Elaine, who was praying, was suddenly interrupted by her daughter, so she said with some dissatisfaction, “Oh, I was just asking Buddha to bless me, so why are you disturbing me? Seriously...”Claire lowered her voice and reminded her, “How can you talk to Buddha like this?! You can ask for money if you want to, and Buddha will naturally help you achieve your wishes if he really manifests them, but why are you talking about your issues with my eldest aunt here? You’re even asking Buddha to punish her?!”“That’s right!” Elaine said very seriously, “I just want Buddha to punish her well! There are more than eight billion people in this world, and anyone can get rich aside from Hannah Queen!”After saying that, Elaine then said solemnly, “It is said that the Jade Emperor is in charge of our area, so the fact that Hannah was able to get rich is a dereliction of his duty. If he doesn’t take the initiative to correct this, we have to ask Buddha to criticize him!”Claire rubbed her temple
Claire said helplessly, “Mom, you should stop giving Charlie a hard time!”Claire’s words caused Vera, who had already walked to the door, to be startled. She muttered in her heart, ‘Charlie again? I’ve been in Aurous Hill for two days and I simply can’t get away from Charlie every day. Am I that close to him now? Which Charlie is the son-in-law of that vulgar woman just now, then? Could it also be Charlie from the Wade family from Eastcliff that I am looking for?’As Vera thought of this, she subconsciously looked back at Claire, and thought to herself, ‘This young woman seems to be about the same age as Charlie, whom I’m looking for. There are not many people named Charlie these days. Could it be that the Charlie I’m looking for is already married? Is his wife the woman in front of me?’‘I think she is about the same age as Charlie, and she has a pretty good appearance and temperament. She could also be considered to be one in a million, but her mother is really a joke...’‘It’
Although Claire and Elaine’s information were not encrypted in any way, it was not an easy task for Emmett to find out the identities of the two through a candid photo.At the very least, it was still a little hard to do so within a short period of time.So, Emmett called Vera and reported over the phone, “Miss, do you have any other information on these two people? It will be relatively easier to investigate if you have other information.”Vera thought for a moment and said, “I don’t have much information here, but that young woman might be Charlie’s wife. However, Charlie’s information is encrypted, and we don’t know Charlie’s current identification number. Can you pull out all the information related to all women in Aurous Hill who are married to a man named Charlie Wade?”Emmett replied, “Since Charlie’s information is encrypted, even if we use Charlie as a starting point and pull out all the information related to women married to Charlie Wade, the person you’re looking for ma
This way, it was basically consistent with the names, age ranges, and kinships of the people mentioned by Vera.After that, Emmett checked the file information of Elaine and Claire. He saw their identification photos and compared them with the photos sent by Vera. He immediately confirmed that these two people were the people Vera had asked him to investigate.When Vera returned to Scarlet Pinnacle Manor, he had already obtained all the information of these two people. When he saw Vera, he said respectfully, “Miss, you’ve come back at the right time. I’ve obtained the information of the two people you asked me to investigate.”Vera asked happily, “So soon? Quick, let me take a look!”Emmett handed his cell phone to Vera with both hands and said respectfully, “Miss, please take a look.”Vera glanced at Elaine’s photo. This photo had been taken when Elaine had changed her identification card a few years ago. Although she looked much younger in the photo, her facial features hadn’t
Vera had found out all information about Charlie’s double identity through Claire and Elaine, which really made her feel extraordinarily excited.She felt that she seemed to be receiving heavenly help when she came to Aurous Hill this time, making everything go extremely smoothly for her.However, she did not intend to approach the mother-and-daughter duo, let alone Charlie.She felt that she had to stick to her plan yesterday and not take the initiative to contact Charlie until after school started and she became friends with Claudia. At this time, Charlie did not know that the young girl whom he had accidentally rescued in Northern Europe had already found out information about his two layers of identity.Isaac called Charlie at this moment and said respectfully over the phone, “Young Master, I’ve already confirmed it with Mr. Waldron. The old lady that you’re looking for has just returned to her natal home in Skywinger with her son some time ago. I’ve already gotten the specif
“Okay, Young Master.” Isaac said without hesitation, “I’ll send it to your WhatsApp now.”Isaac sent the information file to Charlie after hanging up the phone.After Charlie looked at it, he found that the old lady’s background was very simple, but there also seemed to be something extraordinary about it.The old lady’s name was Fumiko Jenson. She was born in the mountainous area of southern Skywinger, and she grew up in the mountains of Skywinger since she was young. She did not marry far away but married a young man from the same village.There was a high probability that she rarely left the small mountain village in fifty years because she was a permanent resident of the family during every census, and it was clearly marked on the information that she cooperated with the census.In its heyday, there were only about forty households in the village with more than three hundred people, but there was a serious population loss, and there were only a dozen households with more than
That night, after Claire came home, Charlie told her about the trip he was going to take with Isaac tomorrow.Since Isaac was the owner of Shangri-La, in the eyes of ordinary people, Claire thought that Charlie was going to help Isaac take a look at Feng Shui.Although she felt a little distressed that Charlie was going to look at Feng Shui right after returning to Oskia, she did not stop him since he claimed that he had already made an appointment with Isaac. Early the next morning, Charlie and Isaac flew to Granger Province, which was located in the southwest of Oskia. Since Charlie concluded from the old lady’s name that the old lady’s family background was not simple, he called Porter after the plane took off.When the phone was connected, Porter asked respectfully, “Mr. Wade, what are your orders for me?”Charlie said, “Porter, I need you to tell me the old lady’s state and performance in detail after we rescued the victims in Mexico that day.”Porter said, “Mr. Wade, aft
Porter replied, “Mr. Wade, after they woke up, I arranged for someone to record all of their identity information. Since their passports were destroyed, I had someone help them contact the embassy for the replacement of their documents and then purchased tickets for them to go home. I gave each of them 3,000 US dollars in emergency cash and sent them on the plane one by one.”With that said, Porter added, “But the old lady and her son were exceptions.”“I arranged for the soldiers from Ten Thousand Armies to escort them back to the country personally, and they were then sent all the way home.”“Before leaving, the soldier in charge of escorting them wanted to give the old lady and her son 100,000 dollars according to my instructions, but the old lady refused to accept it. I thought about how you mentioned that you were going to visit them after returning to the country, so I did not ask the soldier to insist on giving them the money.”“I see.” Charlie frowned slightly. Although he
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