“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
In truth, Charlie had already long known that Jaime had been pursuing Quinn.However, he did not want to interfere with Jaime because of the principle of ‘freedom to love’. He did not even have this thought even though Isaac had suggested for him to intervene before this.Charlie felt that everyone had the right to like others and be liked by others in return. As long as a person liked another person in a fair and square manner, no one had the right to interfere.However, Jaime’s mistake was that he did not figure this out clearly himself.Before he had even pursued Quinn properly, he had already regarded Quinn as his personal belonging. When Jaime found out that Charlie had driven Quinn to the venue, his first thought was to do everything that he possibly could in order to investigate and find out Charlie’s identity. He had targeted Charlie, even investigating Charlie’s wife’s car license plate, which was a complete violation of the basic principle of ‘freedom to love’. Theref
After exiting the door, his assistant and a group of bodyguards hurriedly got up and came out as soon as Jaime arrived at the door of the conference room.His assistant walked up and asked in a low voice. “Have you already found out the identity and information of the chairman of Emgrand Group?”Jaime replied indifferently, “The matter this time is all a misunderstanding. The person that I’m looking for is not in Emgrand Group. Let’s go. You guys can send me home.”Jaime’s assistant was a little confused, but he was not quite sure what Jaime had seen in the VIP passage at the venue either. Perhaps, Jaime might have indeed been mistaken. So, Jaime’s assistant did not think too much about it and said, “Okay then, Young Master. In that case, we will send you back now.”Jaime did not speak on the way home. Instead, he simply sat by himself with his eyes closed.When the convoy sent him back to the Dunn family’s old mansion, before Jaime got out of the car, he spoke up and said to his
Cadfan nearly exploded in anger at this moment.‘What’s going on?!’‘I’ve just paid such a big price in order to barely pacify the troublesome Sophie, but who would have thought that I would only have a quiet and peaceful life for no more than two days before Jaime, who had big eyes and thick eyebrows, would actually betray me as well.’Right now, he could not understand what exactly was wrong with his godd*mned grandson.In the past, when he had almost taken Jaime’s mother’s and younger sister’s lives, Jaime had never turned his back on him like what he was doing now. Instead, Jaime had simply suffered in silence and suppressed his anger as he tried to flatter and please Cadfan.Now that the matter was already f*cking in the past, this kid seemed to have suddenly come back to his senses, and he was starting to go against Cadfan.When Cadfan thought of how this brat was actually going to grovel all the way to Jordan Temple in order to make an atonement for their sins, Cadfan was
Jaime had a cold expression on his face when he saw Cadfan, who was unconscious over the other end of the video call, and he said coldly, “Him? He brought this upon himself!”Arrington was stupefied. ‘What the hell is going on here? Is this still the same Jaime Schulz who is always humbling himself to try and flatter and please Lord Schulz? How dare he say such words to Lord Schulz?!’Arrington, who was eager to defend Lord Schulz, was instantly furious as he blurted out and yelled, “Jaime Schulz! What is your status?! Who are you to say such things about Lord Schulz?! Are you thinking of rebelling?!”Jaime said disdainfully, “Pfft! Did you think that I would rebel against that old b*stard?! I, Jaime Schulz, am most ashamed of people like him in my whole life!”Jaime turned off the video call directly after he had said that. In an instant, the entire Schulz family’s mansion exploded into a frenzy.Meanwhile, in Aurous Hill, the people in the Dunn family’s old mansion were also c
After Jaime had said the words ‘I’ve already made up my mind’, he immediately turned around and went back to his room.After returning to his room, he uploaded the video that he had already recorded in advance to the short video platform.After that, Jaime called his subordinates and made the arrangements for those who would be following him on his journey to the Jordan Temple early in the morning tomorrow. His subordinates were extremely shocked at his decision, and they really did not want to follow him on this trip.However, although Jaime did not have a lot of money, it would not be a problem for him to spend more than tens of millions of dollars to buy and win over this group of his subordinates.So, this group of people began to prepare for his long journey early in the morning tomorrow under the temptation of money.Sophie and Helen, who were outside, were both a little lost and overwhelmed. Helen asked Sophie, “Sophie, what do you think is the matter with your elder br
As he thought about the future collaboration between both sides in the future, Charlie did not hide the truth from Sophie. He walked out of the house and went into the courtyard as he replied with a voice message: “That’s right. Your elder brother came to Emgrand Group today. He made it seem as though he wanted to meet with Doris on the surface, but in fact, he actually wanted to pry and look into my identity.”Sophie sent another voice message to follow up: “Then, is the reason why he is suddenly in this state also because of you?”Charlie admitted it frankly: “That’s right. He asked people to investigate and look into my wife’s car license plate. This behavior makes me feel very dissatisfied. That is not all, but he even wanted to find out about my true identity. Since he personally wanted to make things difficult for himself, I could only fulfill his request, then.”Sophie hurriedly pleaded as she said: “Benefactor, my elder brother has very little social experience, and sometime
The top wealthy families of modern society were, in fact, no different as compared to the imperial nobles in feudal society.The internal operating mechanism within each family was exactly the same as that of the royal family in a feudal dynasty.Within this kind of special environment, what determined status was not age or seniority, but title and power.Before the crown prince was elected, the sons of the emperor were all basically of equal rights in principle. There was only a slight difference due to the difference between the young and the old.However, even the eldest son would only be the other princes’ elder brother, but he would still be from the same generation as the other princes. Therefore, it was impossible for the other princes to kneel and grovel before him when they saw him.However, as soon as someone became the crown prince and inherited the throne, all the princes would have to show him respect as his subject and obey all of his orders completely regardless of
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
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hill—is there a single
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worry—the wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morning… Mr. Wade…"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he
As Yolden and Matilda were remarrying after living abroad for years, the wedding ceremony was much simpler, skipping Oskian customs and having a simple wedding reception for their guests at the hotel hall.There weren't that many guests either—aside from their children and close friends, only a handful of Yolden's colleagues at Aurous Hill University were invited.As the celebrant, Charlie didn't have much to do and was mainly the emcee.He brought along his jacket as he headed out to Shangri-La, not wearing it immediately so that Claire wouldn't guess that he was attending Matilda's wedding.Arriving at the Hanging Gardens before the guests were supposed to arrive, he found Yolden working with the staff to finalize the preparations.Seeing Charlie, Yolden approached him and said, "Thanks for coming this early, Charlie."Noticing that he was a little tired, Charlie asked in concern, "Had a bad night?"Yolden nodded, sighing, "Paul's uncle caused a huge mess. Both Matilda and I a
Tarlon nodded. "How do you suggest we find them?"Fleur scowled. "There's no rush. There are things which I'm still confused about, so just keep a close eye on the Ackers and the Wades for the time being. Report to me right away if anything important comes up—don't afford our enemies any opportunities to exploit.""Yes, milady!" -The next day, more news outlets were covering the joint project between the Ackers and the Wades as word continued to spread.However, neither family revealed too many details, be it the name of the company, who was the CEO, or the scale of their business.While the public was dying with curiosity, nothing else was known.Still, Aurous Hill's officials were especially interested, with the town hall visiting the Ackers the next day and showing utmost sincerity by leasing a whopping 2-million-square-meter land along the southern highway. Still, the condition was for the Ackers to come true on their promise to propel the city's economy to 15 billion US d