Yukiko was a direct descendant of the Ishikawa family. She had been the representative of the Island Nation Embassy in Mordu.She was considered to be the most outstanding person in the younger generation of the family.Her identity could suppress anyone who dared to oppose her. If anyone went against her, they would be going against the Island Nations as a whole.If that was the case, a diplomatic affair would occur.While Taichi was dialing the number, he was extremely proud of himself.Harvey found the name familiar. He barely recalled the time he slapped Yukiko in the face back in Mordu.If it weren’t for Taichi, Harvey wouldn’t even remember such a small fry.Harvey had no intention to stop the call, though. He waited calmly for Taichi to finish.The call got through soon after.Taichi turned on the speakers. A distant yet alluring tone could be heard throughout the entire room.“Who is it?”Taichi’s body trembled as he grew ecstatic.“It’s me, Representative Ishikawa!
“Harvey York?!”Yukiko on the other side of the phone froze before losing her voice.“B-Branch Leader York?”“That’s right,” Harvey calmly replied.The phone was dead silent. Yukiko was completely shocked.As the representative of the Island Nation Embassy, she had access to more information compared to others.For example, she knew that the Shinkage Way’s Sword Saint, Miyata, was killed by Harvey.The Shindan Way’s Akio was forced to flee by Harvey as well.These incidents alone were enough to make Yukiko understand that this man was far more frightening compared to the time he was in Mordu.The Island Nations even warned her not to provoke Harvey again, unless it was absolutely necessary.After all, they hadn’t come up with a plan to deal with Harvey just yet.Going against Harvey willy-nilly would only bring them ruin.A hint of flattery and shyness could be heard from Yukiko’s initially cold and distant tone.“I’m so sorry, Branch Leader York. I had no idea we offended
Early in the morning the next day, Harvey was informed about the Loxus Consortium’s meeting after waking up in the garden villa.When Queenie brought Harvey to the company’s meeting room, it was completely full.Aside from Dante and several higher ups, there were a few other people there.The person sitting in the middle was none other than the head of the head house, the CEO and chairman of the Loxus Consortium, Cory York.He was Vince’s father, and was also quite the big character within the family itself.After seeing Cory’s arrival, Queenie frowned.She felt a sense of hostility that she had never experienced before.Harvey didn’t feel anything, however. He casually greeted everyone around him without showing much emotion.“Morning, everyone. Are you all here to witness someone’s hand breaking today?”“That’s him, Chairman! He’s Harvey York!”Before Cory and the others could speak even a word, Dante stood up and pointed furiously at Harvey.“Queenie ruined my chances to
“Cough, cough!”The man who was in his fifties, wearing gold-framed glasses and a tunic suit while invoking the aura of an elite, Cory, coughed lightly.He sat up straight and flipped through the documents in front of him, then narrowed his eyes at Queenie.“Queenie, is everything Manager Castro said true?”“Do you mind explaining yourself?”He didn’t question Harvey directly. In his eyes, Harvey was just a shameless kept man. Thus, there was no need to question Harvey.“Everything he said is true.”Queenie was apathetic and emotionless, wearing a poker face.“But he didn’t say why Harvey did it.”“Young Master Ishikawa and the Islanders were hitting our staff members as they pleased.”“Harvey wanted to stand up for them. That’s why he took action against Young Master Ishikawa and the others.”“I think it’s right for Harvey to do what he had done.”“If you think he should take responsibility for this, then I’ll take all the blame for him instead.”“After all, I told everyo
“Besides, even if you were in a bad mood, you shouldn’t have gone against them so much and slapped Secretary Akina in the face!”“I heard she’s actually Young Master Ishikawa’s mistress!”“Do you think we can gain anything by hitting his woman?!”“Making the deal with the Ishikawa family is our company’s top priority this year.”“If we complete the deal, our shares will rise at least twice as much!”“But because of you, this important deal was botched!”Cory put on a disappointed look.“All this happened on the very first day you took the position! I’m truly disappointed!”“I’ll ask Fourth Brother for a statement about this!”“Even if he’s picking favorites, this still isn’t the right way to choose the company staff!”“How about this? Write a resignation letter yourself. I’ll let you off the hook.”“I’ll tell Fourth Brother to stop shoving useless people my way.”“Loxus Consortium is the family’s money tree!”“This isn’t a place to pick favorites and join forces!”Queenie
“Stop trying to talk big now, Harvey York!“You say you’ll earn money with your dignity intact…“But not only did you slap Secretary Akina in the face twice, you even chased Young Master Ishikawa out of the damn building!“Now, tell me how you’re supposed to earn money!“The time’s almost up…“Don’t tell me that Young Master Ishikawa’s going to beg for you to sign the contract later!“Harvey, right?”Cory York flipped the pages of his documents and got to Harvey’s page. When he saw Harvey’s descriptions, his pupils slightly shrunk while showing a cold look on his face.“I admit that you’re quite the man yourself and that you’ve been doing many great things in Hong Kong and Las Vegas recently. You’ve become pretty popular.“But business just isn’t done this way!“No matter how strong and famous you are, you’d have no chance to earn money if no one pays you their respect!“Because of your actions, you ruined our chances of earning hundreds and millions of dollars worth of prof
Harvey York calmly smiled as he shrugged.“It’s just a simple deal with the Ishikawa Corporation anyway. At the end of the day, it’s only a few hundred million dollars per annum. Is there even a need to cause such a huge uproar for this money?”Dante Castro cackled.“Just a simple deal, you say?“Only a few hundred million dollars per annum?“How shameless can you get, Harvey?!”Even Dante was chuckling in anger at this very moment.A few female higher-ups were covering their mouths to hide their snickers. In their eyes, Harvey was just some ignorant fool.“Are you serious, Harvey?”“If things are really that simple for you, then bring the contract here already!”“You’ll probably get many more letters from lawyers than contracts!”“Young Master Ishikawa won’t let you go that easily for hitting one of his subordinates!”The higher-ups glared disdainfully at Harvey. In their eyes, Harvey was just another clown.Harvey took a peek at his Rolex on his wrist and then calmly sai
Everyone had the same thought at that moment. Taichi Ishikawa was here to force the Loxus Consortium so he could benefit from the situation.If not, why would he come all the way here after being thoroughly disrespected?Cory York managed to regain his composure before thinking of a way to deal with Taichi.“Miss Ishikawa, Young Master Ishikawa, this way please!”When Cory and the others stood up, planning to welcome the arrival of Taichi and the others, the front desk lady had already brought a dozen people to the meeting room.The person in front was an Islander-looking woman wearing an elegant suit.Her face showed a professional smile as she swiftly followed the front desk lady.The person behind her was none other than Taichi, who was showing utter despair.Secretary Akina, who still had a few palm prints on her face, was here with the assistants, the legal department, bodyguards, and other people…Harvey York curiously glanced at the woman and immediately recognized her