“The entire upper social circle here are your dogs, you say?”“How scary!”Harvey nudged at himself with his thumb.“Call one of them here, then! See if you can scare me!”“If one isn’t enough, call a few more! Get everyone that you think will scare me here!”Harvey walked forward and slapped Sharon roughly, sending her to the ground.“I deal with at least ten people like them every single month!”“Call them here right now! I’ll deal with them right now. Don’t waste my time.”“Aaaaagh!”Sharon trembled on the ground, covering her increasingly swollen face. She swore that she would kill Harvey that day, no matter what.If she didn’t, she would feel sorry for herself.Right as Harvey threw a phone for Sharon, sounds of cars revving could be heard.Many Toyota Prados appeared from afar and parked neatly in front of the garden villa.Several men in robes walked out of the cars, their faces scornful.After seeing these people, Edwin and Leslie’s expressions slightly changed.
‘His feelings?!’Morgan’s words sounded like he was questioning Harvey. In reality, he was just giving Harvey a friendly greeting.However, those simple words were enough to silence the entire garden villa.Murphy, Sharon, and the others froze instantly.Dumfounded, they took to staring numbly at Harvey. They were in utter disbelief.Even though Morgan was a discreet man, his arrogance was still very well-known.How could he be that respectful toward a mere kept man?He wouldn’t even pay his respects toward Hong Kong’s first-in-command!The Briewood Gang didn’t pique his interests, either.If Murphy and Sharon weren’t from distinguished families, they wouldn’t even have the right to meet him…Yet here he was, acting so respectfully to Harvey…. Edwin and Leslie didn’t know what was going on. They too were just as shocked.Harvey narrowed his eyes at Morgan before giving the man a calm smile.“Branch Leader Johnson. This is our first time meeting each other, right?”“That’
“Branch Leader Johnson, they also said that you’re just a dog for them,” Harvey added calmly.“They were planning to use you against me, you see.”Murphy’s eyes twitched once more. He wanted nothing more than to strangle Harvey! But at this moment, he had no other choice.“It’s a misunderstanding, Branch Leader Johnson!”“We got hasty after losing the Head Coach’s broken sword. That’s why we were spouting nonsense!”“Please don’t mind us. We…”Slap!Morgan slapped Murphy to the ground, not bothered to wait for Murphy to finish. Then, he wiped his hand with an elegant handkerchief.“Get these lawless criminals out of here. Remember to break their limbs.”Morgan couldn’t care less about Murphy’s apology.He knew that it was useless to a ruthless man like Harvey.After all, Harvey was the man that the master of Longmen looked up to. Morgan could sense that Harvey was being treated as the successor of Longmen.If that was the case, Morgan wouldn’t mind doing Harvey a few favo
Kaitlyn Parson looked resentful.Vince York had prepared a lot for this time. His purpose was straightforward: to crush Harvey York to death one time.It was said that Morgan Johnson promptly brought his men over after getting a message from Elmer Evans. Hence, Kaitlyn and Vince deliberately came over to watch the fun.However, the scene they saw was not what they had imagined.Morgan, who was always arrogant and stubborn, did not stand up for Murphy Evans, but he even respectfully invited Harvey to a meal.What the hell was going on?!“Kaitlyn, I’ve told you many times that you have to be calm whenever you encounter big problems. Why are you so anxious?”Vince seemed indifferent, as if everything was under his control.“I’ve got the news. When Master Bauer previously appeared at the Dragon Palace’s branch, he sided with Harvey, and Morgan knew about this.“Morgan is a cunning old man. He wouldn’t take sides easily.“Inviting Harvey to a meal is most likely to see how strong
Kaitlyn Parson repeatedly lamented, apparently not expecting a grassroots who had just risen recently would be fearless of death.Did he not know that even the second and third generations sometimes needed to behave in their circle?Acting arrogantly and showing no respect might have offended people that they should not and would end badly.Just as she was lamenting, her phone suddenly vibrated intensely.She glanced at it and quickly answered the call. She then showed a surprised look on her face.“That old man, Morgan Johnson, didn’t step forward to welcome Harvey York.“Instead, he finds an excuse to leave after bringing Harvey to Emerald House.“He even let Irene Johnson keep him company. He is planning to sell his granddaughter out!“Could it be that Morgan is trying to be friends with Harvey?!”Kaitlyn looked worried when she said this.If Morgan had a connection with Harvey, then Harvey’s power in Hong Kong and Las Vegas would be greater.This was certainly not a good
Although Irene Johnson was the eldest young lady of the Johnsons, she rarely came to eat at the Emerald House.Now that her group of friends were here, this hugely satisfied her ego.She also did not seek Harvey York’s opinion at this moment. Instead, she quickly picked up the tablet on the table and started ordering.After that, Irene started chatting with her group of friends.Harvey stayed quiet while looking at this scene.Even though Morgan Johnson wanted to set these two up, Harvey had no interest in such a little girl.However, he would only leave after having the meal since he had already come here.Harvey did not say anything. As for Irene, her eyes occasionally fell on Harvey, including the few besties, and they were also looking at Harvey.After all, Branch Leader Johnson set him up with Irene. Hence, there must be something special about him, right?The few guys thought Harvey was awed by the luxurious Emerald House after seeing Harvey being extremely quiet. Sudden
“Manager Anderson, what’s the matter? We’ve ordered since half an hour ago, and the appetizers haven’t even been served yet?“Are you mocking me?”Rupert Howell, who was eager to perform, stood up, showing the Omega Speedmaster on his wrist on the one hand, and swinging the BMW car keys on the other, and said condescendingly.“Dear young masters and ladies, good evening.”Mabel Anderson slightly smiled, but she did not even glance at Rupert. Instead, her eyes fell on Irene Johnson in the end after looking around the place. She smiled and said, “I’m so sorry, everyone.“I was just informed that this Heavenly Box has been booked by someone else.“Moreover, there aren’t any other rooms available at this moment. Could you please enjoy your meal in the hall?“I’ve arranged a table for you beside the restroom.“To show my sincerity, we’ll offer you a twenty percent discount for this meal.”Mabel smiled at this moment and said her purpose calmly.“Someone booked it?”Rupert was dis
Rupert Howell, who was still furious just now, suddenly became timid after hearing the two words, Kaitlyn Parson. He immediately sat down awkwardly, lowered his head, and did not even dare to speak any further.As for the other second generations, they exchanged glances with each other and did not know what to do.Kaitlyn Parson, not only was she the eldest young lady of one of the four top-class families in Hong Kong, the Parsons…It was also said that she was very close to Young Lord York of the Yorks of Hong Kong and Las Vegas, Vince York.Offending Kaitlyn was equivalent to offending Vince!The second generations there immediately chickened out after hearing Vince’s name. They did not even dare to offend him.“Ms. Johnson, now that you know Ms. Parson is coming, you should know what to do, right?”Mabel Anderson put up a meaningful smile and looked at Irene Johnson.“If there isn’t any problem, you may move to the table beside the restroom in the hall.“I’ll let someone se
"Harvey, I don't think you should go to your training hall late unless absolutely necessary. I believe Sverker and Ghostface will definitely come attack you. Even if you must go, let me know in advance. I'll have someone from Belladonna Cult accompany you," Vaida said seriously.It was obvious that she didn't spend her days idly after she came back. She had already eliminated certain elements within the Belladonna cult and regained some control over the cult.Harvey simply smiled after hearing that. "Don't worry. I can handle it myself.""That's right, Senior Vaida! He's one of the top elites in the world!" Alexei said almost in a mumble as he stuffed a sticky date pudding into his mouth. "You didn't see just how good he was back in the casino. The Nine Wicked Blades from the Origin Sword Style was quite dangerous, yes? But in the end? They lost to him, and he only used one finger! You can't compare his powers with ordinary people."Alexei quickly gobbled up all the food on the tab
Hearing the sincerity in Dan's voice, Clarion was at a sudden loss for words. He had said so much and did nothing wrong, but why must he be the one to take the fall?Did they know nothing about the meaning of forever?No… They knew—they knew exactly what was happening here.Clarion had a feeling that if he took these accusations upon himself, there was only one path waiting for him—an extremely painful death.Coming to this realization, Clarion took a deep breath and said slowly, " I'll say it one more time. You can order me to die, and you can even make me disappear forever, but you cannot destroy my reputation forever. Between losing my reputation and death… I would rather die!"As soon as he finished, he kicked the coffee table in front of Dan and left the office without looking back.-"Tsk! I didn't expect Dan to have made such a lapse of judgment. Regardless of what happened, Clarion was still loyal to him. Even though he became somewhat hesitant after I saved him, he stil
Hearing that, Neve was well aware of Clarion's frustration. If things were to continue like this, Clarion would become Dan's puppet even if he remained unscathed.Dan likely intended to stabilize his social circle and prevent Clarion from aligning with Harvey. For some reason, Neve felt that forcing Clarion in such a manner might not be beneficial."Alright, Clarion. We're all adults here," Poisonless said with a smile, trying to ease the tension. "All of us here know full well of your calculations. While you've been with Dan all these years, you have never fully dedicated yourself to him. You acted like a fencesitter so that when the time comes, you can place your bets on someone else."And now, instead of holding you responsible over what happened in the past, Dan is giving you a chance to redeem yourself. By sacrificing your reputation, you'll be able to regain his full trust. No matter how you look at it, it's a good deal."Also, do you honestly believe it's mere coincidence
Dan looked nonchalant. Feigning sincerity, he said calmly to Clarion, "I have two reasons for doing this. "Firstly, I want to prevent this matter from affecting others. Since you've already been dragged into the mud, it's better for you to take the fall alone and protect everyone else. Secondly, it's clear that Harvey York is the one who has offended Sky Plane and you're simply taking the fall for him. I did this so I could anger Harvey."I've already thought of a solution to resolve this issue for you. All you need to do now is to release a statement clarifying that the person Sky Plane is really going for is Harvey. Criticize him, and the public opinion should shift in your favor."You should trust us. Public opinion is still ours to control," Dan said confidently. He shrugged, as if he had everything under control. "There's no way Harvey will survive this unscathed. I've already received news that Origin Sword Style's Sverker and Origin Ninjutsu's Ghostface had left Sky Plan
But Clarion didn't care about Neve's signal despite how much he liked her.He simply looked straight at Dan and said slowly, "It's my fault to come here without an invitation, but I have a reason to do so! Something's making me unable to hold myself back! I hope you can give me an explanation…"Clarion pulled out his phone and tapped open a news article, putting it in front of Dan. When Neve saw how Clarion dared to question Dan directly, her expression darkened. She instinctively glanced at the content, and her eyes twitched. While Dan did say that he would pin the blame on Clarion, she didn't expect that Dan would make Clarion take the fall for everything.Neve was smart enough to see the truth—someone was doing this to get back at Dan, and Clarion was only taking the fall. However, she didn't say it out loud so as not to complicate matters. Dan didn't reply and simply asked curiously, "Why do you think that this is my doing and not that Harvey you've aligned with right now?
While Otto and Clarion were both reflecting on the matter regarding the casino, the butler for the estate ran in. He was holding his phone and yelled, "Mr. Clarion! We have a problem!"Otto and Clarion instantly looked at him with a slight frown. The butler gave the phone to Otto. When the two of them read the news app on the screen, they blinked in surprise. "Clarion Parker and Sky Plane Had a Fallout! Sky Plane Suspected of Committing Genocide!"The words were red and the title shocking.Clarion's expression turned dark at this moment. He gritted his teeth and growled, "Which idiot… Which idiot wrote this? I'm going to kill him!"This pinned the death of everyone at the casino on him. It didn't matter how talented he was and how powerful his family background was, he couldn't afford to bear this blame! This could completely sever the second branch of the Parker family!Otto's expression turned dark as well. He knew how bad this would be once the news spread. Even if there was
Clarion sneered when he heard that. "Harvey's dead meat if he goes against the Chief Instructor! No matter how powerful he is, can he face off and win against the Chief Instructor? He was the living legend of the Ministry of Defense!"Otto shook his head. "It'd be fine if it was just the Top Ten families and the Five Hidden Families. They like to scatter their investments. But there's something different about the Four Pillars. When they invest, they're usually very accurate. They never fail when they have to pick a die. Since they're choosing to side with Harvey, it means there are factors we don't know. I don't know the reason, but it doesn't stop us from investing in Harvey to a certain degree, understand?"Otto had already stepped away from the front line, but his long history of being in a power struggle made him extremely sensitive to certain changes in the wind. From some clues, he could already find out a lot of things.For example, Harvey was an extremely rare commodity.
"What other situations are developing right now? No matter how many changes there are, the only person who can become mayor is Dan. Vaida is mentally unstable, and Alexei is useless. The two of them will never have the chance to become mayor," Clarion said determinedly.So what if Harvey was unmatchable in terms of martial arts? So what if he was the Representative of Country H Martial Arts Alliance?In Grand City, was there another outside the Seven Families capable of becoming the mayor? Not to mention, at least half of the seven families will support Dan in becoming the mayor. In a situation like this, can Harvey do anything impactful in Grand City? He would fall eventually.Clarion believed that he could befriend Harvey, true. He knew he owed Harvey one, but there was no need to bet his entire family on him."Oh, you. You still can't think this through," Otto said with a sigh. "Why don't you think about how he managed to get his identity as Representative of Country H Martial A
Clarion shuddered and looked at Otto in disbelief after he heard what Harvey had to say. He never expected that his old man, who wanted to retire, had been making plans for him all along.Otto gave Harvey a deep look before waving his hand and said, "Alright. Have someone prepare the wine! I'm going to accept Harvey as my younger brother now. Let me put it this way. I didn't have a daughter. If I do, I'd want you to become my son-in-law no matter what! You can bring prosperity to my family!"Otto's expression was one of disappointment.Harvey's mouth twitched as he said, "That's too much, Mr. Otto. It's pointless, too…""Alright, let's talk about something useful then," Otto said with a laugh. "No matter what your intentions are from now on, whether you want to take all three halls or you want to become the mayor, you'll have my full support!"-The drinks took an entire night. When it was almost dawn, Harvey moved to leave.Luckily, they were only drinking bottles of 30-year-ol