Jacob and Elaine found themselves in the living room when Charlie announced to both of them, “Mom and Dad, Claire sent a video, and I’m here to answer it.”
They both readily agreed, and Charlie promptly answered the call without hesitation.
As the video call connected, Claire’s beautiful and gentle face appeared on the mobile screen.
Seeing Charlie, Claire exclaimed with joy, “Honey, you’re home!”
Charlie nodded, “I just got back today. Let me introduce you to my parents.”
He adjusted the phone to include Jacob and Elaine in the frame.
Jacob asked with concern, “When is our daughter coming back? Dad misses you!”
Elaine chimed in, “Sweetie, don‘t pay attention to your dad. Although I miss you too, this is a great opportunity for you to collaborate with the Joules family in the United States. Focus on your career. If things don’t work out, I can always come to the US to take care of you!”
Claire smiled and said, “Mom, I wanted to discuss this with Charlie during the video call. We just finished a morning meeting with Miss Joules and others. There are some legal issues with the project in the US, so it needs to be temporarily suspended. The specific timeline hasn’t been determined yet, so I plan to come back to Aurous Hill first.”
Elaine felt a bit disappointed upon hearing this and said, “Can’t the Joules family, with all their wealth, handle a legal issue?”
Claire explained, “Even with money, they still have to follow the law. Since it’s a legal issue, it has to be resolved within the legal framework.”
Elaine sighed, “I was planning to go to the US to accompany you in a few days. But since you’re coming back, just come back.”
Then, Elaine added, “By the way, clear, they won’t use this as an excuse to withhold your salary, right? Don’t let them get away with it. It’s their fault that the project is suspended, and they should pay you every penny you deserve!”
Claire sighed, “Mom… Why are you always talking about money…”
Elaine replied seriously, “In the real world, what else can we talk about if not money? Are we going to talk about feelings?”
Charlie, witnessing Elaine’s disappointment, quickly asked, “When are you coming back? Have you set a date?”
Claire said, “First, I want to organize and archive the project materials and progress here, and resolve any remaining issues. If there are no other problems, I will try to come back as soon as possible. If I can’t finish everything tomorrow, it will be the day after tomorrow at the latest.”
Charlie inquired, “Have you checked the flight tickets? Are there any suitable flights the day after tomorrow?”
Claire replied, “Miss Joules said favonovel.com could arrange a private jet from the Joules family to send me back, but I feel a bit embarrassed. A private jet trip costs millions, how can I let them bear the cost?”
Elaine interjected, “Daughter, then you can take a regular flight back, and let Miss Joules directly give you the money for the private jet! Convert it to cash, a million!”
Charlie quickly said, “The Joules family has plenty of planes, and they have to maintain them even if they‘re not flying. The actual cost of an extra trip is not that high. Besides, there are no direct flights from New York to Aurous Hill, and there will be a layover in between. It’s too much trouble. Wife, let Miss Joules arrange a private jet to send you back.”
Claire felt a bit embarrassed and said, “But I feel really bad about it…”
Charlie reassured her, “There’s nothing to feel bad about. Besides, it was Miss Joules’s suggestion in the first place. I will call favonovel.com later to thank her.”
Then, Charlie added, “You’ve been in the US for a while, and both my parents and I miss you. Finish your work and come back as soon as possible. Let Miss Joules arrange the plane for you. After finishing your work, go directly to the airport, sleep on the plane, and you’ll be home when you wake up. Otherwise, you’ll have to wait for the flight departure time, have a layover, and who knows how long it will be delayed.”
Claire reluctantly nodded and stuck out favonovel.com tongue, whispering, “Actually, I also want to come back early, but I feel bad about letting them bear the cost.”
Charlie smiled and said, “Then in the future, when i make enough money, I‘ll buy a private Jet, and you won’t have to feel bad anymore.”
Claire took it as a joke and casually said, “That’s fine, but I don’t want you to work too hard.”
Just then, a professional woman entered Claire‘s office and politely said, “Ms. Wilson, the next meeting is about to start. Should we push it back a bit?”
Claire quickly said, “No need, I’ll be there right away.”
Then, favonovel.com said to Charlie, “Honey, I won’t talk to you now. I have a meeting to attend. I’ll talk to you later.”
“Okay.” Charlie smiled, “You go ahead, and we’ll chat when you’re done.”
After ending the video call, Elaine couldn‘t help but mutter, “Hey, do you think about how much money Claire will earn working for that Miss Joules? The Joules family seems powerful, so a few million should be nothing, right?”
Jacob gave favonovel.com a disdainful look and asked, “Do you think rich people’s money just falls from the sky? Working for a wealthy person is just a matter of market price. Do you think a janitor at Apple can earn millions of dollars a year?”
Elaine scolded favonovel.com contemptuously, “Jacob, you really have a way. Do you really compare our Claire to a janitor at Apple? In your eyes, our Claire is on the same level as a janitor?”
Jacob hurriedly said, “That‘s not what I meant! What I meant was, even if you work for Apple, you’ll only earn what you deserve. Although Claire is doing well in favonovel.com field, earning several million in a year is already very good. How long has favonovel.com been in the US? And you want favonovel.com to receive several million from the Joules family? Isn’t that ridiculous?”
Elaine disdainfully said, “You don’t understand the ways of the world. Miss Joules has been looking for our good son-in-law to help with feng shui. Just because of our good son-in-law’s face, favonovel.com won’t give less.”
Charlie, hearing his parents argue, felt a headache coming on. Just then, his phone received a WeChat message from Michaela.
The message said, “Mr. Wade, are you available to take a call?”
Charlie said to Elaine and Jacob, “Mom, Dad, I’m going back to my room.”
Then favonovel.com got up and went upstairs.
Back in his bedroom, Charlie made a voice call to Michaela. After the call connected, Michaela respectfully said, “Mr. Wade, I apologize for disturbing you so late.”
Charlie said, “Miss Joules, don’t mention it. Claire just sent me a video call, and I know that you‘re wrapping things up on your end, right?”
“Yes,” Michaela said, “To avoid arousing suspicion from your wife, I have arranged all the normal procedures. Once the wrap-up is complete, your wife can return.”
She continued, “The official statement for the construction site is that there are some legal disputes, but I have also released some information to the public, and I am trying to find a way to seek an out-of-court settlement, so as to avoid going to court. Therefore, the speed of resolving this matter can be fast or slow, depending on your needs…”
“lf you don’t need your wife to come back to the US, the project can be put on hold. If you need your wife to come back next month, I can announce that we have reached a settlement with the other party and can resume construction.”
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