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.

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

the situation for a moment before nodding in agreement and said,

a chance to speak to Charlie about

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

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that moment, Charlie was secluded in the Elys-Champ

Deana’s residence that afternoon, he had rushed to the villa, eager to resume his study of the ring that Maria Clark

how the ring began to pulsate earlier in the day,

since he had acquired the ring, it had been

much reiki he infused

last time it had inexplicably pulsated at Aurous Hill University, it had now pulsated for a second

down, Charlie had always sensed that this ring was anything but

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

power of the energy that he had infused into the ring,

Charlie was well-versed in the

adhered to certain physical rules and

fundamental principle of this law was that energy could neither be created nor

and the ring to a battery, it became clear that there was something truly

this ring would be nothing more

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

with thousands or even tens

to a

massive amount of energy could not simply vanish into

either stored or transformed by

how? And where is all this energy being stored?” Charlie questioning

the moment, he was certain of one

surpassed his

Charlie found himself unable to unravel its mysteries even as he held it

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

once more, infusing a small amount of reiki into the ring, but its response remained the same, it absorbed the energy without a hint of

confusion about the ring, leaving

hesitant to recklessly pour