On the contrary, Yuvin would most likely sell off the entire family to the Schulz family. After that, he would take the huge amount of money that the Schulz family would give to him just so he could go out and enjoy life.In that case, the entire Harker family would only become a tool that Yuvin would be using to make money for himself.Instead of allowing that to happen, it’d be better for Holden to live for a few more years so that he could personally lead and bring the Harker family to greater heights.If he could use up the last of his energy to push the Harker family forward to become the top martial arts family in the country, he would die without any regrets!With this thought in mind, Holden finally made up his mind and said to Yashita, “Yashita, you’re right. Our most important mission is to lead and bring the Harker family to even greater heights! Since Young Master Wade has already given us such a wonderful and good opportunity that we could only have ever dreamed of, th
Holden also knew that since the other party had such capabilities and divine pills, this could only mean that his willingness to collaborate with the Harker family was indeed his way to show his support and favor upon them.However, Holden could not understand how this kind of good thing could actually happen to the Harker family. So, he subconsciously asked, “Yashita, why does this Young Master Wade want to collaborate with us? Before you came back, I thought that the reason why the young master of the Wade family wanted to collaborate with us was because he wanted to engage in a competition with the Schulz family. However, after you came back, I realized that the young master of the Wade family actually has divine strength and powers. So, the Schulz family would be nothing in his eyes at all. Even if he truly wanted to engage in a competition with the Schulz family, there is no need for him to collaborate with us at all…”Yashita nodded and said seriously, “That is the reason wh
He could feel the medicinal effects being consumed into his Dai meridian, but there were still no signs that he was about to break through his Dai meridian. When he saw that most of the medicinal effect had been lost, and when there was very little medicinal effect left, Holden could not help but feel a little pessimistic in his heart.But when there was less than twenty percent of the medicinal effect left, Holden suddenly felt very clear spiritually, and his whole body entered an unprecedented transcendent state. It felt as though he had just woken up from a good sleep that he had never had before in his whole life, and his whole body felt indescribably comfortable and relaxed.Holden was stunned for a moment before he became extremely excited as he said excitedly, “I broke through it! Yashita! I really broke through it!”“Is that true, Dad?! That’s great! That’s really… it’s really fantastic!”When Yashita heard these words, she was extremely excited. When she saw her father’s r
When Holden heard Yashita’s words, Holden did not hesitate as he said, “In that case, after settling the family down, I’ll also head to Aurous Hill with you to wait for Young Master Wade’s command.”Yashita nodded. Although her father was already old, he was indeed the person with the highest cultivation base in the Harker family. So, if Holden did not go to Aurous Hill, Yashita would not know how she should explain things to Young Master Wade either.After that, she asked her father, “Dad, what should we do about the Schulz family?”Holden, who had broken through his fourth meridian and become the second top master who had broken through four meridians in the Harker family’s century-old history, was extremely excited at this time. When he heard Yashita’s question, he immediately began to make new adjustments for the future of the Harker family.He spoke up, “Since Young Master Wade has bestowed such good fortune on our family, I’ll naturally terminate our collaboration with the Sc
There were many times where Yashita could barely contain herself, and she really wanted to tell her father about her daughter, Rosalie’s current situation. On one hand, she could reassure her father, and on the other hand, she could also comfort him.Most importantly, if her father really wanted to let Rosalie inherit the position as head of the family in the future, as Rosalie’s mother, Yashita was naturally more than willing for her to do so. If Holden knew about Rosalie’s situation, he would be able to make his plans earlier.However, whenever the words came to the tip of her lips, Yashita swallowed them back again.She felt that since she had already agreed to Young Master Wade’s request for secrecy, she absolutely should not make any exceptions at all even if it was her own biological father. Otherwise, she would not have any integrity to speak of at all.She thought that after Young Master Wade had gradually become more familiar with her father after he went to Aurous Hill, p
When Yuvin heard these words, he was stunned, and he felt as though his whole body had just been struck by lightning!He hurriedly stood in front of his father to stop him as he said in an anxious and even somewhat incoherent tone, “Dad, that… No, Dad! No matter what it is, we cannot reject the collaboration with the Schulz family. This is a matter of life and death for our entire family, Dad!”Holden could not help but frown as he yelled and asked, “What a joke! Why would it concern the life and death of the Harker family just because I refuse to collaborate with the Schulz family? When it comes to collaboration matters, there has to be mutual consent. Since I’m not willing to collaborate with him, can he force me to do so, then?!”Yuvin was on the verge of collapse as he blurted out, “Oh, Dad! Why did you become a driveling dotard?! Don’t you know the weight of the Schulz family? How can we possibly afford to provoke them?! If we hesitate to cooperate and only agree to do so when
Arrington was holding a bowl of congee, and he was slurping down the bowl of porridge as he chewed on the slightly hard corn grits with relish. At the same time, he muttered to himself, “I would not have expected that congee made out of coarse grain would actually have such a different flavor.”As he spoke, he picked up a fist-sized burger before he took a bite of it. Just as his whole mouth was filled with oil, he also bit off the meat patty inside the burger that was bigger than the size of a ping pong ball.“Delicious! Delicious!” Arrington had a very satisfied look of relish on his face, and he was in a very good mood.After coming out this time, he had managed to complete the task that Lord Schulz had entrusted to him, quickly and smoothly, and he had also helped Lord Schulz to solve their urgent crisis. This could be considered a victory from the very beginning.So, it was only natural for Arrington to be in a good mood.He was simply waiting for the convoy to arrive so that
When Arrington saw Holden’s resolute attitude, he suddenly started panicking. Arrington did not know why this old b*stard, Holden, would suddenly change his mind, and Arrington did not know how he should report this matter to Lord Schulz when he got back. He had a sullen expression on his face as he pleaded desperately, trying to win him over, “Lord Harker, it does not matter if you’re not satisfied because of the money. If you’re not satisfied, you can feel free to bring it up. Lord Schulz has already mentioned that two billion dollars is just the starting price, but Lord Harker, if you’re not satisfied with this offer, Lord Schulz is willing to increase his offer. What do you think of three billion dollars?!”“Three billion dollars?!” Yuvin, who was aside, was already on the verge of losing his mind.He could no longer think about the exact concept of three billion dollars anymore, and he could only tell himself inwardly that he could increase and add on half the amount directly
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