Frankly speaking, Charlie did not want his grandparents to come to Aurous Hill.However, he also understood that this matter might not be within his control.After thinking about it over and over again, he looked at Caden, who was in front of him, and suddenly came up with a plan as he said, “Send a message to Lady Acker now saying that you just did a divination for the Acker family, and the Acker family will face a serious threat if they come to Aurous Hill this time. Let her think about it carefully. It’d be best if she retracts this decision.”Caden asked in surprise, “Master Wade, why are you avoiding meeting the Acker family if you gave the Healing Pill that Miss Golding gave to Lord Acker that day?”Charlie said lightly, “I have my own considerations, so you don’t need to say so much.”Caden nodded resentfully, but in the next moment, he rolled his eyes and suddenly remembered something as he blurted out, “I remember now! Miss Golding… She… She’s not just a celebrity, but sh
Caden nodded and answered the call while also tactfully putting the call on loudspeaker at the same time.Charlie’s grandmother’s voice came from the phone as she asked anxiously, “Master Howton, you said in your text message that there is a bad omen if we go to Aurous Hill this time. I wonder what’s the specific situation?”Caden could only make up some nonsense as he said, “I observed the stars at night and did a divination for the Acker family. The divination showed that Aurous Hill is a very bad omen for the Acker family, so I hurriedly told you that it’d be best for the Acker family not to come here in the near future.”Lady Acker pondered for a moment and then said seriously, “Master Howton, the Acker family is already making preparations to go to Aurous Hill. We’re going to Aurous Hill this time in order to find my grandson who has disappeared for twenty years. I think that he disappeared in Aurous Hill back then, so we’ve decided to start over this year, and we have to go to
“Go back to the United States?!”When Caden heard this, tears came to his eyes.The first thought that flashed through his mind was excitement. After all, this meant that Charlie was willing to let him go back to the United States, which meant that he would not take his life or imprison him.So, he asked excitedly, “Can I?”Charlie could not help but laugh secretly when he saw Caden’s excited appearance. In fact, he did not plan to kill Caden at all. After all, Caden had merely played some tricks on Anthony with an underhanded method, but this crime should not be punishable by death.What’s more, he had already handed the medicine cauldron over. Although he was reluctant to do so, he was still willing to admit defeat after losing the bet.In addition, Caden had a personal friendship with his grandmother. If Charlie were to acknowledge his grandmother in the future and she brought up this friend of hers, it would be a little untenable if he had killed Caden or imprisoned him a
When Caden heard Charlie’s irrefutable words, he was so depressed that his entire body shook. His lips were trembling, and his teeth were also gnashing together involuntarily in his mouth. Caden naturally did not want to leave, but he also did not know how to express his intention to Charlie. After all, he was afraid that if he was insatiable, Charlie might end up changing his mind. Wouldn’t it be a big loss if Charlie were to decide to kill him, then?At this moment, Charlie suddenly changed the subject and asked, “Master Howton, how long have you remained in the realm of an eight-star martial artist?”Caden said respectfully, “Master Wade, I’ve been in the lower realm of an eight-star martial artist for sixteen years…”Charlie asked curiously, “How old are you this year, then?”Caden said, “I’m sixty-two years old this year!”Charlie said, “You’re already an eight-star martial artist in your forties? It seems that you have pretty good cultivation speed!”Caden forced a laug
When Caden heard Charlie’s words, he was shocked and froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning. He was so stunned that he could not speak at all.After a while, he asked Charlie with a look of disbelief, “Master… Master Wade, this… this pill will help me to enter the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm?!”Charlie nodded and said indifferently, “With your current cultivation level, the potency of this pill is enough for you to achieve a breakthrough.”Caden was still in disbelief and asked in surprise, “What kind of pill is this that can be so miraculous?!”Charlie smiled and said, “This is the Healing Pill. You should have seen it before.”Caden asked in shock, “Master Wade, this… Is this the Healing Pill that saved your grandfather that day?! This medicine can be called a panacea that can bring the dead back to life! Are you really giving it to me?!”Caden had been at the Acker family’s mansion that day, and he had personally witnessed the power of the He
He then looked at Anthony with great shame and spoke up as he said, “Dr. Simmons, the previous competition was just a little scheme that I devised. Your medical skills are definitely far superior compared to mine. I was really embarrassing myself by trying to display my slight skills before an expert before this. I hope that you will not hold it against me!”Anthony hurriedly said, “Don’t worry about it, Master Howton. Since you’re Master Wade’s subordinate from now on, we are friends, so there’s no need for you to bring up things of the past anymore.”When Caden saw Anthony’s magnanimity, he quickly bowed and said, “Dr. Simmons, I’ll be staying in Aurous Hill from now on, so please feel free to contact me at any time if you need my help with anything.”“No problem!” Anthony said as he nodded politely.Caden then turned to look at Charlie, bowed, and said, “Master Wade, I’ll go back to the hotel to rest first if you have no other instructions for me for the time being.”Charlie no
As Charlie was preparing to start refining pills, Caden also returned to the hotel where he was staying.He hurriedly entered the lobby like a thief, quickly got into the elevator, and slipped back into his room. As soon as he entered the room, he locked the door and put on the anti-theft latch. However, he was still worried and moved the coffee table in the living room to block the door of the room.After doing all these things, Caden could not wait to go into the bedroom, closed the curtains, and then took out the Healing Pill from his pocket. Caden also had some superficial alchemy technique, so he could tell at a glance that the pill that Charlie had given him was not an ordinary pill.The color and aroma of this pill were definitely much stronger than the pills he had refined, not to mention the Life-Sustaining Pills passed down to him by his masters in the Taoist Sect. Caden became increasingly excited and put the pill into his mouth impatiently after scrutinizing it.
Someone else could solve what he had been unable to solve for so many years with just a pill. This showed that the gap between him and Charlie was really big and incomparable. It was also at this moment that he suddenly felt incredibly grateful. He was happy for making the decision to stay by Charlie’s side to serve him and do his best for Charlie. If it was not for this decision, he would never have been able to discover the marvelous feeling of breaking through to the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm even until his death! ***Meanwhile, at Champs Elys hot spring villa.Charlie had already prepared the medicinal herbs that could be used to refine twenty Healing Pills. He decided to prepare his first batch of Healing Pills using this medicine cauldron.Fortunately, the medicinal herbs required to refine the Healing Pill were not rare, so Graham could prepare a lot of these medicinal herbs for him back then.The reason why Charlie wanted to use the medicine cau
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
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