At this moment, at the backstage of the concert.Dorothy’s eyes were flushed red in Quinn’s lounge as she personally helped Quinn to take off her wedding dress carefully. She was a little distressed as she choked up and said, “Quinn, I really do not understand. Since you already decided to wear a wedding dress for the performance at the concert tonight, why didn’t you name that guy, Charlie, directly?”As she spoke of this, she was somewhat indignant as she complained, “If it was up to me, you should have just forced him to marry you directly in front of tens of thousands of viewers and in front of all of your fans in the country! After you put on the wedding dress, you should call out his name directly and ask him to come up on stage. After that, you can ask him when he will be honoring his promise in front of everyone when the both of you are up on the stage.”Quinn looked at her reflection in the mirror as she carefully removed her shiny diamond earrings and smiled as she said, “
As she spoke, Dorothy was a little indignant as she said, “You’ve already made such a passionate love confession during the concert. As a result, Charlie simply brought his wife home directly after the concert. Do you really not want to stay for just one more day and see if he will have anything to say to you about it?”“No need.” Quinn smiled and said, “I’ve already said that I simply wanted Brother Charlie to clearly understand what kind of true feelings I have for him, and that is already enough for me.”“So, that is the reason why I did not put any frontal photos of him in the concert video and not even any of him as a child. Moreover, I did not publicly announce that it was his birthday today or that he was there at the scene tonight. That is because I did not want anyone else to guess that he is my prince charming, and I especially do not want to make his wife suspicious of anything.”“And since I’ve already said that I will wait for him for three years, I will definitely wait
When Quinn heard her mother’s voice from outside the door, she hurriedly said, “Mom, I’m removing my makeup and changing my clothes now. Are you alone?”Rachel hurriedly replied, “I’m alone.”Quinn then said to Dorothy, “Dorothy, go and open the door for my mom.”“Okay,” Dorothy agreed and she quickly opened the room door.After the room door was opened, Rachel looked at Dorothy and smiled as she said, “Dorothy, you have worked hard during this period of time.”Dorothy hurriedly waved her hand and said, “Aunt Golding, this is all my job, and it was not hard at all.”After that, Dorothy had a shocked expression on her face, and she said, “Aunt Golding, why do you look so much younger today? Do you have any beauty secrets that you can teach me? I feel that if I do not control it a little, then after two years, I might even look older than you...”Rachel smiled and said, “I actually have some relatively niche skincare products, and these products are really effective. I’ve been usi
Ten minutes later, Quinn, who had changed into a casual outfit, got into the car with her parents as they headed to the airport. On the way, Quinn kept chatting with her mother, Rachel.As a woman, Rachel had many questions in her heart that she wanted to ask Quinn. However, her first question was, “Nana, when did you order the wedding dress that you wore tonight behind our backs?”Quinn grinned as she said, “Mom, you know Vera Wang, right?”“Yes, I do.” Rachel nodded. “Isn’t that the independent brand of the Oskian-American designer, Vera Ellen Wang? She is very popular in Europe and the United States in recent years, and even the daughters of the former United States President Clinton and Bush also wore her dresses when they got married. Did you also order your wedding dress from her?”Quinn laughed and said, “A few years ago, she had already announced that she would no longer be personally making wedding dresses for others. However, I invited her over here from the United Stat
When Quinn heard this, she suddenly tensed up and became very nervous as she blurted out, “Dad, I... I did not cause any trouble for Brother Charlie, right?!”At this time, Rachel spoke up, “I think that it should not be a bad thing even if the Acker family finds out that Charlie is still alive. Charlie’s grandparents are still alive, and they are still in charge of the Acker family. So, they should only be happy if they find out that Charlie is still alive. They would never see Charlie as a threat. Perhaps they might even be able to bring more resources and opportunities to Charlie after they reconcile with him.”As she spoke, Rachel then added, “Even if the Acker family does not have much affection or feelings for Charlie, no matter what it is, there is still a blood relationship there. At most, they would not interfere with each other’s lives. They would definitely not take the initiative to come and find fault with Charlie.”Yule thought about it, and he heaved a sigh of relief
...At this time, Charlie and his wife, Claire, had already returned home.Claire was holding onto her cell phone as she participated in the new campaign in the first place on the hot search on the internet, where millions of fans were jointly requesting for Quinn to continue staying in the entertainment industry because she was still quite unable to accept the fact that Quinn was suddenly going to permanently retire from the entertainment industry.As she was busy swiping on her cell phone to show her support, Charlie came out to the courtyard alone and made a phone call to Yule.He knew that Yule was going to leave Aurous Hill and return to Eastcliff tonight. However, since his wife was there at the concert venue just now and since there were simply too many people around, Charlie did not have much interaction with Yule at all. So, he hurriedly called Yule because he wanted to wish him and Rachel a safe trip home.As soon as the call was connected, Yule laughed heartily and said
Charlie could not help but feel a little desolate because Quinn had already left.At this time, the courtyard was silent, and the weather was a little cold. Charlie sighed even more as he looked up at the moonlight and the stars in the sky.He would never have imagined that Quinn’s concert would come to an end in this manner. As Charlie thought back on those old pictures from the concert, he was very touched as well as ashamed deep inside his heart.Although Charlie had been through a lot of hardships over the years, Charlie could be considered to have led a carefree life with no worries about having no food or clothing because of Stephen’s secret protection when he was still in the orphanage. It was only that his material conditions were simply a little tougher.Still, Charlie would never have thought that Quinn and her family were sparing no efforts in order to find out about his whereabouts during these years when he was going through all these hardships.Charlie already felt v
Claire had originally wanted to continue harping on the same thing. According to Claire’s thoughts, as long as she could gradually see an improvement in her company, Charlie could also gradually reduce his Feng Shui reading business, or even stop engaging in this aspect of things as much as possible.However, after hearing Charlie say these things, she put away her own rhetorical thoughts and said helplessly, “Husband, since that is the case, you must pay more attention to yourself, then.”Charlie smiled slightly and nodded as he said, “Don’t worry, Wife. I will.”Claire was gratified, and she smiled as she said, “It’s getting late. Let’s hurry up and go back to our room to sleep.”“Okay!”***Late at night, while Charlie and Claire were cuddling and sleeping together, a woman cautiously walked out from the Moore family villa into the large courtyard without making any noise.It was already half past one in the morning, but Nanako was not asleep. Instead, she came out to the cou
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
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