Charlie shot Kevin a frosty re and muttered, “I have no issues with you, nor any ties to you. Yet, you’ve spent all this time mocking and provoking me, and now you expect my help? Not a chance!”


    Kevin fell to the ground, sobbing, “Charlie, I’m genuinely sorry! Please, you have to help me…”


    Noticing the displeasure on Charlie’s face, Albert yelled to his men, “What the hell are you doing? Get a hold of him right now!”


    Startled, Albert’s bodyguards quickly seized Kevin by the neck and hair,unching a brutal assault on him. Blood soon poured from Kevin’s mouth, and a few of his teeth were knocked out, but Albert’s men showed no signs of stopping. Each p aimed at Kevin’s face was swift and merciless!


    Turning to Charlie with a sycophantic grin, Albert asked, “Mr. Wade, are you pleased with our efforts?” Charlie nodded indifferently, “Very good. Now, I need to be on my way.”<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Albert respectfully handed Charlie his business card, saying, “Mr. Wade, here’s my number. Don’t hesitate to call if you need anything; I’ll always be avable.”


    Charlie gave a slight nod and tucked the card into his pocket. He then turned to ine, saying, “Mom, it’s gettingte. Let’s head home!”


    Even though ine’s cheeks still stung from earlier ps, she couldn’t help but smile as she looked at the suitcase, thinking about the seven hundred thousand dors she had just earned! Her pride swelled as she nced at her son-inw—he was truly remarkable!


    As Charlie picked up the suitcase and prepared to leave with ine, a group of seniors stepped in front of him, speaking earnestly, “Charlie, it was my mistake to underestimate you. I had no idea how powerful you are; you’re such an impressive young man!”


    “Exactly! Charlie, you’re so smart and handsome—you’re the role model for the youth today. My son-inw can’t evenpare to you.”


    “If it’s not too much trouble, could you assist us in negotiating with Mr. Jordan to get our money back? It’s our hard-earned cash!”


    Charlie frowned, irritation evident in his voice as he replied coldly, “Why would I help you? You were all so arrogant just a moment ago. If you can’t retrieve your money today, why not ask your own son-inw for assistance?” With that, he turned away and left, leaving the seniors sighing in disappointment, regretting their earlier behavior towards Charlie.


    Great… their only chance of recovering their money had just vanished. As they contemted this, some pped themselves in frustration, others crouched in disbelief, and a few rolled on the ground, wailing in despair. All their money was gone! Yet, they had only their own foolishness to me, along with theirck of an exceptional son-inw like Charlie.<fne500> N?w ?ovel chapt?rs are published on find~novel</fne500>


    On the drive home, ine, with a coy smile, asked Charlie, “Charlie, how do you know Don Albert? Why does he treat you so respectfully?”


    Charlie responded casually, “I don’t know him at all. Who am I to be acquainted with someone like him? I simply called a friend who had enough influence to make Axel return the money.”


    ine felt a twinge of disappointment upon hearing this. She had imagined that Charlie wielded some extraordinary power she was unaware of, but it turned out he had just called someone for help. This revtion dimmed the excitement she had felt earlier. However, she was relieved to have her money back, along with an extra seven hundred thousand dors, which somewhat improved her perception of Charlie.


    She added, “Charlie, I hope you can keep today’s events a secret and not tell anyone. I may be older, but I still have my dignity, okay?”


    Charlie offered a weak smile and nodded in agreement. “Alright, Mom, I understand.”<h3 ss="has-text-align-center" id="chapter-list"><strong></strong>