At this time, Charlie had already returned to Providence.Claire attended her class on time as usual while Charlie stayed in the presidential suite of the hotel alone as he waited for news from Merlin.Although Charlie was the benefactor who had saved Merlin’s life, he admired Merlin from the bottom of his heart.He admired Merlin’s careful thinking as well as his meticulousness and ability to find breakthroughs in places that no one else thought of. It was this ability of his that created his reputation as a famous Oskian detective. His idea of trying to use the clues from huge natural disasters to gradually locate the location of the dead soldiers was indeed very practical, in Charlie’s opinion. Therefore, he believed that after Merlin met 547 in Syria, it would not take long for Merlin to gradually clarify the clues. Merlin did not disappoint Charlie either. His phone call to Charlie instantly lifted Charlie’s spirit. After answering the phone, Charlie’s first question to
With that said, Charlie added, “They would never dream that this logistics company as well as these six planes have been exposed, and this is the biggest advantage that we currently have in our hands.”“As long as they don’t notice the exposure, these six planes will continue to serve this organization, and since aviation information is public, every time they transfer planes in the future, it will be useless in front of us no matter how well they cover it up.”“What we have to do is to monitor the movement of these six planes closely. Once their planes move, it means that they must be transferring personnel or materials, then.” “So, keep a record of when and where each plane takes off, and then track the plane’s destination.”Merlin immediately said, “No problem, Young Master Wade. I’ll monitor the movement of these six planes closely, and I will notify you as soon as possible if they make any movements!” Charlie smiled slightly and said, “Let Porter arrange for someone to do t
“Northern Europe?”The first thing that came to Charlie’s mind when he heard the two words ‘Northern Europe’ was Helena, who had just been crowned as the new queen not long ago. So, Charlie asked Porter, “How far is Bergen from Oslo City, which is the capital of Northern Europe?”Porter replied, “About four hundred kilometers.”Charlie felt slightly relieved when he heard this. Four hundred kilometers. It seemed that the target of the mysterious organization’s operation this time had nothing to do with Helena. He then spoke up and said, “Since it took off from Cyprus, there is a high probability that it has nothing to do with where 547 was stationed. It may be another group of dead soldiers.”With that said, Charlie asked Porter, “Porter, how long does it take for a Boeing 777 to fly from Cyprus to Bergen?”Porter hurriedly said, “Please wait a moment, Mr. Wade. I’ll check the map.”After saying that, Porter checked on the computer for a moment and said, “Mr. Wade, the flig
Therefore, out of caution, Charlie planned to let Helena, who had already secured her position as the Queen of Northern Europe, lend him a helping hand.Although Helena and the Northern Europe royal family supporting her were just mascots of the people of Northern Europe, the royal family was still the royal family, after all, and the royal family should still have some privileges even if it was already a constitutional monarchy.Therefore, Charlie planned to fly himself and the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to Oslo City first before asking Helena to use the royal channel to secretly send him to Bergen and to also send the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies along with him if necessary.This way, all the official records of them going to Bergen from Oslo City could also be concealed, and the clues could be completely disconnected. This should not be difficult for Helena. So, Charlie hung up the phone and called Helena. At this moment, Helena, who was located in Northern Europe
Due to the fast speed of the Concorde and the fact that the other party’s plane had applied for a route that would take off four hours later, Charlie guessed that they intended to wait until late at night before arriving in Bergen in Northern Europe. So, he was not in a hurry to leave immediately. He asked Albert and Isaac to transit from New York to Providence with the Concorde and to wait at Providence Airport.As for himself, he waited until Claire came back from school to tell her that he would be going to New York tonight on the grounds that there was an accident at his client’s construction site in New York and his client had asked him to head over to help him to check out the Feng Shui. Claire did not want him to be so tired at first, but Charlie told her that the other party had used a lot of connections to rescue her mother, Elaine, from prison, so she owed the other party a big favor that had to be paid back. Therefore, Claire could only agree reluctantly. Charlie subs
“Change of heart?” Helena suddenly stopped pacing, and she had a serious expression as she said to the old queen, “Grandma, my feelings for Charlie is unlikely to change in this lifetime.”The old queen pursed her lips and hesitated for a moment before she said, “Helena, you must know very well in your heart that it’s very difficult for you and Charlie to be together. It’s not just because he’s already married, but you’re the Queen of Northern Europe now, and your future husband can only be a European royal family or a patriarchal noble. Otherwise, the people will not be able to accept it.”Helena said firmly, “Grandma, I’ve already expressed my stance on this matter a long time ago. If I’m really lucky enough to be with Charlie, I will be willing even if the people of Northern Europe see me as a sinner.”The old queen asked helplessly, “Don’t you care about the image of the royal family?” Helena shook her head and said firmly, “I’ve already made two plans for my future a long tim
Although it was summer, the night in Oslo City was still a little chilly. Nevertheless, Helena was wearing a strapless court dress which made her look as beautiful and perfect as a noble tulip. When Helena saw Charlie getting out of the car, the temperament of a queen that Helena had recently cultivated gradually disappeared, and it was replaced by a young girl who was in love and was happy and excited when she saw her beloved. She held up the hem of her dress and ran toward Charlie. The royal butler subconsciously wanted to follow her but found that he could not catch up to her at all.The old queen’s legs were not so agile, so she walked out unhurriedly. She shook her head helplessly and sighed softly as she watched Helena’s figure dash away. Helena rushed to Charlie, and her pair of deep eyes were filled with joy as she said excitedly, “It’s been a long time, Mr. Wade!” Charlie smiled slightly and said politely, “It’s been a long time, indeed.”The old queen also came to t
After nearly two hours of flight, the helicopter slowly landed at the Northern Europe royal family’s palace in Bergen, which was the second largest city in Northern Europe. The royal palace was located in the suburbs and occupied a large area. However, due to the decline of the Northern Europe royal family in recent years and the parliament’s continuous cutting down of the royal budget, the palace also appeared to look a little dilapidated due to the lack of repair. The Northern Europe royal family’s own financial situation was not optimistic either. Although they had assets of more than one billion euros, most of them were locked in real estate which the Northern Europe royal family could not sell in this lifetime. For instance, the palace in the capital city of Oslo City as well as the palace in Bergen were valuable, but once the Northern Europe royal family reached the point of selling their ancestral property, they would definitely be shunned by the citizens of Northern Europe.
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