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
Carmen felt as though Charlie had trampled all over her self-esteem because of the playful expression on his face!She gritted her teeth as she shouted, “Of course! Do you think that I was joking with you?! If you do not know what is good for yourself, and if you hesitate to do the right thing until you are forced to do even worse, I can assure you that you will be done for sooner or later! You will not only be the only one suffering, but your wife, your mother-in-law, and all the people around you are all done for!”Carmen was filled with rage as she spoke about this. She continued shouting like a shrewd woman as she said, “Let me tell you something. Your parents were lucky back then, and they were still allowed to be buried at the Wade family’s ancestral grave after they died! However, if you were to die in the future, you would not even have the qualifications to enter the Wade family’s ancestral grave at all!”The expression on Charlie’s face suddenly became very somber.He loo
Yule, who was already in his last stage of pancreatic cancer, had suddenly recovered and regained full health. Moreover, it seemed as though Yule had regained ten years of his youth. Everyone in the upper-class society in Eastcliff was eager to find out the reason behind this matter, and they wanted to know what kind of good opportunity Yule had encountered.However, no one could obtain any effective information or clues at all even after everyone had investigated this matter for a long time.When Charlie suddenly mentioned all of these incidents, Carmen could not help but ask in horror, “Do you mean to say that all of these matters had something to do with you?!”Charlie snorted coldly before he said, “What do you mean ‘had something to do with me’? All of these things were done by me, Charlie Wade!”At this time, even Donald was shocked and at a loss for words.The death of The Big Eight had caused the Webb family to suffer a great loss. However, the Webb family did not know how
Donald was so frightened that he did not even dare to raise his head after getting reprimanded by Charlie.He naturally knew all these things about Kian.He had originally thought that this matter was between his son and the other girls. Even if his son really had harmed a few girls, Kian had not harmed Charlie or the people around Charlie at all. So, why would Charlie harm his son, then?However, when Donald saw that Charlie was so furious and angry at this moment, he realized that Charlie’s strong sense of justice was really far beyond his wildest imagination!Charlie glared at Donald at this time before he said coldly, “Donald, I was initially thinking of giving you a way out, but it seems as though you did not learn your lesson at all! If that is the case, I don't even want the forty percent shares in the Webb family’s assets anymore. I will simply allow the Wade family to dispose of you as they wish in the future!”Donald suddenly burst into tears!His hands were still cuffe
Carmen glared at Charlie, and she wanted to say something to keep up her appearances, but she could not say anything at all even when the words had already reached her lips.She realized that Charlie’s character was really too similar to his father, that was none other than her second brother, Curtis.Why was Curtis so famous back then?He might look like a weak scholar, but he could easily prove his strength and abilities in front of an entire army.As long as he had already decided to do something, he would never give up or fail in his mission.Even if the entire world were going against him, he would still fight back and carve a way out for himself.Back then, there was a saying amongst the upper-class society in Eastcliff. ‘The Wade family had a son who was a True Dragon!’Whenever anyone mentioned Curtis, even his opponent would give him a thumbs up.At that time, Curtis was the most formidable hero in the Wade family.Carmen suddenly realized that she could see her sec
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single