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
Isaac and Albert’s men were swift in their actions. Within ten minutes, all of Edmund’s men in Aurous Hill, including Samson, who was preparing to dispose of the corpse, were restrained by Isaac and Albert’s men. Isaac himself came to Silverwing Hospital. His men brought guns and surrounded the two vehicles of Edmund’s men. Once the guns were aimed at the five men, they straightaway surrendered and gave in without a fight. Subsequently, these five men were brought into a modified minibus. Their cars, the Rolls-Royce and Buick, were driven away by Albert’s men. These two cars would be sent straight to Albert’s car recycling factory to be dismantled tonight, crushed into a pile of scraps, and thrown into the steelmaking furnace. In other words, after tonight, even the Gods would not be able to search for the whereabouts of these two cars. Then, Isaac called Charlie and informed him, “Young Master, the five men at the ground floor
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