The man was so indignant that he shouted, clenching his teeth in rage, "Boss! I've had enough of him! I'm going to kill him!" Moses sneered, "Just do whatever you want! I'll take care of everything!" At Moses's command, the mobsters roared and rushed toward Gustavo and his men. Shocked by the sight, Gustavo's men desperately grabbed the plastic plates and spoons as their weapons. However, what they faced were burly men who spent hours and hours doing weight training every day. In close-range fighting, being physically fit and strong was the key. Moses's men were bigger and physically stronger than Gustavo's men, and it was obvious that Moses's men had a great advantage in a fistfight. Soon, Gustavo's men were defeated, their faces and bodies swollen and bloody. Gustavo watched as his men fell one by one. When half of them had been beaten to the pulp, he thought Moses would stop the fighting, but to his bewilderment, they had no intention of stopping. A thought flashed acr
Gustavo was frightened and no longer had the arrogance and pride he had before. He retreated to the window and begged, "Guys, please! Calm down. Let's talk this over. I can give you money. How much do you want? One million each? How about ten? I'll give you ten million!" He then frantically looked around and blurted out, "By the way, you want to have wine, steak, and caviar, right? Starting today, I'll pay for your steaks, wine, caviar, everything! How about truffles? I'll have them delivered tomorrow! Oh, and also the best tuna! All the best food in the world! "And do you like sushi? There's a famous old man in Japan who makes the best sushi in the world. I'll bring him over tomorrow! If he doesn't want to come, I'll kill his whole family! I give you my word!" "Gustavo..." Moses sneered, "It's not nice to make empty promises, okay? You said you wanted to give us money, right? Okay. Give it to us now! You don't have to give me ten million. I don't want a penny from you. Give my b
Moses laughed. "It's impossible. I'm telling you this because no matter what, you must die today. I'll go down with the ship and never give you a chance to bribe me because I know that your son will kill me tomorrow if I don't kill you now. Also, even if you leave this place and the country, your son will never let you return to Mexico alive. No matter what, you must die." Gustavo's expression turned bleak at this moment. He knew that Moses had burned his bridges and would definitely kill him tonight. Meanwhile, Charlie had overheard their conversation loud and clear. Leandro, on the other hand, couldn't hear anything. He stretched his neck out of curiosity to look and wondered, "Why do I feel that something is not right? If they wanted to teach Gustavo's men a lesson, it should have been over by now. Did something else happen?" "Why not go and take a look?" Charlie quipped while standing up with a smile. "Fuck!" Shocked, Leandro hurriedly stopped Charlie. "Hey, don't be a bu
A sudden shout from outside the crowd made everyone involuntarily look over. Neither Moses nor Gustavo expected someone to intervene at this moment. Just as everyone was clueless, Charlie pushed the people around aside and walked to the front of Gustavo and Moses. The men were utterly stunned and didn't realize that a tall and skinny man had just pushed them aside. Before they could come to their senses, Charlie had already walked past them. Staring skeptically at Charlie's foreign face, Moses pointed at Charlie angrily and asked, "Who the hell are you? Do you want to die?" With that, he gestured to two men around him and shouted, "Take him out and kick his ass!" Upon hearing this, the two men immediately approached Charlie while rubbing their hands. They were judging Charlie while approaching him. Charlie was tall and thin and looked like someone who never exercised. Meanwhile, both of them were muscular and large. They assumed that beating Charlie up was a piece of cak
Moses froze momentarily, then looked at Charlie and yelled, "Oh, my God! Charlie! It's you!" Moses's reaction stunned everyone. They thought that Charlie was out of his mind for getting mixed up in Moses's business, and he had even outrageously addressed himself as Moses's father's close friend. They assumed that Moses would be very pissed about it. To their bewilderment, Moses acknowledged the connection. At this moment, Moses excitedly stepped forward, held Charlie's right hand, and beamed. "It's so nice to see you again! Why are you here?" Everyone was utterly startled, including Gustavo. On the other hand, Charlie snarked in a calm tone, "You don't own the prison, do you? Why can't I be here? You've made mistakes, and so have I!" "Yes, yes." Moses nodded respectfully. "You're right." Charlie rolled his eyes, pointed at Gustavo, and commanded, "Do me a favor and don't kill him for now." "Alright!" Moses agreed without hesitation. "I won't kill him! You have my word
Gustavo pleaded, "Sir, please help me. I'll reward you 100 million dollars if I can get out of here alive!" "Tsk," Charlie smirked contemptuously. "You can live now thanks to me. We don't know if you can survive until the next dinner, alright? Are you still thinking about gaining control over your family? Don't forget that you're sentenced to life. You're locked in here forever." "I-I..." Gustavo faltered. "What should I do now..." "Stay by my side," Charlie said lightly. "I'll protect you. Tell the guards you'll move into my cell today. I'll protect you 24/7." Gustavo couldn't understand why Charlie would help him despite his current despairing situation. Many thoughts flashed across his mind, and one thing stood out. 'Damn!' he thought. 'Is he gay? He must be... Why else would he help me and protect me? He even wants me to move into his cell…’ 'B-But what does he like about me? I'm old...' Not getting any response from Gustavo, Charlie bellowed coldly, "Listen, I won't he
Moses's men were still bewildered and shocked by this sudden revelation. Moses had devised the assassination of Gustavo for so many days, but just as he was about to succeed, Charlie popped up out of nowhere and stopped the plan. He even claimed to be Moses's friend. What was even more outrageous was that Moses immediately withdrew the plan after a word from Charlie. Nevertheless, they knew their loyalty was recognized since Moses had chosen them as part of the team to implement the plan. Hence, despite their perplexity and curiosity, they obeyed Moses's order to halt the assassination. On the other hand, Charlie knew that this matter was not over yet. The conflict today had caused Gustavo's men to be beaten to the pulp. Even if the Rothschild family were indifferent, the warden would intervene and investigate it. Furthermore, Moses owed Gustavo's son an explanation since he hadn't killed Gustavo. Therefore, he needed to cool things down between the two parties and preve
"No." Gustavo answered in an earnest tone, "He's weird. He rarely contacts the inmates and only comes to inspect the jail a few times a year. We don't see him much. Even if I want to see him, I’ll have to make an appointment in advance. If he agrees to see me, he'll meet me in the private reception room.""What?" Charlie responded, perplexed. "Do you always meet in the reception room? Have you been to his office?" "No." Charlie asked again, "Can you meet him at his office?" "No." Gustavo shook his head. "The management is very strict. I don't know what their internal office looks like." Charlie queried curiously, "But I heard that you have a lot of freedom here. You can even sneak out to spend the night outside. Have you never been to their office?" Gustavo explained, "Yeah, I can leave the prison sometimes, but we made a deal about it. Every time I want to go out, I have to pretend that I'm sick. The doctor will give a note that I need to spend the night at the infirmary. A
"That would be Ashley Layna Acker," Matilda replied without hesitation. "She was our age, as well as a major investor in Silicon Valley, while we were only starting to get our first clients. It's no exaggeration to say that she's the shining example in many case studies when it comes to business."Pausing, she then continued, "And she used to be your classmate, right? I remember you mentioning that in our conversations before.""Yes," Yolden sighed emotionally. "She was a classmate and the star of our generation."Matilda nodded but soon shook her head, "Wait, weren't we talking about Charlie's car company? What does that have to do with Ashley Acker?" "Here's where I let you in on a secret," Yolden said. "But first, you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone except Paul."Matilda nodded without hesitation. "Don't worry—if it's a secret, I won't tell Paul either."Yolden scratched his head. "Actually, Paul should know. We are going to marry soon, and he's my stepson, lega
In fact, the legal department of major enterprises covered many responsibilities, the chief of which concerned intellectual property, which was why veterans were needed to lead.Additionally, Charlie trusted Matilda's accomplishments in the legal field, especially since she had worked in the United States for years.With Curtis Autos' intended expansion worldwide, that meant the legal department should also know the laws of countries abroad, ready to file or respond to lawsuits at any time. After all, competitors may use the law to impede their growth, along with the government applying unfair policies to impede their development and impact on local businesses.Moreover, Charlie considered Paul young and therefore lacking in experience, not to mention that it was not likely he would abandon his family's law firm. As such, the ideal solution was to poach Matilda for now.As for Matilda, she was still in the dark and had no idea what she was in for, asking Charlie in confusion, "Lega
Later, after Charlie told Jeremiah over the phone about the joint venture with the Ackers to establish Curtis Autos, the old man was awash with tears, especially after Charlie told him that it was Keith who suggested it. After all, Curtis was his favorite son whose death he could never really get over. Moreover, he once believed that only his family mourned Curtis while the Ackers never did, and he held a grudge over his son's passing. As such, he was surprised that Keith held such great respect toward his late son and didn't hesitate to say yes when Charlie invited him to Aurous Hill to sign an agreement with the Ackers.Still, Charlie wasn't in a hurry to arrange for a specific time, and he was going to let the Ackers sort out the human resources of Godot Autos over a few days. It still wouldn't be too late by then.Moreover, he was keen to allow the buzz to have time to grow so that the automotive industry would be astounded by the joint project between the Ackers and the Wade
Christian was the first to exclaim in approval, "Yes! Curtis Autos sounds wonderful! It has my vote!""Seconded!" Kaiden nodded, pumping the air with his right fist. "I've looked up to Curtis the most, and I absolutely agree with naming the company after him!"Jaxson was nodding too. "Me too!""Yes!" Lulu chirped.Yolden couldn't help agreeing as well. "Curtis Autos is definitely a good name!"Merlin raised his hand gingerly as well. "Quit it with your flattery already," Keith chuckled, and he turned toward Charlie solemnly. "In the end, Curtis is Charlie's father, and the final decision goes to him!"Charlie's eyes were welling up with tears—his parents had been gone for almost three decades, yet he had never thought of dedicating anything to their memory.As such, Keith's suggestion to use Curtis's name for the car company left him thrilled. After all, wouldn't his father's soul be honored if Curtis Autos rocked the country, maybe even the world?With that in mind, he nodd
Charlie also had to agree that this was an opportunity to formally reconcile the Wades and the Ackers.While he couldn't reveal himself just yet, the Wades and the Ackers had been in-laws for years. Even if they had had a dispute for the longest time, restoring good relations made sense now that the Ackers had come to Oskia, and it wouldn't arouse any suspicion.That was why Charlie agreed to it without hesitation, even making a mental note to invite his paternal grandfather, Jeremiah, to Aurous Hill.The old geezers could meet up and clear the air while deciding on the partnership.Yolden was prepared to resign as a professor as well so that he could help the Ackers and Charlie fully develop their automotive company.With a general direction planned, he asked everyone, "Since we're creating a new brand, has anyone come up with a name?"No one was feeling inspired at that moment, but that was when Lulu, who had been silent throughout, said, "Since Charlie and our family are worki
Neither Charlie nor the Ackers expected Yolden's insight to cover all corners.In fact, it felt like the man had a blueprint ready and was only waiting for the time to put it to use.That was why everyone was immensely approving of Yolden and wanted no other man for the job of CEO.Kaeden smiled, "Well, since everyone has agreed, let's put this to rest as soon as possible—this will be a joint investment between our family and the Wades, and Professor Hart will take the post of CEO. Let's all do our best to make this a good one!"Yolden also made up his mind, deciding that he didn't want to let slip a chance to realize his ambitions. "I'll resign from the university after my honeymoon trip. It probably shouldn't be long, and I can get involved in early preparations via teleconference."Charlie nodded. "Then, we can have Uncle Kaeden stay on schedule while I'll ask the Wades to send a representative over to sign a memorandum for the investment."Keith smiled and nodded. "You should
Charlie hadn't been born and raised in Aurous Hill, but he still started living here at the age of eight and was more attached to this place than Eastcliff.If he was going to take part in this automotive investment with the Ackers, he naturally found Aurous Hill the ideal location.Not only would it create a huge number of jobs for Aurous Hill, but it would also rake in much economic flow for the region.Yolden also nodded at his suggestion. "If the first plant is meant to cover the demand of the entire local market, there's no reason for a coastal plant. Aurous Hill stands at an intersection between the north and the south, so transportation is convenient. It's also killing two birds with one stone, as Mr. Wade is fond of the city."Charlie couldn't help but agree. "I won't lie—Aurous Hill has been good to me, and I hope to give back. Nothing's better than succeeding in that respect."Yolden spread his hands, "Heavy industries are certainly ideal to contribute to Aurous Hill's e
Yolden had actually been researching new energy for a while—in fact, it was when Tesla's first car models were produced.He was passionate about the subject and had his own opinions as well as ambitions, but he was busy teaching, so he couldn't realize any of it.But was this not a golden opportunity tailor-made for him?Seeing that Yolden was clearly interested, Charlie turned toward Kaeden, "Actually, the professor is getting married soon. There's no way we'd split up newlyweds so soon after the wedding, right? So, is it possible to set up base in Aurous Hill instead?""Not a problem!" Kaeden replied without hesitation. "Our family is planning to return to Oskia anyway, and everyone knows about Ashley and Curtis. So, why don't we invest in this enterprise alongside the Wades and have the base set up in Aurous Hill? And then bring Godot under as a subsidiary?"Turning to Yolden, he continued, "By the way, Godot's plant is already in the province—barely 100 miles from Aurous Hill,
Pausing, Yolden continued, "Moreover, the greatest advantage of AI is that it is self-conscious and has the processing power to analyze astronomical proportions of data. As car sales grow, every car owner's driving data will add precious new data to our data vault, and it will be processed by AI for even greater space of imagination."For example, kst's say I experienced a bumpiness along a certain road, and when the sensors pick up on that anomaly, the data will be uploaded to the servers along with images of the road condition in real time. The processing AI module would determine in no time at all that there was damage and label said location on the map, and then forward the data to other vehicles close to that location, sending notifications when they are close enough and providing the appropriate advice for countermeasures."Naturally, the AI can even be refined further so that it immediately warns us to slow down while uploading the data to the servers and informing any cars cl