“Haha!” Sonia suddenly burst out into laughter uncontrollably when she heard Caden’s words. When Caden heard Sonia’s laughter, his face turned red with anger, and he asked repeatedly, “Why are you laughing? Is it so funny?”Sonia saw the murderous look in Caden’s eyes, so she quickly suppressed her laughter and lowered her head as she said, “I’m sorry, Master, but I really couldn’t help it…”After that, she said seriously, “But I’m still luckier compared to you. Although Mr. Wade sealed my meridians as well, he did not let my cultivation level regress…”Caden rubbed his temples, waved his hands, and said, “Forget it. You should tell the truth to Master Wade when you see him later. I will also express my attitude to him. When the training here starts officially tomorrow, I will use practical actions to express my attitude to him when the time comes…”Sonia nodded and asked him, “Master, what about the other disciples of the Taoist Sect? They are still waiting for you.”Caden said
Sonia’s heart started racing, and she felt nervous even before she entered the door. This was mainly because she knew that she had acted recklessly in front of Charlie last time, so she inevitably felt ashamed when she saw Charlie again.Besides, she felt very uneasy because she did not know whether she would be able to get what she wanted when she came to Aurous Hill this time.When Charlie heard her addressing him as a senior, he said calmly, “Miss Letterman, you should be slightly older than me, so there’s no need for you to address me as your senior.”Sonia hurriedly said, “Mr. Wade, since my master refers to himself as your subordinate, I’m naturally your junior since I’m his disciple…”Charlie smiled slightly and teased, “Miss Letterman, you seem to be much more polite when we meet this time compared to the last time.”Sonia said awkwardly, “I acted too recklessly the last time. I hope that you will not take it to heart, Mr. Wade…”Charlie nodded and said casually, “Miss Le
Charlie did not understand the Taoist Sect very well, but the sect could actually develop to a scale of more than two hundred people. Therefore, it was worthy of its thousands of years of inheritance based on this point alone.Having said that, although there were many disciples in the Taoist Sect, the ceiling that Caden placed here showed that the overall strength of the Taoist Sect was not too strong. It was estimated that Caden was the only person who had broken through to the Great Perfection Realm of the Illuminating Realm. Since Sonia, who was the candidate to become the next leader, only had the strength of a five-star martial artist, from this point of view, most of the other disciples of the Taoist Sect were probably three-star martial artists and below. There were not many who could reach the level of a three-star martial artist and above.Charlie would naturally be willing to accept them if they simply wanted to serve him. After all, there were more than two hundred martia
Charlie did not reject her completely, which was already extremely rare. Otherwise, if Charlie refused directly and Master Howton was unwilling to be bothered about the Taoist Sect, she would really be at a loss. Sonia was desperate and could only say respectfully, “Mr. Wade, I understand what you mean. Don’t worry. I will try my best to appease the disciples of the Taoist Sect. At the same time, I will find ways to help them adapt to the environment in Aurous Hill as soon as possible.”Charlie nodded and asked her, “Where is the hotel your father bought for you?”Sonia replied, “Mr. Wade, the hotel my father bought is a resort hotel in the southern suburbs of Aurous Hill.”Charlie said, “Okay. The environment in the suburbs is rather relaxed, and the resort hotel should be relatively large, so it shouldn’t be too boring for so many people to live there.”With that said, Charlie pointed at Caden and said to Sonia, “Let’s do this. Your master can go with you to meet with the disci
Charlie’s temporary plan took Caden, Sonia, and more than two hundred disciples of the Taoist Sect into account. Firstly, Caden’s energy and focus would be devoted to training the students at Champs Elys Resort, so he would not have any extra energy to take care of the disciples of the Taoist Sect.Secondly, Sonia hoped that Charlie could take the Taoist Sect under his command, but Charlie felt that it was still not the right time for him to take the Taoist Sect under his command. As the leader in the eyes of the disciples of the Taoist Sect, Caden would definitely arouse doubts among the disciples of the Taoist Sect if he did not show up during this period of time. After all, it was really unreasonable if the leader did not show up after everyone traveled thousands of miles to come all the way to Aurous Hill. Therefore, Charlie asked Caden to give the Taoist Sect the entire first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method. This was a good thing for the disciples of the Taoist S
The disciples of the Taoist Sect were all ecstatic when Caden disclosed the entire content of the first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method to them. According to the rules of the Taoist Sect, the content of the first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method was divided into four parts. All the disciples of the Taoist Sect could receive the first part of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom method, but they would have to reach the level of a three-star martial artist to get the second part, and reach the level of a five-star martial artist to get the third part. Whether they could get the final and fourth part of the first chapter of the Taoist Sect Hanbloom Method depended on two points. Firstly, it depended on whether one’s cultivation level could breakthrough to the level of a six-star martial artist, and the second criteria was whether the person was about to become the next leader of the Taoist Sect. Sonia’s cultivation level had just broken through to the level of a five-star m
Lady Acker had always had a strong belief in Feng Shui. The Ackers has experienced many hardships during this period but had always been able to avoid misfortune, so this made her feel that this was God’s graciousness to the Ackers. Therefore, Lady Acker paid more attention to Feng Shui now that the Ackers were going to Aurous Hill.It just so happened that Caden was in Aurous Hill, so she thought of asking Caden for his help to check on the Feng Shui of their new property before the Ackers left for Aurous Hill.Caden had great respect for Lady Acker, so he naturally would not refuse her request. Furthermore, it was even more obligatory for him to obey her wishes since she was Charlie’s grandmother. When Lady Acker saw that Caden had readily agreed to her request, she quickly thanked him, “Thank you, Master Howton! Your plans will not be affected by my request, right?”Caden smiled and said, “Lady Acker, to tell you the truth, I have already planned to settle down in Aurous Hill f
He paused for a moment and asked Caden, “Did my grandmother mention when she would be coming?”Caden hurriedly said, “Master Wade, your grandmother wants me to help her go to the house that she newly purchased to help her take a look at the Feng Shui there. I think she will be coming over soon if there are no problems.”After saying that, he quickly asked, “By the way, Master Wade, do you want me to go over to find some faults in the Feng Shui of the place to help you buy some more time?”Charlie sighed softly and then said indifferently, “No need. What is supposed to come will come sooner or later. It will be counterproductive if we find various reasons to stop it repeatedly.”Charlie then asked again, “By the way, where is the property that my grandmother’s family just purchased?”Caden hurriedly said, “Master Wade, it’s a place called Willow Manor. I’m not very familiar with Aurous Hill and I’ve never been there, but I asked Sonia to look at the navigation just now, and it seem
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