Charlie was taken aback when Paul posed such a direct question! Yet, he understood that Paul was merely specting and would never acknowledge it openly.


    Before Charlie could refute the inquiry, Jacob let out a chuckle and remarked, “Oh, Paul, you’re overthinking it! Charlie is our family’s live-in son-inw. If he truly hailed from the Wade family of Eastcliff, it would be a ssic Cindere tale! We’d all be set for life!”


    Jacob might have been a bit of a cker who had never held a job, but he was well aware of the Wade family’s reputation.


    In fact, it was hard to find anyone in the country who didn’t know about the Wade family due to their widespread fame.


    With that understanding, Jacob waspletely convinced that Charlie wasn’t a member of that illustrious lineage. Sure, many people shared thest name Wade, but only one family held the status of the Wade family.<h3 style="background-color:DodgerBlue">


    Jacob was familiar with Charlie’s background, having lived in an orphanage during his childhood, then working on a construction site at 18. Later, in his early twenties, Lord Wilson had taken him in, and Charlie became his son-inw.


    How could someone with such a humble past possibly belong to Eastcliff’s Wade family?


    If Charlie were truly part of the Wade family, he might as well be the long-lost son of Jeff Bezos!


    Upon hearing Jacob’sment, Paul realized he had made an incorrect assumption. The Wade family would never allow one of their descendants to be a live-in son-inw! Even the President of the United States wouldn’t get away with that!


    With a chuckle, he said, “Ah, it seems I misunderstood. My apologies! I connected the dots because you’re a Wade, you know Mr. Cameron, the spokesperson for the Wade family, and Shangri-La is one of their properties. I made a wild guess. I hope you can forgive me.”


    Charlie smiled back. “No worries, Paul. It’s my pleasure, really.”


    Amid their conversation, the manager led them to the suite’s entrance and said, “Mr. Wade and esteemed guests, please!”


    Once inside, Charlie invited Jacob to take the main seat and gestured to Matilda, saying, “Auntie Matilda, please sit beside my father-inw. You two haven’t seen each other for so long; I’m sure you have plenty to discuss.”


    Matilda nodded with a warm smile. “Yes, Charlie, you can sit with Paul. I see you boys are quite engaged.”


    Charlie quickly agreed, reminding himself to tread carefully in his conversations with Paul, as he seemed quite sly and cunning.


    Once everyone was seated, Charlie handed the menu to the two elders, inviting them to choose their preferred dishes.


    Jacob chimed in eagerly, “Hey, Matilda, I still remember what you love to eat, can I?”


    Matilda gasped in surprise, “No way! Do you really remember after all these years?”


    Jacob beamed. “Absolutely! I could never forget.”


    He then lifted the menu and ordered several local Aurous Hill dishes from the waiter.


    With each dish Jacob mentioned, Matilda’s eyes widened in amazement. By the time he finished ordering, she was so stunned that her jaw nearly hit the floor.


    It turned out, every single dish he ordered was her favorite from back in the day.<fn3f45> Official source is FιndNovel</fn3f45>