Chapter 267


    When they drove into the city, the terrifying storm gradually subsided as if nothing had happened


    earlier.


    Then, a spring breeze dispersed the stormy cloud and a rainbow hung in the sky like a painting.


    Everyone looked upwards, mesmerized in nature’s beauty.


    Charlie stopped the car at the entrance of the antiquitymodity market and dropped Zachary off


    here.


    As soon as Zachary got out of the car, he bowed at Charlie respectfully and said, "Thank you,


    Master Wade!"


    Charlie looked at him and said tly, "Zach, don''t ever tell anyone about what happened today, do


    you understand?"


    "Yes, of course! Don’t worry, Master Wade," Zachary said in a gracious and serious tone. His face


    was full o f admiration as he regarded Charlie as a godlike figure.


    Charlie nodded and drove away. Zachary, on the other hand, stood on the same spot and watched


    him leave, not daring to move even when the car had disappeared from his sight.


    Charlie sent Loreen, who still remained in the car, directly to the hotel.


    Loreen had always lived in Shangri-La ever since she arrived at Aurous Hill. The hotel''s security


    team was among the top in the city and it was one of the Wade family’s properties. Loreen’s cousin


    would never dare t o attack Loreen here even if he borrowed courage from a lion.


    Loreen shot aplex andplicated nce at Charlie throughout the journey even after she got


    out o f the car, as if there was a huge boulder smacking her heart. She had a lot to say to Charlie.


    She wanted to thank him, apologize to him, and say how much she regretted looking down on him


    and misinterpreting him.


    But she couldn''t say all these in front of ire.


    There were a few times when her words were hanging by her mouth and she swallowed them back.


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    When Loreen walked to the lobby entrance, ire hugged her and said gently, "Loreen, remember


    to call Charlie when you’re in trouble, don’t ever put yourself i n danger."


    Loreen nodded and replied, “Don''t worry, ire, I will." 2


    Charlie was a little jealous when he watched ire hugging Loreen. He could count on one hand


    how many times his wife had hugged him but she and her bestie had been hugging each other ever


    so often. He was utterly jealous. 9


    What he failed to notice was Loreen’s envious gaze at ire.


    Since Loreen was ire''s best friend, Charlie decided to give Loreen as much protection as he


    could gather. When thedies were bidding farewell, he sent a text message to Isaac. "Send a


    message to Eastcliff''s Thomas family on my behalf. If anyone dares to assault Loreen Thomas


    again, I''ll wipe them off the face of this earth!" 1


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    As the Thomas family had way much less power than the Wade family, he believed they would not


    dare to make a move for the time being. 5


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    As soon as they returned home, ire hurried to the bathroom to take a shower and change into


    fresh clothing because she was drenched by the rain. 1


    Charlie handed over all the money that Zachary had given him to Jacob. 2


    Jacob took the three hundred grand andughed triumphantly. "Haha! This is just the beginning!


    Next time, I’ll use the same tactic and earn three million from him. Finally, it''s my opportunity to


    provide a good andfortable life for this family! Hahaha!” 2


    Charlie smiled awkwardly and thought to himself,'' Sigh, my dear father-inw, please spare Zachary


    from your stupor. I have no idea how much that dude can earn from the deceptions and scams, but


    he''s lost three hundred grand to you alone! I bet he''ll still buy scrap and junk from you since you''re


    my father-inw and he can''t afford to piss you off, but you''re going to make him bankrupt sooner or


    later!''


    Although Zachary was a dishonest trader, he was not a bad person and it wouldn’t be nice to


    always take advantage of him.


    So Charlie cleared his throat and started, "Dad, I think you''d better not deal with Zachary so often.


    That dude i s such a dishonest person and you''ll get the short end of the stick one day if you keep


    mingling with him."


    Jacob scowled disdainfully. "Hush! What do you know? You’re always out fortune telling for those


    people and that''s a scam! We’re running a very serious and earnest antique business here! Don''t be


    such a busybody if you don''t know anything, just watch and see for yourself!"