“Forget it.”“We only have one thing to talk about, anyway.”Ozzy glanced at the Royal Oak watch on his wrist before waving his hand.“After getting the higher-ups and shareholders’ agreement, we’ll abolish the thirty percent shares owned by Longmen’s Law Enforcement.”“The shares will be taken back by the thirteenth young master. All we need to do is…”Bam!The door of the multi-functional meeting room was kicked down all of a sudden.Harvey, Rachel, and the others came in with a dozen lawyers, assistants, and secretaries.“Sorry I’m late.”“From now on, I, Harvey York, will take full control of Hearthstone Corporation.”“You can all leave.”Harvey calmly sat on a couch before narrowing his eyes.The higher-ups and shareholders were shocked silly. However, they quickly returned to their senses.“Who are you?!”“How dare you barge into the meeting room on your own!”“Do you know what this place is?”“You plan to take over? Do you think you’re the king of the world?”Ev
Everyone was shocked.The spacious meeting room fell into dead silence.Everyone there was in fact Flutwell’s prominent figures.Ozzy’s follower was barely considered to be in the same circle, but it was still quite impressive for him to be able to cling to Ozzy.Even so, he was sent flying with a single kick by a mere woman.Ozzy’s reputation was being challenged then and there!The beautiful secretary was completely shocked. She covered her mouth so she could hold in her scream.Ozzy’s expression darkened in an instant.He stood up, furious, and stomped toward Harvey with a frosty glare.“This isn’t a place for you to do whatever you want, Harvey!”“Can you bear responsibility for hitting one of my people?”“Do you realize the trouble you’ve got yourself into?”“Oh!”“So you do know who I am!”Harvey stood up as well and approached Ozzy calmly.“Since you know me, then you must know that I was the one who crippled Mitchell. So what if I hit one of your people?”“I’ll
“Hearthstone Corporation isn’t a place you can just barge in without permission!”“You can’t just beat up CEO Murray like that, either!”“Someone call the cops! Get these two arrested!”The higher-ups and shareholders were desperately trying to escape the situation.Some were even sounding out their displeasure, while others were calling the cops.Slap, slap, slap!Harvey didn’t hold back against the passionate crowd and sent every single one of them flying with a slap to the face.“I have Longmen’s Law Enforcement Badge. That means I hold thirty percent of the company’s shares,” he said.“At the same time, I have a contract clearly stating that Joseph gave me his forty percent shares as well.”“Simply put, I have absolute control over the company.”“I’ll come and go as I please!”“I hit Ozzy because he’s trying to take my shares away through underhanded tactics!”“Every single one of you should know that. You were all here from the very beginning, after all.”“I suggest y
“Harvey!”Ozzy’s expression changed in an instant; he became both angry and fearful, but he could only grit his teeth since he didn’t want to bow his head for a nobody.He was completely caught off guard by Harvey, who came in and stirred all this chaos without a single warning.He knew full well he would end up horribly if he went against Harvey at this very moment.Even so, he couldn’t just slip out of the place.If he did, Joseph would kill him!Ozzy took a deep breath and exclaimed coldly, “You’re bold, Harvey!”“You didn’t leave after offending the thirteenth young master…”“And now, you’re here causing trouble in Hearthstone Corporation?!”“So what if you have seventy percent of the company’s shares?”“Let me tell you something! This isn’t Mordu, and this isn’t Buckwood either!”“We’re in Flutwell right now!”“The high and mighty Flutwell!”“The waters here run deep. You can’t just do whatever you want here!”“Let me warn you! You better hand the shares and your pos
Ozzy waved his hand arrogantly to get the higher-ups and shareholders out of the room.“Hold it,” Harvey said.Ozzy changed his expression and hollered angrily, “What else do you want?”“Kneel and apologize,” Harvey replied.“You don’t have to do it, but if you don’t, I’ll break every single one of your limbs and feed you to the dogs.”Since Ozzy had to threaten Harvey before he left, it was only natural for Harvey to teach Ozzy a lesson, in case he didn’t know who was calling the shots.Ozzy was infuriated; he glared at Harvey furiously. But at the thought of going against Harvey, he managed to reel in his anger. After a whole minute, he let out a forced smile and slammed his knees to the ground.“I’m sorry, Sir York. I was wrong!”“Please! Pretend this never happened!”He even slapped himself on the face a few times before standing back up and leaving immediately after.Yet at that very moment, he was already formulating a plan to exact his revenge!He wanted Harvey dead
While Rachel was still handling the affairs involving Hearthstone Corporation, Harvey was sitting in the CEO’s office drinking tea as he planned his next step.Mandy’s problems would be dealt with soon, so there was no need to worry about that.Harvey would need to pay close attention to Joseph, though.After all, the thirteenth young master was said to be one of three successors of the Bauer family. Harvey couldn’t underestimate such a man.Harvey turned on the TV to catch up on Flutwell’s news while he pondered the current situation.He remained nonchalant until he saw the first news.“At nine o’clock in the evening, the Longmen’s Law Enforcement will be hosting a private martial arts tournament…”“It’s said that the current head of Longmen’s Law Enforcement hasn’t shown himself just yet, and the vice head, Ezra, was badly injured recently.”“Thus, the elders of Longmen’s Law Enforcement decided to pick a new head through the tournament.”“Many disciples are ecstatic to take
Harvey pulled out his phone and turned on the news app.The headline was naturally the same as the one shown on TV.Rachel gasped; she didn’t expect Joseph would think that far ahead about the private martial arts tournament.“You’ve never met Joseph, have you?”“Why is he going so far to deal with you?”Harvey took a sip of his Black Tea.“He’s quite the sinister man.”“I’ve been on his kill list as soon as I became the head of Longmen’s Law Enforcement…”“The thirteenth young master’s trying to use this chance to force himself on the throne.”“And my existence is an obstacle to his goal.”“Me ruining his future is almost as bad as murdering his entire family.”“It’s only natural for him to go against me.”Rachel frowned.“If that’s the case, his biggest competitors should be Jeff and Harold Bauer instead!”“Jeff has the Elder Group behind his back. Out of thirty-six branch leaders of Longmen, half of them are supporting his rise to power as well,” Harvey calmly replied.
Vroom!At nine o’clock in the evening, a Maybach showed up in front of Longmen’s Law Enforcement mansion.The mansion was heavily guarded. A hundred experienced disciples of the Law Enforcement were dispatched to survey the entire mansion and carefully check everyone’s identities.Other than preventing outsiders from going inside, they also wanted to make sure that nobody would be able to bring in firearms in order to prevent any bloodshed.Harvey walked past the front door, with Rachel accompanying him.When she showed the Longmen’s Law Enforcement Badge, the disciples willingly let them pass.After going past a few checkpoints and walking in such a massive mansion for several minutes, Harvey could hear faint screaming, clapping, and whistling echoing not far away.The clamoring alone was enough to get people riled up for the tournament.Soon, Harvey saw a big bronze door with eighteen disciples of Longmen’s Law Enforcement with weapons standing on guard. They were all on high
"Or maybe you're thinking that after working a little bit harder for a while, you'll be able to leave the country and live under the radar. Then, you can go to Country A and live the life you want? Your parents have already been sent over, right?"No matter what happens, Dan treats those who work for him well. But… There's something I don't understand. You're willing to leave your home permanently just because he treats you well? You're willing to give him your undying loyalty just like that? Is it worth it?" Harvey asked as he put his cup of latte down on the table with a curious expression.The ordinary young woman shuddered slightly before raising her head. She gave Harvey a look and said, "Are you talking to me, sir? Do we know each other?"Harvey smiled. "We don't, but I'm pretty sure you know me. Or should I say… It's exactly because you know me that you went to Country A and persuaded Royce to come to Wolsing. Whether it's the 150 million dollars given to Lilian or lying to X
The next day…What happened to Geraldton Hotel was being reported on the news. It was about how an underground criminal empire in Wolsing was being swept by the authorities. Harvey didn't expect things to go so out of hand. At the same time, he now knew that no matter what the Yates of Country A wanted to do, they wouldn't be able to make any moves in the short term after what happened.There was another rumor that Kyros alone had borne the brunt of the crimes for the Wright family. The Wrights of Wolsing had removed his name from the family and that was enough to settle things. They were also not part of the media report.It was easy for one to see that a compromise had been reached by all the factions involved. Otherwise, if the Wrights of Wolsing really wanted to get involved, no one could estimate how this would develop.Just as Harvey was reading the news, his phone buzzed. Yvonne's stern voice came from the other side. "Sir, I've managed to investigate everything clearly.
Just as Harvey was thinking about who was behind this, his phone suddenly started to buzz. He picked it up—there was only one message."Interesting," Harvey said with a deep smile as he read it. "It's George. After his investigation, the one leading the task force has a really clean background. However, when he was at university, he was fully sponsored by a charity fund belonging to the Jeans of Mordu."After his graduation, the speed he gets promoted is also much faster than his peers around the same age. No matter how I looked at it, someone had been giving him a boost. However, is this the result of Mandy going over to Purdue Mountain? It doesn't look like Zayden, as the patriarch of one of the top ten families, wants to calm things down…"Feels like he wants to make things even worse. How is this going to benefit the Jeans of Mordu?"Yvonne narrowed her eyes slightly. "At the very least," she said, "there are two ways they can benefit from this. Firstly, it's to clarify their
The next day.The estate in the third ring of Wolsing.Harvey had originally planned to go to Mordu at night when Mandy called him. She told him everything that happened in Geraldton Hotel had been settled. Zayden's side would make a move and demand a direct explanation from them for what happened.Harvey was quite shocked when he heard this.The leader of the Jeans of Mordu had been too discreet, so much so that this was the first time he heard about this name. But the problem was, Harvey didn't believe that the Jeans of Mordu who had been making things difficult for Mandy all this while would suddenly make a move without cause.However, Mandy kept on telling Harvey that everything was over. She would keep Xynthia in Mordu for a few more days. Once the dust had settled, she would then send Xynthia back to Wolsing.Hearing Mandy so confident with herself, Harvey decided not to say anything else. That being said, he still her Mandy that if anything happened, she must tell him imme
"In other words, you don't have to worry about this. I'll take care of it," Zayden said. "As for the Ninth Branch, that's the fruit of your labor. At least, I don't see anyone has the right to replace you as the head. Unless you have made a very serious mistake, your status as the head of the Ninth Branch is guaranteed. Remember, never say something like giving up your spot as the head ever again."Top families like the Jeans of Mordu have their own rules. There are certain positions that can't be taken just because you wanted to, and there are those that you can't leave just as easily as well."Mandy was stunned after she heard Zayden's criticism of her. Then, she nodded. "Understood. Thank you for your lesson, sir. I will do everything I can in the service of the family."Mandy wasn't that surprised to see that Zayden was willing to make a personal appearance. Since Kyros didn't show any respect to the Jeans of Mordu, Zayden needed to make a show of force once things reached thi
After about half an hour, Mandy finally saw figures appearing at the entrance. She grew a little uneasy. She put down the phone that she was using to work, and stood up."Ms. Mandy, Mr. Zayden is now ready to see you." Ms. Judd smiled and signaled Mandy to come with her. The estate might look quite small, but in actual fact, the entire land surrounding it was considered part of the estate. Without someone leading the way, no one could find their destination.Very quickly, Ms. Judd took Mandy to the Storm Pavilion in the garden. This place was quite warm, and it made Mandy feel quite relaxed. In the middle of the pavilion was a table with several plated snacks. They were all things that could be found in the countryside, like peanuts and carrots. Other than that, there was a bowl of barley.A man around fifty years of age was just getting ready to eat when he raised his head and smiled at Mandy. "Why are you here, Mandy? Aren't you supposed to be in Wolsing handling the Ninth Bra
Purdue Mountain, Mordu.A brand new Mercedes-Maybach drove into an ancient estate on the hill of the mountain. As it was close to the ocean and the temperature quickly dropped during the fall season, other than some coldness from late autumn, the estate also carried a certain frigidity.Mandy got out of the car wearing a thin jacket, looking at the ancient structures within the estate. Some of them were centuries old, and no one could tell how long they had existed. However, the buildings looked like they were newly constructed. The Jeans of Mordu would renovate and repair the buildings once every three months, as well as install the newest technology.Just that alone was evidence of how important this place was for the Jeans of Mordu. The truth was that this was the residence of the patriarch of the Jeans of Mordu, Zayden. He had been extremely discreet these past years.Normally, the patriarch of the Jeans of Mordu would stay here. All his words and actions would decide the ent
"You…" Royce gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap Harvey. However, he knew that Harvey did this intentionally to take revenge against them, giving him a so-called choice. Harvey did it to completely humiliate both him and Kyros.Harvey also wanted to use this matter to create a crack in the Wright of Wolsing and the Yates of Country A's relationship during their honeymoon period. The problem was, Royce didn't have a choice. If Harvey truly decided to do whatever he wanted, then both he and Kyros would be in deep trouble.Royce gritted his teeth for a long time before finally slowly bending his knee and said, "I'm sorry…"Harvey immediately raised his foot and kicked Royce to the floor. "I know you're not sincere in your apologies, but I'll still accept it with mercy. But remember—if you want to do something in the future, do it for me. If you do anything to the people close to me again, even your gods can't protect you."And then, Harvey grabbed Xynthia's hand and left. H
As the leader of the top ten families, the Wrights of Wolsing had their own duties and responsibilities. They needed to maintain the high and mighty image of the top families in the hearts of the commoners.Once this was fully exposed, perhaps the people from the precinct and Dragon Cell wouldn't take any action against the Wright family, but Emery might personally eliminate him in the name of justice to protect the family's reputation.Since Emery hadn't truly become the leader of the family yet, Sienna was still present to challenge him.If Harvey really decided to reveal this without a care, then Sienna would use this chance to make things worse for Emery. Especially during an inner struggle, a microscale change can sometimes cause a big enough change.Of course, the most important part of this was that Kyros worried this would really affect Emery's ascension. That was more important than Harvey's wanton actions.Even Royce's expression also became pale. It was true that he was