Johnny was completely disabled right now. The bones of both his shoulders had been completely shattered, the flesh and tissues were smashed into puddles of mud, and if he went to the hospital right now, the only solution was amputation. He would not be able to even wipe his own a*s! It would be a living hell!No, he didn’t want to live like that for the rest of his life!Marcus finally saw the bigger picture after his father’s slap and scolding. It was useless for him to keep up with his arrogant attitude towards Charlie now. A man as brawny and powerful as Johnny, who had defeated Don Albert’s men like they were a bunch of lifeless dogs, went down easily in defeat.Even if he threatened Charlie with a knife against Jacob’s throat, he was positive that Charlie could kill him without hurting Jacob.Hence, his father was very wise!He knelt down with a loud thump and cried, “Master Wade, I’m sorry, please forgive me… My dad and I came here today because Sean Webb forced us to! Look
Albert had seen the Rejuvenating Pill at Lord Moore’s birthday banquet and he had also witnessed first-hand how amazing it was.However, he did not dare hope that he could be granted such a precious chance.Hence, although he felt as if he had taken the miraculous pill, he was so shocked at the moment that he wasn’t even sure if it had happened for real.Charlie smiled gently and said as he shushed him with his glance, “This is your chance, indulge in it.”Albert burst into tears immediately!He knew instantly that Master Wade was giving him the rare chance that he dared not dream of!Never would he imagine that the rare chance would be descended upon him when he had almost died in the previous second!The Rejuvenating Pill!The rarest chance that he didn’t even dare to dream of, which came uninvited!At this moment, Albert’s loyalty to Charlie was off the charts!He even felt that Charlie had blessed him with his second life, and from now on, every second of his extended lif
Charlie turned to Albert and asked in amusement, “Albert, since Marcus Lloyd is a pathetic jerk, what do you think his father should be?”Albert thought for a while and said, “Hmm, since his son is a pathetic jerk… his father should be ‘the father of the pathetic jerk’ then, am I right?”Charlie nodded satisfyingly. “Yes! You’re right, he is the father of the pathetic jerk.”Then, he turned to Cain and asked with a smile, “Cain Lloyd, what do you think?”Cain nodded vigorously and said in a flattering tone, “Yes, Don Albert is right, I am the father of the pathetic jerk!”“Good.” Charlie nodded and said to Albert, “See, he admitted it himself, so get your pen ready.”“Pen?” Albert stared in a daze and blurted, “What pen, Master Wade? Do you want me to write something?”Charlie pointed to the carved ‘pathetic jerk’ on Marcus’s forehead and said, “Write the sign on his head, have you forgotten?”Albert slapped his head with a cheeky laugh and said apologetically, “Ah, I’m so sorr
Cain cried in despair. When the knife touched his forehead, he wailed in pain and even struggled desperately.Albert slapped him in frustration and chided, “Scream again and I’ll castrate your son!”Upon the threat, Cain shivered but stayed still. He gritted his teeth, tears flowing continuously as Albert started carving his forehead.Albert was very quick and precise. Soon, the words ‘the father of the pathetic jerk’ were carved on Cain’s forehead!Cain’s forehead was very bloody and messy as if it had just gone through a chopping board.Marcus was trembling in great fear as he witnessed the entire scene. His father must be feeling extremely painful and miserable as there were so many words carved on his forehead.When the carving was complete, Cain sobbed and asked, “Master Wade, can you please let us go now?”Charlie shook his head. “Do you really think that’s all?”Then, he said to Marcus, “Come on, pathetic jerk, give me your phone.”Marcus quickly took out his latest iPh
Charlie grinned and nodded in satisfaction and said, “Hurry up, let’s start.”Then, he picked up the phone and aimed it at Cain and Marcus.The father and son stood side by side. Wiping away his tears, Marcus managed a smile and said, “Hi, everyone, I am Marcus Lloyd, the pathetic jerk.”Marcus also hurriedly said, “Hi, I’m Cain Lloyd, the father of the pathetic jerk.”Then, they said together, “We’re going to perform stand-up comedy today!”Marcus said, “I bet all of you must have seen these words carved on my forehead. Why, you may ask? Because I am always very arrogant and these words are to remind everyone that they are all pathetic jerks.”Cain continued, “They say, ‘like father, like son’, but in my case, it’s ‘like son, like father’. Since my son has the words ‘pathetic jerk’ carved on his forehead, I can’t let him indulge in the glory himself, so I’m joining the bandwagon and have these words ‘father of the pathetic jerk’ carved on my forehead too.”Marcus said, “Up till
Marcus quickly took over Cain’s remark and exclaimed, “So, if I go to the Webb family, will the old coot want me to be his sugar daddy?”Cain snapped his fingers. “Aha! You don’t say, I think it’s very likely!”Marcus quickly said, “But, Dad, it isn’t okay! If the old coot calls us both dads, what about our generational difference?”Cain thought for a moment and answered, “Yes, what you said is true. I’ll be his sugar grandpa then, is that alright?”Marcus grinned coyly. “Sounds good to me!”Cain said, “In fact, everyone in the Webb family has some sort of fetish. Kian Webb loves eating shit, the old coot loves collecting sugar daddies, even Donald Webb has a fetish too.”“Really?” Marcus asked, “What is it? Does he like eating that sort of thing too?”“No,” Cain answered, “I heard that he was a cuckold when he was young.”“Cuckold? What does it mean?”“It means he has an adulterous wife and he enjoys it! In fact, the more men his wife sleeps around with, the more aroused he i
At this moment, Cain paused for a while and looked around uneasily, then he huffed a breath and continued, “Honestly speaking, Donald’s wife is really beautiful. She was known to be the prettiest in the South Region!”Marcus hurriedly asked, “Do you mean the cuckolding wife whom Donald wanted to sleep with 10,000 men?”“Yes, it’s her!” Cain said with a look of fascination, “I even dreamed of sleeping with her once! Imagine Donald Webb’s wife cheating on him with me, how cool is that?!”Marcus frantically said, “Dad, I heard that she’s okay with all men, may I join you too?”Cain laughed and said, “Of course, son! Let’s go now, shall we? It isn’t even 9 pm yet. If we drive now, we can reach Sudbury by midnight and that’s about time for Donald’s wife to take care of us!”“Wow, awesome!” Marcus grinned excitedly. “Let’s go now!”At this moment, Charlie pressed the stop button and nodded with delight. “Not bad, I think both of you have some talent in stand up. Alright then, you can s
Cain and Marcus Lloyd disappeared from their sight. Albert suddenly found Master Wade’s punishment amusing. He got the two men panicking for the rest of their lives without getting his hands dirty. It was the best punishment for them.At this moment, the five bodyguards were still laying on the floor of the Diamond Room.Albert asked, “Master Wade, what do you want to do with these men? Do you want to kill them, or…”Charlie clicked his tongue and asked, “Hmm, think. Do you have any good ideas?”Albert glared at Johnny with utter resentment and hatred.Never did he imagine that the Webb family would actually kill him.Thanks to Master Wade, he managed to survive. Otherwise, he would have already died in Johnny’s hands!Therefore, Albert’s hatred towards the Webb family had reached its peak in an instant.He wished he could just chop Johnny up into a million pieces right now!He turned to Charlie and said, “Master Wade, leave these guys to me!”Charlie asked curiously, “What d
Charlie chuckled. "Don't sell yourself short, Mr. Hart. There are plenty of business folk who got so used to their comfort zone that they became caught in the illusion that they can be successful in anything they do. It's a mindset that leads to them blindly developing new projects and new competition, and then they end up losing big."If memory serves, there have been real estate businesses that started mineral water brands, search engines that tried the car industry, e-commerce sites attempting social media, and vice-versa. All of them are multi-billion-dollar companies venturing into new frontiers, but all to unimpressive outcomes."Pausing, Charlie then continued, "You've mentioned rising above the competition amidst the development of the new energy industry. That would get anyone's attention, and it is why I believe that you definitely will make a strong impression with your strategizing and knowledge of the basic principles."Yolden found it hard to refuse, seeing that Charli
Having lost it all, Jacob really looked like he wouldn't be getting back up.But fortunately, he had a pillar in the form of Elaine.In fact, Elaine would serve to be a container, whipping Jacob into shape if he got too full of himself.But on the other hand, now that Jacob was utterly despondent, she would be forcing him to smile and function in general.Elaine's attitude to the entire issue was clear as well. Even though Jacob had just lost his job, she would make him go shopping with her in Dubai even if he fell into a coma. Even if he was dead, she'd just cremate him and bring his ashes along.Hence, with Elaine's firm grip around Jacob's leash, he went on strolls, going shopping and taking selfies with Elaine everyday, eventually easing the toll on his mood and spirit.-Back at Aurous Hill, Charlie was preparing for Yolden Hart and Matilda Hall's wedding as it approached.Yolden was a schoolmate of his mother, Ashley Layna Acker, as well as Charlie's elder.And while Cha
"See you." As soon as Charlie hung up on Matilda, Don Albert's call came right after.He sounded nervous as Charlie answered the phone, saying, "Master Wade, I think I might have gone too far…""Wait, what's this about?" Charlie asked."Your father-in-law, of course…" Don Albert sighed. "You asked me to leave him hanging for a while, so I did. I even refused when he asked to book a room in Heaven Springs.""Well, that's not a problem, is it?" Charlie shrugged. "He and Zachary ganged up for some real mischief. As you are Zachary's boss, it's right that you refused him because you didn't appreciate what he did.""That's just it. I thought that approach was just right as well," Don Albert quickly said. "I wasn't playing nice when Mr. Bay of the Calligraphy and Painting Association called me either. That's when he said he'd try to save Jacob's position as vice-president, but I told him it's none of my business."I then hung up on him without much thought, only for Zachary to tell m
Meanwhile, Charlie was downstairs in Claire's office, waiting to pick her up and head home.That was when Matilda called him, asking as soon as he answered, "Charlie, do you know how Jacob is doing? He never answered any of my texts—is he going to be alright?""I wouldn't know," Charlie replied. "Both he and Elaine are in Dubai on a trip… What's wrong?""He resigned," Matilda sighed. "I only saw the public statement that the Calligraphy and Painting Association posted this afternoon. It says that he tendered the resignation himself, but it doesn't really feel that way. I wonder if he's at odds with other members of the association…"Charlie was actually surprised to hear that Jacob had resigned.He had told Zachary to expose the truth of the bronze sculpture fraud case to teach Jacob a lesson so that Jacob would understand the meaning of true pain.However, he anticipated that Mr. Bay would at least keep Jacob around with an unimportant job even if Jacob did lose some money and e
Falling apart in both mind and spirit, Jacob was crying as he disembarked and took a cab to the hotel.Elaine, who had been lying around for 24 hours, was stunned speechless as she watched him enter, crying like a child.In contrast, Elaine looked like a mother to Jacob just then as he threw himself into her arms and bawled, "Darling… That prick Mr. Bay screwed me over… I have nothing left now…"Taken aback for a moment that Jacob would bawl in her arms like that, Elaine soon came to her senses and patted his back as she comforted him, "Oh, stop crying already. Who cares about some Calligraphy and Painting groupies? We certainly don't! Just hear me out and don't ever go there again!"Jacob kept sobbing, "But I care… I want to go…"Annoyed, Elaine's hand that had been patting Jacob a moment ago slid down to his hip and pinched him viciously before he noticed."Ow!" Jacob yelped in pain, and he demanded indignantly, "What was that for?!""Shut up!" Elaine snapped, glowering. "I wa
Jacob couldn't even be bothered by the looks others were giving him, and he called Mr. Bay immediately.Mr. Bay had already gone home and was seated on the couch with his wife, watching his phone and waiting for Jacob to call and demand an explanation.Mr. Bay knew that he had to answer for this and that if he avoided Jacob, it may well be a confession that he had screwed Jacob over.So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, he decided to come clean with Jacob.Naturally, by coming clean, he meant passing the buck as his wife had suggested.Hence, as he answered Jacob's call, he immediately sighed in embarrassment, "Hey, Jacob. I'm so sorry about that…"However, Jacob was so furious he immediately started bellowing, "Mr. Bay! Are you fucking with me here?! You said that the resignation letter was more of a formality, but you just made it public instead! So, all those things you said about helping me were just a trap, was it?! You're despicable! And to think I've been so good to you, even
The repeated flights had left Jacob tormented.Even before he actually had the time to enjoy Dubai, he had already gotten sick of the place and didn't want to ever return.And on the flight, he couldn't stop his thoughts from going astray.Now that he was not getting back the money he had lost, his only hope was Mr. Bay.Fortunately, Mr. Bay was serious about his promise that he would at least save him a job as department head. That was why, despite his thoughts running astray, he never considered the thought that he would be kicked out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association.As soon as his flight landed, he didn't wait to turn off his phone's flight mode, waiting for the internet connection to return so that he could ask Mr. Bay about the meeting.Once he did, he received a ton of messages from public accounts to acquaintances—many had already found out that he had resigned from the post of administrative vice-president and wanted to ask how he was doing.And Matilda was
The Calligraphy and Painting Association was certainly efficient—soon after the meeting was dismissed, the news that the administrative vice-president had resigned was posted on their official page and social media.The notice was simple and never mentioned what Jacob had done, only that the administrative vice-president had asked to resign for personal reasons. The request had since been voted upon, and all members had agreed to it.And that was how a simple and short message kicked Jacob out of the Calligraphy and Painting Association entirely.In the city, other associations closely connected with the Calligraphy and Painting Association were the various cultural societies and circles of antique enthusiasts and the Senior University. In fact, most fans of the public page of the Calligraphy and Painting Association were from the Senior City, and every lecturer, student, and even guest lecturer were subscribed.As a matter of fact, that was entirely Jacob's doing. After his lect
There weren't that many members in the Calligraphy and Painting Association—just a handful over twenty.Hence, at Mr. Bay's request, everyone showed up at the conference at 1 pm.He chose the afternoon as there were a handful who were away on outreach, including Walker, who was subbing for Jacob's lectures.Once the entire Calligraphy and Painting Association save for Jacob was informed of the mandatory meeting, every member was there on the hour, seated primly and in attention in the huge conference room.Mr. Bay didn't waste his breath on the preamble either—as soon as he saw that everyone had arrived, he announced, "Everyone, I've gathered you here today because our administrative vice-president, Jacob Wilson, has been alleged to be involved in a certain malicious scheme."Last night, Mr. Wilson submitted his resignation to me, and after a discussion with my vice-presidents, we've all decided to hold a vote. It will be open to every member in the association as we will be decid