Bang!“What a move!”“They’re trying to remove my source of authority, you say?”An unspeakable wretched look could be seen on Vince’s face.“For so many years, the company belonged to the head house…”“When did some random outsiders get the right to show off in our own turf?!”“Do they think we’re just a bunch of cowards?!”…After having a simple meal with Julian and sending him back home, Vince hastily made his way to his office building at Victoria Harbor.He walked in, a gloomy look on his face. As he entered, he saw Lexie in her gown, gracefully playing the piano.She was playing the ninth opus of Nocturnes, a score resembling unending murderous intent and vengeance.Vince was in no mood to enjoy the masterpiece. He instantly walked forward and slammed his hands at the piano keys, ruining the moment.“Do you know what time it is, Auntie?! Yet, you’re still in the mood to play piano!”“You said Julian had to be kept in prison, right?!”“Not only is he out, but I also
The Toyota Prado stopped in front of the Loxus Consortium.Queenie made a few calls on the road for someone to send a complete set of uniform and makeup in a van.Stepping out of the van half an hour later, she had turned into quite the delicate beauty.With her steadfast way of doing things, she wouldn’t waste a single second so she could rise to power.After making a few more phone calls, she realized that her position of the executive CEO wasn’t low at all. Out of the entire company, she would be considered as the second-in-command.But personnel and financial authority was still being governed by the head of the head house, Cory York.Queenie was in charge of marketing.No one would dare oppose Cory’s decision, either. After all, he was the true holder of the Loxus Consortium; he was the chairman and the CEO of the company.Cory had displayed enough respect to assign Queenie as the executive CEO after one phone call from Marcel.Queenie knew full well that some things just
Harvey didn’t say a single word. He only stood behind Queenie quietly, as if he was her bodyguard.He wanted to see how this so-called capable woman would control the people around her.Queenie ignored the crowd’s gaze completely and took the CEO’s seat.“My name is Queenie York. I’m sure you know who I am, so I’ll cut to the chase.”“I hosted this meeting today to tell you all this: the lord himself has appointed me to be in this position.“Everyone here has a deep connection with the Yorks of Hong Kong.”“I hope we’ll all help each other and stick together at any cost.”“I, Queenie, will never treat any of you poorly.”“Another thing. Let me introduce you all to another person, Harvey York.”“He has no position within the company. He’s just a consultant.”“But his words are my own.”“His requests are the same as mine!”“If you go against him, you go against me.”“Understood?!”Queenie’s resolve had taken control of the crowd. Not only did she reveal her greatest support
The man in the Givenchy suit put on an intimidating expression.“If you can’t take responsibility for all this, then I’m afraid your position might not stay yours for long.”“This kept man here won’t survive for much longer, either!”Harvey glanced at the man in the Givenchy suit, curious. What a fierce man!He was already disrespecting Queenie on her very first meeting!Was he not scared of dying in the hands of the Yorks?After all, Queenie’s identity was still ever present. That was a fact no one could ignore.After flipping through the files, Harvey finally figured out who the man was. His name was Dante Castro, and he was the marketing manager of the company.At the same time, he had quite an interesting identity. He was said to be the son of Cory’s butler, and was raised under his wing. He was considered to be Cory’s trusted subordinate as well.Even Vince would have to be polite to him.With this identity, it was only natural for Dante to be this fearless when facing t
At Dante’s words, the higher ups in the room had playful smiles on their faces.They knew he was using the opportunity to bring Queenie down.After all, everyone knew that Ishikawa Corporation had the best selling electronic appliances.Because of its cheap price, the products were sold all over the entire world.As they were trying to get into Country H’s market, they were looking for a local distributor.Even Cory’s secretary wasn’t good enough to make a deal.Since that was the case, then surely Dante had no chance to gain the corporation’s favor.Even if he did, the Ishikawa Corporation wouldn’t use such a poor excuse to cancel the deal.After Queenie took position, it would be plausible to make her take the blame instead.After all, who else could take the blame? She had quite a high status, after all.The higher ups were all on the same side as Dante.Nobody would stand up for Queenie.Everyone looked at Queenie with faint smiles, waiting to see how she would deal wit
Bang!Before Queenie could say anything, Harvey picked up an ashtray and slammed it furiously on the table.The loud bang froze the crowd completely. Even the higher ups who were running their mouths couldn’t help but go silent.After all, this was a meeting room. Everyone would usually only run their mouths, but nobody expected that someone would dare threaten the whole room by smashing an ashtray.Before the higher ups could react, Harvey exclaimed coldly, “Bunch of useless idiots!”“Every single one of you are higher ups of the company, but you can’t even get a deal from a small company from the Island Nations?”“The company kept you here for this crucial moment, but what happened? None of you can even complete such a simple task!”“You idiots!”“You people dress up all nice, filled to the brim with luxury items…”“I’m sure you’re well-respected by many.”“And, yet! Not only do you not care about your own company, but you’re also pushing blame when you’re the most needed!”
Dante was trembling in rage.“You b*stard! You’re calling everyone here trash?”“Are you trying to go against all of us here?”“Do you want to be in the company or not?!”“Even the CEO won’t dare to provoke us! What right do you have to talk sh*t in front of all of us?!”“Let me tell you something! Because of CEO York, the Ishikawa Corporation’s business is ruined! This isn’t over!”“Let me tell…”Slap, slap!Harvey swung his palm across Dante’s face twice, resolutely aloof all the way.“This isn’t over, you say?”“You think I can’t go against everyone here?”“You think I’m talking sh*t?”“What? Are you angry at me? Or are you questioning CEO York’s arrangements?”Harvey calmly brought out a document and flipped through the pages before slamming it on the table.“The marketing department’s job is to find business partners and make deals.”“Since Loxus Consortium is such a huge company, the CEO’s job is to keep everything under control.”“If we can’t even make a deal wit
“I’ve seen the documents. The Ishikawa Corporation isn’t even in the Island Nations’ top three companies. It’s just an ordinary company selling household appliances. What’s there to even boast about?”“As members of Loxus Consortium, you represent the Yorks of Hong Kong and Country H as a whole. Yet here you are, running your mouth when you can’t even deal with a bunch of Islanders. Despite that, you still want CEO York to deal with your damn mess?!”“How can you say something like that and stay in the company?”“What’s the point of giving you people hundreds and thousands of dollars worth of yearly salaries when you’re just slacking off?!”Harvey walked forward and tapped Dante mockingly on the face.“If you think you’re not capable enough to do your damn job, then get out of here! Stop blaming others for your incompetence!”“Do you understand me?!”Dante’s eyes kept twitching after being tapped in the face constantly…However, he dared not challenge Harvey’s words.He knew
Janus hummed under his breath for a while before saying, "Sir, aren't you overestimating Harvey too much? Think about it. He might be smart, but only a little. On Wolsing's chessboard, he's only a pawn at most. It's pure luck that he can accomplish some things and offend a few people here and there."Emery set down the teacup in his hand and sighed. "Lucky? I admit that he might be lucky, but can someone be so fortunate that he can take over both the Country H Commercial Group and Country H Martial Arts Alliance at the same time when he literally just arrived in Wolsing?"And then, it doesn't matter who goes against him, whether it's a Young Master from the top ten families or the arrogant Islanders, all of them end up badly. And then he even interfered with the top ten families and five hidden families' family matters, which meant that he was already part of the top social circle in our country and had access to our resources."But most importantly, someone like him was completely
Emery's gaze did not even shift as he calmly said, "Speak."Janus whispered, "Linus Xavier, who just came from Country A, had been sent to prison by the precinct. From the news we received from the precinct, this precinct's higher-ups have a vested interest in this, and they've even received some interference from Country A's foreign relations department."That's why the precinct will handle this as fairly as possible. According to my sources, Linus won't be convicted or deported, but he would be locked up for at least three days and three nights."Emery finished the tea from his cup and said, "Isn't he back to regain the Xaviers of Wolsing? How did he end up behind bars when he just arrived? Who did that?""Harvey," Janus did not want to mention the name, but he had to. "The man has a good relationship with Journi and impresses Princess Sienna. And according to my sources, he's also the chairman of the Country H Commercial Group and the representative of Country H's Martial Arts A
"Send out our men and use all our contacts and spies in the Island Nation. We must find all the originals and copies of the contracts we've signed with the Islanders and destroy all the evidence immediately. We must do it quickly and destroy them before Linus is released. If we can't, the problem we face will be worse than anything we can imagine," said Nashon with a stern expression.Harvey narrowed his eyes and said, "Let me help as well. Yvonne knows Sky Corporation very well. Let me know if you need Sky Corporation's ability or my help. While we seemed to face only Country A Xavier Inc., everything was too much of a coincidence."I believe this might be a continuation of what happened to the Shinto Way. The people behind all of this had to be from Country A. Not only is he aiming to throw this family into chaos, but he might also be aiming to throw the entire country into chaos. That's why we have to be quick, and we must achieve it. We must control the risk and losses to be as l
Jesse asked a maid to bring over a tablet. Only one video was playing: the video of Linus pulling out his gun. When they saw this, all the officers narrowed their eyes and exchanged looks.The leading officer immediately said, "Alright. Please bring Mr. Linus and the others back to the precinct first. We'll properly interrogate them back there."After that, the leading officer looked at Harvey and said, "I don't care if you're the victim, Mr. Harvey, but you'll need to go back and be investigated. We won't simply frame anyone, but we won't let any criminal go free.""That's fine. I'll accept however you want to investigate this," replied Harvey, with a shrug, as if he had nothing to lose.Six in the evening.The lawyer the Xaviers hired managed to get Harvey out on bail. While Harvey attacked first, his attack was not excessive. Linus and the genetic fighters did not suffer any serious injuries, so he could leave after paying bail of about half a million.Meanwhile, Linus and his
"What's going on here? Do you really think there are no laws here? Who dares to start a fight in the middle of the day?" asked the leading officer.Linus gritted his teeth and glanced at Harvey. "See that man? He hit me! I even lost a few teeth! Catch him! Why are you still standing there?! I'm a guest from Country A! If I'm injured and you don't take care of me, my country is going to make you pay!"All Linus wanted to do right now was to kill Harvey immediately, especially when he remembered how Harvey had slapped his face and he even lost a few teeth.But when the officers heard this was a diplomatic issue, they glanced at each other. It could be complicated to deal with, and their professional lives would be over if they did anything wrong. That was why all the officers wanted to leave and inform the Dragon Palace, one of the Four Pillars dealing with international issues."Officers, what's the big deal with fighting," Harvey said at this time. "At most, you can put me in jail
Argh!Linus got smacked so hard that he was stunned. He opened his mouth and spat a mouthful of blood, and there was a yellow tooth in it. It was quite a terrifying sight. At the same time, half of Linus's face was already swollen.He was utterly surprised.No one would dare do anything like this to him in Country A's elite social circle, even counting those conglomerates who were against each other. At least on the surface, they were all fake and harmonious. But now, someone completely ignored the rules and slapped him directly?This was not something acceptable!Linus immediately raised his head in anger and stared at Harvey. "Darn you! How dare you hit me? Do you have a death wish?"Slap!Harvey did not waste his time and replied. "So what if I hit you?"Slap!"Is your skin thick? Will it hurt my hand?"Slap!Harvey did not stop and slapped him dozens of times using the front and back of his open palm. Linus was beaten to the point that his face was completely bruised. In
"Fine, let's stop wasting our breaths now," Linus said as if he had lost his patience. He immediately stubbed out the cigar in his hand and squinted his eyes as he looked at Yvonne. "I'll give you one day. At this time tomorrow, I want to see all the Xaviers of Wolsing kneel before me and all your assets tallied."You and you. Wait for me in my presidential suite tomorrow night," ordered Linus, pointing at Yvonne and Sia. If you miss even one of them, then Wolsing no longer needs a Xavier family."After that, Linus gave a despicable smile and waved his hand, wanting to take everyone with him and leave. Everyone from the Xavier family could only watch with dark expressions. Yvonne and Sia's faces were red with anger."I don't think we have to wait until tomorrow," Harvey stood up with his hands behind his back. "Allow me to introduce myself. I'm one of the shareholders. And I believe I have enough say regarding this. There's nothing wrong if you want to take something back from the X
Listening to Linus' gloat, Yvonne's expression slightly darkened. "You're shameless, Linus! Using fabricated evidence to threaten us!""Fabricated?" Linus shrugged. "You know best whether these things actually exist or not. I don't care what your aims are, but aren't you the ones signing these contracts? Don't tell me I'm the one signing it?"All I want to do is to reveal the truth, and you suddenly can't take it anymore? All I did was gently remind you that you, Xaviers of Wolsing, were born and raised here in Country H."What, scared? But I remember there's a saying. A clean hand wants no washing. But do you really think you're clean? Maybe, after I expose these secrets, I might be able to help your country find a family that also has many traitors within it."Linus snickered after he said that, looking as despicable as possible."We can explain everything from the beginning to the end," Jesse could not help but reply as he looked at how despicable Linus was. "If worse comes to
"Evidence working with Islanders?" A glint flashed through Yvonne's eyes. "What do you mean?"Jesse also added, "Everything you've presented is just typical business contracts. The Xaviers' businesses are spread throughout the globe, so there's nothing unusual about what you've just shown.While he was saying that, Jesse clenched his right hand slightly. These were some of the contracts they had signed in order to drag Shinto Way into the mud. After what had happened last night, they were supposed to be all destroyed.However, for some reason, there were photos of these contracts in Linus' possession. It was problematic, true, but not exactly serious.Even Harvey put down his cup. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the screen, and his expression became somewhat serious. Nashon was the same, and the wrinkle on his forehead became even more profound.Linus laughed, noticing everyone's change in expression, and told the lawyer to start showing more photos. As the lawyer did that, Lin