After Hudson got four of his fingers broken continuously, he was in so much pain that he felt he was about to pass out.However, he was overjoyed when he saw that his men had already swung their machetes at Charlie!He dared to break his fingers? He would ask his brothers to chop off all of Charlie’s fingers then!Charlie did not care about these punks at all. As they were about to slash Charlie, an angry voice sounded from the door. “D*mn it! Stop whatever you are doing now! If anyone dares to lay a finger on Mr. Wade, I will hack you to death on the spot!”The dozen punks looked up and they were so frightened that they almost peed in their pants!Don Albert!It turned out to be Don Albert, the mobster boss of Aurous Hill!Why was he here?At this time, Albert brought some of his most powerful subordinates here with him today. Moreover, these subordinates of his were all armed with guns and they were no ordinary gangsters.After the men armed with guns stepped into the vill
Hudson was trembling in fright at this time and he quickly said to Charlie, “Mr. Wade, I was wrong! I was fooled by my second aunt. She had asked me to do this. She was the one who set up the trap for your mother-in-law. I was completely deceived and used by her…”At this time, Charlie gave Hudson a tight slap across his face before he said coldly, “If you dare to say another word before the twelve rings is over, I will ask Albert to chop you up into a hundred pieces!”Hudson was frightened by Charlie’s fierce gaze and he shut his mouth immediately.Charlie looked at the five broken fingers on his right hand before he said, “Your right hand is almost done. Come on, are you ready?”After he was done speaking, Charlie grabbed his wrist before he flipped it with a fierce force!Click!Hudson’s right wrist was completely broken.Hudson’s legs softened and he fell to the ground with a thump!He wanted to beg for mercy but he did not dare to say a word when he thought about what Char
Hudson started panicking as soon as he heard Charlie’s words. After that, he hurriedly pointed his finger at Linda and said, “Mr. Wade, that’s my second aunt. She called me last night and told me that she was going to set up a trap for a woman so that she could cheat her out of her money. She asked me to come over here to scare the old woman when the time came. That was why I agreed to her request…”After that, Hudson hurriedly spoke again, “Mr. Wade, I was really used and taken advantage of!”Linda was frightened when Charlie turned around to glance at her.Charlie pointed his finger at Linda before he beckoned for her to come over to him. “You, come over here.”Linda did not dare to disobey Charlie’s words and she hurriedly came before him as she said with a trembling voice, “Mr. Wade, this is all a misunderstanding! If I had known that Elaine was your mother-in-law, I wouldn’t have dared to cheat her even if I had immense courage!”After that, Linda pointed her finger at Hannah
“This…this…” Linda was sweating profusely at this time.Over the years, she had already done plenty of such evil acts. She did not know how many lives she had ruined.Gambling was in itself an abyss that could swallow everything up. Some people fell into this abyss on their own, while others fell into it with their entire families.However, Linda had never cared about the life or death of these victims at all. She felt that this was her means to earn a living. How could she possibly win if other people did not lose?Therefore, she has never felt guilty because of these people.Charlie could see right through the hearts of these people.People like this were the cruelest and most ruthless vampires in this world.She lived by sucking other people’s blood and she did not care whether other people would die because she was sucking all of their blood.Charlie naturally had no sympathy for such people.He looked at Linda with a playful expression on her face as he smiled and said, “
Linda was completely devastated.Never did she expect that Charlie, with his harmless and innocent appearance, would be so ruthless and cruel!He broke her ten fingers and asked her to play rock-paper-scissors with him. She could only form the shape of paper with her broken fingers, which could only mean that she would keep on losing in the game!Charlie glanced at her blankly and said, “Alright, let’s begin.”He shook his hand while muttering, “Rock, paper, scissors!”As soon as his voice fell, he immediately formed a scissors hand.Linda couldn’t control her fingers at all. She glared at Charlie with her sorrowful eyes.Charlie smiled slightly and said, “Okay, scissors beats paper, I win. You owe me ten million.”“Come on, let’s play the second round.”“Rock, paper, scissors!”“Oh, I win again! You owe me twenty million.”“Come on, third round!”“Rock, paper, scissors!”“Hey, silly you, why do you keep showing paper? Huh, you’re so funny. You owe me thirty million now.”
Linda was frightened by Charlie’s remark. She wailed and said, “Master Wade, please forgive me, I’m sorry! I can give you all my money! I earned quite a lot when I was in Macau and I have a total of twenty million in my hands. I can give you all that money, please spare my children!”She took out her phone, opened the mobile banking app, and showed Charlie the balance of her account.Indeed, there were more than twenty-one million in her personal account.Charlie said flatly, “Donate the money to the official donation account of Hope Foundation!”He retrieved his phone, searched for the official account, showed it to Linda, and said coldly, “Transfer it now.”“Master Wade, will you let me go after I donate the money?”“Oh? Do you want a bargain now?”Linda was taken aback. She grabbed his phone, keyed in the account number that Charlie showed her, and donated all the money to the charity.She passed the phone back to Charlie and cried, “Master Wade, I’ve donated all the money a
While Linda cried bitterly, Charlie ordered Albert’s men to bring Hannah to him.Hannah was shaking with fright. She looked at Charlie and pleaded, “Charlie, I’m your aunt. You’re part of our family. For…for the sake of the Wilson family, could you forgive me, please?”Charlie chuckled as if he heard a funny joke. “Stop with your nonsense. Tell me, how much money do you have now?”Hannah’s heart skipped a beat. She blurted out frantically, “I don’t have any money… Really, I don’t have any money!”“I’ll give you a chance to come clean. I advise you to take it or you’ll end up like Linda.”Hannah trembled in fear. She was being cautious in the midst of terror and said, “I… I have five million, that’s all our family has…”Charlie nodded knowingly. “Okay, open your mobile banking app now and show me the balance.“I… I don’t have the app!”“Is that so?” Charlie said in a cold tone, “If I find out that a mobile banking app is installed on your phone, I’ll break your leg.”“O… okay,
“Huh?!” Hannah shrieked in a panic, “But I just donated fifteen million as you said…”“So what?” Charlie said coldly. “You’re the mastermind behind today’s scam, do you think it’s fair for me to punish Linda alone?”“Yeah!” Linda growled indignantly, “She’s the real culprit!”Charlie looked at Hannah and smirked, “See, even your accomplice says that you’re the culprit. You have to go to the coal mine with your pal here and contribute to Hope Foundation.”Then, he pointed to the woman named Gianna and commanded, “And you too, the three of you, get ready to work at the coal mine and redeem yourself.”Gianna cried out loud. She shook her head and hands, knocked her head on the floor to beg, and wailed, “No, please don’t! I’m innocent! Linda dragged me here to join them for mahjong, that’s all! I don’t know about their plan, I don’t know anything!”Charlie said coldly, “Do you think I’d believe you? Shut up when I ask nicely and I’ll spare your family. If I hear a single yelp from yo
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
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