Helena nodded gently and said softly, “I’ve heard Felix talk about this before. He would get very angry every time he mentioned it...”“Yes...” Charlie smiled indifferently. “He must be very angry. Otherwise, it would not be possible for him to be so hostile to me.”Helena looked at Charlie and asked, “Mr. Wade, how did you convince yourself to accept the gifts from the Wade family, then?”Charlie then said in a self-deprecating manner, “I was penniless at that time, and my life-saving benefactor needed money to treat her illness. My wife was bullied in the family, and even if I had some of my own poor boy’s ambition, reality simply did not allow me to refuse.”After saying that, Charlie sighed slightly and said emotionally, “At that time, I thought that even if it was not for myself, I would still have to accept the gifts from the Wade family even if it’s just for my life-saving benefactor and my wife. So, I took over the company, and I paid for my life-saving benefactor’s medical
Charlie was dismayed by Helena’s sudden question.He did not understand why Helena would suddenly make this ridiculous request when he was sincerely talking to her about fate.He subconsciously asked, “This... doesn’t seem to be related to the topic that we are talking about, right?”Helena winked wryly and smiled. After that, this was followed by her body suddenly leaning forward as she then kissed Charlie tightly on his mouth with her red lips. Immediately after that, Helena bit her lower lip slightly with her teeth as she said bashfully, “Mr. Wade, if there was no BMW car and that antique vase, we would not have met at all. You would not have saved me, and I would not have fallen in love with you in such a short time. We would not have had that kiss just now, and you would not have taken my first kiss away, then. So, Mr. Wade, you’re right. Destiny is really amazing. I understand! I totally understand!” Charlie was speechless for a moment.Charlie did not expect that Helena
After saying that, Helena then asked Charlie again, “Mr. Wade, so many of your confidantes came up to Mount Wintry to help you yesterday despite the danger to their lives. Did all of them only fall in love with you after a long time? Is it possible that none of them fell in love with you in just a few days as I did?”Charlie was speechless for a moment.Among his confidants, aside from Quinn, whom he had known since his childhood, the one whom he had known for the longest amongst the others, was Jasmine, whom he had only known for just over a year. The time that he had known Nanako, Sophie, and Rosalie was actually even shorter.When Helena saw that Charlie was remaining silent, she said emotionally, “Mr. Wade, the reason why I’m backing out is not because I’m really afraid of becoming the queen. It’s just that I am afraid that I will not have the chance to meet with you again after I become the queen... instead of that, I would rather not become the queen, and I would rather take
“The matter where you said you like me?”Charlie was taken aback for a moment before saying casually, “We will put aside the matter where you like me for the time being. It’s not too late to talk about it after you have secured the throne first.”Helena could not help but ask, “Mr. Wade, is the matter where I like you directly related to the throne itself?” Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “Of course it’s related. I’m the kind of person who does not like weak people. Even those confidants of mine whom you have mentioned just now are mostly the head of several major families. All of them hold a certain degree of resources and connections and so, there is still a lot of collaboration that we can have between each other.”Upon hearing this, Helena understood the meaning behind Charlie’s words immediately, and she secretly thought to herself, ‘Mr. Wade is so strong, and he has just become the head of the Wade family. If I do not sit firmly on the throne, I’m afraid that I will n
Helena hesitated for a moment, but she still nodded. After that, her voice was a little choked up as she said, “Take care of yourself then, Mr. Wade!”Charlie smiled slightly and replied, “You too. You have my phone number, so you can call me directly if you need help.”Helena said with flushed red eyes, “I understand. Thank you, Mr. Wade!”“You’re welcome.” Charlie smiled and nodded. He then pushed the car door open and strode up to the Concorde with big steps.After boarding the plane, Charlie sat on the spacious sofa seat in the passenger cabin. He could see Helena, who was still sitting in the car as she looked up at him, through the porthole window.At this time, Helena’s eyes were already filled with tears, and there were several times when she could not help but cry.However, when she realized that Charlie was also looking at her, she then resisted the urge to cry, quietly wiped away her tears, smiled, and waved at Charlie. Charlie also nodded slightly at her in acknowle
As Charlie was returning to Oskia under the Northern Europe night, the members of the Wade family’s collateral family who had previously fled were all returning to Eastcliff one after the other with an apprehensive and worried heart. They faced the rising sun as they headed up Mount Wintry in order to face their sins in front of Ten Thousand Armies. This was because Ten Thousand Armies had made a public announcement that they had gotten the name list for the Wade family’s ancestor worship ceremony. Ten Thousand Armies also demanded that all the people on the list should come back. Therefore, these members from the Wade family’s collateral families could only desperately return to Eastcliff. When they had fled overnight earlier, they did not think that there would be anything wrong with them leaving overnight.This was because in their opinion, they were just members of the Wade family’s collateral families, and this should not be implicated in the grudge between Ten Thousand Armie
Tony was furious, and he cursed angrily, “You... You lackeys actually dare to hit me?!”Stephen said coldly, “Three seconds are up. Break his leg!”As soon as they heard these words, many of the members of the Wade family’s collateral families instantly had a stunned expression on their faces. No one would have expected Stephen to have such courage.At this time, Stephen’s subordinates had already pinned Tony down on the ground. One of the men then took a golf club and suddenly swung it hard so that the metal at the head of the club would hit Tony’s right knee directly, thus instantly smashing his knee into pieces!Tony wailed in despair and rolled on the ground in pain as he clenched his teeth and cursed under his breath, “Stephen Thompson! I... I will f*cking kill you!” Stephen said coldly, “If you say one more word from now on, I’ll get someone to smash your other knee as well!” As soon as Stephen’s words came out, Tony held back the pain and anger that he was feeling immedi
When Porter led the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies and strode down from Mount Wintry, the members of the Wade family’s collateral families who were kneeling on the ground were already frightened to death.They knew nothing about the events that had happened up on Mount Wintry yesterday, and they only knew that the Wade family had already bowed before Ten Thousand Armies and given Ten Thousand Armies half of the family assets as compensation.And now, Ten Thousand Armies was targeting them.In their opinion, Ten Thousand Armies was definitely going to target their assets. At this moment, Porter had a straight and indifferent expression on his face as he walked at the forefront, followed by nearly a hundred core soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies. Whenever Porter got one step closer to them, these members of the Wade family’s collateral families would get even more frightened and nervous. When Porter finally stood in front of these people, many of them were already trembling i
Ares LLP was the biggest law firm in the States, and only the best of the best were recruited as associates.If Jimmy got to pick ten of their partners, he was basically taking a huge chunk out of their human resources.Moreover, the partners' salaries would be very expensive. With Jimmy included, eleven of them meant over a hundred million US dollars at minimum. Ares would definitely be maimed if they had to pay that much money while losing ten of their elites! Naturally, Jimmy didn't feel confident about achieving that, and he asked Charlie, "Mr. Wade… Don't you think it's too much? Would Nate even agree to that?"Charlie shrugged. "Of course he won't agree if you're the one asking, but he would definitely say yes if it were Julien."Julien almost rolled his eyes.The man was truly ruthless, ready to inflict so much damage at the drop of a hat.Worst of all, he was going to play the villain for Charlie.Still, he said confidently, "Don't worry, Mr. Wade! I will pressure him
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