After receiving Charlie’s definite answer, Quinn danced happily as she ran back into her room. She immediately changed into a thick long down jacket.In order not to get recognized by the public, she also put on a face mask that would help her to keep warm, and a furry hat with two cute rabbit ears on it.She also grabbed a pair of round-framed black-rimmed glasses. After putting the glasses on, Quinn simply looked like a cute and adorable teenager. She did not look anything like the celebrity, Quinn, who all men were crazily obsessed and in love with.In truth, deep down, Quinn was actually a very cute and quirky girl.She had very simple thinking, and she had no experience in love or getting along with the opposite sex at all. Therefore, she certainly would not have any of those ulterior motives that other girls usually had.Charlie could see the shadow of their childhood memories from the look on her face. Looking back now, Quinn was indeed the sweet burden of his childhood.T
This was the nine grand and majestic dragons carving that was unique to the ancient royal buildings. It could be said that this was of the highest standard. There was also a similar carving of the nine grand and majestic dragons in the historical king’s palace.It was okay for a person to carve this in their homes in modern times. However, back in ancient times, only the king was allowed to use this kind of high-standard carving.If the royal family discovered that someone was using a similar kind of carving as the royal family, this would be considered treason, and the king could punish the offender’s entire family.Moreover, there were four courtyards in this manor. The first courtyard at the entrance of the manor, had a miniature version of the Sudbury garden with rocks, a small pavilion, a small bridge, and running water built in the front yard.There were only a few loyal servants of the Golding family working in the manor. So, Quinn did not have any scruples, and she simply t
Although Charlie did not respond to Quinn’s words, his childhood memories seemed to continue resurfacing in his mind and memories. Therefore, he could not help but feel that he was already a little closer to Quinn at this time.He even came up with an imaginary scene in his mind. If his parents were still alive and they had not moved to Aurous Hill back then, would he have already been married to Quinn by now?Perhaps, the person who was guarding this pond filled with Koi fishes right now would not only be Quinn and himself. Instead, Quinn’s parents and his own parents would also be here with them.It might even be possible for them to already have one or two children who would be following them. The children would be Quinn’s side, chattering endlessly at this time. They would be calling for their father and mother as they asked them about many details and memories of the Koi fishes.In fact, all of this was not just Charlie’s unreasonable conjecture.He knew his father’s characte
Both of them had come here earlier than Charlie and Quinn and had already been playing happily for more than half an hour now. Just as they were planning to take a break, she suddenly saw Charlie walking hand-in-hand with Quinn!Quinn was wearing a thick face mask, a pair of black-rimmed glasses, and a hat with a pair of cute rabbit ears. So, Loreen could not recognize who she was. However, Charlie did not do anything to cover up his face or appearance at all. Moreover, Charlie was the man of her dreams that she was constantly dreaming of day and night. So, she naturally recognized Charlie at a single glance!At this moment, she felt as though all her views and perception had been completely subverted!Why would Charlie be holding another girl’s hand to come here and ice skate?Moreover, both of them seemed very close and affectionate. Their relationship was clearly very abnormal at first glance!If she recalled correctly, Charlie had never even been so intimate or close with Clai
At this time, Charlie did not know that he was being closely watched by Loreen.He was completely immersed in the leisure sport that he used to love very much as a child. Everyone had a childlike innocence, and Charlie was no exception.When they were at their happiest moment, a young child who was wearing ice skating blades suddenly started skating faster and faster on the ice lake as she headed straight toward Charlie and Quinn’s ice skating cart.Unexpectedly, the child lost control of her direction. She did not even turn around as she was heading closer and closer toward Quinn. She was just heading directly in Quinn’s direction at this time.When she saw that she was about to crash into Quinn, the young child screamed out in fear. Quinn turned around and she had a shock too!Although the child looked like she was only around ten years old and would probably only weigh about thirty to forty kilograms, the impact brought about by the fast momentum and speed should not be underes
At the most critical moment, Charlie put Quinn down from his arms. After that, he quickly chased after the young girl who had already lost control. Just one second before the young girl was about to crash into Loreen, Charlie caught up to the young girl and lifted her up in his arms!When Loreen opened her eyes, she realized that it was Charlie who had stopped the young girl who had lost control at the most critical and timely moment. She could not help but feel very happy and also furious at the same time.She was very happy and delighted because Charlie would always appear in front of her and rescue her from all sorts of dangers, just like Prince Charming during all of the critical moments that she faced. At the same time, she was furious because she had been confessing her love for him for so long, and she had already devoted herself to him in the hopes that she would be able to become his underground lover. However, Charlie had rejected and turned her down repeatedly until this
The reason why Quinn took off her mask was because the woman in front of her was Charlie’s university friend. She felt that she should have the basic courtesy and respect in front of Charlie’s university friend no matter whether she positioned herself as Charlie’s friend or fiancée for the past twenty years. Therefore, she decided to take off her face mask.However, this move scared Loreen to the point that she was so shocked and could not even move at all!She stared at Quinn’s beautiful and familiar face, and she was so shocked that she was at a loss for words.The woman standing in front of her was truly the hottest and most popular female celebrity in Oskia, Quinn Golding!Quinn was the superstar who had not only conquered the national audience, but she had also conquered Hollywood!Moreover, most people did not know about Quinn’s true identity. They did not know that she was actually the daughter of the chairman of the Golding Group. However, since Loreen was also the eldes
In fact, Loreen was also a big fan of Quinn, just like Claire. If Charlie was not here, she would have already rushed over to take a picture with Quinn.So, Loreen could not help but ask tentatively, “Charlie, how did you get to know Miss Golding?”Charlie had not figured out how to answer Loreen’s question yet.If he said that Quinn was just one of his Feng Shui customers, it would clearly be unreasonable, and it would not make sense for Charlie to come and ice skate at Herrolls Bay hand-in-hand with Quinn.However, if he said that he had already known Quinn since they were young, he would have to reveal his own identity.After all, in Loreen’s eyes, he was just an orphan who had been living in the Aurous Hill Welfare Institute all this time.How could an orphan like him, who had been living in Aurous Hill all this while, actually know the eldest young lady of the Golding family from Eastcliff? This was completely unreasonable and did not make any sense at all.So, Charlie felt
Pausing, Raymond continued, "To prove that the will is legally binding, a public notary needs to be present and ideally certifying said will—otherwise, you'd just be talking out of your ass.""In the case of the latter, that means the bronze sculpture belongs to your father—not you. And because you can't produce a legally binding will, it's by law that you and your brother share half the right of inheritance to that bronze sculpture… or less, should you have more living siblings or if your mother is alive.""However, since your brother has the right of inheritance, selling that bronze sculpture to me is legal. You can sue him in court and request the court make him compensate you for your loss. Therefore, what you should be doing now is filing a lawsuit against your brother, sorting out the inheritance issue instead of coming to me."Bob was left speechless, and even Zachary was stunned, unable to find the right retort.Seeing that Bob was hesitant and constantly fiddling with his
Pausing, Raymond then continued, "I even told him that he could leave the bronze sculpture with me as a consignment, and I would only be eligible for a ten percent commission.""He refused to take that offer, so I offered yet again a 50-50 investment, where he would still get half of what I make after I sell the bronze sculpture. He refused me again anyway, and he was set on the three hundred grand, take it or leave it. There's security footage that proves it too, so how could I have defrauded him?"Then, seeing that there were plenty of others around them, he smiled, "Since you're here, I shall invite the public to be my witness as I show everyone the security footage I have. I will ask everyone to be the judge and decide if I've deceived his so-called brother!"Bob's heart skipped a beat at Raymond's words, but he was afraid to retreat right then, so he braced himself and snapped, "No, that's not necessary! You bought the bronze sculpture, so you return it this instant! I will ret
Zachary felt like the world was falling apart around him after Jacob hung up, and he regretted endlessly that he even had anything to do with Jacob.While he knew all along that Jacob was painfully mediocre and awfully vain, just the thought that Jacob's son-in-law was Charlie Wade still made Zachary eager to fawn over him.He thought that like the average person, even if they didn't feed a dog that wags its tail at them, they could at least give the dog a pat on the head. Even if they didn't feel like it, they could at least not take away the dog's food and then kick it twice.Zachary certainly didn't know that Jacob was exactly that—immoral, unconscientious, and unprincipled.But even as he regretted everything, it was too late now. He had to at least manage a solution before Jacob landed.It was do or die anyway, so he called Bill and instructed, "Find someone older than you with a really mean look to pretend to be your brother. Then, send him to Raymond and demand that bronze
Zachary's voice was choking with tears. "Please, don't just see how much it actually is—the problem is that we're just amateurs and sold that bronze sculpture as a forgery. That's something we can't change…"Jacob remained brazenly stubborn. "Don't give me that crap—that's not what I'm talking about. All I ask is for you to get that bronze sculpture back. I'll send you the 300 thousand later, and I don't care about anything else. Get it done, or I'm talking to Charlie. I'll even confess that I was up to no good, but I want it back! Hell, it's not like Charlie would do anything to me even if he finds out!"Zachary really burst into tears right then, sobbing, "Please, you can't do this! Master Wade won't punish you, but he will punish me! I'm where I am today only because he put a good word in with Don Albert for me… if he knew what we were up to such treachery and flips, I'm screwed!""What treachery?!" Jacob demanded, furious. "How is this treachery?! You came up with the plan, didn
Seeing that their flight was being slowly towed toward the runway, Elaine quickly urged Jacob, "If you're calling him, do it right now! They're towing our plane to the runway, and we won't be able to call him once we take off!""Right!" Jacob exclaimed excitedly. "I'll call him right now—if he doesn't get it done, I'll tell Charlie to destroy him! He's Don Albert's henchman, and even Don Albert sucks up to Charlie. That would definitely pressure him enough!""Okay! Elaine nodded, excited too. "Then call him right now, or we might never find the buyer again!""Yeah!" Jacob promptly whipped out his phone and called Zachary.Meanwhile, Zachary had presumed that Jacob wouldn't find out before his flight took off, so he was immediately nervous when Jacob called him.His nerves aside, he was afraid to not answer at all.Who knew why Jacob was calling. It could just be a false alarm.Hence, as he answered, he feigned calmness and asked, "Hello again, Mr. President! Shouldn't your fli
In reality, Jacob wouldn't usually be this bold, but he dared to run his mouth against the air marshal because twenty million was just too much money.Money emboldens, just like alcohol—while one wouldn't even mouth off for a couple thousand, one would murder for a million.And they were talking about twenty million here!Moreover, Jacob's rightful twenty million was going to his enemy, which incensed him further!Still, Elaine's words quickly calmed him because there was no scenario in which he would come up on top if he ended up behind bars.Elaine had been imprisoned for three days and ultimately ended up leaving with a broken leg.Heaven knows what would happen if he ended up arrested for fourteen days.With that in mind, he stopped arguing with the air marshall and returned to his seat, dejected. Clenching Elaine's hand, tears of grief rolled down his cheeks as he asked feebly, "What should I do now, dear? I thought it was junk and sold it for 300 thousand but it's actual
Jacob bellowed at the middle-aged man right then, "Then don't give me shit if you can't pay up! I only have one request, and that is I want off this plane right now!"Elaine came to a realization then, and she quickly asked, "Don't tell me… That thing we just saw online… you're the one who sold it yesterday?!"Jacob was on the verge of tears as he nodded. "Yes, it was me! That's why I want it back no matter what it takes!"Elaine became anxious as well. They were talking about twenty million, after all! Even if they lived off bank interest, they could still afford to spend ten grand per day for up to eight years!How could they let that slip through their grasp?!Pointing at the air stewardess, Elaine immediately snapped, "Hey, he's talking to you! Open the door, you hear?!"While the air stewardess was unable to handle both of them at once, a young man in a white collared shirt and black pants strode over, telling Jacob and Elaine, "Sorry to interrupt, but I'm the air marshal of
Seeing that comment, Elaine promptly turned to Jacob, "Dear, I don't think they made it up. It says the antique was treated like a Renaissance forgery and sold for 300 thousand to the dealer, but it actually was medieval and sold first thing this morning."Jacob's mind seemed to fade entirely in an instant, and he dropped his glass of champagne before he knew it, wetting his trousers.Elaine quickly pulled out a towel to wipe it, exclaiming, "What's wrong?! Why did you wet your pants?!"Then, realizing that Jacob's eyes and mouth were gaping wide while he sat frozen stiff almost as if he were dead, she promptly shook him, "What's gotten into you, Jacob? Are you alright?"As Jacob came to his senses, his eyes were suddenly blood-red.Suddenly on his feet, he bellowed in fury, "Fuck! My twenty million! Open the door! Open it right now! I'm getting off this plane!"The cabin crew and the other passengers were all shocked by his sudden bellow, and Elaine was just as confused. "Your t
While Zachary was caught feeling utterly helpless, the news that Raymond had made 20 million in a day was spreading like wildfire. Even though Zachary had already threatened Mick to not spill the beans, the problem was that all of Aurous Hill's Antique Street knew that over dozens of customers had come to Raymond's shop first thing in the morning.As such, everyone was curious—Raymond had supposedly made a blunder just yesterday yet now had dozens of people going to his shop? What on earth was he pulling?Hence, when most of the other collectors started to leave after failing to get the bronze sculpture, many gossipers came up to them to ask about it.For their part, the collectors were not hiding the truth, so they gave them a summary.Soon, all the antique dealers of Aurous Hill were left pondering the meaning of their existence.After all, they were told these collectors had prepared 20 million before rushing over to Aurous Hill in the night, yet they had all failed to buy th