Lady Jenson did not know that the pill that Charlie had taken out was the Rejuvenating Pill that the ancestor of the Jenson family had told his descendants about.To the Jenson family in the past thousand years, the Rejuvenating Pill was just a legend that only existed in the memories of their ancestors. It was impossible for them to have the opportunity to see this thing in their lifetime.Therefore, Lady Jenson did not think that this pill would be the famous Rejuvenating Pill.However, even though she really thought that this was just some kind of pill refined by Charlie himself, she still said without hesitation, “Benefactor, you have been so kind to us, so how can I...”Charlie knew that she was going to repeat the same thing, so he said casually, “It doesn’t matter. It’s just a pill that I refined randomly. It’s similar to how you entertain your guests with the bacon you made yourself. You don’t have to be so polite with me.”When Lady Jenson heard this, she was also worried
Charlie’s words touched Lady Jenson completely, and she shed tears unknowingly. As her body was already suddenly much younger, she suddenly knelt before Charlie and groveled as she said piously, “Thank you, Benefactor. I will never forget your great kindness!”Charlie helped her up and said jokingly, “Lady Jenson, you don’t need to thank me. Since you’ve already eaten my Rejuvenating Pill, I will not be returning this Phoenixica bracelet to you, then.”Lady Jenson quickly waved her hand and said, “I gave that bracelet to you, so I will never ask you to return it even if you didn’t give me this Rejuvenating Pill...”Charlie said with a smile, “That’d be best. I think it’s about time, so you should hurry up and start packing.”With that said, Charlie then instructed, “You’d better only bring what you need. You don’t need to bring food, clothing, or supplies, as we will not be able to carry so many things in the car. I’ve already asked my subordinate to prepare all the necessities in
When Isaac saw that Lady Jenson’s son was back, his first reaction was to find a way to stop him so as not to delay Charlie’s discussion with Lady Jenson.However, Charlie had already persuaded Lady Jenson to move to Sentermill, so he walked out the door and said across the courtyard, “Mr. Cameron, come in quickly!”As soon as Isaac heard this, he knew that Charlie was already done with his discussion, so he said to Lady Jenson’s son, “Come, let’s go in!”When the two of them entered the courtyard, Lady Jenson’s son shouted happily, “Mom, look at what I’ve hunted! Two pheasants!”Lady Jenson hurriedly came out and said with a smile, “Jeremy, you’re really amazing. You were able to hunt two pheasants in such a short time.”After saying that, she asked him to go into the house.It was already late, and the visibility in the courtyard was not high, so Jeremy did not notice any abnormalities with his mother. However, when he entered the house, he was surprised to find that his mother
Ten minutes later, the old lady used a scoop of well water to extinguish the firewood in the stove and walked out of the house with Charlie, Isaac, and Jeremy. The old lady looked at the dilapidated door of the house with some reluctance. She knew that she would never come back again after leaving this time.However, her son did not know that this would be a permanent farewell, so he simply locked the door carefully without making a sound under Lady Jenson’s instructions. According to Lady Jenson, they should try not to disturb other people since they were going to leave so as to stop others from asking them questions and to avoid arousing any suspicions. It would be best if they disappeared directly. Fortunately, the village was completely dark at this moment, and it was dinner time for the dozen or so households in the village. They did not meet anyone else from the time they left their house until they left the village. After walking on the mountain road for more than an ho
The former homeowner did not expect to meet such a straightforward customer who would pay the full amount in one go without needing to wait for a bank loan. This was simply the best kind of customer for someone like him who was in a hurry to cash out. Therefore, he also gave them a lot of concessions so that the overall cost-effectiveness was very high.When Isaac arrived at the entrance of the neighborhood, he parked his car at the entrance of the store he had already bought. After the four people had gotten out of the car, two young men also walked out of a Mercedes-Benz in a hurry. When they came to Isaac, one of them said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Cameron, I’m Hadley Lawless, the general manager of Shangri-La in Sentermill.”The other person also said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Cameron, I’m Marco Waffle, the business manager of Shangri-La in Sentermill.”Since Charlie had become the head of the Wade family, Isaac had also become the person in charge of all the Shangri-La globally
Charlie lowered his voice and said with a smile, “The value of this store is not even worth one-tenth thousandth compared to the value of the Rejuvenating Pill or the Phoenixica. In fact, as long as I’m willing to sell the Rejuvenating Pill for the price of ten thousand stores, many people will be rushing to beg me to sell it to them. However, the value of the Rejuvenating Pill is not even as valuable as the value of the Phoenixica bracelet you gave me. So, please do not feel pressured or anxious just because I’m giving you these things. Just treat it as if I’m making up the price difference for your bracelet. You have this store now, and if you take good care of it, you will be able to support three generations in your family. You should live realistically with your son, and your life will be on the right track in less than three months.”Lady Jenson knew that Charlie was her benefactor, so regardless of the value of the Phoenixica, the fact that he had saved her life and her son’s l
Although Charlie had saved Lady Jenson and her son, he was still grateful to Lady Jenson.This was because she had given him her Phoenixica bracelet without hesitation.Charlie had initially thought that the old lady only knew that the Phoenixica bracelet was inherited from her ancestors and made out of rare material, but she probably did not know how rare and valuable it was.However, after this meeting, Charlie realized that Lady Jenson actually had a clear understanding of the value of the Phoenixica bracelet. Back then, Marcius, who was the Jenson family’s benefactor, had only taken one of the Phoenixica bracelets from Fumiko’s ancestor, kept Fumiko’s ancestor by his side for decades, and even given him two Rejuvenating Pills successively. That was not all, but Marcius had even promised to give Fumiko’s ancestor a chance if he managed to find a way to longevity in the future before he parted ways with him.Although Marcius did not do this just to repay Fumiko’s ancestor for
After admiring it for a long time, just when Charlie was about to roll the painting up again, he suddenly felt that there was a faint Reiki fluctuation in the painting.This shocked him!According to Lady Jenson, her ancestor had painted this painting in his old age. Since he was old, he must have parted ways with Marcius long ago.Fumiko’s ancestor had not mastered Reiki himself, so apart from living longer than ordinary people because of the two Rejuvenating Pills, it was absolutely impossible for him to possess Reiki. This also meant that the painting he had painted in his old age should not contain any Reiki.However, there was indeed a very subtle trace of Reiki in this painting. Charlie could not help but think to himself, ‘Could Marcius be the one who left the Reiki in this painting?! Perhaps Marcius came back during a certain period of time without the Jenson family’s knowledge!”Charlie calmed down immediately when he thought of this. He transferred a little Reiki and
The lawyer then finished, "To be honest, cases of regretting a donation and seeking a lawsuit to get the money back? Law firms usually won't even get one per year, and that makes it especially newsworthy for the press."Also, court records are always public. That means anyone can access the verdict, and there's no hiding anything. So, if you want the lawsuit, you'd better be prepared."Jacob was already left in despair.All he wanted was to get his money back, but he didn't think that it would end up as public knowledge.And Mr. Bay had just told him over the phone that he would try to quell the scandal's pressure and try his best to protect Jacob's place as vice president.If Jacob's name was suddenly mentioned in a lawsuit attempting to reclaim an 'accidental' donation, even Mr. Bay couldn't save him at that point.Hence, after thinking long and hard about it, Jacob realized that he was not getting his 300 thousand back.The thought crushed him, and he burst into tears, "What
At this hour, most of the employees at Talbot Associates had already left.However, there were several lawyers who had just finished a meeting regarding a certain case, and they were just leaving when Jacob arrived.Seeing that they were packing up their bags and ready to leave, he asked, "Excuse me, are you still able to take cases?"The leader smiled, "Yes, but it's a little late now. Why don't you come again tomorrow morning?"Jacob shook his head impatiently. "This is very urgent—please help me and hear me out, then see if it will work. 300 thousand banks on this, so I'll give you twenty percent whether or not I get it back!"300 thousand was really neither here nor there.However, if it were an easy civil case, that twenty percent commission would still mean sixty thousand.The lawyer thought about it. "Fine. Tell us what your problem is, and we will assess the situation first. If it's easy, we can give you a general strategy right now. But if it proves difficult, we'll hav
The cabbie nodded. "Well, Talbot Associates, it is! They're said to be number two."-While Jacob was heading off to consult a law firm, Charlie was calling Julien Rothschild over the phone.The manchild had just had room service and was lounging on the couch, fiddling with his phone.After visiting the kennels with Charlie, he had been idling his days away at the hotel, waiting for Salem and his son to post that video of them being out at sea.Once that was done, Julien would return to the States, once more the heir apparent of the Rothschilds. Still, it was boring to simply lounge around in the hotel, and he would really like to strengthen his ties with Charlie.However, he was also afraid of being too forward as Charlie could be intimidating, and he could upset him—just like a fan eager to get close to their idol but was still worried about their idol getting disgusted with them.As such, he never expected Charlie to call him, and he immediately answered eagerly, "Good even
Pausing, Mr. Bay continued, "If they're not that upset with the idea, I'll bang my gavel and make the call so that you can at least stay as a vice president."If they keep refusing, I just have to promote Mr. Zonda to become a vice president while you take over his position of head-of-department as insurance. What do you think?"Jacob certainly wouldn't protest the idea of insurance, especially when he thought he would be forced to leave the Calligraphy and Painting Association altogether earlier. He quickly exclaimed gratefully, "Thank you so much, Mr. Bay!"Mr. Bay chuckled, clearly relieved as well. "Come on, Jacob—you don't have to be so formal. I'm like a brother to you! Don't you think that's what I should be doing?"Jacob laughed earnestly for once. "Well, brother, I'm honestly relieved…" He trailed off but soon pressed on, "But I have to ask, won't the other members have things to say even if you manage to persuade the other vice presidents? What if they remain unhappy?
There were times when making a person despair to some extent could be a people-strategy.For example, when your distant acquaintance asked for a ten grand loan but you could only lend him one, you couldn't tell him directly that. It would make them think you were being insincere.The better option would be to tell them how you were worse off than they were and had a debt yourself, or that some other friend had borrowed money for three years and never repaid it.And when that mere acquaintance was in despair, you could tell them that if it was really important, you could lend them one thousand with a credit card loan.That way, while the mere acquaintance wouldn't exactly be awash with gratitude, they at least wouldn't complain about your lack of sincerity.That was exactly what Mr. Bay was doing.He had no intention of offending Jacob, but he also couldn't directly tell him to give up on claiming the position as president of the Calligraphy and Painting Association. Otherwise, Ja
Jacob felt absolutely horrible just then, and he certainly did not expect Don Albert to give him the cold shoulder.If he had known, he would have just stayed content with the 200 thousand he had made and enjoyed his trip to Dubai! If he had, the Calligraphy and Painting Association wouldn't have found out about the bronze sculpture plot, and Don Albert would still be on friendly terms with him.Absolutely regretting everything, Jacob got in the backseat of the cab, tears of grief almost welling up and out of his eyes.Then, noticing that the cabbie was quietly watching him from the rearview mirror, he turned his face aside, whipped out his phone, and called Mr. Bay.As soon as Mr. Bay answered, he asked, "How did things go over there? Have you sorted out Zachary Evans yet?"He was waiting for Jacob to ask Don Albert for help so that the latter would pressure Zachary into posting a statement retracting his previous claims.However, Jacob knew full well that there was no hope for
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