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
A so-called Master Wade who actually dared to think that he could be on par with him? What rights did he have?As he thought about this, he could not be bothered to talk to Charlie anymore. He looked at Isaac before he smiled and said, “I really did not expect you to be here today, Mr. Cameron. In fact, I was planning to visit Shangri-La tomorrow.”Isaac replied lightly, “Mr. Koch, you are being too polite. I wonder, what brings you all the way here to Aurous Hill, Mr. Koch?”The third young master of the Koch family glanced at Jasmine before he smiled and said, “My sister and Miss Jasmine were classmates when they were studying abroad back then. The reason why I came to Aurous Hill is because I wanted to talk to Lord Moore about a partnership with the Moore family. I was originally planning to come here in two days’ time, but I heard that it was Miss Jasmine’s birthday today. Therefore, I decided to come here earlier instead.”With that, he took out a very exquisite gift box from
The third young master of the Koch family suddenly spoke up, and Lord Moore was placed in a very difficult position.He knew that the Moore family was inferior to the Koch family from Eastcliff. So, he was very careful and polite. However, he was only being polite out of common courtesy. This did not necessarily mean that he wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to establish or build up a relationship with the Koch family.After all, he had already experienced so much in life, thus, he could identify at a single glance the main reason why the third young master of the Koch family had come here today.Regardless of how the Koch family intended to cooperate and work together with the Moore family, Lord Moore knew that the third young master of the Koch family would definitely have some thoughts about his granddaughter, Jasmine.If this situation had happened back then, and if the Koch family was interested in forming an intermarriage relationship with the Moore family, Lord Mo
However, since the table was already full, she could only sit with Xyla.Lord Moore stood up to say a word of thanks before the birthday banquet started.As he was thanking the guests in his thank you speech, Lord Moore immediately said, “I would like to thank Master Wade for taking the time to come and attend my granddaughter, Jasmine’s birthday banquet today!”As soon as Lord Moore said this, the face of the third young master of the Koch family who was sitting at the main guest table turned black immediately.What the hell?!Did Lord Moore really not know how to act at all? He had especially driven all the way here to attend his granddaughter’s birthday banquet, but he could not even be bothered to put him in the first place when he was thanking his guests?As he thought about this, he could not help but glance at Charlie who was also seated at the main guest table.The kid looked so plain and unremarkable. So, he had no idea why Lord Moore seemed to favor him a lot.After L
Dylan wanted to compete directly with Charlie in public. Therefore, he spoke up at the main table as he said, “Master Wade, right? I heard that you have a nickname called The True Dragon. Is that true?”Charlie smiled indifferently before he replied, “The so-called ‘True Dragon’ is just a nickname given to me by some of my close friends here.”Dylan sneered before he replied sarcastically, “Master Wade, I am a little curious to know what birthday gift you prepared for Miss Jasmine today? A True Dragon like you will definitely not give her a cheap or ordinary gift, right?”Charlie laughed before he said, “To be honest, I didn't even know that Miss Jasmine would be celebrating her birthday today. After finding out about it, I hurriedly prepared a very simple gift for her as a token of my appreciation. Of course, my gift could never be compared to your gift, Mr. Koch.”The more modest or humble Charlie was, the more Dylan felt like slapping him in public.Hence, he refused to let Cha
Charlie smiled as he said, “Mr. Koch, to tell you the truth, the gift that I prepared for Miss Jasmine not only exceeds ten thousand dollars, but it is definitely worth even more than your necklace.”When Dylan heard this, he was furious and said, “Where the hell did you come from? You actually dare to be so pretentious in front of me?”Charlie smiled before he asked, “What are you going to do if the gift that I gave is indeed more expensive compared to your necklace?”Dylan snorted coldly before he said, “There are so many people present here today and they can all be our witness then. If the gift that you’ve given to Miss Jasmine is truly more expensive than the necklace I gave her, I will eat that necklace on the spot.”Charlie clapped his hands and smiled as he said, “Very well, then. It’s a deal.”Dylan frowned before he said, “Master Wade, what are you going to do if the gift that you gave to Miss Jasmine is not more expensive as mine?”Charlie smiled before he said, “If my
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