After pausing for a moment, Tarlon continued, “Moreover, in the recent period of time, they have been gaining one victory after another with unstoppable momentum. If we don't stop them now, I’m afraid there might be even more trouble in the future! British Lord, this crisis is unprecedented, so you can't hesitate anymore!”Fleur fell into a momentary silence.Tarlon’s concerns added to her anxiety and unease. She knew that what Tarlon said made sense. If they allowed the other side to continue growing in secret, it would probably pose a huge threat to her in the future!With this in mind, she clenched her teeth and said, “Inform the Central Governor Office immediately and get them to send the best scouts on a plane to Aurous Hill immediately to investigate this matter!”“If Mr. Chardon really perished in the explosion, the tremendous force will inevitably leave traces of the explosion within a radius of several hundred meters. After dawn tomorrow, as long as they fly over Willow Ma
The cell phone was completely shattered and deformed, and even the battery bulged due to the deformation. When she saw this, she finally heaved a sigh of relief, realizing that the cell phone couldn't possibly continue to relay her position to the British Lord.After about ten minutes, Charlie finally recovered thanks to the effects of the Regeneration Pill. He stretched his neck, lazily stretching his body in the narrow cabin, looking nothing like a person who had just been heavily injured and weak.Vera, who was aside, exclaimed in surprise, “Young Master, you've already recovered?!”Charlie nodded slightly and said, “My body has recovered, but I haven’t recovered my Reiki yet.”As he spoke, he took out two Cultivating Pills and popped them into his mouth. As soon as the pills entered his stomach, they turned into pure Reiki, flowing through his repaired meridians and elixir field, spreading throughout his body.Charlie felt the surging Reiki returning, immediately experiencing
When Vera saw Charlie point in a certain direction, she didn't even look and pulled the control lever directly, making the helicopter fly accurately in the direction Charlie’s finger was pointing.At this moment, Ruby, who was hiding in the crevice of the boulders, still didn't know she had been targeted by the other party. She just wanted to do her best not to move her body, not to make any noise, and wait for the people on the helicopter to inspect and naturally leave this place. She was absolutely confident that she wouldn't be discovered by the other party.The helicopter circled the valley several times, but the people above never came down to search, and the boulder blocking Ruby’s head was very thick. Even if the other party used equipment such as thermal imaging, they couldn't possibly discover her whereabouts through this boulder. What caused Ruby to feel increasingly uneasy was that the helicopter was actually roaring toward her direction! As the helicopter approached clo
Ruby was extremely nervous. She knew that if she was discovered by the other party, she would almost certainly die, and the other party would definitely torture her in every possible way to extract information from her about the Qing Eliminating Society and the British Lord. Moreover, the Qing Eliminating Society had attempted to annihilate the Ackers repeatedly. Once she fell into their hands, even if she cooperated obediently, she probably wouldn't have a good outcome. So, her last glimmer of hope at the moment was that the other party wouldn't find her.Just when she was still holding onto this last bit of hope, Charlie suddenly spoke loudly, “Miss Dijo, you were secretly observing my fight with Mr. Chardon in the dark just now, and now, you're still hiding in the shadows. Doesn't that seem a bit unreasonable?”Charlie’s words struck Ruby’s mind like a thunderbolt.In that instant, countless thoughts rushed through her mind, ‘This person actually found me?! This person… This pe
After saying this, Ruby struggled to try to stand up. Although she had chosen to give in to Charlie, as a cultivator, she didn't want Charlie to see her climbing out from the gap between the boulder.However, her body was already severely injured by the explosion, and climbing all the way here had almost exhausted all her strength. So, when she struggled to stand up, her legs were trembling.When she clenched her teeth and tried to take a step forward, a sudden intense pain shot through her right leg, and then her whole body fell forward uncontrollably.When Charlie saw her falling toward the sharp and hard rocks, he immediately threw a punch toward her in mid-air.A powerful wave of energy surged out from his fist, creating a powerful whirlwind. The whirlwind was so fast that it held Ruby’s body, which was already at a forty-five-degree angle and about to fall, firmly in the air!At the moment when Ruby’s body fell, she had completely resigned herself to her fate. She knew that i
She bowed respectfully to Charlie with shock and gratitude as she said with teary eyes, “Thank you for saving my life, Mr. Wade…”Charlie released his hand that was holding her and said calmly, “If you truly want to thank me, tell me everything you know in detail later.”Ruby immediately replied without hesitation, “Mr. Wade, please rest assured that I will tell you everything without reservation.”Charlie nodded without saying a word, then turned around and walked back.Ruby hurriedly followed and saw the beautiful girl standing in front of her as well.When she saw the girl's face clearly, she was shocked as if she had seen a ghost, and she exclaimed in astonishment, “Vera… Vera Lavor?!”“Yes, it's me!” Vera replied directly. She then looked at Ruby, blinked playfully, and said with a smile, “You are Miss Dijo, right? I've heard about you for a long time. People say you are beautiful and cool. Today, after seeing you in person, it seems as if seeing is believing.”Ruby’s dark
Charlie’s words made Ruby feel extremely excited. When the explosion occurred and she made eye contact with Charlie, she knew that Charlie was undoubtedly dead. However, Charlie, who had changed his clothes, was standing in front of her unscathed now. A punch from him, producing a burst of energy, was enough to support her falling body.His strength surpassed hers by more than one realm. Although she believed Charlie’s strength still lagged behind Fleur’s, the crucial point was that Charlie was just twenty-eight years old, whereas Fleur, the British Lord, was already four hundred years old. At this rate, Charlie would soon catch up to the British Lord! As she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel a bit regretful because, in her opinion, she still had over two years to live. It seemed foolish to dream of witnessing Charlie overpowering Fleur within such a short time period. Charlie was unaware of the myriad of thoughts in Ruby’s mind at this moment. He brought the injured Rub
Charlie smiled and exclaimed, “Fleur must be in great agony tonight. Shortly after Mr. Chardon arrived at Willow Manor, I blocked all signals there. She definitely will not be able to sleep tonight after two great earls disappear at the same time.” Ruby nodded slightly. “At that time, I did not have a signal on my cell phone either. Fleur should be very anxious. With her personality, she will definitely send someone to Aurous Hill to find out the situation as soon as possible.”Charlie laughed. “Would she send the fourth great earl here as well?” Ruby shook her head. “Probably not. Mr. Chardon perished in the explosion, and I disappeared as well. Three out of the four great earls are now gone, so Fleur should be wary of Aurous Hill, so it’s impossible for her to send Mr. Zorro here.”Charlie asked her, “With her personality, would she come to Aurous Hill personally?” “No way!” Ruby shook her head. “Fleur is extremely cautious and would never personally intervene to solve probl
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
Hearing what Jacob had said, Elaine became anxious and pressed him as he hung up, "What's going on? You're leaving? But we just got here! My shoes have just caught Dubai dirt, so why are we leaving so soon—"However, Jacob was wiping the sweat off his brow as he mumbled quietly, "Well, at this point, I have to leave or I won't be vice president anymore."Elaine immediately fumed. "We've been married for half our lives, and this is supposed to be our honeymoon, yet we're just leaving? I've posted about this on social media too—there are plenty of people who're waiting for more posts on our trip!"And don't forget—we spent a lot on our flight tickets and our hotels! The hotel bookings can't be refunded either!"Jacob scowled dolefully. "Well, what can we do? Why don't you stay? I'll go home and get this sorted out first….""Well, how long would that take?" Elaine asked."How should I know?" Jacob sighed, uneasy and annoyed. "Don Albert is saying I have to go back and donate the 300
"But I spent 98 thousand on that bronze sculpture!" Jacob exclaimed in agitation before he knew it. "I made 300 thousand from it, and that means my profit was 200 thousand at best, but I'm supposed to return that to him as well?! That means I'd have lost my own capital too!""I can't help you if you can't bear to part with that money, Mr. Wilson," Don Albert said quietly. "In that case, you'll just have to handle it yourself.""Wait, wait, wait!" Jacob immediately became antsy and cried out right then, "Please, Don Albert! I'll return the money! I'll return it, alright?! The entirety of my profits—202 thousand, okay? At least let me keep the money I spent, okay?""By that reasoning, Mr. Wilson, when a phone scammer is told by the cops to return the money they've made from defrauding, should he be allowed to keep the money he spent on telco charges? ""Oh, I…" Jacob was left stumped and could not come up with an answer.Don Albert then pressed on, "Mr. Wilson, I've offered a prom
"Mr. Wilson, what you boys did was truly heinous!" Don Arnold growled. "I scolded Zachary myself when I found out, and I was the one who told him to post that statement!"Jacob was shocked. "But why, Don Arnold? Are you friends with Raymond Cole?""Never met the guy," Don Arnold replied.That left Jacob even more confused. "Then why are you taking his side?""I've been doing my best to clean up my image over the past couple of years," Don Albert replied coolly. "I rarely get involved in mob business or anything illicit, and everyone in Aurous Hill knows that Zachary is my right-hand man, yet he confessed to committing such a heinous crime behind my back. What is that if not sullying my reputation?"Jacob was left reeling as he didn't expect Don Albert to be so serious, but he quickly explained, "I'm sorry. I didn't expect it to affect you so terribly… It's all Zachary's fault! I wouldn't have been aware that Raymond had returned at all, but he just had to tell me and come up with
At this point, Don Albert could very well be Jacob's personal messiah.Even if he did threaten Zachary with calling Charlie persistently, he actually wouldn't dare call Charlie.After all, how would he start explaining that he was involved in a crime? And telling Charlie was basically telling his daughter—what would they think of him after this? Would he ever be able to hold his head high in the family again?As such, his only option now was to ask Don Albert and see if he would help.What he didn't know was that Don Albert was with Charlie, who had already anticipated Jacob's move.When Jacob realized he couldn't stop Zachary, Jacob would find someone who could, and Don Albert was the best man for the job!To no surprise, Don Albert's phone soon started ringing with a call from Jacob.Don Albert didn't answer right away, however, instead turning toward Charlie as he asked gingerly, "So, shall I stick to your script, Master Wade?"Seeing Charlie nod, he pressed on, "Should I
As soon as Jacob sent the voice message, Mr. Bay called.Jacob quickly answered, asking nervously, "How are things over there, Mr. Bay?""How, you ask…?" Mr. Bay sighed in exasperation. "The entire Calligraphy and Painting Association was demanding your dismissal as soon as Zachary Evans posted his statement, thinking that you have no business being the administrative vice president let alone have a place in the association."Even those officials came asking me questions, and you know how they are—gossipers, every last one of them, always finding out about the juicy stuff instantly even if it's really no big deal. The only excuse I have to stop them is that we don't have the facts, but this issue still needs to be taken care of."So, be straight with me. Were you a part of this? If you don't, do you have any definitive evidence that can refute Zachary's claims?""I… Uh…" Jacob stammered, unable to answer.He certainly wanted to say no, but he had no evidence to back himself up.
Jacob bellowed furiously, "Raymond Cole made over 19 million dollars! From my bronze sculpture! Yet you're telling me to refund that 300 thousand too?! You're just fucking with me, aren't you?!""Well, if you don't like it, just do what you like, then," Zachary replied calmly and quickly hung up before Jacob could answer.Jacob was left twitching and shaking endlessly, and there was no telling if it was from rage or fear.Beside him, Elaine quickly asked, "What did Zachary say, dear? Can he get that bronze sculpture back?"Caught by surprise at her question, Jacob flinched, and his phone slipped out of his grasp.As it seemed to hover in the air, he tried to catch it twice but failed, but Elaine managed to grab it.It was then that she noticed that he was sweating all over his face, and she promptly asked, "What's wrong, dear?"Coming to his senses, Jacob's eyes went wide with rage. "Zachary is trying to kill me! He leaked the whole thing to his Twitter page—it's like he's pulli