Hannah nodded and snapped her fingers in a chic manner. “I’m going first, bye.”After saying that, she stepped on the accelerator and drove the car away. Elaine walked home with Jacob’s support as she cursed, “Damn Hannah, she managed to show off in front of me today. I think she doesn’t even remember who she is anymore! Damn! God must really be blind to let this kind of woman make money!” Jacob said casually, “Since you can’t accept it, just stay away from her in the future and don’t pay attention to her anymore. Just don’t give her the chance to show off in front of you, then.”“What do you know?!” Elaine said very seriously, “When I was rich, Hannah also hated me very much, but she always followed me and flattered me. Do you know why?”Jacob nodded. “Yes. Because it’d be a waste for her not to take advantage of you. Although the two of you are not born from the same mother, your temper and personality are the same. The both of you would definitely go even if your enemies invi
As Charlie, Claire, and Jacob were eating in the dining room, Elaine hid in her room and quietly opened the short video platform.In this era where everyone could be an anchor, even a dog could start a live broadcast online. The only difference was whether there would be an audience or not.Elaine fumbled to create her own live broadcast room and then entered the words ‘Elaine’s live broadcast’ in the column for the name of the live broadcast room.After that, she completed the creation of her live broadcast room and started the first online live broadcast of her life.As soon as the live broadcast started, Elaine began looking for ways to add the shopping cart because she had watched Hannah’s live broadcast and knew that the most important thing in a live broadcast was to sell goods. Therefore, one must have a shopping cart in order to sell goods. Consumers would only be able to place the order after the product link was posted.However, Elaine could not find the shopping cart op
After the order was created, Elaine immediately returned to her live broadcast room and waited for users to come.As long as the money was spent, the effect was really there immediately. Soon, the number of viewers in the live broadcast room changed from zero to one.At this moment, Elaine was very excited and hurriedly said, “Oh, welcome to my live broadcast room!”The other party dropped a comment. “Pfft.”After that, he left the live broadcast room immediately. When Elaine saw her first viewer leaving after leaving a word, she cursed angrily, “What do you mean by ‘Pfft’? You really do not know any better, do you?!”As soon as she was done speaking, another viewer came in. Elaine quickly put her angry expression away and said with a smile, “Welcome, new...”The number of viewers in the live broadcast room returned to zero after she had spoken two words. Immediately afterward, a series of people came in. They all retreated immediately, as soon as they came in. At least, th
Elaine almost went berserk the moment she saw the system prompt!She never expected that her live broadcast debut would start so low as this!This caused her self-esteem to be greatly hurt.She was so furious that she contacted the short video platform’s customer service directly, and the customer service consultant then said, “Hello, how can I help you?”Elaine immediately cursed angrily, “Why did you ban my live broadcast room?! Who gave you the right to do so?! Do you believe that I will call the police now?!”The customer service consultant quickly comforted her, “Hello, please calm down first. Can you tell me the reason why you were banned?”Elaine said angrily, “A prompt suddenly popped up, saying that I insulted others. What does this mean?”The customer service consultant asked politely, “Madam, please provide me with your platform ID number of the cell phone number when you registered the account.”Elaine replied angrily, “It’s the number that I’m using to call you!”
Elaine was so angry with the other party that she felt all the blood rushing to her head in an instant. She could feel buzzing in her head. The extreme anger and grievance made her hands tremble involuntarily, and her upper and lower teeth could not stop shaking and making a clattering sound.Unexpectedly, the customer service consultant spoke up again and said, “Madam, how about this? Although it is indeed wrong for you to swear, I can understand your feelings to a certain extent. In order to make up for your bad experience, I can give you a coupon for a five-dollar discount when you spend more than two thousand dollars. The coupon has already been sent to your account. You can use it if you create promotional orders next time as long as the amount for the single transaction exceeds two thousand dollars.”Elaine could not hold back anymore at this moment, and her whole body shook angrily like a volcanic eruption as she yelled angrily, “Who wants your d*mn coupon?! Who cares about th
Claire did not expect that she was clearly here to comfort her mother but was misunderstood by her mother in the end. She was helpless and could only explain to Elaine, “Mom, that’s not what I meant...”Elaine waved her hand dejectedly and said, “Forget it, you don’t need to explain anything to me. Your explanation is just a cover-up. I know that you think that I don’t have the ability to do a live broadcast!”Claire sighed and said, “What do you think, then? I’ll support you if you feel that you still have a chance and you want to continue with the live broadcast, but there is one thing you should understand. You have to control your emotions well regardless of whether your live broadcast finally succeeds or fails. You cannot get angry just because you failed to accomplish something, otherwise, if your health suffers because of your anger, wouldn’t the loss outweigh the gain, then?”Although Elaine was aggressive and unreasonable, she could still distinguish the good and bad someti
Claire then said, “Mom, just speak up if you need me to do something. You don’t need to be so courteous with me.”Elaine said very seriously, “I want to go to Qi Temple in the morning tomorrow to pray. I want to ask Buddha Bodhisattva to bless me. I thought about it carefully, and it seems that things haven’t been very smooth for me lately ever since I went to the United States! If my luck is bad, my fortune certainly won’t be good, so I won’t have good luck with wealth either! How will I be able to earn money by selling goods on a live broadcast online, then?! So, I’d like to hurry up and take advantage of the time while my live broadcast room is still banned to go to the temple and pray.”Claire hesitated for a moment. She felt that it was inappropriate for her mother to go to the temple to pray to Buddha just to ask for blessings for her live broadcast, not to mention, she hadn’t been to the company for so long, so she really wanted to go back to the company to take a look.So, s
The next morning, when Scarlet Pinnacle Manor was still shrouded in a thin layer of mist, Vera, who was not wearing any makeup, tied her long hair into a ponytail and put on an inconspicuous summer dress as she headed to Mount Qi alone.Both Logan and Emmett had suggested that she bring bodyguards along with her to ensure her safety, but Vera had refused.One’s environment shouldn’t affect one’s ability to find inner peace. For Vera, since she had decided to study in Aurous Hill, she should start living in this city with confidence and boldness from now on.For a girl who traveled alone, even if she looked prettier than most, she would only attract attention but not suspicion.However, once the girl was accompanied by bodyguards or secretly followed by bodyguards all the way, once it was seen by people with malicious intent, it would inevitably arouse the other party’s suspicion.When the two saw her resolute attitude, they did not insist anymore.After Vera went down the mountai
Ramond replied, "I'm not planning on getting my name out there—I was just thinking I could start slow from one shop, but now, I'm suddenly so popular everyone's consulting me for appraisals, so I guess that's the short end of this."Either way, I'm planning to let things cool off by opening the shop late and closing early. That way, I'd receive fewer customers, and the hype will die down in a month."Once it does, I'll lead a slow life, which is perfect in Aurous Hill since it's how things are here. I'm not aiming to get rich or expand my business, and it's a comfortable life, so I plan to retire here."Charlie nodded. "The Rothschilds are relatively manageable, but I'm not sure if the Qing Eliminating Society is still looking for you and the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. You'll be completely free once they are wiped out.""And I'm sure with your abilities, Mr. Wade, that day will soon arrive." Raymond smiled and soon remembered. "By the way, you probably haven't had dinner yet, right
Charlie was never one who covered up misdeeds, and what Jacob had done reflected his corrupted character and clear refusal to feel remorse.As such, Charlie naturally refused to offer any help, completely giving up and allowing Jacob to keep going off on his own tangent, tearing himself apart in the process.Still, Raymond did put a good word in for Jacob. "Actually, one can understand Mr. Wilson's motives from a certain point of view. I was the one who set him up so that he broke that vase, and had him beaten up so that we didn't arouse suspicion. He has every reason to bear a grudge."Charlie sighed, nodding. "There's no issue with holding a grudge or getting revenge—in fact, I have no problem with him trying to salvage some pride. However, what he did was unseemly, and he doesn't know when to stop."He didn't lose anything before Zachary exposed everything. Even if he had missed a killer deal, he bought it off someone's hand in the first place and made two hundred grand in clean
With those words, Jacob didn't wait any further as he turned and left Antique Street, intent on seeking legal counsel.Raymond watched him leave before returning to Treasure Measure.He wasn't going to leave, but he had said so because he didn't want to waste much time with Jacob.Still, to avoid any trouble, he turned the sign outside to 'closed' before locking the door from the inside.That was when a man suddenly arrived, asking through the glass door, "Can I still take a look inside, sir?"Raymond was ready to refuse without even turning around when he realized that it was Charlie.He turned around and saw him standing outside just as expected.Smiling, he hurried over to open the door for him. "It's been a while, Mr. Wade!"Charlie was aware that Raymond was sticking to his identity of 'Raymond Cole' who had not been in touch since Raymond had been fired from Vintage Deluxe.Charlie chuckled in turn. "It has indeed. And you're a business owner yourself now, too.""It's j
Jacob zipped toward Raymond, his attitude immediately subservient, "I'm sure you've seen what Zachary Evans posted on his Twitter page, and to be honest, it's so terrible that my position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association has been affected too. I mean, you've made a lot of money, right?"Hell, even if you donated ten million, you'd still have another ten million and 970 thousand in net profits. So, all I'd like to ask is for you to post something to disclaim Zachary's post.Jacob's words left Raymond in thought.For Jacob, just being suspected of fraud would definitely be terrible. In fact, his position in the Calligraphy and Painting Association would definitely be threatened—if not dismissed altogether—if he wasn't cleared of suspicion.Since Jacob was Charlie Wade's father-in-law, Raymond had reason not to drive Jacob over the brink.But that also begged another question—it must be under Charlie's intention for Zachary to post his confession, and that meant Charlie in
Raymond couldn't help chuckling just as Jacob finished—he had honestly never heard of anyone who demanded a refund after donating to charity, but he was certainly seeing one now.Still, the receptionist was clearly experienced and slowly explained, "Sir, it's a legal clause of the country that all donations for philanthropy purposes can not be refunded under most circumstances—""It truly was a mistake," Jacob quickly said, cutting the receptionist off. "I was going to donate thirty thousand but pressed an extra zero by mistake. Please discuss this with your management—you just have to refund 27 thousand, see?""Sorry, sir," the receptionist apologized. "But it's a strict rule that we ourselves do not get to access the funds that have been donated into our accounts. Every donation will be screened extensively, and if you consider that there was a major oversight on your part, you may seek legal counsel to appeal for a refund. If the courts back your appeal, our organization will the
Nonetheless, Jacob darted into Treasure Measure and plucked off his mask, asking nervously, "Excuse me, Mr. Cole? It's me… Jacob Wilson…"Raymond looked up, pausing for a moment before acting as if he was actually curious, "Mr. Wilson! What brings you here? Don't tell me—you want that bronze sculpture back too?""No, no, no…" Jacob quickly shook his head. "I would never… I returned all the way from Dubai to apologize!""Apologize?" Raymond smiled faintly, and he did not play dumb this time as he asked bluntly, "Did you come back because of Zachary Evan's post?"Knowing he couldn't deny it any longer, Jacob nodded, "Yeah…"Raymond nodded and said calmly, "That's unnecessary. I was the one who benefited in the end."Jacob wasn't quite keeping up—thinking that Raymond was just trying to be nice by telling him he didn't have to apologize, he quickly pulled out his phone.Tapping on it and bringing up his transaction records, he handed it to Raymond reverently, "Mr. Cole, I understan
The cabbie chuckled. "You're a local yet you're heading to Antique Street right away as soon as you land instead of going home? And you're still saying you're not trying to pick up a killer bargain deal?"Come on, man—it's not just you, I want that too. We cabbies work ourselves to death only for ten thousand per month at best while our friend over there made twenty million in one night. I could keep driving cabs for the rest of my life and still not make that much money."Jacob knew that the cabbie must be talking about Raymond and became even more miserable then, grumbling unhappily, "I'm going to Antique Street for business—I'm not trying to pick up some missed bargain.""No? Then you didn't hear what happened yesterday?"The cabbie was immediately curious, and without waiting for Jacob's answer, he exclaimed happily, "Look, man—it was so ridiculous not even Hollywood would put it in their script. There were these fools who were trying to sell an antique trader a replica, but th
It was nighttime in Dubai as Jacob dragged his weary body from the hotel back to the airport.As he was flying economy this time, he was left sitting at the hard bench near the boarding terminal, waiting for it to open.While he waited, his heart was torn as he tapped into the website of the Aurous Hill Charity Fund, found their donation account, and wired the entire 300 thousand he had made over to them.He had picked the Aurous Hill Charity Fund because the circles of antique collectors in Aurous Hill were all discussing how Raymond had donated half of the 20 million he had made to that same charity fund.After Raymond skyrocketed to prominence in Antique Street and became a star, it could not be denied that people admired his profound ability.However, there were also people who envied his skill in turning the tables just as there were those who were jealous he had made twenty million in a single night.Still, Raymond moved fast—soon after word spread that he had made twenty m
Elaine quickly asked, "Well, what if you can't get it done?"Jacob was apprehensive even as he sighed. "If they really pressed the issue, guess I can't even stay at the Calligraphy and Painting Association now… We will see. If things get bad, I'll just resign. I won't ask for much right now, just as long as I don't have to go to jail."Elaine nodded. "Then you should try to reason things out with Raymond Cole or ask for Charlie's help if push comes to shove. Being humiliated is still better than prison.""Okay!"-It was nighttime at Aurous Hill by the time Elaine and Jacob arrived at their hotel.Charlie and Claire had just had dinner, and Claire pulled out her phone, saying, "I just checked my flight app, and it says my parents should have landed two hours ago. They are probably at the hotel, so I'll check in on them with a video call."She had yet to open her WhatsApp when Elaine called her on a video call.Jacob was planning to check in with Claire and Charlie to put their