“What?“Third Brother took Harvey York away after leaving the garden villa?“His personal bodyguard, Snow, got completely crippled?“That b*stard even slapped Third Brother in the face?!”Inside the VIP sickroom of Hong Kong Hospital, LexieYork gasped as she spoke on the phone while cutting an apple for Vince York.Her face was filled with utter disbelief after she hung up.Then, she carried the plate of apples on Vince’s table before him and carefully poked a toothpick into one of the sliced pieces.Vince put down his laptop, removing himself from his busy business for the time being. He looked at Lexie and said, “What happened?”Lexie let out a huge sigh.“I don’t know what came over Third Brother. He went to stop Harvey…“And he suffered as a result.“He also got humiliated.”Lexie then explained everything that had happened to Vince.After biting into a piece of an apple, he then showed a confused look on his face.“Interesting. Julian York was taken to the Law Enforc
“What did you say?!”Vince York froze before coming back to his senses.“Looks like Third Uncle here’s trying to kick me out of my position without making a noise!“But is there proof?“He’ll never admit to it if we don’t show any evidence.”Lexie York then showed a picture on her phone to Vince.“According to his statements, he said that he has proof about what happened ten years ago. Besides the third house, everyone else in the family was involved.”Harvey York and Noah York could be seen sitting in front of each other in the picture.After squinting for a moment, Vince curiously said, “But he’s also involved with the incident…“If he shows the evidence, he’ll kill himself before he even gets to us.”“Knowing that sly old fox, the evidence will surely be in his favor since he already has it ready,” replied Lexie calmly.“Besides, he’s most likely trying to give the evidence to Selena Judd through Harvey’s hands.“And since Selena trusts Harvey that much, she’ll surely bu
The evening sun of the Victoria Harbor was just extravagant.Harvey York sat on the roof of a cruise ship while flipping through dozens of newspapers he bought.But after he was done, he seemed a little down.He did not expect that the reporters were such cowards. He gave them such a big scoop, but they would not even dare report anything interesting.The reporters would not dare to disrespect Vince York or Noah York.“As expected from the rich and powerful.“Even the media’s being controlled by them.”Right as Harvey was lamenting about the situation, a person walked up and casually sat on the recliner beside Harvey.He was Marcel York, the lord of the Yorks of Hong Kong.He was wearing a Hawaiian-styled floral shirt and a pair of big sunglasses. He did not bring anybody with him at this moment.If Harvey did not know who he was, he would have mistaken him for an ordinary man on the road.Harvey handed Marcel a cup of coffee after seeing him lie down.“Why are you here tod
Noah York was wearing a windbreaker, showing off his aura of an upperclassman.The palm print on his face was already adequately handled by a doctor. The mark was almost untraceable at this point.But when Harvey York glanced over, he could still see a faint palm print.Marcel York looked over curiously, interested in how Noah would play out this big show.“Is that you, Lord York?”“Ah! Sir York! You’re here too?”Noah came uninvited before jogging to Harvey’s cruise. When he reached the roof, he acted like he was close to Harvey.It was hard to imagine that he was planning to force his hand against Harvey and was slapped in the face just before this.Harvey squinted slightly. He had to acknowledge just how resourceful these sly old foxes were.Harvey could still vividly remember the slap across Noah’s face, but he looked as if he had already forgotten about it.Impressive…Harvey had no intention of letting Noah off the hook, though.“What a small world, Third Lord York!
Noah froze. He couldn’t get himself to bring the cup over.Narrowing his eyes briefly at Marcel, Noel then let out a bitter laugh. “Looks like my Fourth Brother no longer has any emotions after being the lord for so long…”“I never understood how aloof wealthy families can get, but now I do.”“Speak. Don’t waste my time,” Marcel said, his voice ice.Noah hesitated for a moment when seeing Marcel’s apathetic, emotionless demeanor.“Second Brother should’ve called you by now,” Noah said quietly.“Let my son go.”“Why?” Marcel demanded coldly.“He’s my son. He made mistakes, but he doesn’t deserve death.”“The Yorks’ Law Enforcement are in charge of his case, but I’m sure they’ll respect your decision as well.”“We don’t have a lot of male heirs in the family this generation. Julian’s considered to be quite the great talent, too.”“I don’t want my son to have his future ruined just because of something like this.”“If you want, I’ll even make him your son.”“No matter what,
After Noah left, Harvey stood up and picked up a file. He flipped through the pages before asking quietly, “What show are you putting on now, Lord York?”“Since you knew all these were with Noah, why not just take it from him and give your son justice?”“Why go through all this trouble?”“You’re letting Julian out and giving him his position back just for these?”“That seems like a waste.”“I got it myself. It’s different if someone else gave it to me.”“At least in front of Grandma York, anyway.”“Besides, it’s necessary for me to free Julian.”“If I don’t, I won’t have an excuse to free my own daughter.”Harvey’s pupils shrunk. Marcel seemed to have started his plans.The day of Grandma York’s birthday would prove to be an exciting one.Harvey chuckled, amused.“If that’s the case, then I’d like an invitation to Grandma York’s birthday as well, Lord York.”“I’d feel bad for myself if I’m not there to see the show with my own eyes!”Marcel looked at Harvey with a profoun
At the cruise terminal of the Victoria Harbor, a pitch-black cruise slowly stopped ashore.A few G-Wagons could be seen parked in a straight line. Soon after, several people clad in traditional clothing stepped out of the cars.All of them wore warm smiles.Vince was there among them. There was a faint smile on his lips as he squinted at the person coming out of the Dragon Cell’s untraceable prison.The man in question had simple clothing, but his hands were still covered in bandages and casts. He was none other than Julian.No matter how much Vince wanted Julian dead, he still showed a warm smile as he greeted the latter along with Quinton, Matthew, and the rest. When they saw Julian, they put on looks of enthusiasm and sympathy.“Oh, Julian! Our brothers and sisters pleaded guilty so you can be released!”“Remember to treat everyone for a meal as thanks!”“Young Lord York.”Julian quickly approached Vince before dropping into a respectful bowing.He didn’t know what exactly
Vince seemed a little confused when he looked at the woman.Queenie had no intention to join the others. Instead, she waited for the crowd to disperse before coming down from the ship.Vince narrowed his eyes at Queenie for a short while before taking a step forward. He flashed her a warm smile.“Welcome back, Queenie.”“We’ll be treating Julian to dinner. You coming?”Queenie glanced at Vince, curiosity evident in her eyes. She was different compared to Julian. Before she left prison, she already knew the reason she was let out.She was here to fight Vince.Vince must’ve gotten word as well.Despite these circumstances, Vince was still so polite toward her. She was puzzled, to say the least.“Vince, you should know why I’m back at such a crucial time.”“Are you sure you want to invite me to a meal?”Queenie smiled at him.Vince’s smile froze. Naturally, he knew why she was released at such an important moment.Even if he didn’t get the news, he would’ve guessed it anyway.
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
Otto didn't waste his time. He signaled a maid to get a wet towel to clean his hands. After that, he sat down directly and personally brewed a cup of warm Phoenix Tails tea.Harvey picked it up and gave it a sip. He praised it, saying, "The taste and the temperature are superb. This is very good, indeed. I have a few antique cups from the mid-12th century made by the imperial potters at the time. I believe those cups are best suited for tasting the tea. I'll have my men make some arrangements after I'm back and send it to you."When Otto heard about it, his eyes widened with interest. "Antique cups from the 12th century? Good, good! I definitely won't say no to something like that. Forget about having one-third of your talents; if my son has one-third of your skills in navigating social situations, I'll be content!"When Otto said that, the more he looked at Clarion, the more upset he felt. It was as if he wanted to kick his son to the curb.Harvey smiled quietly and didn't react t
Clap! Clap! Clap!A loud clapping sound filled the air. They saw Otto walking over, clapping. He looked at Harvey with an admiring gaze."As expected of one who managed to strike back against multiple enemies. Not only can you fight, but your mastery over your emotions isn't something the new generation in Grand City, who has enjoyed life so excessively, can compare to. Clarion has been poking the bear again and again. You're already showing us some respect by letting him live." The more Otto spoke to Harvey, the more impressed he was. Originally, he wanted to show off to Harvey. Yet, Harvey showed no shock and remained calm. Harvey's control over his emotions was something that even Otto didn't have in his youth. When he thought of that, his impression of Harvey improved even more.Harvey wasn't feeling too proud about it. Instead, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your praise. May I know your name…?"Otto said gently, "Didn't Clarion tell you? My name is Otto Parker."Harv
Harvey didn't have much to say when it came to enjoying a drink with someone. From a certain angle, it represented the host's sincerity.He glanced at Alexei. Without wasting any time, he immediately got into Clarion's car.Half an hour later, Harvey was back in Grand City and arrived at Parkerville's territory.They arrived at a huge estate at the border of Grand City, filled with primal forests. They could see plenty of wildlife within.When Harvey and Clarion entered this place, they saw an aged man with white hair in black garb, holding a bow and firing at prey far away. No prey could escape his rain of arrows. Harvey counted all manners of beasts among his targets—panthers, wolves, and tigers.He was impressed with Otto's archery skills. Otto didn't miss. Harvey could tell that he didn't even channel the energy within him or use any martial arts technique. He simply used his physical abilities.All Harvey could say was that it was so rare to see an aged man with such strengt
Dan's eyes narrowed as he looked outside the window. "I have three objectives. Firstly, I wanted to see the legendary Harvey York myself. How can I remain calm if I don't see him myself and see what kind of monster he is? How can my followers remain assured? Especially when an outsider like him has been causing all kinds of commotions in Grand City for so long and coming for my rightful place."Neve bit her lip. "That fool Harvey is really quite disgusting."But when Neve said that, her expression looked a little guilty. Dan acted as if he didn't see it and simply said, "Secondly, I wanted to give Clarion some pressure. He failed to complete something so simple and didn't contact me after such a huge loss, and he let Harvey stir up a storm in Grand City. I need him to know that all of this is within my control."Neve observed him thoughtfully. "Thirdly, I need the entire Grand City to know that everything is still within my control. Just because Harvey is here, doesn't mean so