In their eyes, Harvey had without question tainted Kairi.Harvey smiled at their reactions, and calmly let go of Kairi’s hand.Even so, a hint of her fragrance was still lingering between his fingertips.Kairi smiled.“No matter the reason, you managed to deal with a dangerous crisis.”“If you didn’t, even if she doesn’t get to kill me, many innocents would be dragged into this.”“I’d be blamed for the innocents instead.”Kairi flashed him a dreamy smile.“No matter the perspective, I owe you a huge favor.”“From now on, you’re my friend! Let me know whatever you need from me. I’ll do anything in my power to help!”“It’s cliche to say something like this, but I really mean it.”“Even if I’m gone, you can bring my name card to my father or…fiance…”Kairi pulled out a card before putting it in Harvey’s hand.“They’ll do everything they can to help.”Harvey held the exquisite-looking card; it had been carved from a special type of wood. There was only a name and a number on
A few hours later, the plane landed at the Golden Sands International Airport. The entire time, neither Harvey nor Kairi said a word. Harvey and Kairi walked in the VIP passageway together as if they were a couple. The bodyguards behind Kairi all had gloomy looks as they watched.The two soon reached the exit. Kairi flashed Harvey a friendly smile.“Where are you going next? I can get you there if you’d like.”Harvey shook his head.“No need. I already told my wife about my arrival when I boarded the plane.”“She’ll come pick me up later.”“Your wife?”Kairi froze; then, she instinctively looked at Harvey’s ring finger.There was no ring on it.Harvey smiled when he saw the look on Kairi’s face.“Maybe ex-wife is a more appropriate title. I’m just a discarded man at this point.”Kairi smiled at Harvey; she seemed a lot more interested in Harvey now.“That doesn’t matter. If you give me a call, I’ll help you any way I can in the Golden Sands!”“Come! Let’s hug it out as a
By then, Kairi had grown more interested in Harvey.She leaned in closer to his ear before whispering, “What about dinner tonight, Sir York?”“Thank you for your offer, but he’s not free!”Mandy couldn’t help but reveal a cold glare as she spoke up, replying in Harvey’s stead.She stomped on her high heels before pulling Harvey away, smiling sharply.“He’ll be having dinner with me tonight.”Kairi froze after seeing Mandy here.“This is your useless ex-husband, Mandy?!” she exclaimed, shocked.‘Huh? Do they know each other?’ Harvey thought, surprised. ‘Well, I suppose it’s normal for people from the Golden Sands’ top-rated circle to know each other …’Mandy couldn’t be bothered to explain anything, and dragged Harvey out of the passageway and into her red Ferrari.She furiously stepped on the gas soon after.Kairi was left at the airport, watching the two go away with a playful expression.Harvey was in the passenger’s seat, his seatbelt strapped on him, an odd expression
At six o’clock in the evening, in front of the Golden Sands Shopping Center—the Golden Sands Food Market.The place was named as such, but it was one of the most well-known restaurants around. It was said there’d be thousands of people lining up to get in every single day.The parking lot was filled with all sorts of luxurious cars.Mandy was already prepared to take Harvey here. However, he immediately froze when he saw her pull out a number plate from her handbag.After parking the car, the two walked into the restaurant. The entire place was filled with customers dressed in all sorts of elegant clothing. It was clear this was the peak time for dinner.Mandy showed the number plate, and a waiter led the two to the reserved seats.During the process, Mandy caught quite a lot of attention.After all, compared to the young ladies with elegant makeup and slender legs…Mandy wasn’t wearing makeup at all, but her looks and aura outmatched the others completely.The men with female
“Hello, Miss…”Right as Harvey and Mandy were speaking, a beautiful waitress with great makeup walked over with a 1982 Lafite.“Young Master Jackson wanted you to have this.”Before Mandy and Harvey had the chance to reject the gift, the extremely rare bottle of wine was already put on the table.“Wine? A 1982 Lafite, of all things?”Harvey and Mandy froze, then looked in the direction the waitress pointed toward.A handsome man in a Givenchy couture suit raised his glass of red wine.He looked young, dashing, and extremely rich.It was clear he was a very successful man.A few people in elegant clothing surrounded him.They were all staring mockingly at Harvey and Mandy, as if they were waiting for something to happen.Before Harvey even said a word, Mandy had already spoken up with a cold expression.“I’m sorry, I don’t know who that is. Please take this back.”“This…”The beautiful waitress frowned after sensing Mandy’s distant attitude; she was clearly in a bad mood.
“Look closely, Miss!”“Other than stuffing his mouth, what else can your man even do?!”“He wouldn’t even dare speak up about this!”“And what about Young Master Jackson? He’s a thousand times better than this man here! You’ll regret it if you miss your chance!”The waitress looked down at Harvey.While she already knew he was there, she just couldn’t stand such a poor-looking sob.After all, in her eyes, the most valuable man in the Golden Sands was Young Master Jackson, Dariel Jackson.Mandy was completely infuriated; she couldn’t be bothered to talk to the waitress any longer.“Leave!” she exclaimed coldly.The waitress chuckled.“Enough is enough!”“Why are you still pretending?!”“I’ll get your manager to fire you if you keep yapping here!”At this moment, Dariel walked over with his glass of wine, having watched the whole thing with narrowed eyes for a while.With every single step he took, he exuded an incredibly domineering aura.Those who were in his way quickly
Dariel’s tone was bright and decisive.A lot of his friends burst out laughing; there was clearly another meaning to his words.But Dariel had a calm look on his face, as if he was only speaking normally.He had a confident expression, and completely ignored Harvey’s existence.Mandy kept his eyes on Harvey, her face cold. “Are you done eating? We’ll head out as soon as you’re done.”The beautiful waitress was completely infuriated.“What are you saying, you b*tch?!”“Young Master Jackson came all the way here just for you, yet you’re still trying to play hard to get?”“Do you think you’re actually worth something?”“You’ll end up horribly if Young Master Jackson gets angry!”“Sigh. Enough nonsense! We should be gentle with beautiful women like her. There’s no need for threats!”Dariel waved at the beautiful waitress, swishing the glass of wine in his hand as he did so. He smiled when he looked at Harvey, who was in the midst of taking bites out of the pickled fish.“I’m in
The crowd became dead silent as soon as they heard Harvey’s words.They looked at Harvey in shock; some of them couldn’t help but pluck their ears to check if they had heard wrong.It’d be normal for Dariel to say something like this…However, it was just completely shocking for a random country bumpkin to say the same thing.Dariel froze for a moment, then scoffed.“Interesting!It’s been a while since someone’s acted like this in front of me.”“You’re not the first, but you’re definitely one of the most interesting.”“How about this? Grovel before you leave.”Harvey nodded.“Sure. Do it now.”Dariel shot Harvey a disdainful look.‘Does this b*stard know who he’s talking to?’“This guy’s not respecting you at all, Young Master Jackson!”“He wants you to grovel?! No chance!”“Looks like you’ll have to teach him a lesson for running his mouth like that, Young Master Jackson!”Dariel’s friends were cheering loudly; they wanted chaos.Dariel felt utterly humiliated after se
"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