As soon as he heard that Charlie was in Tokyo, Reuben’s body immediately quivered in fear.He never expected that Charlie would be in Tokyo!He knew that Jasmine and his grandfather could also be easily taken care of, but Charlie on the other hand… he was not someone simple that could be easily taken out!Therefore, as soon as he heard this news, his entire person was momentarily stunned from the shock.Lord Moore, who was on the other end of the call, asked Reuben in surprise, “Reuben, what’s the matter with you? Why such a big reaction? What’s the problem?”Reuben, who had just regained his composure, suppressed the tension and anxiousness in his heart and replied, “Grandfather, why did Mr. Wade come? I find it hard to believe. Did he come after hearing what had happened to Jasmine?”Lord Moore hummed and replied, “Mr. Wade is a very loyal person, and Jasmine has always been on good terms with him. Now that something has happened to her, Mr. Wade rushed to Tokyo as soon as he c
‘If it weren’t for you meddling with stuff, that old fart wouldn’t be able to reverse the situation and allow Jasmine to become the head of the Moore family! In that case, I wouldn’t have had the intentions to kill her!’As he thought about this, Reuben’s eyes were filled with resentment and hatred. He then whispered to himself coldly, “Charlie, you’d better not cause me any trouble with Jasmine's case. Otherwise, I don’t care whatever your status is, Master Wade or sh*t! I will definitely find a way to kill you!”After saying that, Reuben was able to calm down a little, take his phone out, and make a phone call to Charlie.As soon as the call connected, Reuben heard Charlie’s voice from the other end of the call saying, “Hello.”He replied hurriedly, “Mr. Wade? It’s me, Reuben.”Charlie spoke, “Oh, it’s you, Mr. Reuben.”Reuben hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, you can just call me Reuben. Grandfather called me a while ago telling me that you came all the way to Tokyo because of Jasmin
When Nanako heard Charlie’s request for a grand team, she immediately smiled and said, “Charlie-kun, is the chauffeur team not grand enough? Why don’t I just send a few helicopters over!”Charlie smiled a little and replied, “This person is currently staying at the Aman Hotel in Tokyo. To arrange for helicopters in the city center… Isn’t it inappropriate?”Nanako smiled and said seriously, “Charlie-kun, this is just a small matter. To the Ito family, there is no such thing as ‘inappropriate’. If you wish for it, I, Nanako, will make sure to handle it well. Nanako won’t disappoint you!”Charlie thought for a moment and then nodded in agreement. He laughed, “Then, I shall have to trouble Nanako for this. I only have one goal, which is to completely shock him.”Nanako smiled and replied, “Charlie-kun can rest assured. I will give him a vivid lesson of reality!”***Aman Hotel.Reuben asked his beautiful personal female assistant to put on a few bandages on his hands.This girl was
The woman on the phone call said calmly, “In that case, I would like to invite Mr. Reuben to proceed to the rooftop now.”“The rooftop?”Reuben frowned. “What do you want me to do on the rooftop?”The woman replied, “The helicopter is waiting on the rooftop.”“Helicopter?” Reuben’s expression was a little surprised but also a little disgusted.He thought to himself, ‘This Charlie and his friends are indeed truly dull. Why are they piloting a helicopter in the middle of the city? Is it just because they have a little bit of money and don’t know where to spend it? Just because they rented a helicopter, they think that they are amazing? This bit is really too low, isn’t it?’Thinking of this, he smiled contemptuously and then replied very politely, “Alright, please wait a while, and I will make my way to the rooftop shortly.”“Alright. I will be waiting for Mr. Reuben on the rooftop.”After hanging up the call, Reuben immediately laughed contemptuously. “Hmph, Charlie is really in
In Reuben’s opinion, the Ito family’s status was indeed very high. It was, after all, the top family in Japan that had just survived the tragic fatal feud between the three big families in Tokyo. For that alone, the future prospects of the Ito family were beyond the limit.Therefore, Reuben refused to believe that Charlie had anything to do with the Ito family. He assumed that Charlie or his friends must have spent money to rent a helicopter under the aviation company of the Ito family.Hence, he took his assistant and stepped in front of the helipad.There was a beautiful woman in a blue flight attendant uniform standing by the helicopter. When she saw them approach, she looked at Reuben and said with great respect, “You must be Mr. Moore, right?”Reuben nodded and said with a bit of arrogance, “Yes, that’s me. Are you the ones responsible for picking me up?”The woman smiled politely and said, “Yes, Mr. Moore. Mr. Wade and our Young Miss are waiting for you at home now. Please b
At this moment, the helicopter engine slowly started and then accelerated continuously, and soon, it began to slowly take off.Reuben thought, ‘Well, I might as well take this chance to see what the view of Tokyo is like from the sky.’As he was thinking of this, he heard the woman’s voice in his headset as she said, “No. 2 and No. 3, take off. No. 4 and No. 5, start your engines. No. 6 and No. 7, start preparing!”Puzzled, Reuben thought to himself, ‘What the hell? What’s with No. 2, 3, 4, and 5? What is she talking about?’As he was in puzzlement, his assistant who was sitting next to him pointed to the roofs of two other buildings on both sides of the window and said in surprise, “Mr. Moore, two helicopters are flying on the roofs of those two buildings, and they are exactly the same as the one we’re sitting on!”Reuben turned to look, and it was true!There were two identical helicopters on the left and right sides taking off simultaneously and synchronously.Those two helic
As Reuben watched the helicopters take off in fours, the fleet quickly expanded to nearly twenty helicopters, which made him feel bewildered and shocked!Unable to comprehend the current situation, he thought to himself, ‘What the hell is this?! Are twenty helicopters truly necessary just for a fifteen-kilometer journey?! This is unbelievable!’‘Besides, who is Charlie’s friend in Tokyo anyway? Renting twenty helicopters requires a lot of money! Why are they so wasteful?!’Tokyo citizens were also stunned by the convoy of helicopters howling in the sky at this moment. They all stopped and looked up, wondering if something big had happened or what kind of big shot had visited the city.Reuben started to feel uneasy and jittery as he couldn’t figure out Charlie’s motive.Although he was not close to Charlie, nor were they friends, they could regard each other as acquaintances. If they wanted to meet, they could set a time and venue to meet. Why did Charlie have to do all this?!At
Reuben now realized that Charlie seemed to have extraordinary connections here in Japan!The helicopter landed on the lawn of the Ito residence’s backyard.As soon as the helicopter had landed, twenty men in black immediately ran over neatly and lined up formidably on both sides of the hatch.At this moment, the beautiful woman inside the helicopter opened the hatch wide and took the lead to jump down before saying to Reuben, “Mr. Moore, this way please!”Reuben swallowed nervously. His heart was drumming nervously as he stepped down from the helicopter in apprehension.The woman said, “Mr. Moore, please follow me. Mr. Wade and our Young Miss are already waiting for you in the lounge.”Reuben hurriedly asked with a humble tone, “May I know who exactly is your Young Miss?”The woman answered with a smile, “When you meet her later, she will definitely tell you herself in regards to her identity.”Reuben managed an indifferent smile, but in fact, he was so panicked that his heart
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