Albert hurriedly nodded and said, “Master Wade, I already know about it. That b*stard, Jayden, has already told me about this matter. I slapped him twenty times as punishment for helping Hebron to abuse and mistreat those girls. I have already given him a stern warning. If he dares to participate in anything related to forcing girls into prostitution in the future, I will certainly abolish him!”Charlie nodded before he said seriously, “From now on, inform all of your subordinates and men in the underground world. Everyone can work together and earn money together. However, you should maintain your morals. You should not do anything related to porn, gambling, or drugs! You should not get involved in those matters at all no matter how much money you can make from it!”Albert hurriedly said, “Master Wade, don’t worry about this matter. I have already spoken to all of my subordinates. After hearing about what Hebron did in the etiquette company, I have already warned all of my subordina
When Liam heard Charlie asking about the Apothecary Stomach Pill, Liam became very excited, and he blurted out, “Master Wade, the Apothecary Stomach Pill has already occupied the entire Japanese, Korean, and also Southeast Asia market now! After incorporating Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, the many production lines of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical are now fully operational and producing the Apothecary Stomach Pill at full scale. Besides Asia, we are already preparing more stock to enter into the European and American markets next month!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction before he smiled and said, “The European and American markets have always been resistant to traditional medications. Are you confident?”“Yes!” Liam replied without any hesitation at all. “Although Europe and the United States are the birthplaces of many modern medications, Europe and the United States are also the main forces in alcohol consumption. The top twenty countries in per capita alcohol consumption are all European coun
“In any case, there must be no such thing as the price rising situation of Moutai! The official retail price of a bottle of Moutai is 1,799 dollars. However, an ordinary person would never have the chance to buy it at this price. When the dealer sells it, it will cost at least 2,700 to 2,800 dollars a bottle. The price of the bottle would be even higher during the holidays and the New Year. Aren’t they simply taking advantage of the consumers, then?”Liam immediately stated, “Don’t worry, Master Wade. I will strictly prevent something similar from happening to the Apothecary Stomach Pill! If any dealer dares to stock up and raise the price, I will disqualify the dealer immediately and take the appropriate legal action against him! I will never tolerate this kind of behavior!”Charlie nodded in satisfaction before he said, “After the Apothecary Stomach Pill is deployed in the European and American markets, I believe that there will certainly be rapid development in the alcohol industr
Ever since Tyler and Reuben’s plot to murder Jasmine had failed, exposing them and ultimately causing Charlie to throw them to a diamond mine in the Republic of Sierra Leone in Africa, Jasmine’s position in the Moore family was even steadier as compared to the past. In the past, Lord Moore had been the only person who sincerely supported her. Now, no one in the entire Moore family dared to disobey her anymore.The main reason was simply because Jasmine had Charlie’s strong support and backup. Even Tyler and his son, Reuben, had failed to bring Jasmine down. So, the other members of the Moore family understood the situation and had the self-knowledge not to attempt any similar moves.After all, if they wanted to bring Jasmine down, they would have to go through Charlie and defeat him first.Otherwise, Tyler and Reuben’s fate would serve as a warning to the others.Over the past few days, although Lord Moore would often feel very sorry and regretful because of everything that happe
Jasmine subconsciously sat beside Charlie.As Jasmine reached out her hand to take the teacup that Albert was handing over to her, Charlie could not help but sigh when he saw the diamond bracelet on her wrist.Speaking of it, Albert was the one who had gotten him acquainted with Jasmine in the first place. Albert was the one who had come and begged him to take a look at Jasmine’s Feng Shui back then, and that was how he had gotten to know Jasmine.After sitting down, Jasmine said to Charlie, “Master Wade, Nanako told me to send her greetings to you when I was on a video call with her today.”Charlie asked curiously, “Oh? The both of you chatted through a video call today?”Jasmine smiled and said, “I video call her almost every day. Didn’t she give one of her puppies to me? I can tell that she also misses the puppy very much, and she always wants to see how the puppy is doing every day.”Charlie nodded gently before he smiled and said, “Aurora also said that she wanted to wait fo
When Aurora heard that Nanako wanted to become friends with her, Aurora was overjoyed.She could not hide her joy and excitement as she blurted out, “Jasmine, is what you are saying true?”Jasmine laughed as she said, “Of course, it is true. Why would I lie to you?”Aurora could not help but sighed as she said, “In truth, I have always wanted to be friends with her. I really admired her very much from the very beginning. Moreover, even though I have not had much interaction with her, I can feel that she must be a very good and nice person.”Jasmine nodded slightly as she said, “Nanako is indeed a very nice young lady. She is also very friendly and humble.”Aurora could not help but feel more or less guilty as she said, “To be honest, Nanako’s strength was originally far above mine. The only reason why she lost to me was because I took the pill that Master Wade gave to me. I really feel very ashamed whenever I think about it…”Jasmine smiled as she said, “It’s okay. It is your goo
As she spoke, Doris picked up her coat before she told Faith, “Mom, I will leave first if there is nothing else.”Faith nodded before she said, “Take care and pay attention to your own safety on the road.”“Okay, Mom. I got it.”Doris said goodbye to her mother before she stepped out of the ward. When she saw that there was still enough time, Doris went to Dr. Spears’s office in the Department of Nephrology.There were only ten hours left before the end of the deadline that Edmund had given to her. The only glimmer of hope that Doris had left was in the hands of Dr. Spears. She did not know whether Dr. Spears would be able to find the right kidney for her father at the last minute by using some connections.When Doris arrived at the office, she knocked on the door, and she heard Dr. Spears saying, “Please come in.” After that, Doris pushed the door open.As soon as Doris walked into the office, she said with some regrets, “Dr. Spears, I am so sorry to disturb you again.”Dr. S
When Doris heard that it was news related to the patient in Ward No. 1, she immediately realized that he was talking about her father. So, she blurted out, “Hello. May I know what is the result of the examination report for the patient in Ward No. 1?”The man looked at Doris with a hesitant look on his face before he glanced at Dr. Spears because he did not know whether he should continue speaking.Dr. Spears hurriedly urged, “Levi, you can just tell us what the results of the examination report are! Stop dawdling!”Levi hurriedly said, “This is the case. The laboratory discovered that there is excessive mercury in the blood of the patient in Ward No. 1. After that, the laboratory department sent the blood sample over to the laboratory in the judicial department for further inspection of toxic substances in the blood! As a result, a large amount of mercury dichloride was detected in the blood sample!”“What?!” Dr. Spears exclaimed, “Mercury dichloride?! Are you certain that it is m
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