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.

talk to Charlie and see if he’s willing to officiate for the two of

situation for a moment before nodding in agreement and

chance to speak to Charlie about

went about seeking forgiveness from Deana, Zara and Fitz, Zayne took it upon himself to reach out

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was secluded in the

the villa, eager to resume his study of the ring that Maria

to how the ring began to pulsate earlier in the

had acquired the ring, it had been a

he

since the last time it had inexplicably pulsated at Aurous Hill University, it had

had always sensed that this ring

if he were to activate the Thunderbolt Talisman with that same energy, it could potentially lead to a massive thunderstorm

he had infused into the ring, it

Charlie was well-versed

everything in the world adhered to certain physical rules and the law of energy conservation

this law was that energy could neither be created nor destroyed, but only transferred from

were to compare the aura to electricity and the ring to a battery, it became clear that there was something truly

this ring would be nothing more than

advanced batteries of this size could only

to have been charged with thousands or even tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours of electricity,

Charlie to a perplexing

a massive amount

must have been either stored or transformed by the ring in some

is all this energy

solve these two problems at the moment, he was certain of

something that surpassed his understanding

Charlie found himself unable to

as ever, a constant source of frustration

infusing a small amount of reiki into the ring, but its response remained the

about the ring, leaving him with even more

to recklessly