“In any case, Aaron Garcia isn’t just an ordinary man. You need to be careful, Sir York.”“Didn’t the government go after the Bharata Gang for opening gambling businesses like these?” asked Harvey York.“They did a few times but managed to deal with the situation unscathed.”Kayden Balmer hesitated.“Besides, the Bharata Business Council would always show up and pull their diplomatic immunity card.“That was why the government couldn’t do anything.“The people from the Bharata Business Council had been doing quite a lot of business with people in Flutwell’s upper social circle for the past few years. That’s why the Bharata Gang had been so dominant lately…”Harvey let out a chuckle.“Their connections alone are able to scare off the government?“The Bauer family?“I heard that the vice chairman of the Bharata Business Council and Joseph Bauer are sworn brothers…”Harvey showed a cold gaze after hearing those words.If that were really the case, then Eli Burton’s attempt to
The beautiful and exotic female dealer smiled at Harvey and said, “Please remove your hands from the table.”“One, two, three! Six! That’ll be small!”Harvey’s money was gone in an instant.“Looks like I’m pretty unlucky tonight…”Harvey smiled. Then, he threw two chips worth one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.“There’s no chance there’s going to be another small number again. Here’s three hundred thousand!”The Indian woman and the dealer exchanged glances, both smiling playfully.The dealer then shook the dice cup. There was a warm smile on her lips.“Now, then. Please remove your hands from the table!”The crowd surrounding the table gasped; they couldn’t help but cast mystified glances at Harvey.‘He looks like an easy target, but he sure is rich!’‘He’s already taking out three hundred thousand dollars after losing a hundred and fifty thousand?!’Soon after, people who heard about the situation came for a look.Harvey was completely surrounded by a curious audienc
The dealer narrowed her eyes upon seeing Harvey’s look of desperation and the check on the table.In just ten minutes, Harvey lost three more rounds in a row. The whole ordeal cost him fifteen million dollars!The crowd was completely shocked.Harvey was showing bloodshot eyes, and his hair had grown messy.His entire body was trembling as he held his checkbook.The crowd looked over at Harvey’s table after hearing about the incident.At the same time, a handsome man with slicked-back hair showed up on the second floor. The man stared at Harvey curiously.The man was Aaron Garcia. He didn’t know who Harvey was at that moment, yet he still wanted to see the cash cow in his casino.“You can’t keep playing, Sir York! You’ll lose all the money you invested in Flutwell if you do…”Rachel took a step forward and held onto Harvey’s hand that held the checkbook. There was a pleading look on her face.“You have several hundred million dollars in your bank account, but you’ll be in t
Aaron was not angry. He even grabbed the check on his face with a faint smile.“How dominant!”“I admire people like you the most!”“We’ll play if that’s what you want.”“Three hundred million dollars it is!”Aaron made a gesture, and someone put down a check on the table.“If you win, you get every single dollar with interest included.”“But if you lose and can’t afford to hand over this much money, I’ll break every single one of your limbs and confiscate all of your property.”“Is that fine with you?”Harvey put on a fierce look on his face, as if he was completely agitated.“You think I don’t have that much money? What a joke!”“Come on, then! You’re the dealer now!”“Shake the dice!”Harvey slammed his hand on the table.“I’m going big!”Aaron flashed Harvey a small smile as he shook the dice cup and set it on the table.“Are you sure you’re going big, Sir York? You can still change your mind right now.”“Why should I?”Harvey chuckled coldly before slamming his h
“I cheated?”“Can’t you even take a loss?”“This is embarrassing…”Harvey looked back with a faint smile after listening to Aaron’s words. Then, he pointed at the surveillance cameras surrounding him.“There are at least a hundred cameras around the damn place.”“Check the footage if you really think that I cheated!”“If you even find anything, I can cut off my entire arm for you!”“I never touched the cup this entire time, nor did I open it!”“But you claimed I cheated?”“Do you think your customers are all idiots?”“Or are you saying that only you’re allowed to win?”“Have some respect for yourself, Aaron! You’re one of the leaders of the Gang of Six!”Not only were Aaron’s accusations immediately nullified by just a few words from Harvey, but the former was also completely backed into a corner!Aaron’s expression kept changing.He knew Harvey was right, and he feared that Flutwell Hotel’s business would be affected if word about this incident were to spread…However,
“There’s no need for that!”Aaron let out a small smile.“The dice are enough proof as is.”“You best be honest with us!”“You have two choices, kid…”“One: you pay me double of what you earned from me, and cut off one of your arms as punishment!”“Two, you don’t have to pay me, but I’ll have your head as a piss pot!”Aaron lit up a thin and long cigar, and then leaned on his chair.“Well? What’s your choice?”This place was Aaron’s money tree.He would usually earn a large amount of money here every single day.How could he allow someone to leave with his money?Harvey had already caught his attention after losing for three straight rounds.That was why he stopped Harvey from leaving; he wanted to siphon every single dollar out of Harvey’s pocket.He wanted Harvey to go broke in an instant!To Aaron, he could always make Harvey lose another three hundred million dollars no matter how powerful the family backing Harvey was.It wouldn’t matter if Harvey couldn’t pay up.
“Aaagh!”Aaron screamed in pain as he was sent flying. A wretched look appeared on his face when he crashed into the ground.He didn’t think someone would dare slap him in the face on his own turf, let alone disrespect him.Aaron gritted his teeth when he saw that Harvey was ready to leave.“How dare you hit me?!”“Do you know the consequences of doing this?!”“Go! Get him!”Six bodyguards surrounded Harvey upon hearing Aaron’s screams.“Move!”Rachel, who had stayed quiet the entire time, sent a bodyguard that was blocking Harvey’s path flying with a single punch before kicking another one away.Bam, bam, bam!The bodyguards couldn’t react to the attacks and were all sent flying in an instant. Some of them coughed up blood after getting slammed into the walls.“Oh! Not bad!”Aaron covered his face and stood up, furious. “Now I’m positive that you cheated!”“You even hit me and my men on my own turf!”“Let me tell you something! If you can walk out of here alive, I’ll
“Now, I can forgive your arrogance if you make your choice here.”“If not, my bodyguards will do everything by the books!”Aaron clapped his hands. Immediately, one of his subordinates handed him a wooden box.Aaron set the box on the table and pulled out a few parts, which he formed into a revolver.“You think you call the shots here, Aaron?”Harvey’s face showed a calm expression.“Are you sure you have the right to be this arrogant?”Aaron stuck a bullet inside the revolver and spun the cylinder, smiling faintly. “I know you’re from a wealthy family, since you even hit some of my men…”“But so what?”“Don’t forget! This is Flutwell!”“India isn’t the only support I have! Young Master Garcia from the Bharata Business Council and Young Master Bauer are sworn brothers!”“Simply put, we have power!”“I might not be able to act this arrogant in Wolsing or Mordu…”“But nobody in Flutwell dares to go against me!”Aaron walked forward and placed the barrel of the revolver o
"An outsider like you came to my wedding to steal my bride… Who do you think you are?" Shingen said righteously. "Do you think we Islanders can be bullied? Do you think that the Shinto Way can be harassed so easily? I'm telling you right now… No matter what happens to you, the Island Nation will file a protest against Country H. We will demand reparations from your country!" When Shingen said that, he was implying that Harvey was humiliating the entire Island Nation.Hearing what Shingen had to say, all the Islanders were angry at Harvey as well, as if they were facing a common enemy.While this place still belonged to Country H, right now they were standing at the Island Nation embassy. It was a territory belonging to the Island Nation.Everything that Harvey did not only humiliated the Shinto Way, but also the entire Island Nation!The moment that thought crossed their minds, the leader of the Shindan Way's elites who were enemies with Harvey stood up and said maliciously, "H
At this time, Leighton bore the face of one who was questioning Harvey in the name of justice and one who would have his vengeance soon. After all, he had just been kicked out of Country H Commercial by Harvey earlier.He didn't expect to be able to collect that debt so soon. It hadn't even been a week yet, and he already had a chance to humiliate Harvey—to make Harvey suffer a fate worse than death.In such a situation, Leighton was delighted.The men following him were turncoats like him, and all of them looked at Harvey with eyes full of disdain.Harvey raised his head and looked at them with contempt. If there were people he hated more than the Islanders, it had to be these traitorous scumbags. They all believed they were better than others after they became the Islanders' hounds.In truth, they had no use at all other than being used to repulse their own country and people."The assistant-chairman… Oh, wait. I forgot, You're no longer one," Harvey calmly said. "You're now ju
"In this scene, it seems like I'm Paris…" Shingen sighed. "But I believe you're quite familiar with the story, yes? You know'll will happen to Romeo and Juliet in a world where there's no happy ending? You should learn from the stories. Or are you going to fake your death now? If you do that, you'll get the pity of everyone who hears about your story, right? But according to the customs of my country, what you do is called adultery!"It was obvious that not only Shingen wanted to kill Harvey, but he was going to ruin Harvey emotionally. That was why he wasn't in a rush to make any moves. Every word he said was full of mockery.When Harvey heard that, he looked at Shingen. "It's not up to you to decide whether we're committing adultery. As the scion of the Shinto Way, don't you feel ashamed for stopping so low? With your identity and status, you can have any woman you want, but you decide to threaten her. All I can say is that you've lost my respect.""Lost your respect?" Shing
After Harvey had easily defeated Shouta and the great priest, he ignored the others and turned to look at Yvonne. He gave her a faint smile and said, "I'm sorry, Yvonne. I should have come here soon."Yvonne was somewhat stunned. She couldn't even control herself as she rubbed her eyes, thinking that she might be dreaming. In the next second, she immediately jumped into Harvey's arms. Harvey was stunned a little, but after some hesitation, extended his hand to pat her back. "It's fine. I'm here."Their actions, while simple, looked like some kind of TV drama in a place and situation like this.All the Islanders could only watch. Today was the wedding of the century! They didn't expect someone from Country H to cause a ruckus. Not only was Harvey humiliating Shingen, but he was also making Shingen's to-be wife cheat in front of his eyes!Shingen, who was supposed to be furious, was not angry at all. Instead, he simply looked at this scene with a dry smile. Today's events were beyo
Shouta had no choice but to unsheath the shortsword on his belt. He crossed the longsword and shortsword with each other and attempted to retaliate against Harvey using his twin-sword style. It was obvious that when there was nowhere for him to run, he hoped that he could force Harvey back using that. Even if he couldn't, he could at least deal damage to Harvey, couldn't he?Unfortunately, reality was much crueler than what Shouta had envisioned. He overestimated his power and underestimated Harvey's ability. Before the two blades could even reach Harvey, Harvey's palm had already fallen on his face.There was a loud slap, and Shouta's right cheek instantly became swollen as if a truck had rammed into his face. Even when he had secretly learned from Country H the way to absorb the force of an attack, he was in so much pain that he almost cried.When Shouta saw that Harvey was going to press on the assault, he instinctively took a few more steps back. Realizing this, he was filled
The blood-red coffin parted Yvonne and Shingen on two sides of the stage. Everyone could only watch, mouths agape and eyes wide.This was Yvonne and Shingen's wedding! Who would be so bold as to kick up a storm here?A slender figure appeared on the red coffin and smiled at Yvonne. Then, he immediately approached Shingen and slammed his palm downward. It looked like it had no power, but in Shingen's eyes, the palm kept approaching as if it would cover his entire vision.Shingen narrowed his eyes, wanting to fight back. Shouta had already rushed over and yelled, "Today's your wedding! It'll be bad for you to spill blood! Allow me to help you. Who are you? How dare you interrupt Master Shingen's wedding!"Shouta had already unsheathed the longsword in his belt and slashed at the figure in front of him.Swish!There was a loud noise. As the two sides clashed, sparks appeared mid-air. There was a screeching sound, and a lot of people felt their eardrums almost shatter. While Shou
"Thank you, everyone, for attending the wedding of the century. Thank you for coming all the way here, no matter where you're from," a great priest from the Church of the Western Court said, looking at everyone with gentle eyes as he held a tome in his hand."Today is the wedding of Mr. Shingen Tokugawa from the Island Nation and Ms. Yvonne Xavier from Country H. From today onward, they will become a family. From today onward, they shall take the vow of marriage, and everyone here in this wedding will be their witness."Now, Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, Ms. Yvonne Xavier. We shall start with the first step."The great priest looked at Shingen, then brushed his hand at the golden debit card he had just received. With a smile, he said, "Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, I stand here as a representative of the gods to ask you one question. Are you willing to take Ms. Yvonne Xavier as your wife? In sickness and health, in good times and in bad, to love her and honor her all the days of her life?"Many
After they had finished paying attention to Jesse, some started watching Yvonne. Initially, they all thought that Yvonne could not possibly be some kind of beauty.But after giving her a few looks, many of the men started to have lustful expressions. That was because, as pale as Yvonne was, her beauty was not something the Islanders had ever witnessed.No matter which of the island's famous beauties, they could not compare themselves to Yvonne. Some of the women who wanted to compare themselves to Yvonne gave up. That was because they clearly knew that they could not hold the candle to Yvonne.Shingen was satisfied with his inflated ego when he saw the men's jealousy and the women's humble expressions.At the same time, he stood there with his hands behind his back, as if he was an emperor looking down on his subjects.Clang… Clang… Clang…When Yvonne and her entourage arrived at the stage, the bell had been struck seven times.The most fortuitous hour had arrived.The expensiv
When the guests saw the staff working, they knew the newlywed should be arriving soon.They were right. As the helicopter the Island Nation's TV crew rented soared through the sky, Hotel Hope's entrance appeared on screen. The 52 Toyota Centuries decorated with flowers slowly drove over. All the cars were covered with red roses and fresh flowers, making others feel romantic.The real time for the wedding was 6.50 p.m.It was said that this was the hour that the groom, Shingen, chose himself. He believed that this was the luckiest time for him.As the time drew closer, so did the crowd.Most of the people from the crowd were from the Island Nation, while only a handful were people from Country H who had the right to observe the wedding. They had already been allied with the Islanders a long time ago.Not far from the embassy, one could see the cars used by the Wolsing's precinct coming in and out. The staff inside the car would observe the wedding with their binoculars, but their