Sheldon was slightly stunned and then came back to his senses when he saw the red shoes.He suddenly lost control of his emotions and burst into tears when he saw that the person handing him the shoes was his son, Jaime. Jaime did not expect his father to burst into tears suddenly. He hurried forward and hugged him, bent his legs slightly, and helped his father wipe his tears away with his sleeves.Sheldon never expected his son to be so considerate. He thought of Sophie, who was still waiting to attend his wedding at the hotel, and he felt that he could die without regrets at this moment.He finally realized that he only truly understood the meaning of life now after having lived for fifty years. There was nothing that could compare to the happiness and harmony of a family. Although Sheldon and Helen might not have any contact with each other in the future, he had gained true love and the support of his three children, which was already enough for him. Jaime patted his fath
No one understood why the old man, who had always been tenacious, was bawling like a child today. He took turns using both of his sleeves to wipe his tears as he cried. Rosalie quickly ran up to him and nervously asked, “Grandpa, why are you crying on such a good day like this?!”The old man realized that he had lost control of his emotions and panicked as he covered his face to try to control his emotions, but the more that he did so, the more he lost control. Tears flowed through his fingers and through the wrinkled folds of his hands. His body was shaking uncontrollably as he cried, which made everyone feel distressed. Only Yashita understood her father’s feelings at this moment.She knew that her father must be saddened by the fact that her mother could not personally witness this scene.Sometimes, people who are alive will feel that they want to share the news of the best result with their deceased relatives after waiting for many years. They feel that their deceased relati
Lord Harker held Yashita’s hand, then looked at Sheldon and said with a solemn expression, “If you love Yashita, I don’t care where the two of you will live or what kind of life you will live. It’s okay if you don’t come to see me for a year, three to five years, or even eight to ten years. I won’t get mad over this, but I only ask that you treat Yashita well. Don’t despise her or bully her even if you don’t love her anymore. Let her return to the Harker family safely if I’m still alive. I will not blame you. If I’m no longer here, let her come back here with Rosalie so that she can spend her old age here. The Harker family will not blame you. Can you do that?”When Lord Harker said these words, Yashita and Rosalie cried, and their eyes flushed red.Sheldon, who was aside, also felt ashamed. He knew that the Schulz family had always had a bad reputation.Lord Schulz had even wanted to kill his ex-wife, Helen, for the sake of the Schulz family’s reputation. Fortunately, Charlie had
When Charlie arrived at the hotel, Sheldon and Yashita had already paid homage as part of their wedding customs. The newlyweds then took a short rest in their room while most of the others moved to the Sky Garden to start making preparations for the upcoming wedding.Charlie did not like crowds, so he came to Sky Garden directly. Nanako, Sophie, and Rosalie also happened to be at Sky Garden. Since there were not many guests and outsiders were not allowed to enter Sky Garden, the atmosphere here was not too lively or noisy. The atmosphere of the entire wedding site was full of warmth through Rosalie and Nanako’s joint efforts. The flower arrangements prepared by Nanako were even more noble and elegant.Nanako had even put on a ceremonial kimono today. When she saw Charlie, she took small steps as she trotted up to Charlie and said joyfully, “Charlie-kun, you’re here!”Charlie nodded and smiled. When he looked at the flowers that filled up the entire banquet hall, he could not h
A girl then ran over and said to Rosalie, “Miss Rosalie, Mr. Colter would like to ask you if the witness has arrived. If the witness is already here, he would like to go through the process with you and the witness.”“He has already arrived.” Rosalie nodded, looked at Charlie, and asked him, “Mr. Wade, is it convenient for you to follow me to meet Mr. Colter? He is the emcee that I hired to preside over my parents’ wedding.”Charlie said cheerfully, “Okay, we can go and meet him.”Rosalie was relieved and quickly asked the girl, “Where is Mr. Colter now?”The girl said, “Mr. Colter is in the lounge at the back.”“Okay.” Rosalie nodded and said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, let’s go over there!” Charlie followed Rosalie through the banquet hall in the Sky Garden and came to the lounge behind the banquet hall.She knocked on the door, and a middle-aged man’s voice came from inside. “Please come in!”Rosalie pushed the door open and saw a middle-aged man with an extraordinary appearance
“We were more than just schoolmates!” Eliam said excitedly, “I was the youngest among the students back then, and your father took very good care of me.”With that said, he asked Charlie, “I’m guessing you must have already returned to the Wade family since you can come and attend Rosalie’s parents’ wedding today, right?”Charlie knew that the man in front of him must be a smart person, so he did not hide the truth and nodded as he said, “I’ve already returned to the Wade family, but the public does not know about it.”Eliam nodded and said happily, “I’ve never understood why there would suddenly be a change in the head of the Schulz family after the Schulz family teamed up to defeat the Wade family. This is not in line with the common characteristics and toughness of the old heads of these prestigious families at all. However, after meeting you and seeing that you’re also the witness for the wedding today, I think I probably have an understanding of what’s going on now!”Having sa
Charlie understood that Eliam must know of some major hidden secret, otherwise, he would not be so cautious. As he thought of this, he spoke up and said, “Mr. Colter, if it’s convenient for you, I’ll take you and Rosalie to an absolutely safe location after the wedding is over.”“Okay!” Eliam nodded and agreed readily as he said, “But I have limited time. I had originally planned to rush back to Eastcliff after the wedding at noon because I have a live broadcast at seven o’clock in the evening. The production team will hold a regular meeting at six o’clock, so I will have to rush back to Eastcliff before six o’clock in the evening.”Charlie said, “After the wedding is over at 12:30 pm, you can enjoy your lunch first while I get the helicopter ready. We will take the helicopter there after you’re done with your meal. We will be there in ten minutes. I will arrange for a special plane to take you back to Eastcliff after the wedding is over, and you can head to Eastcliff directly when
Sheldon did not hide anything during his interaction with Eliam. He told the story of his journey with Yashita from how they met to having their daughter, Rosalie, and then to his decision to propose to Yashita. During this process, he not only expressed his shame toward Yashita and Rosalie but also expressed his gratitude toward Charlie as he said bluntly, “I would like to take this opportunity today to sincerely thank Mr. Wade for helping the Schulz family and his tolerance and forgiveness toward the Schulz family as well as his personal discipline of me.”“If it wasn’t for Mr. Wade, I’m afraid that it would have been difficult for me to find a suitable opportunity to truly calm down and seriously think about what I wanted. It was also during this process that I realized that what I wanted was not wealth and power, but I simply wanted an ordinary life and simple happiness.”Jaime, who was his best man, nodded as he truly agreed with Sheldon’s words. Without Charlie’s punishment
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
Having sent his resignation letter, Jacob had no idea that it would be the catalyst for his dismissal.He didn't sleep well at the rundown motel either and had dark circles under his eyes as he rushed to the airport early the next morning.Clearing the checkpoint and boarding his flight, everything went smoothly until his flight to Dubai lifted off at 10 am.-Meanwhile, the other vice-presidents of the Calligraphy and Painting Association had arrived at Mr. Bay's office.They all had the same goal—pressure Mr. Bay and get Jacob kicked out of the association no matter what it took.Naturally, they knew that Mr. Bay most definitely would have to help Jacob since Jacob was close with Don Albert. If Mr. Bay insisted on protecting Jacob, they shouldn't insist, or Jacob would hear about it, and the man would bear a grudge.Even so, as the vice-presidents entered Mr. Bay's office and closed the door behind them, one of them couldn't help asking, "So, Mr. Bay—how do you intend to deal
Hence, Mr. Bay sent a reply in under five minutes after Jacob sent his resignation letter.As Jacob tapped on it, he immediately saw Mr. Bay's reply: Mr. Wilson's resignation is a huge loss to the association. However, we should also respect his individual situation and opinion. As such, to discuss our direction forward, all vice-presidents are required to attend a meeting at 10am tomorrow to discuss this matter.Jacob was still perplexed as to why Mr. Bay would reply to his mail and even summon the other vice-presidents for a meeting, and when he had a closer look, he saw that Mr. Bay had forwarded his mail to everyone else.Seeing that, Jacob thought to himself that Mr. Bay could just stick to a discussion involving just Mr. Bay and the vice-presidents instead of the entire association.As such, he sent a voice message on WhatsApp: "Mr. Bay, did you make a mistake and forward my mail to everyone else?"Mr. Bay soon replied, "Everyone already knows about your situation, so there'
Mr. Bay was left pursing his lips awkwardly. "T-That's way too despicable, don't you think? I'm the one who asked him to write a resignation and give up his place as vice-president while I handle the other vice-presidents and resolve the entire matter internally. Everyone can take a step back from escalation, and it's a solution that could please everyone."If I take that resignation at face value, won't it be like a bank goading a client into taking a scam loan? Won't he hate me to the bone if he finds out I screwed him over?""What are you worried about?" Mrs. Bay shot back in annoyance. "Are you that scared of Jacob Wilson turning against you? Hell, my own sister hates me to the bone—but what did you think I told her? That I'm never lending her the money no matter how much she hates me!"What do you think would have happened if I were worried about her feelings and loaned her the money she asked for? She wouldn't have to use a single cent to get herself a new house! She would say
"Don Albert… is giving up on Jacob Wilson?!"Mr. Bay exclaimed in shock. "B-But he was so respectful toward Jacob just the other day when we had dinner at the Heaven Springs… He gave us the best private room and even offered his best wine, filling our glasses personally…"Mrs. Bay waved him off. "You've been stuck with the retirees of the Calligraphy and Painting Association for so long that you've lost your nose for danger! Just think about it—married couples who were just sharing a bed one night could pull a knife on their partner the very next day. And these are men with priorities we're talking about."Also, you should take into account that Zachary Evans is Don Albert's right-hand man, and Jacob somehow dragged him into a fraud scheme. So, do you think Don Albert would be happy with that?"And according to Zachary's public statement, all the money they got went straight into Jacob's pocket—and what does that mean? It means Zachary is an accessory to a crime—at worst, an accomp