Raymond smiled and nodded, taking a seat while Charlie sat beside him.

Julien then asked in concern, "Mr. Wade, have the Whittakers paid their ransom? I won't lie—I don't think they're going to pay up, which means it's a loss for you…"

Charlie chuckled. "Oh, come on. Do you think I really care about pocket change like that? I'm just trying to do you a favor here. I mean, you've been in Aurous Hill for so long but never found the Whittakers, and you'd be humiliated if you returned empty-handed.

"That's why I had them taken to a faraway place and recorded a video, staging the Whittakers' abduction as if it were a simple demand for ransom. Is that not the perfect cover? No one's going to question your competence even after you fly back to the States tonight."

That only left Julien crumbling on the inside.

It really was all over for him, and all because of his big fat mouth!

Now that Charlie had done him so many favors, Charlie would squeeze him for the one billion if the Whittakers