The electric door of the car opened slowly, revealing Vince. He walked under the rain with a black umbrella shielding him, heading towards the Ferrari.He knocked on the car, signaling Lexie to roll down the window.Lexie quickly returned to her senses. Seeing Vince’s tender smile, she was unsure how she should feel. Complicated emotions surged in her.It took her a long while before she decided to open the car door. Immediately, she threw herself into Vince’s loving embrace. “I failed, Vince,” she whispered.“I couldn’t convince him, nor was I able to deal with him…”“I kept calling him filth…”“But at this point, I’m just like him…”Unbeknownst to Lexie, Vince’s face held a disdainful look.Contrary to his expression, he reached out to lightly caress Lexie’s head.“According to my news, that guy barged into the Five Virtues Temple’s forbidden grounds and met Teal,” he said calmly.“Akio wanted to use the Five Virtues Temple against him, but that plan must’ve failed,” Lexi
“If that’s really the case, then I can’t trust you after all!”“All these years, I’ve misjudged you!”Lexie raised her head and glared at Vince with a grim look.She didn’t expect Young Lord York himself to lose his mind to this extent for the sake of a mere woman.“This isn’t about being reckless, Lexie. All of Hong Kong and Las Vegas knows that the Five Virtues Temple stands behind me,” Vince calmly replied.“Even if Harvey and Teal only met by sheer coincidence, our fragile alliance with the Five Virtues Temple will crumble if someone decides to spread rumors about this. This is all the more possible when considering Teal’s status.”“Besides, as a man, I cannot allow anyone to tarnish my dignity!”“I’d rather die than let that man be with Teal.”Lexie reached out and caressed Vince’s handsome face gently.“You’d rather die?” she whispered after a long pause.“That isn’t something a noble like you should be saying, Vince.”“This is a crucial moment in your life. You need t
Vince’s eyes lit up. He then whispered into Lexie’s ears.“If we’re going to deal with my cheap mother, we’ll need to be a lot more careful.”“She’s been acting really suspicious since the past few years, but my fourth uncle still loves her all the same.”“She even has peak Kings of Arms surrounding her every waking moment.”“If we want her dead, we’ll have to make sure we succeed in one go. If not, we’ll only cause more trouble for ourselves.”“It shouldn’t be too hard.” Lexie flashed Vince a warm smile before dialing a number on her phone.“The number one killer organization of Country H, the House of Phantoms.”“They owe me a favor.”…On the next day, early in the morning. After waking up from the presidential suite of the Three Seasons Hotel, Harvey noticed a few texts on his phone.One of them was a report of Akio’s status from Katy.Other than Akio’s successful escape, the other Islanders were now in the hands of the Nanyang Gang. It probably wouldn’t end well for t
Though the outside world claimed that Selena had become a soulless husk in all these years after losing her son…But judging from her sharp deduction and her ability to figure out what happened so quickly, she must have regained the composure and decisiveness she had in her youth. Selena turned to Harvey after she was done talking, as if she wanted to know his thoughts. Harvey shrugged.“Don’t tell me you don’t have any backups for these documents, Madam Judd,” he said calmly.“I have,” Selena whispered.“I got my trusted subordinates to scan these documents beforehand, along with some of the ones that I’m not allowed to copy.”Selena couldn’t help but rub her temples.“That’s why things are a little awkward right now,” she said quietly.“I can keep investigating, but I can’t bring any proof when everything’s revealed.”“Those scanned documents mean nothing to the law!”In response, Harvey chuckled.“There’s another way of looking at this, Madam Judd.”“Some of the evid
Harvey chuckled at the sight.“Looks like it’s good for you to experience such a thing after all.”“At least you’re pretty cautious about everything.”“You live and you learn. If I’m still the same as I was before, I would’ve died without even knowing why by now,” Selena replied calmly.“After all, I figured a lot of people wanted me dead as soon as I decided to investigate the incident ten years ago.”Harvey’s pupils shrunk after hearing those words.This meant that there were quite a lot of people involved in that incident.All of Hong Kong and Las Vegas might’ve been dragged into the matter as well.Harvey narrowed his eyes at the dark sky outside the window. A storm was about to come…While the two chatted, a good-looking waitress pushed a food trolley into the room.She bowed respectfully at Selena before saying sweetly, “Your breakfast, Madam.”“Set it up here.”Selena waved her hand, and soon after, the table was filled with various delicacies.In addition to that,
Smash!The moment Harvey flung the cup, the beautiful waitress instinctively dodged to the side.Her face was ice. She knew she had been exposed.She waved her hand without any hesitation. Right after that, a flurry of silver needles flew toward Harvey.Harvey grabbed a napkin and flung it with calm ease, catching every single needle. Sensing an opportunity, the waitress ducked and revealed a thin blade in her hand.She made her way toward Selena, aiming her blade right at Selena’s neck.Bang, bang, bang!But the moment the blade was raised, the seemingly powerless Selena pulled out a hidden firearm.She immediately pulled the trigger, unloading all six bullets into the waitress’ body without so much as a flinch. Her face remained stoic all the while.The waitress struggled frantically before falling to the ground, a wretched look on her face.She never expected that such a weak-looking woman would possess a hidden firearm!“Look into her background. Grab her family, frie
“It’s Vince.”Selena didn’t even hesitate when she answered.“Out of the entire family, he’s the only person who has the right to take action against me. He can also find the opportunity to do so without alerting me.”“I just don’t know why he wants me dead so quickly.”“After all, I’ll officially be his mother soon.”Harvey shrugged.“That’s why I told you he has no right to rise to power.”“We can’t be so sure,” Selena replied calmly.“After all, me investigating the incident ten years ago will definitely affect the interests of many.”“Vince isn’t the only one. Many others will want me dead.”“It’s a shame. Even if they hate me to the core, they’re also afraid of me. They’d never dare come at me.”“Whether they like it or not, I’m the current lady of the house right now.”“The second most powerful figure within the entire family.”“Out of so many people, there are only a few that would dare go against me.”“Vince is definitely the bravest of them all.”Harvey chuckled
At Victoria Harbor, Vince’s phone suddenly rang as soon as he sat in his office.His expression changed repeatedly after he picked up the call. After some time, a horrible expression settled on his face.“What’s going on? Did the assassination fail as well?” Lexie said, frowning.Vince’s face darkened in an instant.“Not just that, but the killer from the House of Phantoms was caught alive too.”“I was informed that the killer’s unconscious right now. They haven’t got anything out just yet.”“Selena already gave Lord York a call, so he’ll dispatch a few interrogation experts.”“If anything goes according to their plan, they’ll connect the dots to us sooner or later.”“Even if there’s no solid proof, it’ll affect my plans badly.”“The rumors might just stop me from rising to power.”Vince couldn’t help but rub his temples in displeasure. He never expected things would become this troublesome.His plans to kill Harvey failed. On top of that, Selena was still alive as well.At