Jason’s father, Justin, had not said a single word and he simply looked at Elaine up and down. He felt that even though this woman was a little older, she was still a very charming woman. Moreover, she could be considered a more gorgeous and charming woman among all her peers.At this time, he was looking at Elaine with a greedy expression on his face as he thought to himself that when Claire arrived later, he would immediately tie both of them up! After that, he would be able to have some fun with Elaine.If he had the time, he could even have his way with the young and beautiful Claire then!As he thought about this, he smiled before he said to Elaine, “Oh, Miss Elaine, if Claire agrees to get together with Jason, then we can even be in-laws in future!”Elaine looked at Justin before she nodded and said in a flattered manner, “Yes, Mr. Grant. It would be a great blessing to our family if we could become in-laws in future!”Justin smiled before he said, “I think that our children
After that, he took out a black pistol from his waist before he checked it and said in a cold manner, “Alright then. After Charlie arrives, I will just shoot him in the head directly! I will avenge you immediately!”***Claire did not know anything at all.She waited for her mother by the entrance of the riverside villa and at this time, she suddenly saw Elaine trotting out to meet her.Elaine quickly opened the small gate before she said, “Claire! Come in!”Claire also waved at her mother.After that, Claire could not help but asked her mother, “Mom, why haven’t I heard of this friend of yours who lives at the riverside villa before this?”The riverside villa was located on the river bank and it was one of the local high-end communities in Aurous Hill. The people who lived here were all very wealthy and powerful and they were obviously beyond Elaine’s ordinary circle of friends.Elaine grinned before she said, “It’s one of my old classmates. He recently bought a villa here and
Elaine did not know that she was not only pushing her daughter into a fire pit at this time, but she was also pushing herself into one.Elaine was only hoping that Claire could clear up all the misunderstandings that she had with Jason and she also hoped that Claire would be able to develop a good impression of Jason at this time.If everything proceeded as planned, then Claire would finally divorce the useless piece of trash, Charlie, and then she could marry Jason instead.Claire could not help but feel a little annoyed and frustrated as soon as she was pushed into the villa by her mother.She knew that her mother was a materialistic person who had no morals at all but she thought that Elaine would have a limit.However, she could not believe that her mother would actually gang up with someone else to deceive her. This made her feel really disappointed!At this time, Claire turned around because she wanted to leave the villa immediately. Unexpectedly, Jason closed the door befo
Jason had always dreamt of getting Claire’s body.After all, Claire was known as the number one beauty in Aurous Hill. Moreover, she really deserved this title. She was really the best of the best.Now, this almost perfect woman would become his soon. This made him feel very excited!Elaine, who was standing next to Claire, looked at Jason with a look of disbelief.Didn’t Jason say that he wanted to apologize to Claire before confessing his love for her?What was going on now?Elaine hurriedly stepped forward before she stopped him and said, “Jason, what’s going on? That isn’t what you told me!”“Stop talking!” The expression on Jason’s face changed before he kicked Elaine to the ground immediately. After that, he sneered before he said, “Did you really think that I’d asked you to call your daughter over here just so I could confess my feelings to her? Become your son-in-law? You must be daydreaming!”After that, he continued speaking with an icy expression on his face, “Do you
Claire was frightened by the vicious expression on Jason’s face.Elaine was also panicking at this time.At this time, Elaine really felt like slapping herself.How could she be so materialistic? Why did she have to insist on matchmaking Jason with her daughter?This was great. She got her daughter and herself into deep trouble…After that, Elaine looked at Claire before she said in a guilty manner, “Claire, I really didn’t know this would happen. I’m really sorry for dragging you into this matter…”Claire sighed as she cried but she did not say anything at all.Jason stared at Elaine before she gritted his teeth and said, “I really didn’t want to do this to you. I originally wanted to get the doctor to cure your husband so Claire would feel grateful towards me. I thought that she would finally agree to get together with me if she felt grateful to me for saving her father….”Speaking of this, Jason cursed out loud, “Who would’ve known that Charlie, that piece of trash, would ac
”Oh, Charlie. You didn’t expect me to be the one calling you?”“Jason Grant?” Charlie asked in a cold manner. “Why is Claire’s cell phone with you?”Jason sneered before he said, “Because your wife is in my hands now! I’m ready to take off all of her clothes now because I want to enjoy her body!”After that, Jason said once again, “Oh, by the way, I heard that Claire is still a virgin? Hahaha! Charlie, you’re really useless! You’ve already been married to Claire for more than three years and you haven’t even slept with her? Don’t worry, I’ll destroy her virginity for you today! Hahaha!”Charlie was furious at this time and he yelled out in a cold voice, “Jason! I’m warning you now. If you dare to hurt my wife, I won’t let you off just like that!”“Damn you!” Jason said in a cold manner. “You have twenty minutes to come to the riverside villa. If you don’t arrive in time, then I can’t guarantee that your wife will still be a virgin! She might even lose her life! Hahaha!”At this t
Elaine was shocked at the father and son’s vicious plan!She yelled out, “Both of you are worse than beasts! I’m going to bite you to death!”Justin slapped Elaine directly across her face as he sneered, “Damn you! B*tch! You’d better behave yourself!”After that, he grabbed Elaine by her hair before he dragged her towards the bedroom inside.Elaine kept resisting and Claire wanted to rescue her but Jason did not give her a chance to do so. He grabbed her arm firmly and she could not move at all.Justin really did not expect Elaine to have such a strong personality and such a fierce temper! Therefore, he yelled at her in a furious manner, “Damn it! Do you not believe that I’m going to shoot you, you b*tch?”At this time, Jason suddenly spoke up and said, “Dad, Charlie might arrive anytime soon. If you aren’t done by the time he arrives, I’m afraid I won’t be able to deal with him on my own.”Justin hesitated for a moment before he kicked Elaine aside and said coldly, “Alright th
Wasn’t Charlie very great? Didn’t he know Don Albert? Didn’t he throw him out of the window?Now, he was going to take his life!After stepping into the house, Charlie looked at Claire with an apologetic expression on his face as though he wanted to say, “Claire, I’m sorry I’m late.”Claire did not know whether she felt surprised, happy, worried, or afraid when she saw Charlie coming into the villa to save her.However, Claire did not know why she felt very safe and secure when she saw Charlie standing in front of her.At this time, Claire suddenly cried out, “Husband…my husband…”Elaine, who had been kicked to the ground, suddenly came to her senses as she crawled over and grabbed hold of Charlie’s thigh as she said, “Charlie, my dear son-in-law. I’m glad that you’re here to save your mom now! If you had come one step later, I would’ve been a gone case!”As she said that, she pointed a finger at Justin and his son before she cried out, “Do you know that this b*stard, Jason, lie
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