Cadfan understood very well in his heart.The only person who could stop that mysterious top master right now was his own granddaughter, Sophie.He said to Arrington and Henderson, “If Sophie is willing to put in a good word for me, she can certainly make that person give up or delay the thought of hunting me down, then…”Arrington nodded repeatedly and said, “I think that mysterious top master must have deep feelings for the eldest young lady. Otherwise, he would not have chased after her all the way from Japan to Aurous Hill to protect her. If the eldest young lady is truly willing to put in a good word for you, it might indeed be possible for you to turn this big problem into a minor issue or no problem at all…”Cadfan sighed and said, “I cannot win this fight, and I cannot afford to hide. So, the only solution I have left is to beg for mercy…”Henderson could not help but ask, “Lord Schulz, I understand Miss Sophie’s personality very well. I’m afraid that it will not be so eas
Cadfan sighed, and he said guiltily, “I’ve been unable to eat and sleep over the past two days because I’m not only filled with guilt toward both you and your mother, but I’ve also been thinking about how I can compensate the two of you. It just so happens that Arrington and I were talking about Maldives today, and I suddenly thought of giving the island that the Schulz family had reserved in Maldives to you. That way, both you and your mother can go over there to rest and relax.”Although the island in Maldives was very expensive, it was not very valuable. For instance, the island that the Schulz family had developed had simply cost tens of millions of dollars for them to purchase the rights to use the island for a hundred years. However, what was truly expensive was the cost of development and construction on the island.An island not only required a complete set of architectural solutions, but it also had to be accompanied by a large number of luxurious decorations. It also had to
When Sophie heard this, she could not help but raise her head to look at Charlie.She realized that Charlie seemed to have been very cautious and perceptive in estimating all of her grandfather’s schemes. Charlie had said that her grandfather would most certainly come and beg for her help, and unexpectedly, her grandfather was indeed acting just as Charlie had predicted.However, Sophie did not know exactly how her grandfather had made Charlie angry, nor did she know that her grandfather had sent a master in witchcraft to come to Aurous Hill to try and assassinate Charlie.So, Sophie did not immediately agree to his request. Instead, she spoke up and asked, “Grandpa, you said that there are some misunderstandings between you and my benefactor. Can you tell me exactly what the misunderstanding is first? Even if I were to agree to your request, I’ll only be able to find an entry point to communicate with my benefactor after understanding the situation clearly.”Cadfan hesitated for a
Thereafter, having achieved his goal, he did not continue dwelling on this issue, and he changed the subject directly, “By the way, Sophie, how did your discussion with Mr. Ito Yahiko go? This guy has always wanted to collaborate with us and break out of Asia to go global. However, it seems as though he does not look up to us anymore ever since the incident in Tokyo.”“Yes.” Sophie said, “It seems as though there has been a change in Mr. Ito’s attitude. However, I can understand his reasoning. Our discussion is currently going very well. After all, things are no longer the same as how they used to be in the past. I’ve also lowered my stance, and I intend to use the entire ocean shipping group to form a new company together with the Ito family. At that time, the Ito family will own 51% of the shares, and I’ll own 49% of the shares. That way, I’ll transfer the fixed assets over to the new company before nullifying the Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. I should be able to bypass the previous
After hanging up the phone, although Cadfan felt much more relieved, he had a very ugly expression on his face.He was simply being polite when he had offered the island in Maldives to Sophie, but he never expected that Sophie would accept his offer directly. Moreover, it seemed as though she could not wait to get the property rights transferred. This made him feel even more distressed.This was supposed to be the place that he had prepared for his retirement. It was of extreme significance to him, and it was no lesser compared to a heavy coffin that an ancient old person would have prepared for himself in advance.The cost of the coffin that the ancient people were referring to was to prepare an expensive and heavy coffin for themselves in advance. Many elderly people viewed this coffin to be even more important than their own lives because they would have to be sleeping inside the coffin eternally after their deaths. So, why would they possibly be willing to give it up unless it w
Isaac smiled and said, “Perhaps she wants to give you a surprise.”Charlie waved his hand. “If she truly wanted to give me a surprise, she would not have arranged for Shangri-La hotel to be her accommodation, then.”As he spoke, Charlie took out his cell phone and said, “I’ll give her a call now.”Isaac was very witty, and he quickly withdrew from the office. As for Charlie, his call to Quinn was also connected.When Quinn answered the call, she was overjoyed as she said, “Brother Charlie! Why are you calling me at this time?”Charlie laughed and said, “Is there a problem with me calling at this time?”Quinn laughed happily as she said, “Of course there is no problem at all. I’m just a little surprised to receive your call. You do not usually take the initiative to call me.”Charlie hurriedly said, “It’s because I heard Mr. Cameron saying that your team will already be coming over here tomorrow. What about you, then? Will you also be coming tomorrow?”Quinn explained, “I’ll not
Charlie did not expect that Yule and Rachel would also be coming to Aurous Hill.After he heard these words, he hurriedly asked, “Have Uncle Golding and Aunt Golding already arranged their itinerary? Do you want me to arrange for their accommodation in advance?”Quinn smiled as she said, “I reckon my parents will only be able to go over to Aurous Hill on the day of the concert. Moreover, they have a lot of things to do back in Eastcliff. So, they will be only be going over to participate in the concert before directly taking a flight back home at night.”As she spoke, Quinn said again, “In truth, my parents are not really there to see my concert. After all, my next concert will be held in Eastcliff. Their main reason is to mainly meet you and also celebrate your birthday.”When Charlie heard that Yule and Rachel were coming to celebrate his birthday for him, he could not help but feel very touched. At the same time, he also felt a little embarrassed, and he hurriedly said, “Nana, a
Quinn smiled as she asked, “Why are you inquiring so clearly? Are you going to come and pick me up at the airport?”Charlie replied, “I can pick you up if time permits.”“That’s great!” Quinn hurriedly said, “You can tell me what time you’ll be free on the day after tomorrow. I’ll just fly there at the time when you’re free, then! I’ll be taking my family’s private plane anyway, so I will be able to leave at any time.”As she spoke, Quinn hurriedly added, “Oh, by the way, Brother Charlie, I’ll have to rush to the venue for the rehearsal at two o’clock in the afternoon. So, I’ll have to arrive at Aurous Hill at the latest at twelve o’clock. Would you have time in the morning?”Charlie thought for a moment and said, “I have to send your sister-in-law to her company at eight o’clock in the morning. Any other time should be fine with me.”Quinn muttered, “I do not recognize her as my sister-in-law! Aside from myself, I’ll never accept anyone else as my sister-in-law! I’ll be my own si
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th