“I’m fine, Ellen. I almost died, and my face and neck are hurting like Hell!”Eden was actual scum; he could clearly tell that Ellen was getting soft.He didn’t keep going against Harvey; instead, he used the opportunity to hold onto Ellen’s soft hand with a miserable look.“Did you know? All this pain is still nothing compared to the pain of losing you!”“If you forgive me, I’d be willing to get beaten to death or crippled, let alone endure this kind of pain!”“You’re extremely important to me!”Eden’s acting was immaculate.“Please give me another chance, Ellen!” he exclaimed.“My brother challenged that man for you even though he knew that he was a savage, Ellen!” Valery added quickly.“He still gave his all to fight, even if he knew that he was going to lose! Can’t you see how brave he is?”“Look at him!”“My brother’s been pampered his entire life!”“And yet, he was willing to give up his life just for you! Are you still not going to forgive him after this?”“A man is
Harvey looked at Ellen’s miserable expression, and nodded.None of this mattered to him, anyway.Ellen let out a sigh of relief after receiving Harvey’s answer.“I’m happy I got to know you, Harvey,” she said seriously.“I’m thankful you’ve been by my side as well.”“That said, I still want to be together with Eden.”She then walked toward Eden before putting on the Pigeon Egg Ring, a faint smile on her face.“If you do anything out of hand from now on, Eden, then don’t blame me for what happens next!”She then leaned into Eden’s arms with a fulfilled expression.“I got it!” Eden cried.“I’ll do everything my princess says!”Eden completely ignored the pain on his face before sweeping Ellen off the ground and kissing her cheeks.He then glared at Harvey, as if he had already won.‘Why’s a kept man like him trying to go against the young master of the Cobb family?’‘What a joke!’‘Doesn’t he know his limits?’Eden was planning to slap Harvey around to vent his anger afte
“Leave! We don’t welcome you here!”Eden had a prideful look when he saw Harvey’s “miserable” expression.“For Ellen’s sake, I’ll let you off the hook for now!”“That said, don’t blame me for what happens tomorrow!”Harvey glanced at Ellen without saying a word; he wasn’t going to go after Eden for her sake, but…If Eden was going to cause more trouble, Harvey wouldn’t mind dealing with Eden.“Harvey, wait!”When Harvey was about to leave, Ellen remembered something important.She waved her hand to gather the crowd. There was a brief hesitation on her face, but it was soon replaced with determination.“Eden’s my boyfriend. You’re a good friend of mine, Harvey, and so is Katy!”“I know you and Katy don’t think too well of the Cobb family. I know you’re planning to open up your business to go against them when they’re celebrating their anniversary.”“I know that you gave Katy the original formula for the Cobb family’s Silver Elixir, too…”“But for my sake, can you settle this
Harvey calmly rejected Eden’s offer.After hearing the obedient man daring to fight back…Ellen’s exquisite face darkened, and she frowned.She gritted her teeth and shouted at Harvey.“Since you’re being so heartless, Harvey! Fine… Since you won’t pay me any respect, then don’t blame me for what happens next!”“You won’t be getting the office building or my company’s help anymore!”“Tell your people to take everything away tomorrow—no, right now!”“I’ll smash up the entire place too! You won’t get anything from me!”“After all, I have to help my boyfriend and my future family. I can’t side with an enemy!”‘Take everything away?’‘Smash up the entire place?’Harvey stopped in his tracks, and shot Ellen a mystified look. After everything he had done for her, he thought she wouldn’t come to this…And yet, immediately after getting back together with Eden, she said all that without hesitation.Harvey smiled faintly at her. “Are you sure you want me to do that?”“Are you su
Harvey let out a sigh.In his eyes, Ellen was a reasonable person.Thus, he didn’t think that she could turn out like this for Eden’s sake.She was trying to take advantage of Harvey, yet she acted as if she was scolding him on her moral high ground.Harvey didn’t even know what to say.“I understand what you’re saying. I know the value of the formula!”Ellen’s pride rose up to greater heights after she was disrespected by Harvey; she had an extremely horrible look on her face.“That said, you should know that the formula in your hands still belongs to the Cobb family!”“Don’t you understand how shameless you are for stealing that formula and demanding money for it?!”“That’s right!” Eden exclaimed coldly.“Our formula was stolen forty years ago! I suspect that you were the thief from back then!”“If you don’t give us the formula, I’ll make you live the rest of your life behind bars!”“You hear that, Harvey? He’ll call the cops at any moment!” Ellen said earnestly.“You’re
“I’m giving you two hours! Clean everything up till then!”“Even if I smash up the entire store, I won’t let you use it!” Ellen exclaimed through gritted teeth.Eden burst out laughing.“You can’t be so wasteful, Ellen!”“Just give that to the family. We were planning to open up a massive flagship store, anyway.”“When that happens, you should come host the anniversary. We’ll show the entire city who the happiest couple here is!”Eden glared pridefully at Harvey.‘How dare a country bumpkin from Country H even go against me?!’ he thought angrily. ‘Does he have a death wish?!’Ellen glared at Harvey. She wanted to see how he’d react—she wanted to see if he was going to get angry or resentful about it.“Fine,” Harvey said calmly.He turned around and left right after.He didn’t even try to stall anybody. The way he acted made it seem as if Ellen and Eden were talking to a brick wall—it was a completely useless conversation.Ellen froze.She thought Harvey would show his true
Ellen nodded after hearing Eden’s words.If Harvey really had that formula, he would’ve been filthy rich by now! Why open up a shop with Katy in the first place?More importantly, Katy had been absent the entire time.Maybe Harvey was bluffing about opening up the store as well. Maybe he was just trying to grab Ellen’s attention so he could use her to make a comeback.After losing the chance, Harvey had no option but to leave with a broken heart. Ellen would probably not see his face ever again.Without hesitating, Ellen caressed Eden’s face with a tender look.“I’m sorry, Eden. You got hurt so badly because of me…”“This is nothing.”“For you, this pain means nothing. This is the symbol of my love for you!”“After this, we’ll love each other even more!”Eden flashed her a sad smile.“I won’t cause any more trouble to Harvey for your sake. The Blackburn City Martial Arts Alliance, on the other hand…”“No matter what, I’m still a part of the organization. Harvey even beat me
“It’s fine if we leave, Sir York, but we really can’t bring all this with us. The workers can’t stand the weather, either. If we don’t find a storage place for everything, it’ll all be useless!”The disciples of Longmen’s Hong Kong and Las Vegas branches who came all the way here were heartbroken as they looked at the materials and the medicine.For the past few days, they put all their heart and soul into this.Harvey thought about the situation for a while.“Harper, take the workers to see if there are any other places for us to rent.”“It doesn’t matter how expensive they are. It’ll be better if we can buy it.”Ellen said that everyone had to leave the store on the same day, but it shouldn’t be a problem even if they didn’t make it past midnight.Harper quickly ran out with a few workers in tow.Harvey crossed his legs and sat in front of the store, looking calm all the way.Half an hour passed soon after.Harper came back with a horrible look, panting profusely.“Sir Yor
"Of course, I know you don't want to be a woman like them," the man with the slicked-back hair said as he played with a lighter in his left hand, with a confident expression. "That's why, after giving it some thought, I'm willing to give you another way out. It's the same condition as before. If you're willing to come with me, not only will I give you your dignity and endless wealth, I can make you enjoy the joys of being a woman. See? Even your mother sold you. There's no harm for you to come with me!"The man, who was called Royce Yates, revealed a malicious smile. Although a man like him had toyed with plenty of women, he never really had the chance to be with a beauty who shared a deep connection with him.It did not make him feel disgusted at all. The blood relation they shared made him feel excited. To someone like him, the more taboo something was, the more excited they would be.The bodyguards standing behind Royce revealed a relishing smile when they heard it. The only thin
Ten minutes later, Harvey and Tyson left the estate's gate. After that, Tyson stepped on the gas and they quickly headed to a hotel in the countryside of Wolsing.Harvey even made a few calls during the journey. George quickly sent in new information he had gathered."Sir, people from Country A hold the shares of the Geraldton Hotel in the countryside. This hotel benefits from some kind of extraterritoriality. Those who came to this place were either the wealthy or the powerful. You might have some recollection about the person who has the majority of shares in this hotel. It was the Yates of Country A."After what happened in South City earlier, they stayed silent for a while before extending their influence in our country again. The Geraldton Hotel is their family's stronghold in our country. Your ex-sister-in-law, Xynthia, is related to the Yates. This time, the Yates used their relationship with your ex-mother-in-law Lilian to invite Xynthia to their talent show in this region.
There was a moment of deep thought on Geoffrey's face. After a moment, he asked Neve, "Neve, tell me about a few verses regarding your training technique that involves mental strength. I'll give it a look."Neve hesitated momentarily, leaned closer to Geoffrey's ear, and whispered a few sentences. Geoffrey's expression changed as he listened to those words. He closed his eyes and simulated it carefully in his mind.After a long while, Geoffrey opened his eyes and coldly said, "From today onward, stop practicing Servitas' mental cultivation technique. You have to give up all of it. Also, seal the remaining Six-Paths Fragrance and send them to Dragon Cell for analysis. See if there's anything inside that is hallucinogenic…"Then, Geoffrey remembered something else. "Did your teacher personally teach you all the mental cultivation techniques?" A hint of tension flashed through Geoffrey's eyes when he asked the question. If Servitas really did intentionally teach Neve a technique with s
After hearing what Harvey had to say, everyone exchanged glances. Lune and Sol were very experienced, and they quickly zoomed into the video recording and started to check the details. After carefully scanning it, everyone noticed Neve's action was extremely mechanical, and her eyes were completely blank. Even her actions activating the Rainstorm Needles were extremely puppetlike.When Neve saw this, she was shocked. "How can I fall under someone else's control like this? I'm trained in Servitas' school of martial arts, and it demands extremely high mental mastery. How can I fall into someone's control so easily? Not to mention that one doesn't have to use the Six-Paths Fragrance to control me, right? But most importantly… I've never fallen for someone's mind control until Harvey appeared… Could it be that it's you who are controlling me?" Neve immediately turned to look at Harvey, looking vigilant.Harvey rolled his eyes. "What's the point of me doing that?""So you can get my gran
"Stop! Everyone, stop!" When Lune and Sol saw what was happening, they were stunned and stopped right before Harvey. They knew Geoffrey's condition, so they were very sure that it was Geoffrey's inner demon going wild just now."Drop all your Rainstorm Needles right now! We can decide everything once Mr. Geoffrey is awake!" Lune ordered the men and quickly checked the mobile that was already set up nearby, wanting to see what was happening."Are you stupid, Lune? Didn't you see that my grandpa is almost dead because of him? Sol, stop them right now! Do it! Kill Harvey! Kill whoever dares to stop you!" Neve screamed, on the verge of a breakdown.The dozens of security guards exchanged glances and hesitated and did not dare move when they saw how chaotic it was in the study."We'll see who's behind this right now!" Lune had already grabbed the phone, and he immediately projected what the phone had recorded onto the wide-screen TV in the study.Soon, they all saw how Neve appeared at
Harvey instinctively kicked Geoffrey's chair when he narrowed his eyes, looking at what was happening. There was a bang, and the chair fell to the ground. The silver needles from the Rainstorm Needles flew past where the two of them were just moments ago, striking the big desk.Instantly, a big hole appeared on the desk, and corrosive liquid flowed out. It was terrifying. However, Neve blankly raised her right hand. Just as Harvey was about to make his move, Geoffrey appeared right before Neve and grabbed her right hand tightly, his expression brutal."How dare you… I have raised you for twenty years! And now, you want to kill me? Time to die!" As Geoffrey said that, he moved Neve's arm and aimed the Rainstorm Needles in her sleeve right on her own forehead.Harvey blinked, and he instantly knew what was happening.Because of Neve's assault, the inner demon within Geoffrey clawed its way out. Geoffrey had already lost control. Meanwhile, Neve started to regain some clarity from the
Harvey smiled. "Aren't you afraid that it'll cause discord once your words reach back to Grand City if you praise me this much? I'm going to Grand City eventually."Geoffrey's eyes slightly narrowed when he heard it, and then he smiled. "It makes sense if you're going to the city. Since you're the representative of the Martial Arts Alliance, which makes you the mayor of Grand City, it's logical if you want to go there. But there's something you need to be mindful of. The Seven Families publicly acknowledged Dan as the scion of Grand City, and everyone thought he would become the representative."If you go to Grand City, everyone will see you as trying to usurp power whether you want it or not. When that happens, the two of you will never have peace until one of you is dead…""Dead?" Harvey smirked. "What makes him think he has the right to call himself Grand City's scion? If he wants to become the owner of Grand City, he has to reclaim his status and become a representative and not
Meanwhile, Sol moved a chair over for Harvey and made a cup of tea for him. Harvey drank the flower tea that had just been freshly brewed. After a drink, he said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Geoffrey.""You saved me, so it's nothing strange for me to show you some appreciation," replied Geoffrey with a smile as he waved his hand. Then, Sol and Lune closed and covered all the windows and doors leading to the studies. Later, he said, "Harvey, I've prepared everything I need to. It's all in your hands now."In the next few days, he had already written down his own comprehension of his martial arts and those that he believed needed to be recorded, then passed them to Sol and Lune for safekeeping. Geoffrey was prepared for the consequences of his treatment."Alright. Since you have made the decision, then I won't delay this any further. But I suggest that we should make a video recording. That way, you will not only know what changes occur to your body but also what I did." Harvey sugge
"You heard it too, didn't you? I gave Victoria a call," Harvey said openly. "Victoria is the eldest princess of the Empire. She owed me one, so I asked her a favor. To her, something like this is easily within her powers."Yvonne was shocked. "You're actually familiar with the Empire's eldest princess?"Harvey smiled. "It's all in the past. Not to mention that this time, it involves the lives of many of your relatives. It's more convenient if the Empire is the one that makes the move."Yvonne gave it a thought and mumbled, "Sir, you probably need to repay her for a favor this huge, right? If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll have the Xaviers prepare them.""Well… There's no need to," Harvey said as he glanced at his phone screen with a message written in the Empire's script. "I guess this is all over once I find some time to treat her to a meal."When she heard it, Yvonne's expression instantly turned strange. But she was a smart woman; she knew there were things she s