When Vera saw the result of the hexagram pointing at Charlie, she suddenly felt extremely nervous again.She was well aware of Charlie’s strength and knew that most people could not pose any threat to his safety. Therefore, the person who could put him in a dangerous situation must have superior strength. She could not help but secretly wonder, ‘Could it be that the other great earls from Qing Eliminating Society are coming to Aurous Hill? That must be it! Otherwise, Charlie wouldn’t have reminded me to pay attention to my safety!’As Vera thought of this, she subconsciously took out her cell phone and wanted to call Charlie. However, she did not know what to say after picking up her cell phone.After all, she had been playing dumb in front of Charlie, and she had finally managed to get him to let his guard down in front of her. If she took the initiative to warn him at this time, he would definitely be suspicious of her again. After considering it carefully, Vera still felt tha
This was a logical and reasonable explanation. Sometimes, one would need a hundred lies in order to explain a single lie. This was because it was difficult for liars to consistently remain logical, so their lies would always get discovered. However, Vera was an extremely smart girl, and she had already gone through her lies to ensure that it was consistent, logical, and closed-loop. Therefore, Charlie did not notice any abnormalities after listening to her. He felt that Vera should only be wanting to draw up a divination for him out of her good intentions. As he thought about this, he did not hide it anymore and told Vera his date of birth.When Vera heard Charlie’s date of birth, she could not help but feel relieved because his date of birth was the same as his birthday that she knew from the information she had of him.It seemed that Charlie really trusted her. Therefore, she said, “Charlie, I will help you to draw up a divination now, and I will let you know the result as so
In Charlie’s opinion, although the Qing Eliminating Society was probably targeting his grandparents’ family, since Vera said that he would be facing danger, it meant that he would have to go through a fierce battle. Charlie was not afraid. He knew that every day he lived was earned ever since the day he had survived at the age of eight.What he was most afraid of was in the event that his grandparents’ family and his wife, Claire, encountered danger at the same time. He would not be able to protect all of them on his own at the same time.As he thought of this, the first idea that came to his mind was to quickly find a way to let Claire leave Aurous Hill first.If Claire was not in Aurous Hill, Charlie would really be left without any worries, and he would be able to concentrate on protecting his grandparents’ family in Aurous Hill.However, Charlie could not come up with the best method to make Claire leave Aurous Hill without any doubts.The first idea that he had was to give
Kathleen quickly asked him, “Have… Have you been reunited with Lord Acker and Lady Acker?”Charlie sighed and said helplessly, “Not yet, but I’m afraid that I will not be able to hide my identity from them anymore if they are really in danger this time.”Kathleen asked nervously, “Mr. Wade, do you need any help? If necessary, I will gather all my subordinates to head to Aurous Hill as soon as possible!”Charlie said calmly, “No need. The current situation in Aurous Hill is extremely complicated, and it will be even more chaotic if there are even more people around. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be thinking of a way to let Claire leave Aurous Hill first.”With that said, Charlie asked Kathleen, “Miss Fox, can you help me think of a way to let Claire head to the United States and stay there for a period of time? The sooner, the better.”Kathleen agreed without hesitation and said, “No problem! Please rest assured, Mr. Wade, I will call Claire right away!”Charlie said, “Thank you, Miss Fox
Although Claire had a soft personality, she had always been committed to being a strong career woman. Charlie’s words moved her as well.How could a woman take her husband with her as a companion all the time when she went out to work? That would not only make her look incompetent, but it would make her husband look useless as well.In addition, Charlie’s last sentence was also on point. Claire and Kathleen were good friends. Claire could not bring her husband with her at all times when interacting with Kathleen either, otherwise, Kathleen would definitely find it strange. As Claire thought of this, she could only nod and say to Charlie apologetically, “Honey, if that’s the case, I’ll have to go by myself. You have to take care of yourself when I am not in Aurous Hill. Please help me take care of my parents as well.”“You can rest assured.” Charlie then asked with a smile, “By the way, Honey, you haven’t given a clear reply to Miss Fox yet, right?”Claire nodded and said, “I to
Claire stopped refusing when Kathleen said that there was no time at all and the loss incurred by her company might exceed ten million US dollars daily. Kathleen reminded her again, “By the way, Claire, you don’t have to bring too much luggage with you. I have everything you need here, be it daily necessities or anything that you need for work. You can stay in my room at my house after you come here. You can use anything I have if you need anything, so you should pack lightly this time. The simpler, the better.”“Okay.”Claire did not dare to delay at all because Kathleen described her situation to be extremely urgent. She hung up the phone and returned to the bedroom with Charlie and started packing her luggage. Although Kathleen had already told Claire to travel light, Claire still packed all her necessary personal belongings as much as possible to avoid causing any trouble or inconvenience to Kathleen in the United States. Kathleen quickly made the arrangements for the busin
Charlie and Claire had already gotten up at dawn the next day. They got ready by six o’clock in the morning and drove to the airport before Jacob and Elaine woke up.This was Claire’s first time traveling so far alone in so many years after she and Charlie had gotten married. Although both of them were reluctant to say goodbye to each other, they knew that they could not avoid this temporary farewell. Charlie wanted to ensure Claire’s safety. He was certain that Kathleen would definitely be able to take good care of Claire if he sent Claire to her. Claire felt that she had to help Kathleen solve her urgent matter, so she could only be separated from her husband temporarily. As they were saying goodbye at the airport, Claire’s eyes were red, and she hugged Charlie gently as she murmured, “Honey, I don’t know how long I will be in the United States this time, so I will have to leave everything at home to you…”Charlie stroked her back and comforted her, “You don’t have to worry a
However, his heart which had been beating for one hundred and fifty-six years seemed to be beating at an infrequent speed for no reason. His heart would beat rapidly at moments and slowly at others, like a rollercoaster, which made him feel terrified. Mr. Chardon knew that this abnormal behavior was because he was nervous. Although he had never felt so nervous for so many years, he could still clearly remember that he would feel this way every now and then when he felt nervous in the past. This was a habit he had formed from his childhood to youth. Mr. Chardon could not help but recall his life-long journey. His childhood was during the miserable era of the war. He had never had enough to eat, had not had enough clothes to wear, and would always be surrounded by fierce and evil people. When he was young, the country was ineffective and in complete chaos. There were internal and external troubles, and the people were in dire straits. Mr. Chardon could not count the number of t
Still, Jacob soon clenched his knuckles and pulled himself together. "It's fine—I'll just find another way of revenge. Whatever happens, if Raymond Cole dares to return to Aurous Hill, I'm not going to spare him. If I can't fight for my honor, how would I ever show my face in Antique Street ever again?"And without another word, he turned and left the dining room.Claire turned in exasperation toward Charlie then. "Please keep both eyes on my dad, dear. Don't let him cause trouble out there."Charlie nodded slightly. "Don't worry, I will."And with that, both of them cleaned up the dining room and stepped out together to find Jacob on the drawing room couch, sipping tea while watching TV.As for Elaine, she had a rare smile on her face as she sat beside Jacob, constantly refilling his cup.Then, seeing Claire and Charlie, she promptly beckoned, "Come, children—sit and have a taste of my tea."Claire and Charlie shared a look and sat down on the couch while Elaine poured them tea
Charlie, who hadn't spoken, had plenty of ideas in mind.He definitely didn't want to see Raymond humiliated in a rotten place like Aurous Hill's Antique Street—not when the man was a qualified hero, putting his life on the line to meet the Rothschild family and trade for the Four-Sided Treasure Tower.That was why Charlie's first thought was to call Don Albert and ask him to keep a close eye on Antique Street, preemptively killing the issue in the cradle before any saboteurs reached Raymond.However, Charlie also knew that Raymond would most likely refuse protection as the latter had seen action and was brave enough to fight the Rothschilds—and this was Aurous Hill they were talking about. He would be quite adept at resolving issues, especially one as simple as a handful of saboteurs.Hence, after some thought, Charlie decided to not get involved for now. Instead, he would watch quietly while letting Raymond deal with Aurous Hill's locals. As long as said locals—including Jacob—di
"What?!" Jacob exclaimed excitedly, suddenly on his feet. "That prick is really going to start a business in Aurous Hill? What, did he get sick of living the good life elsewhere?"In Jacob's mind, there were only two reasons why Raymond had returned to Aurous Hill.The first was that he had gotten so rich that he had come back to open a shop on Antique Street, to salvage some dignity after he had been fired from Vintage Deluxe. The other was the complete opposite—he had screwed up elsewhere too and had no choice but to return to Aurous Hill to make a living.If it was the former, he certainly wouldn't have hope for his revenge.But that was not the case if it was the latter!Meanwhile, Zachary replied, "Truth be told, I haven't seen the man in the flesh. But judging from my tip, he definitely wasn't doing well elsewhere, since the business he's planning now that he's back is quite modest."Jacob immediately laughed. "Hahaha! I see… He must have messed up out there and had no ch
Claire pursed her lips, grumbling, "Like you said, I won't tell Mom for the sake of peace. But you know very well that you shouldn't do that ever again!"Jacob nodded repeatedly as he promised. "Don't worry—I'll never do it again."As he finished, his phone rang on the table, and he looked down to see that it was Zacahary."That's weird," he murmured in surprise. "He's been hiding from me for the longest time, but he's calling me now?"Charlie was surprised too.After Zachary left Antique Street and started helping Don Albert's more unsavory business, he shouldn't have any reason to contact Jacob.So, why call him now?Jacob was confused too, but he ultimately answered the call.On the other end of the call, Zachary greeted him respectfully, "Mr. Wilson? It's me—Zachary. Do you still remember me?""Nonsense," Jacob snorted. "Why wouldn't I remember you after we've spoken so many times? I also couldn't reach out to you when I had all that good stuff before, but you're contactin
Meanwhile, at Thomson's First, the family of four was peacefully having dinner for the first time.While Charlie and Claire never argued, Jacob and Elaine were always either bickering or dissing each other, leaving the air around the table tense and awkward.But this time, neither of them argued, and they didn't seem to despise each other.The table was not just peaceful either—Elaine was a lot less bossy, even helping put food on Jacob's plate, having him try this and that, almost as if she was suddenly the best of wives.Jacob used to regard Elaine with disdain in every way, constantly lamenting how a great man like him didn't have a good wife.But with him being the way he was now, he utterly resigned to himself.It made sense that Matilda wouldn't be interested in him given his current state, and it was amazing that Elaine willingly stayed with him. That was why he no longer regarded Elaine with unconcealed disgust and disdain like before and was instead gentle and emotiona
Mick was left gritting his teeth. "Shit, that's true. It's going to be hard to pull the wool over Raymond's eyes—it has to be the best to actually trick him."Then, he sighed. "If there's someone who can do that, it'd be Zachary Evans! The man was a God back in the day!"The employee nodded. "Well, it's true that his replicas were impeccable… But the man has made it big time working for Don Albert, and we won't be able to ask for his help!"Mick shook his head. "No, it's fine. We're quite close—let me call him right now."With that, he whipped out his phone to make the call.While Zachary used to be humble in Mick's presence before, Zachary was now way above him on the pecking order.Afraid of being remotely disrespectful, he promptly greeted Zachary politely as soon as the latter answered, "Hello, Zachary! It's me, Mick Crane!" "Uh-huh," Zachary replied noncommittally before asking in curiosity, "To what do I owe the pleasure?"Ever since Zachary had started working for Don A
Raymond may have worked abroad for years and was a veteran in antiques, but he was still lacking when it came to reading between the lines.Taking Mick's words at face value, he promptly shook his head, "No, you really shouldn't. I wasn't planning to come back here to work, so you mustn't mention me to Ms. Moore either."And unlike Mick, he really meant what he said, while Mick was saying the complete opposite of what he was thinking.Naturally, Mick didn't believe Raymond, even presuming that Raymond was a liar like himself.The more Raymond said he didn't want to return to Vintage Deluxe, the more he thought he was.Hence, he asked despite knowing the answer, "Well, what are you planning to do now that you've returned to Aurous Hill?""It's been years of traveling for me, so I was just getting a little tired," Raymond admitted. "I'm planning to set up a small business in Aurous Hill, most likely here in Antique Street. That's why I'm visiting—do be neighborly when I set up shop
Meanwhile, Raymond had no idea that he was being targeted as soon as he returned to Antique Street.He had reached the middle where rows of three-floored buildings stood, the largest on the street, and where Vintage Deluxe was. It was not closed yet as tradition on Antique Street was for stalls to open in the morning and close in the afternoon. In comparison, shops opened later and closed later.With the difference of two to three hours, they could afford to have customers who had lower purchasing power or were just window shopping to stroll through the outdoor stalls. Then, when they were gone, customers with actual purchasing power would come on their own time.As Raymond arrived outside Vintage Deluxe, Mick just finished his meeting with his employees, summing up, "So, does anyone have anything to do tonight?"They all shook their heads, answering as one, "No!!!"Mick nodded. "If there's nothing else, stay back for overtime. Ask for some spicy crayfish and beer for dinner."
However, Raymond had accomplished the assignment Curtis had given him years ago, so he had no intention of staying at Aurous Hill and remained unrepentant despite Jasmine's pressure. That was why he could ask to resign without hesitation, even urging her to let him go despite the pain.That was why Mick was now worried that Raymond would return to reclaim his position as manager."Keep an eye on him for me," he told Trippy. "Tell me if anything comes up right away—I will make it worth your while.""Alright!" Trippy agreed to it. "Don't worry—I'll call right away if anything comes up."Once Trippy hung up, Mick gathered the handful of Vintage Deluxe employees.They were all his close allies he had groomed after he took over Vintage Deluxe. Even if Mick hadn't been succeeding in his business, he was succeeding in building his own forces. Anyone who didn't obey his orders had since been removed, and the remaining ones were basically his co-conspirators, embezzling a considerable am