Charlie laughed and said, “The match hasn’t begun. How do you know that you can’t win? I’m sure you’ll defeat Joanna.”Aurora felt ashamed and said, “Master Wade, I’m very clear about my own ability. Joanna’s capability is very strong. She is the only Brazilian Sanda player with outstanding talent in the whole women’s team and she’s indeed more skillful than I am. It’s almost impossible to beat her…”Charlie bent over slightly to her ear with delight and whispered, “Don’t forget the magical drug I had previously given you. Right now, your body’s fitness is also very good but if compared to the top players, there’s still a big gap. By consuming the magical drug, your strength and speed of reaction will increase greatly. I believe your ability will also improve significantly. Beating the Brazilian, Joanna, will not be a problem!” Then, Aurora remembered the magical drug that Charlie had given. At that time, she had looked for Master Wade herself on behalf of her father. Initially,
Seeing that Charlie was coming over to her house for lunch as a guest at noon, Aurora cheerfully headed to the changing room to change her clothes. Before she went, she told Charlie, “Master Wade, please wait for me for a moment, I need to take a bath. But don’t worry, it will be a quick one.”Charlie nodded and replied with a smile, “There’s no need to rush. Get it all sorted out first”Graham who was by the side said, “Master Wade, it’s quite messy here. Shall we rest in the car first? I will ask people to drive the caravan over.With a gentle smile, Charlie answered, “Sure. Let’s wait in the car.”Quinton immediately replied eagerly, “Master Wade, this way please!”As Charlie, Graham, and Quinton were leaving the stadium, Hanson, who had his right fist smashed not too long ago, entered an athlete’s lounge in anger.There was a Japanese flag at the entrance of this lounge. These words were written on the door: ‘Japanese player: Nanako Ito.’Hanson contemplated for a while, but
He asked, “Your injury is still very fresh, the blood hasn’t even scabbed over yet. It should have happened within the last half hour, right?” “Correct.” Hanson said, “You see, the fellow that I mentioned had only used a fist to cripple my right hand. This kind of strength—I believe you can’t do it, right?” As soon as he said this, Yamamoto Kazuki became serious.He was also a practitioner. However, he knew that there were upper limits to the human body and flesh. In fact, this limit was very low. Human fists are composed of the four major elements, which are flesh, bones, muscles, and skin. They are all flesh and blood. To hit the opponent’s abdomen, face and other soft parts of the body was to protect one’s self from getting hurt. However, to use a fist to hit the opponent’s fist was a standard head-on.However, whose fist was so strong that even a punch could break someone else’s fist?Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, “After smashing your fist, was that young fellow serious
After Hanson had left, Nanako Ito walked to face Yamamoto Kazuki and asked, “Master, although Hanson’s strength is far worse than yours, but in the field of Sanda, it can be regarded as an upper middle presence. Hanson mentioned that the young man was able to hurt him to that degree without any damage to himself. It looks like he is very powerful!”Yamamoto Kazuki curiously asked, “Nanako, how did you know that this Hanson’s ability was good?” Nanako Ito laughed and replied, “Master, I have watched all the video footage of your matches and did an in-depth research into each match. I have also seen the whole process of the match between you and Hanson. His strength is about 70% of yours.”“No wonder!”Yamamoto Kazuki exclaimed and declared with approval, “Nanako, this is why I accepted you as my disciple!”“You are so studious and hardworking. With your family background, you don’t even need to work so hard for a little ranking!”“The Ito family’s capability is sufficient to make
Seeing Charlie was about to finish the cup of tea, Quinton quickly refilled a cup respectfully and eagerly asked, “Master Wade, are you satisfied with the tea?”Charlie nodded and replied with a smile, “It was okay, Quinton. Did you purposely learn to pick up this skill? I’d never thought that a person of your personality would have the temperament to research tea brewing.”The former Quinton was from a rich family. Thus, he was a useless rich kid.Not only did he know nothing, but he was also arty-crafty. From day to night, he bought useless things in the antique street, regarding those useless things as treasure.When Harley came to Aurous to participate in the auction, he followed and bootlicked her, and made an enemy for himself.Charlie had not seen this kid for a period of time. He had never expected this kid to change so much. Quinton was now more restrained and had become more sensible.As soon as Quinton heard Charlie praising him, he blushed and hurriedly explained, “Ma
Charlie had never expected Aurora to own a speedboat here.Seeing that she was eager, he smiled and said, “Great, let’s check it out together. But how about your driving skill? I won’t be thrown into the lake, won’t I?”Aurora blushed and said shyly, “You won’t, Master Wade. You can rest assured that I have a very steady skill on that! Even if you fall into the lake, I’ll save you too.”Quinton who stood aside said hurriedly, “Sis, take me, I’d like to go along too…”Quinton was not Aurora’s biological brother, but instead, both were cousins sharing the same grandmother. Therefore, Quinton did not live in this villa, but occasionally visited as a guest.As such, when he heard about Aurora’s intention to go for a boat ride, he couldn’t help but feel enthusiastic.Aurora stared at him and said coquettishly, “Why are you tagging along? Why are you going everywhere we go too?”Quinton pouted aggrievedly and he was about to say something when Graham, who was on the side, said to him,
Aurora smiled before she said, “Master Wade, please trust my skills!”Charlie nodded before he stepped on the speedboat and sat down next to Aurora.At this time, Aurora pressed the start button. The four side-by-side V8 marine engines roared loudly. The low idling sound was even more powerful compared to the feeling of a supercar.Aurora drove the speedboat slowly out of the dock. After that, she smiled mischievously at Charlie before she said, “Master Wade, please sit tight!”After she was done speaking, she suddenly increased the accelerator to its maximum power!The entire speedboat burst forward with great power as it rushed forward.Although Charlie had been prepared for this, he was still shocked by the huge power of this speedboat.The lake was very wide. So, driving this speedboat was not like driving on land where you would have to pay attention to the conditions of the road at all times.On the lake, it was still alright to close your eyes for a moment before you ope
At this time, at Aurous International Hotel, Ito Nanako brought her assistant and a few maids that she had brought from home with her as she returned to her hotel room after leaving the stadium.The Ito family had booked the only two presidential suites available at Aurous International Hotel a long time in advance because Nanako would be coming to Aurous Hill this time.Amongst those two presidential suites, Nanako would be staying in one of the presidential suites by herself. Meanwhile, her coach, assistant, and subordinates would be staying in the other presidential suite. The Ito family had also sent someone to Aurous Hill as early as half a month ago just to transform one of the bedrooms in the presidential suite that Nanako would be staying in into her own exclusive training room.It was said that the renovation fee alone had cost millions of dollars. If the price of the long-term rental of these two presidential suites were included in the cost, then the Ito family would ha
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single