Mr. Laverick nodded. “I’ll see you off downstairs, then.”When the four of them arrived downstairs, a group of school leaders were already waiting there. Mr. Laverick hurried over to the line after saying goodbye to them. Isaac then looked at Charlie and asked respectfully, “Young Master, what other arrangements do you have in mind?”Charlie said, “I have nothing else to do. I will send Claudia back first and have a meal at Mrs. Lewis’s house at noon.”After saying that, Charlie then added, “By the way, I brought Porter and a group of soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to rescue an old lady and her only son in Mexico back then. Ask Porter for the old lady’s home address so that I can pay her a visit in the next few days.”When Isaac had gone to Mexico with Albert, Charlie and the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies had already annihilated the entire Crazy Juarez. He was not very clear about the details, but his style of action had always been very quick and straightforward, so he did
As the two cars got closer, Charlie subconsciously glanced at the convoy opposite out of curiosity.He could tell that the distinguished guest should be in that Rolls-Royce, so his focus was also to take a closer look at this car. However, he did not have any other thoughts, so he simply glanced at it casually. As the car was tinted with a privacy film, he could only vaguely see that there were four people sitting in the car.At this time, Vera, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was looking to her left and right. She then turned her gaze to the right.Charlie who was across the front of the Rolls-Royce, only saw that the driver in the opposite car was an older middle-aged man and that there was a young girl in the passenger seat and an elderly couple in the back seat. He did not notice anything unusual.When the two cars passed each other, the shortest distance between Charlie and Vera was only a few meters, and even Claudia, who was in the passenger seat, could see Vera’s s
Charlie initially had a high probability of seeing Vera, but he did not see Vera because of the sudden vibration of the ring. Vera also did not see Charlie either. However, Vera, who had good intuition, was moved by something the moment the BMW passed by. She subconsciously looked back immediately but only saw the car leaving without finding anything unusual.She thought that she was being a little too sensitive, so she did not take it to heart. Charlie, who was in the BMW, had already put the ring away and said to Claudia, “Let’s go to the city first and buy a gift before going back if you have nothing to do.”Claudia quickly nodded. “Okay. I’ll just follow you, Charlie.”So, the two drove to the shopping center in the city. On the other side, Logan’s convoy also slowly stopped at the square outside the Academic Affairs Building.The retired old dean of Aurous University and the current school leaders were already waiting in line. A number of bodyguards came down from the
The overall architectural design of Aurous University was still very elaborate.As it was an ancient capital, the cultural background here was also very profound, so when the new campus was built, it also took the local characteristics of Aurous Hill into full consideration. It had an overall modern look with a bit of simplicity and solemnity, which caused Vera to look at it in wonder. She walked around the campus and suddenly saw the lush hills not far away, and she muttered to herself, “That must be Mount Qi... It’s really better to see it for myself.”After that, something suddenly came to her mind, and her beautiful eyes were suddenly shrouded in sadness, On the other side, Logan and his wife were the center of attention as they were surrounded by the crowd. They had a brief tour around the campus, and Logan then finally found the opportunity to pull the old dean aside and said, “Mr. Anderson, the reason why I came this time is because I need your help with something else.”
Interestingly, Mr. Laverick was standing nervously at the door like a follower at this moment.Logan and his wife, Mr. Anderson, who was the old dean, and the current dean, Mr. Summer, were sitting on the sofa where Charlie had just sat. When Logan saw Vera coming in, he smiled and said, “Come, let me introduce all of you. This is Veron Laver, who is my distant relative’s great-granddaughter.” After saying that, he also said to Vera, “Veron, come and meet Mr. Anderson, Mr. Summer, and Mr. Laverick from the Admissions Office.”Vera simply looked at the three of them and nodded slightly without speaking. Fortunately, Logan had already informed them in advance that Vera was an introvert and not talkative, so everyone did not mind.The current dean, Ariel, then said enthusiastically, “Miss Laver, I asked Mr. Laverick to prepare a list of all the departments and majors offered at Aurous University. Please take a look and see which subjects you’re interested in.”Vera still nodded
Mr. Laverick was taken aback when he heard Vera’s voice. He quickly asked her, “What’s the matter, Miss Lavor?”Vera pointed to the application form in his hand and said, “Can you show that to me?”Mr. Laverick said without hesitation, “Of course, of course!”With that said, he handed the application form to Vera, but he could not help but wonder to himself, ‘I wanted to show it to you just now, but you said that there’s no need for me to do so. Young people these days are really fickle.’Vera took Claudia’s application form, and her eyes seemed to be browsing through Claudia’s personal information, but her peripheral vision and attention were focused on the emergency contact column.There were two words written on the space in that column, and these two words had been lingering in her mind all this time. Charlie Wade!In addition to the two words, Charlie Wade, there was also a series of eleven digits. Vera knew that this must be Charlie’s phone number in Oskia.At this time, V
Vera nodded and then turned around, walking out the door.Upon leaving the office, the corners of Vera’s lips curled up immediately, and two shallow dimples appeared on her face, which was incomparably beautiful.However, she was thinking about how she could do a final verification to confirm that the Charlie Wade on the application form was indeed the Charlie she was looking for. She thought to herself, ‘The best way would be for me to call Charlie and listen to his voice. I still remember his voice, so I will definitely recognize him as long as he speaks.’However, Vera did not dare to make the call herself. Charlie might recognize her voice if she called him herself.However, if she called him and did not speak, it might sound feasible but seem a little weird. If Charlie thought about it, he may figure out something was wrong.So, after thinking about it, Vera felt that she should find another person to call Charlie. She would also have to come up with a set of reasonable excus
Charlie, who was on the other end of the line, had just bought some fragrant aromatherapy for Mrs. Lewis, Stephanie, and Claudia, to put in their new home.The welcome lunch was originally to celebrate the housewarming, so the housewarming gifts selected were usually some suitable souvenirs for the new home. Aromatherapy was something that most women liked, so Charlie chose some high-end aromatherapy gifts.He suddenly received a call from a local unfamiliar number. He did not think much about it and answered the call according to his usual habits. Madam Marilyn’s voice sounded over the other end of the line. “Hello, Sir, I’m going out right now, so I may not be able to wait for your delivery. Please put my courier in the property center. I’ll go and pick it up when I get back.”Charlie said casually, “Sorry, you may have called the wrong number.”“Huh?!” Madam Marilyn exclaimed and said, “Let me see... Oh, I’m sorry, I really called the wrong number. I’m sorry to bother you!”
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d
Fleur had repeatedly mentioned the conspiracy theory of Ashley using a body double over the last twenty years.Tarlon had investigated from many different angles, but everything from the gender, age, dental records, to body figure pointed to the fact that the deceased was Ashley Acker.And yet, Fleur had never bought it, insisting that Curtis was prepared for them just because Curtis' son had gone missing soon after.There was no way Curtis would save his son but not his wife, and the disfigured corpse only added fuel to Fleur's suspicion.Thus, over the last twenty years, Fleur had kept a close eye on the Ackers, arranging for two 'scholars' to be embedded amongst their ranks as sleeper agents. She went that far all to determine if Ashley was dead or had faked her death.However, the scholars had since been killed in action, and they had no spies within the Ackers left.As for Tarlon, he still doubted Fleur's theory even now, but he remained respectful as he spoke, "Milady, I mu
Meanwhile, on the edge of the South Pole, Tarlon Griffin rushed outside of Fleur Griffin's room, knocking the door gingerly as he announced, "I have news, my lady!"Fleur didn't respond, but the thick wooden door between them slowly opened as if pushed by an invisible force.Tarlon entered to find Fleur seated on the floor with her legs crossed at the ankles. Her eyes remained closed as she molded her Reiki, asking, "What is it?"Tarlon quickly answered, "News from Oskia. The Ackers are partnering with the Wades on a joint venture into electric-powered vehicles."Fleur slowly opened her eyes, asking quietly, "And you're telling me because?"Tarlon quickly explained, "It just came out of the blue, so I thought I should report it to you right away."Fleur sighed. "After I tried and failed to wipe out the Ackers so many times, they wouldn't dare set foot stateside. If anything, they must have decided to seek asylum in Oskia by offering a substantial investment, and it's a base whe
Silent for a while, Matilda then asked Yolden, "Do you think I can do it?""Yes!" Yolden nodded without hesitation. "You definitely won't have any problems!"Matilda sighed, shaking her head. "We traveled far abroad to study while we were young, but we didn't return to Oskia to help the country's development. It's been thirty years since, and now that we have returned to the country at the same time, I definitely wouldn't turn down such an opportunity to help."Pausing, she then said, "That said, major corporations make it a point to not hire family members. Forget spouses—employees aren't allowed to date, and one of the two will be asked to resign if necessary."Don't you think it's inappropriate since we are legally married, having gotten our certificate and all? And if we set these precedents, we would have trouble asking other employees to follow that policy. You are going to be a CEO, so you need a very clear answer on this issue."Yolden shrugged. "In the first place, that p
Yolden nodded slightly. "He does.""My gosh…" Matilda murmured. "That's too much… Ashley's son? A member of the Acker family and the Wades?!"Pausing, she then asked in confusion, "Wait, if Charlie has so much power and influence, why would he permanently reside in Aurous Hill… No, why would he be content as Jacob Wilson's son-in-law? Does Jacob know who he really is?""Definitely not," Yolden shook his head. "There were some compelling circumstances, and his identity is a sensitive one. That's why I'm asking you to tell no one except Paul—and even then, you should only tell him if he can keep the secret."Matilda was sharp enough to pick up on the reasoning, too. "Charlie's hiding because of his parents' accident, isn't he?""Yes," Yolden sighed. "He has his plans, but I didn't pry since I can only do that much, let alone help him on that.""Got it," Matilda nodded repeatedly. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed… And you just said you're resigning? Are you going to help with this e
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega