Yule pulled Charlie to sit next to him.
As soon as they took their seat, he immediately said to Charlie warmly, "Charlie, come, let's eat first. I hope the food is to your liking. Otherwise, I'll have them make other dishes for you."
Charlie quickly said, "Uncle Golding, it's okay. I'll have what you have."
Yule nodded and started asking Charlie about what he had been doing over the years.
Charlie did not have much to hide from the Golding family except for the Apocalyptic Book-the secret that was buried deep in his heart. He basically told them everything else truthfully, including about his life before he turned eighteen, his life experience after eighteen, his acquaintance with Lord Wilson, his marriage to Claire, and his life after marriage.
The more Yule and Rachel listened to Charlie's illustration of his past, the more heartbroken and sorry they were. In their eyes, Charlie was, after all, a direct descendant of the Wade family. Back then, his father was the brightest rising star of the family. Reasonably speaking, Charlie should have lived an extravagant and comfortable life. However, in reality, h e had experienced constant hardship and despair in the outside world since he was a child.
After hearing Charlie’s illustration, Yule heaved a long sigh and asked, "Charlie, what do you want to do now? Are you ready to go back to the Wade family to meet your grandfather and the rest of the family members?”
Charlie shook his head. "Honestly speaking, Uncle Golding, I don't have any plans yet. In fact, I've suspected that the Wade family has something to do with my parents' death and they would remain the suspects in the murder of my parents until I find out the truth, so no, I’m not ready to go back and meet them just yet." s
Yule said in an earnest tone, "Charlie, listen to me. It’s alright if you don't want to return to the Wade family o r meet the family members, but you mustn’t turn against them." 4
Charlie replied in a similar earnest tone, "It's not up to me if we'll turn against each other, but it depends on the truth instead. If they really murdered my parents, how can I not take revenge for my own parents?"
Yule sighed and slowly said, "What happened back then...to be frank, I haven't found a single clue as to whether your parents were victimized by the people i n the same profession. I don’t have any evidence yet." 7
Charlie said, "At the very least, I'm certain that my parents were forced to leave Eastcliff because of the Wade family's exclusion. If it weren't for them, my parents wouldn't have died in Aurous Hill."
Yule nodded gently. "You're right, this was how the
tragedy began. The Wade family should indeed take a certain amount of responsibility for your parents’ death."
Then, he added with a persuasive tone, "Charlie, you said that the Wade family authorized Stephen to give you a company with a market value of hundreds of billions of dollars as well as ten billion in cash. In my opinion, this should be the family's compensation to you or to your parents. Although these assets and cash aren’t a big amount according to the family's net worth, it can be considered their goodwill. If you don't want to go back to the Wade family, these assets are enough for you to live comfortably for the rest of your life. You've suffered for so many years. It's time for you to enjoy your life and stop dwelling on the past..."
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