The cold wind that came pouring into his skull caused Falco to shiver violently. Immediately after that, he felt a pain that was ten thousand times more painful than dismemberment!This was because the toxin that was released by the native parasitic worm was so terrifying that it made his pain nerves a hundred times more acute than it was before.Not to mention the fact that the native parasitic worm was biting a large hole on the top of his head, but even if someone were to simply poke him with an embroidery needle, it would basically be equivalent to a million arrows piercing directly into Falco’s heart at this time.The extreme and severe pain caused Falco to faint for a moment, but he was then stimulated to the point that he was wide awake again after a short moment. He was in immense pain.By this time, the native parasitic worm had already opened its dark mouth as it dug into Falco’s brain and begun feasting on it.Falco died immediately from the extreme pain.His complex
Charlie nodded in satisfaction and spoke up, “In that case, you can follow me back.”Carvalho hurriedly agreed, and when he raised his head, he suddenly gasped and exclaimed out loud.“Eh?! Could it be that Falco Xanthos has left a sarira behind after getting struck by lightning?” When Charlie heard this, he subconsciously looked at the location where Falco had been struck to ashes by lightning, and indeed, he saw an object that was about the size of a duck egg which was grayish brown lying on the ground.He could not help but frown as he spoke up, “How can a sarira be so big? I think that it might be a kidney stone, right?”“I don’t think that’s right…” Carvalho said as he subconsciously walked over there and picked up the grayish-brown object.He examined it carefully for a moment, and he could not help but exclaim, “Oh, my God! This… this is actually ambergris!”“Ambergris?” Charlie frowned. He had just asked for Graham’s help to find ambergris for him just a few days ago. U
Charlie put the ambergris safely away, and he also felt that Carvalho seemed to be a little more pleasing to his eyes as compared to before when he looked at Carvalho now.After that, he spoke up, “Both you and Mason will stay at Shangri-La from tonight. I’ll get someone to arrange a room for you, and I’ll provide you with three sumptuous meals every day as well as all the other daily necessities. However, the only price that you’ll have to pay is that you cannot have any contact with the outside world for the time being, and the both of you are not allowed to leave Shangri-La without permission.”As he spoke, Charlie then added, “This is the best solution I can offer you. Trust me, Shangri-La is much more comfortable as compared to the dog farm.”Carvalho would never dare to be dissatisfied, and he could only bow honestly as he said, “I’ll follow all of Young Master Wade’s instructions…”Charlie nodded before he called Isaac. Ten minutes later, Isaac rushed over in a helicopter.
Doris asked again, “Since you’ve just come to Aurous Hill, have you gotten used to it, then?”“It’s pretty good.” Autumn smiled and said, “Actually, it feels much better to be in Oskia as compared to being in the United States. On one hand, it’s because there is a greater sense of belonging here, and on the other hand, another important reason is because it feels very safe in Oskia.”“That’s true.” Doris sighed as she said, “I’ve also stayed in the United States for a period of time. The security there is indeed much worse as compared to the security in our country. Aside from the downtown area, I did not dare to go anywhere else after ten o’clock at night since there are often many armed robberies on the streets, and it is especially dangerous for women.”Autumn nodded repeatedly in agreement as she said helplessly, “The security issues in the United States have always been a persistent problem. When I was still back in the United States, I usually did not go out after nine o’clock
When Autumn heard Charlie’s question, she felt a little bashful and embarrassed. She did not want Charlie to find out that she had just been asking Doris whether Charlie was a person that was easy to get along with.Doris was also the kind of woman who had extremely high emotional intelligence, so she simply smiled slightly as she said to Charlie, “The both of us were just talking about our work in the future. After all, the both of us will be working together in your company here in the future. So, many things can be intercommunicated.”As she spoke, Doris looked at Autumn and said, “Young Master, Miss Hart has just returned to Oskia, and she is preparing to accept a brand-new business from scratch. So, you’ll have to give her more guidance when the time comes so that you can help her get the business running smoothly even faster.”Charlie did not think too much about it, and he nodded gently as he said seriously, “That’s for sure. I personally attach great importance to this busin
Therefore, she was not sure how much money Charlie could come up with to run this business.At this time, Charlie thought for a moment before he spoke up, “I’ll take out five billion dollars as the start-up capital for the first stage. After that, I might invest an additional tens of billions of dollars in the future. However, that will depend on the effectiveness of our first stage.”As he spoke, Charlie then asked Autumn, “In your opinion, will five billion dollars be sufficient for the first stage?”Autumn did not hesitate to say, “Yes, it will absolutely be enough! In that case, I’ll be able to expand the scale of my original idea a little, and we will be able to place the order for ten new cargo ships from the shipbuilding enterprises at the same time. That way, our capacity will be greatly increased next year.”Charlie nodded and said, “I’ll leave all of these decisions to you.”At this time, there was another knock at the door, and Doris’s secretary's voice sounded, “Chairm
Charlie only knew that the reason why Sophie had not accused or complained about Cadfan during the live broadcast of her press conference was because she must have already come to some kind of agreement with Cadfan.However, Charlie was not sure what Sophie had actually gotten in exchange from Cadfan.When Charlie heard that Sophie had gotten Schulz Ocean Shipping Group from him, he was rather surprised.He truly did not expect that this girl, Sophie, would actually be so capable. She could actually cut off such a big piece of flesh from Cadfan!Or rather, this was no longer as simple as cutting a piece of flesh off from under his foot, but this was almost equivalent to Sophie cutting off one of Cadfan’s legs!However, Charlie was a little surprised as he asked Nanako, “Since the Schulz family’s ocean shipping business is completely blocked now, is there any way Sophie Schulz would be able to bring this business back to life?”Nanako hurriedly replied, “To be honest, I’m not too
Charlie was not worried about himself if his identity were to be exposed to the Schulz family. After all, Sheldon and Steven were both in his hands. Moreover, he had also personally dealt with Falco. So, even if the Schulz family wanted to deal with him, they did not have any ways to deal with him at all. Hence, he did not really have anything to worry about.What he was truly worried about was Sophie.As soon as she decided to collaborate with him, Cadfan would certainly be furious. At that time, it might be possible for Cadfan to turn his anger on Sophie entirely.After all, the Schulz family and the Wade family had a feud with one another, and they were each other’s biggest rivals. If Sophie were to collaborate with him, in Cadfan’s eyes, this would be tantamount to Sophie betraying the Schulz family and working together with the enemy instead.Although Charlie also wanted to find a shortcut for his own business, he felt that this shortcut should not be built on the basis of pla
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