Chapter 1
Decorative lights and illuminants lit up the extravagant Wilson family mansion.
Tonight was the 70th birthday banquet of Lady
Wilson, the head of the Wilson family.
Her grandchildren and their spouses gathered around her to hand her their luxurious gifts.
"Grandma, I heard that you love the Chinese tea. I looked high and low for this century-old Pu''er tea
worth half a million dors to present it to you."
"Grandma, you are a devoted Buddhist. This Buddha statue is carved from the authentic Hetian
jade, it is worth seven hundred thousand dors..."
Looking at the nicely wrapped gifts in front of her, Lady Wilsonughed heartily. The entire
ambiance was harmonious and happy.
Suddenly, Charlie Wade, Lady Wilson’s eldest grandson -inw, spoke, "Grandma, could you lend
me a million dors, please? Mrs. Lewis from the welfare home is diagnosed with uremia and I need
the money for her treatment..."
The entire Wilson family gaped in extreme shock.
Everyone stared at Charlie with bewilderment and surprise.
This live-in grandson-inw was overly atrocious and bold! Not only did he not prepare a gift for
Lady Wilson on her birthday but he actually had the audacity to ask her for one million dors!
Three years ago, Lord Wilson, who was still alive and well, hade home with Charlie one day
and insisted on marrying him to their granddaughter, ire Wilson. Back then, Charlie was as poor
and miserable as a beggar.
Lord Wilson had passed away after they got married. Ever since then, everyone in the Wilson family
tried to kick him out of the family. However, Charlie was always indifferent and nonchnt like a
statue despite the insults and ridicule, and he spent his days in the Wilson family quietly as a live-in
son-inw.
He was at his wits'' end that he had to borrow money from Lady Wilson today.
Mrs. Lewis, who had taken him in and saved his life, had uremia. She needed at least one million
dors for dialysis and a kidney transnt. He had no other ideas except for asking for Lady
Wilson''s help.
He felt that since it was her birthday today, she might be delighted to have some mercy and provide
her assistance.
However, Lady Wilson was stillughing gleefully when abruptly her lips curled downwards and his
eyes furrowed indignantly.
She hurled the teacup in her hand to the floor and growled, "B*stard! Are you here to celebrate my
birthday or borrow money?”
ire hurried forward and said, "Grandma, Charlie is not thinking straight, please forgive him." She
then pulled her husband aside frantically.
At this moment, Wendy, ire’s cousin sneered in disdain. "ire, look at the piece of trash you''re
married to! Gerald is only my fiance and we haven’t even gotten married yet but he gifted Grandma
the jade Buddha. Look at your good-for-nothing husband. Not only did hee empty-handed but
he also has the nerve to ask Grandma for money!"
"You''re right! Charlie, we''re both the grandsons-inw of the Wilson family but you’re such a
disgrace!"
The man who was talking was Gerald White, Wendy''s fiance, who was also the son of the wealthy
family in town.
Although Gerald was about to marry Wendy, in his eyes, ire was so much more beautiful and
elegant than his fiancee.
ire Wilson was the famous goddess of beauty in Aurous Hill, but Gerald was very frustrated and
irritated when such a beauty got married to a loser.
"It''s best for this useless loser to get out of the Wilson family now!"
"Yes! He is such a disgrace to our family!"
"Perhaps his intention is not to borrow money but to spoil the joyful ambiance of Grandma''s birthday
instead!"
Charlie clenched his fists tightly as the entire Wilson family was humiliating and ridiculing him. If it
wasn''t for the sake of the urgency, he would have left this annoying ce.
However, his father’s words echoed in his head. He had taught him to be grateful for the help he
received and to return the favor tenfold. Hence, he suppressed the fury and humiliation slowly
building within him and said to Lady Wilson, "Grandma, whoever saves one life saves the world
entirely. Please, I beg for your mercy."
Someone in the room snorted loudly. "Mr. Wade, stop force-feeding chicken soup to Grandma. If
you want to rescue someone, you can find a way on your own. Who do you think you are to ask for
money from Grandma?"
It was Wendy''s brother, Harold Wilson.
The sinister brother and sister had always been prejudiced against ire, who was superior to
them i n every aspect. Hence, they would always attack Charlie at any chance they could seize.
ire, who was wearing a slightly awkward expression on his face, started, "Grandma, Charlie''s
father died when he was eight. It was Mrs. Lewis at the welfare home who had brought him up. He
is utterly grateful of her graciousness and that is why he wants to return the favor so badly. Could
you please help him...”
Lady Wilson growled with an indignant face, "You want me to help him? Okay, divorce him now and
marry Mr. Jones! If you do as I say, I’ll give him one million dors right away!"
The Mr. Jones that Lady Wilson was referring to was Wendell Jones, a man who was always
pursuing ire despite her married status. The Jones family was one of the prominent families in
the upper social circle in Aurous Hill, which was much more powerful than the Wilson family. Lady
Wilson had always wanted to get on their good side.
At this moment, the butler sprinted in and said, "Mr. Jones sent a birthday gift to Lady Wilson! It is a
Buddha talisman carved from the jadeite stone worth three million dors!"
Lady Wilson broke into arge smile and quickly blurted, "Bring it to me! Let me see!"
The butler immediately presented the emerald green Buddha talisman which sent waves of
exmation across the living hall.
The emerald talisman was crystal clear with its vibrant and sharp colors, without any trace of
impurities. It was of the finest jade quality.
Gerald, who had gifted the Buddha statue, gloomed in irritation instantly. He didn''t expect Wendell
Jones, who had nothing to do with the Wilson family, to be so generous andvish!
Lady Wilson caressed the talisman cheerfully and said, "Oh, Mr. Jones is so sensible! It will be a
sweet dreame true if he were my grandson-inw!”
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Then, she lifted her gaze at ire and asked, "So, how’s that? Do you want to consider my terms
and conditions?"
ire shook her head decidedly. "No, Grandma. I will never divorce Charlie."
A dark stormy cloud instantly hovered beneath Lady Wilson’s eyes. She shouted angrily, "You
ungrateful thing! What good is that loser? Why do you want to waste your time on him? Kick that
loser out of my house! He is not allowed at my birthday banquet! I don’t want to see his face!"
Charlie heaved a sigh of dismay and regret. He didn’t want to stay with the Wilson family anymore,
so he said to ire, "ire, I''m going to the hospital to visit Mrs. Lewis."
ire said quickly, "I’ll go with you."
Lady Wilson shouted again, "If you leave now, you''re n o longer my granddaughter! You can take
your mom, your dad, and that loser and get out of the Wilson family!"
ire stared at her grandmother, shocked. She did not expect to hear such a harshment from
her.
Charlie interjected, "You stay here, don’t worry about m e."
Before ire couldpose herself from the trance, h e turned and left.
Haroldughed behind him. "Hey, my dear Charlie, if you leave with an empty stomach, will you go
on the street and beg for food? If you do so, you''ll tarnish our family name! Here, I have a dor, go
buy a bun or something to eat!"
Harold produced a one dor from his pocket and threw it at Charlie''s foot.
The entire family''s thunderousughter echoed across the house.
Charlie gritted his teeth in annoyance and left the house without looking back.
When Charlie arrived at the hospital, he immediately went to the cashier department to try to
negotiate an extension of payment for another two days.
However, when he approached the nurses, he was informed that overnight, Mrs. Lewis had been
transferred to Fairview Hospital, Eastcliff''s top hospital, for treatment.
Charlie gaped in shock and quickly asked, "How much
does it cost? I''ll find a way to settle it!"
The nurse said, "The bill is three million dors in total. One million dors has already been paid,
the remaining two million needs to be settled without a week." 1
"Who covered the one million dors?"
The nurse shook his head. "I have no idea.”
Charlie frowned in confusion. Just as he turned around to figure it out, a man of about fifty years of
age in a ck suit with gray hair was standing behind him.
They exchanged nces, and the man bowed before him and said, "Young Master! We''ve finally
found you! Sorry for all the troubles and misery you''ve suffered for all those years!"
Charlie furrowed and asked coldly as if he was apletely different person. "Are you Stephen
Thompson?" 1
The man gaped in surprise. "Young Master, you still remember me!"
Charlie startled slightly and murmured, "Of course I d o! I remember each and every one of you!
You forcibly drove my mom and dad out of Eastcliff along with me and fled the city. My parents died
along the way and I became an orphan. What do you want from me now?"
Stephen grimaced sorrowfully and said, "Young Master, Lord Wade was very sad when he learned
about your father’s death. He never stopped looking for you. Come, let''s go home and meet him!”
Charlie said coldly, "Just go, I don''t want to see him."
Stephen said, "Young Master, are you still mad at your grandfather?”
"Of course!" Charlie said loudly. "I''ll never forgive him i n my entire life!"
Stephen sighed dejectedly. "Before I came here, the Master did say that you will not forgive him."
"Good! Luckily he still has some senses in him!" i
Stephen continued, "Lord Wade knows that you’ve had a hard life for so many years and he’s
asking me topensate you. If you don''t want to go home, he will buy thergestpany in
Aurous Hill and give it to you. Besides, here, take this card, the pin number is your birthday."
Stephen handed over the premium ck card from Citibank.
"Young Master, there are only five of such cards in the country."
Charlie shook his head sternly. "No, I don’t want it, take it away.”
"Young Master, Mrs. Lewis is still two million dors i n debt for her medical bills. If she doesn''t pay
up, she might be in danger...” "Are you threatening me? Is this part of your sinister
n?"
Stephen waved his hands frantically. "Oh no! We wouldn''t dare do such a thing! Keep the card, then
you''ll have enough money to pay the bill."
Charlie asked, "How much is in this card?"
“Lord Wade said that he deposited some pocket money for you in this card. It''s not much, just ten
billion dors!"