At the hall of the Yateses’ main residence. “Father, Mother. What’s going on? What’s the big rush?” Harvey asked.“I’m not sure, but the Yateses called me early this morning and told me they were going to announce something big.”“I think they might be preparing to return us a part of Silver Nimbus Company’s shares!”Lilian was exhilarated.“Right! The Yateses are your family-in-law after all. They must’ve discovered their conscience and couldn't bear to see us live on the streets!”Simon was also extremely excited.He was unable to sleep properly in the past few days. He had been worried about what he would rely on in the future to survive, but there was light at the end of the tunnel after all!Mandy discreetly whispered into Harvey’s ear, “Darling, you have to use this opportunity to thank Uncle and the others today. I think they know we’re setting up street stalls and feel bad about it. That’s why they gave us this chance.”Naturally, Mandy also had her expectations towar
Lilian stared at Grandma Yates in complete disbelief. The woman was Lilian’s own mother, yet how could she say something like that?She even invited media journalists for this whole thing!This was ruthless!Simon was terrified to the point his face lost all color. This matter was too serious. They might not even have the chance to beg for food after this!Mandy, on the other hand, couldn’t believe what she had just heard.Her grandmother and uncle already took away her shares worth three hundred million dollars, yet they wouldn’t even give her and her family a way to survive.The most important thing was that they even announced it publicly and let the whole world know.This was the equivalent of telling everyone that the Yates family was no longer supporting Mandy’s family from now on.“Grandmother, Uncle, why?!”“Didn’t you help us just yesterday?!”“Why are you treating us like this today?!” Mandy asked in disbelief. Keith found her words slightly odd, but he still chuc
The Yateses all burst out laughing after Harvey stood up to speak.In the Yateses’ eyes, Mandy and her family had no status whatsoever. Harvey was even lesser than them!“Grandma Yates, Keith. Do you believe you’ll come to regret what you’ve done today?”“The top-rated Yates family?” Harvey said, grinning. “I’m afraid you won’t be able to maintain the glory of being first-rated soon enough!” “Presumptuous!” Keith snarled coldly. “How dare you curse my top-rated Yates family like this?! Disobedient fool!” “You want the Yates family to repent? There’s just no way!”“Now that all of Mandy’s shares are in our hands, we have all the authority and wealth in the world! How could we possibly repent?!”“A live-in filth like you will never understand how strong the Yates family has become!”The Yateses chuckled derisively. In their eyes, Harvey was just a crazy person.“Shut up!”At that moment, Lilian finally came back to her senses. She yelled in a thunderous voice, standing still,
Harvey and the three soon left.His exclamation before he left was indeed filled with strong determination.But to say they wouldn’t be needing the Yateses’ support?Joining the top-rated Yates family was the biggest glory their family could ever achieve!“That live-in filth just can’t stop boasting even when his whole family’s at their wits’ end!”“Just let him run his mouth! That family doesn’t have anything to do with us anymore, anyway!”“He might even get killed because of his mouth! If that’s the case, we’ll all be at ease!”“It feels good chasing out a man with ill fortune!”“From today onward, the Yates family will officially be a top-rated family!”“Hahahaha…!”The Yates family laughed once more, as unrestrained and domineering as they could be.Mr. Barker knew exactly what to do at this moment. Immediately, he went to brown-nose the Yateses.“Congratulations, Madam Yates, Sir Yates! The Yates family is the only top-rated family from now on!”“Maybe you should cha
For a time, Mandy and her family fell into a tight struggle. They could only hide in their house, unable to go outside at all.Fortunately, the Ceremony of Changing Defenses of South Light’s military force would arrive two days after.Mandy and her family were only on the news for a whole day before the ceremony took over.Meanwhile, inside the Leo family’s manor… Chris Leo had prepared a gift.He called Jessie Tate over and took out the gift.“Commander Tate, what do you think about me giving this to the Head Coach tomorrow?” Chris asked, crossing his arms. Jessie glanced at it before replying, “Not bad. The Head Coach is from the military. He might be retired, but he’d like something like this.”“Good, very good.”Chris laughed.“Right, how’s the arrangement regarding the Head Coach acting as a witness for my wedding?”Jessie smiled.“There’s no problem. I’ve already contacted Ethan Hunt from Sword Camp. He said he had already requested the Head Coach about this and tol
Carson Cloude’s face regained some color after hearing Grandma Yates’ words.Callum Robbins smiled.“Do you have any plans for tomorrow, Grandma Yates?”Grandma Yates replied, “The Ceremony of Changing Defenses tomorrow will be held in the hall of South Light’s government. Aside from Bellamy Blake, the newly appointed first-in-command of South Light’s military, Oskar Armstrong and the Head Coach will be attending the ceremony as well.”“Tomorrow, Keith will arrange everyone’s seats. When that happens, whether you two can get support from the Head Coach or not depends on your capabilities.”At these words, Callum and Carson became exhilarated.They had known about the Head Coach’s legends.They even went to inquire information from the people in the military to understand the Head Coach’s status.If they could use this opportunity to meet the Head Coach, then the Robbins family, the Cloude family, and the Yates family would no longer need to rely on anyone else.“Hmph! When tha
Nine o’clock in the morning.Harvey changed into relatively formal clothes, then woke up Mandy along with the others.“Dad, Mom, Mandy. You should all wear something formal as well. I’ll take you to a place to relax.”Mandy and the rest were perplexed. However, they did not have to go to work, nor did they have any other place to go to.Since Harvey asked, they changed into formal clothes and got into the car without asking any more questions.Soon, Harvey drove in the direction of the new district in Buckwood.Mandy did not mind. The new district in Buckwood was the newly developed functional area with quite a few government agencies operating there, along with a lot of commercial complexes.She thought that Harvey only wanted to bring her to shop and relax.Soon after, Mandy felt like something was off.She saw soldiers with actual firearms standing guard at many intersections.There were also quite a few luxurious cars driving by, along with huge army-green battlefield bug
“Hm? It’s you people? Why is your entire family here?”An astonished voice could be heard from the side.Mandy and her family turned around and saw the Yateses approaching them with big strides.Keith Yates was not there, but the person leading the Yateses was Grandma Yates herself.The person standing besides her was an enchanting woman with dyed brown hair, Phoebe Yates.She was studying in America before and recently got back two days ago. She was picked up by the Yateses immediately after getting off the plane early in the morning.Even though Phoebe was beautiful, her thin lips and smokey eyes painted her with a stern appearance.Phoebe smiled and opened her mouth to speak.“Aren’t you Mandy Zimmer? I heard your entire family got kicked out by Grandma Yates herself! How dare you still show up in a place like this?”“Is this a place stray dogs like you all should be coming to?”The Yateses all burst out laughing at Phoebe’s words.It’s true. Why would stray dogs be prese
Linus almost wanted to slap the secretary out of fury. "I'm warning you! This is something we have to deal with ourselves. If we can, Emery will ally with us and help us deal with the small problems that we might encounter. But if we can't… Let me tell you what'll happen. Emery will kick us when we're down and will never offer us a helping hand!"Linus's expression became even darker after he said that. Those who were able to become one of the highest ranking members of the family, it didn't matter how arrogant they were or how materialistic they were, their basic judgment wouldn't stray too far away from being accurate. He was already able to guess Emery's personality. It was said that there was no love within a royal family. It was the same for wealthy families.The beautiful secretary nodded and whispered, "But Mr. Linus, our biggest problem is we're running out of resources. Without powerful locals from the country to help us right now, we're nothing when we're facing Yvonne
Wolsing Grand Hospital. Midnight.Linus was covered in bandages, looking in extremely bad shape. While he had plenty of bodyguards, the Islanders refused to stop no matter what. After the clash, they had beaten him up thoroughly. While there was no permanent injury, he was still covered in bruises.He used his right hand to pick up a cigar as he cursed, "Bastard! All these traitorous Islanders… They took my money… Not only did they do nothing, but they even attacked me! I will kill them after this!"He gritted his teeth. "And that witch Yvonne! She better not think this is over! One day, I'll find a way to kill all of you! Not only you, I will kill your whole family and that man of yours too!"At this time, Linus was no different from a woman scorned. All that was left for him to do was to take out his little book of grudges and start recording. As for how Yvonne managed to retaliate… Though Linus was furious with her, he was also terrified of her.The plot he had so meticulousl
Everything was over. Whether it was the Xaviers, the Islanders, or someone else, they couldn't do anything about this case anymore. With this video, no one could undo anything.On the second floor, Journi looked at what happened with shock. Only after a long time did she whisper, "All we needed to spend is 5,000?""I guess," Harvey said with a shrug. "But I needed to prepare some money beforehand. My subordinates found out that Linus bribed Nomura and the Islanders 100 thousand per head. Nomura and his ilk are greedy, so they agreed to it. I told my subordinates to leak the news that after the negotiation, Linus could gain a lot more benefits."The Islanders naturally wouldn't accept the fact that they'll only be able to gain a little profit, so our men approached them again and pretended to be part of Linus' men. They agreed to hike the price. I even transferred the money to them, so the Islanders had to give today's performance their all. If they had to go as far as to commit suic
"All of us were ready to commit suicide for the 50 million A dollars!""We even sold out our country, meaning we could never return to the Island Nations!""You either give us all the money back, or we'll never stop hounding you for it!" All the Islanders were extremely furious.In truth, the Islanders who were paragons of unity and love were ordinary people in the end and could be swayed by profit. Without the money, they wouldn't have given such a performance.Linus couldn't help but shudder when he saw all the Islanders looking at him with murderous intent, as if a pack of wolves were glaring at him, with the intent to kill. "Stop making such wild accusations!" he cried. "While I really did pay to tell you to work, all I did was give you 10,000 dollars! And that's not A dollars, but H dollars. As for paying all of you 50 million dollars per person… Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I'm willing to pay so much just so you'll frame Yvonne? Why don't you consider if you're w
The phones of all the Islanders who were willing to commit suicide started to vibrate. All the Islanders who were in their righteous fury took out their phones. When they saw the content on the screen, they roared—they were so angry that they almost went mad.They instantly got up from the ground, their eyes bloodshot. All of them glared at Linus, as if wanting to tear him apart. The reporters and spectators were a little shocked, and instinctively took a few steps back. It was obvious that they felt a murderous intent.Before anyone could react, Nomura waved his hand. All the Islanders surrounded Linus and his men. Linus frowned slightly. "What do you all want?""Fools!" Nomura immediately aimed his longsword at Linus. "Don't you people from Country A call yourself a civilized world? That obeying the contract is important to you? Why did you suddenly break the contract when we've done everything you asked us to do?"The other Islanders all looked at Linus with a murderous expres
Linus wore a victor's smile. The reason he looked for Tojo Nomura earlier was to accuse Yvonne and the Xavier family on the spot, to make sure they would be accused of being traitors.He didn't expect a little money to be enough to make them act. Good, good. All he could say was that no matter how powerful or barbaric the Islanders were, they were nothing before the great people of country A. Not to mention, he had already given them their rewards. Even if he didn't, the Islanders still had to act as he ordered.Yvonne frowned. Of course, she knew that nothing the Islanders said was true—merely defamation. The problem was that she couldn't understand why someone like Nomura, who was a disciple of Shinto Way, had to make up such lies.The moment that thought crossed her mind, Yvonne looked coldly at Linus and said, "Just how much did you give them to the point they're willing to sell their country?""Tsk! You think that's enough to scare me?" Linus smiled wryly. "Everybody knows h
Very quickly, many Islanders ran to the stage. All of them were wearing the Islanders' traditional summer garb. The way they stood and the way they lifted their beard made them easily identifiable as Islanders.According to how unified Islanders were, everything they said would most likely be true.When Linus saw what was happening, sat down and folded his legs. His sexy secretary helped him light up a cigar. He took a deep breath, then looked at the unfolding scene with interest.Very quickly, the Islander leading the men took a step forward and said angrily, "Everyone! I'm Shinto Way's disciple, Tojo Nomura. I'm also the leader of the disciples still in Country H. "A few days ago, the Xaviers of Wolsing requested a marriage with our Young Master, Shingen. They have also signed a lot of contracts with us. Some of them include how Shinto Way will transfer the shares of our assets in Country H to them, while they will have to transfer ownership of their business on the Island Natio
When Yvonne saw Linus pulling out things they shouldn't and even giving them to the reporters, she instantly realized that he cared little about the consequences anymore.What he did was to ensure the Xaviers were blamed for everything. Even if he gained nothing from it, he still wanted to do it just so the Xaviers would have a hard time in Country H. He even wanted to use this to make both Country H and the Island Nation to force them to publicly deal with Shingen's death.Harvey, who caused all of this, would be in a lot of trouble. Yvonne looked at Linus coldly. "Linus, you know that taking things out of context and making up stories won't be beneficial to you. Where's your conscience?""Conscience? What's that?" Linus said with an exaggerated expression. "I'm not the one who killed Shingen. It's you Xaviers of Wolsing and the prospective son-in-law you wanted. Are you afraid others will find out? I'm just someone who knew the truth with a righteous heart!"I can't bear to see
The faces of Yvonne and the others from the Xaviers all shifted a little. It was obvious they didn't expect an Islander to appear. Meanwhile, Harvey simply looked at all of this coldly.Journi, who was a little bit surprised, turned to Harvey subconsciously. "What's going on?""We're simply giving the full package. The most difficult part of all of this was to explain why the Islanders would give up. Rather than waiting for others to expose the truth, why don't we give everyone the truth?" Harvey said calmly."What do you mean?" Journi said with a frown. "Simple. While these people are Islanders, they'll work for money. In this situation, the words of an Islander are more effective than the words of a hundred people from Country H…"Journi was curious about what Harvey wanted to do, but then some of the reporters realized what was happening. "Are these allegations from the Islanders true? Did you really assassinate Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, who wanted to improve the relationship