“The comments I made on Durin.”“Making trouble for Queenie at Seaside Restaurant.”“The Victoria Harbor plaza incident and the ghostwriters.”“Mateo instructed me to do all that.”“Of course, I don’t have any proof. Mateo would never state the instructions clearly. Rather, he’d only imply these things to me.”“Sometimes, I’d sleep with some old man because he told me to. I’d blow that man the entire damn night without even knowing his name…”“That’s why, I really don’t know much.”“What I do know are three things. I’m not sure if they’ll be useful to you, though.”“Tell me about it. I’ll be the judge of that,” Harvey said calmly.Aurora shot Harvey a stern gaze before replying quietly, “Number one, Jason is the deputy commander of the Knights Templar. Since he’s a man from Country H and has connections with The Empire’s royalty, he has his own division within the organization.”“His subordinates are all descendants of Country H who were exiled to The Empire in the early days
“Well? How’s my proof of allegiance?”“If this is good enough, do you mind telling me how you’re going to protect me?”Aurora shot Harvey a scornful glare. If this wasn’t a life-or-death situation, she wouldn’t have spilled the beans that easily.Now that she had done it, she had betrayed both Jason and Mateo. From then onward, she had no choice but to follow this path to the bitter end.“It’s not hard to protect you,” Harvey said.“For example: that van driver there belongs to the Nanyang Gang.”“The inspectors that passed by are from the Clarke family.”“They all belong to me.”“B*stard!”Aurora froze before standing back up and pointing a shaky finger at Harvey, fury written all over her face.When she was done venting out her anger, she let out a sigh and fell back to her chair, distraught.The moment she gave out all that information, there was no way back.Looking at Aurora’s expression, Harvey took out a pill and set it in front of her.“I spent a lot of money buyin
Bouquets of fresh flowers filled up the entire ward with words of blessing written on the cards that accompanied them. It was said that Aurora’s fans sent them, but nobody knew the actual truth.Mateo was holding a bouquet of lilies as he pushed the door open. He squinted at Aurora, who was lying on the bed with a sickly look, before smiling.“Do you feel any better, Aurora?”For a brief moment, a hint of resentment flashed in his mind.‘How did she get so lucky? She got saved by a fisherman?!’‘I investigated that man’s entire family. He’s the real deal. He’d go past Victoria Harbor every single day…’While Mateo regretted not noticing that small detail, he found the situation as a whole a complete waste.After all, time was a very important factor for the entire plan.If Aurora died last night, she’d be able to fan the flames against Queenie even harder and garner quite a lot of attention.But after everything that had happened, what was the point if Aurora tried jumping to
After Mateo left, Harvey entered the ward dressed in a long white coat and a face mask.Aurora was basically half-dead at first, but she was filled with energy the moment she saw Harvey and sat up immediately.“I did everything you asked me to.”“Aren’t you supposed to fulfill your end of the deal?”“I think you better make me another identity and get me a safe place to hide in.”“If not, I’d be killed sooner or later.”Aurora was fraught with worry. Naturally, she could feel the murderous intent coming from Mateo when he was here a few minutes ago.“It’s so hard being the good guy in this day and age,” Harvey said.“You betrayed your country by slandering it on social media, but you’re not afraid at all.”“You know the people here are usually lenient about it…”“But after giving out some information about The Empire, you’re so scared you’re desperately trying to run away?”“What kind of double standard is that?”Aurora’s eyes twitched frantically. She knew her attitude was
“Behave yourself when you arrive at the Nanyang Gang. Head Cobb’s my friend, but if you manage to piss her off, she can kick you out of her territory.”Harvey gave her a calm reminder.“Don’t worry. I’m an actress, not an idiot.”“I’m trying to save my own skin. It’s good enough that I’m not forced to wander around aimlessly. I won’t be so dumb to throw my life away like that.”After letting out a sigh, Aurora looked at Harvey and suddenly remembered something.“Right. There’s something I don’t understand. You could’ve asked me to stand up for Queenie and deal with the public opinion instantly.”“Why won’t you just let me do that?”“Without the pressure from the public, Mateo would surely come up with new ideas to deal with Queenie,” Harvey replied.“Instead of wasting my time with him, I’d rather let this opinion stay.” “When I need to, I’ll come get you again.”“That’s why you should keep yourself alive. You still have a use for me.”“If you can put up a good act next tim
Harvey narrowed his eyes slightly before asking quietly, “Do you know the answer to that question?”Aurora sighed.“Whether the Leo family admits it or not, they still belong to The Empire. I don’t know about the other families, though.”“I didn’t think you’d know more than I do,” Harvey mused.“Think closely. See if you missed out on anything.”“I don’t know when you’ll see me again.”“If there’s something you’re still hiding, it might not be worth anything after time passes.”Aurora’s expression didn’t change whatsoever despite Harvey’s words.“I can only think of this much for now. I told you all this without asking for something in return to prove to you that I’m still of use…” she said quietly, all the while looking into Harvey’s eyes.“If you treat me well, I might be able to think of something else.”“For example: I heard that Jason and Vince are sworn brothers.”“Two brothers as Gods of War. They’re basically invincible!”Harvey’s gaze grew stern. Then, he grinned.
At night.Hong Kong International Airport.An airplane from The Empire was preparing to land.Hundreds of fighter jets were seen escorting the airplane. All came from The Empire as well.The entire airport was completely locked down.Rumors said that to ensure the safety of the airport, the top four families of Hong Kong had all mobilized their family’s power to get almost ten thousand men to lock the entire place down.Safe to say, it had been a long time since the families were this cooperative.All this, just because of a powerful man’s arrival.Other than the core people from the Yorks of Hong Kong, the entire social circle of the family only knew that The Empire’s baron and the deputy commander of the Knights Templar were about to arrive.Many of them didn’t know that the legendary being was none other than Jason himself.At this very moment, nobody could get close to the airport.There were quite a lot of people trying to tend to the powerful man, but they were all cha
Soon, many people dressed in traditional clothing showed up in Mateo’s peripheral vision.A woman in royal clothing, accompanied by a casual-looking young man, was standing in the middle of the crowd.The woman’s face was exquisite. She looked like a mixed-race; her nose bridge was quite tall, and her eyes were as beautiful as a painting. Her face mask gave her a mysterious yet enchanting appearance.She was none other than the fourth successor of The Empire’s royalty, the fourth princess.The person behind her was a handsome man who was around five foot nine, with a face as sharp as a blade.He looked incredibly charming, but a heinous feeling could be felt all over him. The sensation pushed the people around him on the verge of kneeling.He was the baron of The Empire, the deputy commander of the Knights Templar, and the God of War: Jason Leo!Jason glanced at his surroundings calmly before pulling out a thin and long cigar and lighting it up casually.Mateo strutted forward