Elaine was instantly infuriated when Jacob threatened her with divorce again, but she couldn’t vent her anger at all. She had to suppress her wrath and endure the threat.She was on the losing side because of all the money she had lost.Hence, at this moment, she had to bear with Jacob for a while and wait for a chance to settle the score with him.She sighed and said, “Dear, you’re right, the spa is really expensive. I’d better save some money for our family, then.”Seeing her soft side, Jacob was relieved and even a little proud.For so many years, he had never been able to subdue Elaine. In fact, whenever he raised different opinions against Elaine’s words, he would definitely earn a scolding from her.However, from the looks of it now, Elaine seemed to have begun to compromise with him. If she could persist with her gentle and timid side to him, that would be so awesome!However, Jacob couldn’t help being cautious. This woman had been so domineering and overbearing all her
Elaine remembered when Jacob had changed his phone, she had asked him, in her usual bossy way, to register her fingerprints in the security setting of the phone, so that she could check it at any time. Did that man delete her fingerprints?!Elaine gritted her teeth in great dismay.D*mn it, that man had started to take precautions against her!Putting her anger aside, she tried the unlock code.Back then, not only did she register her fingerprints on his phone, but she also knew the six-digit unlock code for his phone.However, after she entered the passcode she remembered, the phone prompted that the passcode was wrong!Elaine frowned in confusion and tried again, but it was still wrong!She was burning in fury now!D*mn it, Jacob the old dog! He had deleted her fingerprints and changed his password!Did he already know that she would try to take his phone to transfer the money? Or had he become so cautious after getting the two million?This was outrageous!Infuriated, Ela
Elaine gritted her teeth angrily because of Jacob as she opened up his mobile banking app. She was already ready to login to his mobile banking app to transfer the two million dollars that Charlie had given him over to herself.As soon as the mobile banking app asked for a login password, Elaine entered Matilda’s birthday as the password and she managed to log in immediately!At this time, Jacob had $2,027,232.15 left in his bank account.Among this was the two million dollars that Charlie had just transferred over to him and the twenty thousand dollars that Charlie had given him to treat his friends to dinner before this. Jacob still had the twenty thousand dollars because he did not spend any money that night.The remaining seven thousand dollars was Jacob’s own private savings!Elaine immediately clicked on the funds transfer option before she entered her own bank account information and she filled in $2,027,232.14 in the column for the transfer amount. She decided to leave Jac
Claire hurriedly asked Charlie where his two million dollars had come from.Charlie replied, “From looking at Feng Shui.”Claire was very surprised and she asked, “What? You made two million dollars from looking at Feng Shui? Isn’t this a little too outrageous?”Charlie replied, “Wasn’t it even more outrageous for the White family to have given me a villa?”Claire was completely speechless because she could not refute his words.At this time, Charlie said, “My dear wife, I know you’re worried but you can rest assured. The rich man whom I helped with his Feng Shui matters was able to resolve a big business problem and crisis that he was facing. I had also indirectly helped him earn tens of millions of dollars. Therefore, I think that it is more than reasonable for me to receive two million dollars from him.”Claire finally felt a little relieved and she asked, “Did you give Dad all of the two million dollars?”Charlie nodded slightly before he said, “Yes, I gave it all to him.”
When Lady Wilson heard Christopher asking her to either sell off their furniture or their antiques, she could not help but feel a little angry.She said angrily, “I can bear to sell the furniture but don’t even think about selling my antiques! Those antiques are the only thing that your father left behind as my retirement fund before he died!”Christopher hurriedly persuaded, “Mom, the most important thing is to make sure that we live well and survive while we’re still alive! Why do you want to keep the antiques for? Are you going to bring those antiques with you to meet my father when you die?”“Don’t talk rubbish here!” Lady Wilson cursed angrily as she shouted, “What do you know? These furniture in our house are already registered with the bank. When the bank comes over here to seal up the Wilson family villa, they’ll definitely take this batch of furniture with them. However, the bank doesn’t know anything about the antiques that we have! These antiques will be able to save our
However, in order to live and not to get beaten up or go hungry, Hannah could only choose to compromise and give in.At this time, the Wilson family did not know that she was actually suffering and enduring such humiliation.They actually thought that she was actually living at a five star hotel as she was being served by a lover who was about twenty years younger than her.Therefore, even though Lady Wilson was cursing and insulting Hannah in front of Christopher and Hannah’s son and daughter, they simply listened without saying anything at all. They did not get angry but they also felt a lot of anger and dissatisfaction in their hearts at this time.The person who felt the most miserable at this time was none other than Christopher.For Christopher, he had not only lost all of his family’s wealth, but he had also lost his wife. He could not help but wonder all day if Hannah was actually enjoying herself with all sorts of young men outside since she had so much money with her. Sh
Early the next morning, Charlie and his family had breakfast before they drove to Furniture City.Even after thinking for the entire night, Elaine could not think of a way to take the money from Jacob’s bank account at all. She could not help but feel very anxious when she saw that they were about to spend the two million dollars.At the same time, Lady Wilson and all of her family members were also up very early that morning.After they were done with breakfast, the truck arrived in front of their villa.The workers started to load up the Lexington sofa set from the Wilson family villa into the truck before they set off towards Furniture City with the Wilson family members.There was a large scale Furniture City in the west of Aurous Hill, with almost all the furniture sellers in Aurous Hill gathered here.There were all sorts of furniture from the low, middle, and high grade here at Furniture City. Therefore, this was the best place for them to shop for their furniture.Jacob
“A living room measuring more than one hundred square meters?” The salesman was dumbfounded after listening to Jacob’s answer. After that, he could not help but blurt out, “That is too huge, isn’t it?”Jacob chuckled before he said, “My house is the biggest villa at Thompson First. So, how could the living room possibly be small?”The salesman was shocked at this time and he hurriedly said, “Sir, you have such a big living room that it would only be natural for you to buy more furniture so the living room will look less empty!”After that, the salesman hurriedly led him to a Lexington sofa set before he said, “Sir, this is our 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 Lexington sofa set which is custom-made for all of our villa owners. This Lexington sofa set can seat up to eight people! It is very elegant and classy, and it can fit all of your guests when they visit your house.”Jacob stepped forward to touch the armrest of the sofa. He was very satisfied with the smooth feel of the sofa set. At this time, h
Hearing Jacob's tone, Charlie could tell that Jacob must have already learned about Matilda's plans to marry Yolden. So, Charlie said, "I'm just around the corner. I'll head over now, and we can meet at the gate." Choking up, Jacob replied, "Alright, I won't drive then. I'll wait for you at the gate. Hurry!" "Okay," Charlie agreed, but after hanging up, he deliberately waited for a few minutes. It was because Yolden had just left moments ago to pick up Matilda at Senior University. If Charlie had gone there right now, all four of them could have run into each other at the gate, which would make things even more awkward. Charlie wasn't worried about feeling awkward himself—he was more concerned about Jacob being further hurt. After intentionally waiting a bit, Charlie finally drove to the university. Just as Charlie drove toward Senior University, Matilda was waiting for Yolden by the roadside at the entrance of Senior University. At this moment, Jacob stumbled out of th
Charlie asked, "There are too many new domestic energy brands now. Do you think they still have a shot in vehicle manufacturing?" "Of course," Yolden affirmed. "There are indeed many new energy brands now, and many of them are struggling on the edge of survival. A lot of them have already disappeared, but the automotive market is so vast, and new energy vehicles only account for a small portion of it, which proves that the future of new energy still has great potential. Now, if the focus is only on competing with other new energy brands, the scale is indeed a bit small. The scope should be broadened to compete with traditional gasoline vehicle manufacturers. If you can cut Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai's global sales in half, that would truly be a giant." Yolden paused for a moment, almost as if remembering something, and then said, "Actually, you could consider researching this field. You don't lack money or resources, and with Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group as your logistics channe
When Jacob came to his senses, he was already in tears. The student presumed he was unwell and asked, "Mr. Wilson, do you want me to call your wife to pick you up?" Elaine's sarcastic face immediately popped up in his mind, and he trembled with fear. He quickly wiped away his tears and stammered, "D-don't bother... I... I just got something in my eyes..." The student obviously didn't believe him and asked worriedly, "Why don't you call your wife? Or I'll call a cab for you." "No, no." Jacob waved his hand and said, "I'll call my son-in-law to pick me up. He has just returned to Aurous Hill, so it shouldn't be a problem." After that, he quickly took out his phone and called Charlie. Just a few minutes ago, Charlie had left the cafe and was about to walk Yolden to his car. When he saw Yolden walking straight toward a domestic new energy vehicle, he asked curiously, "I don't think you were driving this model before, were you?" "I just bought it," Yolden replied with a smil
If Matilda still had feelings for Jacob, his nostalgic strategy would definitely have a strong impact. However, Matilda had already decided to move on, so Jacob's suggestion did not stir any emotions in her at all. With an apologetic smile, she said, "Sorry, Jacob, Yolden is downstairs waiting for me. We have something to discuss. How about another day? We can have dinner together, and I'll treat you." Jacob didn't expect the nostalgia strategy to fall flat. His original plan was to use nostalgia to get Matilda to go with him to eat near the school, then take the opportunity to revisit old places and subtly reignite their past memories. After all, revisiting old places was the best way to rekindle old feelings, no exceptions. It was like drinking the pasta water after cooking the pasta. However, he never imagined that Matilda's expression wouldn't change in the slightest. There was no shyness, no hesitation, no nervousness, and certainly no fluttering heart. She simply and
Matilda had been listening attentively before, but now, she was lowering her head, fiddling with her phone, and her expression even carried a hint of shyness and happiness, like that of a young girl. Jacob felt a pang of jealousy. While doing the presentation, he couldn't help but resentfully think to himself, "What has Matilda been chatting about with that Yolden guy? She's so happy..." At that moment, Matilda had just received a message from Yolden. In the message, Yolden informed her of the outcome of his conversation with Charlie and expressed his desire to have the wedding as soon as possible. Seeing how eager her beloved was to marry her, Matilda naturally felt very touched. At that moment, she had completely fallen into Yolden's love. For this man, who had a similar background, education, values, and even lifestyle to her own, she could find no fault with him. She felt that he was perfectly tailor-made for her by heaven itself, almost as if everything about him perfectly m
Charlie's worries were not unfounded. He had long known that Jacob had not completely given up on Matilda despite her relationship with Yolden. After returning from the cultural exchange in Korea, Jacob had been more dejected than ever before—something he hadn't even displayed when his family had gone bankrupt. If there was still a chance to salvage the relationship when one's beloved was merely dating someone else, their marriage was tantamount to a death sentence. Furthermore, considering the high intellectual backgrounds of Matilda and Yolden as well as their age and life experience, their decision to marry at this stage of life undoubtedly signaled their intention to build a long-term future together. This left Jacob with absolutely no chance at all. At this moment, Jacob was blissfully unaware of the devastating news and was busy conducting a calligraphy and painting workshop at Senior University. The so-called workshop was essentially a few slides showcasing classic
After that, Charlie asked with a bit of curiosity, "When did you and Matilda decide to get married?" Yolden smiled sheepishly and explained, "Remember when the city organized our cultural exchange trip to South Korea? I confessed to Matilda during that trip, and she accepted. After spending some time together, we both felt we were a great match. Considering our age, we didn't want to delay such an important decision any longer, so we decided to take the next step and build a family together." He continued, "Last month, we went to Lambonear for a few days. I bought a ring and proposed to her by the seaside, and she said yes. We also sought the opinion of our respective children—Autumn and Paul—and they were both very supportive. Both kids are exceptional and independent, so they urged us to have the wedding as soon as possible. I wanted to wait until you returned so I could check your schedule. For our wedding, we'd like to ask you to be our officiant." "What? Me as the officiant?
Charlie said without hesitation, "Sure. When is it convenient for you? Send me the address, and I'll go meet you." Charlie had always respected Yolden not only because he was a nice and talented man but also because he and his mother went way back and went to the same school. Yolden said hastily, "I've just come from Senior University. It's the weekend, and I don't have classes today. Why don't you send me the address and I'll meet you?" Charlie gave it some thought. It was a little past 3 p.m., so Yolden had likely already had lunch, and there were still a few hours until dinner. Inviting him to The Heaven Springs didn't seem ideal for a discussion. Considering that he had lived in the United States for many years and probably had a habit of having coffee in the afternoon, Charlie said, "How about this? There's a Starbucks not far south of the university. Let's meet there for a cup of coffee." "Perfect!" Yolden said with a smile. "I was just thinking you could give me an addre
On the way back to The Heaven Springs, Julien was in a much better mood than when he had arrived. Initially, he was filled with anxiety, unsure of what Charlie had planned. But now, everything had become clear. The troublesome matter of Salem and Edmund was no longer his concern. All he had to do was wait for the video from the ship to be released and then head back home. Charlie noticed his improved mood and smiled as he asked, "Julien, you've resolved the most critical matter right after landing in Aurous Hill. You must be feeling pretty happy, right?" Julien chuckled and said, "To be honest, before coming here, I was worried that I'd end up going back empty-handed and being secretly mocked by others. But now, it's different. Once your video is released, no one can blame me for not doing my job. If anything, they can only blame their family for missing their chance. After all, so much time has passed, and it's their fault Salem and Edmund were moved to the Middle East." As he