As he spoke, the old man suddenly called Loreen over and said, “Come here, Loreen! Come and get to know Mr. Wrigley!”Loreen’s grandfather, uncle, and father surprisingly had unanimous views about Loreen’s marriage.They all felt that Loreen should be marrying a young master from a top and prestigious family so that she could bring glory to the Thomas family.This was also why they arranged for Loreen to work for the Emgrand Group in Aurous Hill.However, even though Loreen left for Aurous Hill for such a long time, she had not even caught a glimpse of the chairman of Emgrand Group yet. So, they were gradually starting to lose patience over this matter.Now that they saw Wrigley standing in front of them, all of them had the same idea. They were all hoping that Loreen could end up together with Wrigley. If that was the case, the Thomas family would be able to soar and lift its rank just like that.As soon as Wrigley saw Loreen, he could only stare directly at Loreen in shock.Al
When Dylan heard Wrigley cursing, he was instantly very happy.If Wrigley was also dissatisfied with Charlie, then Charlie would certainly be done for this time!When the time came, Dylan would not only force Charlie to swallow the entire painting, but he would also force Charlie to kneel in front of him and call him his grandpa!So, Dylan pointed at Charlie before he blurted out, “Mr. Wrigley, this is the fool that I was talking about!”Wrigley’s gaze had been fully focused on Loreen throughout the entire time he was here. Coupled with the fact that the members of the Thomas family were flattering him and surrounding him, he did not see Charlie who was standing not too far away.At this time, he looked towards the direction that Dylan was pointing at. When he saw Charlie, he was instantly shocked and frightened stiff!“Char… Charlie?! Why is he here?”When he thought about how Charlie could easily defeat Warlord and Realm Master... and how Charlie could make four men in his fam
As he slapped him repeatedly across his face, he started cursing in resentment, “Dylan Koch! D*mn it! You must be tired of living! You actually dare to scold Mr. Wade? Just you wait and see how I’m going to beat your broken and filthy mouth today!”Dylan’s face was immediately filled with blood and his cheeks were swollen at this time. His eyes were filled with shock and horror but he could not say anything at all.At this time, a middle-aged woman was applying some hand cream on her hands after coming out of the washroom next to the living room. She could not help but exclaimed out loud when she saw Dylan getting beaten up. So, she ran over here as she cursed out loud, “Who is this b*stard? How dare you hit my son?!”The woman who was speaking was none other than Sylvia, who was Dylan’s mother and Loreen’s aunt.Sylvia really loved her son. When she saw her son getting beaten up, she hurriedly rushed forward to fight it out with Wrigley.Wrigley was filled with resentment in his
Dylan really felt like dying at this time.He really could not understand what kind of ability Charlie had that he could even make the young master of the Golding family be so polite and respectful to him!Even if he really were a Feng Shui master, it would still simply be impossible for Wrigley to give him so much face like that, right?However, he did not dare to ask this question.After all, looking at the situation now, it was obvious that Wrigley was really very respectful towards Charlie.At this time, Jeryl who was standing aside had already come to a realization that Wrigley was not their most distinguished guest today. In fact, this young lad with the last name Wade was their most distinguished guest!So, he hurriedly told Dylan, “Dylan! Why don’t you hurry up and apologize to Mr. Wade now?”Dylan really did not expect that his uncle would also yell at him to get him to apologize to Charlie. It was clear that even his own family members were not on his side this time.
However, he had just undergone an operation after swallowing a necklace some time ago!If he were to swallow the jade pendant now, then wouldn’t he have to go for another operation then?!As he thought about this, his face turned pale in shock immediately. He started crying as he crawled in front of Charlie as he begged and pleaded bitterly, “Mr. Wade, I really know that I’m in the wrong now. Please forgive me this time. I have just undergone an operation not too long ago and my wound has just recovered. If I have to undergo another operation again, I’m afraid that I will die…”Sylvia who had been very eager to protect her precious son just now suddenly understood the entire situation. She knew that it would be useless for her to continue siding and standing up for her son as this would only annoy Charlie and Wrigley even more. So, she could only cry and plead, “Sir, I beg you. Please do not hold it against my son! My son is not a learned man. He has already learned his lesson the l
In order to please Charlie, Wrigley kept aside the little sympathy that he felt in his heart for Dylan.He said sternly with a cold expression on his face, “Dylan, all of us are adults. So, if you are willing to place a bet then you should honor your bet after losing your bet. I don’t think that you should continue talking nonsense here. Hurry up and swallow the jade pendant now!”The expression on Dylan’s face turned very bitter and miserable in an instant.Wrigley said coldly, “Let me tell you something. You should be feeling very lucky now. You swallowed a necklace the last time. This time, it’s just a jade pendant. Fortunately, you did not match this jade pendant with a chain. Otherwise, you’d also have to swallow the chain with the jade pendant then!”Dylan cried miserably as he looked at cousin, Loreen and pleaded bitterly, “Loreen, my good sister. Please quickly help me to plead with Mr. Wade. Please ask Mr. Wade to let me go this time. I know that I’m wrong now. From now on
Loreen was overjoyed and she said excitedly, “Thank you so much, Charlie!”Charlie hurriedly said, “Wait a moment. I won’t force him to swallow the jade pendant but I’d still have to give him some other form of punishment. Otherwise, I’m afraid that he won’t learn his lesson.”Loreen hurriedly asked, “Charlie, what kind of punishment are you going to give him? It won’t be anything more serious than swallowing a jade pendant, right?”“No.” Charlie smiled faintly before he said, “You can rest assured that my punishment is a good thing for him.”Loreen finally relaxed as she said affectionately, “Charlie, thank you. Thank you for forgiving my brother and letting him off because of me. Then, why don’t you give me a chance to repay you then…”Charlie asked in surprise, “How are you going to repay me?”Loreen blinked as she smiled and said deliberately, “Of course, I’ll promise to marry you and give birth to a big fat baby boy for you! What do you think of it?”Charlie replied in a se
When he heard that he would have to ride a bicycle all the way from Eastcliff to Aurous Hill, and that he would have to stay in Aurous Hill as a driver for one year, Dylan really felt like dying.The main point was that the distance between Eastcliff and Aurous Hill was more than 1200 kilometres. Wouldn’t he die of exhaustion if he really were to ride a bicycle all the way there?It was already December and it was winter now. He would have to ride a bicycle all the way to the south and he was not even allowed to stay in a hotel at all. These requirements were simply too harsh, weren’t they?Dylan felt very aggrieved and tears started rolling down his face.What the hell was this…He was the third young master of the Koch family but he would have to ride a bicycle all the way to Aurous Hill? Wouldn’t he lose his life along the way there?It would be amazing if he could cycle for fifty or sixty kilometres a day.It was more than 1200 kilometres. He would be cycling for about twent
However, Jimmy realized something important even as he sighed in relief. "Wait, Mr. Wade… I know I should settle things in the family Stateside, but won't I be arrested upon arrival?""That's Julien's department," Charlie chuckled and turned toward the man. "Tell your butler not to send the evidence to the feds. If it has reached them already, ask to have it back and tell the feds they saw nothing."Julien promptly nodded. "I'll text him right now. You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Wade."Jimmy remained worried. "But sir, I think Nate's not going to let this slide. The man is cunning—he deliberately dug a pit so we'd fall into it, and he gathered all the dirt he could on us to be used as leverage when necessary."Charlie shook his head. "That's no big deal. Julien can make sure that you're fine even if the feds get the evidence."Julien nodded nearby. "Don't worry, Mr. Wade. The decision remains in your hands, either way. Just say the word, and it's 25 to life… otherwise, not e
The fact that Jimmy was a partner in Ares LLP already meant he had skill, while Matilda had herself been retired for years and definitely had lost her touch a little. So, having someone like Jimmy who had stayed on the frontlines all this while would definitely be no issue.And in turn, it was a good thing for Jimmy as it was better than the kennels either way.Charlie then asked Jimmy pointedly, "You say you're interested, but are you sincere about it?"Jimmy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, absolutely!""No regrets? We're talking about ten years here.""None, absolutely none!""Do you know what to say if anyone asks?""Yes, of course! I chose to further my career here in Oskia, and it was absolutely voluntary! That's what I'd say even if my family asked!"Charlie nodded. "Good. Then, you will have two weeks. Go home and set your affairs in order and report in for work afterward.""No problem!" Jimmy nodded repeatedly, actually surprised and grateful that Charlie would let hi
And yet, Julien was suddenly clapping his hands, and exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, right! We should get his wife and son over too for a happy reunion!"He then paused and quickly corrected himself, "Wait, no! I mean, they should each be caged with one empty cage separating each of their cages. They can see each other and talk, but there will be no touching. How dare he flex on me—I gotta teach him a lesson to remember!"Jimmy dropped limply on his rump, and Matilda beckoned for Paul to help him up while turning toward Julien as she pursed her lips. "Please, Mr. Rothschild… Even if you don't accept his apology, don't bring his family into this. It's against Oskian tradition—you'd insult your family's name!"Julien shrugged, not hesitating to retort, "What do your traditions have to do with me? If I mean to hurt him, forget his family—I'll drag his dogs over too!"Seeing that Julien was so furious, Charlie decided to stop him, or he might actually go through with it."That's enough, J
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