As she spoke, Carmen stretched out one finger before she said arrogantly, “First of all, regarding Emgrand Group, when the time comes, you can continue to ask Doris to continue helping you look after the company. We’ve already investigated and looked into Doris’s background and she is a pretty capable person. During this period of time, Emgrand Group has developed and grown well in her hands. So, you can feel rest assured to hand the group over to her.”After that, Carmen lifted another finger before she said, “Secondly, you will have to deal with your current wife, Claire, and her family. We have also investigated and looked into the current situation and background of the Wilson family. To be honest, this kind of family is worth nothing at all to the Wade family. The Wilson family is not worthy of anything at all. So, how can they possibly be the Wade family’s in-laws?”Carmen had a disgusted look on her face at this time as she said, “So, I would advise you to divorce Claire as so
Carmen never expected that Charlie would dare to talk to her like that!Moreover, when she heard him say that he had the right to inherit a quarter of the Wade family’s assets, she was enraged in an instant!Thus, she shouted sternly, “B*stard! You think too highly of yourself! Inheriting a quarter of the Wade family’s assets?! Who do you think you are?!”Charlie said in a cold voice, “I am Charlie Wade, and my father is Curtis Wade!”Carmen rebuked, “Your father has been dead for so many years, besides, do you think you have what it takes to inherit the Wade family assets? Dream on! You don’t deserve a penny of it!”Charlie stared at Carmen and laughed coldly. “For how my father fought for the Wade family back then, he should even be the patriarch of the family! You, on the other hand, have absolutely no say in this. According to the rules of the big families, a married daughter no longer has business with her maiden family. Since you have already married, you are no longer a mem
Carmen thought that her threat had successfully made Charlie yield. Thus, she immediately sneered, “First, divorce your wife of unimportant origin. Then, return to the Wade family at your grandfather’s command. Now, Yule Golding has unified the Golding family, and his control over the entire Golding family has reached an unprecedented peak. You and his daughter were engaged. If you marry his daughter, it will be of great help to the Wade family.”Then, she added, “Otherwise, you can also try to win the heart of the eldest granddaughter of the Schulz family, that is, Sheldon’s daughter. She is very favored in the family, moreover, her mother was one of your father’s suitors. She may adore you just like how she loved your father, so she may be willing to let her daughter marry you, and it will be of greater help to the Wade family!”“Therefore, after you divorce your wife, first try your luck in pursuing the Schulz girl. If you guys hit it off, marry her. If not, marry Yule Golding’s d
Seeing Charlie leave without hesitation, Carmen screamed in anger, “Charlie! I haven’t even finished talking yet, how dare you leave now! I’m your aunt! I’ll make you pay for being so disrespectful to me!”Charlie ignored her.In his opinion, this aunt of his was just a spoiled, foolish woman who grew up in a lenient and wealthy upbringing. She would always be so pompous and cocky, bossing people around. Although she was here for an official business on the order of Lord Wade, she only cared about her own larger-than-life reputation. Such a person would hardly become important even in the Wade family.Therefore, Charlie saw no reason to waste his time with her.After exiting the door, he immediately left Sky Garden. Isaac hurried forward and said nervously, “Mr. Charlie, why are you doing this to yourself? It will do you no good if Miss Carmen complains to Lord Wade later!”“So what?” Charlie grunted, “Even if she is a member of the Wade family, she is nothing but Lord Wade’s mess
The steak and cutlery were scattered all over the floor as Carmen had swept them all off the table.As there were many broken pieces of glass on the floor, the female foreman of the Sky Garden was afraid that Carmen might hurt herself, so she hurriedly ushered two waitresses to clean up the mess.As Carmen was still in the spur of the moment, she was infuriated when she saw the foreman approaching her with the two waitresses, so she grabbed one of the waitresses and started slapping her face while cursing indignantly, “Did I ask you to come? Did I call for you?”The girl was crying and begging as she was slapped several times, “I’m sorry, Miss Carmen, please forgive me. I was afraid that you would cut yourself, so I’m here to clean up the broken glass…”Becoming even more infuriated, Carmen increased her strength as she started slapping the girl once again and shouted, “B*stard! Only come when I ask you to come! Don’t even let me see your face if I never call for you!”The foreman
As soon as Carmen had left, Isaaz hurriedly asked the three employees, “What the hell just happened?!”Lizzy choked, “Mr. Cameron, Miss Carmen got angry and flipped the table, so Nancy brought us over to clean up the mess, but suddenly, Miss Carmen slapped us and even kicked Nancy in the stomach. Nancy is pregnant! I wanted to call the ambulance, but Miss Carmen smashed my phone…”Nancy, who was sitting on the floor in great pain, said, “Mr. Cameron, it’s all my fault. Please don’t punish them, punish me alone!”Isaac sighed and said, “No, I’m to blame for this. I didn’t manage to protect you all. I’ll have someone send you all to the hospital immediately, and I’ll give you a month’s leave and two hundred thousand each as compensation for your injuries.”Then, he looked at Nancy sitting on the floor and said seriously, “Nancy, I will contact the best gynecologist in Aurous Hill to check on you and your baby. I’ll ensure that the baby is okay at all costs. If the baby is okay, I wil
“That’s not good!” Elaine said stubbornly, “Those green hats are my ultimate weapons against the Wilson family. I want them to remember every single day that Hannah was pregnant with an illegitimate child!” Suddenly, Elaine thought of something. She laughed and said, “Hey, I’ll hang these lanterns and green hats next to each other in a while. When the lanterns are switched on, they will be in contrast with the green hats. It’s absolutely striking! This will certainly drive the Wilson family mad!” Claire advised her, “Mum, it’s the New Year. Let us forgive others!”Elaine quipped, “Don’t you advise me. It’s no use advising me. Don’t you know that my leg was broken by your grandma? And my two lost teeth were also because of her?! I’ll never forgive her for this matter!” Seeing her mom’s determined face, Claire felt helpless. It was impossible to change mom’s decision. Having said her piece, Elaine carried a bunch of red lanterns by herself and walked toward the elev
When Lady Wilson asked Hannah to clean every window in the villa thoroughly, Hannah felt as though she was about to collapse. Hannah could not hold back any longer, and she answered back, “Mum! This villa is so huge with so many rooms and so many windows. Even if I started cleaning now, I wouldn’t be able to finish even after the first month of the year!” Lady Wilson sneered and said, “You plan to drag it on for a month?! I tell you! If you’re not able to clean all the windows in this house before New Year’s Eve, I’ll chase you out of the house to eat your reunion dinner!” Hearing this made Hannah extremely angry! If it were not for Christopher, Harold, and Wendy, she would not hesitate to rush inside, push the old lady to the floor, sit on her stomach, and punch her old face. It was a pity that she did not have the chance to do just that. Hannah felt very helpless. Even though she was extremely unsatisfied, she could only swallow her rage and reply in a low voi
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