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.

to talk to

a moment before nodding in agreement

a chance to speak to

Lord Banks went about seeking forgiveness from Deana, Zara and

***

Charlie was secluded in the

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

earlier in the day, Charlie found

the ring, it had been a source

how much reiki he infused into it, it

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

down, Charlie had always sensed that this ring was

Thunderbolt Talisman with

that he had infused into the ring, it

read extensively, Charlie was well-versed in

understood that everything in the world adhered to certain physical rules and the

energy could neither be created nor destroyed,

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

the same size as this ring would

negligible power storage and even the most advanced batteries of this size could only store

or even tens of thousands of kilowatt-hours of electricity, like a

led Charlie to a

to the law of energy conservation, such a massive amount of energy could not

have been either stored or transformed by the

And where is all this energy

solve these two problems at the moment, he was certain of one thing, this ring was no ordinary

surpassed

such a remarkable artifact, Charlie found himself unable to unravel its mysteries even as he

ring remained as enigmatic as ever, a constant source of frustration

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

Charlie’s confusion about the ring, leaving him with

Charlie was hesitant to recklessly pour his reiki into