The current situation was clearly favorable to Julien. No matter how well Harrison recovered after a stroke, there would inevitably be many after-effects, and more importantly, his spirits would likely be greatly affected. All of this would reduce his chances of continuing to lead the family. Julien felt that he effectively held real power as he could directly inherit the family now or in certain contexts, he could manage all family affairs in the capacity of an heir. Therefore, he could not interpret that Charlie was actually warning him. He assumed that Charlie had advised him not to be so happy so that he could control his emotions better after returning to New York. This was the first time he was truly moved by Charlie's actions. He had always been upset with Charlie, whom he reluctantly saw as a partner, but he was now moved by the fact that Charlie cared about him. He muttered under his breath, "He's so nice to me. It would be rather cruel of me to fall out with hi
The only leverage Charlie had to completely control Julien was that Julien had betrayed his family and helped send the Four-Sided Treasure Tower out of New York and back to Oskia. In order to control him using this leverage, Charlie had to make sure that the sly Harrison was in real power. Otherwise, if he informed Harrison of Julien's betrayal after Julien ascended the throne, Harrison would be left with no choice but to swallow his grievances, or Julien would come at him. - Julien met up with Royce, who had come to Canada earlier, and took a helicopter back to New York. While they were cruising mid-air, Harrison, who was lying in his family mansion's emergency room, began to stabilize. Despite the stabilization, his nervous system had been severely affected. The most serious condition was that he had almost no nerve sensation on the right side of his body. In addition to his right hand, right arm, right leg, and right foot, the muscles of his face and tongue on the ri
The doctor's stern advice made Harrison reconsider the matter of the Four-Sided Treasure Tower. It was true that he had invested a whole lot of effort into retrieving the tower, and even his health had been jeopardized. However, if he continued to cling to it, it would only expand his losses, and he would not have a chance to recover those losses. Hence, the most reasonable thing to do now was to halt the mission. He had to admit and accept the fact that all his previous investments had gone down the drain. It would be the best solution in the current situation as long as he could let go of it. After all, as the head of a prominent family and an expert in investment, Harrison realized that the situation was not salvageable, and he immediately solidified his resolve to cut his losses in a timely manner. So, he summoned Devin and said, "Tell all departments to end all blockades in New York, and no one is allowed to mention the matter of the Four-Sided Treasure Tower in the future
Devin had no intention of flattering Julien. He had studied the book "Art of War" some time ago and researched some ancient Oskian documents on power tactics. He was taking this opportunity to flatter Julien, making him feel invincible to consequently force him to make unintentional mistakes. After all, Harrison was still alive and held absolute power in the family. If Julien carelessly made any mistakes, Harrison might be repulsed by his attitude and disqualify him from his position as an heir. On the other hand, Devin had no intention to compete for the position of heir. He merely felt that Harrison's continued reign was the best situation for them, and it was much better than any other sibling succeeding the throne. Julien was over the moon when his brothers came to him with pleading looks and humble statures. They were brothers, and there was no class difference between them. But now, he was finally about to take the decisive step as an heir, which indicated that his brothe
On one hand, these patriarchs wanted to pass on the position of the head of the family to their heirs in the future. Still, on the other hand, they tried to delay the inheritance as long as possible so that the heirs took the position early enough. Moreover, they didn't want their heirs to show any excitement and expectation about inheriting the position, nor did they expect any usurpation before the inheritance. If Julien had shown any sign of passion when his brothers flattered him, albeit a little bit, Harrison would have been furious, filled with anger and resentment toward him. However, Julien's reaction exceeded his expectations, and in his view, it was nothing short of perfect. Thanks to Charlie's advice, Julien composed himself, and the minute he entered the ward and saw Harrison on the bed, he immediately curled his lips down and donned a sad grimace. With teary eyes, he walked quickly to the bed, knelt on one knee, looked at Harrison, and asked in a choking voice,
Julien's heart skipped a beat as he listened to Harrison stammered his words. For the past two days, he had felt uneasy and frustrated toward Charlie as he had been manipulated to betray Harrison and his family. Yet, at this moment, he couldn't help but feel grateful for Charlie. He sighed and thought, 'Wow, Charlie is really something. Everything has unfolded according to his plan!' "As soon as the news of the tower's return to Oskia came out, Dad really fell ill and lost the will to continue running the family. My brothers and their kids also lost the chance to achieve anything in this matter. As Dad's eldest son and the original heir, I have naturally taken over his position!" "Perfect? Well, this is damn perfect! How wonderful would it be if Royce were half as good as Charlie?" Despite his excitement, Julien maintained his respectful posture and said to Harrison, "Dad, rest well now. I'll talk to the doctors and discuss the best treatment so that you can start rehabilitat
Helena was proactively involved and even intended to come from Canada to visit Harrison. The royal family must have had their considerations, so Harrison presumed that the Nordic royal family at least hoped to get to a closer connection with the Rothschild family. Knowing that he was about to officially take over the family, Julien felt that Helena's arrival at this time would definitely add luster to his reputation, so he said hastily, "Okay, Dad. I'll contact Queen Helena and check her schedule." "Good." Harrison nodded. "I'll leave it to you..." - After Julien left the ward, he immediately had the doctors arrange for the meeting and had the meeting room prepared. Meanwhile, he entered an empty room, closed the door, and called Charlie. As soon as the call was answered, Charlie's voice echoed from the other end of the line, "Julien, have you seen your father?" "Yes, I have!" Julien beamed attentively. "Mr. Wade, you must be a psychic! Dad said that he would gather everyon
Charlie ended the call when Julien expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Charlie. He then discussed with Helena how they should give him a reality check early the next morning. Since Helena's visit to Canada would not end for another two days, she had relatively quite a lot of free time. In addition, Helena had previously announced that she was ill, so her schedule in Canada was not very tight. Helena was free in the morning tomorrow, but she had a meeting and visit in the afternoon. Hence, she could leave for New York to meet Harrison at seven and then come back at noon. Her task when meeting Harrison was not difficult. It could be done in at most half an hour. Ever since he had experienced the charm of the AI model the last time, Charlie had been fascinated by this new technology. He couldn't think of any use for the AI right now, but he figured that it would be of great use to Ten Thousand Armies and Ito-Schulz Ocean Shipping Group. In fact, it should be able to play an