Donald was not the only one who was furious!Even Sean was very angry at this time! Cain and Marcus were simply insulting and trampling all over the entire Webb family by posting their ‘stand-up comedy’ on the internet. This was absolutely humiliating!Moreover, both the father and son were still insulting them after all of the humiliation that they have already suffered!This was completely unacceptable!The father and son actually publicly posted the video of their ‘stand-up comedy’ on the internet!The Webb family was the top and most influential family in the entire South Region. Therefore, they had a pretty huge reputation and face in the country. This video was publicly mocking, satirizing and insulting the entire Webb family! Furthermore, this video was gaining so much popularity amongst the netizens!On one hand, the netizens were all very curious about the origins of these two men who had words engraved on their foreheads. Who were they? How could they possibly be so s
However, just as the number of likes on the video had exceeded one and a half million likes, there was suddenly a prompt on the TikTok account: ‘Your account has been permanently suspended for posting illegal contents!’Charlie frowned as soon as he saw the message.What the hell? Permanently suspended?Charlie immediately took out his own cell phone and tried to search for the stand-up comedy video between Cain and Marcus. At this time, he realized that the entire video had already been deleted from the internet!Charlie then realized that this must have been done by Donald. He must have spent some money to deal with his public relations crisis!Truth be told, Charlie had not expected Donald to use this method to curb the spread and circulation of this video. He could not help but feel a little annoyed at this time.After thinking about it, Charlie used his cell phone to call Stephen Thompson who was far away in Eastcliff.Isaac Cameron was one of the many spokesmen of the W
As Donald finally heaved a huge sigh of relief because the video on TikTok had already been deleted, he would never have dreamt that the TikTok video platform had already completed their transaction with the Wade family from Eastcliff. At this time, the Wade family from Eastcliff wholly owned the TikTok video platform which they had acquired for eighty-five billion dollars.Before the news was officially released, the Wade family had already begun to take over the operations of the TikTok video platform.The first thing they did was to restore Marcus’s deleted account. At the same time, they also restored the video that had been deleted.Immediately afterward, the technicians set it up so that this video would pop up directly on the home screen of all the users on the TikTok video platform across the entire country!Donald did not know that things had already taken a one-hundred-and-eighty-degree turn at this point. As he was waiting for the helicopter to arrive, he suddenly rece
Even though the Webb family also has an assets amounting to two hundred billion dollars, they did not have so much cash on hand. The amount of cash that they had on hand probably amounted to less than ten billion dollars. A household was like a family. If a family had two million dollars’ worth of assets, it did not necessarily mean that they had two million dollars in cash. They could own a house worth one million three hundred thousand dollars, a car worth two hundred thousand dollars, and certain other miscellaneous things worth two hundred thousand dollars. Finally, they would have about two hundred thousand dollars in cash.That way, all of their assets and cash would eventually add up to two million dollars.Therefore, even though the Webb family had a net worth of two hundred billion dollars, they did not have that much cash on hand.If they were to buy the TikTok video platform for eighty five billion dollars, they would have to sell almost half of their assets to do so.
Donald felt as though he was about to collapse!The helicopter was just hovering above their heads now. If Isaac would just allow the helicopter to land here, the person inside could help the father and son bring the five useless men into the helicopter with them. After that, they could take off and head back to Sudbury in less than ten minutes! He would be able to bring his son home then. However, Isaac was not even willing to give him this privilege at all!At this time, Donald quickly begged, “Mr. Cameron, my son and I are already in a very miserable state. Please be merciful and magnanimous. Please, could you just allow the helicopter to land so that we can get on the helicopter and return to Sudbury immediately? I will never forget your kindness!”Isaac snorted coldly, “Do you think you are so close to me? Do you really think you are worthy of my mercy and kindness at all?”After he was done speaking, Isaac waved his hand and said, “I have already said what I needed to say.
Isaac turned around and left as soon as he was done speaking.Donald squatted in place and covered his face as he cried silently.His dignity for this lifetime had been trampled all over today!What was the point of living like this?The main point was that he would never be able to defeat the Wade family. Even if he had a very deep hatred for them today, he would never be able to avenge himself or his family. He could not even think about it…Was there anything more painful than this?Yes, there was!The video of the stand-up comedy between Cain and his son, Marcus, was still circulating and spreading like wildfire online. The number of likes on the TikTok video had already exceeded more than three million likes. This was absolutely insane!About ten minutes later, the two pilots and the mechanic from the helicopter finally came over to Shangri-La.The second he saw them, Donald felt as though he had just seen his savior.The three people helped Donald and his son, Sean, get
Before Charlie was even done preparing dinner, Stephen called him to tell him that they have already bought over TikTok.Charlie turned on TikTok and he saw that the video has already been restored. Besides that, the video of the standup comedy was also the first video that would pop up on the home screen of all the TikTok users. The number of likes on the video has grown rapidly and it has already exceeded about five million likes at this time. Charlie felt very happy and satisfied.Did Donald really think that he would be able to use money to remove the video from TikTok? So, was Donald dumbfounded now that he has already bought over the TikTok video platform?This was exactly what he was aiming for!It seemed as though the Webb family was in a really uncomfortable position now.This video would definitely be on TikTok for a pretty long time. Even though the Webb family was very upset and distressed, they was absolutely nothing that they could do at all.After he was done pre
As he spoke, Charlie said again, “So, don’t you think that it is completely impossible for the young lady of the Moore family to be interested in a useless person like me?”Claire could not help but say, “But… but I feel that she really respects you! She even took the initiative to get off the car just to open the car door for you!”Charlie snorted before he said, “The only reason why she respects me is simply because her grandfather truly believes in me. Her grandfather is already aging and getting older. Therefore, he is starting to believe in Feng Shui and fate more and more. Since he really trusts me, he naturally respects me. That is the reason why his granddaughter is also very polite and respectful toward me. If she neglects me, her grandfather will blame her for it. At that time, she will definitely be the unlucky one.”Claire nodded gently. It seemed as though there was nothing wrong with Charlie’s explanation.Moreover, everything could be explained, and everything made
Ares LLP was the biggest law firm in the States, and only the best of the best were recruited as associates.If Jimmy got to pick ten of their partners, he was basically taking a huge chunk out of their human resources.Moreover, the partners' salaries would be very expensive. With Jimmy included, eleven of them meant over a hundred million US dollars at minimum. Ares would definitely be maimed if they had to pay that much money while losing ten of their elites! Naturally, Jimmy didn't feel confident about achieving that, and he asked Charlie, "Mr. Wade… Don't you think it's too much? Would Nate even agree to that?"Charlie shrugged. "Of course he won't agree if you're the one asking, but he would definitely say yes if it were Julien."Julien almost rolled his eyes.The man was truly ruthless, ready to inflict so much damage at the drop of a hat.Worst of all, he was going to play the villain for Charlie.Still, he said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Wade! I will pressure him
However, Jimmy realized something important even as he sighed in relief. "Wait, Mr. Wade… I know I should settle things in the family Stateside, but won't I be arrested upon arrival?""That's Julien's department," Charlie chuckled and turned toward the man. "Tell your butler not to send the evidence to the feds. If it has reached them already, ask to have it back and tell the feds they saw nothing."Julien promptly nodded. "I'll text him right now. You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Wade."Jimmy remained worried. "But sir, I think Nate's not going to let this slide. The man is cunning—he deliberately dug a pit so we'd fall into it, and he gathered all the dirt he could on us to be used as leverage when necessary."Charlie shook his head. "That's no big deal. Julien can make sure that you're fine even if the feds get the evidence."Julien nodded nearby. "Don't worry, Mr. Wade. The decision remains in your hands, either way. Just say the word, and it's 25 to life… otherwise, not e
The fact that Jimmy was a partner in Ares LLP already meant he had skill, while Matilda had herself been retired for years and definitely had lost her touch a little. So, having someone like Jimmy who had stayed on the frontlines all this while would definitely be no issue.And in turn, it was a good thing for Jimmy as it was better than the kennels either way.Charlie then asked Jimmy pointedly, "You say you're interested, but are you sincere about it?"Jimmy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, absolutely!""No regrets? We're talking about ten years here.""None, absolutely none!""Do you know what to say if anyone asks?""Yes, of course! I chose to further my career here in Oskia, and it was absolutely voluntary! That's what I'd say even if my family asked!"Charlie nodded. "Good. Then, you will have two weeks. Go home and set your affairs in order and report in for work afterward.""No problem!" Jimmy nodded repeatedly, actually surprised and grateful that Charlie would let hi
And yet, Julien was suddenly clapping his hands, and exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, right! We should get his wife and son over too for a happy reunion!"He then paused and quickly corrected himself, "Wait, no! I mean, they should each be caged with one empty cage separating each of their cages. They can see each other and talk, but there will be no touching. How dare he flex on me—I gotta teach him a lesson to remember!"Jimmy dropped limply on his rump, and Matilda beckoned for Paul to help him up while turning toward Julien as she pursed her lips. "Please, Mr. Rothschild… Even if you don't accept his apology, don't bring his family into this. It's against Oskian tradition—you'd insult your family's name!"Julien shrugged, not hesitating to retort, "What do your traditions have to do with me? If I mean to hurt him, forget his family—I'll drag his dogs over too!"Seeing that Julien was so furious, Charlie decided to stop him, or he might actually go through with it."That's enough, J
Holding up a thumb at Charlie, Julien exclaimed in approval, "You're right, my friend! That's far more exciting than having him jailed!"Just hearing that he would be sent to a kennel, Jimmy knew nothing would come of it—even if he didn't know the details, it was so obvious that Julien was thrilled by the very idea!Turning nervously toward Charlie, he was sobbing as he asked, "Mr. Wade…? What's this about a kennel…?"Julien chuckled coolly even before Charlie said a word. "A kennel is where you keep dogs, of course. Though there are literal dogs and metaphorical dogs, and you are the latter."Oh, don't worry. It's a really nice place where you get your own cage, and you'll be fed every day. You don't even have to work, so just sit tight and keep eating until the day you die."Jimmy's soul left his body in that instant.He was going to be locked in a cage?! That was way worse than being locked up and sent to jail! Where was the humanity around here?!Even as the thought struck h
Matilda was actually caught off guard by Jimmy's pleas, and even Paul found it hard to watch.Turning to Charlie, he said, "Please, Mr. Wade—my uncle can be a little despicable, but he is my father's brother. Please, let him have a chance to turn over a new leaf, seeing that he's earnestly repenting."While Paul spoke with Charlie, Jimmy was still confused and wondered why Paul would plead his case with Charlie instead of Julien. If there was anyone Paul should ask, it was Yolden since he was Julien's friend. So, why would he ask some young man instead of Yolden?That was when Charlie asked in curiosity, "You want to let him off? After he tried to take away your parents' legacy?"Paul smiled awkwardly. "I mean, I know the guy. He made sure to travel all this way to make a scene because he had nothing legal that could help him claim Smith Group Corporate Law from us. Otherwise, he'd have already filed the lawsuit in the States. Sure, it's a dirty move, but that's basically a des
As Julien finished, he realized something was wrong and turned toward Charlie before he knew it.Charlie held his gaze in turn, his expression quizzical and amused.Julien cleared his throat right then. "See, there are people who can order me around, but they have my utmost respect. However, a third-rate lawyer like you? Who do you think you are?"That was when Julien's butler called, and he reported respectfully as soon as the call was answered, "Sir, I've spoken with Nate Ellis, the owner of Ares LLC. He has since agreed to fire Jimmy Smith right away as well as disbar him nationwide."Julien asked, "Good. Anything else?""Well, Mr. Ellis also delivered some documents that can be used as evidence against Jimmy Smith, which he claims is enough for a lifetime sentence. If you deem it necessary, we can have it sent to the FBI.""Yes, let's go with that!" Julien replied, his tone satisfied. "And ask the director to handle it personally—I want this prick to never set foot stateside
Jimmy was sweating profusely in fear, but he argued back before he knew it, "That's impossible! Everything you say is bullshit! Gaiman simply thought he had a fair chance of winning and didn't want to pay Ares that much, and I have no idea who he partnered with, and I'm certainly not involved. Don't you try to slander me!"Nate chuckled. "Come on, Jimmy. We're all adults here, so there are things we shouldn't have to be so direct about. Mills Gaiman and your old classmate met in private many times, not to mention the private conferences you three had in secret, discussing your overall strategy and decisive points. Just so you know, Gaiman recorded every conversation, and I have the tapes with me."Jimmy's heart was left pounding as he blurted, "B-Bullshit! That's impossible!""Grow up, Jimmy," Mr.Goodman chuckled. "Every partner in every law firm always strives to rise higher, so I'm going to need as much leverage as I can. Otherwise, I'm not about to let them advance any further, e
Although the ringtone and vibration frequency were the ones Jimmy always used, this call somehow felt more urgent, leaving him exceedingly uneasy.When it abruptly stopped and left a missed call on his log, Nate Ellis soon sent a text: [Answer your damn phone this instant!]Just seeing the text left Jimmy feeling like his throat had gone dry, and as he gulped, it felt like his throat was being ripped, leaving him hurting.Still, he couldn't care less as his boss called again.Having seen the text, Jimmy didn't hesitate this time and promptly answered, watching Julien's smug face as he started tentatively, "Y-Yes, boss...?"Nate immediately yelled at him hysterically, "What the hell did you do?! Why did the Rothschilds call to complain about you?! And the complaint was from their heir apparent, at that! I worked hard for them and always toed the line for years, and I still haven't gotten a chance to meet the man, so how the fuck did you upset him?!"Jimmy's heart sank to rock bott