When Harold heard Lady Wilson’s words, he suddenly became very excited as he said excitedly, “Grandma, if it’s indeed like what you’ve said, that would really be great! I’ve always felt that Charlie, that b*stard, would certainly meet with a terrible ending sooner or later! So, it seems as though this is the sign before his terrible ending, then!”Lady Wilson had a slightly smug look on her face. “Their family had been doing so well for more than a year now all because of Charlie’s deceitfulness! In the past, those qigong masters and metaphysics masters have also been collecting and taking a lot of money from the rich and wealthy people, but none of them have ever met with a good ending! I think that Charlie is about to be done for!”Harold was so excited that his body twitched slightly, and he said excitedly, “If Charlie is about to meet with a terrible ending, I think that their whole family would also be done for! Perhaps Zeke White might even show up in a few days to come and tak
“Mhm.” Lady Wilson nodded and said, “I can also see what you’re talking about. However, Wendy has always been very unwilling to reveal the noble man’s identity. So, I can only feel very anxious because of this matter.”As she spoke, Lady Wilson said again, “By the way, Christopher, you should talk to Wendy alone later. Ask her how far she has progressed with that noble man. If their relationship is still unclear, you should ask her to speed things up a little. It would be best if she could make it a done deal as soon as possible.”Christopher said awkwardly, “Mom, how could I possibly talk to Wendy about such things? It makes it seem as though I’m so anxious to sell my daughter off.”Lady Wilson blurted out, “It is only most appropriate for you to ask her this question. Wendy has always had some opinions about me because of the matter relating to Kenneth Wilson prior to this. So, she will definitely not open up her heart to speak to me if I were to go and ask her about this.”Harol
As Lady Wilson sighed emotionally, Christopher and Harold, the father and son duo, lowered their heads in shame. When Lady Wilson saw the both of them being such wimps, she felt a pang of contempt in her heart. So, she stood up immediately and said, “The both of you can continue lying in bed. I’ll go and take a look around Charlie’s house!”Harold asked, “Grandma, what are you going to Charlie’s house for?”Lady Wilson snorted coldly. “Pfft! What else am I going to do there? Of course I’m going there to mock them!”Christopher was a little concerned as he said, “Mom, at the end of the day, the matter related to Charlie going down is all just your speculation. It has not even been confirmed yet. If you go and cause them trouble now, and if Charlie is not going down yet and he decides to deal with us, wouldn’t that be a totally unexpected calamity, then?”Lady Wilson said disdainfully, “I have always had a sharp sense, and when have I ever been wrong? I already told you long ago th
Very soon, Lady Wilson arrived at Charlie’s door in a very aggressive and overbearing manner before she pressed the doorbell directly.Inside the villa, Charlie had just returned to the living room after putting the cake into the refrigerator. Claire and her parents were still getting busy in the kitchen.At this time, Charlie heard the doorbell, and so, he got up and went to the front door.He glanced at the monitor, and he realized that the person standing outside in the courtyard was, surprisingly, Lady Wilson. So, he asked coldly, “Is anything the matter?”When Lady Wilson heard Charlie’s voice, she snorted coldly and said, “Let me in. I want to see Jacob!” Charlie casually replied, “Sorry, but you’re not welcomed here. Hurry up and leave. Otherwise, I’ll look for the property security!”“You!” Lady Wilson scolded angrily, “This is my son’s house! So, am I not welcomed here just because you say that I’m not welcomed here? I will have to go inside today, then!”Charlie laugh
Charlie truly did not expect that the reason why Lady Wilson would come to show off and be cocky in front of him was because of Wendy.Lady Wilson certainly did not know that the reason why Wendy could actually make the great leap from being a hostess who was bullied by everyone to becoming the general manager of Mallow Stenhouse Etiquette Corporation was entirely because Charlie was giving Wendy an opportunity because he pitied her. When he heard this, Charlie looked at Lady Wilson as though he was staring at a stupid old monkey, and he said playfully, “Lady Wilson, your biggest failure in this life is your short-sightedness. If you could take a deeper look at problems, the Wilson family would not have fallen and ended up in this state today.”Immediately after that, Charlie then said seriously, “If you want to continue staying at Thompson First, you’d better remember to leave my family alone and mind your own business. However, if you cannot even do that, perhaps you may not even
Still, this was one of the few luxuries that the current Wendy could afford.After all, Wendy was now single-handedly earning money to feed four people. Moreover, her father and elder brother needed quite a lot of medical expenses. So, Wendy had been very frugal, and she had been saving up. After much difficulty, she had finally saved more than eight thousand dollars. She had asked the sales personnel to help her wrap the belt up, and she had been thinking about how she should hand the gift over to Charlie while she was on the way back home.After thinking about it, Wendy had planned to place the gift inside the mailbox in front of Charlie’s house. After that, she would send a WhatsApp message to Charlie so that he could come out and pick it up himself.She felt that this was a relatively safe method, and it would not be known to others, especially her cousin sister, Claire.Moreover, if Charlie was not willing to accept her gift, he would not have the opportunity to reject it fa
When Wendy saw the arrogant and insolent look on her grandmother’s face, Wendy could not help but feel very afraid in her heart, and she hurriedly said, “Grandma! How can you be so rude to Brother-in-Law? Hurry up and apologize to him!”Lady Wilson was stunned when she heard Wendy’s words, and she said, “Wendy, are you out of your mind?! Hasn’t our family suffered and gotten bullied enough by him?!”As she spoke, Lady Wilson was filled with righteous indignation as she reprimanded, “Don’t forget that he was the one who sent your mother to the black coal kiln!”“If he did not send your mother to the black coal kiln, your father and mother would not have ended up in the current state that they are in today! That shrew, Elaine, would not have had the opportunity to humiliate your father by hanging green caps all over her balcony, then!”“Have you also forgotten our misfortune when the both of us were arrested and taken to the detention center? Isn’t it all thanks to him?!”“Now that
Lady Wilson also broke down emotionally as she cried and said, “I know that I certainly did some wrong things in the past, and I have nothing to say about it if you want to blame me for it. However, I’ve doted on you and loved you for so many years, so don’t you know how to be grateful at all?! It is already bad enough that you do not know how to be grateful, but you are actually saying that Charlie has been so kind and gracious to you?! Don’t you think that you are betraying your conscience by saying those words?!”Wendy, who was furious, did not even think before she blurted out, “Of course I don’t feel that I’m betraying my conscience! Brother-in-Law was the one who rescued me when I was forced to sign the contract at the etiquette company back then!”As she spoke, Wendy had tears in her eyes as she continued saying, “Brother-in-Law did not only rescue me, but he even drove that black-hearted boss and his lover away. After that, he also restored the freedom of the other girls who
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