Edmund thought that he could already escape. Unexpectedly, Charlie suddenly wanted to ask him a question at this time.So, his heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly turned his head around as he smiled and asked, “Master Wade… what other instructions do you have for me?”Charlie looked at him before he smiled and said, “It’s nothing important. I just wanted to ask you something.”Edmund heaved a huge sigh of relief before he said, “Master Wade, go ahead and ask!”Charlie nodded slightly before he smiled and asked, “Do you know what mercury dichloride is?”Edmund was stunned for a moment, and he had a surprised look on his face as he said, “No… I do not know what that is… what is mercury dichloride?”As he spoke, Edmund suddenly felt as though his heart was beating profusely!Since he had excellent psychological control, he could make sure that the expression on his face was not too obvious.However, Charlie immediately noticed the imperceptible stiffness and wave of panic runni
Charlie smiled before he said, “It’s okay. If your family truly suffers any economic losses, I will simply pay your family back for the losses that your family had suffered, then! I have always been a very easygoing and straightforward person. It is just money, right? You can ask around Aurous Hill. When was I, Charlie Wade, ever lacking in money?”Edmund wanted to continue looking for an excuse to refute Charlie’s words, but Charlie had already pointed the iPhone’s front camera at Edmund.The facial recognition function on cell phones was really easy to use.Even though Edmund’s cheeks were already extremely swollen, the cell phone could still be unlocked immediately simply by scanning his face.Edmund’s cell phone language was in English, but it was not a problem for Charlie.Although he did not attend university, he had received top-notch international education when he was young. Charlie grew up in a multilingual environment ever since he was young, just like most current inte
Just as Edmund was panicking, coincidentally, he received a message on his cell phone. The person who had sent the message had an Oskian nickname, which was Samson.From the list, only a picture sent by Samson could be seen. Thus, Charlie opened up this message. Upon closer look, the photo sent by Samson was actually a corpse that was foaming at the mouth! At this moment, the corpse laid slanting on the seat of a car. Its eyes were big, with a ferocious expression. One look and one could ascertain that this person had been poisoned to death. Just as Charlie was still in a state of astonishment, Samson sent another message with a row of English sentences. The meaning was roughly like this: [Boss, I have killed Zayden. Later, I will throw him into the deep river. Rest assured, this clue is surely destroyed!] Charlie immediately scrolled up to see the conversation history between Samson and Edmund.The conversation history between the two was not lengthy.
Edmund was the one who had instructed Samson to commit an act of murder. Thus, he could be charged with voluntary manslaughter. There was no escape for him! After all, in Oskian law, the one who instigated others to commit a crime would be regarded as the principal offender! Edmund had ordered his men to kill. Despite not committing the act himself, once this matter was brought to court, it would at least be life imprisonment! If the crime of poisoning Doris’s father was added, it could lead to a stay of execution too... Thinking of this, Edmund had an emotional breakdown for a moment. He fell to the ground and cried, “I am sorry. It was my rashness that caused all these problems. It was not on purpose… It was not on purpose…” Charlie slapped him hard and confronted him, “You ordered your man to murder someone and yet you dare to say that it was not on purpose?! Are you f**king kidding me?!” Covering his face, Edmund wept and replied, “I… I was too obs
Faced with Edmund’s struggle, Charlie said calmly, “Edmund, don’t worry. Even without the kidney, Doris’s father will not die!” Edmund shook his head and replied confidently, “That’s impossible! RH negative kidneys are hard to find. Without mine, he can only wait for death!” Then, he quickly knelt before Doris and cried, “Doris, I’m begging you. If you give me a chance and do not hand me over to the police, I will give you a hundred million dollars! Please, don’t ever send me to the police! Otherwise, my life is finished…” Just as Doris was about to reject his request, Charlie, who was at the side, laughed and said, “Don’t worry, Edmund. I will surely not hand you over to the police!” Edmund thought that his promise of a hundred million dollars had had an effect. So, he hurriedly said, “Master Wade! As long as you let me leave Aurous Hill, I will send you a cheque of a hundred million dollars once I arrive back in the United States!” Charlie waved h
Therefore, Charlie also suspected that his parents’ death was related to the Rothschild family.Because of this, when he heard that the Whittaker family and Rothschild family were kith and kin, he could not help but lament in his heart, ‘I never thought my first encounter with the Rothschild family would come so fast.’ Therefore, Charlie asked Isaac curiously: “The Whittaker family and Rothschild family have what kind of kith and kin relationship, to be specific?” Isaac described: “At most, they are distant relatives… After all, the Whittaker family and Rothschild family have grown for so many years. There are more than ten thousand people with the family name Rothschild. Besides, there are also many distant relatives with a different family name.” “This means that Edmund’s grandmother is from the Rothschild family. However, his grandmother’s side is not pivotal in the Rothschild family. At most, she was just like a princess in the Golden Age, who was the most margina
“But soon, they will be!” Edmund, who was by the side, was dumbfounded, and he mumbled... Then, he speculated in confusion, ‘What does he f*cking mean by ‘soon they will be’?! This Wade guy is ridiculous… I f*cking hate Oskians when they talk vaguely and not clearly…’ Just as he was in the dark about what Charlie meant, Charlie said to Isaac: “One more thing, Isaac, please get me some mercury dichloride. I intend to use it.” When Charlie said this, Edmund felt as though he had been struck by lightning! ‘Ah?! What does this Wade guy plan to do with mercury dichloride?!’ ‘Also, why did he ask for dialysis equipment to be set up?!’ ‘And! He asked people to prepare the dialysis equipment and even said ‘soon they will be’... what is ‘soon to be’? What’s that?!’ ‘Now, he wants mercury dichloride, this… is he asking me to consume it?!’ Thinking of this, Edmund felt as if he was about to collapse. Kneeling with both knees on the gro
At this moment, he finally realized that he had caused big trouble! Hence, looking toward Doris, Edmund cried and begged, “Doris! I beg you to send me to the police! Let me face legal sanctions and a just trial, please. I beg you, Doris! Please pity me, Doris!” Edmund knew in his heart that although it was scary to be in jail, at least he could enter the prison healthily. If he were to be in the hands of Charlie and to be tossed around by him, he would not only face all kinds of painful torture but in fact, he might die cruelly in the dog farm in the end. Thus, comparatively, to be in prison was much more humane. Charlie ridiculed him, “Edmund, you change really fast. Didn’t you beg Doris not too long ago to not hand you over to the police? A few minutes have just passed, and you have already begun to beg her to send you to the police? Edmund cried painfully and answered, “Master Wade… Master Wade, please be merciful. Call 911 and let the police
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single