When Charlie and Dorothy ran into each other face to face and because Dorothy seemed to be stunned and frozen in place, Charlie deliberately coughed twice, “Cough, cough. Hello, Miss Chan.”Dorothy finally came back to her senses. When she thought about how she had been staring at Charlie’s handsome face for such a long time just now, she suddenly felt very embarrassed, and she asked nervously, “Oh. You… Why are you here…”“I’m here to pick Nana up.” When Charlie saw the panicked look on Dorothy’s face, he could not help but ask, “Why are you so afraid? It’s not as though I’m going to eat you, right?”Dorothy touched her chest, and she calmed down before she deliberately spoke loudly to Charlie, “You will not eat me, but I’m afraid that you might have heard me say something wrong. In that case, the tigress inside the room will eat me, then!”When Quinn heard Dorothy’s words, she subconsciously asked, “Dorothy, who are you talking to? Who are you calling a tigress? Are you asking fo
Just as the husband and wife had walked down the passenger boarding stairs, Quinn could not help but hold Charlie’s hand as they quickly stepped forward to greet them.Charlie said with great respect, “Uncle Golding, Aunt Golding, it must have been a tiring and tough journey for the both of you to come so far. I truly feel a little sorry for you!”Yule laughed and spoke up, “Charlie, you are the one who saved my life. So, why do you need to be so courteous with me over such a small matter?”Rachel, who was aside, also smiled and said, “That’s right, Charlie. Your Uncle Golding has been looking forward to celebrating your birthday this year. I don’t even know how long he has been talking about it. Do you know how excited he was all the way here?”Quinn hurriedly asked, “Dad, did you bring the birthday cake that I asked you to bring with you? Did you bring it here?”Yule smiled. “Of course I brought it here! How could I possibly forget something that my precious daughter has reminde
Charlie was not treating Yule like a stranger. He simply felt that it was a little wasteful for Yule to suddenly give him a private jet. Moreover, this was not an ordinary small private jet that was worth tens of millions of dollars or one to two hundred million dollars. This was a private jet that had been modified from a Boeing 737 airliner.The price of an ordinary ex-factory Boeing 737 was about one hundred million US dollars, and that was only for an ordinary airliner. For a private jet, an ordinary airliner was equivalent to a semi-finished house. The cost of the transformation and renovation of this semi-finished house would account for at least more than half of the total value.If you did the math this way, the value of this plane would be around one billion Oskian dollars.Charlie really did feel a little embarrassed to accept such an expensive gift for his birthday.When Yule saw that Charlie seemed a little hesitant, he stepped forward and held his shoulders as he sai
Charlie nodded and said, “You’ve worked hard.”“I ought to!”Isaac walked out of the car at this time and said to Charlie, “Young Master, I’ll wait for you at the entrance. You can give me your instructions at any time if there is anything you need.”Charlie said, “Why would you wait at the entrance? Ask Albert to make the arrangement for a private room for you guys to go in and eat something. I’ll go over and have a drink with you guys later.”Albert hurriedly said, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll take care of it!”When Isaac heard these words, he was really touched deep in his heart. Charlie would always be thinking of him, Albert, and all of their subordinates no matter what time it was. He was definitely much better as compared to any other ordinary rich young master!So, Isaac immediately said respectfully, “I’ll follow all of your arrangements, Young Master!”Charlie nodded. After that, Albert said, “Master Wade, if the four of you would please come with me first!”After that, t
As soon as Albert heard Charlie saying that he should prepare some plain water, he immediately spoke up, “Master Wade, do you want me to brew some good Dragon Well tea and send it over here instead? The tea leaves have just been picked from Sudbury two days ago before being sent over to Aurous Hill. It is quite good.”Albert obviously did not know why Charlie had asked him to prepare some plain water. So, Charlie simply smiled slightly and waved his hand as he said, “There’s no need to go through so much trouble. Just prepare the plain water.”As he spoke, Charlie spoke up and said again, “Oh, by the way, help me to prepare a fruit knife too.”Although Albert did not know why, he nodded immediately as he said, “Okay, Master Wade. I’ll go and prepare it now and have it sent over right away!”Yule, Rachel, and Quinn also did not understand why Charlie wanted Albert to prepare the plain water and fruit knife, but they did not ask him about it.After that, Charlie smiled and said, “Un
There were three glasses filled with plain water as well as a fruit knife on the tray.Albert carefully placed the tray in front of Charlie before he said respectfully, “Master Wade, the water and knife that you asked for are here.”Charlie nodded and smiled faintly. “Thank you for your hard work.”Albert hurriedly said, “You’re welcome, Master Wade. I’ll go out first if there is nothing else.”“Okay.”After Albert had left, Quinn asked Charlie, “Brother Charlie, what do you need the water and knife for?”Charlie smiled and said, “You’ll find out soon.”As he spoke, he then took out an exquisite red sandalwood box from his pocket. When he opened the red sandalwood box, Yule immediately recognized the pill that was placed in it.He knew that this was the miracle pill that had saved his life back then and had even made him a dozen or even twenty years younger.The mother and daughter duo, Rachel and Quinn, had also witnessed that miracle. So, they naturally had a very deep imp
When Rachel heard Charlie’s words, she was not only very excited and thrilled, but her eyes also flushed red at this time.She was truly touched because of Charlie.Even in her wildest dream, Rachel would never have imagined that Charlie would take out a Rejuvenating Pill directly because of her recent fatigue and exhaustion. His generosity greatly exceeded her normal cognition.Although the Golding family was very rich, Rachel and the strength of her natal family were also not bad. However, the richer she was, the more Rachel understood that money was not the most important thing in this world. On the contrary, it was those things that could not be bought with money that were the most precious things in this world.For a poor person who struggled to even survive daily, even if he knew very well that this job would cause serious harm to his body, he would be more than willing to trade in his health in exchange for remuneration in order to support his family.However, for those w
When Charlie heard this, he shook his head helplessly and said, “Uncle Golding, you asked me not to treat you like a stranger just now, but in the blink of an eye, you’re the one who is treating me like a stranger now. I’ve already said that this Rejuvenating Pill is for you, Aunt Golding, and Nana. Even if you do not feel sorry for yourself and even if you are not thinking of yourself, you should also feel sorry for Nana. She will be holding dozens of concerts all over the world soon. She will certainly be exhausted from running here and there. At that time, if she gets too exhausted, it would already be too late for all of us to have any regrets. So, why are you being so courteous with me?”Quinn hurriedly said, “Brother Charlie, I’m fine. I’m still young, so it’s fine for me to feel a little tired!” Charlie had a straight expression on his face as he said, “Stop fooling me here. Have you already forgotten how the both of us met again? If it was not because you constantly had stom
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