The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Barbara gaped in utter shock and asked frantically, “What?! Anthony, what are you talking about? We’ve been friends for so many years, how could you cut ties with us just like that?”

Anthony’s serious voice sounded, “Barbara, I am very grateful for Brother Wilson’s help. When I needed it the most, he was a friend indeed, and I’ve repaid the favors to your family for so many years without asking for anything in return. Gratitude and consideration are my principles, you know that, right?”

“Of course!” Barbara answered. “But I don’t understand, why do you want to make a clean break with us all of a sudden? If it’s my mistake, tell me, I’ll correct it!”

“No, Barbara, it’s not your fault. Actually, it’s your son, Kenneth.”

“Kenneth?” Barbara said in surprise, “What about him? Did he offend you? But he’s in Aurous Hill right now!”

“Yes. I’m in Aurous Hill too,” Anthony said earnestly, “And I saw Kenneth. To be honest, he didn’t do anything to me, but he offended my savior. The man is very important to me, so much so that I owe him my life. So, for the sake of gratitude to my savior, I have to draw a line with the Wilson family. Sorry.”

skipped a beat

actually enraged Anthony in Aurous

was a saying that circulated in the social circle of dignitaries in Eastcliff that went ‘Anthony Simmons can outsmart the Grim Reaper and extend your life!’. It meant that as long as Anthony took the shot, even a dying

of dollars on his medical bills alone to

but your life was coming to an end? You would end up the same as the rest of the people, laying in the

powerful and rich a person was, the more desperately

in Eastcliff were envious of the Wilson family due to their close friendship with Anthony. It would be a very difficult task to seek treatment from Anthony no matter how much they were willing to spend, but due to their acquaintance with Anthony, he would visit the

a decade ago. Thanks to Anthony’s effortless care and treatment, his life was prolonged for a few more years,

Anthony, but instead, she received the bad news that knocked her socks off. She frantically pleaded, “Anthony, please, I beg you, please don’t lower yourself to Kenneth’s level and be offended by him. He is your junior, after all. I hope you can forgive him for whatever he

but no, he messed with the wrong person. He offended my savior. So, this is the end of the conversation, I won’t change my mind. I

off his phone, and said, “Xyla, lock the door, let’s go back to

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