Jaime had already had a crush on Quinn for many years, but he had only told his sister, Sophie, about this matter.The reason why he had never dared to bring this matter up was because he knew that the Schulz family would never allow him to be together with Quinn.Lord Schulz had always been a very condescending person, and he had never once looked up to any other families in Oskia.Moreover, Lord Schulz had always been very eager to achieve a major breakthrough in the overseas markets.Therefore, he had especially hoped that as the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, Jaime would marry the daughter of a top and influential European or American family, or even a European royal princess.In that case, the Schulz family would be able to exchange resources with them.Otherwise, if they were to join hands with a family in this country who had a weaker overall strength compared to the Schulz family, it would be clear that the Schulz family was being taken advantage of.This was the
He had initially thought that it would be impossible for his grandfather to allow him to pursue Quinn. However, Jaime would never have expected to gain his grandfather’s full support instead.This instantly increased his confidence to pursue Quinn countless times.So, Jaime immediately said, “Grandpa, in that case, I will head to Aurous Hill now under the pretext of attending the upcoming concert to see if I can lure the mastermind out!”Cadfan nodded in satisfaction before he smiled and said, “I’ve already asked Arrington to invite the head of the top family in Sudbury, Donald from the Webb family, to come here for dinner today. I believe that he should be here in a while. You do not need to leave in such a hurry. It is not too late for you to set off after having dinner.“Okay!”***At this moment, at Shangri-La hotel in Aurous Hill.Sophie was already feeling very anxious and impatient after getting locked up in the room for the entire day.At six o’clock in the evening, Isa
Isaac’s words made Charlie hesitate slightly.He had not decided whether he wanted to meet with Sophie and Helen yet.The main reason was simply because he did not know what kind of mentality he should have when facing his enemy’s daughter or a woman who had already been in love with his father for so many years.However, Charlie knew it very well in his heart.He knew that since things had already reached this point, he would have to meet with the pair of mother and daughter sooner or later.Still, he had not decided whether or not it was the right time to meet them now.When Isaac saw that Charlie was still hesitating, he hurriedly persuaded him, “Young Master, to be honest, since you will have to meet the both of them sooner or later, wouldn’t it be better for you to meet them sooner rather than later?”As he spoke, Isaac said again, “Look. Miss Schulz’s current status is equivalent to being kept under house arrest at this time. If you refuse to meet her now, I am afraid that
So, Donald and Sean followed Arrington to the dining hall inside the manor.At this time, Cadfan, Sheldon, and Jaime, who represented the three generations of the Schulz family, were seated at the dining table.When Cadfan saw Donald and Sean walking into the dining hall, he took the initiative to stand up and greet Donald with a smile on his face. “Mr. Webb, I have already heard of your great name for a very long time! I finally get to meet you today!”Donald hurriedly replied in a flattered manner, “Lord Schulz, you are being too polite. Compared to you, I am nothing more than a small businessman engaging in some small businesses. I am still way too inferior as compared to you…”Cadfan waved his hand before he smiled and said, “How could that be, Mr. Webb? The Webb family is the top and most influential family in the whole of Sudbury. So, why are you belittling yourself?”After he had spoken, Cadfan hurriedly said again, “Come, Mr. Webb! Let me introduce you to my family. This i
Charlie’s image appeared in Donald’s mind as soon as he heard Cadfan’s question. He could not help but feel deep fear in his heart as he replied, “Lord Schulz, to tell you the truth, I initially suspected that my youngest son’s illness was also caused by someone. But even after investigating and looking into this matter, I could not find any relevant clues at all. So, I believe that the possibility of his illness being a natural cause might be greater, then. Perhaps my son had encountered some sort of serious trauma, or perhaps he was stimulated by something that is way beyond our comprehension.”Cadfan asked him, “Then, have you ever asked your son about any unusual memories or incidents that he had encountered before or after the accident?”Donald replied truthfully, “I have already asked him about it, but he told me that he had a memory gap before the incident, and he cannot remember anything during that time at all.”Cadfan nodded thoughtfully before he said in a deep voice, “If
As he spoke, Cadfan explained, “Anyone who has studied history would know that we suffered a huge catastrophic ordeal in Oskia in 1937. At that time, many top metaphysics families had already calculated and predicted this disaster one or two years in advance. Therefore, many of them had already fled and relocated overseas in advance. Those who did not escape were either masters who stayed behind to serve the country and their compatriots, or those masters who have insufficient abilities or limited skills, and did not foresee the disaster at all.”“Those top masters who stayed back also devoted themselves and their lives to the country. After the eight years of war, some metaphysics masters died or got injured, and we subsequently lost a large number of local metaphysics masters. However, the metaphysics masters who successfully fled overseas before the disaster survived.”Donald could not help but ask, “Lord Schulz, there is something that I do not understand. Why did all of these me
In truth, Cadfan did not really believe in fate.His father, who had already passed away a long time ago, was a strong believer of Feng Shui and fate, but Cadfan did not buy it at all.Cadfan had always had a very harsh and vicious way of getting things done. He believed that men were the master of their own fate. When he was younger, he was already exceptionally vigorous and resolute. Now that he was already much older, he had become even more unscrupulous, and he did not pay any attention to retribution or karma at all.However, Cadfan was beginning to have second thoughts.He felt that he was being plagued with bad luck. It would be a little too unreasonable to think that all of this was a mere coincidence. How could all these bad things and bad luck happen to him?!If it was not a coincidence, it could only be something to do with his fortune. Otherwise, he should not be that unlucky.Therefore, Cadfan also wanted to make use of this opportunity to allow an authoritative and
Donald hesitated for a moment before he said, “Of course we will have to make a partial report to Charlie. However, it is also necessary for us to have our own reservations. It would be best for us to keep things simple and to only tell him about the important matters.”As he spoke, Donald took out his cell phone before he sent Charlie a voice message: “Master Wade, you truly have the miracle of foresight! Cadfan Schulz invited me to dinner tonight. He even told me that he wanted to work closely with the Webb family when we were at the dinner table. I have already agreed to his request. I will also report any subsequent movements or information to you immediately in the future!”After receiving this message, Charlie simply replied with one word, ‘okay’.When Donald received Charlie’s reply, he smiled slightly before he said, “Look! Isn’t it all settled, then? What we have to do now is to make Charlie feel as though we are really doing our best for him. Besides that, we also have to
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