Kyler nodded hastily upon hearing Lucy’s order. He then took out his cell phone, found a contact named ‘Customer 15’, and then called the other party. A weak voice came from the other end of the line and asked, “Hello. Have you found a suitable match for me?”Kyler snorted and said lightly, “The match has already been found. The other party is a middle-aged man of about forty years old. He is strong, fit, and young. You can be guaranteed to have no problems for twenty to thirty years after the successful transplant. If you want the transplant as soon as possible, you can head to Mexico for the surgery next week for eight hundred thousand US dollars.”As soon as the other party heard this, he immediately said, “Didn’t we agree on five hundred thousand US dollars?!” Kyler said disdainfully, “Five hundred thousand US dollars is the carpooling price, and this is the exclusive price. If you’re not in a hurry, you can wait for the carpooling price, but I estimate that you will have to
She had met Mrs. Zerbe at a restaurant in Providence. Mrs. Zerbe was quite old, and she was a cleaning lady at the restaurant. As Lucy was eating, she had started chatting with Mrs. Zerbe and learned that her son had been unemployed for a year as he had not been able to find a suitable job. This was when Lucy had begun targeting the other party.Once she met this kind of person who had a difficult life and wanted to find a job to support his family, she would then use the position of a high-paying seaman as bait to coax the other party to head over to Mexico where she would then murder the target and then sell his organs.Moreover, she had specifically designed a serial plan. First, she would inform the other party that she had this channel that she could introduce to them. After gaining the other party’s interest with a high salary, she would then pretend to ask a friend to help perform a free medical explanation for the other party. She would also come up with a reason, saying that
After the family of three returned to the hotel, Elaine received a forwarded business contact information from Lucy.The other party’s nickname was ‘Grateful Heart’. Judging from her profile picture, she was probably a woman in her forties who was very well-maintained.Moreover, the profile picture was taken on a very luxurious private jet. Elaine was also a person who had been on a private jet before, after all, and this luxurious trip to the United States had been unforgettable for her.Therefore, when she saw this woman’s profile picture, she instinctively thought that this must be a very powerful woman.So, she silently returned to her room and sent the other part a friend request with the caption “Hello, I’m Lucy’s friend.”. After the message had been sent, the other party quickly approved her friend request. The other party then sent her a smiley face emoji followed by a voice message: “Hello, you’re Elaine, right?”Elaine hastily replied: “Yes, it’s me. I think Lucy mus
Elaine was prepared to ask this question as she thought of this. It was not because she had doubts about Clarissa’s identity, but it was because she felt that she would be able to take a private jet home if the other party really owned a private jet or if they could afford to charter a private jet.Just as Elaine was about to ask this question, the other party sent her another voice message. Elaine hurriedly clicked to play the voice message. The other party said: “Oh, since you’re Lucy’s friend, I should have let you return to Oskia in my family’s private jet with me, then. That would have saved you a lot of trouble. After all, for me, it’s the same thing for one or two people to travel on a private jet. However, the timing is really unfortunate because my private jet has reached its regular maintenance time and has been flown to Georgia for maintenance now. The Gulfstream company have a backlog of planes recently, so I will not be able to take my private jet back soon.”Elaine fe
Friday came quickly.As Elaine was leaving for New York today, she got up early in the morning and started packing her suitcase.Elaine was already anxious to return home as soon as possible now. The afternoon finally came, and after Claire’s class had ended, Charlie drove Elaine to pick up Claire at the school gate. The three of them then drove to New York directly.According to Charlie’s plan, after arriving in New York on Friday night, they would take Elaine out for a stroll around New York’s night scene so that she could take a look at the Statue of Liberty. After that, they would take her around New York on Saturday and bring her shopping in New York during the daytime on Sunday before sending her to the airport in the afternoon.For Elaine, although her time in the United States this time was short, it was still a trip out of the country. So, she had to buy some local souvenirs and specialties from New York. Elaine sat in the back seat alone on the way to New York. She to
At that time, she would have to post more pictures on her WhatsApp profile so that her circle of friends could take a good look at her unrestrained lifestyle. ***Charlie still chose to stay at the Wade family’s Shangri-La hotel in New York this time.Isaac had already instructed the hotel to reserve a presidential suite for Charlie in advance. After checking in, Charlie took Claire and Elaine to have dinner at the hotel. After that, he brought Elaine on a tour of New York’s night scenery with Claire.While Claire was helping Elaine take a photo with the Statue of Liberty, Charlie walked to the side and called Kathleen. When the call was connected, Kathleen answered respectfully from the other end of the line, “Good evening, Mr. Wade.”Charlie hummed in reply and said, “Miss Fox, I’m calling to tell you that I’ve arrived in New York. I will come and visit you at your house tomorrow, so please tell Lord Fox to wait for me at home.”Kathleen said excitedly, “That’s great! I to
Charlie and Claire accompanied Elaine to have a whole day of fun in New York the next day.During lunch, Charlie mentioned that there was a client in New York who wanted to discuss something with him at night, and Claire and Elaine did not think much of it. After all, Charlie was very busy with his ‘career’ now, and the two of them had long been psychologically prepared for this.Charlie accompanied and had dinner with both of them before driving them back to the hotel. After that, he drove to the Fox family’s private manor on Long Island. Charlie had originally planned to come over to meet with Lord Fox so that he could give him the promise that he had always been dreaming of in front of Kathleen. At the same time, he wanted to ensure that Lord Fox would give Kathleen unwavering support for as long as he lived. However, what Charlie did not expect was that when Lord Fox found out that Charlie was coming, he had notified everyone in the Fox family the previous night and asked all
Kathleen then said somewhat nervously, “Mr. Wade, how could I possibly sit on a seat higher than you when you’re here?! Why don’t you sit on the master seat instead?”Charlie smiled faintly, waved his hand gently, and said, “You are the master of this family, so you are the biggest here no matter who comes. As a guest, I cannot take the master seat away from you.”Subsequently, Charlie pulled out the seat opposite Kathleen and sat down directly. Kathleen was suddenly at a loss for what to do, but Jordan, who was aside, then said, “Kathleen, you should follow Mr. Wade’s instructions. Mr. Wade is right. You’re the head of the Fox family, and there is no one else who is qualified to sit in that seat.”Kathleen had no choice but to sit down.In fact, in Oskian etiquette, what was most important was respect.It was just like how whoever had the higher status would hold their wine glass higher when toasting at the dinner table. If someone did not have the qualifications and strength b
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