Charlie could not help but feel that Jasmine looked very breathtaking when he saw her.He had already long felt that Jasmine’s appearance and figure were not inferior compared to his wife, Claire.Even the aristocratic temperament that Jasmine had cultivated ever since her childhood could not be matched by his wife.After all, Jasmine was the eldest young lady of the local top big and powerful family. Ever since she was young, she had received noble etiquette teachings, and she was very different compared to any other woman.When Jasmine saw Charlie, she became very excited, and she rushed forward as she said shyly, “Master Wade, you are here.”Charlie smiled slightly before he said, “Jasmine, why didn’t you tell me that it was your birthday in advance?”Jasmine replied apologetically, “Master Wade, please do not be offended. The reason why I didn’t tell you about it was because I was afraid that you would spend money just to prepare a gift for me.”Charlie smiled before he said
At this moment, all the guests who had come to attend Jasmine’s birthday banquet today were actually waiting for Charlie.Everyone knew that Donald from the Webb family had come to Aurous Hill with his son some time ago, and they had even had a conflict with Charlie.Moreover, Charlie had even broken Sean’s hand in public during Lord Moore’s birthday banquet. After that, Isaac had also come forward and broken each of their legs before finally letting the father and son from the Webb family return to Sudbury in embarrassment.Since then, every one of them had felt that Charlie was absolutely fearless. He was not even worried and did not even care about the top and most influential family in the entire South Region.At that time, many people were actually still worried that Charlie would be no match for the Webb family which had many assets and a strong background.Unexpectedly, within a short period of time, the Webb family had fallen from their top position as the top and most i
Basically, he would not go to the Emgrand Group at all on a normal basis. He would just ask about the Emgrand Group and would hand everything directly over to Doris to handle.Based on what Doris had just said, it seemed as though she was hoping that he would be able to go to Emgrand Group more often.As he thought about this, Charlie smiled before he told Doris, “Since the beautiful vice-chairman will be there, I will naturally go to the Emgrand Group more often in the future to trouble you!”When Doris heard this, her beautiful and glamorous face turned bright red.At this time, Anthony also brought Xyla over with him.Xyla looked at Charlie with tenderness in her beautiful eyes.At the same time, she could not help but feel a little unhappy inside. She could not help but feel that Master Wade seemed to be paying less attention to her and her grandfather lately.This was because she had not seen Master Wade coming to the Serene World Clinic anymore during this time. So, althou
Aurora’s face was already flushed red with embarrassment when Charlie looked at her.Aurora had always been the kind of girl who was extremely pompous. Moreover, she was not shy and weak because she also had a fighting background.However, her heart was filled with a little girl’s shyness and excitement because she had suddenly met her sweetheart. It seemed as though she had suddenly become a very shy and lovable girl.Charlie smiled slightly at her before he said, “Aurora, you are here too. How have you been?”Aurora blushed as she said, “Recently… I have been pretty good recently. Thank you for your concern, Master Wade…”Charlie nodded slightly before he told everyone, “Since everyone has not seen each other for quite some time and since today is also Miss Moore’s birthday, we can drink a few more glasses of wine together later.”Everyone hurriedly replied, “Of course! Of course! We definitely have to drink a few more glasses of wine tonight!”At this time, Jasmine said apolo
Aurora felt very shy and embarrassed, and she did not know how to start speaking.Charlie smiled before he said, “Are you still the same Aurora that I remember? The Aurora that I knew before this actually dared to raise her hand at me when we were at Antique Street. Why is it that the Aurora who is standing in front of me right now cannot even bring herself to speak up?”Aurora felt even more bashful and embarrassed when she heard this. After that, she replied in a shy and nervous manner, “Master Wade, I did not know that you were so powerful and capable in the past. That is why I failed to recognize your great talent back then. Don’t make fun of me anymore.”As she spoke, Aurora suddenly thought of how Charlie had kicked her in her butt that day. Although she felt very ashamed, she was still very happy like a little girl.After that, she plucked up the courage before she said to Charlie, “Master Wade, I was actually planning to invite you to watch the International University Comb
After promising to watch Aurora’s competition, Charlie brought her back to the banquet.There were even more guests who had arrived at the banquet at this time, and the atmosphere gradually became even livelier.When Lord Moore heard that Charlie was already here, he hurried out to greet him. However, when he came out, Charlie had already gone out with Aurora.As soon as Charlie came back, Lord Moore hurriedly greeted him as he said with joy, “Oh! Master Wade, it has been a long time since I last saw you.”Charlie smiled slightly as he looked at Lord Moore and said, “Lord Moore, you seem to be in very high spirits. Have you been in good health lately?”Lord Moore replied gratefully, “Master Wade, it is all thanks to you that a dying old man like me can regain my youth again.”After that, Lord Moore asked Charlie, “Master Wade, how are you lately?”Charlie nodded slightly before he smiled and said, “I am doing pretty well. Everything is still the same.”Lord Moore replied vaguel
Isaac frowned as he said, “Young Master, the Koch family might not even be interested in forming a marriage contract with the Moore family.”Charlie smiled as he said, “Therefore, the main focus is on the status of the young master which the Koch family has sent over here today. If he is the eldest grandson of the eldest son in the Koch family, the possibility will be really small. However, if the person who shows up here today is just one of the many descendants of the Koch family who does not have a very strong status, the Koch family will not stand to lose anything at all if he were to marry Jasmine, right?”Isaac thoughtfully replied, “According to what you’ve just said, I believe that it would not be a loss indeed. The Koch family seems to be quite prosperous. They have about six to seven males in their generation of young heirs.”Charlie replied, “Intermarriage between big and powerful families is just like horse racing. Even if the overall strength of the opponent is stronger
Very soon, a young man wearing bright clothes walked into the banquet hall followed by the Moore family.Reuben and his father, Tyler, were both following closely beside the young man’s side, and both of them seemed very attentive toward the other party.Lord Moore and Jasmine also followed behind them, but Jasmine had a rather cold expression on her face.Charlie looked at the young man, and he realized that he was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, and he had a very arrogant look on his face.Isaac replied indifferently, “I see that the third young master of the Koch family seems to be like a dragon who had come to a fish pond. However, he certainly would not have thought that Young Master, you are truly The True Dragon living in this small fish pond in Aurous Hill.”Charlie smiled slightly without commenting on his words.Quite frankly, Charlie did not care if other people wanted to put on airs in front of him.No matter how much a person wanted to act haughtily an
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
Fuming, Jimmy snapped at Julien, "If you insist on playing it like that, I will call my boss, and you can talk to him yourself!"Julien chuckled. "That's unnecessary. I've never met him. He would never recognize my voice."Jimmy laughed and nodded despite himself. "Impressive—you can really come up with anything! You don't have his number because he's beneath you, you refuse to call him because he's beneath you, and when I say I'll call him for you, you say he won't recognize your voice. Well, how do you suppose we should sort this out? At least prove you're a Rothschild, or anyone could claim that they are—"Julien held up a hand to stop him. "Then, how about this? I'll ask my butler to talk to your boss."Jimmy laughed even more loudly as if it were the best joke ever. "Hahaha!!! Butler, you say?! You really know how to talk! Alright, I'll wait and see what your 'butler' can do… I mean, what you can do. We'll see whether my boss calls me!"Julien ignored him and whipped out his
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
Jimmy was taken aback since he didn't recognize Julien at all, mainly because the Rothschilds had always kept out of the public eye.In fact, it was basically impossible to gather genuine information about the Rothschilds online, as it was a mix of press releases and gossip. Most online biographies would only be about the older generations or certain frivolous figures. Any information about key members like Steve would never be searchable online.Matilda was confused as well, not quite understanding who Julien was since he wasn't on the list of guests invited.Seeing that she was confused, Julien turned and smiled at Yolden, "So, Professor, shouldn't you introduce me to the bride?"Yolden finally remembered that and quickly nodded, "Sorry, it slipped my mind."Turning toward Matilda, he smiled, "Darling, this is Julien Rothschild… A friend of mine from the states…"Julien's full name left everyone within earshot gaping as the Rothschild name was way too famous across the globe.
Seeing that Jimmy was getting a little nervous, Charlie smiled and assured him, "Please, you have nothing to worry about. No one's going to do anything to you, but if you feel threatened in any way, you can call the cops. The Oskian emergency hotline is 110, by the way."Jimmy was slightly relieved as he could see that Charlie really wasn't trying to make things awkward for him, and he straightened his collar as he said, "Actually, I didn't mean to cause trouble—I'm pleased that Matilda has found true love once more, and if we can be friends, I can set aside my claim and stay for the rest of this wedding, offering the newlyweds our best wishes as a representative of my family."Still, his expression showed contempt as he turned toward Yolden. "Also, I'm really curious and looking forward to seeing what connections Professor Hart might have that you say could be better than Bill.""You'll see soon enough," Charlie smiled and nodded.Jimmy remained skeptical and scoffed, "I really do