While Clyde Osborne was waiting to have a rematch against Harvey York during his peak, Jeff Bauer was quietly watching Harvey’s every single move…On the next day, early in the morning, Harvey immediately got Kayden Balmer to work right after waking up.Harvey did get the upper hand during his fight against Joseph Bauer, but this was not nearly enough.All the signs showed that Joseph did not give up at all. He was clearly planning for something big behind the scenes.Everything that had transpired recently seemed to be connected to him as well.Harvey decided to break Joseph’s backbone first to prevent Joseph, Clyde, and the others from joining forces out of desperation.On the one hand, he would be able to deal with his worries ahead of time. On the other hand, he would clarify the situation between the Bauer family and Longmen.Before Kayden even went out for long, Joseph was woken up by frantic footsteps while resting in his manor.“This is bad, Young Master Bauer! This is
The chain Budokans were Joseph Bauer’s biggest trump card.According to his calculations, he would be swimming in money yearly as long as the Budokans were still open.This was why he was able to remain calm after suffering such a significant loss in Flutwell’s new district.As long as the people of Flutwell were still around and everyone was still passionate about martial arts, the chain Budokans would still remain.Joseph would still be able to remain at his peak.Simply put, the business would be up for the rest of his life.But he did not expect that every single chain Budokan was in trouble at that moment. How did all the students pass out inside?Joseph knew full well that his fees were not cheap.The people who came to train in the Budokans were no ordinary people. All the people came from middle-class families, at least.Those people were not a threat alone, but it would be extremely terrifying if thousands banded together.Not just him, even the entire Bauer family w
That said, Joseph Bauer estimated that it would take at least a few decades before something like this would happen.When that happens, students foaming and crippling would absolutely have nothing to do with him.He would already have the money anyway.But if something terrible like this were to happen ahead of time, there would be dire consequences…His reputation would not be the only thing to worry about!If the government and the Martial Arts Alliance were to get involved and dig up the secrets of the teaching manual, he would be finished!Without a second thought, the calm and collected Joseph trembled before showing a gloomy look on his face.“Call the police for me.“No. That’s useless. Call Elder Lee through his dedicated phone…”Joseph wanted to handle the situation as soon as possible, but he was still too late.Every big media had already buzzed about the incident.The chain Budokans were in big trouble! All the students of the current semester were unconscious! T
After lightly blowing on the tea, Harvey York calmly said, “According to my information…“Both the incidents with people smashing up my place and the car accident…“Even Clyde Osborne’s appearance seemed to be tied to Joseph Bauer.“Your family’s young master has been playing underhanded tricks like these since he was at a disadvantage. What a boring man.“But since he wants to play dirty, I’m also willing to play along.Harvey chuckled.“Speaking of, how did Young Master Bauer know that Joseph’s chain Budokans have problems with their teaching manuals?“He even knows that the students will turn out that way without sufficient protein intake.“All I did was change out their homemade breakfast. I didn’t think we’d be able to do this much damage…”“Before Joseph rose to power, he was Young Master Bauer’s subordinate,” replied Elanor Stanton coldly.“Young Master Bauer knows him like the back of his palm.“He only didn’t touch him before because he wants to see how he’d fare ag
Harvey smiled.“This has nothing to do with me.”“However, I don’t kill innocents.”“Not just that, I’m also planning to fix these people up so they can train again and not turn into cripples after a decade or two.”“It’s easy to kill, but it’s difficult to save.”“That said, I choose to do exactly that!”“This is why we’re different.”…While the chain Budokans’ incident was escalating…The students who graduated from them fell into a coma as well, as they couldn’t buy the supplements that Flutwell’s business alliance supplied.These people were all sent to the hospital. None of them were able to wake up even after a long time had passed.Everyone in the city was already showing their doubts. This situation gave the Flutwell’s business alliance incredible stress.The solution wasn’t as simple as halting their businesses. The police and the Martial Arts Alliance were now investigating every instructor and worker from the related Budokans.Too many people were already invol
Soon, students and their families flooded the Martial Hall like a huge tide.Harvey had already prepared for the situation. He was determined to charge the students for fourteen thousand dollars; he didn’t want to pretend to be nice. If the families didn’t have money, he would tell them to ask Flutwell’s business alliance for it.At the same time, he taught Layne and the other instructors the tricks he used to save the students of the chain Budokans.Under his lead, the students were completely back to normal after coughing out blood.Some of the media didn’t believe that there was someone who had the power to cure the students. And so, they dragged the students to inspect their bodies, and ended up shocked.The students who seemed like they were dead for sure had ordinary body readings. The reporters were absolutely baffled.Soon, Martial Hall and Harvey’s name echoed throughout Flutwell.After a series of events, many people realized that the Martial Hall was probably the best
“Didn’t I tell those b*stards already?!”“The students’ meals have nutritional supplements inside! They need to take the supplements we sell after graduation as well!”“We’ll be able to earn money endlessly that way! They’ll be safe and sound as well!”“Why did this happen?!”Joseph’s eyes were cold; his teaching manual and supplements go hand in hand.Other than making the students stronger, he could also reap their money…Why did something like this have to happen to his near-flawless plan?“Did something happen to our supplements? No! Impossible!”“This is our lifeline! Our assembly line’s extremely strict! We wouldn’t make anything shady in the first place!”“That b*stard Harvey even picked the perfect time to save the students! There’s no way they’ll train with us ever again…”“This was clearly an attack!”Ruby frowned.“This all happened because the students passed out…”“But there’s no way the breakfast would be the problem.”“We added addictive drugs to the food a
“There’s something big going on, Young Master Bauer!”Right as Ruby was about to make a phone call, Ozzy rushed in with an excited look.“Look! Look at the news! Someone’s trying to kill Harvey!”Joseph froze. Then, he glanced at the TV.Ruby picked up the remote and changed the channel.Joseph’s face darkened immediately after.Hundreds of men with masks showed up.They were all carrying knives, metal pipes, and wooden sticks, and were fiercely chasing the students and their families away.They even said that they would burn the Martial Hall down!More importantly, they were all wearing clothes that belonged to Flutwell’s business alliance.They had arrogant looks on their faces as they announced that Joseph was their master, and that he was the true master of the Bauer family.Someone even kicked and smashed the things around whenever they could.The newly-renovated door was completely destroyed again.That said, not only were they not able to take down the Martial Hall,
"Of course, you can. You're the leader of the Judd family!" Veronica said to Veer in a sarcastic tone. "However, to think that you've mistreated our mother… Aren't you supposed to resign already?"Veer coldly replied, "Don't worry. Even if I do resign, you won't be the next leader. So you can stop dreaming about it already."The corner of Veronica's lips twitched. She had wanted to say something else when an old man with white hair came out from the inner chamber at that moment. With a cold voice, he rebuked them, "Enough! Your mother is still unconscious in bed right now, but all of you argue amongst yourselves here. Where are your manners?"I have not been managing things for many years, but do I no longer have any influence within the family?"Veer narrowed his eyes a little when he saw the old man. Then, he stepped forward and bowed his head. "I understand, father."After seeing Veer's attitude, he turned his attention to Veronica and the others. "It's the same for all of you.
"It's your choice whether to believe it or not," said Harvey casually."Oh, come on," laughed Veer. "Since we've invited you all the way here, of course we believe you. Let's see… Please come this way."Then, Veer gestured and led him deeper into the estate. Harvey did not refuse and narrowed his eyes as he looked into the sky. He could already see a dark cloud gathering on top of the estate.In another courtyard, there was a huge lawn where a helicopter had landed. It was enough to show just how much wealth the Judd family had. But when Veer saw the helicopter, he was slightly surprised and asked, "Why is he back home?""He?" Harvey was quite curious. Veer was the leader of the Judd family. Could it be that someone else scared him within the family?When Veer saw Harvey's expression, he explained, "You probably didn't know this, but despite being the leader of the Judds of Wolsing, my father still has authority over me. However, he has been training in isolation all these years i
After a brief hesitation, Veer slowly spoke to Harvey. "Well… Let's start after you helped us deal with the problem haunting my mother. After that, all the seniors of the Judd family believed that there were some issues with the geomancy of this place. So, we were thinking of finding a new place to call home."However, the Judds are a big family. We have to make arrangements for many things. If we simply moved to another place, some might think that the Judd family is starting to fall. That's why we had to give up on moving, which meant the only other option left for us was to adjust the geomancy of this place."If you had asked me then, I would have asked you to help us with this since we shouldn't ask two persons to deal with the same problem. However, many elders rejected my proposal, saying you're too young and inexperienced."Ultimately, we asked Wolsing's top geomancer, Master Eridan, who has long stopped seeing any guests, to help us. Initially, everything went well. But afte
Veer cleared his throat and said, "Firstly, allow me to apologize on behalf of my nephew. He already informed me about Nelly and is now kneeling inside our estate's chapel. As he said, he will repent for three days and nights. Since he can't leave at the moment, he asked me to send you his apologies. "Other than apologizing for my nephew, please allow me to apologize to you on behalf of the Judds of Wolsing. The reason for all of this is because we aren't strict enough with our education and discipline. I swear in my family's name that things like this won't ever happen again in the future. We will also take full responsibility for cleaning up all the despicable acts that happen in the entertainment industry within Judd Entertainment."Veer was unsure how to feel when he said something like that. How could he not know that the sons of the Judd family had other women outside? But the problem was, it was fine for them to keep other women. But why did they allow those women to provoke
Harvey squinted his eyes and whispered to Marlee, "I don't know who your family has invited to change the geographical features of your estate, but the worst thing he did was to move away the two statues at the gate."If I'm right, your grandmother's condition has already stabilized initially. After changing the geological features, she should be pretty energetic as well. However, she is starting to feel a little numb after the two statues have been moved. "In the beginning, all of you thought it was just because she was getting older. You also started to feel something was wrong during these few days, right?"Marlee was a little shocked. "Why does it feel like you've witnessed the entire thing?"Then, Harvey explained, "Everything leaves a trace, and it's the same for geomancy. Don't tell me you think I won't be able to see something has changed when you move the two statues that protect the fortune of your entire family?"If you ask me, the geomancer you've hired is either not
Nelly fell on her knees without delay and started to slap herself dozens of times. Finally, she muttered an apology to Xynthia before turning tail and fled.It was obvious that after what had happened, she was no longer the queen bee of the advertising department. What Sawyer had said also meant that she would become a non-person in the entertainment industry. Someone like her would not have a good ending.However, Harvey was unaffected despite knowing how Nelly's life would end. Instead, he thought she deserved it. It was already quite lenient for her to end up like this for a woman who did not know her place and wanted to bully her juniors.-After it was all done, Marlee invited Harvey to a three-story office building that was only a couple hundred feet away.Xynthia and Journi followed them there. The two were similarly quite surprised when they saw Marlee's change of attitude toward Harvey.Marlee did not know who Xynthia was, but she was acquainted with Journi. They just di
"Tell him to give me his name!" Sawyer said. "I don't care if he is in Wolsing or anywhere in Country H. I'll make sure he regrets ever coming to this world!"Sawyer sounded extremely domineering, and his tone was very arrogant. It was as if the entire world was his to destroy whenever he wanted to. Not to mention, one could hear from his tone that he did not care about Marlee at all.Marlee's expression darkened, and she wanted to speak.However, Harvey waved his hand and said, "Sawyer Judd, is it? Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Harvey York. If you still don't know who I am, you can ask your leader or your grandmother. You can speak to me once you know who I am."Also, your woman has harassed my younger sister and that upsets me a lot. You better be able to give me an explanation. It would be best if you could give me one. If you can't, I'll give you one instead."Harvey calmly replied, but his words were even more domineering than Sawyer's from the other side.What the hell?
"Mr. York, why did you suddenly visit Judd Entertainment? Do you have any order for me?" asked Marlee Harvey in a serious tone."Not exactly," Harvey pointed at Xynthia with his right hand. "That's my younger sister over there, but we're not biologically related. She's currently working at Judd Entertainment. But what happened? Your advertising department's superstar is forcing her to sleep with an old man, otherwise she'll ruin her career."I'm here to question you on behalf of my younger sister. Is this a company rule?"When Marlee heard what Harvey had to say, her eye twitched, and she quickly turned around and slapped Nelly, who was caught completely unprepared.Nelly cried out in pain as she held her face and landed on the ground, looking at Marlee in disbelief. "Don't you worry, Mr. York. I'll give you a satisfying explanation about this."Harvey calmly said, "This is not the first time we met each other, Marlee. So, I know this has nothing much to do with you. That's why
Harvey had ignored Nelly's taunts and continued with the countdown. "Three minutes."At this time, Journi approached them from the back. Journi gave Xynthia a strange look and then said to the woman from upper management, "Here's my advice. You should give Ms. Marlee a call right now. Otherwise… I don't think you'll be able to shoulder the consequences."Compared to Harvey, who was wearing something quite plain, the outfit Journi was wearing, while still minimalistic, was all from luxury brands and could only be bought through reservations.She was wearing the Lady Arpels Pont des Amoureux watch, worth hundreds of thousands.What Journi was wearing gave immense pressure to the woman and, after a moment of hesitation, she pulled out her phone and started to dial a number."Oh ho! So, you're a sugar baby!" Nelly said derisively as she instinctively grew hostile to Journi when she saw her. "A sugar baby saving a damsel in distress, becoming the white knight of another woman… How can