The chief manager quickly replied, “President, I didn’t do that on purpose. I was just trying to protect the assets of our clients. How would I know that a distinguished VIP would personally come to the front desk to handle matters on his own? I thought that someone had stolen his card!”Dawson Robbin held a darkened countenance. He walked over and kicked the chief manager on the chest, and then turned back to Harvey with a smile. “Mr. York, see? These subordinates of mine simply made a mess out of good intentions. Could you be magnanimous and not take this matter to heart?”“No big deal.” Harvey York shrugged. “There have always been proud bullies like these. However, I still would like to seek justice over what had happened. President, could you do me a favor?”“Just say the word and I will attend to it wholeheartedly, so long as it is within my power to do so.” Dawson’s face was earnest. It was good news that such a major client was willing to make a request. This meant that he h
After everyone had left, Dawson Robbins smiled apologetically and said, “CEO York, if necessary, I can fire all of them by noon.”Harvey York replied faintly, “This concerns the internal affairs of your company. What does it have to do with me?”“Yes, yes, yes…” Dawson changed the topic. “As for the matter at hand, I still hope you would be magnanimous enough to forget about moving your assets elsewhere.”Dawson’s face was dripping with cold sweat. York Enterprise did not have much money in its accounts, with only about hundreds of millions. However, Harvey was different. The amount he possessed in his account was astonishing. If he moved his private account away, Dawson would be in dire conditions.“President, it’s not that I don’t want to give you a chance. I just don’t like how these things keep happening to me.”“No, it will never happen again.” At that instant, Dawson rose. “Our bank will tailor-make a professional team to handle any business matters you wish. They will come
“Miss Zachary told me about your predicament. It’s no big deal, really. I just need to make a call, and all will be good.”It was hard to read Jake Surrey’s thoughts. He surveyed Mandy Zimmer from top to bottom and exclaimed, “Miss Zimmer, you really are the goddess of Niumhi. There’s only one as beautiful as you. I have never believed the rumors, but I stand corrected after seeing you. It’s unfortunate you’re already married. Otherwise, I would very much like to court you.”Jake’s behavior was rather overbearing. When he spoke, his eyes rested on Mandy’s body with an intrusive leer which made her quite uncomfortable. However, she needed him to get acquainted with the upper management of York Enterprise. She couldn’t say much. “Mr. Surrey, you’ve misunderstood. Mandy is married, and that’s a fact. However, that marriage is only on paper. The reality is quite the contrary. That loser live-in son-in-law husband of hers had never once held hands with her in the past three years. Aunt
Harvey York strode past Cecilia Zachary, his eyes not deigning her even the smallest hint of attention. “Harvey… Harvey York?”At this moment, Harvey York finally caught her eye. Her delicate body trembled slightly. She was quite surprised at seeing him, and couldn’t shake off her awkwardness. It was evident that she did not anticipate meeting Harvey York on this occasion. “You’re really exceptional, Harvey York.” Cecilia hurriedly spoke, shooting Harvey a hateful glare. “It’s fine if you didn’t return home for the past few days, but I must say, being able to enter places like these just by becoming someone’s kept man is rather impressive. Calling you the king of kept men is just an understatement at this point!” Harvey York replied quietly, “You’ve met Yvonne Xavier before, she’s my classmate. Mandy knows.”“Classmates?” Cecilia Zachary let out a cold snicker. “If you’re really just classmates, then why are you sitting in the front passenger seat? Tell me, how did you manage
“Wyatt Johnson?” Mandy Zimmer’s body went stiff with surprise. To meet him in this place was nothing short of unexpected. Cecilia smiled and said in a tone of jest, “What a coincidence, Wyatt. What brings you here?”Cecilia Zachary had some knowledge about the ins and outs of Wyatt Johnson. The Johnson household was nothing but a third-rate family. Logically speaking, he had no right to attend the Mountain Top Auction.She and Mandy were only able to attend because of Jake Surrey’s grace, so she grew curious as to how Wyatt Johnson was able to take part in the auction.Wyatt Johnson replied cheerfully, “I got lucky recently and made some pocket change. I just happened to get an invitation, so here I am.”Saying that, Wyatt instantly felt ill. The past few nights serving that old woman had taken a huge toll on him. He had to take heavy medication because of it. Even then, he was slowly losing consciousness. On the other hand, she treated him exceedingly well. Not only did she give
Harvey York paid no attention to Cecilia Zachary’s scathing remark and simply laughed.“Sorry to disappoint everyone, but I do in fact have an invitation.”“Hahaha! You really do get more and more interesting by the minute.” Jake Surrey pointed at Harvey York. “I’ve met a lot of show offs, but one who goes this far is truly rare. Look, if you can show us your invitation right now, I’ll leave this place straight away and not say another word. But if you lose, you get out. What do you say?”Jake Surrey’s lips curved into a tiny smirk.“Listen, kid. If I were you, I’d turn around and leave right away to avoid further embarrassment to your wife.”Wyatt Johnson grinned. “Mr. Surrey, you forget. What sort of self-respect does a live-in son-in-law have left? Every bit of it is long gone by now!”Harvey York chuckled nervously, saying, “Fine, let’s gamble. I’d like to see who leaves next.”As he spoke, he reached into his pocket. The next second, his body froze. Though he did indeed bri
On the other side of the phone, Yvonne sounded helpless.“We just got into the lobby, but somehow Mr. York was forced out by a waiter. I’m looking for him right now…”Yvonne saw Harvey York sent out of the building without knowing the reason why.“Huh?” Dawson Robbins stammered in disbelief. “How do these people even do their jobs? How about this? I’ll come out to escort the both of you. Please wait a moment.”Dawson hung up and swiftly arrived at the main hall.Jake Surrey saw Dawson scurrying in his direction. He patted his clothes and signalled Mandy Zimmer with his eyes. Ambition written all over his face, he hurried over to greet Dawson Robbins.“Mr. Robbins, I am…” Dawson hurried past him without even batting an eye in his direction.The hand Jake had reached out froze in mid air, leaving him quite embarrassed.Cecilia Zachary behind him intervened quickly. “That was Mr. Robbins just now, right? Judging from how he looked, he must be going to escort a highly important g
At this moment, the waiter’s body quivered.‘There’s no way that this woman is actually Mr. Robbins’, right? If so, this kept man…’The thoughts he had were written all over his face. He almost couldn’t hold them in.Harvey wasn’t in a hurry, anyway. ‘Jake Surrey used his connections with the higher-ups of York Enterprise to get close to Mandy. The problem is, they won’t do him any good either way.’The moment the waiter arrived, Harvey said to him, “Didn’t you say I can’t attend the auction without an invitation? Why are you here, asking me back? What kind of joke am I to you?”The waiter was screaming on the inside.‘You wretched kept man! No, you disloyal cheater! How dare you still try to show off? If it weren’t for Mr. Robbins, you wouldn’t even have the qualifications to sweep the bathroom floors of the Mountain Top Villa!’Alas, he dared not reveal these emotions. Instead, he said respectfully, “I beg your pardon, sir. I didn’t know you were an important guest of Mr. Ro
Maya was slightly stunned. However, she had always been very trusting of Harvey. She didn't say anything and quickly prepared the contract.When Durandal saw what was happening, he smiled coldly and immediately signed his name.Just as Harvey was going to sign his name, Mandy's expression turned dark and said, "Harvey, why don't we bet my hand? This is a Ninth Branch affair. It didn't have much to do with you in the first place."Harvey could sense Mandy cared about him and smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. Not to mention, certain things are unavoidable. You and the Ninth Branch are simply taking hits on my behalf. Trust me, I can manage this."Mandy hesitated a little and wanted to say something, but before she could, Durandal already said coldly, "Enough with the mushy nonsense. If you can't take a wager like this, I'm more than happy to let you both lick my boots a hundred times. After that, we'll call it even!"Harvey patted Mandy's shoulder and picked up the pen to sign his
"Your underlings are either Boxing Champions or Sword Champions. While they all sounded terrifying and their names quite stylish, and sound like they can defeat everyone that stands before them…" Harvey began coolly."Everything you did is so you can take all of the Ninth Branch's money, isn't it? If that's the case, why waste everyone's time? Let's do it decisively. We'll settle everything in one go. Of course, if you're scared, you can tell me too. I won't force you."Harvey shook his head and looked at Mandy. "This is boring, Mandy. Let's go, he's just a coward. I wonder where this spoiled brat comes from? He's scared of getting smacked by his own hand if he loses a few pennies. There's no need to waste time with people like this."When Mandy heard it, she said, "That's right. There's no need to waste time with rubbish."Durandal smiled coldly when he heard how they were mocking him. "No need for such sarcasm. I'm telling you right now, I'm not afraid of playing a game like th
"If you're sober, bend your knee to the ladies and apologize, or I'll kill you!" Harvey snarled.The long-haired man was arrogant, but it was obvious for all that Harvey was even more so. All the spectators were shocked. It was the first time they saw someone acting so arrogant.The long-haired man finally realized what had happened; he held his face and yelled, "You idiot! How dare you touch me?"Harvey gave him another slap. "So what if I do? Can't I afford to? Do you want me to hit you a dozen times?"The long-haired young man didn't expect Harvey to make a move despite the current circumstances, and was completely stunned. He held his completely swollen face and screamed, "How dare you touch me! Kill him! I want him ground to dust!"Clang!Just as the men and women wanted to stand and attack Harvey, Durandal put down the teacup in his hand with a clang. He waved his right hand and said, "All of you… Are you blind? Can't you see that this is Ms. Mandy Zimmer, the leader of t
"150 million isn't enough?""1.5 billion?"Everyone gasped the moment they heard what Harvey had to say. At the same time, many people turned and looked at him at the same time. Aside from shock and disbelief, they looked like they were looking at a fool.Everyone could see that Durandal had already completely decimated this underground fighting pit. The Ninth Branch had lost hundreds of millions of dollars by now. No matter how sharp Maya's tongue was, it couldn't hide the fact that they had lost a lot of money.So when Harvey took the initiative and said something like that, many simply thought it was for their pride. Everyone knew that at this time, one should surrender and not scream in defiance. The men and women around Durandal all stared at Harvey. They didn't feel scared or excited, simply scornful.Mandy wanted to say something, but after hearing Harvey, she decided to keep silent and let him take control of everything. She believed that he could help her."Madam! Sir
Maya looked horrified. She was the one organizing things for the Ninth Branch. This fighter was already the most powerful the Ninth Branch had, but she didn't expect him to act like a complete newbie.As for Durandal, he picked up his teacup and sipped it. His phone screen was showing a game. It was obvious the fight in front of him had already been decided…and he was bored. A mobile game was even a better time killer than this.In some way, this was truly a way of showing how high and mighty he was.Meanwhile, a woman wearing a coat next to Durandal looked at the fight with scorn. It was obvious that the fight in front of her wasn't that interesting.After exchanging blows, the fighter from the Ninth Branch had completely lost his advantage. The Boxing Champion spun and broke his right arm in one strike.Crack!Before he could even scream, the Boxing King swooped right in front of him, then grabbed his head before punching him with all his might.Pfft…Blood immediately came o
"It was clear that this so-called champion had won countless matches. Otherwise, the spectators wouldn't be so excited when they saw him. Some of the women roared and screamed as if they were on cloud nine. The air was full of passion and excitement, as if this champion could really defeat everyone under the sun.Mandy frowned as she looked at the scene, and said slowly, "That's the elite fighter Durandal brought here. From the way he fought, he was indeed someone who had been fighting in underground fighting rings like ours for a long time. He calls himself the Boxing Champion, and has already won five bouts today. He has won at least 75 million dollars from us.""I see… He's a money printer…" Harvey looked at him and nodded. "From the surface, he's a peak King of Arms. If he let himself go, I believe he might be able to fight against those close to True Warrior."Mandy nodded before continuing, "He's just one of the elites Durandal brought with him. Other than him, there's the K
The VIP seats opposite Maya had a group of men and women chatting loudly in plain clothing. All of them looked arrogant, and the way they looked down on others seemed second nature to them. A bald man was in the center of it all. He was wearing a simple white jacket and a pair of outdated cloth shoes. When he sat there, he looked like he was shifting between a state of awareness or sleep."This is the man leading the challengers. All of them called him Mr. Parker." Mandy's eyes immediately fell on this bald man as she explained. It was obvious that while she wasn't here all the time, she knew a lot about the underground boxing gym.Harvey then asked calmly, "He's so easily identifiable. You really can't find anything about him at all?""Nothing. But to him, money is nothing but a number," Mandy sighed. "He didn't look anything unique, but from the limited edition Richard Mille watch he's wearing? That watch is called a 'Billionaire's Watch'. Just that alone is proof enough of how
"Even if they're really from another world, they wouldn't be anyone ordinary. They're dressed simply, but we could tell they're no ordinary people. They looked at all the other guests like they were ants, as if they stood on top of the world. Speaking of which, the one who led them was someone with the last name Parker…"At this point, Mandy found it difficult to continue the conversation. Not only did she lose so much money, but she wasn't even sure who she lost to. It was a total humiliation!"Parker… Not ordinary people… Looking down on everyone…" Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Someone from Parkerville?"A few days ago, Harvey had just humiliated Clarion. In the days that followed, Clarion seemed to have completely disappeared. It didn't fit his modus operandi. Harvey started to suspect that the Parkers of Parkerville were behind this.Most importantly, they could anger him through Mandy. It seemed not everyone from Parkerville was brainless. At the very least, they were quite goo
Mandy kept mum.Harvey sighed. "Fine. Let's not talk about closing the underground boxing ring. Explain to me what has been going on lately. Just how much have you lost?"Mandy took a deep breath to calm herself down and sat opposite Harvey. She picked up her coffee and finished it in one gulp before saying with a sigh, "Because of what happened with the real estate earlier, the Ninth Branch can't simply open up new markets in a short time. We're bleeding money every day. "I realized the Ninth Branch can be supported by just the underground boxing ring. Unfortunately, even our profit from the ring is falling. One of our shareholders gave us the idea to allow guests to bring their own fighters rather than simply betting on fighters. That way, it becomes a competition between the host and the guest."A few days ago, a group of guests came with eight elites and wanted to bet with the underground boxing ring. They said they'll be betting 7 million dollars a match. I didn't want to agr