"Today's problem at Luna's wedding, we already know about it! You're a bad luck charm, James! You've embarrassed us so much!" Maria continued. She reproached James.
"Mom, enough! Let's not talk about it anymore. We can't blame James. This is just a drama created by Tommy. James didn't do anything wrong there. Besides, Uncle Edwin's family doesn't want to help us.After hearing Sheva's response, Maria got even angrier. And she said with anger still running high, "Why are you defending him? He has embarrassed you! If you hadn't married him, our lives wouldn't be this poor. You should have married a rich man!"Sheva's father could only sigh, his face full of sadness.Meanwhile, James could only remain silent. He went to the kitchen to prepare dinner. As usual, in his wife's family home he was a servant.1 hour later, James finished cooking and put the meal on the dining table. The family gathered at the dining table."James, you must have heard what Luna said today..." Maria looked at James with a flat expression."Mom!" Sheva put down the chopsticks. "I'm not going to get divorced because someone forced me to!""Why? Do you love James?" Maria glared at her daughter. "Don't you know that your dad's business has gone bankrupt? What will we eat in the future?""The trouble James caused at Luna's wedding was very serious. Besides hitting Tommy, James made a mess of it, and it caused embarrassment from Hans, Luna, and the Edwin family to all their honored guests!" Maria continued. "I'm sure they'll take it out on our family, so divorcing him is the best option!"Sheva bit her lower lip, even though she didn't want to divorce James yet, but she found this situation very difficult. She was starting to get confused.Maria said to her husband, "Eden, why are you silent? Persuade your daughter to divorce your useless son-in-law!"Eden was helpless, he remained silent.James finished eating, he cleared his plate and went back to his own room.In the room, as James was about to go to sleep, there was a new message in his email. It was a notification that his wealth access had been unlocked. For 10 years, Timothy's family had blocked his limited account as a threat to the departure of him and his biological mother from Timothy's family home, due to his father's affair.Reading the notice, James smiled sarcastically.***The next day.James had just walked out of his father-in-law's residential area, but he was intercepted by a black Bentley car.From inside the car, a middle-aged man wearing a black suit, and an expressionless face stared at James.The middle-aged man's body was powerful, his facial curves were clear, a sharp nose, a pair of shining eyes, the whole person was very authoritative, and had an aura. His face was slightly similar to James."I didn't expect you to come looking for me right away," James said. The corners of his mouth turned up in a sardonic smile. After ten years, he still recognized the middle-aged man in front of him, he was Gerald Timothy. He was James' biological father."I know you don't want to see me, that's fine. But, don't you want to meet your grandfather one last time?" Gerald Timothy asked.James was silent for a moment. In his family, only his grandfather was kind to him. He remembered his childhood, his grandfather always accompanied him.Gerald said waking up James' reverie, "Let's find a place. Let's talk nicely."Twenty minutes later, at one of the biggest restaurants in the city Leeds, 20th floor, there was only Gerald and James. They sat opposite each other."Your grandfather has been seriously ill for two years. He can only lie in bed. His health is getting worse. And he just wants you back. He keeps mentioning your name all the time." Gerald said carefully. He took a breath, and then continued, "Your first and third uncles only had daughters. They had no sons. The next generation of the Timothy family is you. You are our only hope."James smiled sarcastically. "So, you just want to use me as your doll in seizing the family assets?" James furrowed his brow slightly and smiled sarcastically. He knew exactly what kind of person his father was, he could do anything for power."James, do you want a lifetime of living in that little Eden Hilton house? And are you willing to accept their humiliation every day?" Gerald slowly said. Earlier, he had already investigated his son's life."Yesterday, at Edwin Hilton's daughter's wedding, I know you received great slander and humiliation. But your ability to stand up to them was nothing!" Gerald said again. "Then, do you not want to hold power yourself? Don't you want to fight back against them?""If you are willing to accept my offer, then you can make all the Hilton family kneel at your feet!" Gerald continued to persuade James.James just shook his head.Gerald snorted, and then said, "I know you hate me for life, not even recognizing me as your father. That's okay, James. It doesn't matter to me. But, all you have to do is come back to our house and meet your grandfather. Then, sign the papers to accept your grandfather's power and wealth.""This opportunity is hard to come by. Aren't you willing to accept it? I'm helping you."James shook his head. "I won't accept your help!""I'll find time to go home to see my grandfather. But, as for the matter of signing your offer as successor to grandfather's power and wealth, I won't!" said James. He smiled sarcastically, and stood up to leave the restaurant.On the way, James' cell phone suddenly rang. Someone was calling him."Hello?" said James as he put the phone to his ear."James, you're a loser! Where are you now? Hurry to the hospital! I've prepared the divorce agreement, and you have to come and sign it!" James' mother-in-law said."What's wrong? Why go to the hospital?" James asked."Today Tommy came to the house, he argued with Sheva's father about the factory issue, and there was a riot. Tommy hit Sheva's father and got hurt and had to go to the hospital. Meanwhile, Sheva also fainted from arguing with Tommy. Now, Tommy is still forcing us. He's going to confiscate our house. He said you must divorce Sheva, then he will let go of our family and help our bankrupt factory!" Maria explained."I'm begging you, James. Please divorce my daughter! Our family can't take this torture anymore." Maria cried saying this. The situation was urgent."Yes. I'll be there now." James said and then disconnected the phone."Sheva fainted?" James' eyes became sharp, and he imagined Tommy Hilton's face angrily.***Welter Group Building, Leeds City.This is the second largest company in Leeds city, the building is very tall. 75 floors in total.Before going to the hospital, James came to this building and walked in."Sir, who are you looking for?" The female receptionist asked James."I'm looking for your CEO. Dicky Welter," James said.Dicky Welter is one of the businessmen in this city, he is the 2nd richest man in this city. His power is very strong. Many people respect and appreciate him."Have you made an appointment with Mr. Dicky, Sir?""Not yet. But tell him that I am Timothy's grandson," James said.The receptionist understood. She went straight to Dicky's room to tell him.3 minutes later, the receptionist returned. She invited James to come to Dicky's room.At the door, an old man greeted James respectfully. He smiled happily, because the moment he had been waiting for had finally come. Of course, he was very familiar with the grandson of his best friend who was the number one richest man in the city and country. However, Timothy's family never publishes and needs validation from everyone that they are very rich. However, other rich people would have great respect for Timothy's family."Young master! It's been ten years, we finally meet again, and I'm so happy that you're visiting my office," Dicky said. He opened his arms wide to hug James.James smiled and accepted the warm embrace."What can I do for you, Young Master?" asked Dicky."Within 24 hours, I want Hilton Jewelry Group to go bankrupt!" James said coldly."Yes, sir! I will be happy to do your command." Dicky said with a smile. For him, making the Hilton Jewelry Group company go bankrupt was easy.Hilton Jewelry Group was the main company or business owned by Edwin Hilton's family. 80% of their wealth comes from the jewelry business. Since Tommy had dared to attack his wife James' family, James had no hesitation in making their business go bankrupt! James had wanted to do this for a long time, but this was the first time he was so angry after hearing that Sheva had fainted.***Leeds City, Main Hospital.James rushed over, and arrived at room 009. The room he had been told by his mother-in-law where Sheva and James' father-in-law were admitted."You see, it's all because you offended people at Luna and Hans' wedding!" Maria continued to blame James.James didn't speak, he looked at the hospital bed. His father-in-law's face was full of sadness, bruises on his face, his hands still wrapped in gauze.On the edge of the bed, Sheva sat with
"Want to meet with me?" Edwin Hilton's face was confused. All had confused expressions, according to logic, if there was a problem, shouldn't they look for the Executive Director first? Why go straight to the CEO? "Edwin, does this problem have anything to do with you? You offended the higher-ups in Welter's company? Jonny Hilton looked coldly at his brother."No!" Edwin replied firmly. "Then, you take the call first, open the loudspeaker, let's hear what the Welter Company has to say." Jonny Zakria said coldly.The pressure on Edwin was immense, in front of all the shareholders he had to take the phone proffered by the Secretary."Are you Edwin Hilton?" On the phone there, Secretary Daniel's voice was very cold."Yes, Mr. Daniel? How are you?" Edwin said reluctantly."In an hour, hold an expansion meeting, call all the managements of your company. We from Welter Company will come to discuss the acquisition of your company. Remember, call your son named Tommy!" Secretary Daniel said
"No need." James said flatly."Oh yeah, regarding the matter of Eden Hilton's property factory, you should also pay attention." James reminded. "All taken care of according to the procedure, include it in the Hilton Jewelry Group's industry chain, give Eden the rights and interests as the head of the factory.""Young master, is it necessary to arrange an important position for Mr. Eden Hilton in the Hilton Group's corporate Board of Directors?""Just do as I say. Don't ask anything else," James replied coldly."Sorry, Sir. I will carry out all your instructions." Daniel immediately took his place and became more respectful towards James.Daniel knew James' identity, so he wanted to be nice to this young man. "After you return to the office, use the name of the Board of Directors, announce the news, and collect jewelry creative designs, recruitment is open for jewelry designer director." James said."Ok, Sir.""Alright, you go home, report to me in the future." James said flatly.***
"The other day at your wedding, I already apologized. Besides, the fault of that problem was not caused by me." James said flatly."Hehe, what a bold tone! James, have you forgotten what I said to you?" At this moment a low voice was heard. Hans walked over and looked coldly at James and Sheva."Sheva, I suggest you should know yourself, and take your trashy husband away from here, don't be embarrassing here!" Hans said with a fierce expression."What's going on?" Just then, a low and very authoritative voice sounded. Daniel walked out of his room.Hans and Luna's gazes were a little tense at Daniel's sudden arrival."Sir, it's okay. It's just a small problem. There are people who don't understand the company rules, so I'm giving them a reprimand." Hans replied."Oh?" Daniel looked at Hans and asked. "Who doesn't understand the rules?"Hans said, "A junior employee from the marketing department, her name is Sheva. She trespassed into the office of the company's top brass, I'm reprima
James' body swayed and dodged the fist."Your reaction is very fast!" said the muscular man. "Then I'll paralyze your legs!"The expressions of the two muscular men became ferocious, they jointly kicked strongly at James' knee bones. Then, James tilted his body. He kicked them twice. The sound of wind rang out, and James' kick hit the waist of the two muscular men.Thump!Thump!The two muscular men were kicked until they flew a few meters away, and fell on the ground with force. They immediately vomited blood. When they looked at James, they became even more scared.They couldn't believe that just James' two feet had almost paralyzed them! James' strength was so cruel."Who told you to find me here? Tell me!" James' face became very cold."We were just following orders from the boss." A muscular man said fearfully."Our boss is a man of honor. Since you have dared to hurt us, our boss will not allow this. He will take revenge on you immediately!" One of them said tensely.James furro
Shogun knelt down and begged, "Mr. James, forgive me! I didn't think to offend you! These are all orders from Hans Avanzo!""So, Hans told you to do this?" James asked with a cold look."That's right, Hans told me to kidnap you, Mr. James." Shogun said firmly. He was currently impatient to kill Hans, because he felt wronged. Because of Hans, he almost died at the hands of James!In fact, Hans told Shogun that James was just a weak and poor man. But in fact, James is very strong and a martial arts expert. So, Shogun felt cheated by Hans. From now on, he really hated Hans.James thought for a moment and asked coldly, "What exactly is it? Tell me completely and clearly!" Shogun secretly felt relieved and said seriously, "Mr. James, yesterday Hans invited me to meet, and he gave me a piece of photo. Then, he told me to organize my men and kidnap the person in the photo, he said he would pay me $1 million dollars.""Whose photo?" James asked curiously.Shogun obediently took out two photo
"This car is too expensive." Sheva said."Where did you get the money to buy this car?" Sheva looked at James suspiciously.As far as Sheva knew, James had been selling BBQ chicken and toast at a small roadside stand. There was no way that James could make so much money from his sales, and then buy a car."I have been saving for years." James replied casually.""You're the design director of this company, so you should have a car!" James continued."Nope." Sheva shook her head, she refused, "Even if you buy it, I still don't want it. This car is for you only.""Don't forget, at work, I'm now your Assistant Director." James smiled. "YouYou are my boss, since I am your assistant, I have the right to take care of you, and this is one of the ways I serve you, by giving you a car.""After all, mine isn't yours too, right?" James said again.Sheva bit her lower lip when she looked at James and saw this classy BMW 530i. Actually, her heart was touched by James' kindness."Don't think about
The look on Gerald Timothy's face was calm, and he said, "Apparently, you don't want to go back to the Timothy home after all.""I've already told you, there is no relationship between me and the Timothy family." James said flatly."If you don't want to go home I won't force you." Gerald said flatly, "The divorce with your mother was one of the things in my life that went wrong and also one of the most painful things for me. But, I will never admit my mistakes outright."James smiled sarcastically, "In that case, what did you ask me to come today?""I asked you to come today to tell you that I'm going home to London." Gerald said."I have bought a villa in the top villa area in Leeds, Villa L Xnow. In the basement parking lot are ten sports cars. Also, in the Swiss bank account, there are $900 million US dollars." Gerald said flatly, "You take it, even if you don't recognize me as your father, but you as my son should not be oppressed by people and live in poverty for a lifetime!""I
"You’re James, right?" Just as James was about to leave, a beautiful girl in her twenties approached with an arrogant attitude. The young girl had an alluring figure, dressed stylishly in hot pants and a white t-shirt. On her wrist, she wore a luxurious Chanel watch. She looked like she was truly trying to capture attention. James glanced at the girl. "Who are you? Do you know me?" "Let me introduce myself, I’m Bella’s good friend. My name is Emily," she said casually, pointing to the seat in front of her. "I know about you, James. You’re quite famous in this city." "Where’s Bella?" James asked flatly. "Bella has some matters to attend to, so she asked me to come first," Emily replied as she sat down and pointed to the chair across from her. "Sit down, we need to talk. There’s something I need to ask you." James shook his head, feeling impatient with her attitude. "I don’t know you, and there’s nothing I need to discuss with you," he answered calmly. Emily snorted in f
Sheva wanted to say something but ended up not asking much. “By the way, Sheva, have you picked a villa on that artificial island we talked about earlier?” James asked, suddenly recalling something. “If you’ve found a suitable villa, let’s move in.” Sheva thought for a moment and replied, “It’s too much of a hassle. I think Villa Dragon Snow is good enough. The Rahel family has returned to their hometown, and the villa has already been cleaned up quite a bit.” “By the way, what’s the story with the artificial island? Was it you and your friends who developed it?” Sheva asked with curiosity. James nodded. “It’s up to you. You can stay wherever you like. Besides, I won’t be returning to Villa Dragon Snow for a while.” “I understand,” Sheva replied, nodding as she looked at James seriously. “I’m planning to use the company’s jewelry promotion as an opportunity to visit some other cities and maybe find an interesting place. What do you think?” “Oh? You want to travel?” James a
"Are you kidding, Miss Leen? We respect Tornado Corp, but you’re asking us to turn down a profitable deal and wait for your plan? That makes no sense," one of the businessmen on the floor said firmly. "Miss Leen, what you're saying is absurd. We have no reason or obligation to delay this just to wait for you," added another. The crowd began to voice their frustrations, growing tired of what they saw as Leen’s excessive demands. "Do you really expect us to sell off our investment projects and keep our major investors waiting just because you promise to bring something better? This feels like a joke! Is Tornado Corp the only one capable of developing large projects?" another businessman sneered. Leen's frustration started to show. Seeing the situation spiral out of control, she spoke coldly. "Everyone, I suggest you don't challenge Tornado Corp! If you do, things will not end well for you. If you dare sign a contract with Ocean Real Estate Corp, you’ll regret it." "What do you mean
"How foolish! This time, the project is the construction of a massive commercial plaza in Xo City, far larger than the previous one. Carlo didn’t have enough money last time. Can he compete with Tornado Corp this time?" The meeting room buzzed with discussions. Carlo's face was grim as he sank into his thoughts. The recent incident had caused a major stir in the business community, making him the subject of gossip—a heavy blow to the reputation of Ocean Real Estate Corp. Now, even insignificant figures dared to mock Carlo, eager to gain favor with Tornado Corp. "Mr. James, I failed to handle the issue last time. It was a great embarrassment for the company," Carlo said, bowing his head, his face flushed with shame. After all, Ocean Real Estate Corp was James's asset—Carlo was merely managing it. The company's damaged reputation weighed heavily on him, leaving him burdened with guilt. James remained calm and patted Carlo's shoulder. "Don’t dwell on the past. Focus on the opportuni
"I don’t know. Maybe James and Carlo have something going on,” said Sheva in a flat tone. “Hey, Sheva, let me tell you something. Don’t let James take advantage like this. Carlo is like the God of Fortune! You have to make the most of it,” Maria said in frustration, as if regretting Sheva’s lack of assertiveness. Sheva simply shook her head, not interested in responding. She knew James and Carlo had been friends for a long time. In fact, the last time she told her parents that it was James who introduced her to Ocean Corp, they didn’t believe her. Under Carlo's guidance, James arrived at the luxurious office and sat in the boss’s chair without hesitation. Ethan, who had followed Carlo from the beginning, watched nervously. “James, don’t you know the rules? Isn’t Mr. Carlo supposed to sit there? Why are you sitting in the boss’s chair like it’s yours?” Ethan scolded James angrily. In Ethan’s eyes, James had crossed the line. To him, James’s status and behavior were clearly not on
"Sheva, there's no need to talk to him," James said calmly, refusing to engage with Ethan. Ethan overheard the remark and immediately felt insulted. "Who the hell are you? I'm talking to Sheva. What gives you the right to butt in?" Ethan snapped, his voice filled with anger. Maria gave a nervous smile, trying to ease the tension. "Apologies, Mr. Ethan. He's just an assistant." "An assistant daring to speak out of turn?" Ethan sneered. "He should be fired on the spot." Maria tried to pacify the situation. "Mr. Ethan, our company holds you in high regard. If you have any requests, please feel free to express them." Ethan scoffed. "Fine, for Director Sheva’s sake, I won't make things too difficult. But I do have a few simple conditions." With an arrogant tone, Ethan continued, "During the seven days of the promotional shoot, I’ll need a 24-hour security team, reporters, and luxury transportation. I also demand to stay in the best hotel in town, and everything should be top-notch.
After hearing Shogun's report, James hung up the phone and headed straight to the exhibition hall, then took the elevator up. According to Shogun’s report from the previous night, based on what Dimom had said about their situation, the true leader of Tornado Corp had never appeared. Even as the Deputy Director of Tornado Corp, Dimom only knew the president who handled day-to-day business and the professional managers hired by the company. However, they didn’t know who the real boss was. This piqued James’s interest slightly. After receiving Shogun’s report, James ordered him to take the team to the docks and blow up Tornado Corp’s warehouse, with the goal of forcing the hidden figures to reveal themselves. As the elevator arrived at the 38th floor, the doors opened slowly. The exhibition hall on this floor was filled with middle-aged men and women in luxurious attire, coming and going. Red carpets lined the floor, and the room was decorated elegantly. Long tables were adorned wit
"If you dare to spout more nonsense, I'll kill you!" David said cruelly. "You don't even know if you want to live or die, and Mr. James still has so many questions for you. Do you think Tornado Corp is worth more than your life?" Dimom's face twitched, and his head began to spin. Without hesitation, David threw two punches at Dimom's face. Dimom, now struck, was terrified, completely overwhelmed by David’s menacing aura. David seemed like a madman, relentless in destroying his enemies. "If you don’t want to die, bow to Mr. James right now, then stay quiet and answer his questions obediently. If not, everyone here will be killed!" Shogun said coldly, making Dimom tremble in fear. "This..." The three men exchanged looks before glancing at James in terror and quickly bowing their heads. Initially, they thought James was just an incompetent son-in-law. But to their shock, they realized Shogun was actually James' subordinate, and he had taken down all of Rollo's bodyguards? It was un
“Did you hear that? Don't come any closer!” Alex shouted frantically to his men, he was getting scared and didn't dare to move.James gave Alex a sharp look. “When did you start working for Tornado Corp? Are you willing to sacrifice your dignity for money?” he asked, his voice low and full of anger.Alex tried to stay strong despite the fear clearly visible on his face. “James, don't play games! If you kill me, you won't get out of here alive either!” threatened Alex, though his tone sounded more like a plea.James smiled sarcastically. “I can't get out of here? We'll see,” he said as he slammed his knee into Alex's stomach, making Alex spit out blood. Alex's body was shaking violently, his face turning pale.Despite the pain, Alex still tried to maintain his dignity. “Don't be arrogant, James! This place is full of my men. Let me go, and I'll talk to Boss Dimom to give you a chance. Otherwise, you'll have nowhere to run today!” Alex shouted with all the courage he had left.However,