Arrington spoke up, “Could they be doing this intentionally, as a disguise?”“A disguise?” Cadfan was even more surprised as he spoke up, “It is entirely meaningless for them to engage in this kind of disguise, right? It’s even more ridiculous to reveal what a person is intending to hide…”Just as Cadfan was feeling extremely puzzled, Jeremiah’s phone call came.Cadfan hurriedly answered the call as he blurted out, “Jeremiah Wade, where the hell is my son?!”Jeremiah replied coldly, “Cadfan Schulz, how would I know where your son is?”Cadfan cursed, “Are you really going to act like a hooligan in front of me?! My son disappeared when he was at Shangri-La! And you’re f*cking telling me that you do not know?!”Jeremiah warned him immediately, “Cadfan Schulz, you had better stop making up all these unfounded claims! You said that your son disappeared at Shangri-La. So, I asked my men to check all of the occupancy and check-in information at Shangri-La, but Sheldon Schulz’s name did
At this moment, the Schulz family’s butler, Arrington, spoke up from the side, “Lord Schulz, I feel that there is something fishy about this matter and that this matter is probably inseparable from the Wade family.”Cadfan let out a long sigh as he said, “Yes. Even if the Wade family is responsible for this matter, there is nothing that we can do about it this time. After all, Sheldon deliberately avoided the public in the first place. Now, we have no evidence to prove that he has really been to Shangri-La. So, how could we possibly assert that Sheldon has indeed gone missing in Shangri-La? Even if we were to bring this matter to the top, we’d be the ones who are being unreasonable.”Arrington was very gloomy and depressed as he said, “We cannot possibly just suffer a grievance in silence just like that, right? Mr. Steven and Mr. Sheldon are both missing. When have the Schulz family ever suffered a grievance like this? If this matter were to get out to the public, the Schulz family w
“Okay.”Charlie went to Isaac’s office together with Isaac, and Isaac opened the door first. At this moment, there was a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties who only had one arm sitting on the sofa inside the office.This woman was none other than Rosalie’s biological mother, Yashita Harker.Yashita had also been a standard young lady from a prestigious family back then. She had the appearance of a first-class beauty, and coupled with years of martial arts training, she also had a tall and well-proportioned body. However, she did look a little out of sorts because she lacked one arm.When Yashita saw Charlie and Isaac walking into the office, she hurriedly stood up with a more or less formal and prim attitude and expression on her face.After all, in her opinion, the other party was the young master of the Wade family, and he had a noble status. As for herself, she was just a member of a martial arts family. Moreover, she was also a disabled person. Therefore, she could no
Isaac naturally knew that the person that Charlie wanted him to invite to come over was none other than Rosalie, who had already been staying at Shangri-La for a long time.So, he immediately said respectfully, “Young Master, please wait a moment. I’ll go and invite her to come here now!”Yashita could not help but feel even more surprised deep down when she saw Isaac leaving.She really could not figure out what old friend that she could possibly have in common with this young master from the Wade family. After all, she was meeting him for the first time today. She did not even know what his name was, let alone which lineage of the Wade family he was actually the young master of.Still, she did not question him any further. After all, she knew very well that as long as she waited patiently for a few minutes, the answer would naturally be revealed.At this moment, Rosalie was waiting anxiously in her room.Ever since Charlie had decided to allow her to meet with her mother, she
Yashita hurriedly turned around to look at Charlie in surprise and gratitude as she asked, “Young Master Wade, you were the one who saved Rosalie?!”Charlie smiled slightly before he said indifferently, “I happened to be returning to Oskia on a ship when Rosalie met with a mishap. So, I rescued her in passing and brought her back to the country.”After he was done speaking, Charlie added, “By the way, Madam Harker, during this time, I made Rosalie stay at Shangri-La, and I did not allow her to contact anyone outside. So, I’m truly sorry for making you so worry for such a long time. Please do not hold it against me.”Yashita hurriedly said, “Young Master Wade, what are you saying? You saved my only daughter. I cannot even thank you enough for it. How could I possibly hold anything against you?”As she spoke, Yashita suddenly realized that her daughter, Rosalie, seemed to be a little different as compared to how she was before.Yashita, who had been practicing martial arts for many
Yashita had been looking for Rosalie for such a long time. Although she had always been unwilling to give up, deep down, she had also vaguely felt that the chances of her being able to find her daughter again were very slim.She had even come to accept the fact that her daughter had probably died in the accident. However, the core driving force generated by the motherly love deep in her heart had compelled her to continue searching for her daughter because this was her only hope.During this time, Yashita felt that she would be willing to pay any price as long as her daughter could continue living. She would even be willing to accept it if her daughter had to end up being injured and paralyzed. She would be satisfied as long as her daughter was still alive.Yet, she really would not have dared to dream that her daughter would not only be standing in front of her, completely intact and unharmed, but she would even have achieved a huge breakthrough in her cultivation level.This was
At this moment, she was struggling deep down in her heart.How could she not know what her daughter was thinking of?But when she recalled her sinful affair with Sheldon and the hardships that she had had to go through to raise Rosalie on her own, she was afraid that Rosalie would also follow in her own footsteps in the future.If she could, Yashita never wanted her daughter to end up like her in the future.Just as there was a piercing pain deep in her heart, Charlie suddenly said, “Rosalie, back then, I did not save you because I wanted you to use your whole life to repay me for it. So, you don’t have to stay by my side and follow me all the time in the future. You can just make changes to your appearance and start your own new life under a clean identity.”Rosalie hastily shook her head and said, “Mr. Wade, I understand my current situation very well. I know that without your shelter and protection, sooner or later, I’ll still fall into the hands of the Japanese. At that time,
Charlie helped the mother and daughter up, looked at Yashita, and spoke up, “Madam Harker, please make sure that you keep this fact that you came to Aurous Hill to see Rosalie 100% confidential. You should never tell anyone else about this matter, including anyone from the Harker family!”Yashita naturally understood that the best way for her to keep a secret was not to tell anyone about this matter at all. Otherwise, as soon as there was an opening, regardless of how small that opening was, it might be known to outsiders in the future.Rosalie was her daughter. So, Yashita would naturally be able to ensure that she absolutely would not leak this news out to the public. However, she could not say the same for the rest of the members of the Harker family. Even her own father could not be 100% trusted. So, for the sake of her daughter’s safety, she simply had to remain tight-lipped. So, Yashita said determinedly, “Young Master Wade, you can rest assured that I’ll certainly keep my mo
Ares LLP was the biggest law firm in the States, and only the best of the best were recruited as associates.If Jimmy got to pick ten of their partners, he was basically taking a huge chunk out of their human resources.Moreover, the partners' salaries would be very expensive. With Jimmy included, eleven of them meant over a hundred million US dollars at minimum. Ares would definitely be maimed if they had to pay that much money while losing ten of their elites! Naturally, Jimmy didn't feel confident about achieving that, and he asked Charlie, "Mr. Wade… Don't you think it's too much? Would Nate even agree to that?"Charlie shrugged. "Of course he won't agree if you're the one asking, but he would definitely say yes if it were Julien."Julien almost rolled his eyes.The man was truly ruthless, ready to inflict so much damage at the drop of a hat.Worst of all, he was going to play the villain for Charlie.Still, he said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Wade! I will pressure him
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