non-negotiable if it’s reasonable.”Sheldon suddenly looked a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment and then summoned the courage to say, “I want to buy a gift for Rosalie’s mother, and if the condit
With that said, Sheldon could not help but say sincerely, “So, I’ve been thinking about it for a while, and I hope to have a chance to make it up to both Yashita and Rosalie.”Charlie asked curiously, “How do you plan to make amends?”Sheldon hesitated again and again, but he still said what was on his mind. He looked at Charlie and said very determinedly, “Mr. Wade, to tell you the truth, I want to buy a ring tomorrow and book a high-end restaurant to have dinner with Rosalie’s mother. I plan to propose to her during the dinner...”“Propose to her?” Charlie frowned slightly, looked at Sheldon, and said seriously, “You’re the eldest son of the Schulz family. Although Madam Yashita gave birth to Rosalie for you, her status is not comparable to yours. What’s more, she’s also a disabled person. Of course, I don’t mean to discriminate against disabled people, but I just want to ask if you have seriously considered the gap between the two of you?”Sheldon saw Charlie frowning as he aske
Sheldon’s words were spoken with sincerity.Charlie could also tell that Sheldon could only tell him all this after careful consideration.It was not difficult to tell that Sheldon really understood the situation now and was no longer interested in being in charge of the Schulz family and its trillion-dollar family fortune. The most important thing to Sheldon and his current life plan was just to make amends to a woman who had loved him for so many years and dedicated herself to him. He wanted to become a good husband and father.When Charlie saw this, his frown finally eased a little.He glanced at Sheldon and immediately said with a serious expression, “You don’t have to wait until tomorrow if you really want to propose to Madam Yashita because there will be some qualitative changes tomorrow.”Sheldon was very surprised and asked incomprehensibly, “Mr. Wade, what do you mean by qualitative changes?”Charlie said seriously, “You’d better start preparing now if you really decid
After saying that, he gestured to Sheldon, “Please, Mr. Sheldon.”Although Sheldon felt a little rushed, he did not ask any more questions and quickly followed Isaac out of the room.Meanwhile, Rosalie’s thoughts were all focused on her mother. There was a short-sleeved dress that Rosalie had prepared for her mother in advance on the hanger in the bathroom.Rosalie had specially selected this dress for her mother.Unlike Yahiko, Yashita’s arm had been gone for more than twenty years, so as far as Rosalie could remember, she had never seen her mother wearing any kind of short-sleeved clothing.Even during the hottest summer, her mother would wear long-sleeved tops, and even when she occasionally wore a dress, the upper part would also be long-sleeved. Rosalie had never seen her mother with all four limbs intact, but she guessed that her mother would look dazzling if she put on the feminine dress that she had chosen for the latter. At this moment, Yashita did not realize that
The other antique traders who were keeping tabs on the situation were left confused by Trippy's message.[Maybe even those out-of-towners know that Raymond is a sucker? So they traveled overnight just to see what happens?][I know Raymond is in trouble, but is it really worth traveling hundreds of miles just to watch?][Maybe they know he's a sucker, so they came to sell him more counterfeits?][Shit, that must be it! Suckers are rare these days, after all!][Damn straight! Just knowing that there's one in Aurous Hill, you'd be eager to come over.]Even Mick Crane who had just woken up and saw the message immediately sent a voice message: "Those conmen are just like flies flocking around shit as soon as they smell it.""Oh, but what they don't know is that Raymond has no more money! I heard he only had a few hundred thousand for the startup, and the bronze sculpture must have cost most of it. I'm afraid those people won't even get their gas money and toll costs back after travel
Trippy rolled his eyes as he texted back: [Hell no. I need to start my business instead of wasting my time. You morons can come get a number yourself if you like. Haha!]Still, Trippy had just sent his text when a trio arrived in a hurry outside Treasure Measure.Seeing that the doors were closed, the leader asked Trippy, "Excuse me, can I ask if this is Treasure Measure? Owned by a man named Mr. Cole?"Trippy was at once surprised. "You mean Raymond Cole?"The leader quickly said, "We don't know his first name, only that his last name is Cole, and his handle name was Treasure Measure's Mr. Cole."Trippy chuckled. "That'd be him. Has to be, since he hand wrote that shop sign."Pausing, he then asked in curiosity, "So, you've come to see him being a sucker?"The leader was naturally curious as to what Trippy was talking about. However, he was also reluctant to reveal why he had come since there was a killer bargain at stake. In fact, every other collector who was coming was k
Raymond also added that the 20 million price tag wouldn't be cut or increased. To put it simply, the bronze sculpture was right there in Aurous Hill and waiting—it was a race.Hence, many reputable collectors contacted expert appraisers throughout the night, some even booking night flights straight to Aurous Hill.The best amongst them was a fanatic collector of bronze items in Eastcliff.Following a brief exchange with Raymond online, he immediately called an expert who was also a close friend. As soon as his call was answered, he asked the other man if he had time to travel to Aurous Hill so that no one else would beat them to it—and they would drive out in the night if at all possible.After all, the earliest flight was at six in the morning, and it'd be eight by the time they made it to Aurous Hill Airport and nine by the time they got to Antique Street in a cab.Therefore, the ideal way to get there was by driving over six hundred miles at top speed, and that meant reaching A
While Jacob was feeling delighted after pulling off his con, Raymond had posted details of the bronze sculpture online.The website he was using was the biggest platform for antique collectors and the antique trade where each user could set a favorite tag in the antique category and era. If a user who preferred canvas art pieces of the Tudor dynasty set that label as their favorite, they would immediately be notified with text or desktop notifications in regards to any item with the same label.As medieval bronze sculptures were rare in the first place, most who were interested had already set that label on their favorites and were immediately notified soon after Raymond posted pictures of the bronze sculpture online.The collectors were naturally eager to check it out as gilded sculptures of the medieval era were really rare, and most collectors would go a lifetime without picking one up for their collection.On top of that, the seller had even listed a major flaw and was only ask
"Nope," Jacob chuckled. "We were both working separately and just happened to get back in at the same time."Then, he immediately became smug and excited, "Guess what, dear? I made 200 thousand out of the deal! In net profits!""For real?!" Elaine gaped. "200 thousand in just one night?! That's amazing! How did you do that?"Claire was surprised to hear that too, and she came over to ask, "What deal was it, Dad?"Jacob grinned, "Oh, it's nothing to brag about. It's just that I managed to pick up a nice antique item thanks to my wisdom and then sold it for 200 thousand."Pausing, he then sighed in dismay, "However, the buyer wasn't too rich—I would have squeezed him for 400 thousand, but he couldn't afford more, so I had to settle for less."Elaine quickly exclaimed, "Shit, we're talking about a loss of 200 thousand! People would work a year and still never earn that much…"She trailed off for a moment before asking, "By the way, dear—are we still flying out first thing tomorrow?
Jacob laughed. "Put that issue behind us? Sure, but we're not becoming friends. Hell, I can't even hold a grudge now that you're shit out of luck."Then, his tone changed sharply and suddenly became icy, "But you see, Aurous Hill is not a place you can stay just because you want to. No… After this, you're not going to be able to make a living in the antique trade.""If I were you, I'd be running a thousand miles away, far away from Aurous Hill where no one would know my face to start over. That way, you just might be able to make a living."Raymond simply kept smiling, "You need not be concerned about how I'm going to survive here, Mr. Wilson. I'd be very grateful if you'd cease any form of harassment once you leave my premises."Jacob pursed his lips, staring at Raymond in disappointment. "I'm plenty magnanimous, so I won't stoop to such pettiness. Just do whatever you like!"Clicking his tongue, he huffed, "Tut, tut… And here I'd thought you're tough, but you're just yet another
Raymond chuckled at the title, humble as ever, "The Duke of Wastage? Now, that's quite the royal title, and I don't think I deserve such an honor…"Trailing off, he then made an especially curious look, "By the way, how'd you know they were calling me that?"Seeing that he was still so ignorant, Jacob scoffed. "You bought a Renaissance-era bronze sculpture earlier, didn't you?"Raymond nodded. "I did. But technically, it's medieval and not Renaissance, along with a Renaissance-era base."Jacob clutched his stomach as he laughed, "Oh, please! Medieval? Hahaha… You're killing me, Mr. Cole!"Raymond kept a serious look on his face. "It's really medieval. Why don't you take a look?""No way," Jacob snorted, pursing his lips. "Anyway, word has already spread that someone was selling a counterfeit bronze sculpture to defraud Antique Street for some serious dough. He went first to Vintage Deluxe, but their manager, Mr. Crane, saw through it and didn't buy it… and then he came to you, an
That was why most of the collectors only knew that such an item existed but they did not know in whose possession it was.After registering a new account and paying the ten thousand registration fee, Raymond got in.It was very safe as it was anonymous, and he posted a photo of the bronze sculpture and an announcement with an asking price of twenty million.In his opinion, it wasn't that expensive—if it was still gilded, it would be worth around a hundred million. Without it, it was plenty reasonable to cut the price down to just thirty million.And Raymond was cutting another ten million off that, so twenty million was plenty reasonable.Moreover, medieval bronze sculptures were exceedingly rare, and less than one specimen showed up annually at times. Collectors who desired it would therefore be willing to break the bank for it, and that was why Raymond was sure that someone would put in an order once he posted it.As he wrote the summary of the item, someone knocked on his door
Jacob frowned in disdain. "Why would I be worried? He's no longer the manager of Vintage Deluxe, and he just lost a shit ton of money for messing up his appraisal. I am also the vice president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association, so why would I be worried about some loser who will soon be kicked out of Antique Street?"Straightening his collar, he snorted coldly, "I am now going to see Raymond Cole and humiliate him face-to-face! He thinks he's impressive, doesn't he? Let's see how he will keep up that facade!"Zachary chuckled, "Yes, exactly! People like him need to be given a slap in the face! As hard as you can! Don't worry—I'll be right behind you. If he gets physical, I'll rush in to help. If he doesn't dare to start a fight, you just insult him as much as possible!""Good plan!" Jacob nodded since he was concerned that Raymond might get physical when pushed too far.And with his body, there was no way he could beat anyone…Spreading his arms, he exclaimed, "Come! I'l