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
Yashita did not know why her daughter wanted her to lie in the bathtub, but when she saw the expectant look on her daughter’s face, she did not ask any further questions.After she had soaked her body from the neck down into the bathtub, Rosalie took out the Regenerating Pill and said, “Mom, Mr. Wade said that you will fall asleep after taking the pill, but don’t worry, I will be staying by your side the whole time!”Having said that, she put the Regenerating Pill that Charlie had given her into Yashita’s mouth.Yashita smiled at her daughter, but she felt her mind go blank and instantly lost consciousness before she could speak.When Rosalie saw that her mother had lost consciousness, she stood motionless in front of the bathtub as she waited for the moment a miracle would happen.At the same time, Isaac brought Sheldon with him and found a high-end diamond ring worth 1.3 million US dollars in Cartier.This was already the best diamond ring that could be bought in this shop, but
The hotel staff also brought up the prepared ninety-nine roses. According to Oskian customs, ninety-nine means forever, which was an excellent symbol of love.Fortunately, the flowers prepared by the hotel concierge were all very well-known top varieties, each of which was very fresh, delicate, and flawless. At this time, Yashita’s eyelashes fluttered slightly in the bathtub.Rosalie, who had not taken even half a step away, realized that her mother would wake up soon. So, she quickly headed to the right side of the bathtub, gently reached out her hand, and followed her mother’s right shoulder as she searched all the way in the mud.Yashita’s right shoulder was originally a vertically downward and uneven wound. Although her arm had been cut off at the root, due to the irregularity of the scar, the entire wound was like a tree bark which was full of irregular lines and folds. Yashita usually wore long sleeves so that the wound of her broken arm could hardly be seen by anyone exce
Having lost it all, Jacob really looked like he wouldn't be getting back up.But fortunately, he had a pillar in the form of Elaine.In fact, Elaine would serve to be a container, whipping Jacob into shape if he got too full of himself.But on the other hand, now that Jacob was utterly despondent, she would be forcing him to smile and function in general.Elaine's attitude to the entire issue was clear as well. Even though Jacob had just lost his job, she would make him go shopping with her in Dubai even if he fell into a coma. Even if he was dead, she'd just cremate him and bring his ashes along.Hence, with Elaine's firm grip around Jacob's leash, he went on strolls, going shopping and taking selfies with Elaine everyday, eventually easing the toll on his mood and spirit.-Back at Aurous Hill, Charlie was preparing for Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall's wedding as it approached.Yolden was a schoolmate of his mother, Ashley Layna Acker, as well as Charlie's elder.And while Cha
"See you." As soon as Charlie hung up on Matilda, Don Albert's call came right after.He sounded nervous as Charlie answered the phone, saying, "Master Wade, I think I might have gone too far…""Wait, what's this about?" Charlie asked."Your father-in-law, of course…" Don Albert sighed. "You asked me to leave him hanging for a while, so I did. I even refused when he asked to book a room in Heaven Springs.""Well, that's not a problem, is it?" Charlie shrugged. "He and Zachary ganged up for some real mischief. As you are Zachary's boss, it's right that you refused him because you didn't appreciate what he did.""That's just it. I thought that approach was just right as well," Don Albert quickly said. "I wasn't playing nice when Mr. Bay of the Calligraphy and Painting Association called me either. That's when he said he'd try to save Jacob's position as vice-president, but I told him it's none of my business."I then hung up on him without much thought, only for Zachary to tell m
Meanwhile, Charlie was downstairs in Claire's office, waiting to pick her up and head home.That was when Matilda called him, asking as soon as he answered, "Charlie, do you know how Jacob is doing? He never answered any of my texts—is he going to be alright?""I wouldn't know," Charlie replied. "Both he and Elaine are in Dubai on a trip… What's wrong?""He resigned," Matilda sighed. "I only saw the public statement that the Calligraphy and Painting Association posted this afternoon. It says that he tendered the resignation himself, but it doesn't really feel that way. I wonder if he's at odds with other members of the association…"Charlie was actually surprised to hear that Jacob had resigned.He had told Zachary to expose the truth of the bronze sculpture fraud case to teach Jacob a lesson so that Jacob would understand the meaning of true pain.However, he anticipated that Mr. Bay would at least keep Jacob around with an unimportant job even if Jacob did lose some money and e
Falling apart in both mind and spirit, Jacob was crying as he disembarked and took a cab to the hotel.Elaine, who had been lying around for 24 hours, was stunned speechless as she watched him enter, crying like a child.In contrast, Elaine looked like a mother to Jacob just then as he threw himself into her arms and bawled, "Darling… That prick Mr. Bay screwed me over… I have nothing left now…"Taken aback for a moment that Jacob would bawl in her arms like that, Elaine soon came to her senses and patted his back as she comforted him, "Oh, stop crying already. Who cares about some Calligraphy and Painting groupies? We certainly don't! Just hear me out and don't ever go there again!"Jacob kept sobbing, "But I care… I want to go…"Annoyed, Elaine's hand that had been patting Jacob a moment ago slid down to his hip and pinched him viciously before he noticed."Ow!" Jacob yelped in pain, and he demanded indignantly, "What was that for?!""Shut up!" Elaine snapped, glowering. "I wa
Jacob couldn't even be bothered by the looks others were giving him, and he called Mr. Bay immediately.Mr. Bay had already gone home and was seated on the couch with his wife, watching his phone and waiting for Jacob to call and demand an explanation.Mr. Bay knew that he had to answer for this and that if he avoided Jacob, it may well be a confession that he had screwed Jacob over.So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come clean with Jacob.Naturally, by coming clean, he meant passing the buck as his wife had suggested.Hence, as he answered Jacob's call, he immediately sighed in embarrassment, "Hey, Jacob. I'm so sorry about that…"However, Jacob was so furious he immediately started bellowing, "Mr. Bay! Are you fucking with me here?! You said that the resignation letter was more of a formality, but you just made it public instead! So, all those things you said about helping me were just a trap, was it?! You're despicable! And to think I've been so good to you, even
The repeated flights had left Jacob tormented.Even before he actually had the time to enjoy Dubai, he had already gotten sick of the place and didn't want to ever return.And on the flight, he couldn't stop his thoughts from going astray.Now that he was not getting back the money he had lost, his only hope was Mr. Bay.Fortunately, Mr. Bay was serious about his promise that he would at least save him a job as department head. That was why, despite his thoughts running astray, he never considered the thought that he would be kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.As soon as his flight landed, he didn't wait to turn off his phone's flight mode, waiting for the internet connection to return so that he could ask Mr. Bay about the meeting.Once he did, he received a ton of messages from public accounts to acquaintances—many had already found out that he had resigned from the post of administrative vice-president and wanted to ask how he was doing.And Matilda was
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid
Having sent his resignation letter, Jacob had no idea that it would be the catalyst for his dismissal.He didn't sleep well at the rundown motel either and had dark circles under his eyes as he rushed to the airport early the next morning.Clearing the checkpoint and boarding his flight, everything went smoothly until his flight to Dubai lifted off at 10 am.-Meanwhile, the other vice-presidents of the Calligraphy and Painting Association had arrived at Mr. Bay's office.They all had the same goal—pressure Mr. Bay and get Jacob kicked out of the association no matter what it took.Naturally, they knew that Mr. Bay most definitely would have to help Jacob since Jacob was close with Don Albert. If Mr. Bay insisted on protecting Jacob, they shouldn't insist, or Jacob would hear about it, and the man would bear a grudge.Even so, as the vice-presidents entered Mr. Bay's office and closed the door behind them, one of them couldn't help asking, "So, Mr. Bay—how do you intend to deal