Charlie’s words frightened Finley and Homer.The two were crying and begging for mercy in unison, but Charlie turned a deaf ear to their pleas.Finley collapsed in fright, and by this time, his pain perception had already magnified a hundredfold. He could only imagine how much pain he would be in if they arranged such a special session for them.He quickly shouted, “Why are you doing this to us! Even if we broke the law, let the law judge us! According to the law of the United States, we’d be imprisoned for life, at most! Why are you being so inhumane?!”“Inhumane?” Charlie curiously asked, “What? When you tortured those innocent girls, why didn’t you talk about your inhumanity to them? Now that it’s your turn to suffer, you’re talking to me about humaneness? What? Do you yourself possess any humaneness?”Finley cried, “I wasn't the one who killed those girls! I was only responsible for the arrangement. It was Homer and the rest who murdered them! There are at least dozens of perv
Finley had calmed down earlier, but when he saw Charlie walk in, he suddenly burst into tears and cried loudly.He struggled and tried to crawl toward Charlie. However, he had no strength left after all the severe pain, and he could only wriggle on the floor like a maggot and wail pitifully, “Mr. Wade... I’ll tell you everything! I’ll say anything... so please end this for me...”Charlie asked, “What? Do you finally know your sin?”“I know already... I understand...” Finley cried, “I’m guilty and deserve to die... I’m sorry to all the innocent girls who were killed because of me... I don’t want anything anymore... I just want a chance to atone for my sins... I beg you, please...”The past two hours of torment had been ten thousand times more terrifying than hell for Finley.He could not imagine living with this much pain for the rest of his life. He could not ensure such torture and no longer had the will to live. All he wanted was to die as quickly as possible and simple death.
Charlie studied the video with murderous eyes. He had never expected to witness such cruelty in times of peace!Worst of all, these beasts in suits who indulged in extreme cruelty were all the so-called social elites and high-glass people in the West. Regardless of their status, they were extremely brutal and ruthless!Their brutal methods were beyond words, and Charlie’s blood pressure soared after browsing through a few videos.He turned to Porter and said in a cold voice, “Porter, I have a mission for you!”Porter answered with no hesitation, “Mr. Wade, please say it!”Charlie said, “Arrange for someone to immediately start analyzing these videos and files. Be sure to figure out who they are and how many people there are. Also, figure out how many girls they have killed. Investigate everyone’s identities for me and then compile them into a list! Once we have settled everything with the Fox family, I’ll deal with them one by one!” Porter immediately said, “I understand!”Char
Kathleen began to feel a little nervous and asked Rosalie another question.“Did Mr. Wade change his mind? No... That can’t be... Mr. Wade isn’t like that. Where does he want us to go?”Rosalie said smiling, “Mr. Wade said the destination will remain a secret for now. Even I don't know where we’re going. All I know is that we have half an hour to prepare. Once the helicopter arrives, it will take us out of here to... Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.”“Sri Lanka...” Kathleen muttered and then turned around to see the land far away to the right.She muttered to herself, “No wonder the cargo ship has been moving very slowly. So, he intends to let us disembark here...”Then, she looked at Rosalie and asked, “Rosalie, are you coming to Colombo with us?”“Yeah,” Rosalie replied with a smile. “Mr. Wade has ordered me to escort you to the destination safely.”Kathleen nodded softly and asked again, “Is my grandpa aware of the changes?”Rosalie said, “I came to inform you as soon as I
About twenty minutes later, Jordan, Kathleen, and Jarvis came to the deck with their carry-on baggage.The sky was setting, leaving only a hint of dimmed sunset glow at the horizon on the west.Rosalie had been waiting for ten minutes on the deck by the time they arrived. Jordan saw Rosalie and politely said, “Ms. Schulz, sorry for troubling you to come with us again...” Rosalie replied with a soft smile, “Lord Fox, don’t worry about it. This is Mr. Wade’s order, so I’ll try my best to carry out his orders.” Then, she checked the time and said, “Lord Fox, the helicopter will be here soon. We’re about two hundred kilometers away from Colombo. The flight will take about an hour or so.”Jordan nodded gently, and he was tempted to ask about the reason behind Charlie’s sudden arrangement. He wondered why the latter had suddenly diverted them to Colombo and what the next arrangement was upon arriving in Colombo. After giving it some thought, however, he decided to follow Charlie’s
“That’s right!” Quinn was very angry too.“They’re threatening me with this now! If I don’t go, I’m afraid that the concert would have to be postponed! I have so many concerts after this, so if this concert is postponed, it will affect the rest of my tour. Even if I put this show on hold now, they might use the same tactic on the rest of my tours.” Charlie asked her, “What are you planning to do?”Quinn said coquettishly, “Charlie, I need your help. I’d like to trouble you to accompany me to meet the Fox family. I don’t know if it would be convenient for you...”“If it’s inconvenient, just forget it. I will directly announce that we have some issues with the venue and put the first show on hold. We’ll go for the rest of the tours and come back to New York to replace the show later.” Charlie asked with a smile, “Won’t your fans in New York be disappointed?” Quinn replied helplessly, “But there’s no way around this! I believe they’ll understand me...”Charlie said, “It’s fine.
Quinn arrived at Charlie’s villa by car. After picking Charlie up at the gate, the convoy drove to the nearby Fox family manor.When the convoy arrived in front of the manor’s gate, Xavion came to the gate and pretentiously welcomed them.His son was still missing, but he wore a fake smile on his face as a pretense. However, his face turned ugly when he saw Charlie and Quinn get out of the car together.He had only met Charlie once, but Charlie had left a deep impression on him.He had suffered from Charlie’s arrogance on the night his son had gone missing, and it was Xavion’s first time feeling so humiliated. Worst of all, he had been humiliated by such a young man as Charlie.He held a grudge and constantly remembered it, so naturally, he was very upset to see Charlie.He frowned and questioned Charlie, “I only invited Miss Golding. Why are you here? Do you think you’re worthy enough to be a guest at the manor of the Fox family with that lowly status of yours?”“Huh!” Charlie
Charlie said that he would come over at night because of other reasons. Jordan and Kathleen would arrive in New York at night, hence, Charlie planned to bring the two of them to the Fox family and end this matter.Xavion would never understand the deep meaning behind Charlie’s meaningful words, but he could not be bothered to think about it either.All he had in his mind was how to make them stay. He could not allow them to leave, otherwise, all their efforts would be in vain.Besides, the kidnapper had not given them much time, and time was ticking.As he thought of that, he could only swallow his pride and apologize, “Please don’t be angry. I hope you can forgive my rudeness earlier.”Then, he turned to Charlie and said against his will, “Mr. Wade, I’m sorry for offending you earlier. Please don’t mind me!”Charlie ridiculed, “I did not expect a privileged man like Mr. Xavion to easily bend to the will of others, which is truly impressive.” Xavion knew Charlie was mocking 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
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