If he were to say that Yahiko was lucky, in actual fact, he would have only needed to wait before he amputated his legs a few hours later. As long as his legs were still attached to his body, Charlie would have been able to heal his legs using the Rejuvenating Pills.However, if he had already amputated his legs, the Rejuvenating Pill would not be able to help him anymore.Although the Rejuvenating Pill was very powerful, it did not have any regeneration effect.Furthermore, Yahiko had just gotten injured today. It would not have made much difference even if he were to perform the amputation slightly later.After all, it would take time for damaged limb tissues to rot and have an infection. The doctors could also assist in certain anti-inflammatory treatments, and they would be able to gain a few more hours too.If Yahiko had hesitated and thought about it for a little more, he might have been able to wait until Nanako and Charlie rushed over to the hospital, then.However, Charl
The reason why Charlie came was because he was giving Nanako face. He simply wanted to offer them help if he could.However, since Yahiko’s legs were already amputated and since his life was no longer in danger, there was no need for him to be here anymore. He also did not want to go and meet Yahiko to avoid any embarrassment.Nanako did not insist after she saw this, and she replied softly, “Charlie-kun, please wait here for me for a while. I will go in and see my father first!”Charlie nodded before he said, “Go. You don’t need to worry about me.”Nanako nodded lightly before she went to the ward with her aunt, Emi.At this time, Yahiko had just woken up inside the ward.The doctor had given him an analgesic pump after his legs had been amputated. Hence, he basically could not feel any pain at all. However, he was still very worried about Nanako, who was in Kyoto, and that was the reason why he couldn’t sleep well.In actuality, he had just dreamt that Nanako had met with an a
“Oh, that’s right!” Yahiko was overjoyed, and he nodded excitedly as he said, “That is great! It is simply too great! I have always dreamt and wished that Nanako would be able to recover fully and stand up again. This is even more important than my own life. I really did not expect it to be happening!”As he spoke, Yahiko asked Nanako again, “Based on what you have just said, Charlie must have been the one who sent you here to Tokyo, right?”Nanako replied truthfully, “Yes, Otosan. Charlie-kun was the one who drove me all the way here from Kyoto.”After that, Nanako spoke up again, “By the way, Otosan, the corpses of the six Fujibayashi ninjas are still in the storage room in the courtyard. I will have to trouble you to ask the butler to send someone to deal with their bodies!”“Okay…” Yahiko sighed before he muttered, “I have been hating on Charlie for the past few days, but I never expected that he would be the one to save my precious daughter’s life and heal her. In contrast to
Yahiko sighed before he said apologetically, “Mr. Wade, I hope that you will not hold it against me even if I have offended you in any way in the past!”Charlie was also very generous and accommodating, and he smiled slightly before he said, “Mr. Ito, you are being too polite. We can just forget about all of our misunderstandings in the past. You don’t need to mention it anymore.”The subtext of Charlie’s words was actually; since we were going to just forget about our past misunderstanding, you should not mention the four and a half billion dollars anymore.Although he was not short of money, he did not want to take out money that was already in his own pocket just like that.It was not that Charlie was interested in cheating Yahiko out of his money, but the main point was that even if he were to take out the money, he would not possibly give him back his money just because of a few words.At the very least, he would be able to give Nanako this sum of money if she needed it in th
D*mn the Schulz family!In the beginning, it was the Schulz family who had taken the lead and united countless other families in Eastcliff to form the Anti-Wade Alliance, which had treated his father as their very own enemy!Charlie was not sure whether the death of his parents was related directly to the Schulz family or the Anti-Wade Alliance.However, at the very least, there was something he could be certain of!The Schulz family was definitely connected to this matter!What Charlie did not expect was that he would actually save the eldest grandson and granddaughter of his enemy's family!At this moment, Charlie was filled with regrets!It was irreconcilable for him to take revenge for his parents’ death!Even if he did not make the descendants of the Schulz family pay the price and consequences for their actions, he should not have saved their lives eitherAs he thought about this, Charlie really wanted to slap himself a hundred times!When he saw the unpleasant expressi
The news that the entire Matsumoto family had been murdered truly shocked Yahiko. He was dumbfounded, and he blurted out, "More than thirty of the family members and subordinates from the Matsumoto family were completely wiped out just like that? Isn’t this simply too absurd?! Who could possibly be so bold?"Emi shook her head and said, "I don't know the specifics. The police are still investigating this matter now." Charlie replied coldly at this time, "Is there still a need to check? It must be the work of the Schulz family. I rescued the pair of siblings from the Schulz family in the middle of the night, and the Schulz family killed the mastermind, Matsumoto’s family, directly later that night."Yahiko was shocked, and he murmured, "The Schulz family’s behavior and the way they act are simply too mean, right? Matsumoto only acted on their subordinates and two younger family members. Even if they wanted to take revenge, they could just murder Yoshito. Wouldn’t that be enough? A
Emi, who was beside him, chimed in agreement, “This is indeed the case. Initially, we had an intense competition with the Takahashi family, but who would have thought that Machi and Eikichi would die. This caused a deep impact on the Takahashi family.”“Moreover, now that the Matsumoto family was massacred, the effort of Yoshito, who had tried hard to catch up from behind, has now become futile. As a result, the shares of the family’s business has been proportionated. Even the Takahashi family is no match for us, not to mention other families. If we take the opportunity to seize the resources released by the Takahashi and Matsumoto families, we will become Japan’s leading family very soon!”Yahiko nodded without a hint of happiness, then he sighed, “I intended to fight like a warrior and compete for resources with the Takahashi family fair and square. However, I didn’t expect the end results to turn out to be like this, and I have now won so effortlessly.”At this moment, Charlie looke
After Yahiko had finished his words, Charlie looked at him in admiration.It seemed that Yahiko had a great vision. He was able to control his deepest desire, and he was neither greedy nor reckless.If his position was to be replaced by another ambitious and greedy family, it was most likely that the family would have reacted otherwise.That family would overpower other families via the occupation of shares from the Takahashi family and Matsumoto family’s businesses. With that, that family would become the leading family.On the other hand, that family would try their best to form partnerships with families from overseas in order to increase their wealth as well as for further business development.Nevertheless, Yahiko could foresee the underlying dangers and risks.Undoubtedly, the Schulz family was as ruthless as a tiger and wolf.Such families not only had no social morality, but they had also lost their basic humanity.If one were to form a partnership with this kind of fam
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
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d