However, even though he had said this, Charlie had already made up his mind to tell Doris to secretly hand this project over to Claire.After all, Emgrand Group belonged to him. Since his wife was so interested in this project, he naturally wanted to give her an opportunity to practice her skills.Therefore, he told Claire, “Claire, you don’t have to think too much about it first. Just concentrate on making all the preparations. I believe that you will certainly be able to do it!”“Yes!” Claire nodded firmly before she said, “I will definitely work hard, and I will try to secure this big project!”After having lunch, Claire returned to the company. At this time, Charlie returned to his bedroom to make a phone call to Doris.As soon as the phone call was connected, Doris said, “Young Master, the reason why you are calling me is because of the matter relating to your wife’s tender, right?”Charlie laughed as he said, “You guessed it right.”Doris hurriedly replied, “Young Master,
Aurora was very happy when she heard that Charlie was going to refine some medicine again.She was not happy because she had been wishing for Charlie’s magical pills. Rather, she was happy because her father had asked her to deliver the medicinal herbs and materials over to Charlie. This way, she would finally have the opportunity to see Charlie.During this period of time, Aurora had been spending her winter vacation at home. Aside from her routine training every day, she basically had nothing to do at all at home. Therefore, she had been feeling very bored throughout her vacation.She really wanted to look for an opportunity to see Charlie or even to ask Charlie to guide her and give her some more pointers. However, she had heard that Charlie had been very busy recently. So, she felt embarrassed to come over to look for him because she did not want to be a bother.It just so happened that she would be able to take advantage of this opportunity to see Charlie when she delivered th
“That’s good!” Aurora smiled sweetly before she hurriedly passed the medicine box and the red sandalwood box in her hand over to Charlie. After that, she said, “Master Wade, all the medicinal herbs and materials that you need is inside this medicine box. My dad has already prepared everything for you. There is also a premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old inside this red sandalwood box. My dad said that he obtained it by chance, and he believes that this premium purple ginseng will certainly be of great use to you. Therefore, he asked me to bring it here and give it to you as a gift…”Charlie was a little surprised, and he said, “A premium purple ginseng that is more than four hundred years old?! How did your dad get his hands on such a good item?”Aurora stuck her tongue out and said, “I don’t know about that. He usually has many different channels for receiving his medicinal herbs and materials. Many top medicinal herbs and materials’ farmers and dealers ar
Since Charlie was sincerely inviting her into his house, Aurora nodded before she happily followed Charlie into the villa.Upon entering the house, Charlie invited Aurora to sit on the sofa in the living room. After that, he took out a tea set and made a pot of tea for her.Aurora carefully held the cup of tea that Charlie had made for her in her hands before she said, “By the way, Master Wade, I went to see Jasmine two days ago!”“Oh?” Charlie curiously asked, “Did you go to her company or her house?”“I went to her house.” Aurora said, “I was worried that Jasmine would be in a bad mood after experiencing so many things. So, I went to visit her at her house.”Charlie nodded slightly. At this time, he suddenly thought of how he had not had the time to see Jasmine again after he had helped her regain her position as the heir of the Moore family after helping her to resolve the Moore family’s crisis. So, he asked Aurora, “How is Jasmine’s current condition?”Aurora tilted her head
After sending Aurora out of the house and watching her leave, Charlie brought the medicinal herbs and materials that Aurora had delivered to him back to the bedroom that he shared with Claire on the second floor.The medicinal herbs and materials that Aurora had delivered today were sufficient for him to refine a batch of Healing Pills as well as a batch of Rejuvenating Pills.The Healing Pill would no longer be of any use to him. However, this kind of pill would have a great effect on any ordinary person. When Jasmine had been involved in the accident in Japan, it was the Healing Pill that had saved Jasmine’s life.As for the Rejuvenating Pill, Charlie also planned to make another batch of those pills. He would give one of the Rejuvenating Pill to Graham, and he would keep and reserve the rest of the pills for emergencies.Charlie then refined thirty ordinary Healing Pills and also thirty Rejuvenating Pills.When he saw these newly refined pills, Charlie suddenly thought of his m
Jefferson was surprised when he heard this, but he could not help but feel overjoyed.He laughed as he said, “Old Master Lennard, I heard that this person could easily kill many top ninjas in Japan on his own. He has extraordinary strength. So, it should be normal for him to have a hard fate, right?”Chandler replied solemnly, “Jefferson, there are many people with a hard fate in this world. Even widows will appear to have a fate as hard as iron. However, anyone with the fate of a True Dragon is extremely rare. If this was the ancient times, he would either be a prince or a top general. Anyway, no matter what it is, he would be an extraordinary person!”Jefferson was silent for a moment before he said seriously, “Old Master Lennard, my granddaughter really wants to find this person. I wonder if you can give us a hint, then?”Chandler sighed as he said, “This person’s fate is superior to mine. I cannot see through it…”Jefferson exclaimed, “Old Master Lennard, would there be any fa
Chandler hummed slightly before he said seriously, “It is time for her to stop. Otherwise, it will be a fatal attraction, and she will be the one getting hurt in the end.”Jefferson thanked him repeatedly before he hung up the phone in a hurry. After that, he made a video call to Sophie.The reason why he was video calling Sophie directly was because he knew that when she answered the video call, she would certainly be using the speaker by default. In that case, not only would Sophie be able to hear what he had to say, but his daughter, Helen, and his grandson, Jaime, would also be able to hear it.What Jefferson feared was that Sophie would not believe in divination and fortune-telling. If he were to tell her that there were tigers in the mountain, she would probably not retreat, but instead, she would head up to the mountain base.Therefore, he wanted to solemnly inform her about this matter in front of Helen. That way, even if he could not persuade her, Helen and Jaime might sti
“What?!”As soon as Sophie heard her grandfather asking her to stop looking for her benefactor, she could not understand his intentions. So, she asked incomprehensively, “Why, Grandpa?”Jefferson replied vaguely, “It will not be good for you to continue looking for him. So, it will be better for you to just forget about it.”Sophie frowned, and she was very persistent as she said, “Grandpa, the person that I am looking for is me and my brother’s benefactor! He saved our lives! So, no matter what it is, I will continue looking for him. I will not give up even if I can’t find him!”Jefferson was a little anxious as he solemnly replied, “It is not about whether you are going to find him or not! This is something related to your own safety in the future!”Sophie was unconvinced, and she asked, “My future safety? What has this got to do with my future safety?”Jefferson replied seriously, “Old Master Lennard said that your fate is in direct conflict with his fate. Moreover, his fate i
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