Charlie smiled and said, “Don't worry. I'll have your dad kneeling to send me out this door in half an hour.”Jilian was completely speechless at Charlie’s words. Despite her kind heart, as the young lady of the Zano family, she had long been accustomed to life-and-death struggles. Therefore, when faced with Charlie's reckless behavior, she lost the patience to continue advising him politely. She said coldly, “I've already said what needs to be said. If you're bent on seeking death, then good luck to you.” As soon as Jilian was done speaking, Antonio arrived with Aman. Antonio did not notice Charlie at first, and his attention was solely on his daughter, Jilian. Aman, who was standing beside him, also focused his gaze on Jilian, clearly very satisfied with her appearance.Antonio approached Jilian and hastily said, “Jilian, hurry and greet Mr. Ramovic!”Jilian replied expressionlessly, “I don't know any Mr. Ramovic. I'm leaving now, please don't stop me.”Antonio's expression i
At this moment, Aman felt as if he had seen a ghost. He couldn't believe he would see Charlie, who was as formidable as a comet was in New York, in the home of a mafia leader!Since his last failed attempt to win Helena over, Charlie had become a nightmare in Aman's mind. It wasn't just because Charlie had ruined his plan to marry a royal princess, but more importantly, Charlie had slapped him repeatedly.Although Aman had a humble upbringing and suffered a lot when he was young, once he became a tycoon, no one dared to order him around, let alone hit him. Charlie was absolutely unique in this regard.According to Aman's usual temper, he would definitely seek revenge afterward and try to take Charlie's life. However, the last time, Aman had chosen to endure it mainly because Charlie was ultimately from the Wades from Eastcliff, which was much wealthier than himself. Naturally, he had some fear.However, what was even more crucial was that the powerful Ten Thousand Armies was backin
So, he pointed at Charlie and asked Antonio, “Do you know him?”Antonio shook his head and said, “No, there was just a little friction, which was a bit unpleasant. If you know him, for your sake, I will let go of the friction between him and me. If you are not satisfied, I will apologize to this gentleman.”At this time, Antonio was a little nervous. He was also worried that Charlie and Aman were friends or acquaintances. If Aman had committed a strange crime, it would have been difficult for him to end it, so he humbly expressed his attitude first, which was also a way out for himself.When Aman heard this, he immediately had an idea in his mind as he thought to himself, ‘I never thought that Charlie and Antonio would fight! This is Antonio's manor, Antonio's absolute home court. Countless mafia killers are waiting in ambush in the entire manor and near the manor, and Charlie seems to have only one follower with him. In this case, as long as Antonio gives an order, even if Charlie
Antonio wanted to kill Charlie, and after being instigated by Aman, he wanted to find a more secluded place and shoot Charlie in the head.The wine cellar was naturally the best choice for killing, so he also wanted to take Charlie there quickly and kill this noisy and ignorant Oskian in front of Aman.However, he never expected that Charlie would be even more anxious than him when he was about to die.After a moment of stunned silence, he pointed at Charlie and sneered, “I have killed countless people. This is the first time I have met someone like you who is eager to die. In this case, I will fulfill your wish!”After that, he immediately said to the people around him, “Take him away now!”Jilian desperately stood in front of Charlie and said sternly, “You can't do this!”Antonio didn't want his daughter to continue to stop him, so he thought of having someone take her away directly, but before he opened his mouth, Charlie said impatiently, “Why are you talking so much to her?
So, he smiled and said, “It's really strange. I've been in New York for only a few hours, and two groups of people have pointed pistols at my head. Is this how you New York gangs treat guests?”Antonio didn't understand what he meant, so he frowned and asked, “What do you mean? Two groups of people? Besides me, who else pointed a pistol at you?”Charlie said casually, “Oh, no one, just a few small shrimps, but don't worry, I'll take you to meet them later.”‘Take me to meet them?’ Antonio was stunned and asked Charlie, “Do you have a serious brain disease? Do you think I will let you leave this place alive?”Aman felt a little nervous when he saw that Charlie was not afraid of the pistol pointed at his head. He felt that every second Charlie lived was a threat to himself, so he deliberately provoked Antonio and said with a smile, “Antonio, it seems that this Oskian kid is not afraid of you at all. I guess he thinks you dare not shoot at all!”Antonio felt his face burning, and he
When Antonie saw eight men lying on the ground with blood flowing all over, he thought he was seeing things and was so scared that he wanted to turn around and run away. However, his legs had become soft and weak in extreme fear, and he couldn't take a step at all.Aman was in the exact same state as he was.He stared at Charlie in amazement and kept telling himself, ‘I must be dreaming, I must be dreaming!’Angus and Jilian were also standing in a daze, unable to believe what they were seeing.At this time, Charlie reached out and took the Beretta pistol from Antonio's hand, turned it to his forehead, and asked with a smile, “You like pointing guns at other people's heads, don't you?”Antonio was so scared that he felt as if he was about to lose his soul, and he murmured in panic, “No… No…”Upon seeing this, Aman hurriedly wanted to retreat quietly, but at this time, Charlie suddenly pointed the muzzle of the gun at his right knee and pulled the trigger decisively!Bang!Anoth
Antonio couldn't help trembling all over because of Charlie's ferocity and murderous intent.Charlie's words made Antonio feel extremely frightened because he knew that Charlie was only saying that he would not kill him for the time being. Whether Charlie would ultimately kill him or not depended on his mood.As he thought of this, he cried and said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, we really just had a small misunderstanding today. Now that you have broken my knees and I’ve paid a painful price, I hope you can see my sincere attitude and won't treat me like that… I really know I was wrong…”Charlie smiled and said, “Look at you... why are you crying? Sicilian men shed blood and sweat but not tears. You are crying like this in front of your daughter. Are you worthy of being a Sicilian elder?”Antonio suddenly felt ashamed.Although he often talked about the spirit of Sicily, when a gun was pointed at him and he had just been shot, all he wanted was to ask Charlie to let him go. At this time,
He was shocked and subconsciously touched it, only to find that his right ear had been shot off!The Italian-made Leta 92F pistol had always been the light weapon that the Italian Mafia was most proud of, and the power of this pistol was indeed amazing. The powerful muzzle's kinetic energy did not penetrate Antonio's right ear but smashed it into pieces directly.Antonio covered his ears and screamed in agony. Jilian also cried and covered her father's ears with her hands as she questioned Charlie angrily, “Are you crazy?! Are you a fascist?!”“A fascist?” Charlie laughed and said, “How's that possible? Unlike your father, this great Sicilian man may have some relatives with Mussolini.”After saying that, Charlie looked at Jilian with a sharp expression and scolded, “Young lady, I advise you to be more objective. It was your father who wanted to kill me first. He wanted to shoot me in the head just now. You saw it. If I didn't have some skills, I would have become a corpse beyond r
As it turned out, the bean counters of the Moore Group had been suggesting that Jasmine axe Deluxe Vintage and other antique-related businesses.After all, Aurous Hill was hardly the heart of the nation's antique business—not even a hub, and Vintage Deluxe wouldn't grow on such soil.Moreover, their revenue wasn't optimistic.While the business wasn't exactly falling off after Mick took charge, the lack of experience amongst the management team meant they were struggling to break even.And for the bean counters, keeping Vintage Deluxe meant no profits—even net losses in the immediate future. Right now, they might still be able to package it nicely and sell it off, and selling a fixed asset coupled with brand value would more or less turn a profit. But once Vintage Deluxe started incurring losses and the brand value diminished in turn, it would be reduced to zero completely.In other words, the value of Vintage Deluxe was on a springboard—sell it anytime now, and the value would be
The Mr. Crane from the other end of the call was Mick Crane—the current manager of Vintage Deluxe, and a man whom all of Antique Street fawned over.Mick was the assistant manager to Raymond back then, and his skill in the antique trade was at best moderate. However, thanks to his friendly personality, he had managed to secure himself many decent connections down Antique Street.As such, once Jasmine had fired Raymond, Mick had taken over his position as caretaker manager. She was also aware that Mick didn't have the skills to do well as a manager, and her plan had always been to keep him as a caretaker before she found someone better.As her ties with Charlie had strengthened and he had started helping her, her position in her family had skyrocketed. However, that also meant she couldn't watch over most of Vintage Deluxe's operations.Now that she was the head of the Moore family and the leader of a dynasty worth billions, a small business like Vintage Deluxe was even less signifi
Moreover, Raymond's old identity had various occupations connected to antiques. So, his plan now was to head over to Antique Street, find a place to rest his legs, and then get a shop of moderate scale and cheap rent to start a business in Aurous Hill.He headed to the precinct at Antique Street to register his face and other details into the database, reinforcing his legal certification. The precinct then issued him a visa so that he would have clearance to stay at a hotel for a while.Most of Antique Street's stalls were closing shop by the time he left the precinct, but he picked up his backpack and went for a stroll.It was not that different from before, though he thought he would never come back at the time…Still, he hadn't been there for long when a vendor recognized him and exclaimed in surprise, "Hey! Aren't you Mr. Cole? From Vintage Deluxe? When did you come back?"As things hadn't changed down the street for the businesses or the environment, Vintage Deluxe was stil
Jacob shrugged. "If Hannah's debt is cleared, then she's fine now, no?""Yeah," Elaine replied. "I heard from an old friend not two days ago, saying that the document of her non-arrest… non-prosecution or whatever was sent in. Once it's approved, she's free to go home.""Most likely non-prosecution," Charlie replied."Right, I think that's it!" Elaine nodded repeatedly and sighed unhappily. "She's really been let off easy. She should be arrested and jailed for at least ten years."Jacob couldn't help sighing. "Come on, dear—Mom and Chris were out of line, but things are terrible for them now as it is. There's no reason to hope for the worst for them since Harold and Chris are still too hurt to work. It's thanks to Wendy's income that they have a living, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to survive."Then, worried that Elaine would get upset that he might be siding with his brother and mother too much, he quickly added, "I'm not taking their side or trying to get their case reinvest
Charlie actually had to change his opinion of Elaine after seeing her ready to kill Jacob earlier but getting all clingy now.Despite her many flaws, Elaine was the one half of their marriage who was earnestly in love.As for Jacob, he didn't seem to have any genuine feelings for Elaine at all.The mere mention of his past with Elaine always left him grumbling and complaining, but now, it was clear that Elaine was his best choice. With his attitude and the way he did things, he and Matilda would have split up by now even if they had gone to the States together.In the end, Jacob simply had too many of the flaws common amongst men his age, but while others would have no more than five out of twenty of those flaws, he had eighteen.As such, from another perspective entirely, the only woman who could tolerate Jacob now was Elaine and only Elaine. Coincidentally, her straightforward personality and tendency to get violent was the perfect counter against all of Jacob's flaws, reducing
Elaine nodded, emotional as well. "Well, Claire's finally home after being in the States for so long. Let's stop being clowns already—let's go home!"Jacob nodded, utterly relieved and teary-eyed. "Yes! Let's go home!"Meanwhile, Claire was left dumbfounded even as she watched while Charlie was left wiping the sweat off his brow—they had really just snatched victory from the jaws of defeat there!And it looked like they had truly succeeded in clearing any suspicion Elaine had of Matilda, and she most likely would do her best to avoid running into Matilda as well.That way, all the nonsense he had said wouldn't be exposed.Still, as Claire came to her senses, she told Charlie, "Darling, that was amazing! You somehow managed to talk your way out of that!"Charlie chuckled in embarrassment. "I had no choice but to sacrifice my pride for the peace in the family."Claire hugged his arm and giggled happily, "There's no victory without sacrifice. You're the best, dear!"-Meanwhile,
Though Jacob had nothing going for him, he had always had a huge ego, and he had never once admitted that he would lose to anyone in the presence of his wife and daughter.That was why both Elaine and Claire were shocked when he suddenly openly admitted that he was a piece of shit in front of them. They had never heard such a thing from him in the decades they had lived with him!In fact, Jacob himself was reluctant to insult himself like that.However, Charlie told him repeatedly that he absolutely must say it before he came here—because Charlie was dead sure that this line was the key to getting over this impasse, and it truly did put this crisis to rest.Even as Jacob finished, his heart was bleeding as he felt like he had just put his pride on the floor and trampled all over it until it was crushed to oblivion. Even though it was to clear any suspicion Elaine held toward him, to call himself a piece of shit—to say it himself that his beloved woman would think him beneath her,
Before Elaine knew it, she was reading the website she had just read again, and she did indeed find Yolden's name on it.With that, everything Charlie had said snapped together into a perfect chain of logic.Seeing the troubled look on her face, Charlie quickly added, "I'm not going to lie—Dad told me right away when he was told Matilda was getting married. We even discussed if we should tell you, and now you know why." "Matilda is doing so well for herself and got such an amazing husband, and they've picked Shangri-La's Sky Garden—something an average Joe could never hope to reach. And since she invited our whole family and not just us, Dad had to really think about it.""Eventually, he told me to hide it from you or it'd leave you devastated, so none of us said anything. We just didn't think you'd find that invitation and then end up having a big fight about it."Sighing, Charlie then continued, "But if you really want to go, we can go together for their wedding to put your min
Bitterness swelled in Elaine's heart as she really didn't think that Matilda was doing so well for herself.The fact that Matilda was worth millions alone made her far superior.At the same time, she was also rejoicing that she had never actually met Matilda. If Matilda asked how she was doing directly, how would she respond?In the end, Matilda was no Hannah Queen.Elaine would actually feel accomplished if she compared herself to Hannah.On the other hand, Matilda eclipsed Elaine in every way—she was more beautiful, kind, smart, and knowledgeable. Even her figure left Elaine dead in the water!It was as pointless as comparing a hen to a peacock!Whenever she thought of her, she could comfort herself that she had stolen her man even if she couldn't measure up in any way.But now, Jacob was completely insignificant to Matilda while Elaine still treated Jacob like a trophy.Even as a sense of inferiority seized her, Charlie sighed. "Come on, you should understand where Jacob is