Sheldon, who was in a complicated mood, hesitated and sat down opposite Yashita.When Yashita saw him coming, she smiled slightly at him and asked, “How was your sleep?”“Pretty good,” Sheldon answered. He looked out the window and then looked at Yashita as he asked her, “Why didn’t you go inside and rest?”Yashita was slightly startled. The interior of this Gulfstream aircraft had only been converted into one bedroom. Although Sheldon had said at the beginning that the two of them could rest together in the bedroom, she still felt that it was a little inappropriate.Sheldon was afraid that Yashita would misunderstand him, so he also deliberately stressed that he did not mean anything else. He simply thought that the two of them could share the bedroom bed equally so that they could both get some rest on the road since it was a long trip.Yashita did not turn him down, but she simply asked Sheldon to rest first while she sat outside for more than ten hours.When Yashita heard She
However, once this kind of man’s life begins to hit rock bottom, his heart would also rise with the situation. By then, those who originally attracted him would certainly make him feel rejection and disgust.Yashita had loved Sheldon deeply for so many years, and she had raised Rosalie alone, so she had long been accustomed to the emotional level of a person. So, she did not want to accept Sheldon during his lowest point in life and have any emotional entanglement with him.Maybe one day when Charlie was in a good mood, Sophie or Rosalie could then put in a few good words for Sheldon in front of Charlie. Charlie might then pardon his punishment, and Sheldon would certainly be impatient and would want to leave Aurous Hill to regain his own life again.After all, the Schulz family was in Sophie’s hands now. Once Sheldon regained his freedom, Sophie would certainly ensure that her own father had food and clothing, and it was also likely that she would let Sheldon be in charge of part o
The plane glided through the New York night sky and stopped steadily at JFK Airport.Rosalie had been waiting here anxiously for a long time. Rosalie had been waiting impatiently for her mother’s plane to land earlier since seeing Yahiko and Hiroshi’s severed limbs regenerate with her own eyes.After Yashita and Sheldon passed through customs together, Rosalie rushed to greet them when she saw them coming out of the passage. She could not hide her excitement and shouted, “Mom!”When Yashita saw Rosalie, she ran over happily and hugged Rosalie with one hand as she asked with a smile, “How long have you been waiting here?”Rosalie said, “I was just here for a while.”Yashita nodded and whispered, “Go and greet your father.”Rosalie glanced at Sheldon, who was not far away. Even though she was a little embarrassed, she still said respectfully, “Hello, Mr. Sheldon.”Sheldon was a little stunned and then came back to his senses as he said, “Rosalie, don’t call me Mr. Schulz in the
Rosalies cultivation level when she came here was also that of a three-star martial artist, so Yashita could originally read Rosalie’s cultivation level.However, when she saw Rosalie again this time, she found that she could no longer see Rosalie’s cultivation level. So, she guessed that Rosalie’s cultivation level had increased. Rosalie nodded seriously and spoke up, “I’ve had some progress on my cultivation level thanks to Mr. Wade’s blessing.”Yashita immediately said excitedly, “That’s wonderful! In addition to your grandfather, our family has another four-star martial artist! Congratulations! Your grandfather will be very happy if he knows about this!”Rosalie pursed her lips and said seriously, “Mom, I’m already a five-star martial artist now...”“Five-star?!” Yashita was stunned and subconsciously asked, “Rosalie, we have not been apart for that long, so how did you go up two cultivation levels in a row and become a five-star martial artist?! This... This is too fast, rig
Charlie nodded gently. At this moment, Sheldon, who was aside, then said somewhat submissively, “Hello, Mr. Wade!”Charlie looked at Sheldon and asked him with a smile, “Mr. Sheldon, how has your life in Aurous Hill been lately?”“Very good!” Sheldon said without hesitation, “I also have to thank you, Mr. Wade, for your kindness in allowing me to live this ordinary and peaceful life now.”Charlie smiled and asked again, “Is there anything you’re not satisfied with? Feel free to speak up if there is anything.”Sheldon shook his head repeatedly and said, “No, no, absolutely not!”Charlie nodded slightly and asked again, “By the way, did you contact Lord Schulz? How is he doing in Madagascar now?” Sheldon gave a somewhat gloating laugh and replied, “How can I describe my father’s situation in Madagascar... Well, his overall situation is pretty good. It can be said that he has acquired a large piece of land and is raising a lot of wildlife unique to Africa. He also said that he pl
Just as Rosalie was impatiently waiting to arrange for her mother to go to the bathroom to prepare to take the Regenerating Pill, Sheldon, who was in the living room of the suite, looked at Charlie and asked tentatively, “Mr. Wade, can I ask you something?” Charlie said indifferently, “Mr. Sheldon, you can just speak up.”Sheldon hesitated and said with a smile, “I want to ask if you can give me a day of freedom tomorrow. It’d be fine even if you give me half a day of freedom.”Sheldon knew very well that although he had followed Yashita to New York, he was still essentially under house arrest by Charlie.After hearing his request, Charlie asked him curiously, “Mr. Sheldon, what do you want to do with this day of freedom? You can tell me about it first, and this matter is not non-negotiable if it’s reasonable.”Sheldon suddenly looked a little embarrassed. He hesitated for a moment and then summoned the courage to say, “I want to buy a gift for Rosalie’s mother, and if the condit
With that said, Sheldon could not help but say sincerely, “So, I’ve been thinking about it for a while, and I hope to have a chance to make it up to both Yashita and Rosalie.”Charlie asked curiously, “How do you plan to make amends?”Sheldon hesitated again and again, but he still said what was on his mind. He looked at Charlie and said very determinedly, “Mr. Wade, to tell you the truth, I want to buy a ring tomorrow and book a high-end restaurant to have dinner with Rosalie’s mother. I plan to propose to her during the dinner...”“Propose to her?” Charlie frowned slightly, looked at Sheldon, and said seriously, “You’re the eldest son of the Schulz family. Although Madam Yashita gave birth to Rosalie for you, her status is not comparable to yours. What’s more, she’s also a disabled person. Of course, I don’t mean to discriminate against disabled people, but I just want to ask if you have seriously considered the gap between the two of you?”Sheldon saw Charlie frowning as he aske
Sheldon’s words were spoken with sincerity.Charlie could also tell that Sheldon could only tell him all this after careful consideration.It was not difficult to tell that Sheldon really understood the situation now and was no longer interested in being in charge of the Schulz family and its trillion-dollar family fortune. The most important thing to Sheldon and his current life plan was just to make amends to a woman who had loved him for so many years and dedicated herself to him. He wanted to become a good husband and father.When Charlie saw this, his frown finally eased a little.He glanced at Sheldon and immediately said with a serious expression, “You don’t have to wait until tomorrow if you really want to propose to Madam Yashita because there will be some qualitative changes tomorrow.”Sheldon was very surprised and asked incomprehensibly, “Mr. Wade, what do you mean by qualitative changes?”Charlie said seriously, “You’d better start preparing now if you really decid
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
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 Hill—is there a single