Charlie did not expect that Rachel would specially prepare a suit for him.Just as he was still wondering about it, Yule, who was aside, smiled and said, “Your Aunt Golding was afraid that you would not bring a suit with you when you come to Eastcliff. Therefore, she specially asked the best tailor-made suit master from London to make one for you.”Charlie thanked her, “Thank you, Aunt Golding.”Rachel smiled and said, “You’re most welcome! I gave the master an estimation of your size for the suit, and I do not know whether it will fit you or not. Hurry up and try it on.”At this time, Quinn, who was wearing a one-piece nightgown, also came out of the room and yawned as she smiled and said, “Brother Charlie, the suit that my mother ordered for you is especially dashing! It is said that many prime ministers and presidents from Europe and North America are that master’s regular customers! You should go and try it on!”It was difficult for Charlie to refuse such kindness and so, he f
However, she also knew that she would have to hold up even if she could not do so. After all, whether her mother would be able to support herself in the future would depend on her. At this moment, Helena suddenly received a phone call from her mother, who was in Northern Europe. As soon as the call was connected, her mother spoke from the other end of the line, “Helena, the royal family has just notified me that your grandma is currently suffering from multiple organ failures and is currently in a severe coma. She could pass away at any time…”Helena was instantly shocked, “How did it deteriorate so quickly?!”“I’m not sure.” Helena’s mother spoke up, “I only heard that the situation deteriorated drastically, and it is now completely out of control. The doctor said that it will be impossible for her to wake up, and it will only be a matter of time before she passes away. If it is fast, it will take up to two or three days, and even if it is slow, it will not exceed a week.”Helena
Helena did not expect that her own cousin sister would suddenly become so heartless.She subconsciously blurted out, “If my grandmother were to really die before my engagement, how can my engagement ceremony possibly be held as scheduled?! If word about this gets out, the public would not only be criticizing me, but they will also be criticizing the entire royal family!”Olivia, who was on the other end of the line, said coldly, “Don’t worry. I will try and make sure that she survives for the next three days. Even if she were to really die within these three days, I will not release the news to the public. I will wait for your engagement first before announcing it to the public.”Helena could not help but scold angrily, “How can you do that?! What do you take Grandma for? A tool controlled by you?!”Olivia spoke sternly, “Helena! You’d better remember this! Her life and death is not the most important matter right now! Your marriage to the Wade family is the most important matter!
Helena was basically on the verge of collapse at this point!It was only at this time that Helena finally understood that this was the actual reason why the royal family had asked her to come to Oskia earlier to participate in the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony!‘So, Olivia had already started planning this a long time ago!’‘She wants to separate me and my mother so that she can use my mother to threaten me and force me to give in. Olivia, you’re truly the devil!’Helena was furious, and she immediately yelled, “Olivia, you cannot do this! I will never marry Felix if you do not send my mother to Oskia!” Olivia said disdainfully, “It’s up to you. Anyway, my mother is currently monitoring and keeping an eye on your mother now. She has no chance to leave the palace at all. If you refuse to marry Felix as promised, your mother will disappear completely from this world, then. No one will know where she went, and no one will even know if she’s dead or alive!” As she spoke o
There was still no response in the room at this time.Felix was a little suspicious, and he could not help but increase the strength of his hand. He slammed his hand harder on the door and shouted, “Helena, are you there?”There was still no movement in the room.Just then, the door of the room next door opened, and two young women came out. One of them was Caucasian, and the other looked like an Oskian.Felix recognized them. These two women were the attendants whom Olivia had sent here with Helena.So, he spoke up and asked the Oskian girl, “Where is your princess?”The Oskian girl said, “She’s in her room.”“How is that possible?” Felix frowned and said, “I’ve been knocking on the door for a long time now, but there is no response at all. Could it be that she has gone out?”“That should not be the case.” The girl spoke up, “The princess will usually tell us if she wants to go out.”Immediately after that, the Oskian girl also came over and knocked on Helena’s door as she sh
Felix subconsciously said, “It’s okay. I’ll just stay and watch here. I will not cause any delay to the both of you…”The Oskian girl replied offhandedly as she shouted, “We need to take off her clothes to defibrillate her! Aren’t you familiar with the concept that you should not be looking at something that is not consistent with propriety?! Hurry up and go out!”Felix had no choice but to leave the room.At this time, inside the room, one of the girls continued performing chest compressions on Helena whereas the other girl prepared the defibrillator before ripping Helena’s pajamas open as she said, “The defibrillator is ready!”“Okay!” The Oskian girl blurted out, “I will count to three. After three seconds, I will disengage my hands, and you will defibrillate her immediately!”“Okay!”The Oskian girl continued performing compressions on Helena as she shouted, “One, two, three! Defibrillation!”After saying that, she retracted her hands as fast as lightning. The other girl the
Although she had only been unconscious for a few minutes, to Helena, it seemed as though she had spent a century in the dark!So, at the moment when she woke up, she was breathing heavily as if she had already used up all of her oxygen after diving into the bottom of the sea and finally coming up at the very last minute. Immediately afterward, her vision returned, and she gradually recovered all of her other senses.When she saw the two people in front of her, Helena immediately realized that it was her two attendants who had saved her life. They had both received very good first aid training, and the reason why they had come here with her this time was also to ensure her safety. After that, Helena felt another sharp pain in her heart. When she looked down, she saw that the Oskian girl was still holding the syringe with the epinephrine in her hand. Helena was extremely nervous as she asked, “You… You gave me an epinephrine injection?”The Oskian girl replied with a very apolo
The first responders did not expect that there would be two experts here, but at this time, they also did not care to ask them too much about it. They quickly called for a few people to carry Helena onto the stretcher. Felix was flustered, and he felt that there was nothing much that he could do at this time. So, he could only hurry up and call his grandfather, Jeremiah.As soon as the call was connected, Felix hurriedly reported this matter to Jeremiah.When Jeremiah heard about this, he was shocked and stunned for a moment. He was afraid that Helena would die in Oskia at this time. He hurriedly said to Felix, “Tell the first responders to send her to the Wade Group Affiliated Hospital directly. They have the best cardiovascular department in the country! We will rush over there immediately too!”It was only then that Felix recalled that their own hospital was also very authoritative in this aspect. So, he quickly said to the first responders, “Hurry up and send her to the Wade G
However, Jimmy realized something important even as he sighed in relief. "Wait, Mr. Wade… I know I should settle things in the family Stateside, but won't I be arrested upon arrival?""That's Julien's department," Charlie chuckled and turned toward the man. "Tell your butler not to send the evidence to the feds. If it has reached them already, ask to have it back and tell the feds they saw nothing."Julien promptly nodded. "I'll text him right now. You have nothing to worry about, Mr. Wade."Jimmy remained worried. "But sir, I think Nate's not going to let this slide. The man is cunning—he deliberately dug a pit so we'd fall into it, and he gathered all the dirt he could on us to be used as leverage when necessary."Charlie shook his head. "That's no big deal. Julien can make sure that you're fine even if the feds get the evidence."Julien nodded nearby. "Don't worry, Mr. Wade. The decision remains in your hands, either way. Just say the word, and it's 25 to life… otherwise, not e
The fact that Jimmy was a partner in Ares LLP already meant he had skill, while Matilda had herself been retired for years and definitely had lost her touch a little. So, having someone like Jimmy who had stayed on the frontlines all this while would definitely be no issue.And in turn, it was a good thing for Jimmy as it was better than the kennels either way.Charlie then asked Jimmy pointedly, "You say you're interested, but are you sincere about it?"Jimmy nodded without hesitation. "Yes, absolutely!""No regrets? We're talking about ten years here.""None, absolutely none!""Do you know what to say if anyone asks?""Yes, of course! I chose to further my career here in Oskia, and it was absolutely voluntary! That's what I'd say even if my family asked!"Charlie nodded. "Good. Then, you will have two weeks. Go home and set your affairs in order and report in for work afterward.""No problem!" Jimmy nodded repeatedly, actually surprised and grateful that Charlie would let hi
And yet, Julien was suddenly clapping his hands, and exclaiming excitedly, "Yes, right! We should get his wife and son over too for a happy reunion!"He then paused and quickly corrected himself, "Wait, no! I mean, they should each be caged with one empty cage separating each of their cages. They can see each other and talk, but there will be no touching. How dare he flex on me—I gotta teach him a lesson to remember!"Jimmy dropped limply on his rump, and Matilda beckoned for Paul to help him up while turning toward Julien as she pursed her lips. "Please, Mr. Rothschild… Even if you don't accept his apology, don't bring his family into this. It's against Oskian tradition—you'd insult your family's name!"Julien shrugged, not hesitating to retort, "What do your traditions have to do with me? If I mean to hurt him, forget his family—I'll drag his dogs over too!"Seeing that Julien was so furious, Charlie decided to stop him, or he might actually go through with it."That's enough, J
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