When he saw that Rosalie was still alive, he felt even more emotional as he cried and said, “Rosalie! Rosalie, it is truly you! I spent a lot of effort and went through a lot of difficulties just to find you!”Charlie rolled his eyes, and he looked at Sheldon before he raised his hand to slap him directly.Slap!Both Sophie and Rosalie were extremely surprised because of this slap!Sheldon was also completely stunned. He was extremely angry and furious as he asked, “What’s the matter now?! What did I do this time?! Why are you hitting me again? Moreover, you’re actually hitting me in front of my wife and daughters!”Charlie asked him coldly at this time, “Sheldon Schulz, you’re truly a very shameless person. Did you honestly try looking for Rosalie after she disappeared?”“I…” Sheldon was completely startled.‘That’s right. Did I look for her?’‘Of course not.’‘That’s because I had no way to look for her at all!’‘She disappeared in the vast ocean, and even the Japanese coul
When Sheldon heard this, he could not help but shudder!He never expected that both of his daughters would actually still be alive!Moreover, they had both been saved by Charlie.Since this was the case, what would he do if Charlie really wanted him to give his own life in exchange?!He truly felt very guilty toward both of his daughters, and he really wanted them to be safe and sound. However, he was also human, and he had not lived enough yet! He did not want to die either!As he thought about this, he suddenly trembled as he choked up and said, “Mr. Wade, I swear that I did not kill your parents back then. I really have nothing to do with your parents’ death.”After that, he quickly added, “I’ll say something from the bottom of my heart. In the first half of my life, no matter what I did, I would always get crushed and defeated by your father. He was the most recognized talent in the entire Eastcliff, and perhaps even in the whole of Oskia! He was not only very handsome and su
“I…” Sheldon was speechless, and his whole body began trembling and convulsing violently.At this time, he really did not know what he should say.Say that he would die on his own? Then, Charlie would certainly force him to commit suicide.Say that he would allow Charlie to help him? Then, Charlie might just gun him down…Nevertheless, both of his daughters were here. So, should he really beg Charlie for mercy? Wouldn’t that simply mean that he would be going back on his words again and that he would be abandoning his daughters once more?He felt extremely entangled, and he was really afraid of dying. So, Sheldon could only collapse on the ground as though he was paralyzed. He could only cry, but he could not even say a word at all.When Sophie looked at Sheldon, she could not help but despise him a little, yet at the same time, she felt that it was a little unbearable.She was actually not afraid that her father would go back on his word.After all, she was already very disapp
When Sheldon heard that Charlie was going to detain him for three years and that he would only gain his freedom if Sophie handed his father over to Charlie, Sheldon suddenly fell into a state of panic.Just as he was about to speak, Sophie, who was at the side, suddenly spoke up as she asked, “Benefactor, you’re targeting my father because of the Anti-Wade Alliance back then. But why are you targeting my grandfather, then?”Charlie smiled slightly before he replied seriously, “I have three reasons for targeting your grandfather.”“Firstly, judging by the fact that your grandfather has the absolute right to speak and make any decisions in the Schulz family, then, although your father was the one who established the Anti-Wade Alliance back then, the person who instigated this would certainly be none other than your grandfather!”As soon as Sheldon, who was at the side, heard these words, he nodded repeatedly as tears streamed down his face!Charlie’s words had touched the bottom of
As he thought about this, Sheldon could not help but plead, “Mr. Wade, I beg you not to send me to Africa, please. I’m already old, and I’ll not be able to endure much suffering.”When Charlie heard this, he simply smiled as he said, “Mr. Schulz, you’re overthinking it. I do not have any contacts or connections in Africa. Even if I wanted to send you there, there is no suitable place for me to send you over there.”Sheldon was finally a little relieved.In his opinion, as long as he did not need to go to Africa, everything else could still be justified.Even if it was Myanmar or Cambodia, every aspect of the conditions and security there would certainly be much better compared to Africa.So, he hurriedly asked, “Mr. Wade, where are you going to send me, then?”Charlie smiled slightly before he said faintly, “Syria!”Sheldon felt a buzz in his mind, and he felt as though a huge force was rushing to his brain directly as soon as he heard that word. He started panicking as he mur
Charlie had just returned from Hamed’s base. Therefore, he was very clear about Hamed’s current situation. Hamed had to be very short of money,He had an army of two thousand men, and they were all without exception masters who knew how to spend money but did not know how to make money. The few helicopters and those few armored vehicles were also money-burning machines as soon as it was turned on.With so many people and equipment, everything involved money.Besides that, the sphere of influence for the people in the opposition force was generally limited to those remote and desolate places as well as those valleys and places that were enclosed by mountains. So, there was no way for them to make money at all. So, they could only rely on sieging cities or foreign capital funding.In fact, Charlie also had a lot of spare money on hand. So, it would not actually be a big deal for him to spend tens of millions of US dollars or even hundreds of millions of US dollars to fund Hamed.
As he thought about this, he choked as he said, “Mr. Wade, the service is simply too bad. Can you give me a better package?”Charlie replied helplessly, “Didn’t you say that you can only move tens of millions of dollars around? You’ll only be able to enjoy this kind of service for that small amount of money.”Sheldon hurriedly waved his hand. “Mr. Wade, as long as you can give me better treatment, money will not be a problem!”Sheldon finally understood now.‘In the past, I did not dare to privately move a large amount of money in the Schulz family. I’ll have to gain Lord Schulz’s approval and agreement before doing so, but that is because Lord Schulz would ask the financial auditors to conduct regular checks on the accounts. If I were to embezzle the Schulz family’s public funds, I would not be able to hide it, and I might even get into a lot of trouble.’‘But it is almost a certainty that Charlie will be sending me to Syria this time. After all, there is absolutely no way that t
When Hamed heard that Charlie was going to send money to him, he immediately said nervously, “Sigh, Brother, that will not do. You cured my leg, and that is already a very great kindness to me. How could I still accept your money?”Charlie smiled as he said, “Aren’t you short of money? You need to feed your subordinates, and you’ll also have to spend money on ammunition. I’m only helping as much as I can. So, Brother, you don’t need to be so polite with me.”Hamed still wanted to decline it, but Charlie said in a firm tone, “Brother, if you refuse to accept the money, that means that you’re not treating me as a friend. If that is the case, we do not need to contact each other in the future anymore!”As soon as Hamed heard these words, he immediately said without any hesitation, “Brother! Since that is the case, I guess it will be better for me to accept deferentially than to decline courteously! I’ll make sure to do my best to serve your guest well when he comes here.”When Sheldon
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