“Joseph Bauer’s completely crippled. Harold Bauer’s trusted subordinate was killed as well…“Jeff Bauer must be ecstatic at this point, right?“Because of this, Harold and I are forced to go against each other.“If I manage to cripple Harold because of this, Jeff can win the battle for the throne without even lifting a finger.Harvey York squinted with a calm look on his face.“Do you think that Harold meant to do all this? Or did Jeff trick him into doing this instead?”Rachel Hardy and the others looked at each other.Harvey was right.The entire incident seemed coincidental, but this was still a little too much.Both Lucca Bauer and Arya Johnson’s appearances seemed a little too deliberate.If this was all part of Jeff’s plans, then he was a lot more scheming than everyone thought.Rachel frantically twitched her eyes.“So, what should we do next, Sir York?” asked Rachel quietly.“Should we continue with Secretary Xavier’s acquisition plan?”“Of course. Why shouldn’t w
While the staff spoke, a few men in security uniforms came over with cautious looks when they glared at Xynthia Zimmer and the others.“We’re here to take over the chain Budokans originally from Flutwell’s business alliance.“We couldn’t inform you ahead of time because of time constraints…“But don’t worry. This is just a normal transfer of property rights. We won’t affect your work.”Xynthia obviously did her homework. She seemed like an experienced woman as soon as she spoke.“My name is Xynthia. Please tell your management about this so we can make a transfer.”Then, Xynthia’s assistant behind her handed over official documents for the staff to read.“You’re taking over the chain Budokans?”The staff seemed quite surprised, but she also knew what had happened the day before. She nodded before turning back inside without saying another word.Soon, a dozen people in traditional clothing walked out with an elegant-looking woman.The woman was none other than Jeff Bauer’s sev
“Enough talk!”Audrey Lopez instantly cut off Xynthia Zimmer with an annoyed look.“There are no misunderstandings, nor are there any friends here!“I don’t need to call anyone!“This is now Young Master Bauer’s property!“You people better get out of here right now! Stop affecting our business!“If not, I’ll tell Young Master Bauer to teach Harvey York a lesson he won’t forget!Audrey then waved her hand with a cold expression.“Come! Get them out of here!”A dozen security guards furiously rushed forward with firearms in hand.It was Xynthia’s first time seeing such a sight. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to comply for the time being.“We’re leaving!”Xynthia resentfully went back to the Martial hall.“Jeff Bauer bought every single property of Flutwell’s business alliance?Harvey’s eyes lit up after hearing Xynthia’s explanation.“There’s no rush. Let me make a phone call.”Harvey then gave Ansel Torres a call.Ansel froze. He immediately contacted the g
“Tell everyone that Joseph Bauer used such heinous tactics to earn money because Jeff Bauer pulled the strings!“Then tell them that to cover up the truth, Jeff abused his authority and sent his subordinates to kill one of Harold Bauer’s men!“Harold is a just man, trying to expose the entire thing to the public!“Make up a few more versions of this story!“Make it as exaggerated as you can…“In any case, everyone needs to know that Jeff and Joseph are in the same boat!“And Harold had been constantly targeted because of his righteousness!“The Bauer family’s infighting starts with Jeff…“We’ll give them utter chaos!”Kroom!While Rachel Hardy and Kayden Balmer were carrying out their missions outside, thunder broke out from the sky.All of Flutwell was hot and humid. A storm was brewing…In the evening.Inside a private golf course on the outskirts of Flutwell.The sun was shining brightly. The wind was blowing gently.After the rain, it was the perfect time to relax wh
Right as the group of people were happily chatting…A battery-powered four-wheel-drive drove over before stopping near Jeff Bauer and the others.Elanor Stanton, who had exquisite makeup on along with her sportswear and sunhat, walked out of the car.Her looks were extremely mesmerizing. Even Jeff, who was familiar with every single part of her body, could not help but be fascinated after seeing her sight.Audrey Lopez instantly squinted as soon as she saw her rival show up.“Young Master Bauer didn’t even ask you to come today, Elanor. What do you want?“Don’t his words matter to you now?”Jeff showed a warm smile as he waved his hand.“You’re sisters, Audrey. You need to play nice with each other. There’s no need to get jealous.”Naturally, Jeff quite enjoyed his women fighting over him. After all, his charm and status would only be shown because of this.Audrey coldly scoffed with a disdainful look.Elanor completely ignored Audrey and hastily walked toward Jeff.“You’re
Out of all seventy-two mistresses, not many women had hundreds of millions of dollars worth of assets.Elanor Stanton was the one who had control of most of the assets, so she was usually excluded from the rest of the mistresses.If it were not for Jeff Bauer having such a big ego, the mistresses would have started ridiculing Elanor for cucking Jeff at this point.Elanor shuddered as soon as she realized what Audrey Lopez was actually doing. She instinctively shook her head when she said, “Don’t misunderstand me, Young Master Bauer.“I was just worried about you.“After all, that b*stard is extremely dangerous. If he gets angry because of this, there’ll be dire consequences…”Audrey coldly chuckled.“Get angry? What right does he even have?“Even if he did get angry, do you really think he can go against Young Master Bauer?“How ignorant and naive can you get?! You’re obviously being spiteful right now!”“Alright. That’s enough. There’s no need to argue about such a small mat
“Every big media in Flutwell is saying that the young masters of the Bauer family completely hate each other because of their battle for the throne!“Joseph Bauer, who had malicious intents toward the public, was actually backed by Jeff Bauer himself!“Harold Bauer is probably the kindest one out of the three young masters!“To avoid compensation, Joseph transferred every single one of his properties under Jeff’s name!“Joseph disappearing with his money without a trace also seems to be because of Jeff!”After returning to the family’s manor, Jeff was boiling with anger after looking at the headlines.‘This is shameless!’‘This is despicable!’Not only was Jeff being forced into a corner, but the things that should have been made public were also exposed all at once!All of the rage directed at Joseph also converged toward Jeff.Jeff taking over all of Joseph’s properties was all fact.Many news platforms were also leaking documents signed by the two!Simply put, the people
“Enough with your stupid ideas, Audrey Lopez!” Elanor Stanton exclaimed while frowning.“Don’t you know that Harvey York’s also an expert martial artist?! Using brute force against him won’t work!“How did you think he managed to deal with Frankie Garcia and disrespect Clyde Osborne in a place like Flutwell?!“Ordinary people would’ve died a thousand times over doing this!”“Then, what else are we supposed to do?!” exclaimed Audrey.“Young Master Bauer will become a joke if we keep letting Harvey run free!“When that happens, it’d be good enough if the family’s elders don’t start calling him out, let alone him rising to power!”“Harvey only did this because Young Master crossed the line,” Elanor replied with a bitter look after taking a deep breath.“Young Master Bauer, Harvey will always treat others how they treat him.”“At this point, I do hope you put enough thought into the properties of Flutwell’s business alliance!“Those are really good properties to have…“But, are
Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Early?"Yvonne nodded. "Correct. According to our sources, he went to a rest stop about 10 miles away from Wolsing to pick up someone."Harvey was quite curious. "Who can make Linus so passionate to welcome? Who is this person?"Yvonne massaged her forehead. "Speaking of which, this man can be considered your subordinate in a way. Unfortunately, it's fate that he won't be under your control."Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Someone from the Sacred Martial Arts Training Grounds?""That's right. The scion of the Sacred Martial Arts Training Grounds in Parkerville, Dan Parker. Previously, he requested to marry someone from the Wright family, and the Wright family had officially responded. He'll soon be the son-in-law of the Wright family," Yvonne explained sternly.Harvey was slightly stunned. "The son-in-law of the Wright family? Which means…Sienna's fiancé?"Meanwhile, at the rest stop 10 miles away… The rest stop which was usually quite plain was lavishly
Harvey had been freed, but there was still some paperwork that needed to be done.Harvey was patient, as if he really wanted the key to the city and prevent Country A from trying to stir up another storm with him. He was very cooperative throughout the entire process.Only once all the paperwork was done did Soren sigh in relief. "Leave the rest to us, Harvey. In the next few days, stay discreet so no one will get you into any problem.""What? I've already proven that I'm innocent. What kind of problems will there be?" Harvey said curiously.Soren didn't want to hide anything from Harvey and said with a bitter smile, "I won't lie to you. While the people who died were from Country H, they had already obtained permanent residency in Country A, which meant that they were a part of Country A as well. Just today, Country A's side had already given us pressure through their embassy."Logically speaking, we have to find the culprit as soon as possible. However, all the evidence we've co
Ten minutes later, Soren personally asked Harvey to join him in the director's office. After a pot of hot tea had been brewed and poured, he sighed and said, "I'm so sorry for today. It's my subordinates' blunders. He did whatever he wanted already despite just being promoted. I'll be sure to make up to you."Harvey smiled. "I can understand that with your family's size, you'll inadvertently end up with a few people with questionable behavior. You better keep an eye on things and don't let one person ruin everything for you and your family. Wolsing is different from Golden Sands. You have to be extremely careful when you're here."Harvey's words were cold, but it was enough to make Soren think about it. Meanwhile, Garrick, who was standing there with his arms next to him, almost fell on his knees as he felt his legs lose strength. Since simple words from Harvey had already ended his future."Of course… It's best if someone can correct themselves after knowing the errors of their
"Ha! What an idiot! Who does he think he is? If he really is someone important, why is he even here?" Snowe sneered.The only emotion Snowe had for Harvey was disdain. She despised men who have no capabilities at all the most.Garrick and the others went to the main hall of the precinct. Everyone from Country A had been told to go home. At this moment, a row of cars with flags drove toward the entrance of the precinct. Judging from the car plates and the flags on the car, it was obvious the person inside the car was someone important within the police force. Very quickly, the door was opened. Garrick and the others saw the most important and newly promoted man within the police force in Wolsing—Soren Braff, ranked two within the Braff family.There were several high-level members of the police force with him in white uniforms, and all of them exuded an incredibly powerful presence. The moment Garrick and the others saw Soren appearing, they quickly greeted him with a smile."Wh
Hearing Harvey's conversation, the beautiful female officer said in disdain, "What? Are you pretending to contact someone from the Braff family? Do you think that's enough to scare the director? Our director is someone important within the family! If you really know the people from the Braff family, why wouldn't he know you?"I'm telling you right now. If you really did call someone from the Braff family, I, Snowe Leo, will eat this phone right in front of everyone!"In the beginning, Garrick was taken aback as well. But after he quickly glanced at the number on the screen, he smiled coldly. "You probably didn't know this, but aside from the number of my family's patriarch, I've saved the number of everyone important in the family. Do you want to trick me using just a random number? You're quite bold!""Really, now?" Harvey said with a smile. "At the very least, you know that you don't have the right to know his number. In that case, I'll help you delete that number. It won't be g
"Ha… I'm the director of the precinct in the Third Ring, and I'm not worth your time?" Garrick was so angry that he was laughing. "You made yourself sound like you're someone very capable. Come on, show me just how capable you are right now!"Garrick immediately grabbed his phone and tossed it at Harvey. "Come on, make a call! If you can find someone who can overpower me, I'll bend my knee right now."The other two officers also looked at Harvey as if they were looking like a fool. "Forget the fact that you're just an ex-live-in son-in-law… Even if you really did become a CEO through your own abilities, what is there to be proud of?" the female officer said with a smirk. In her eyes, Harvey was just a loser. If a man like him wanted to pursue her, he would have already kicked him to the rub.Harvey didn't waste his breath and immediately picked up the phone, giving Eliel Braff a call. Very quickly, the call came through and a stern voice came from the other side. "Who is thi
"Your deduction is quite interesting. Sounds like a detective show, to be honest," Harvey said calmly. "Unfortunately, I have a clear conscience. Why should I admit to a crime I never committed?""Not you?" The female officer slammed the table again. "If you didn't do it, why are you so willing to cooperate with us? You're telling me it isn't because you're feeling guilty? Harvey York, you have to understand that the crime you committed is very serious, especially when the person you killed is from Country A!"If the Embassy sends a specialist to interfere with this investigation, you're going to be in trouble. You better confess when the precinct can still help you. Otherwise, I'm afraid there's nothing you can change no matter how much you regret it in the future."Their phones would buzz every once in a while, which meant new information coming in. From the new information, not only was Harvey the live-in son-in-law of the Jeans of Mordu, one of the top ten families, but he was a
"A lawyer?" Garrick scoffed. "Forget about a lawyer, it's pointless even if you find a wizard! I've already read your information. The CEO of Sky Corporation? Maybe in other cities, the CEO of a public company deserves some respect, but don't forget that this is Wolsing, the country's seat of power! There are plenty of CEOs walking around here!"When you're in Wolsing, it doesn't matter who you are, or what kind of special identity you have. Those who commit crimes here will be punished! You won't be given any special treatment!"Garrick then looked at Harvey as if he had an advantage over him. "Confess the crimes you've committed! That way, I can grant you some leeway. Otherwise, you'll suffer a terrible death!"Harvey merely looked at Garrick briefly and said, "You didn't interrogate me, and you didn't show me any evidence. All you do is to tell me to confess. I must say, you're quite tough. But aren't you afraid of accidentally offending the wrong people here in Wolsing, especial
Yvonne frowned slightly when she realized what Garrick meant. "Director, my boss isn't a suspect. He's only here…""Whether he's a suspect or not isn't up to you or me. It's up to the law and the evidence," Garrick said, glaring at Yvonne. His gaze became somewhat sleazy, and he began to scheme how he could use this scenario to throw this beautiful woman into his bed.He continued to say righteously, "Ma'am, I'm warning you. You better not interrupt our investigation. Of course, if you have something to say, you can always lodge a complaint to the office."After that, he waved his hand, and the two officers behind him led Harvey into the interrogation room. Seeing what had happened, Yvonne hesitated a little before sending out a message quickly on her phone.This was something quite serious. If Harvey went in because of this, it would be quite troublesome for the Xavier family as well. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be convenient for the Xaviers to do anything…Meanwhile, Harvey w