When Doris said that Charlie was not too concerned with the affairs of Emgrand Group, it was actually an expression of her true inner feelings.She knew that Charlie was in the lounge behind her office. So, she was intentionally saying this to Charlie.Ever since Emgrand Group had undergone a change of ownership to Charlie, it was estimated that the number of times that Charlie had come to Emgrand Group was no more than ten times. Moreover, what made Doris feel even more helpless was the fact that every time Charlie came to Emgrand Group, it was never because of matters relating to Emgrand Group itself.In other words, Charlie, who was the kind of boss who handed work off to others without doing anything at all, was never worried about the direction of Emgrand Group’s development.Doris had never had any opinion about this matter in the past. On the contrary, she liked the freedom of being one hundred percent trusted and being able to freely do things as she deemed fit.However, e
Once there was no ceiling, this height was not something Jaime could predict.This made the deep sense of crisis in Jaime’s heart a little heavier.In truth, Jaime also knew his own worth. Although he was the eldest grandson of the Schulz family, he was simply enjoying life under the Schulz family’s name.His grandfather, Cadfan, dominated and had full control over the entire Schulz family. Not to mention Jaime himself, but even his father had no real power of his own. Without real power, that meant that there would be no real money.The chairman of Emgrand Group could easily and freely take out tens of billions of dollars in cash, but Jaime himself would not possibly be able to take out so much money at all.In that case, Jaime would become a person with a dandy but deceitful appearance in front of the chairman of Emgrand Group…And why did Jaime go through all this trouble just to pursue Quinn?On one hand, it was because he was truly infatuated with Quinn, and on the othe
Jaime would never have dreamt that a person would suddenly come out from within Doris’s office.Moreover, what made him feel even more puzzled was why this person’s voice would give him a sense of déjà vu.When Jaime subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the sound, he was so stunned that he felt as though his brain was exploding in that instant. His eyes opened wide, and his mind also instantly went blank!He naturally recognized Charlie right away!After all, Charlie had left a really deep impression on him in Japan back then. Therefore, it would be impossible for him to forget Charlie’s appearance even until the day he died.At this moment, Jaime was completely stunned. Immediately afterward, he could not help but mutter, “Ahhh… It’s… It’s you?! This…How could this be possible?!”Charlie stepped forward and came face to face with Jaime directly as he asked playfully under his breath, “Why? We have not seen each other for quite some time, but now that you ar
Charlie waved his hand. “Over here, my first rule if you want to invest with me is for you to transfer the money over to my account first. Didn’t you come here with sincerity? Hurry up and make the arrangements with your finance department first. Transfer ten billion dollars to Emgrand Group’s bank account, and only then will we continue talking about our future collaboration.”Jaime’s cold sweat was suddenly flowing like a waterfall as he said nervously, “B-Benefactor, I’m really afraid… that there is no way that I’d be able to meet this request of yours… Our finance department can’t possibly transfer such a huge sum of money such as ten billion dollars to another enterprise’s bank account without seeing the contract or conducting any risk assessment in advance…”Charlie sneered and said, “Is it really because your finance department is not willing to perform the bank transfer, or is it because you simply do not have that much money, and you simply came here without any real intenti
“Ahh?!”When he heard Charlie’s question, Jaime instantly felt as though he had fallen into an ice cellar!In truth, he had finally found out sadly that his motives, that he had originally thought he had hidden very well, had already been exposed!He had already been completely exposed as early as the moment when he had seen Quinn get out of Charlie’s BMW and had someone check up on the information regarding that BMW!Moreover, what Jaime would have never imagined was that the mastermind behind all this was actually the benefactor who had great strength and had saved him and his younger sister before, even saving his mother and younger sister just some time ago!At this moment, Jaime realized that he was the one who had overestimated his own ability by attempting to do the impossible…When he thought of Charlie’s extraordinary strength, and when he thought of his second uncle and his father’s disappearance as well as Falco’s bizarre death, an extremely strong sense of fear sudden
Immediately afterward, his face was filled with tears and snot as he cried bitterly, “Benefactor… I owe my lowly life to you, and it’s only right for you to take it away… But I really want to beg you to spare my lowly life even if it’s simply for my mother’s or younger sister’s sake. Please spare my lowly life… I beg you, Benefactor…”When Charlie saw that Jaime was weeping bitterly and pitifully with an extremely agonizing and distressed look on his face, he smiled lightly and spoke up, “I’ve already spared your father’s lowly life on your mother’s and younger sister’s account. So, are you expecting me to spare your lowly life too?”Jaime subconsciously asked, “Benefactor, my father… is my father still alive?!”Charlie smiled indifferently and said, “Your father is in Syria now. Although he won’t be able to come back for quite some time, he will certainly not die for quite a while either.”“Syria?” Jaime was dumbfounded, and he asked, “My father, he… Why would he go to Syria?!”C
For Jaime, at this time, being able to keep his lowly life was more important than anything else.This was because he knew very well in his heart that Charlie had enough strength and reason to kill him.Moreover, with Charlie’s strength, even if Charlie were to truly kill Jaime, the Schulz family probably would not and could not avenge him.After all, Jaime’s grandfather had never even seen Charlie’s face before. Cadfan was so afraid of him that he could not even sleep at night!In order to make peace with Charlie, Jaime’s grandfather was even willing to give the Schulz family’s entire ocean shipping group to his younger sister.Jaime could already tell that his grandfather was extremely afraid of Charlie based on this fact alone.So, as long as he was able to survive, Jaime felt that it would not matter even if he were to get thrown to Syria. At the very least, he would be able to be with his father instead of being all by himself when he got to Syria.When Charlie heard the
“Okay! I’ll go and atone for my sins!”When Jaime heard this, even though he did not know exactly how Charlie was asking him to atone for his sins, he still agreed to it without any hesitation at all as he blurted out, “I’m willing to go and atone for my sins! I’m willing to atone for my sins, my father’s sins, and the entire Schulz family’s sins! I’ll go to the temple to burn incense and worship Buddha in order to accumulate more good deeds for the Schulz family!”Charlie laughed and said, “The Schulz family’s sins are so heavy. So, how can your sins possibly be atoned simply by burning incense and worshipping Buddha?”Jaime was confused, and he asked, “Benefactor, what do you mean, then?”Charlie spoke indifferently, “Since your sins are so serious, it is only natural for you to be more pious, and for you to put yourself through the mill. I think that starting from tomorrow, you will have to use the method of taking three steps and one grovel to go on a pilgrimage to the Jordan T
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