Meanwhile, on a farm in the southern suburbs of Bergen, many corpses lying in the house had long lost their breath.A sign was hung outside the gate of the farm with a sentence written in English: The real estate transaction here is in progress.Not many people would pass by this kind of place in itself. Once someone passed by and saw this sign, they would lose all interest in this farm.If the mysterious organization did not send people to investigate, it would be possible for this place to be exposed only when these corpses were severely decomposed and the smell had stretched out for hundreds of meters. Still, that would take at least five to seven days.Therefore, this would certainly buy enough time for Vera to escape Northern Europe. The seven members of the Armed Calvary Guards rushed to the top of the highest mountain in Oslo City after sunrise after a long journey under the starry night. It was somewhat embarrassing to say that the highest peak in Oslo City was less t
In truth, sleep had long been dispensable to Charlie.His body would not feel tired even if he did not sleep at all.However, he had transferred a lot of Reiki into the ring just now, and he could not fully replenish the Reiki in his body even after eating a whole Cultivating Pill. The rapid consumption of Reiki caused his body to feel a little tired. When Helena saw Charlie’s exhausted expression, she hurriedly said, “Please come with me, Mr. Wade.”As the palace had been in disrepair for a long time, there were only a few rooms available for occupancy at this time. Helena did not know what she was doing, but she brought Charlie directly to her own bedroom in the palace. When Charlie first arrived here, he did not know the internal structure and distribution of the palace. In addition, his body felt extremely exhausted, so he simply followed Helena to the bedroom.This was the largest bedroom in the palace. To be precise, it should be a large suite. Upon entering the room af
After Helena had helped Charlie tidy up the bed, she then said respectfully, “Mr. Wade, please rest first. Feel free to let me know if you need anything.”“Okay, thank you.” Charlie nodded with a smile, thanked Helena, and watched as Helena exited the room.After that, Charlie washed up in the bathroom inside the room, took off his clothes somewhat tiredly, and placed them neatly on the bench at the end of the bed. Aside from his underwear, Charlie was also holding the ring in his palm. Immediately afterward, he lay down on the bed that was still warm and had a lingering fragrance.When Charlie thought of how the warmth and lingering fragrance came from the graceful and charming Helena, he could not help but feel as if he was in a trance and had gone a little overboard. However, Charlie could not help but feel some pain when he thought of the deceiving ring in his hand.He put the ring on his fingertips and kept turning it round and round as he hesitated time and time again. In
At this moment, more than ninety percent of the Reiki in his body had been depleted once again. His whole body was very tired, and he felt extremely decrepit.He was like a gambler who had come to his senses, only to realize that he had lost too much in this scam.Charlie originally wanted to take another Cultivating Pill, but after thinking about it, he realized that he would be no different compared to those victims who were trapped in a scam if he were to take another Cultivating Pill.What he needed to do now was to stop his losses in time and to stop having any illusions about this ring!As Charlie thought about this, he took off the ring in exhaustion, held it in his hand, and stopped sending any Reiki into it.At the same time, he could not help but think of Vera. He felt that this girl seemed to be extremely unusual. Not to mention whether there was any unknown secret hidden inside this ring, but just the fact that she could decide to give this ring to him in an instan
It had been a long time since Charlie had experienced such a deep sleep like today.He was completely unaware of Helena’s arrival and her series of actions.Helena was also extremely nervous, and even the rhythm of her breathing was completely chaotic. The courage that she had in taking this step had been completely exhausted. The moment the long dress fell at her feet, Helena felt as if a spell had been cast on her body. She simply stood still and looked at Charlie for five minutes. She needed to continue cheering herself on so that she could take another step forward bravely. The weather in Bergen was cloudy and rainy, and the temperature at noon in midsummer did not make people feel hot. What’s more, it was only early summer, and the temperature early in the morning was even a little cool.Helena stood still in place and soon felt that her body was already a little stiff from the cold.She felt that her skin which was exposed to the cold air was covered with goosebumps,
Helena was stunned for a moment.She did not know if Charlie was really still asleep or whether he was already awake but still pretending to be asleep.She looked at Charlie’s side profile carefully, looked at his eyelashes that fluttered lightly as he breathed, and listened to his breathing before she finally realized that Charlie was truly still asleep!For a moment, Helena could not help but laugh out loud. She really did not expect that this man, who was basically like a god in her eyes, would actually be sleeping so soundly and was so well-behaved. She also found some intimacy with Charlie for the first time at this moment. So, she continued hugging Charlie as she stared at his side profile and then said with incomparably great emotion, “Charlie, do you know how much I love you? If I’m so lucky to be able to be with you, not to mention giving up my position as the Queen of Northern Europe, I think I will not have any hesitation even if I were to die immediately...”Havin
Helena’s voice was soft with a little sadness.However, Charlie, who was sleeping soundly in front of her, still did not respond. At this time, Charlie was still almost completely isolated from the outside world. When Helena saw that Charlie did not respond in the slightest, the sadness in her heart suddenly magnified rapidly. She was already shedding plenty of tears as she looked at Charlie. She stroked Charlie’s face lightly and sobbed as she said in a low voice, “I can see that you’ve been keeping your distance from me from the first day I met you. In your heart, I must be a very realistic and materialistic woman who would do anything to get to the top...”“You would definitely look down on me even more if I just have sexual intercourse with you without you knowing anything and am lucky enough to get pregnant with your child, right?”“You might even feel extreme discrimination and prejudice against our child because you despise me...”“If I don’t get pregnant with your c
As Charlie thought of this, he subconsciously reached his hand into the quilt on the other side of the bed and could clearly feel that that was still a faint residual warmth in the quilt on the side where no one was sleeping. At this moment, Charlie suddenly realized that something was not quite right. He lifted the quilt subconsciously, looked down at his underwear, and was only slightly relieved when he found that his underwear was still intact and in good condition.Charlie had already realized that Helena must have come here and slept beside him while he was asleep. The scent on his body as well as the residual temperature on the other side of the bed all pointed to her as evidence. Charlie did not understand why Helena would sneak into his bed when he was asleep, but after some consideration, he decided to pretend not to know anything about it. This was the best solution, in Charlie’s opinion. On one hand, it would alleviate the embarrassment between the two, and on the o
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