Tom felt as though his brain was already buzzing after getting slapped.It was a truly brutal and powerful force just now, and after getting two consecutive slaps directly, Tom felt as though he was already completely out of his mind.He had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, and he had never been hit before ever since he was a child. However, today, he had received two slaps directly after getting off the plane. Moreover, he was even getting pinched on his face. This feeling made Tom feel the urge to die.At this moment, he was just like a chicken that was surrounded by a pack of wolves.As he faced this large group of vicious and strong men, Tom was already scared out of his wits.His bodyguards were already completely useless. At this time, he had been completely reduced to becoming his opponent’s plaything. So, Tom could only ask tentatively, “Gentlemen, is there any misunderstanding here?”After all, he had obviously seen hundreds of beautiful women who were waiting
What was even more d*mning was the fact that there was no place for him at all in the bus that had more than forty seats. All of the seats had been occupied by those vicious-looking men, and Tom, his assistant, and his bodyguards were all thrown on the long and narrow aisle in the bus.As soon as they got onto the bus, the attitude of those vicious-looking men immediately changed. One of the men immediately spoke up and said to them, “Hand over your cell phones obediently now. Otherwise, don’t blame me for not being polite to you!”Tom was extremely nervous, and he subconsciously asked, “Were you guys sent here by Chairman Cameron from Shangri-La?”The strong man who had slapped him earlier said coldly, “Why do you have so many questions? Where is your cell phone? Hurry up and take it out quickly!”Tom trembled as he handed his cell phone over, and he mustered up the courage and said, “You… you guys are kidnapping us! Even Chairman Cameron cannot do such a thing in broad daylight,
As soon as Tom’s video was exposed, it immediately got on the hot search on many major websites.The netizens thought that Tom had simply done something dumb again, which was similar to what he had done the last time when he had intentionally hired a group of actors who were acting in a Japanese anti-war film. It was only that it was even more ridiculous this time. However, the Zielinski family immediately felt that something was rather unusual.So, they contacted Tom immediately, but they did not expect that they would have lost contact with Tom and his entire entourage.This made them realize that Tom must be in danger.After that, the Zielinski family immediately used their connections to ask around, and they even used their connections to pry and obtain information from the people who were in Aurous Hill, hoping that they would be able to find out Tom’s whereabouts.At this time, Tom had already been sent directly to Shangri-La by the bus.Tom did not expect that he did not
The Wade family did indeed have many branches of distant relatives. These distant relatives were spread all over the country and even all around the world. Although they also had the last name Wade, compared to the Wade family in Eastcliff, their economic situation was indeed far worse off.Therefore, if he was a member of the Wade family in Eastcliff, Tom certainly would not be able to afford to mess with them. However, if Charlie was just a distant relative of the Wade family, Tom really did not have to be afraid at all.After all, the Zielinskis were also a dignified and reputable family. Moreover, the Zielinski family had a pretty good relationship with the Wade family. So, they certainly would not allow a distant relative to trample all over him, right?At this moment, Charlie smiled playfully before he asked him, “You said that you knew Carmen Wade just now. Are you very close to her?”“Of course!” Tom blurted out, “Aunt Wade has a very good relationship with my father. We ev
Ever since Carmen had left Aurous Hill, she would immediately feel goosebumps all over her body as soon as she heard the words ‘Aurous Hill’.She had always regarded Aurous Hill as the Waterloo of her life, and it might even be the Waterloo in her life that she would never be able to make a comeback from. It had already long become a traumatic experience that was like a black hole haunting her psychologically.Zacheus could hear that Carmen’s voice was not quite natural, and he hurriedly asked, “Carmen, what’s wrong with Aurous Hill? Is there a problem?”Carmen subconsciously asked, “You said that Tom has been kidnapped and taken to Shangri-La?”“That’s right!” Zacheus hurriedly said, “The feedback that we received was that Tom had been taken to Shangri-La. I do not know whether the Wade family has anything to do with this matter, but isn’t Shangri-La an industry that is owned by the Wade family? So, that is the reason why I wanted to look for you so that I can get your help to hel
Carmen had always wholeheartedly been trying to please Lord Wade, and since Lord Wade did not want her to get a divorce, she did not mention this matter to him again.However, since their relationship had broken down, Carmen and her husband had been separated. The both of them rarely met one another, and they were basically strangers although their relationship as husband and wife still existed.As for Carmen and Zacheus, both of them were originally just old classmates, and they did not have any inappropriate relationship between the both of them at the very beginning.However, at a class reunion a few years ago, Carmen had drunk a little wine, and when everyone had begun talking about their current situation, she had begun complaining and telling her classmates that her relationship with her husband had broken down and that the both of them were already separated. However, she could not get divorced because of her father’s request. Zacheus, who had already been long widowed, const
It was because Carmen had genuine feelings for Zacheus that she decided to call Isaac even though she was obviously very afraid of Charlie. Coincidentally, Tom had just gotten his cell phone back at this time. After Charlie handed his cell phone over to him, he threatened Tom in a cold voice, “Remember, you’re only allowed to call Carmen Wade. I’ll break your hand if you dare to call a second person!”Tom felt very indignant in his heart, but he did not dare to be pretentious in front of Charlie.So, he could only nod honestly and say, “Don’t worry. I’ll call Aunt Wade now!”Charlie smiled and said, “Don’t forget to turn on the speaker!”Tom nodded resentfully. When his cell phone screen lit up, he immediately realized that there were multiple app push notifications on his cell phone.Moreover, the topic of all these push notifications was all related to himself!Some of them were ‘Tom Zielinski made a mistake once again when buying fans. Hilarious pictures of the scenes expo
“Moreover… Moreover, not only did they humiliate me, but they… They even hit me!”“Right now, my… My face is already swollen… after getting hit by them…”“But in a few days… I’ll have to attend Quinn’s concert as her… as her special guest…”“Face… If my face is so swollen, when the time comes… How could I possibly meet people like that?”“I… I cannot possibly… I cannot possibly be wearing a face mask… and impersonate a masked singer, right?”Carmen felt very powerless when she heard Tom crying so miserably over the other end of the line.She sighed before she spoke up and asked, “Tom… how did you offend Charlie?”Tom cried as he said, “I… I simply argued with him over the phone. I would not have expected that I’d get caught by his men as soon as I got off the plane…”Carmen was extremely helpless as he said, “Tom, I’d have been able to help you resolve anything regardless of who you offended in Aurous Hill, but if the person you have offended is Charlie, there is nothing I can
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