A truly capable man would not become a live-in son-in-law.More importantly, the guests naturally had to stand with Gabriel Lee since they all took something from him.“Just shut up if you don’t know anything, Harvey York! Stop spouting nonsense!”“Yeah! Just look at yourself! How dare you slander Gabriel like that?!”“You pretend to be a professional or something?! You think it’s fake just because you said so?!”“I heard that you don’t even have an educational background! You have no right to appraise calligraphy paintings if you can’t even read!”“Gabriel’s an extremely well-known collector here! It’s definitely real if he says it is!”The crowd was in an uproar. They were relentlessly ridiculing Harvey, and it was extremely ear-piercing.Mandy and Xynthia Zimmer’s expressions instantly darkened.They did not expect Gabriel would be this shameless.“We’ll just have to get another expert to appraise this then,” replied Harvey calmly.“I’ll pay for the expert myself.”Gabri
Lilian Yates’ pupils shrunk the moment she saw Harvey York.Then, she disdainfully sat down on a chair before saying, “Bring me the painting, my dear.“Your father and I will take a look at it.”The two came from wealthy families, after all. It was only natural for them to have some experience in this.Since Simon Zimmer had been painfully researching all sorts of collectibles back in South Light, he had more knowledge in appraising in general.Gabriel Lee would not have purchased the Claudius if that were not the case.Gabriel pridefully glared at Harvey before handing the painting to Simon.Simon took out a magnifying glass before pretending to look all over the painting.A few minutes later, Simon started whispering in Lilian’s ear.Lilian instinctively glared at Gabriel.Her expression was as cold as ice.Gabriel immediately trembled in his boots. Lilian’s gaze was just too terrifying.Obviously, they found out that the painting was fake.Mandy and Xynthia Zimmer were
“Right! He’s a man living off his wife! He’s about to get kicked out of the family anyway! Why even bother at this point?”“If a live-in son-in-law even knows how to read and write, pigs are going to start flying!”“Gabriel Lee’s an extremely talented figure in the city! He wouldn’t try to fool everyone with a fake painting!”The crowd disdainfully glared at Harvey York.“Get over here and apologize already! Stop making Father and Mother upset!” exclaimed Gabriel proudly.He was acting extremely arrogant, as if he was the actual son of the family.Harvey completely ignored Gabriel and smiled playfully in front of Lilian Yates.It was not that she could not distinguish that the painting was fake…In her mind, Harvey was just a live-in son-in-law trying to climb the ranks of the family.Judging from the grudge between the two, it was already nice enough for Lilian not to do anything to Harvey. Why would she even uphold justice at this point?Not only was Gabriel extremely respe
Everyone was shocked. They were looking at the sight with utter disbelief.Avery Foster’s jaw dropped in an instant. She did not know what to say at that moment.Everyone wanted to mock Harvey York, but their faces turned bright red instead.After all, everyone knew that it was impossible to steal anything from the Ancestry Museum.Even if someone could do that, they would not just sell the painting for a measly fifteen thousand dollars.More importantly, there would have been news about this if the painting was actually stolen.Since there was no word about such a thing, even an idiot would know what happened.Everyone was glaring at Gabriel with odd looks.‘At least forge something less popular if you’re going to do something like this!’‘I can’t believe he got exposed because of some news online…’The proud Gabriel felt his face becoming bright red.Harvey did not slap him directly, but the feeling was exactly the same.Lilian Yates’ face instantly turned dark.“Stop sh
Lilian Yates showed Harvey York a deathly glare.“What are you even doing here, Harvey?” exclaimed Gabriel Lee.“Are you here to beg for your remarriage?“Or are you here to poison and take everything from us?“I won’t allow this to happen!”“My son’s right!” screamed Lilian.“Even if his painting is fake, he still bought it with his hard-earned cash!“His painting wouldn’t kill anyone!”Naturally, Lilian was on Gabriel’s side. In her eyes, he was her lapdog, after all.Everyone’s disdainful gazes shifted toward Harvey once again.‘He’s clearly unwelcomed here, yet he’s still trying to cling to the family using his identity as their former live-in son-in-law!’‘More importantly, he’s even flaunting his strength just so he can get his way!’The whole crowd chuckled.Mandy could not help but rub her temples. Harvey and Lilian truly were a combination of utter disaster.“Do you hear that?“Do you think you have the right to embarrass me in front of Father and Mother?“You’
“Just die already, you b*stard!“Die!“Leave! Get out of our house!“We don’t welcome you here!“Get as far away from here as you can!”After the guests were gone, Lilian Yates finally lashed out after holding back her rage for the entire evening.Harvey York exposed her dear godson’s fake painting in front of the crowd. Not only was Gabriel Lee completely disrespected, but Lilian was also utterly humiliated.After all, she had been announcing in the Golden Sands that Harvey was just a useless live-in son-in-law trying to get back together with Mandy…And yet she could not see what the live-in son-in-law was able to see.This could only mean she was inferior compared to him!That said, Lilian could not just tell everyone that she was biased toward Gabriel.She wanted to pressure Harvey! She wanted him to leave!She was utterly infuriated by his sole presence! ‘This is insane!‘He knew exactly how valuable that damn Flaxseed is, yet he swallowed it right in front of my fa
Harvey York smiled faintly.“We’ve been through so many things at this point. Don’t you think that it’s a little unfair to me?Mandy Zimmer wanted to say something after seeing the two argue, but she only heaved a sigh without saying a single word.“So what if it’s unfair for you?!“You’ve been begging to be the family’s live-in son-in-law! You’re completely shameless anyway!Lilian Yates was boiling with anger.“Your respect is nothing compared to our baby boy’s!“A kept man like you can’t even compare to such a prominent figure!“Gabriel Lee has been giving us things worth hundreds and thousands of dollars!“You didn’t even give the family anything! How are you supposed to compete?!“What can you even do to compete?!“Besides, it’s a blessing for you to get my disrespect anyway!Lilian showed a prideful look.“Do you even understand me?!”For Lilian, Harvey should have been trampled under her feet. He should have just stopped fighting back and let her do whatever she pl
Harvey York completely ignored Lilian Yates’ sluggish look when he shifted his gaze toward Mandy Zimmer with a warm smile.“Take your household registration with you tomorrow, Mandy. We’ll get our marriage certificate then.“I’ll give you the most extravagant wedding you’ve ever seen.“I’ll make you the happiest woman alive.”Mandy stood frozen. Her face was bright red. She did not expect that Harvey would have such a domineering sight.Xynthia Zimmer instinctively looked away, hiding her sorrows from everyone.“Tomorrow?!Lilian chuckled angrily.“You’re just a kept man! How dare you even say something like that?!“Who do you think you are?!“You want to get remarried tomorrow?!“Dream on!“I knew you were following Mandy back here just to cling to the family again!“What?! Don’t you have anybody else to cling to?!“You might just die of uselessness at this point!”For Lilian, Mandy should be married into a wealthy family so she would be at the top of the world.Instea
Very quickly, many Islanders ran to the stage. All of them were wearing the Islanders' traditional summer garb. The way they stood and the way they lifted their beard made them easily identifiable as Islanders.According to how unified Islanders were, everything they said would most likely be true.When Linus saw what was happening, sat down and folded his legs. His sexy secretary helped him light up a cigar. He took a deep breath, then looked at the unfolding scene with interest.Very quickly, the Islander leading the men took a step forward and said angrily, "Everyone! I'm Shinto Way's disciple, Tojo Nomura. I'm also the leader of the disciples still in Country H. "A few days ago, the Xaviers of Wolsing requested a marriage with our Young Master, Shingen. They have also signed a lot of contracts with us. Some of them include how Shinto Way will transfer the shares of our assets in Country H to them, while they will have to transfer ownership of their business on the Island Natio
When Yvonne saw Linus pulling out things they shouldn't and even giving them to the reporters, she instantly realized that he cared little about the consequences anymore.What he did was to ensure the Xaviers were blamed for everything. Even if he gained nothing from it, he still wanted to do it just so the Xaviers would have a hard time in Country H. He even wanted to use this to make both Country H and the Island Nation to force them to publicly deal with Shingen's death.Harvey, who caused all of this, would be in a lot of trouble. Yvonne looked at Linus coldly. "Linus, you know that taking things out of context and making up stories won't be beneficial to you. Where's your conscience?""Conscience? What's that?" Linus said with an exaggerated expression. "I'm not the one who killed Shingen. It's you Xaviers of Wolsing and the prospective son-in-law you wanted. Are you afraid others will find out? I'm just someone who knew the truth with a righteous heart!"I can't bear to see
The faces of Yvonne and the others from the Xaviers all shifted a little. It was obvious they didn't expect an Islander to appear. Meanwhile, Harvey simply looked at all of this coldly.Journi, who was a little bit surprised, turned to Harvey subconsciously. "What's going on?""We're simply giving the full package. The most difficult part of all of this was to explain why the Islanders would give up. Rather than waiting for others to expose the truth, why don't we give everyone the truth?" Harvey said calmly."What do you mean?" Journi said with a frown. "Simple. While these people are Islanders, they'll work for money. In this situation, the words of an Islander are more effective than the words of a hundred people from Country H…"Journi was curious about what Harvey wanted to do, but then some of the reporters realized what was happening. "Are these allegations from the Islanders true? Did you really assassinate Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, who wanted to improve the relationship
All the reporters and attendants were captivated by Yvonne's story. They didn't expect a commercial clash would be even more exciting than what they watched in dramas. At the same time, Yvonne highlighted the helplessness she felt when she was forced to marry Shingen. Everyone pitied her for what she had to do.As for how they dealt with Shingen, Yvonne simply brushed it over, saying that the Xaviers managed to get what they were after. She sighed and said, "These are all supposed to be secret, something not supposed to be revealed. The reason I revealed everything today is that I wanted to prove that the Xaviers didn't have much to do with the Island Nations."You can investigate this and see whether it's real or not, and I can bear full responsibility for what is said today. Also, to prove everything that I said and destroy baseless accusations, I now invite our patriarch Mr. Nashon Xavier to speak with everyone right here and now."With a wave of her hand, a door was opened fro
"First of all, the Xaviers had never thought of working with the Islanders. Not in the past, not in the present, not in the future. "Secondly, I will never marry an Islander. I'm born here, and my allegiance is to our country. "Thirdly, there are some photos on the internet about contracts and weddings. I acknowledge that they do exist, but I can swear to all of you that it is simply the result of a commercial clash. And in the end, the Xaviers have won. Please don't worry about the process. Just take note of the result." Yvonne spoke calmly and honestly.She also didn't hide the wedding that she shouldn't be speaking about. She acknowledged it, not trying to hide or evade the question. There was only silence; everyone felt Yvonne's sincerity.Normally speaking, when someone started a press conference like this, it was so that they could wash some of the rumors away. However, Yvonne didn't do that. She simply stated the truth. And it was truth like this that was the most trus
Since Harvey already had his decision, Yvonne wasn't going to say anything else. She made a few calls and they began the acquisition. This time, they were going to use Harvey's capital and name, so on the surface, this had nothing to do with Sky Corporation.In other words, even if Country A noticed someone was acquiring all the shares in the stock market, they wouldn't be able to tell it was Sky Corporation for the time being. Once they realized who was the one acquiring the shares, it would be too late.After that was done, Harvey gave Journi a sly smile. "Is there anything else we should do? "Dealing with the rumors and making a declaration are already impressive moves. There's only one last move to make," Journi chuckled. "Tomorrow, when everything will be settled, the Xaviers will need to organize a major news conference. There, the patriarch Nashon Xavier would need to reveal himself. That way, we'll be able to dispel the rumors without needing to exert any more effort. A l
As the proofs had all been posted online, some netizens writing badly against the Xaviers immediately separated into two camps.A few still believed that the Xaviers had turned coat, but most believed in the Xaviers. Yvonne was still single, after all. That alone was enough to gain their trust."I told you. The Xaviers were one of the top ten families in country H. They wouldn't have become a servant to the Islanders.""The beautiful ladies from our country should remain single instead of letting anyone have them.""I believe someone is targeting the Xavier family. Maybe this is an action from some overseas forces. Don't believe those lies, everyone!""The Xavier family has already published their explanation. They've even posted their contracts on their website for everyone to check. It's enough to prove that they had nothing to hide.""The relevant departments should interfere with this as soon as possible and restore their reputation."Everyone sighed in relief when some neti
When Harvey and the others heard about Journi, they were all shocked. All of them took out their phones and started to check the trending searches. Very quickly, the screenshots of the role model husband and wife cheating started to appear. Photos of them and the audio of them fighting slowly appeared.To most of the netizens, something like this was much better.Very quickly, the role model husband and wife became everyone's talking points. Countless moral crusaders started to condemn them with words. Some were laughing at them, cursing at them, speaking for them… The entire internet became very lively as different types of people took different stances.When their romantic partners were all revealed, it allowed people to build up their own scenarios in their head. Many people started to search for all kinds of evidence through the internet.As the netizens continued to discuss it, news about the Xaviers ceased becoming important. While there were still some people who had a pro
"If that really doesn't work, maybe Yvonne can hide for a while?" Rachel said after giving it a thought. While she didn't know much about the internet, she knew about one thing. Trends like this would only remain for a few days. Ignore them and they would go away pretty quickly."It won't be that easy this time," Harvey said as he shook his head. "Since Linus is the one who planned this, he would definitely watch how things are going. Once he noticed things didn't develop how he wanted them to be, he'd do something else instead. He may publish the second half of the video that we don't want to. In other words, we're in his complete control."Everyone looked at each other, not sure how to deal with this mess."Sir, it's not good if you don't tell me something is happening at home when I'm your assistant, right? Or do you think the Country H Commercial Group is too small, and we can't help you?" Just when everyone was getting a headache, a slender figure walked into the residence'