“You need to listen, Ellen!”“Even if you do your best to pull someone like this into our circle…”“He’s still completely out of place! The smell of medicine on him will only make everyone stay away!”“Your mother, along with the entire family, will become the South Sea’s biggest joke because of your recklessness!”“Even if you don’t care about your family, at least think of your mother!”“She already has a hard time within the family. You’re making it harder for her if you do something like this, aren’t you?”After seeing Ellen Moreno’s helpless look, a third person jumped in before coldly glaring at Harvey York.“I’m sure you know yourself enough, kid.“We can pay you some respect and support your business. We’ll buy fifteen thousand dollars worth of your goods for our dogs to use…“But don’t even think you can be in our league just by selling some medicine!“There are some things that you own since birth!“And there are things you can never have your entire life!“Do you
“I’m saying this not because I’m desperately trying to get together with Ellen.”“She may be your daughter, but she’s also a living being.”“She has her own life.”“She has the right to choose how she lives.”“If you want me to leave, then so be it.”“However, only if Ellen wants the same.”“I’m not leaving if she’s not saying anything.”“She was the one who got me here in the first place; not you, and not the others either!”Harvey showed a calm expression when he stood up for Ellen.Judging from Noemi’s behavior, he knew that she had a strong desire for control.If this were to continue, Ellen’s life would be completely ruined.As a friend, Harvey knew that he had to give Noemi a warning.He didn’t care about anything else then.Ellen had an odd expression when she looked at Harvey; her heart instantly skipped a beat.She didn’t think Harvey would care for her this much to stand up for her.He didn’t even stand down against her mother, an extremely prominent figure.E
Ellen couldn’t even speak up after hearing her mother’s words.She knew those words weren’t just nonsense.In the first place, she was only throwing a fit for saying that she wanted to be with Harvey.After seeing the look on Ellen’s face, Noemi knew that Ellen was swayed.Thus, she wanted to go all out and make sure that Harvey’s will was thoroughly crushed.“He doesn’t even know how to use a knife and fork, let alone live with you for the rest of your life!”“How could you hope to stay with him when he doesn’t even have common knowledge?”“Are you planning to eat roasted sweet potatoes with a savage like him forever?”“Are you sure you can handle that?”Ellen remained silent; she knew full well that her lifestyle was completely different than Harvey’s.She wouldn’t be able to handle eating the same thing for the rest of her life.At this moment, an elderly blonde man with well-kempt hair in a tuxedo pushed out a tray.Steaming hot iron plates were placed in front of Noemi
Finley paused in his tracks when he heard Harvey’s words.‘I’ll die if she eats it?’Noemi and the others were frightened; they instinctively looked at the egg in front of them with a wary gaze.‘Mr. Finley’s dish can kill?’‘How is that possible?’After the initial shock, the people quickly came to their senses; they thought Harvey was just trying to scare them to get more attention.“What are you even saying?!”“Do you know who Mr. Finley is? He’s the royal chef of the Empire! The head chefs of the royal family are all his students!”“And yet, you’re saying that his dishes are going to kill?!”“Not only are you slandering Mr. Finley’s abilities, you’re also slandering the entire royal family of the Empire!”“Do you think you’re some big character when you’re just a country bumpkin?!”“You talk like you know everything! Have you ever seen a truffle? Do you even know what caviar is?”“Kneel and apologize! If not, you’ll have to crawl your way out of here!”A few people sta
“Slander?”Harvey looked calmly at Finley, unperturbed by the scorn he was facing.“These are Truffled Eggs of the royal family, yes?”Finley frowned.“That’s right.”Harvey took a step forward.“The ingredients I pointed out are all correct too, right?”Finley’s eyes twitched.“That’s right. Only I know this dish. Nobody else would know what’s in it, other than the people who ate it!”Noemi and the others froze; they looked at Harvey with odd expressions.‘Did this country bumpkin actually have this dish before?’‘He’s just a country bumpkin, though! Maybe he’s attended the Empire’s banquets before…’Ellen’s eyes lit up; she was certain Harvey probably had another identity.“You’re pretty impressive, young man.”Finley called himself down after pondering for a moment.“That said, you still have to apologize.”“Is that so?” Harvey replied casually.“I admit, you’re pretty capable if you can recognize this dish that well.”Finley crossed his arms with a distant look on
Ellen couldn’t hold back her feelings any longer.“You should really apologize, Harvey. Don’t anger Mr. Finley!” she exclaimed after a moment’s hesitation. “You won’t get another chance later!”Noemi couldn’t help but shoot a deathly glare at Ellen; she thought her daughter was completely blind for helping Harvey.Finley was a bit angry as well; he believed he had already given the young man in front of him another chance, and yet…Harvey clearly didn’t know how to cherish it.Once again, Harvey smiled.“Mr. Finley, your Truffled Eggs should be ingested in three minutes as soon as the lids are opened, right?”“That’s right. The taste is the most mysterious at that timing,” Finley replied coldly.“You say that, but it’s actually not as mysterious as it seems.”“The egg would explode in the mouth, and everything inside would then turn powder-like without any chewing. This is the refreshing and unique taste you were talking about, right?”Finley froze; he couldn’t believe what
Ellen was surprised as well; she didn’t think that Harvey was actually this capable.“You have a pretty good attitude. At least you can admit to your own faults.”Harvey smiled while he wrote something on paper before throwing it to Finley.“When I ate this dish before, I knew that there was something that should’ve been added.”“Not only will the taste be better, but this accident also won't happen either.”Harvey turned around and left after that.Finley lowered his head before seeing “quail eggs” written on paper; he froze before coming to his senses seconds after.The size of the egg was smaller, but the blast of the ingredients would only remain in the mouth; the airways wouldn’t be affected at all.This was a simple change, but it was enough to deal with the problem once and for all.Finley couldn’t help but raise his thumb.“You’re amazing! Truly amazing!”Noemi froze after hearing Finley’s words; she didn’t think Harvey was actually this impressive.Ellen was stunne
Half an hour later, Harvey and Ellen arrived at the Blackburn City Budokan.The place was under the Blackburn City Martial Arts Alliance. Other than training their disciples here, they would also enroll some rich playboys in order to earn a few thousand more dollars every month.A lot of Martial Arts Alliances would do such things; the things they would teach were all basics that the entire world would know.Ellen happily told Harvey that she signed up for a crash course for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars.Harvey heard mostly everything from Ellen; those who enrolled would need to take two to three classes every week for the fundamentals of martial arts.After that, a so-called certificate of completion would be given as proof of their training here.Harvey was speechless; if he was willing to do something like that, the Martial Hall would be on the market in less than a year.While Harvey was busy pitying the rich who had been tricked, Ellen dragged him into the training