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
Mateo let out a faint smirk before slowly straightening his back.“Don’t you worry, Young Master Leo. I was slow, but I’ll make sure to complete my mission as soon as possible!”“Give me two more days! I’ll show you a whole new Hong Kong!”“I hope so,” Jason drawled. “But even if you can’t do that, it wouldn’t matter.”“There are some things I should’ve handled myself in the first place.”Jason then flicked the ash off of his cigar before making a gesture, signaling to Mateo to follow him outside.“Back then, I was considered a young and vigorous man when I came to the Leo family from Hong Kong,” Jason narrated calmly as he walked.“The family despised me, but I still fought bravely for the Leo name. I was prideful!”“I wanted the Leo family to be the top rated family in both Hong Kong and Las Vegas!”“I reshaped the entire business structure for the Leo family, letting the family flourish and prosper. The family’s riches, authority, and power made us the head of the top fou
At Taiping Mountain.The Victoria Harbor was clearly visible from the Leo family’s mountaintop villa.The place was filled with colorful lights, and different wines were served. It was truly a lavish sight.Melissa, who had already risen to power within the Leo family, was sitting on top of the hall. She was quite drunk. “God bless the Leo family!” she exclaimed excitedly.“Just now, there was news from the airport.”“The fourth princess of The Empire and the deputy commander of the Knights Templar, Jason Leo, agreed to visit us after arriving from Walsh!”“We’re truly blessed!”“With The Empire’s protection, our family is destined to be the head of the top four families of Hong Kong!”Quinton, who was standing beneath Melissa, had a faint smile.He knew about the powerful figure Vince invited, but he had no information about the man’s past whatsoever.This didn’t affect his plans, though. Out of the top four families, the Leo family contributed the most to escort Jason her
When the Leos saw who the man was, they were so shocked they started gasping for air.“Isn’t… Isn’t that Jason?!”Someone who recognized Jason, the man who once had a bright future in both Hong Kong and Las Vegas six years ago, yelled out loud.In an instant, everyone’s gaze shifted toward Jason.“That’s him?!”“How is this possible?!”Many thoughts came to everyone’s minds. They weren’t able to come to senses from the sheer shock.Jason ignored everyone’s confused gaze completely, and walked steadily toward Melissa. He sized up the woman in front of him, who seemed to have been frozen stiff.“I heard the old b*stard, Alan, got placed under house arrest because of you,” he said with a faint smile.“That little f*cker Chris got offed by you as well.”“You’re pretty good, Melissa.”A profound smile played on Jason’s lips.Melissa’s eyes twitched.“Jason? You’re not a part of the family for a long time now!”“Why are you still here?!”“You useless b*stard!”“Get out of her
When Royce saw the change in Xynthia's expression, he became even more pleased. He quickly explained everything that had just happened. Of course, he had changed certain details during his explanation, turning himself into an innocent victim. Meanwhile, Harvey and Xynthia became a despicable couple who did whatever they wanted."How shameless can you get, Royce?!" Xynthia couldn't help but yell when she heard how Royce changed the facts. "My mom did take your money, but I already promised that I'll give you back the money! But not only did you take away my phone, you didn't even let me leave. You're even going to force myself on you. Don't you think that what you're doing is especially shameless?"Royce's expression didn't even change as he said, "Shameless? It's true I have a thing for money and beautiful women, but I have my own rules. I never force anyone. Every woman that became mine did so out of their own volition. Everyone in Country A knows this!"Royce looked at Kyros and
Electric sparks surrounded the head of the war hammer, which exuded a charred stench. It was flying just like the legendary Mjolnir, a powerful aura surrounding it.Tyson's expression changed as he immediately moved and blocked in front of Harvey. He strikes at the hammer with both hands holding its hilt with all his might.Clang!There was a loud clang as the war hammer and sword struck each other. Tyson swayed for a moment, and blood trickled down from the edge of his lips.His eyes became extremely sharp, as if he had an epiphany. He once again stepped forward and pounced ahead, and the sword in his hand slashed downward.Bang!This time, there was a large bang—Tyson's attack struck the man's armor. The man shook, and he was blown away. He slammed into the restaurant's glass—it started to crack immediately, looking like a spiderweb, terrifying everyone who watched.At the same time, Harvey turned and looked at the man in the armor. His face was quite handsome, and the muscles
Harvey ignored the arrogant Royce and immediately took Xynthia's hand, attempting to turn and leave. Though he wanted to floor Royce and grind that scumbag's face against the floor, he decided to end everything here. Considering that Xynthia was still present, he was worried it might scare her.But when Royce saw Harvey taking Xynthia and heading to the exit, he thought Harvey was scared. He scoffed coldly and waved his hand; without wasting another breath, he ordered, "Get him!"The foreign bodyguards didn't even waste any more time and obeyed his command, roaring as they charged toward Harvey. Electric sparks appeared around them as their muscles turned green, and steel claws emerged from their fists. It was obvious now that they weren't normal people, but rather mutants from Country A.Many were stunned when they saw this scene and grew pale, and instinctively stepped backward to avoid them.The mutants hadn't even reached Harvey when Tyson, who had been standing aside quietly
Royce let out a cry as his body shuddered. He held the other side of his face, which had swelled. There was only disbelief on his face; he couldn't help but take a few steps back.He couldn't believe that Harvey dared to give him a second slap! Everyone who saw it was speechless, as if they had seen something horrifying. Many of the scions and influential people quickly withdrew along with the beauties in their arms. None of them wanted to get caught in this.One who dared to slap Royce again and again was either truly talented or had a death wish. But no matter which kind of person he was, there was no way this would end peacefully today.Even someone ordinary, maybe with a bit of influence, would fight to the death against another who slapped him twice."Brother-in-law…" Xynthia looked at Harvey with admiration. She knew Harvey was good, but she didn't expect he would act so rashly for her. After a while, Royce finally managed to recover. He held his face, the muscles on it
The scions and the politically powerful within the restaurant thought they had drunk too much and were hallucinating. The bodyguards behind Royce even slapped themselves a few times, just to make sure they weren't dreaming.It was obvious that they couldn't believe that Harvey had walked into the revolving restaurant on top of the Geraldton Hotel without a care in the world and even slapped the secret owner of the hotel to the floor.That was Royce, the scion of the Yates of Country A! How dare Harvey? How could he do that?"Just who are you?" Royce demanded. Royce finally realized what was happening. He crawled back up as he held his face, stopping his bodyguards that were going to attack. While he was used to being arrogant, he had learned from his experience in Country A. He knew that no matter how prideful he was, someone would always try to use him as a stepping stone.Someone like that… It was either a madman or a scion with a powerful background.No matter how Royce loo
"Do you think your own sister won't abandon you?" Royce said sadistically as he attempted to provoke Xynthia. "My dear Xynthia, that's not 15 dollars—that's 150 million dollars! A lot of people are willing to sell their countries and families for that much. All I'm asking them is to give you up to me…and that's nothing."I've watched so many things like this happen in the past years. If you ask me, you should just give up. I'm someone with limited patience. Once I've lost interest in you, I'll simply throw you out of the stage. And then, you'll know what awaits you after that…" Royce leaned over toward Xynthia and extended his right hand, wanting to raise her chin."No! Don't touch me!" Xynthia yelled with a dark expression. "My sister will definitely send the money! Do you think I don't know what my sister is like?""What deep sisterly love!" Royce said as he clapped. "Fine—seeing how deep your love for your sister is, I'll give you ten minutes. But remember! If your sister isn't
"Of course, I know you don't want to be a woman like them," the man with the slicked-back hair said as he played with a lighter in his left hand, with a confident expression. "That's why, after giving it some thought, I'm willing to give you another way out. It's the same condition as before. If you're willing to come with me, not only will I give you your dignity and endless wealth, I can make you enjoy the joys of being a woman. See? Even your mother sold you. There's no harm for you to come with me!"The man, who was called Royce Yates, revealed a malicious smile. Although a man like him had toyed with plenty of women, he never really had the chance to be with a beauty who shared a deep connection with him.It did not make him feel disgusted at all. The blood relation they shared made him feel excited. To someone like him, the more taboo something was, the more excited they would be.The bodyguards standing behind Royce revealed a relishing smile when they heard it. The only thin
Ten minutes later, Harvey and Tyson left the estate's gate. After that, Tyson stepped on the gas and they quickly headed to a hotel in the countryside of Wolsing.Harvey even made a few calls during the journey. George quickly sent in new information he had gathered."Sir, people from Country A hold the shares of the Geraldton Hotel in the countryside. This hotel benefits from some kind of extraterritoriality. Those who came to this place were either the wealthy or the powerful. You might have some recollection about the person who has the majority of shares in this hotel. It was the Yates of Country A."After what happened in South City earlier, they stayed silent for a while before extending their influence in our country again. The Geraldton Hotel is their family's stronghold in our country. Your ex-sister-in-law, Xynthia, is related to the Yates. This time, the Yates used their relationship with your ex-mother-in-law Lilian to invite Xynthia to their talent show in this region.
There was a moment of deep thought on Geoffrey's face. After a moment, he asked Neve, "Neve, tell me about a few verses regarding your training technique that involves mental strength. I'll give it a look."Neve hesitated momentarily, leaned closer to Geoffrey's ear, and whispered a few sentences. Geoffrey's expression changed as he listened to those words. He closed his eyes and simulated it carefully in his mind.After a long while, Geoffrey opened his eyes and coldly said, "From today onward, stop practicing Servitas' mental cultivation technique. You have to give up all of it. Also, seal the remaining Six-Paths Fragrance and send them to Dragon Cell for analysis. See if there's anything inside that is hallucinogenic…"Then, Geoffrey remembered something else. "Did your teacher personally teach you all the mental cultivation techniques?" A hint of tension flashed through Geoffrey's eyes when he asked the question. If Servitas really did intentionally teach Neve a technique with s