The layout of the second floor was exactly the same as the third floor. There were three rooms on each floor and two of it were large bedrooms with two smaller bedrooms.The large bedroom was similar to a suite with a living area outside and a bathroom inside.Charlie and Claire naturally chose this bedroom. After that, they decided to give the bedroom next to them to Loreen.There was another room on the second floor and Claire planned to turn it into her study room. She often had to do design drawings and construction plans for her company and she needed a room where she could do all of her work.Charlie and Claire looked around the bedroom. At this time, Charlie deliberately asked Claire, “My dear wife, the bed that we’ve bought for the room is about two meters wide, right?”“Yes.” Claire nodded before she said, “Since the bedroom is so big, it wouldn’t look nice if we choose a smaller bed.”Charlie chuckled before she said, “Then, wouldn’t it be a little too big for you to sl
Jacob started panicking as soon as Elaine spoke.He knew that Elaine had secretly tried to unlock his cell phone and thought that Elaine would certainly guess his password incorrectly since he had already changed his cell phone password. However, he really did not expect Elaine to know that he had changed his password to Matilda’s birth date!This made him feel a little flustered and a little afraid at the same time!Fortunately, he had set up a separate payment verification password. Otherwise, Elaine would have already taken all of his money away!When Elaine saw that Jacob was hesitating, Elaine lashed out at him immediately. She gritted her teeth at him as she cursed, “Weren’t you being very arrogant and acting all mighty in front of me for the past two days? You were scolding me and lashing out at me without even giving me any face at all. Why are you keeping quiet now? Don’t tell me that I’ve guessed all of your dirty thoughts correctly!”Jacob blurted out, “Stop talking any
Jacob could only bite the bullet as he tried to explain himself, “Claire, I was simply talking to your mother about everything that had happened back then. I didn’t say anything to target you at all. I’ve never once said that I disliked you.”Claire did not know anything that happened between her father and mother in the past. She could not help but feel a little dissatisfied at this time. Therefore, she could only say, “Dad, I don’t care about what happened between you and my mother in the past. I don’t know if there was a third party between the both of you at that time. I only know that you’ve already been married to my mother for more than twenty years now. You were also the one who had agreed to marry my mother in the first place. Therefore, you should respect your own marriage!”“If you change your cell phone password to your first love’s birthday, then this is simply an act of infidelity to your own marriage! If you no longer love my mother and if you really hate my mother, th
After the farce ended, neither Jacob nor Elaine benefited from it at all.All that Elaine wanted was money, but she did not even get anything in the end. Therefore, she could not help but feel a little depressed the entire day.After the family of four returned home from the villa, they started packing up all of their own belongings. Claire also did not forget to call Loreen to inform her that they would be moving into the villa tomorrow. She had asked Loreen to check out of the hotel and move into the villa together with them.Loreen was very happy when she heard the news.Ever since she fell in love with Charlie, she had always been looking for various opportunities to try to get to know Charlie better. However, she had been very busy with her own work and she also had to take Claire’s feelings into consideration. Therefore, she did not have any opportunities to spend more time with Charlie at all.If she could move into the villa and live with Charlie and Claire, then she would
Lady Wilson snorted coldly before she said, “If I don’t repay the bank that money, I will be taken away and locked up in prison directly! Don’t forget that I am the corporate legal representative for Wilson Group! I am also the person who will be held responsible for the debts of the company!”Christopher hurriedly said, “Then you should at least keep one or two hundred thousand dollars for the family so that we can still sustain ourselves for a short while! I can’t even afford to smoke a pack of cigarettes that is fifty dollars now!”“You still want to smoke cigarettes?” Lady Wilson replied sharply, “It would already be great if you have food to eat and you’re still thinking about smoking?”Christopher held back the anger that he was feeling and he could not help but sigh as he said, “Mom, I’m already old so I can still tolerate it. However, Harold and Wendy are still young! They have not suffered much in the past so we can’t let them suffer now!”Lady Wilson snorted coldly, “I do
After Lady Wilson and Christopher lashed out at one another, there was an irreparable crack left in both their hearts.The old lady finally decided to only keep fifty thousand dollars to be used as the living expenses for the family of four. After that, she repaid the rest of the money to the two banks.After receiving part of the repayment, the person-in-charge of the debt collection department also gave Lady Wilson a lot of face. He decided to give the Wilson family a breather and he extended the repayment period for the Wilson family to gather more money to repay their debts.Lady Wilson could finally heave a huge sigh of relief.She was still counting on Wilson Group to turn around and come back to life. She felt as though she would definitely have the opportunity to turn things around as long as she could delay the bankruptcy of Wilson Group.Perhaps she would be able to wait for the next Kenneth Wilson to come around?At this time, the Wilson family was indeed facing a grea
Charlie hurried out of the bedroom and he saw Loreen who has especially dressed up today.Loreen was really dressed very beautifully today. She was wearing a beige windbreaker with a black base sweater inside and she looked very tall and feminine. As for her lower body, Loreen was wearing a woolen short skirt with a pair of leggings that really brought out her long and slender legs. It was really very eye-catching!As soon as Loreen saw Charlie, she started blushing immediately. She waved her hand slightly at him before she said nervously, “Hello, Charlie! I will have to depend on you to take good care of me in the future!”Charlie smiled slightly before he nodded and said, “Welcome. Welcome.”Charlie was actually feeling a little helpless.He knew that Loreen was in love with him.He would not mind it if she simply confessed her feelings to him. He could simply decline her feelings or turn a blind eye to it.However, she was moving in and she was going to be living under the sa
After editing and posting some of her pictures online, Elaine deliberately added a few pictures of herself with a shy expression on her face. Moreover, she also tagged the location of the villa at Thompson First in her pictures.As soon as she posted her pictures online, many people immediately liked and commented on her pictures.They even left all sorts of admiration messages to praise and suck up to Elaine at this time. All of Elaine’s friends could not help but marvel at how luxurious and grand her villa was.After all, no one would have ever imagined that Elaine would be able to live in a top notch villa worth more than one hundred million dollars. This was really beyond the understanding of everyone who knew her.At this time, the Wilson family members were all very miserable as they were eating some duck and a handful of boiled cabbage.The old lady was in charge of handling the family money and she was very dissatisfied with Christopher and his son and daughter because the
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