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
Charlie’s abilities were extraordinary. If he was at home, going there would be equal to facing death. Thinking of this, he ground his teeth and said, “Mum! I won’t confront her today, but no matter what, we can’t let Elaine hang those green hats for New Year!” Lady Wilson said disdainfully, “If she wants to hang it, let her! To us, what is face? Money is more important!” Christopher said angrily, “Still, I can’t always tolerate that b*tch, Elaine, for so long, right? When will this stop?!”With a black face, Harold said, “Dad! Didn’t you always say that you wanted to create trouble for Elaine? If we want to do it, let’s do it as soon as possible! Let’s get her before the New Year and let Charlie and his family have a terrible year. That way, we will have a good explanation for Director Webb. If we don’t start messing with their family, Director Webb will lose confidence in us very soon!” Christopher’s expression froze, and he replied, “Correct! Previously, that st
Early the next morning, Claire and Elaine had left the house early to work on their own affairs.Claire’s studio was closed based on the nation’s legislated holidays. The studio was closed from New Year’s Eve till the sixth day of the Oskian New Year, a total of seven rest days.As for Jacob, his calligraphy and painting association was an interest group. Therefore, the association did not follow any of the national legislation holidays, and the visitation was purely based on everyone’s mood. Most of the days, Jacob and Elaine would argue with one another at home. As such, he would rather spend his first day of the Oskian New Year at the calligraphy and painting association.Elaine, on the other hand, did not have much of a social circle to entertain. Therefore, she alone would normally prepare food ingredients for the reunion dinner at home. As for Charlie, after he woke up early in the morning, he would check the operation report of the Apothecary Pharmaceutical that had been
Charlie nodded his head and said, “Okay, Mum. Go ahead and do your things first.”Elaine replied with a smile, “Good! Mum will go out now. If there’s anything you need, just give me a call!”“Okay.” Charlie did not think much of it. After all, Elaine was an adult, and it was normal to go out. ***At that moment, Christopher was in his room balcony, carefully gazing at the door of Charlie’s house. Seeing Elaine hurriedly walking out the door, a wicked smile spread across his face.Then, he quickly went downstairs and said, “Harold, Elaine is out! Are your friends ready?”Harold laughed and answered, “Dad, don’t worry. I’m ready. Elaine will not return home this time!”Christopher said, “Come here. Let’s review the overall plan and see whether I have left out any details!”Wendy and Lady Wilson also came over, their faces full of anticipation.Harold said proudly, “First of all, the facial beauty card was delivered to Elaine by a city courier just now. That beauty
Donald’s life had been miserable recently.His eldest son, Sean, was still at home recovering from his injuries, while his second son, Kian’s condition had not improved. He had basically given up on treatment. Besides all these, Donald’s wife, Alice, had also requested for a divorce recently. The main reason for the divorce was because of the death of Nelson and Kelly. Alice felt that Donald had not protected her brother well and did not find out who had killed her brother. In Alice’s eyes, what was even more unforgivable was the fact that Donald not only did not take revenge for her brother but instead, stayed at home and scolded her deceased brother badly. Donald, of course, despised Nelson. To him, it was that idiot who had utterly destroyed the reputation of the Webb family, which subsequently caused the market value of the Webb family to be affected awfully. Initially, the Webb family was the leading family in the South region. Now, they could not even
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