Donald thought for a moment before he said, “There are really not that many coal mines in the South Region, so I really do not know anyone who runs a black coal mine.”As he spoke, he seemed to have recalled something, and he laughed as he said, “However, I do have a childhood friend who runs a brick factory at home. The work at the brick factory is not as easy compared to the coal mine. You can send Charlie’s mother-in-law there to work as a coolie!”Christopher immediately smiled as he said, “Oh, Mr. Webb! That is simply perfect! A b*tch like her should just be thrown into the brick factory to suffer!”After he was done speaking, Christopher hurriedly asked again, “Mr. Webb, do you think that it will be convenient for you to tell me the address of your friend’s brick factory? After getting someone to deal with Elaine, I will ask them to send her there directly!”“You don’t have to be so anxious!” Donald sneered as he said, “I hold a deep grudge against Charlie. I have just arrive
“How could that be possible?” Carmen blurted, “Dad, it must be because you have not seen Charlie for too many years, and this is the reason why you are still thinking so highly of him now. Let me tell you the truth, Dad. Charlie is nothing more than a little gangster from an obscure and poor place now! Both Sophie and Quinn are talented and wealthy young ladies. How could they possibly be interested in him?!”Jeremiah replied coldly, “I met Yule at the Chamber of Commerce yesterday. I asked him if he still remembers that there is a marriage contract between Charlie and his daughter, Quinn. At that time, Yule told me on the spot that as long as I can find Charlie, he would certainly marry his daughter to Charlie without any hesitation at all!”“Also, Yule even said that Charlie’s current status or identity would not matter to him at all. Even if Charlie is a beggar out on the streets, he would still be the future son-in-law of the Golding family. Their family had already come to a con
Elaine smiled as she said, “Oh! That is truly a coincidence, then. It seems as though God really wants to make it up to me and let me enjoy myself today!”After that, she waved her hand at the clerk as she said, “Okay, you can go out first. I will take the bath by myself. You can ask the beautician to get ready and wait for me.”“Okay!”After the employee came out, she hurriedly reported everything to her boss.When the boss heard that Elaine was already there, he hurriedly called Harold and said, “Harold, she is already here and taking a bath. When are you guys coming over?”Harold replied excitedly, “That is simply perfect! Ben, you have to make sure that you keep her there. Do not slip up and let her discover that something is amiss! I will get ready to go over there right now!”The boss of the beauty salon smiled as he said, “Harold, both of us are just like brothers. Since I have already made a promise to you, I will definitely get things done perfectly!”“Great!” Harold sm
The employee did not know how to reply to Carmen’s sudden question.After all, her boss had already made it very clear that they were not going to entertain any other guests in the morning today. Therefore, she knew that no matter what it was, she should not let anyone else enter the shop today.So, she hurriedly said, “I am sorry, madam, but we are really not serving any other customers in the morning today. The reason why Miss Elaine can receive her spa treatment is because she had already made an appointment in advance. I am truly sorry.”Carmen was so angry that she was about to explode out of rage.The fact that she would actually step into such a shabby and rundown beauty salon was already a miracle. However, she never would have expected that the employee would actually try to stop her from entering the beauty salon!At this time, Carmen said angrily, “You refuse to let me enter, right? Do you believe that this beauty salon will not be able to continue operating in the futu
Carmen replied, “I am here to look for Elaine, who came to do a treatment at your beauty salon earlier. I have something to discuss with her in private.”As soon as the boss heard that she was not here to spend money, the expression on his face darkened immediately, and he said in annoyance, “If you are not here to experience our services, please leave immediately. If you are looking for someone to discuss some matters with her in private, you should look for the right place to do so. I do not provide such services here.”Carmen glanced at her bodyguard, and her bodyguard immediately took out fifty thousand dollars from his small suitcase and placed it on the counter.When the salon boss saw the money, he suddenly had a very flattering and humble attitude as he smiled and said, “Madam, what kind of service would you like me to provide you with?”Carmen replied coldly, “Bring me to see Elaine. I want to chat with Elaine in private. It will not take too long, and I will take about th
As she thought about this, Carmen stuffed the one billion dollars cheque back into her wallet.She felt as though she would have been taken advantage of if she spent one billion dollars just to bribe a cheap woman like Elaine. She felt that one hundred million dollars would already be more than enough.Therefore, she took out her checkbook and wrote a cheque for one hundred million dollars instead.She planned to use the cheque for one hundred million dollars to entice Elaine directly so that Elaine would force her daughter to divorce Charlie as soon as she got home. This way, she would have already accomplished half of the mission that she had to get done in Aurous Hill this time.After writing the cheque for one hundred million dollars, Carmen took out a Hermes silk scarf from her bag and placed it on the sofa before sitting down.At this time, Elaine was still happily soaking in the bathtub.In truth, Elaine was already done washing up a long time ago. The reason why she refus
Carmen frowned as she spoke to the employee in a very arrogant manner, “Alright, then. You can just leave first. I will talk to her now.”The employee immediately left the room as though she had just received amnesty, and she hurriedly closed the door behind her.Elaine stared at Carmen vigilantly before she asked coldly, “Hey! Who are you?”Carmen replied indifferently, “You do not deserve to know who I am.”Elaine spat before she said, “My ass! Where did this d*mn old lady come from?! Why are you showing off and being so pretentious in front of me? Do you really think that you are that great just because you are dressed so colorfully while carrying a fake Hermes bag?!”Carmen could not help but yell angrily, “What did you say?! I am wearing a catwalk overcoat that has been customized by Chanel’s top designer just for me! My Hermes bag is also the top and most expensive limited-edition bag! The clothes that I am wearing right now is already worth at least fifty million dollars!”
Elaine was dumbfounded, and she looked at Carmen before she blurted out in disbelief, “What did you just say? This cheque is worth one hundred million dollars?!”When Carmen saw the shocked expression on Elaine’s face, she said sarcastically, “Just look at the expression on your face. You look like someone who has not seen much of this world before. You have never seen a cash cheque from Citibank before, right? Someone like you will never be able to have the opportunity to see such a large cash cheque in your life!”The expression on Elaine’s face became very dark and gloomy in an instant.Carmen thought that she had completely subdued Elaine, and she smiled in satisfaction.She waved the cheque in her hand as she laughed and said arrogantly, “Do you want this cheque? If you want it, you’d better listen to me and persuade your daughter to divorce Charlie!”Elaine suddenly had a very angry and annoyed expression on her face.Carmen could not figure out why this woman’s expression
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