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
There was no doubt that Charlie did not have a good impression of Christopher and his son, Harold.However, as soon as he heard that all of their limbs were already broken, most of the anger in Charlie’s heart had already dissipated.No one knew the Wilson family better than him.Although all of them were abominable, they were not exactly heinous villains.Hannah had tried to cheat Elaine before this. However, a large part of the reason was because Elaine had been playing mahjong at her friend’s house when she happened to run into Hannah and Christopher, who were there to take a look at her friend’s house. Hannah was dealt a huge blow when Elaine and her friends ridiculed and mocked her repeatedly. Therefore, she wanted to cheat Elaine out of all her money.The reason why Christopher and Harold wanted to kidnap Elaine and send her to the brick factory was also because they wanted to relieve their hatred and take revenge on him for sending Hannah to the coal mine. To be honest, Ela
Charlie looked at Donald again before he said, “Make sure that you report everything to Albert in the future. Don’t try to come up with any petty moves or tricks anymore. Do you understand me?”Donald hurriedly nodded before he said, “Mr. Wade, don’t worry. I will obey all of Don Albert and your instructions from now on…”Charlie said again, “By the way, were you the one who bought Villa A06 in Thompson First?”Donald awkwardly replied, “Yes, I was the one who bought it…”Charlie asked him, “Did you buy that villa for the Wilson family to live in just so that they could make me feel sick and disgusted?”“That’s right…” Donald said nervously, “Mr. Wade, I was wrong. Don’t worry. I will take the villa back and ask the Wilson family to get out of the villa immediately!”“Don’t do that!” Charlie waved his hand before he said, “It would be so boring if they left just like that. Why don’t you do this instead? First of all, I want you to stop all of the operations in the Wilson Group, a
At this time, Harold was already filled with regrets.The worst thing was not the fact that they had already been turned into a useless piece of trash because Donald’s men had broken all of their limbs. After all, it would only take them a few months to fully recover from their injuries.The worse thing was that the Interpol officers who were here just now had already said that they would be handed over to the local authorities. If they were really handed over to the local authorities, both of them would inevitably be charged for the crime of kidnapping!This was a felony, and the lightest sentence for this crime was ten years in prison!When he thought about the fact that he might have to spend ten years in prison, Harold broke down completely.As he was being carried out by Albert’s men, Harold choked up, and his face was filled with tears as he asked, “Officers, can I ask you a question? Could it be that… you are really going to send us… to prison now? Both of us… the both of u
“Exactly!” Lady Wilson sighed as she said, “But that does not matter anyway. There will also be endless sufferings awaiting Elaine when she arrives at the brick factory!”At this time, at the Aurous Hill Women Detention Center.Jennifer suddenly sneezed.Several of her cellmates rushed over to her and asked in concern, “Jennifer, what’s wrong? Have you caught a cold?”Jennifer rubbed her nose as she said, “I don’t know either. Perhaps someone is missing me.”The woman sitting next to her smiled before she said, “We are all prisoners who have no family or relatives at all. So, who would think of prisoners like us?”“That’s right.” Another person chimed in, “It will be the New Year soon, and none of my family members came to see me at all. This really makes me feel very disappointed!”After that, she looked at Jennifer before she asked, “Jennifer, how long do you have left before you can finally be released?”Jenifer smacked her lips together before she said, “Well, about five to
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