As soon as Charlie’s words came out, Theodore shuddered with fear.The reason why he had said all these to Charlie was because he had wanted to let Charlie understand that his family’s current business was not dependent on the Wade family, nor did he need any resources or help from the Wade family at all. Therefore, there was no need for him to come to Oskia once every three months to give Charlie a report. However, Theodore would never have thought that after saying so much, Charlie would actually ask him to stay in Oskia directly to help him instead. Theodore was instantly filled with regret, and he really wanted to slap himself in the face!After that, he had a miserable look on his face as he hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade... Please don’t take what I’ve just said seriously because I was merely bragging...”Charlie had a calm expression on his face as he asked, “Oh? Is that so?”Theodore hurriedly nodded repeatedly as if he was pounding garlic.At this time, a middle-aged man be
Charlie looked at Herman and asked seriously, “Was it really you?”Herman nodded repeatedly and clenched his teeth as he said, “Really... It was really me...”“Alright, then.” Charlie spoke up and said, “Since it’s you, you can stay back, then. Many things are waiting to be done in this family right now, and this is the critical moment to employ people. As for the descendants of the Wade family, they will basically be staying on Mount Wintry to mourn for the next three years. So, this is the time for the Wade family’s collateral families to make more contributions to the family.”When Theodore heard this, he started protesting immediately, “Mr. Wade! Although we share the same last name, we have already become independent long ago, and our family has our own affairs. How can we simply leave our own family affairs aside and run off to serve the Wade family at such a time?! Besides, ours is a small business to begin with, and it’s not like your family business. Wouldn’t it be even mor
Ever since the moment Charlie had decided to carry on his father’s legacy, he was already prepared to be impolite to anyone with the last name Wade.This was because he knew very well in his heart that although these people were all his family, they were even more like his enemies. It was easy to become a prince, but being a king was too difficult.Once you become the king and if you wanted to be a successful king, you would have to discard all ties between family members.From the moment you ascend the throne, there would no longer be father and son, mother and son, grandfather and grandson, or brothers and sisters. There would only be a king and his subjects!One person would be the king!The ten thousand people were all his subjects!Therefore, Charlie naturally would not be polite to these members of the Wade family’s collateral families.In the final analysis, it was just one sentence. What’s yours is mine, and what’s mine is still mine!He saw that Theodore was a y
Herman also nodded repeatedly as he instructed, “I’ll stay and serve the core family. When the time comes, you can take over the position as the chairman, then...”As Herman spoke of this, he sighed and said emotionally, “It’s just that you’re still so young and inexperienced now. I’m really worried that you will not be able to do it well if you are forced to do something that is entirely beyond your abilities...”Theodore hurriedly spoke according to his father’s words as he said, “Dad, don’t worry, I will definitely try my best to do it. I dare not say that I will be able to lead the group to advance by leaps and bounds, but at the very least, I will do my best to maintain the family business and wait for you to return to regain control of the entire company...”Herman sighed emotionally as he said, “Sigh! It’s my duty to serve the core family and so, at the moment, there is no other way but for me to force you to grow up quickly!” Charlie could not help but frown as he thought
Theodore was about to collapse emotionally.He finally understood that Charlie was the master of acting.Both he and his father were nothing and could not be compared to Charlie at all.Theodore and his father were originally planning to put on a show so that they could get themselves switched out and go back to running their own family business. Unexpectedly, a few words from Charlie would not only set him back again, but they would also end up offending someone that they could not afford to mess with.Herman also felt extremely depressed. He had no idea how he should settle things at this moment.Even if he were to take this opportunity to offer to let his son stay at this moment, the chances were already very slim now. This was because once that happened, it would be equivalent to them admitting that they had just lied to Charlie. They were already originally sinners in front of the Wade family, and as a result, they were still playing tricks with Charlie at this time. If
If someone sold him a fifty-million-dollar villa that came with a twenty-million-dollar renovation for a hundred million dollars, he would also think that it was a good deal.Moreover, he would need to buy a variety of items, including a variety of daily necessities as well as cars, yachts, and even helicopters after buying the villa.In addition, he would also require a lot of human and material resources for maintenance to ensure that he would be able to go over and live there at any time and would always have maids who could provide their services to him at any time. Therefore, spending one hundred million dollars to buy the villa and then buying a car, yacht, and helicopter might end up being tens of millions of dollars. Furthermore, the depreciation cost was amazingly high, and it would easily amount to a depreciation of ten million dollars a year. Not only that, but the maintenance costs of the entire villa and the various equipment would also be tens of millions of dollars
In Charlie’s opinion, these collateral families were second-class citizens compared to the core family, to begin with.Moreover, with their bad history of ingratitude and injustice, it would be even more impossible for Charlie to treat them like human beings in the future. The reason why he was asking these families to arrange for two young descendants to come and serve the core Wade family as subordinates was to let them know that their mission was to serve the core family.When more than seven hundred of the members of the Wade family’s collateral families heard this, they were all filled with grievances and complaints in their hearts, but based on the lesson that they had learned from Theodore’s family, no one dared to say a word at this time. When Charlie saw that no one dared to oppose this, he said, “Since all of you have no opinion, this matter is settled, then.”As Charlie spoke, he took the name list for the ancestor worship ceremony and spoke up, “There is information
Moreover, Ten Thousand Armies had already drained this group of people of their cash, and they had even signed a five-year installment contract. Their economic lifeline was already in Charlie’s hands. Needless to say, Ten Thousand Armies was already Charlie’s best fist and force level. This alone was already enough to scare off the members of the Wade family’s collateral families.As for the control of internal affairs, it was completely up to Charlie. He could easily destroy any disobedient head of the family and support any obedient person from within to become the head of the family instead. These members of the Wade family’s collateral families could also see right through Charlie’s intentions, but they simply did not have the strength to confront him. So, they were all forced to agree.When Charlie saw that all of them had no objections, he spoke up and said, “Since all of you have no opinions, we will then push forward as I have said. Give a report of the list and informati
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
Naturally, Jimmy couldn't care less about Julien's suggestion, even looking at him pointedly from head to toe while smirking in contempt, "What, do you think I'd just do what any nutjob tells me to do just because they're claiming to be the Rothschilds' heir apparent?"Julien nodded, still smiling. "Good point, but don't worry—it's the same whether you call him or he calls you."Jimmy laughed. "I was offering you a way out, but you want to keep pressing your luck? Since you don't care to back off, let's see how you're going to finish this fight."Then, he shrugged while pointing at Yolden. "Well, it's the perfect chance to measure Matilda's husband, I guess."Based on what he saw of Yolden, there was no way he would buy Julien's claims, and thus labeled him an impostor in his mind.An ordinary lecturer in Aurous Hill, being friends with the Rothschilds' heir apparent? Not to mention that there had been plenty of fraudulent cases outside the States where the Rothschild name was use
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