Still, Charlie was not simply letting Porter gain all of this in vain.This was because Porter would no longer own his own life from today onward.Porter would be using all of his time and energy for the rest of his life to serve and stay loyal to Charlie.Therefore, Charlie looked at Porter, nodded slightly, and said indifferently, “Just remember that you’ve said this sentence. Otherwise, if I can give you this great opportunity, I can also turn you back to your original form!”Porter was incomparably pious as he blurted out, “Don’t worry, Mr. Wade! As your subordinate, if I dared to break this oath in the future, I will definitely come to a horrible end!” Charlie nodded, and he then looked at Hunter, who was disabled, and Zayne, who was imprisoned in his own consciousness before he said indifferently, “The two of you should also take the time to reflect on yourselves over the next few days. After you arrive in Aurous Hill, I will also allow you to get a reformation, and I will
Everyone naturally agreed to do so when they heard this.They all knew Charlie very well, and they also knew that he had always maintained a low profile. Since Charlie did not want them to leak this matter out to the public, the crowd naturally would not disobey him.Charlie looked at Cadfan and then said, “The matter where you will be handing over your position as the head of the family to Sophie should still be announced to the public. Otherwise, I’m afraid that it would not be easy for Sophie to establish her authority in the Schulz family.”Cadfan hurriedly nodded and said, “Of course! That’s only right! I will be repenting and confessing my mistakes before your parents’ grave today, so I will officially announce this matter to the public tomorrow so that Sophie can take over from me smoothly!”“Okay.” Charlie nodded in satisfaction and said, “After you sign the agreement, announce the news and complete the transfer and handover of the rights. I will then arrange for someone to
The only people who had a little connection to the Rothschild family were just Edmund and his father, Salem, whom Charlie had locked up in the dog farm.The Whittaker family was said to be a distant relative of the Rothschild family. This distant relative relationship that they had was really a little bit far, so much so that even though the both of them had already been missing in Aurous Hill for such a long time, the Rothschild family had not come to look for them at all. This obviously showed that in the eyes of the Rothschild family, families such as the Whittaker family were simply poor distant relatives who should be avoided.However, the fact that Olivia was going to marry a member of the Rothschild family at this time invoked Charlie’s interest.So, Charlie spoke up and asked, “Why would Olivia suddenly decide to get married at this time? Didn’t you say that the Queen would not be able to last for a few days? Wouldn’t it be a little inappropriate for her to get married a
Charlie’s original plan was to take out a Rejuvenating Pill and give it to Helena.He would give half of the Rejuvenating Pill to Helena to cure her illness, and Helena could then use the remaining half of the pill to bring back the Queen of Northern Europe, who was on the verge of dying. As long as Helena could return to Northern Europe to see the Queen, split the remaining half of the Rejuvenating Pill into two parts, and give the first part to the Queen, Helena would certainly be able to wake the Queen from her deep coma. When the time comes, Helena could then use the other half as a condition so that the Queen would give the throne to Helena. After the Queen had seen and experienced the efficacy of the Rejuvenating Pill, she would definitely do her best to help Helena ascend to the throne.Charlie believed that for an old woman who had been in a deep coma and was terminally ill, being able to wake up again was tantamount to being able to live again. Therefore, the Queen w
Jasmine agreed immediately, and she said in a soft voice, “Don’t worry, Master Wade. I will definitely make all the arrangements well for everyone.” “Okay.” Charlie clasped his hand over his fist once again as he said to the crowd, “Everyone, it will be the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony later, so please go to the hotel to rest first. I will go over there as soon as possible after the ancestor worship ceremony is over!” Everyone also knew that the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony was only held once every twelve years and that it was a very solemn ceremony that was not open to the public. So, it would not be appropriate for them to stay here and watch.Therefore, everyone then bid farewell to Charlie and Jeremiah. After that, they left Mount Wintry in the bus arranged by Jasmine and Nanako as they headed to Shangri-La hotel in Eastcliff.After the several buses had left, aside from the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies who were kneeling on the ground as well as Cad
Carmen was very clever indeed.She knew that when so many people were equally guilty, whoever stepped up and admitted their mistake first would have the upper hand.Moreover, she also knew far more about Charlie’s deeds as compared to the others, and she had even experienced it more personally. She had also heard of how Charlie had dealt with several experts from the Webb family from Sudbury before this. Charlie had asked Albert to carve words on those few mens’ foreheads, and whoever admitted their mistake first would have lesser words carved on their foreheads. The number of words carved on the forehead of each person after that would increase by one.It was said that when it came to the last person, the space on his forehead had not even been enough to carve all of the words. With these previous lessons learnt, how could Carmen allow others to kneel before she did?Charlie also did not expect that Carmen would kneel so quickly. So, he spoke up, “You’re my aunt, and no matt
Charlie shook his head and said indifferently, “Don’t worry, Aunt. Every single person in this group of people is a cowardly and incompetent person. Otherwise, they would not have sneaked out last night to buy mourning clothes! Since they are all so afraid of dying, how could they possibly knock themselves to death here? That is not logical at all.”As he spoke, Charlie saw that the strength of Felix’s grovel was obviously a lot lesser, and at first glance, it was obvious that Felix was only trying to put on an act to fit in with everyone else. So, Charlie said coldly, “Aunt, do you see Felix? His forehead is just kissing the ground, and he is not using any strength at all!”When Felix heard this, cold sweat broke out on his back. He was so frightened, and he hurriedly knocked his head on the ground with full force, causing him to grimace from the extreme pain!Charlie then turned to look at Jeremiah and asked, “Grandpa, who is responsible for the various businesses of the Wade fami
The members of the Wade family who were kneeling really did not expect that Charlie would be so ruthless. They were all a family, and all of them were children and grandchildren of the Wade family. However, Charlie actually wanted to imprison all of them on Mount Wintry and force them to mourn for their ancestors for three years! For these rich people who were already accustomed to being pampered and enjoying life, even three days would already be unacceptable, let alone three years!So, everyone hurriedly looked at Jeremiah expectantly and waited for him to step up and put in a good word on their behalf. Jeremiah looked at the pitiful eyes of this group of people, and he felt a little compassion in his heart.He supported Charlie in his decision to punish these cowardly children and grandchildren of his properly, but he really did not expect Charlie to be so merciless as soon as he started.So, Jeremiah could not help but say to Charlie, “Charlie, it is indeed a very good pun
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