Kathleen had a huge headache when Charlie mentioned The Heaven Springs.In her heart, she thought, ‘The Heaven Springs does have good food, but no matter how good they are, I can’t bear to eat them daily!’‘Besides, I’m already a regular there. Charlie may overthink when he knows about it. It’s not a good idea to go there.’She stopped her train of thoughts and smiled at Charlie. “Mr. Wade, I’ve been to The Heaven Springs already. The food is really good, but it’s such a waste to eat there. Do we have any other options? I think a simple meal like this would be great…”Charlie asked in surprise, “Oh? Did you go to The Heaven Springs before? Oops! I should have informed the boss earlier to waive the bill for you.”Charlie then suggested, “How about this? I’ll give The Heaven Springs’ owner a call later and tell him not to charge you whenever you go there for a meal.”Kathleen quickly stopped him, “That’s not needed! The owner established the restaurant to do business. How can I mak
After that, he asked hurriedly, “Maybe he went to the restroom?”Kathleen could not conceal her flustered self. “But I can’t reach his phone at all… He… There’s never a time when I can’t reach him at all. He’s always cautious and discreet in his work. He would never disappear without informing me, so… He might be in trouble.”Charlie casually suggested, “What if he accidentally dropped his phone in the restroom?”Kathleen was slightly stunned at this. She immediately shook her head and refuted, “That can’t be… With his skills, he won’t make such a low-level mistake!”To Kathleen, a six-star martial artist could react quickly. They were faster and stronger than an ordinary human. There was no way Julian would do something as silly as dropping his phone in the restroom.Charlie noticed her anxiousness. He approached her and tried to calm her.He said firmly, “Your driver seemed very reliable. Judging by his postures, he’s probably a trained martial artist. A man like him won’t get
As time passed by, Kathleen’s nervousness grew. She was flustered when there was still no news from Julian even after a long time had passed. No matter what she did, she couldn’t reach his number. She was so worried that she ended up sending her grandfather, Jordan Fox, a message stating the sudden predicament.The matter had become so complicated, it went beyond Kathleen and her group’s ability. She had no choice but to seek Jordan's help.Jordan was still in bed when he received the news, with his servants feeding him a special nutritious breakfast with a spoon.His health had been deteriorating lately, and he had no strength to even go out for a walk. It was exhausting for him to just sit still.He had no choice but to rest in bed most of the time.His healthcare team had just completed a comprehensive physical assessment two days ago. The experts believed that his life had entered the end of natural aging. His remaining time was unknown and couldn’t be calculated in years.
Jordan didn’t expect to hear about Julian’s disappearance. Julian actually went missing within a few days after arriving at Aurous Hill! This was unthinkable.At the moment, Jarvis was unaware of Julian’s sudden disappearance. He walked to Jordan’s bed and greeted Jordan with a slight bow. “Lord Fox, why did you summon me so early? Do you have any orders for me?”Jordan hurriedly explained, “Master Yant, Kathleen has just informed me about Julian’s disappearance! Kathleen suspects something has happened to him!”“What?!” Jarvis was stunned. He instantly refuted, “That’s impossible! Julian’s a six-star martial artist! He’s very strong, and his martial arts is unmatchable in all of Oskia. How could he be hurt?”Jordan said, “Kathleen was certain. She met someone for dinner, but Julian was gone when she came out. His number was out of service. What else could it be?”Jarvis Yant was thunderstruck. He furrowed his brow immediately and deduced in a low voice, “With Julian’s character,
Kathleen was at a complete loss.She was sure she made no enemies during her entire stay in Aurous Hill. Besides, she kept her identity a tight secret. If Julian was indeed murdered or kidnapped, that meant the enemy’s strength must be beyond her imagination. How could she offend such a powerful person? A possibility suddenly came to her mind. She looked up at Charlie and quietly thought to herself, ‘Could it be Charlie?!’She turned to see Charlie’s sincere look and immediately discarded that possibility. She couldn’t help but think to herself, ‘How could it be Charlie? He’s a nice person. There’s just no reason for him to target me…’‘Plus, he’s too young. How can he be stronger than Mr. Larson?’‘He’s been with me during the whole dinner, except for the time he went out to answer a call. How did he deal with Mr. Larson in such a short time without making any noise? If he did have such strength, he’d be practically undefeatable!’Kathleen thought and thought, and finally rul
As Albert said that, he took out his fat wallet from his pocket. There was not much cash in the wallet, but there were all kinds of bank cards inside.Interestingly, each bank card had a sticky note with a string of numbers on them. Some were ten, some were twenty, thirty, or even fifty and hundred.Albert picked a card with a thirty written on it. He threw the card to the driver's seat and said, “There are five hundred thousand dollars in the card. The password is 5, 0, 0, 0 ,0 ,0. You guys can spend it freely and split the remainder among yourself.”Albert always carried the bank cards with him. They were worth at least several million dollars. He was not the actual cardholder for the cards, but he kept the passwords on the card. Every password corresponded to the card’s limit. A card worth three hundred thousand would have a password starting with three and ending with five zeros. Meanwhile, a card with five hundred thousand would use a password starting with five and ending with
Kathleen was blindsided by Charlie’s warm attitude, and viewed Charlie like a gentle spring breeze that warmed her heart.As she looked into Charlie’s sincere eyes, Kathleen began to feel a little guilty. She felt guilty for lying to Charlie the whole time. For a moment, she had the urge to confess everything to him.However, her Grandpa was waiting for the Rejuvenating Pill to extend his life. Remembering that, she could only suppress her urge to confess.She thought to herself, ‘If Grandpa can win the Rejuvenating Pill on the auction, then I’ll confess to Mr. Wade and ask for his forgiveness as soon as possible…”At the same time, Charlie saw Kathleen looking at himself in a daze. Puzzled, he asked, “Ms. Jane, is everything okay?”Kathleen came back to her senses and hurriedly hid her feelings. “Oh, it’s nothing… I’ll be going now, Mr. Wade.”“Okay.” Charlie nodded and reminded her again, “Please remember to give me a call if you need any help.”“Sure!” Kathleen thanked him ag
Sherry asked hurriedly, “Miss, does that mean that the enemy came for Mr. Larson?”Kathleen muttered, “That may not be the case. He might not be the real target. However, I feel that I won’t be in any danger for the time being. The enemy is strong, but since he’s letting me go, he may have realized Mr. Larson’s strength. Perhaps he deemed Mr. Larson a threat in Aurous Hill, so he attacked Mr. Larson…”Sherry was puzzled by Kathleen’s assumption. “But all this is too strange… Mr. Larson is indeed very strong. However, he had never shown his ability or attacked anyone in Aurous Hill. Besides, he’s just a bodyguard, not a killer. He’s not an active threat to others. Why would the enemy target him?”Kathleen pursed her lips. “That’s what I’m trying to figure out now…”She was interrupted mid-sentence by the sudden ringing of her phone. The one who called was her grandfather, Jordan Fox.Kathleen hastily grabbed her phone and strode to the inner room. Once she was in her bedroom, she a
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
If Charlie really did get Jimmy to stay, who knew what other rubbish Jimmy would spout.As for Jimmy, he was actually surprised Charlie was asking him to stay, and his instincts told him that Charlie definitely didn't mean well.Not only that, he was on foreign soil—wouldn't he be defenseless if Charlie called in his friends to beat him up?Hence, he shook his head without hesitation as he said, "I'm sorry, but my sister-in-law is quite keen for me to leave, so I have no reason to stay and add to her problems. And it is her big day. I can afford to let her save face instead of spilling the beans on her all at once.""Oh, but you were complaining about the lack of important people just now!" Charlie quickly interjected. "It just so happens that we have a big-shot on his way here, and he's a good friend of the groom. When I told him about you over the phone, he said to keep you here no matter what it took, since he would like to talk to you face to face."Jimmy frowned. "What, are y
And with those words, Jimmy turned to leave.Despite threatening Matilda, there was no such agreement, and he knew that Matilda was well aware of that.Regardless, the only strategy he had in mind when he came to Oskia was harassment. As such, he simply came up with a lie to make Matilda look bad in public. All it took from there was just for one person to relay what he had said—even if it were all lies, Matilda's character would still be called into question.He made himself very clear so that Matilda would understand that if she didn't give in, his family would keep hounding her to take their two pounds of flesh. Even if she wouldn't surrender the stateside estates and human resources of Smith Group Corporate Law, they would still claim a sizable chunk.But if that failed too, they would just have to destroy Matilda's reputation along with Smith Group Corporate Law.Either way, they were not letting her off easy!And reading that much from Jimmy's behavior, Matilda snapped co
Jimmy didn't expect Matilda to break down the share ownership of Smith Group Corporate Law to such detail, and he hollered as he was starting to feel embarrassed, "Now, you're just being irresponsible, Matilda. My father gave my brother a million to start the law firm in the first place, and they had agreed that the family would have a stake, albeit only at 49%, to not deny your decision-making as a startup. Or are you denying it?"Matilda immediately became furious and snapped, "Bullshit! That was just a loan of one million, and the agreed term was three years. However, your brother returned it in one! I even asked him to return the money with every single one of his siblings watching, since you might all get skeptical, yet suddenly, you're calling it an investment?""You said he's returned it? Well, what proof do you have?" Jimmy quickly shot back. "Our entire family can testify that the money hasn't come back to us!""So, this is how you're going to play it?" Matilda smirked. "Th