Meanwhile, in Jalisco, Mexico, where the headquarters of the Sanchez family was located, famous for its tequila. A mansion was an understatement when it came to describing the family's residence. They owned more than hundreds of square miles of land, and on this fertile land, they planted a large number of valuable blue agave plants and built several extremely luxurious mansions. Unlike those billion-dollar entrepreneurs on the Forbes list, the Sanchez family's net worth of several hundred billion dollars was almost entirely genuine. The net worth of entrepreneurs was often based on valuations and illiquid shares. For example, if their listed company was valued at $100 billion and the entrepreneur owned 51% of the shares, theoretically, they were worth $50 billion. However, these shares could not be sold off easily. A portion could be pledged at most, yet the money obtained from pledging shares could not be spent freely. If the business or market conditions deteriorated and the c
"What did you say?! What has happened to him? Is it bad?!" Hector, who was hoping for Gustavo's death, was so excited to hear the remarks that he sounded a little excited when he spoke. On the other end of the line, Ricardo asked skeptically, "Hector, do you not hear me clearly? Why do you sound so happy?" Hector came to his senses and realized that he had gone a little overboard. He quickly composed himself, cleared his throat, and began, "Sorry, I'm still a little fuzzy from my sleep. I dreamed that my dad was released, and I was happy about it..." Then, he hastily asked, "By the way, you said something about Dad. What's going on?" "I sent you a video." Ricardo urged, "Watch it." Hector immediately ended the call and clicked on the video. As he watched the video, he was so horrified about Gustavo being alive that he almost peed himself. He had assumed that Moses had not found a perfect chance to kill Gustavo, but as it turned out, Moses had attempted the murder and fai
Hector pondered for a moment and muttered, "So, what you mean is that I can't kill my old man." "Yes." Jose explained, "Actually, whether or not you kill him is no longer important. Him staying alive is good for everyone. If he dies, you will lose face, the Rothschild family will lose credibility, and the U.S. government will become the target of criticism. As long as everyone remains calm, the public will gradually forget this matter. However, if he's dead, the other two parties will do everything they can to clear their names, putting us in a more passive position." Hector heaved a long sigh, gritted his teeth, and snarled, "Alright. I guess this is the only way for now. I hope the Americans don't release him and don't use him to threaten me." "The Rothschild family is in deep shit now. Even Harrison has to keep his tail between his legs, so it's unlikely that they'll stir up any more trouble over the next few days." Soon, Hector, on behalf of the Sanchez family, protested to
After Charlie's series of executions, Raymond and Gustavo were exposed to the public and caused a huge sensation. In addition to causing the Rothschild family the biggest public relations crisis, it also gave Raymond and Gustavo invincible protection. After the incident was exposed, their safety would be guaranteed. Therefore, Charlie did not feel the need for him to stay in Brooklyn Prison any longer. He would ask Kathleen to get him out of jail tomorrow. Next, he would locate and retrieve the Four-Sided Treasure Tower at Raymond's house and find a way to bring it back to Oskia. Charlie also believed that once the treasure tower was publicly unveiled in Oskia, its origins and the turbulent fate it had endured over the years would surely put the Rothschild family in an even more passive position. At that point, they might have no choice but to release Raymond. As for Gustavo, he knew him and helped him, and saving his life was a return of favor. As for his future endeavors in
Charlie smiled and nodded. He and Gustavo knew very well that they would not have the chance to meet again in the future. Soon, Gustavo was taken out of the cell by the FBI. After the FBI left, Charlie took out his cell phone and sent a message to Kathleen, asking her to get him out of Brooklyn Prison the next day. Charlie had been arrested for illegal immigration. People like him were sent to jail by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service for a few days. If they found that such people had no passports or money, they would kick them out of jail and leave them to fend for themselves on the streets. - The FBI that took over Brooklyn Prison not only took Gustavo but also Moses, who had attempted to kill Gustavo. Originally, Moses was very chivalrous. He refused to say a word when the FBI interrogated him about who ordered him to kill Gustavo. In his opinion, he had no chance of leaving the prison in this life. There was no point in him betraying and offending Hector.
The Rothschild family did not expect Hector to have the audacity to tarnish their name, so they immediately published a statement, saying that they did not interfere with the FBI's investigation and that everything Moses had said was true. When it came to this point, the matter was deadlocked. It was like two people standing in the boxing ring, punching at each other, but neither had a sufficient way to knock the other down. To help the Rothschilds win the war of words with Hector, the FBI investigated Moses's supervisor. To their bewilderment, the supervisor had been killed by being pushed into the incinerator of a crematorium. Hence, the war of words went on indefinitely, and it even escalated to the headlines of major TV stations and media. Early the next morning, Charlie was "kicked" out of Brooklyn Prison. Truth be told, many illegal immigrants were reluctant to leave prison so soon. These people had no jobs or a place to live before they were arrested and sent to pr
To Harrison, the Four-Sided Treasure Tower was the pillar of his family legacy. With it, the Rothschild family was showered with endless wealth and glory. Every investment could be rewarding. Even in turbulent times, it was always possible to take advantage of fleeting opportunities. Without the treasure tower, with the family members' current ability and perseverance, it would be difficult for the family to maintain its century-old glory. Therefore, no matter the cost, Harrison insisted on bringing the treasure tower home. He knew very well that most of the young descendants thought that the Oskian Feng Shui fortune was nothing but superstition and metaphysics, so they did not have much motivation to search for the treasure tower. They thought that it was nothing more than Harrison's own business and had nothing to do with them. Upon the exposure of Raymond's imprisonment and interrogation, Harrison was even more eager to get the treasure tower back. He knew that once the
Harrison angrily cursed, "The FBI is a bunch of good-for-nothings! Call the person in charge of the FBI in New York and tell them that I have ordered them to stay away from Biden's house. I don't want them to interfere, nor do I want them to have any negative impact on this matter. If I see any FBI agents within one mile of Biden's house again, I'll fire his ass!" He then ended the call without waiting for the man's reply. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, which startled Harrison, and Julien's respectful voice echoed from outside the door, "Father, may I come in?" Harrison closed his eyes, heaved a sigh, and said, "Come in." Harrison pushed the door open and closed it gently. He then looked at Harrison and muttered hesitantly, "Father..." Harrison glanced at Julien. Seeing Julien pursing his lips in silence, he asked coldly, "What is it? Talk." "I-I..." Julien stuttered, his eyes flickering nervously. "At the meeting just now, you said that whoever finds the tr
Jacob certainly left Charlie speechless—the man might get kicked out of the house, but he was more worried about his car.Sighing in exasperation, he told Jacob, "Look, if it fails, I won't be able to get you a nice place, let alone leave the Cullinan with you."Jacob blurted out, "But why—""Don't forget—I'm still living in this house even if you're gone!" Charlie explained, his expression dead serious. "If I let you have a nice place and the Cullinan, God knows how terrible a grudge your wife would hold against me. I need to have a sense of self-preservation too!""If I got you a rundown apartment, I could at least defend myself even if she gets upset about that. I mean, I can't let you sleep in the streets, can I? Claire and I would be guilty of abandoning our elders."Seeing the serious look on Charlie's face, Jacob breathed a long sigh as he clapped him on the shoulder, groaning mournfully, "Oh, I get it. I wouldn't want to upset Elaine if I were in your shoes too…"Charlie
Charlie sighed. "I told you it'd blow up, Dad, but you had to doubt me.""I wasn't doubting you," Jacob promptly defended himself. "I thought I might catch a lucky break—"Charlie cut him short, "Fair enough. Then, how are you going to handle this? I can try to stop Mom from going to that wedding and prevent her from getting in the hall even if she went, but what's going to happen to the both of you? Do you want a divorce or do you want to stay with her?"The light in Jacob's faded as he shrugged and sighed. "If I could divorce her, I would've—and I would be living happily with Matilda now. What company would I have if I did it now? Do you think Elaine would let me stay in Thompson First, with that attitude of hers?""In the end, I'd be chased out without a place to stay, and I can't suffer the humiliation of moving back with my mom and brother, can I? Hell, they might not even take me back!""So, that's a no?" Charlie pressed.Jacob smiled wryly. "At my age, even if I could, I w
Hearing that Elaine was threatening suicide, Claire exclaimed urgently, "Take me to her now!"The traffic police officer quickly nodded. "Come on!"As the traffic police officer quickly led Claire to Elaine, Charlie arrived just then and gave chase after leaving the luggage by the entrance.Stopping them, he asked, "Excuse me, officer—where's the gentleman who came with Madam Parker? May I see him?""And who are you?" The traffic police officer asked."I'm his son-in-law," Charlier replied. "I was thinking that while my wife talks to her mom, I can talk to my father-in-law, make peace, and take them both home.""Oh, that'd be great!"The traffic police officer exclaimed and quickly beckoned at a colleague, "Come over. Take this gentleman to Jacob Wilson!""Okay!" The other traffic police officer was also quite enthusiastic.Charlie entered the room where Jacob was first, immediately seeing a disfigured Jacob taking deep puffs of his cigarette.Another traffic police officer w
Charlie frowned in thought for a while, before saying, "Well, there is a plan, but I can't vouch for the chances. I also need you to cooperate with me and not let anything slip, or everything will go to waste. Can you do that?""I can!" Claire nodded, determined, before quickly asking, "So? What's the plan?""Well, it's not specific," Charlie replied. "We just have to improvise as we go along. Let's just head in for now!"-They left the airport and took a cab to the traffic police's headquarters. Just as she entered, they saw their Cullinan parked outside.Charlie sent Claire in first while he carried her luggage before following.Meanwhile, Elaine was wailing in her room, "I've been married to him for years! Suffering so much pain and humiliation, only for him to hook up with an old flame behind my back! Is it wrong if I struck out?"The traffic police officer was on the verge of a breakdown, but he still said patiently, "Ma'am, I've told you many times—what he did was wrong
Claire wasn't all that experienced in love and hence didn't know how a person caught in a love triangle would think or why they would experience such terrible mood swings.Still, Charlie's explanation gave her a general idea, and she sighed, "Actually, Dad looked really bad when Matilda came back. He was so obsessed with her that he didn't care if Mom was alive—even bringing her home for dinner. I'd be seething if I was Mom."Charlie sighed in exasperation. "Well, let's not loiter about. Let's go to the traffic police station.""Yeah!" Claire nodded, before holding his arm, "If they're there, that means they're safe, and they won't be fighting with those officers around. So, let's not head over so quickly."Charlie raised a brow. "What are you getting at?"Claire sighed, clearly troubled. "We have to think—how are we going to alleviate this crisis? If it's really as you say and Mom has mostly guessed it right, this fight might just be the start. At best, that fight on the highway
The traffic police officer smiled in exasperation. "Is there no getting through to you? You could even afford to drive a nice car, and you'd most likely survive an accident. But what if you were left bedridden for a long time? Yell at each other in the same hospital room?"Elaine waved him off. "I don't care—all I know is that I will always get my revenge, and on the spot if possible. If there were superheroes, I would be Wonder Woman!""Urgh…" The traffic police officer was utterly speechless. "How about this? We will call your daughter and have her come over to bail you. She will mediate your fight!"With those words, he returned Elaine's phone to her, and it happened to ring just then.It was a call from Claire.Seeing that the contact name said [Daughter], the traffic police officer quickly said, "Go on, answer it!"Elaine took it and answered the call, and Claire asked urgently before she could say a word, "Mom? Where are you? Where's Dad? Are you both alright?"Elaine sulk
While Charlie was waiting for Claire at the airport, Jacob and Elaine were taken to the traffic police station.But even in the patrol car, Elaine did not stop lashing out at Jacob.As such, the traffic police had no choice but to call up another patrol car to bring them over separately.Charlie was hence left wondering what those two were up to this time as they were nowhere to be seen when Claire's flight was about to land and weren't answering his texts.Fortunately, Charlie never considered them reliable, so he was fine whether they showed up or not.If they did, they could all head home in the same car.If they didn't, he just had to take a cab home with Claire.It was past three when Claire's private jet landed, and Claire herself cleared the checkpoint in just half an hour, wheeling a trolley with her luggage.Seeing Charlie from afar, she couldn't help quickening her pace as she beamed.Charlie hurried toward her as well, and Claire shoved her trolley aside when they w
However, to Jacob's shock, Elaine wasn't misled at all as she growled icily, "Why would I ask anyone else?! If there's someone I must question, it's Matilda! She's getting married, isn't she? Good! I will be there and ask her why she hooked up with my husband!"Jacob turned pale right then.Matilda's son and even some of their old classmates would be attending her wedding.If Elaine went, he would be exposed, and he wouldn't be able to stay in Aurous Hill out of shame!His nerves gnawing at him, Jacob could only plead, "Please, just trust me this once! Anything else aside, she's getting married, anyway—there's no way that I'd have anything to do with her! That alone should prove my innocence!"Elaine snorted. "If Matilda returned when I was arrested, it means she has been back for a while! And you're saying nothing happened since? Hell, even if she's married, it doesn't prove that she wasn't up to some hanky-panky with you! Maybe while I was arrested and refused a divorce when you
The driver was left dumbstruck—this wasn't how it was supposed to go.Still, he blurted, "C-Crashing into a Cullinan? I might end up dead instead…""Fine! Then let's change cars, and you crash into ours—how about that?!" Elaine promptly retorted before continuing, "Or we could just stand right in front of your car while you run into us! I just happen to have a death wish, but if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you! Don't think about getting away either—I know your car plate! I'll sell this car and use the money to put a bounty on your head! I don't care what happens to me now! I'll claw my nails into the devil's face even if he shows up!"The driver was actually quite experienced, but even he had yet to meet someone as ridiculous as Elaine.Barely able to keep his hands steady, he threw them up as he apologized, "I'm so sorry, ma'am—I just lost my cool. I'm merely a humble driver of a Honda Civic while you own a Rolls. Hell, I spent fifty bucks buying that red emblem from Amazon,