Moreover, Claire was not only uninterested, but she also approved greatly of her husband, who was engaged in Feng Shui, which made Madien feel a little depressed.He felt that if he wanted to lure Claire into joining his company, the first thing he had to do was to make Claire realize that her husband was an unpromising liar. So, he glanced at Amily, who was adding fuel to the flame, and said with a smile, “Amily, don’t say that. I can see that Miss Wilson is sincere, and she certainly would not lie to you deliberately.”With that said, he looked at Charlie and then suddenly smiled as he said, “Perhaps Miss Wilson is also a victim and she was deceived without knowing it.”Amily could tell that her boss did not want to give up on Claire, so she hurriedly smiled and chimed in, “You’re right, Chairman! I also think that Claire must have been deceived!”Madien looked at Claire and looked very gentlemanly as he smiled, “Miss Wilson, the number one shareholder of our company is Wall St
“He said that I’m his client?”Kathleen questioned curiously, “Who are you talking about?”Madien immediately pointed at Charlie, who was not far away, and he said with a smile, “That gentleman, he said that he is a Feng Shui master, and he also mentioned that you are one of his clients. Do you know him, Miss Fox?”Kathleen recognized Charlie immediately as soon as she saw his back.She was very happy at first but then could not help but frown as she thought to herself, ‘Madien’s tone doesn’t seem quite right. What he said earlier seems quite normal, but why did he ask if I knew Mr. Wade at the end? Could it be that he suspects that Mr. Wade is lying?’As Kathleen thought of this, she immediately guessed what was happening and thought to herself, ‘It seems that this guy probably doesn’t believe what Mr. Wade said, so he probably took advantage of this opportunity to come and greet me, then deliberately mentioned Mr. Wade because he wants me to personally expose Mr. Wade.’Kathlee
Kathleen smiled without saying a word and then nodded slightly before she followed Madien in the direction of Charlie and Claire.When Amily saw Kathleen coming over, she was so excited that she did not even know where to put her hands.Before seeing Kathleen, the chairman was the most prestigious and reputable person she had ever seen in her life. He owned ten percent of the company’s shares, which were worth more than one billion US dollars.But what was Kathleen’s status? She was in charge of the financial empire and assets worth more than a trillion US dollars. Madien was just a poor household before her, and the gap between them could be described as a whole world of difference.When Amily, who was a snob, saw such a dignified and powerful person, she was naturally extremely excited. She also instantly thought of a million ways she could try to build a relationship with Kathleen so that she could reach the pinnacle of her life.At this time, Claire also saw Kathleen walking o
Once Kathleen had spoken, both Madien and Amily were both stunned as if they had been struck by lightning, and they stood dumbfounded in place. The two of them were still waiting to see Kathleen expose Charlie’s lie directly, but to their surprise, Kathleen bowed to him respectfully and even addressed him as ‘Master Wade’!Madien instantly broke out in cold sweat out of fright, and his whole back was instantly wet. He could not help but look at Amily blankly. He also had a questioning look in his eyes in addition to shock. This was because he really could not figure out what the hell was going on.Could it be that Claire’s young husband was indeed a Feng Shui master?!Amily was also trembling in fright!In her eyes, Kathleen was a figure who was as unattainable as God, but unexpectedly, Claire’s husband could make Kathleen bow and speak to him so respectfully!Then... Hadn’t she just been asking for trouble earlier, then?!Just as the two of them were terrified and were at a
When Madien and Amily heard this, they thought that Charlie would not hold it against them, and their expressions instantly relaxed. However, Charlie then said coldly, “But today is an exception!”The two resumed trembling in fright when they heard this.Charlie looked at Madien and said calmly, “Mr. Peterson, I’ll talk to you separately later.”After saying that, he looked at Amily again and smiled faintly as he said, “Miss Wang, it’s fine if you question me, but you were also extremely sarcastic toward my wife. You even said that she was evil-minded and malicious. No matter how good-tempered I am, it’s impossible for me to put up with you humiliating my wife.”Amily’s face turned pale, and she hurriedly explained, “Mr. Wade, I... I simply said the wrong thing on impulse. Don’t... Don’t get me wrong...”Having said that, she hurriedly looked at Claire and pleaded, “Claire, please forgive me this time on the account that I didn't do it intentionally...”Before Claire could spea
Madien subconsciously pushed the blame onto Amily to protect himself, but he did not expect that Amily would be completely angered. He had always thought that Amily obeyed him because he was a handsome and successful forty-year-old man with extraordinary charm for women, so that was why Amily was completely subservient to him. He thought that she certainly would not have any dissatisfaction if he let her take the blame at such a critical moment.However, he had completely overestimated his so-called charm. For Amily, money was the real source of charm.As long as she had enough money, even if she had to face a ninety-year-old man, she would behave as if she was addicted to him and was unable to extricate herself. However, if there was no money, she would not take a second look even if the other party was as handsome as Tom Cruise.When Kathleen said that she would be banned from the design industry just now, her financial resources had been completely cut off. She did not expe
Amily covered her face, suppressed the severe pain, and cursed angrily, “I’m slandering you?! Do you think I have no evidence?!”As she spoke, she immediately took out her cell phone, dug out her chat history with Madien, and found many photos that she had secretly taken of Claire in it. She then said to Charlie and Kathleen, “Mr. Wade and Miss Fox, you can take a look at the time these photos were sent. The earliest one was about a month ago, and I had just met Claire from the master class at the time. Madien also fell in love with Claire at that time!”Madien said nervously, “You sent me those photos, so how can you say that I had my heart set on Miss Wilson?!”Amily said coldly, “You’re not going to admit it, are you? Our chat history is here, so Mr. Wade and Miss Fox can see how you responded to me!”After saying that, she looked at Kathleen and blurted out angrily, “Miss Fox, you must not let this beast in sheep’s clothing off. He has had inappropriate relationships with at le
Kathleen looked at Amily and said with a faint smile, “Stop daydreaming. Not to mention a hundred million US dollars, but he can’t give you even one US dollar.”Amily questioned subconsciously, “Why?! I’ll make him go to prison if he doesn’t give it to me!”Madien looked at Kathleen in panic and explained, “Miss Fox, don’t get me wrong. I have never done the things that Amily has mentioned, but I only promised to give her money because I don’t want her to go out and ruin my reputation...”Kathleen sneered at this lame excuse and said lightly, “Mr. Peterson, don’t forget that the Fox family is the largest shareholder in your company. Using your position as the chairman of the company to enrich your own pockets is corruption, and you’re also suspected of money laundering. What you have infringed is the interests of all the shareholders of your company, including the Fox family! As the head of the Fox family, I have the right to ask the FBI to come forward and conduct a thorough invest
Charlie chuckled. "Don't sell yourself short, Mr. Hart. There are plenty of business folk who got so used to their comfort zone that they became caught in the illusion that they can be successful in anything they do. It's a mindset that leads to them blindly developing new projects and new competition, and then they end up losing big."If memory serves, there have been real estate businesses that started mineral water brands, search engines that tried the car industry, e-commerce sites attempting social media, and vice-versa. All of them are multi-billion-dollar companies venturing into new frontiers, but all to unimpressive outcomes."Pausing, Charlie then continued, "You've mentioned rising above the competition amidst the development of the new energy industry. That would get anyone's attention, and it is why I believe that you definitely will make a strong impression with your strategizing and knowledge of the basic principles."Yolden found it hard to refuse, seeing that Charli
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