When Kathleen saw Aivanโs attentive appearance, she frowned slightly, but she still nodded politely and said, โHello, Mr. Yaleman.โIt was Aivanโs first time meeting such a high-ranking woman for the first time, and he was extremely excited and said in a flattering manner, โI really did not expect to be able to meet you here, Miss Fox. It is indeed a great honor!โHaving said that, he hurriedly asked again, โMiss Fox, was Mr. Long the one who invited you to come to Hong Kong this time?โKathleen nodded lightly. โYes.โ Aivan said excitedly, โI have a very close relationship with Mr. Long. All of Mr. Longโs Feng Shui matters have been handled by us ever since my fatherโs time.โAfter saying that, Aivan then said again, โBy the way, Miss Fox, you can contact me at any time in the future if you have any Feng Shui needs. I will provide you with the most professional service for free!โSubsequently, Aivan took out a business card from the inside of his Taoist robe, handed it over to
Aivan immediately cupped his hands in obeisance toward the distance and said, โMy father left Hong Kong last year, and he already went to look for a unique place to live in seclusion and cultivate himself.โ โLive in seclusion?โ Charlie smiled and said playfully, โSpeaking of this, I actually met your father back then.โAivan asked in surprise, โYouโve met my father?โโYes.โ Charlie smiled and said, โIt was last year.โ Aivan was shocked and blurted out, โLast year?! Where did you meet him?!โCharlie said indifferently, โIn Aurous Hill.โAivan was dumbfounded as he stared at Charlie and blurted out, โMy father did go to Aurous Hill last year. At that time, he told me that he was going to participate in an auction to bid for a Tridacna. Could it be that you had met him then?โโThatโs right?โ Charlie smiled and said, โMaster Yaleman had a really impressive presence at the auction, and he left a deep impression on me.โAivan could not help but feel nervous.It was not that he was
Charlieโs casual and light-hearted words scared Aivan to the point where he turned pale in fright. He could not help but blurt out, โHow is that possible?! My father has a superb metaphysics level, and he has never met anyone who could be his rival in the industry for so many years! Whatโs more, Iโve never heard of anyone who could summon a heavenly thunderbolt. This is simply nonsense! Do you think this is a Hollywood movie? Do you think you would be able to use a hammer to summon a heavenly thunderbolt down to earth?!โCharlie smiled and said, โThatโs the truth. There is nothing I can do if you donโt believe me.โHaving said that, Charlie then said again, โOh, by the way, I really have quite some fate with Mystery Court. I not only met your father, Jack, but I also met your master, Falco Xanthos!โ โWhat?!โ Aivan asked with a horrified expression, โYouโve met Master Xanthos?!โโThatโs right.โ Charlie smiled and said, โHe also came to Aurous Hill some time ago. As far as I know, h
Therefore, he was even more reluctant to let go of this once-in-a-lifetime golden opportunity.Just as Charlie was walking toward the villa, Aivan suddenly rushed in front of Charlie, blocked him, and said coldly, โKid, you fabricated these facts and insulted my father and master. Do you think that you can walk away just like this?โCharlie could not help but laugh and ask, โWhatโs the matter? Are you going to blackmail me?โ โBlackmail you?!โ Aivan said with a stern expression, โI, Aivan Yaleman, do not care about engaging in extortion and blackmail. I just need you to give me a satisfactory explanation for what youโve just said. Otherwise, donโt blame me for being ruthless!โCharlie shook his head helplessly, patted Aivanโs shoulder, and said earnestly, โMr. Yaleman, let me give you some heartfelt words. Your father died a truly tragic death, and as his son and only heir, you should learn to keep a low profile as a human being. Donโt go around acting so arrogant as your father di
Kathleenโs unwavering tone made Aivanโs heart burn with rage.However, Kathleen did not allow him to continue pestering them. She took the initiative to pull Charlie and spoke up, โLetโs go, Mr. Wade.โCharlie nodded and walked toward the door of the villa together with Kathleen without looking at Aivan.When Aivan saw that Charlie and Kathleen were about to leave, he immediately blurted out, โMiss Fox, youโd better stay away from this person. I see that the area between his brows is dark today, so this means that he is about to encounter a bloody calamity! Be careful that he will implicate you when the time comes!โ Kathleen said with some disgust, โMr. Yaleman, please do not bother us again if you have some self-awareness. Otherwise, donโt blame me for being ungracious.โHowever, Aivan then said with great conviction, โMiss Fox, Iโve studied Feng Shui and metaphysics ever since I was a child, and I also have a deep understanding of physiognomy. This person is bound to meet with
Kathleen said awkwardly, โMr. Wade, the decision to investigate you privately in the beginning was indeed very abrupt. Fortunately, I stopped myself early, so I did not investigate you too deeply...โCharlie smiled and said, โDonโt get me wrong. I am not blaming you. I simply thought that you are a smart person objectively and should have already investigated many things about me when you were in Aurous Hill, including the incident related to Jack Yaleman.โKathleen hurriedly shook her head and said, โMr. Wade, to tell you the truth, I really havenโt heard about Jack Yalemanโs matter. Could you tell me about it if itโs convenient for you?โCharlie nodded and said calmly, โThere is nothing inconvenient about it, but this matter is also very simple. When Jack came to Aurous Hill, he had a dispute with me at the auction, so he held a grudge against me. Later, he wanted to use his little accomplishments in Feng Shui and metaphysics to unify the entire metaphysics community, and he even
After this kind of blood mosquito had been specially bred, it would be completely subjected to Aivanโs mind control. When they bit people, they would not suck the blood from the human body. Instead, they would only secrete a specially cultivated toxin into the human body. This toxin existed in large quantities in the corrupted blood that the blood mosquitoes survived in, so the blood mosquitoesโ bodies were rich in this toxin. It could cause all the muscles in the body to weaken, dizziness in the brain, and a personโs reaction and judgment ability would also be much worse than usual. It could even cause high fever and confusion. This toxin could also be lethal in large doses. Under normal circumstances, Aivan would generally not use this kind of blood mosquitoes to kill people. However, he would especially use this kind of blood mosquitoes to set a trap for the target client.Aivan would choose a target client first and then use physiognomy as the entry point, claiming that the
After making up his mind to deal with Charlie, Aivan used a dagger to cut the tip of his left index finger. The moment the blood gushed out, he dripped the blood into the bottle containing the blood mosquitoes.When the fresh blood dripped into the bottle, the blood mosquitoesโ larva floating on the top layer of the blood crossed the normal mosquito pupa process directly, and a pair of almost transparent wings emerged on the blood mosquitoes immediately.Subsequently, these blood mosquitoes flew out from the bottle one after the other, flying in circles three meters above Aivanโs head. As these blood mosquitoes were very small, when these blood mosquitoes were flying in the sky, other people could not detect them with the naked eye.Aivan immediately used a special mantra to drive this group of blood mosquitoes toward the villa.Meanwhile, Charlie was chatting with Kathleen in the living room of the villa.Charlie had already noticed the abnormality the moment more than twenty m
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 Rothschildโฆ A friend of mine from the statesโฆ"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 troubleโI'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 soilโwouldn'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 saidโeven 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
In the first place, Jimmy had come to Oskia to claim a stake in Smith Group Corporate Law, ideally strong-arming Paul and Matilda into splitting the firm in two, with Jimmy taking everything in the States while Paul kept what was left.The way Jimmy saw it, Paul and Matilda were going to be permanently residing in Oskia anyway. There was no way they could manage things over in another country properly, so it was basically returning the firm to the rightful owner.Naturally, Jimmy also knew that despite bearing the Smith family name, the success of Smith Group Corporate Law was all the work of Jimmy's brother and Matilda. Jimmy's father had helped to a certain extent, but that extent of financial support wouldn't amount to an investment at all. No judge in the world would support his claim to the law firm's shares.Therefore, when he learned that Matilda was remarrying, he thought he could seize the moment to cause a scene. Nothing could be better if she and Paul decided to sacrifice
Jimmy deliberately raised his voice as he said coolly, "Oh, but I didn't want to intervene. It's you and your mother who left the States in a split second, taking with you the law firm which bears the Smith family name. Don't you think such behavior is inappropriate?"Seeing the surprised reactions of the guests, Paul promptly retorted, "The law firm uses the Smith family name, but it is my parents' legacy! They worked blood and sweat to build it from the ground up, and as their only son, I have a veto when it comes to decisions. Or did we need your permission to move to Oskia?""Where's your conscience, Paul?" Jimmy pursed his lips. "Even if you don't know how Smith Group Corporate Law was founded, is that the case for you? It would have been a joke if it weren't for my father's connections!"Hell, it's no exaggeration that it was my father who fought to expand the law firm across America, and just using the family name means you're borrowing the family's influence. The family hono
The blonde man's voice drew everyone's attention in an instant.Despite his foreign appearance, he spoke Oskian fluently and walked with a haughty gait, almost as though he was above the rest.Paul's expression turned grim the instant he saw him, and he hurried over with Charlie.Still, before Paul could speak, Charlie stopped him, frowning at the man as he said, "Don't you think it's inappropriate to come slinging personal attacks at someone else's wedding?"The man clearly didn't know Charlie, and he wasn't worried, seeing that he was young.Snorting in disdain, he asked, "You must be from the groom's family, yes? Please tell him that he doesn't deserve my sister-in-law.""It's up to the happy couple to decide that," Charlie retorted quietly. "Deserving someone is no issue as long as they both love each other."The man pursed his lips and looked pointedly around him. "Just look at how simple this wedding is. Forget picking an unassuming city like Aurous Hillโis there a single
Pausing, Charlie then said, "I'll call Steve to drop by later too. I'm sure folks in Aurous Hill won't know him, but your potential troublemaker might.""I-Is that really fine?" Yolden blurted."What's not fine about it?" Charlie chuckled. "He has been treated like a tool ever since he came to Aurous Hill, and now that he has a chance to strut about, he wouldn't ask for more."Yolden appeared slightly relieved at that, and Charlie asked, "By the way, where's Paul, Matilda, and Autumn?""Getting their makeup done," Yolden replied. "Paul's my best man while Autumn's the maid of honor.""Good," Charlie nodded with a grin. "Don't worryโthe wedding's going to be a success."As they spoke, Matilda stepped out of the dressing room in a stark-white wedding dress, flanked by Autumn and Paul.Seeing Charlie, Autumn nodded politely, "Good morning, Mr. Wade."As Charlie nodded in turn, Paul started, "G-Good morningโฆ Mr. Wadeโฆ"Seeing that he was nervous and tentative, Charlie knew that he