Elaine’s words caused Jakel to be dumbfounded as he froze on the spot.He subconsciously asked, “Madam Elaine, what do you mean by a few days later?”Elaine said angrily, “What else can a few days later mean aside from its literal meaning?! Just tell them to hold off for a few days and not be so anxious!”Jakel was suddenly so embarrassed. He really could not understand why Elaine would make such a strange request. He was puzzled and could not help but ask, “Madam Elaine, I’m a little confused. Didn’t you want me to help get you out of here as soon as possible? Why don’t you want to go out now?”Elaine said seriously, “To tell you the truth, I’ve fallen in love with this place, and the people here are very friendly. I have made many friends here that I might not meet again. After all, I’m not American, and I will also be going back to Oskia soon.”In truth, Elaine did not have any real friends here at all, just some people from all over the world who wanted to flatter her. The
In truth, Charlie did not want to let Elaine out of prison so soon either. After all, he really did not want to see Elaine every day.However, he also had to consider his wife, Claire’s feelings. He had left Providence for a few days, and during this period of time, his wife attended school alone, and she also had to worry about Elaine, who was in prison. Her days were also a little tormented.Although Charlie was certain that he could get Elaine out of prison at any time, in Claire’s opinion, she would still feel insecure even if he was certain of what he had said.After all, from Claire’s point of view, her mother had been framed this time, stirring up a big mess. If she was not careful and made the slightest mistake, she could be sentenced to life imprisonment, so Claire could not be completely at ease before her mother was released from prison.Charlie did not want Claire to continue worrying, so he planned to get Elaine out of prison tomorrow and then take her to Providence so
Charlie understood Elaine very well.He was well aware of Elaine’s behavioral style and logic of thinking.Now that Elaine had fallen in love with Bedford Hills Correctional Facility and the feeling of being the domineering figure there, if he did not take her plea seriously, she would definitely feel extremely reluctant and unwilling as soon as she was released from prison tomorrow.In that case, she would definitely have some complaints against Charlie whenever she thought of her wonderful life as the Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Facility. So, the best way was to let Elaine decide to leave on her own.Even though Elaine was very happy at Bedford Hills Correctional Facility now, it was not too difficult to make her decide to leave. Charlie simply needed to remove the three soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies so that Elaine would instantly have a change of attitude and would want to leave Bedford Hills Correctional Facility as soon as possible.Elaine did not know
So, she said happily, “My dear son-in-law, you’re truly capable! You could actually find connections in such a faraway place as New York! It’s indeed remarkable!”Charlie chuckled and said casually, “It’s also a coincidence that I happen to have a client here. Otherwise, I really wouldn’t be able to help much.”Elaine said with a smile, “Oh, it’s good that you could help me! My dear son-in-law, I won’t continue chatting with you anymore. Help me call Claire and tell her not to worry. You also don’t need to wait in New York the whole time. You can go back and accompany Claire first. I will be out of prison in about ten days.”“Okay.” Charlie said, “I’ll let Claire know in a while, so you don’t have to worry about it.”Elaine was very happy after hanging up the phone.She hung up the phone happily, and when she turned around, she found an African woman standing in line behind her as she waited to use the phone. When the African woman saw Elaine, she bowed respectfully immediately an
Elaine had a deep hatred for Chloe.In her opinion, even Lady Wilson was not as bad as Chloe.In addition, Elaine had a vengeful character, so now that she had become the boss here, she would naturally double her revenge against Chloe. Chloe was angry, but she did not dare to speak up. She could only get up obediently, go to the bathroom with Jacelyn to change into a set of clean clothes, and then kneel on the ground and scrub the floor desperately. After everyone had moved freely in the cell for a while, the prison guards came over and began the roll call.After the roll call, the prison guard suddenly said, “Jayne Charice, Stella Whitrel, and Winny Lortle, after having your lunch, come back and get ready to pack up your personal belongings. You will be able to go through the formalities for the release procedures to get out of prison before noon today.” Elaine suddenly had a horrified expression as soon as the prison guard said this. The three names called out by the priso
Chloe, who was kneeling on the ground as she scrubbed the floor, cheered up immediately when she heard this.She knew very well that Elaine’s protection here came from two main sources. The first of which were these three women who were particularly capable in combat.The second was the special care given to her by the prison guards. What really bothered Chloe was the three women who were living in the same cell as them.Chloe had hated Elaine madly for a long time, so when she heard that these three women were about to be released from prison, the first thing that came to her mind was to wait for the three women to leave and wait for everyone to return to the cell after their free time before she would beat Elaine to death.Chloe simply did not care about what would happen to her after Elaine complained to the prison guards.During this period of time, Elaine had tortured her inhumanely. She simply wanted to fight with Elaine. The reason why she had kept restraining herself w
When Elaine, who was disoriented, picked up her breakfast absent-mindedly in the dining room, the news that the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies were about to be released from the prison had already spread throughout Bedford Hills Correctional Facility.Everyone knew that the main reason why Elaine was able to dominate Bedford Hills Correctional Facility was because she had three Oskian women who were so powerful in combat that it was unbelievable.Now, these three women were going to be released from prison suddenly, which meant that Elaine would lose her protection completely!As a result, the flames of revenge began to ignite in the hearts of many people who had been suppressed and humiliated by Elaine and were even punished by the three female soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies. Everyone was looking forward to teaching Elaine a lesson after the three left, and they wanted to see if she could still be the so-called Ferocious Ghost of Bedford Hills Correctional Faci
Charlie hummed in response and then said, “I’ll call and ask my friend. You can wait for my news first.”Elaine hurriedly said, “My dear son-in-law, I’ll call you again at noon, then! You have to find a connection to get this done for me!”“Okay.” Charlie deliberately wanted to make Elaine nervous and reminded her, “Mom, you told me just yesterday that you didn’t want to come out for the time being, but you’re suddenly telling me that you want to be released from prison today. I really cannot give you the guarantee that this can be done.”Elaine felt really depressed, but she also knew that the request was too sudden and it might be really difficult for Charlie to try and get her out of prison before noon. After all, there were only four hours left from now to noon. Elaine immediately became apprehensive at the thought of time being so short, but she could only instruct Charlie, “My dear son-in-law, you have to try your best!”Having said that, Elaine secretly thought to herself,
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