Charlie did not have many Rejuvenating Pills left.Moreover, as the saying goes, rare things were expensive. Travis spent two billion dollars just to purchase a Rejuvenating Pill, which proved that the Rejuvenating Pill was completely worth this price to the rich and wealthy. So, Charlie did not intend to give the Rejuvenating Pill as a gift to everyone.If this kind of item could be obtained so easily, then it would not appear to be so scarce or priceless, and its value would naturally fall.Therefore, Charlie planned to ask Graham to find some raw materials for him so that he could refine the first batch of pills that he had made at the very beginning. After that, he would give one of the magical pills to each of the guests who came here with gifts today.In fact, everyone simply came here to pay a New Year greeting to Charlie and give him some gifts for the New Year. However, they really did not expect that Charlie would give them a pill in return. Therefore, each and every one
Right then, Elaine persuaded her, “Oh, Claire! You don’t understand anything about Feng Shui, so you should not be interfering in Charlie’s work or telling him what to do.”After that, Elaine had a stern expression on her face as she said very seriously, “I do not expect you to be able to help Charlie in his career. However, I will never allow you to be a stumbling block in Charlie’s way! Our family’s future depends entirely on Charlie now!”“Mom…” Elaine had already rendered Claire completely speechless at this time.She could tell that her mother was already completely submissive toward Charlie, and nothing that she said would be of any use anymore.So, she could only sigh helplessly as she said, “Sigh. I am going to the company first…”Elaine hurriedly said, “Claire, aren’t you going to wait for me to open up all the gifts before you leave?”Claire shook her head and said, “I am already very late. Everyone is still waiting for me to hold a summary meeting.”Elaine said, “Alri
After returning to the bedroom that he shared with Claire, Charlie answered Quinn’s video call before he said, “Hello, Nana.”“Brother Charlie!” In the video call, Quinn, who was wearing a nightgown at home, waved excitedly at Charlie.Quinn had no makeup on in the video, and her long black hair was casually draped over her shoulders. She did not have the aura of a top celebrity at this time, but she looked more like an extremely beautiful girl next door.At this time, she asked happily in the video call, “Brother Charlie, what are you busy with?”Charlie smiled as he said, “I am not busy. Wouldn’t it be the New Year soon? I am simply preparing some New Year goods at home now.”Quinn smiled happily as she said, “Hehe! Me too! This year, we came back to the manor at Herrolls Bay to celebrate the New Year!”With that, Quinn switched to the phone’s front camera as she started showing Charlie her surrounding environment. She was indeed in the courtyard of the Golding family manor.C
Charlie smiled as he said, “Uncle Golding, everything is fine. What about you and Aunt Rachel? Are you doing well, too?”“Good! We are really good!” Yule replied as he nodded repeatedly. At this time, Rachel stood by Yule’s side as she looked at Charlie through the screen, and she smiled as she said, “Charlie, when will you be coming back to Eastcliff to spend a few days here? Your Uncle Golding has been thinking of you a lot recently. He basically talks about you several times a day! I am already tired of listening to him go on and on about you.”Charlie smiled before he said, “Uncle Golding and Aunt Rachel, I will definitely make time to come to Eastcliff to visit both of you when I am done with my work.”At this time, Quinn, who was standing on the other side of Yule, murmured in dissatisfaction, “What do you mean when you say that you are going to come here to visit the both of them? What about me? Don’t you have to come and see me too?”Charlie smiled as he hurriedly said, “Se
The Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony was the grandest family ceremony that the Wade family had. All large families would always value ancestor worship, especially for large families with a long history such as the Wade family. As they had a profound history and many branches to their family, they attached great importance to the ancestor worship ceremony.In truth, a lot of wealthy families had always wanted to engage in special ancestor worship ceremonies. However, a real ancestor worship ceremony was not something that any ordinary family could just do.Some nouveau riche families who wanted to hold an ancestor worship ceremony might not be able to keep up with the appearance at all.This was because these people’s ancestral tombs might have the latest three to four generations of their ancestors in total. Moreover, when it came to their identities, most of their ancestors from the previous generations might be peasants with no high-end or amazing stories to be told to th
Therefore, as the main family, it was necessary for them to use the ancestor worship ceremony to gather people from the collateral family together at regular intervals.After getting to know each other, getting acquainted with one another, and worshipping their common ancestors together, the connection between the bloodlines would naturally be strengthened. This was also a necessary means for large families to maintain their strength.Therefore, the Wade family would not only hold an ancestor worship ceremony once every twelve years, but they would also revise their entire Wade family genealogy chart at the ancestor worship ceremony.During this period between the current twelve years and the past twelve years, each family would have already given birth to a new heir, an older generation would have died, and some young adults would have already gotten married.Therefore, every twelve years, the countless branches of the Wade family would have to report the population changes in t
Yule had initially thought that Charlie would not agree to it. However, he never expected Charlie to agree to it so readily. So, he immediately said, “If your grandfather finds out that you are willing to go back for the ancestor worship ceremony, he will certainly be very happy!”Charlie smiled as he thought in his heart, ‘Whether my grandfather is happy or not would probably not depend on whether I am back to attend the ancestor worship ceremony or not, but on whether I will follow his arrangements and become the Wade family’s tool for the family’s intermarriage with another family.’However, Charlie did not tell Yule those words.At this time, Quinn suddenly spoke again, “By the way, Brother Charlie, the time for my concert in Aurous Hill has already been set!”Charlie was very surprised, and he asked, “Concert? In Aurous Hill?”Quinn nodded as she smiled and said, “The next stop of my tour is already planned to be held in Aurous Hill. However, the specific time has not been de
Unexpectedly, both of them had come to Yule’s house this time.Could it be that the Schulz family was also trying to win over the Golding family now?However, Charlie did not say much through the video call. After all, Yule did not know about his adventure in Japan.At this time, Adrian, the second child of the Golding family, said, “Brother, I am not too sure about why the younger generation of the Schulz family is here to give us gifts, but I believe that it might be related to the experience of the Schulz family in Japan some time ago. During this period, the Schulz family has suffered very heavy losses indeed. Perhaps this is the reason why they have the intention of winning over some of the other families.”Yule had a cold expression on his face as he said, “The person that I look down on the most in all of Eastcliff is none other than Sheldon Golding! He is a downright b*stard! He was the one who urged the Anti-Wade Alliance on back then. He is nothing more than garbage that
However, Jimmy realized something important even as he sighed in relief. "Wait, Mr. Wade… I know I should settle things in the family Stateside, but won't I be arrested upon arrival?""That's Julien's department," Charlie chuckled and turned toward the man. "Tell your butler not to send the evidence to the feds. If it has reached them already, ask to have it back and tell the feds they saw nothing."Julien promptly nodded. "I'll text him right now. You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Wade."Jimmy remained worried. "But sir, I think Nate's not going to let this slide. The man is cunning—he deliberately dug a pit so we'd fall into it, and he gathered all the dirt he could on us to be used as leverage when necessary."Charlie shook his head. "That's no big deal. Julien can make sure that you're fine even if the feds get the evidence."Julien nodded nearby. "Don't worry, Mr. Wade. The decision remains in your hands, either way. Just say the word, and it's 25 to life… otherwise, not e
The fact that Jimmy was a partner in Ares LLP already meant he had skill, while Matilda had herself been retired for years and definitely had lost her touch a little. So, having someone like Jimmy who had stayed on the frontlines all this while would definitely be no issue.And in turn, it was a good thing for Jimmy as it was better than the kennels either way.Charlie then asked Jimmy pointedly, "You say you're interested, but are you sincere about it?"Jimmy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, absolutely!""No regrets? We're talking about ten years here.""None, absolutely none!""Do you know what to say if anyone asks?""Yes, of course! I chose to further my career here in Oskia, and it was absolutely voluntary! That's what I'd say even if my family asked!"Charlie nodded. "Good. Then, you will have two weeks. Go home and set your affairs in order and report in for work afterward.""No problem!" Jimmy nodded repeatedly, actually surprised and grateful that Charlie would let hi
And yet, Julien was suddenly clapping his hands, and exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, right! We should get his wife and son over too for a happy reunion!"He then paused and quickly corrected himself, "Wait, no! I mean, they should each be caged with one empty cage separating each of their cages. They can see each other and talk, but there will be no touching. How dare he flex on me—I gotta teach him a lesson to remember!"Jimmy dropped limply on his rump, and Matilda beckoned for Paul to help him up while turning toward Julien as she pursed her lips. "Please, Mr. Rothschild… Even if you don't accept his apology, don't bring his family into this. It's against Oskian tradition—you'd insult your family's name!"Julien shrugged, not hesitating to retort, "What do your traditions have to do with me? If I mean to hurt him, forget his family—I'll drag his dogs over too!"Seeing that Julien was so furious, Charlie decided to stop him, or he might actually go through with it."That's enough, J
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