The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Lord Bank’s transformation caught them off guard.

To most members of the Banks Family, Lord Banks was like a foul-smelling stone in a latrine, unyielding and pungent.

Nobody had ever dared to question his authority in the family and he never showed deference to anyone.

However, this time, Lord Banks displayed an unexpected sense of self-awareness and a willingness to change his ways.

Upon arriving at Shangri-La, Lord Banks sought out Xion with the accompaniment of Zayne and Kairi.

He then offered a sincere apology to Xion, pleading for her forgiveness.

With a slight bow, he spoke to Xion, “Xion, Grandpa has wronged you deeply in the past.

He has betrayed you numerous times for the sake of the Banks Family’s gain.

Now, Grandpa dares not ask for your forgiveness, but I hope you can find it in your heart to accept my sincerest apologies.”

Xion was taken aback when Lord Banks took the initiative to apologize.

As she thought about how he never acknowledged his illegitimate daughter, her own mother and refused to treat her as a granddaughter, Xion couldn’t help but feel a pang of resentment.

Recalling the times when the Banks Family had abandoned her and even left her for dead at the hands of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, Xion’s eyes welled up with tears.

Despite her tears, she spoke generously to Lord Banks, “You’ve paid the price for your past actions and I don’t hold it against you anymore.”

As Xion wept, Lord Banks felt ashamed and remorseful for his past actions.

Thankfully, Xion was willing to forgive him, which was all he had ever wanted.

Zayne then called Zara to inform her that Lord Banks wanted to visit Deana.

Upon hearing this, Deana graciously extended a warm welcome.

Initially, Zayne had planned to accompany Lord Banks, but Lord Banks cautioned him in a hushed tone, “Zayne, now that you’re engaged to Kairi, you must keep your distance from Deana and not make Kairi feel uncomfortable.

driver take me there and you can take the opportunity to talk to Charlie and see if he’s willing to officiate for the two

before

find a chance to speak to Charlie

Banks went about seeking forgiveness from Deana, Zara and Fitz, Zayne

***

that moment, Charlie was secluded in the Elys-Champ Hot Springs

he had rushed to the villa, eager to resume his study of the ring that Maria Clark

began to pulsate earlier in the day, Charlie found himself feeling

since he had acquired the ring, it had been

reiki he infused into

at Aurous Hill University, it had now pulsated for a second time in the underground garage of

had always sensed that

to activate the Thunderbolt Talisman with that same energy, it could potentially lead to a

the immense power of the energy that he had infused into the ring, it seemed to disappear without a trace upon

extensively, Charlie was well-versed in

that everything in the world adhered to certain physical rules

could neither be created nor destroyed, but only transferred from one form to

were to compare the aura to electricity and the ring to a battery, it became clear that

size as this

would have negligible power storage and even the most advanced batteries

charged with thousands or even tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours of

led Charlie to

the law of energy conservation, such a massive amount of energy could

or

all this energy being

the moment, he was certain

surpassed his

remarkable artifact, Charlie found himself unable to

as enigmatic as ever, a

reiki into the ring, but its response remained the same, it absorbed the energy without a hint

confusion about the ring, leaving him with even more questions than

to recklessly pour his