When they saw a group of men in black rushing in with live ammunition, everyone was stunned.Donald asked nervously, “Who are you guys?!”Amongst them, the man in black who was wearing a black face shield replied coldly, “We are Interpol! We have been ordered to investigate a huge transnational fraud case!”The person who had just spoken was none other than Charlie’s most loyal subordinate, Albert.At this time, Charlie was still waiting in the helicopter outside, and he did not come down.He did not plan to come forward directly to deal with this matter today. Otherwise, there would be no way for him to explain this situation to his mother-in-law, Elaine.At this moment, Donald had an exceptionally surprised expression on his face. Interpol? An investigation into a transnational fraud case?! What had this got to do with him?!All he had done was simply to kidnap Elaine and Carmen today!Elaine felt extremely shocked, as though she had just been electrocuted, and she could not
Carmen subconsciously asked, “Who are you referring to as Cecilia Lawrence? How could I possibly have such an old-fashioned name?! I am the eldest daughter of the Wade family! I am the genuine Carmen Wade!”Albert yelled coldly, “You are still trying to put on an act here? You have already caused enough death and destruction as well as bankruptcy. Don’t you know yourself well enough yet?”Elaine was also dumbfounded…The voice in her head kept lingering in her mind, ‘What the hell is going on here? Who is this woman exactly? Is she Charlie’s aunt or a transnational scammer?!’‘If she is Charlie’s aunt, what is going on with these Interpol officers, then? They could even accurately bring up the fact and details surrounding the situation when I was arrested and placed in the detention center. It seems as though everything that the officer said is well-founded and justified.’‘If she is a transnational scammer, why would she look for me and ask me to persuade my daughter to divorce C
Elaine was convinced very quickly after Albert had mentioned several key points.Elaine had lingering fears when she suddenly thought of the three wicked women that she had met in the detention center back then. That incident had already left a great psychological effect on her.Albert looked at Elaine before he said seriously, “Miss Elaine, you have already shown great improvement this time because you did not get deceived, nor did you believe in this scammer’s tricks and lies at all this time. Otherwise, as soon as you are sentenced to life imprisonment, you will certainly end up becoming the punching bag for Cecilia Lawrence’s three comrades…”Elaine was shocked when she heard this!“Oh, my God! This is too d*mn dangerous. Fortunately, I was vigilant enough. Otherwise, if I was really thrown into prison, wouldn’t I get beaten up by those three bitches for decades, then?!”Albert turned around and looked at Carmen again before he said coldly, “Cecilia Lawrence, the Interpol from
Donald blurted out, “Still, I did not launder money across the border either!”Albert sneered before he said, “You would know best whether you laundered money or not. We know it very well too! When the time comes and when all of the evidence is placed before you, I will wait and see how you are going to continue denying it!”After he was done speaking, Albert waved his hand at the people around him before he said, “Take this man away!”The person that Albert hated the most in his life was Donald.He glared at Donald before he cursed in his heart, ‘You scumbag, Donald Webb. You sent Johnny Castro to The Heaven Springs to assassinate me back then, and he almost succeeded in doing so! If Master Wade did not arrive in time and awarded me with a Rejuvenating Pill, I would have already been dead a long time ago! Now that you have already fallen into my hands, just wait and see how I am going to deal with you!’When Elaine saw that Donald had also been dragged out, Elaine pointed at Chri
As he was faced with the furious Carmen, Charlie simply smiled indifferently as he said, “It is already the New Year soon and instead of staying decently in Eastcliff to prepare for the New Year, you came all the way to Aurous Hill to cause trouble for me. You even tried to entice and persuade my mother-in-law to ask my wife to divorce me. Since you actually dared to do all these things, why can’t I fool you, then?”An awkward expression flashed through Carmen’s face. After that, she gritted her teeth before she said, “I am doing all of this for your own good! Just take a look at your wife! Her family is so poor and lowly. How could she possibly be worthy enough to be together with you?!”Charlie replied coldly, “I don’t need you to tell me whether my wife is worthy enough for me or not. Anyway, this matter today is simply a small lesson for you. If you know what is good for yourself, you will go back to Eastcliff as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will make sure that you will have to
“Carmen?!” Jeremiah blurted out over the other end of the line, “How are you? Have you encountered any danger?!”Carmen started crying as she said, “I have been detained by Charlie. He said that he will not let me return to Eastcliff to celebrate the New Year! Dad, this guy has no respect for his elders at all, and he is very arrogant! You have to help me out!”Jeremiah asked in surprise, “What is happening?! How did you end up having a conflict with Charlie?”At this time, Charlie took over the cell phone from Carmen before he said coldly, “She went behind my back to look for my mother-in-law, and she even tried to bribe my mother-in-law so that she would persuade my wife, Claire, to divorce me. Is this the Wade family’s style of doing things?”Jeremiah was startled, and he hesitated for a moment before he sighed and said, “Charlie, no matter what it is, she is still your aunt after all.”Charlie asked him again, “So what? Does that mean that she has the right to interfere with m
Carmen was extremely furious at this time.She ground her teeth and shouted, “Charlie! Don’t think that you can just mess with me! I have a much higher status compared to you in the Wade family. So, you’d better show more respect for me!”Charlie ignored her completely. Instead, he looked at Albert before he pointed at the empty seat next to Carmen.Albert understood Charlie’s intention immediately, and he escorted Donald to the seat right next to Carmen.After that, Charlie stretched out his hand before he removed the black spit hood from Donald’s head. After that, he smiled slightly as he looked at Donald and said, “Hello, Mr. Webb. We meet again.”“Char… Charlie?!”Donald was extremely shocked at this time!He never expected Charlie to actually appear in front of him!Could it be…Could it be that Charlie was behind everything that had happened today?!How could he possibly have so much power?!When Charlie saw the horrified look on his face, he smiled before he said, “Mr
How could he possibly not know of the fate that awaited the Webb family?Carmen would certainly fight it out with him.Moreover, the Wade family would certainly take her side and back her up as well.Even when the Webb family was in its heyday, they would not have been able to go against the Wade family at all. Furthermore, the current Webb family had already been greatly defeated by Charlie. At this time, the Webb family could not even be seen as a mere ant in front of the Wade family…Donald felt that the Wade family might even torture him until the entire Webb family broke and fell apart.As he thought about this, Donald immediately choked up as he pleaded, “Mr. Wade, Madam Wade, I did not know any better and I did not know what I was doing at all. Please be magnanimous and forgive me…”Carmen hated Charlie to the core at this time, but she did not dare to get angry or lose her temper at him at all. So, she could only direct all of her anger at Donald. She gritted her teeth as
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