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.

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

a moment before nodding

to speak to

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

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the

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, Charlie found himself

he had acquired the ring,

he infused into

it had now pulsated for a second time in the

always sensed that this ring

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

energy that he had infused into the ring, it

someone who had read extensively, Charlie was well-versed in the

certain physical rules and

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

the aura to electricity and the ring to a battery, it became

circumstances, a battery of the same size as this ring would be nothing more than an

the most advanced batteries of this size could only store

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

led Charlie to

of energy conservation, such a massive amount of energy could

stored or transformed by the ring in some

And where is all this energy being

problems at the moment, he was certain

surpassed his understanding of the

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

as ever, a constant source of frustration for

the ring, but its response remained the same, it absorbed the

the ring, leaving him with

to recklessly