But the Regenerating Pill given by Charlie had released the burden in Rosalie’s heart completely while also making up for Yashita’s shortcoming of more than twenty years.The mother-and-daughter duo was extremely happy, and they both started tearing up.What the two of them did not know was that Sheldon, who had put on a suit, was already pacing back and forth nervously in the living room.He was holding a large bouquet of bright roses in his hand, and the diamond ring that he was not very satisfied with was also lying quietly in the inner pocket of his suit.Sheldon had never proposed to a woman in his life, so he would inevitably feel nervous.He had married Helen back then not because he had proposed to Helen, but because Helen had taken the initiative to look for him after Curtis had gotten married. She had put forward several requests in exchange for marrying him and had said that she would marry him immediately as long as he could agree to those requests.Sheldon had not he
Sheldon was so shocked by Charlie’s words that he could not speak.He really did not expect that Charlie would promise to throw a grand wedding for him.In truth, the reason why he had pleaded with Charlie just now was because he hoped that Charlie would allow him to hold a small wedding ceremony and banquet in the villa where he was under house arrest after Yashita had agreed to his proposal so that he would not owe Yashita a wedding. He also understood his current situation. Charlie had allowed the Harker family to put him under house arrest, which was already an extreme kindness to him. Although he had lost the freedom to go out under house arrest in Aurous Hill, his other freedoms were not restricted in that villa. He could use his cell phone, laptop, internet, and television, and he could contact anyone he wanted to. In addition, Yashita also took good care of his daily necessities. Combined with the Schulz family’s previous behavior of being lackeys for Ten Thousand Armies
Rosalie instantly realized her father’s true intentions the moment Sheldon knelt down. She was so excited that she covered her mouth in disbelief.Yashita also seemed to have sensed Sheldon’s intentions, and she, who had just regained her former self-confidence, was so nervous that she could not say anything for a moment.After all, in her opinion, she had been a subordinate of the Schulz family for so many years and was not worthy of a master like Sheldon. What’s more, she had been disabled for more than twenty years, and she subconsciously felt that the gap between them was extremely big. She did not dare to overstep any boundaries even in her dreams. However, when she saw Sheldon, who was dressed in a suit, suddenly kneeling in front of her on one knee, Yashita was so flustered that her heart was beating wildly, and even her breathing was chaotic. Sheldon kept his head down. After kneeling on one knee, he fumbled around the inner pocket of his suit and then took the ring box o
Yashita’s psychological defenses instantly loosened up when she heard this.Rosalie had grown up in a single-parent environment. Although the Harker family had always showered her with love, they still could not make up for the lack of her father’s role.Before the Schulz family had provoked Charlie, Yashita knew very well that Sheldon would never publicly acknowledge Rosalie as his daughter in this lifetime.But at this moment, he was kneeling before her, proposing to her, and he was eager to give his daughter a complete family.All of Yashita’s worries instantly disappeared at this moment. She shed tears and said to Sheldon, “Yes...”Sheldon suddenly asked excitedly, “Really?! Yashita, you’re really agreeing to marry me?!”Yashita did not speak, and she simply looked at Sheldon and nodded heavily. This man, whom she had loved so much all her life, was still the most attractive man to her even though she was much older compared to before and had lost his heroic spirit from bef
Sheldon, who was a little confused because he was nervous and apprehensive, had only just discovered now that Yashita, who had lost her right arm for more than twenty years, had turned into a normal person with two perfect arms!At this moment, he thought that Yashita was wearing some kind of advanced prosthesis.So, he subconsciously said, “Where... Where was this prosthesis made? This... This is too real!”Yashita spoke with a grateful expression, “This is not a prosthesis... It was Mr. Wade who gave me a pill, and my arm grew back after I took the pill...”“What?!” Sheldon was shocked as he asked, “Regrown?! How... How is this possible?!”Rosalie, who was aside, reminded, “Dad, you’ve seen Mr. Wade’s divine power on Mount Wintry, so you cannot use your limited common sense to measure his abilities.”Sheldon’s expression was instantly stunned, and he immediately recalled the things he had seen on Mount Wintry that day.The unimaginably powerful Porter had been defeated in one
As for Merlin, who was the first to take the Regenerating Pill, he returned to his home in Houston with his wife, daughter, and son-in-law on the Acker family’s private plane. Since Kathleen had helped endorse him, his image in the eyes of his family was comparable to that of a superhero.In their earlier years, his wife and daughter had lived with him in New York. At that time, he had been so focused on his work that he seldom asked about his wife and child’s affairs. Because of his identity as a police officer, he was also usually quite harsh to his wife and daughter, so their family atmosphere had been very depressing.Later, his relationship with his family became more and more rigid. His daughter, who was in college, deliberately gave up studying in New York and chose to come to Houston to study in order to be far away from him so that she could heave a sigh of relief.His wife had also taken the opportunity to accompany her daughter to study in Houston, and they had begun
“You agreed?!”When Merlin heard his son-in-law’s reply, his whole body felt both surprised, and he was vaguely leaping out of joy.Although he had said that Lord Acker was old-fashioned, he had actually also been convinced by Lord Acker long ago.He knew that this kind of old-fashioned thinking should be criticized to a certain extent, but he also agreed with Lord Acker’s logic, which was that the family’s last name should be passed on. Regardless of whether it was male or female, as long as there was an offspring with the last name, the lineage would continue to be passed on. However, once there was a break in the middle, this lineage would exit the stage of history completely within a few decades.Therefore, if his son-in-law agreed to let his daughter’s children take the last name, Lammy, the family name would be able to continue to be passed down the line. Merlin was very excited to hear that his son-in-law had agreed because of this.However, he did not expect that his
Merlin was a little dumbfounded when he heard this, and he could not help but ask, “A hundred million US dollars could have such an impact?!”Merlin’s son-in-law nodded heavily without hesitation, “That’s right! Dad, a hundred million US dollars has that much power in the hands of rich people!”With that said, he continued, “Of course, the most important point here is that the Acker family can guarantee us an annual net interest rate of eight percent. Uncle Christian said that if the market environment goes down and cannot reach the net interest rate of eight percent or if there was a loss, the Acker family will also make up for our trust’s eight percent net profit. For example, under normal circumstances, a hundred million US dollars will become a hundred and eight million US dollars in the first year, but if the market environment is no good this year and the hundred million US dollars is only ninety million US dollars in the end, the Acker family will take out eighteen million US
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
Before Charlie had arrived, Jacob was still furious that Matilda would soon marry Yolden.After Charlie came, however, he was instead worried that Matilda would send him a wedding invitation.Meanwhile, Matilda and Yolden were discussing their list of guests.They had different social circles, but most of their friends were Stateside, and they only had some distant relatives in this country.Still, they had colleagues in Aurous Hill. Matilda had classmates too, but she was out of touch with them aside from Jacob, whom she often met.Still, as they discussed who should be invited, Matilda first suggested, "Let's go through everyone. First, our Stateside friends… I don't think we should tell them at all since it's a long journey, and inviting them would seem tactless. What do you think?"Yolden nodded, smiling, "I was just thinking the same thing. We're close with our Stateside friends and always keep in touch, but inviting them to our wedding might be a stretch. We'd just hit a wa
With that being said, once Matilda was thrown in the mix, Elaine would suddenly become an African honey badger, with every bit of black air force energy that was implied.As such, if Jacob had managed to be brave and take that one step back then, Charlie would have tried to help, stopping Elaine from harassing Jacob or Matilda.However, the reality was that Jacob had to bungle the chance when Matilda offered it to him.That was why the best option was for Jacob to understand that he couldn't get together with Matilda now so that he would feel much better.And since he had always been a coward, Charlie's slight intimidation cleared his head considerably.He then sighed, "Well, that's just life—you don't always get what you want, and you should never try to claim what you couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to choose Matilda over thirty years ago, so not being together now only makes sense.""Now, I can only pray that Elaine never finds out… or at least that things don't get out of h