“F*ck you!” Elaine rushed toward Carmen in rage before she sat down directly on Carmen’s stomach. Elaine started slapping Carmen’s face, one hand after the other, in quick succession as she cursed, “Do you really take me for a fool? I have already fallen for this trick once! You still dare to come and cheat me now?!”At this time, Elaine had thought of the time when Jacob had been hospitalized. She wanted to get her hands on the cheque that her daughter had received as a refund for the rental of the office building. After Charlie had handed the cheque over to her, she had quickly taken the cheque with her to pay for the hospitalization fees.Unexpectedly, the denomination of that cheque had turned out to be one hundred million dollars!At that time, the cashier at the hospital had ridiculed her and even threatened to call the police to get her arrested.In the end, Elaine had gone back to Charlie in a rage, planning to settle the score with him. Ultimately, she had found out that C
The boss of the beauty salon was shocked when he heard that the two women were fighting.“Aren’t they having a chat as friends? Why are they fighting?!”The employee hurriedly said, “I don’t know either, but it seems as though it is a huge fight between both of them. If you do not go over there to check it out now, I am afraid that someone might lose their life!”The boss could not help but feel a little nervous.He had not even run away yet. If something were to go wrong at this time, it would certainly be very troublesome if the police officers were involved in this matter.So, he hurriedly rushed over to the scene to check out the situation. Before he had even arrived at the scene, he could already hear the intense fight that was going on inside.Elaine was yelling over the other side of the door, “You b*tch! I might not be able to fight back or deal with that fat ass, Jennifer, but do you really think that I will not be able to deal with you?!”Carmen was obviously at a disa
He thought to himself, ‘Does this woman think I am stupid? She wants me to hand Elaine over to her?! If I do that, how is my family going to explain things to Mr. Webb, then? Besides, I don’t care how she ended up appearing here today, but since she was caught together with Elaine, I will have to take her away as well so that I can avoid encountering any other problems that might arise because I am kidnapping Elaine.’Therefore, Harold simply ignored Carmen and told the few young men, “Tie up both of these two old women and take them away!”Carmen yelled angrily when she heard this, “You want to tie me up? Do you know who I am?!”Harold replied in disgust, “I cannot be bothered to find out about your identity at all. You can tell Elaine who you are when the both of you are baking bricks together at the brick factory!”After he was done speaking, Harold told the few men, “I want you to cover up both of their mouths!”Carmen yelled hysterically, “You dare to touch me? I am Carmen… m
The sound of Carmen’s cell phone ringtone gave Harold a scare.Harold quickly reached his hand into Carmen’s bag before he took out an Apple iPhone.When he saw that someone was calling her, he hurriedly turned off the cell phone without saying anything. After that, he threw the cell phone back into Carmen’s bag.Carmen could only whimper, but there was nothing else that she could do. She was already filled with extreme regrets at this time.She thought to herself, ‘Why do I have such bad luck?! Why was I wasting so much time talking nonsense with Elaine? If it was not because of Elaine, I would not have been kidnapped by this group of men!’However, it was already useless and pointless for her to be filled with regrets. Although she was Lord Wade’s eldest daughter, she was completely helpless and hopeless at this time.Meanwhile, at the entrance of Lizzie’s Beauty Salon, Carmen’s bodyguard had realized that Carmen refused to answer his call.He did not put much thought into the
Isaac sighed after stepping out of the ward. Just as he was thinking to himself and wondering when Carmen would finally be leaving, his cell phone suddenly rang.The person who had called him was none other than Carmen’s bodyguard.Isaac answered the phone, “Hello, this is Isaac Cameron.”The person on the other end of the line was so nervous that he sounded as though he was about to break down. He choked up as he said, “Mr. Cameron, something terrible happened!”Isaac frowned as he asked, “What happened? Why are you making such a big fuss?”The person’s voice trembled as he said, “Mr. Cameron… Mr. Cameron… the eldest lady… she… she… she has been kidnapped!”Isaac was stunned for a moment!What was he saying?!Carmen had actually been kidnapped in Aurous Hill?Who could possibly be so bold that they would even dare to kidnap someone from the Wade family?!So, he hurriedly said, “Don’t panic first. Explain everything clearly to me from the beginning to the end!”The other par
Almost everyone in the Aurous Hill underground world was instantly dispatched at this instant because of Charlie’s order.Albert also personally went out to the streets with some of his men to look for any clues relating to Elaine.Harold did not know about all of this at this time.He simply wanted to take revenge on Elaine before sending her to the brick factory so that she could work hard and suffer for the rest of her life. That way, he would not only be able to suppress Charlie and Claire’s arrogance, but he would also be able to avenge his mother.Christopher was also very excited.His hatred for Elaine had already reached the peak.Out of the four people in Charlie’s family, the person he hated the most was Elaine!The reason why he hated Elaine so much was mainly because Hannah was initially sent to the coal mines because of Elaine! Moreover, Hannah had even got pregnant while at the coal mine, and she even infected him with various venereal diseases when she came home.
Harold asked again, “What should I do with the other woman in the car, then? At that time, I had no choice but to kidnap her and bring her here together with Elaine. However, we do not know who she is.”Christopher smacked his lips together as he said, “Don’t worry about it first. We will deal with Elaine first. In any case, we can just send that woman to the brick factory together with Elaine!”***At this moment, the Wade family had already received news that Carmen had been kidnapped.As soon as Lord Wade heard about this, he was instantly enraged!He immediately threw one of his most beloved blue and white porcelain vases on the ground in the living room before he roared angrily, “There are actually still people who dare to kidnap an immediate family member of the Wade family based on the strength and status of the Wade family in the country? Aren’t they simply a little too courageous?”At this time, Clayton, Caleb, and Carlisle simply exchanged glances with one another witho
Isaac knew very well that he would certainly have to take full responsibility if something happened to Carmen on his territory.If Carmen managed to avert disaster in the end, everything would be fine. However, if Carmen were to meet with any mishaps, Isaac would also be done for.What’s more, Charlie’s mother-in-law had also disappeared with Carmen this time. Therefore, he further increased his search power, and he also sent all of the security guards working for Shangri-La out to join in the search just so that they could get some information regarding Carmen and Elaine’s whereabouts as soon as possible. However, they would need to start their painstaking investigation by trying to look for clues starting from the beauty salon, so it was impossible to find them immediately.Charlie had already left home at this time, and he went directly to the beauty salon to meet up with Isaac.He was very worried about two things at this time. Firstly, he was worried that Carmen would have
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