Twelve o’clock at noon.Inside the Newgate Chamber of Commerce’s CEO office.Harvey York sat crossed-legged on his chair. He calmly sipped his tea while he looked around him.Kellan Ruiz was quite the tasteful man…The place was quite old-school, but it also seemed very luxurious. It did not seem tasteless at all.A few beautiful secretaries of the organization were in front of Harvey, making him tea while steadily fanning him.If Harvey had not declined, they would have massaged him by then.After all, they all saw what happened outside.They were filled with disdain and ridicule when they first saw Harvey, but after seeing Kellan beg for mercy while his face was being stepped on…They were utterly shocked.Only endless admiration and respect could be seen in their eyes.If Harvey asked, they would be willing to strip on the spot.It was a shame that he was not interested in them. He curiously looked at the mirror in the middle of the hall.The mirror was probably an anti
“What’s the meaning of this?” Harvey York coldly asked while sipping his tea.“It’s our fault that you had to come to settle our debt!” replied Kellan Ruiz respectfully.“That’s why we want to repay you properly!“You don’t need to worry about any of this!“Not only will we settle all our debts immediately, but we’ll also pay three projects ahead!“These are the funds for the first year!“I do hope you’ll give us a chance.“After all, we have medical supplies and machinery that we need. The Zimmer Enterprise offers those things.”“Only the Zimmer family is willing to work with us in the Golden Sands.”Kellan pulled out another forty-four million-dollar check before setting it before Harvey.Harvey squinted at Kellan. He knew Kellan was not such an easygoing man, but he was not intimidated at all.After all, he would just instantly crush him if he dared to do something reckless again.“Fine. I’ll take the check with me.Harvey put his cup down.“That said, my wife gets to
Kellan Ruiz had been fine for the longest time since he had been fighting and killing people in the underworld, constantly showing his murderous intent.If that were not the case, he would have died a thousand times by then.“I’ll die?!Kellan froze before instinctively turning to look at the mirror behind him.“I bought this at the antique market just to show off, Sir York!“That thing’s only a few hundred dollars! What’s the problem with it?”A gangster like Kellan only believed in true power.He would not be into superstitious things like this.That was why he did not believe Harvey’s words.After all, nobody would have the need to fight if things like these existed. Everyone could just rely on things like geomancy arts.He believed that Harvey was just making fun of him at this moment.If it were not for the fact that Harvey completely crushed him, he would have thought Harvey was just some con man.“You don’t have to believe me,” replied Harvey.Kellan swiftly nodded.
“Enough!“All you do is eat!“There are no seats left for him! The food isn’t even enough for all of us!“Shut your mouth and eat, or get out of here already!”Xynthia Zimmer showed a bitter look.“We’ll just get another chair! We’re family after all…”“Family? He isn’t family to us!“I’m already paying him my respect by letting him stay here!“More importantly, my baby boy doesn’t even have enough yet!“There’s no food for useless filth like him!”Lilian Yates insulted Harvey York relentlessly without pause as she showed a fierce glare.“You treat me better than my own mother!” Gabriel exclaimed.“How did you know that I eat a lot?“Everything on the table isn’t even enough for me alone!”Xynthia showed a helpless look on her face.“I thought we agreed that the chicken stew’s for Harvey…”“Shut up!Lilian was utterly infuriated after hearing Xynthia talking back.“I’ll chase you out along with this savage if you don’t keep your mouth shut!“Let me tell you something
Bam!“Here’s the debt owed by the Newgate Chamber of Commerce!Bam!“Here’s their five-year contract!Bam!“Here’s forty-four million dollars, the collaboration fees for this year!“They’ll pay ahead of time every single year!“Without it, you’re allowed to null the contract at any moment.Harvey York smiled faintly while looking at Lilian Yates.“Not only did I get the money back, I even got us a five-year contract and a prepayment.“Can this finally shut your mouth now?Then, Harvey casually picked up a plate before slamming it in front of Gabriel Lee.“Here you go. Remember to have some soup with it or you’ll choke.”“What?”The entire family was shocked after seeing Harvey produce all those things. They were filled with utter disbelief.Not only did Harvey settle the debt, he even got a contract along with a full year’s worth of prepayment.No ordinary person would be able to do such a thing!“No! This is impossible!Gabriel stood up with a shocked expression.“T
Lilian Yates grabbed a plate and threw it at the door.“Confess!” she coldly exclaimed.“Kneel right there!‘The man is at least capable of asking my daughter for a remarriage…‘But he actually got the money back from Kellan Ruiz?‘What a joke!’Xynthia Zimmer was on the verge of tears when she saw the sight.“You should just apologize to Mother. It’s fine…”“Everything here is as real as it can get.Harvey York casually took a sip of Mandy Zimmer’s cup of water.“Why should I confess?”“Heh heh! You just won’t give up, will you?!Gabriel Lee scoffed after seeing Harvey being so stubborn.“People like you probably don’t know we can just check for the contract’s authenticity online!“If I see that it’s fake…“You’ll never set foot here again, right?!”Naturally, to get everything from the family in his hands, including Mandy, he was dead set on chasing Harvey out.He believed Harvey would hinder a lot of his plans.He opened a website and started searching for the cont
“Is that so?Harvey York glanced back at Gabriel Lee.“Eat up already, my dear brother-in-law!Gabriel let out a scoff. He immediately went back on his word. He could not be bothered to refute anymore.After seeing her dear son being taken advantage of, Lilian Yates was filled with resentment. She wanted to slap Harvey so badly…But she did not know what to say when everything Harvey brought out was real.“My fake brother-in-law, you won’t go back on your word now, will you? Even your identity here is fake at this point!“If you don’t even know how to keep your promise, then a man like you is probably no better than a live-in son-in-law at this moment, right?Harvey did not even bother giving Gabriel an out. Since he kept having ideas of getting Mandy, Harvey did not hesitate to trample all over him.“Maybe the taste of the plate’s a little too bland. Why don’t I add some more flavor for you? It’ll come out perfect for you to take in!”“Enough, Harvey!”Lilian slammed the ta
“Right! My husband’s the only good one there is!” Avery added. Meanwhile, Lilian’s face was icy. She was quick to take advantage of this opportunity and evade making good on her promise.“You’re impressive, aren’t you, Harvey?”“You want to marry Mandy, right?”“Fine!”“If you can turn Mandy into the head of the Jean family…”“I’ll accept your marriage!”“Right now, I’ll only allow a trial marriage!”Harvey squinted at Lilian; seeing the fierce look in his unreasonable mother-in-law’s eyes, he knew a huge fight would arise if he kept pushing her.He then saw Mandy’s worried expression, and then smiled faintly.“No problem. Is that all I have to do?”“The Jean family will be hers sooner or later.”“Fine! I’m looking forward to it!”Lilian’s face was still icy. She couldn’t stop Harvey from sitting at the table.Naturally, with him around, she wasn’t about to have a nice meal.After everyone was done with lunch, Gabriel and his wife left. Meanwhile, Harvey went back to th
Linus almost wanted to slap the secretary out of fury. "I'm warning you! This is something we have to deal with ourselves. If we can, Emery will ally with us and help us deal with the small problems that we might encounter. But if we can't… Let me tell you what'll happen. Emery will kick us when we're down and will never offer us a helping hand!"Linus's expression became even darker after he said that. Those who were able to become one of the highest ranking members of the family, it didn't matter how arrogant they were or how materialistic they were, their basic judgment wouldn't stray too far away from being accurate. He was already able to guess Emery's personality. It was said that there was no love within a royal family. It was the same for wealthy families.The beautiful secretary nodded and whispered, "But Mr. Linus, our biggest problem is we're running out of resources. Without powerful locals from the country to help us right now, we're nothing when we're facing Yvonne
Wolsing Grand Hospital. Midnight.Linus was covered in bandages, looking in extremely bad shape. While he had plenty of bodyguards, the Islanders refused to stop no matter what. After the clash, they had beaten him up thoroughly. While there was no permanent injury, he was still covered in bruises.He used his right hand to pick up a cigar as he cursed, "Bastard! All these traitorous Islanders… They took my money… Not only did they do nothing, but they even attacked me! I will kill them after this!"He gritted his teeth. "And that witch Yvonne! She better not think this is over! One day, I'll find a way to kill all of you! Not only you, I will kill your whole family and that man of yours too!"At this time, Linus was no different from a woman scorned. All that was left for him to do was to take out his little book of grudges and start recording. As for how Yvonne managed to retaliate… Though Linus was furious with her, he was also terrified of her.The plot he had so meticulousl
Everything was over. Whether it was the Xaviers, the Islanders, or someone else, they couldn't do anything about this case anymore. With this video, no one could undo anything.On the second floor, Journi looked at what happened with shock. Only after a long time did she whisper, "All we needed to spend is 5,000?""I guess," Harvey said with a shrug. "But I needed to prepare some money beforehand. My subordinates found out that Linus bribed Nomura and the Islanders 100 thousand per head. Nomura and his ilk are greedy, so they agreed to it. I told my subordinates to leak the news that after the negotiation, Linus could gain a lot more benefits."The Islanders naturally wouldn't accept the fact that they'll only be able to gain a little profit, so our men approached them again and pretended to be part of Linus' men. They agreed to hike the price. I even transferred the money to them, so the Islanders had to give today's performance their all. If they had to go as far as to commit suic
"All of us were ready to commit suicide for the 50 million A dollars!""We even sold out our country, meaning we could never return to the Island Nations!""You either give us all the money back, or we'll never stop hounding you for it!" All the Islanders were extremely furious.In truth, the Islanders who were paragons of unity and love were ordinary people in the end and could be swayed by profit. Without the money, they wouldn't have given such a performance.Linus couldn't help but shudder when he saw all the Islanders looking at him with murderous intent, as if a pack of wolves were glaring at him, with the intent to kill. "Stop making such wild accusations!" he cried. "While I really did pay to tell you to work, all I did was give you 10,000 dollars! And that's not A dollars, but H dollars. As for paying all of you 50 million dollars per person… Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I'm willing to pay so much just so you'll frame Yvonne? Why don't you consider if you're w
The phones of all the Islanders who were willing to commit suicide started to vibrate. All the Islanders who were in their righteous fury took out their phones. When they saw the content on the screen, they roared—they were so angry that they almost went mad.They instantly got up from the ground, their eyes bloodshot. All of them glared at Linus, as if wanting to tear him apart. The reporters and spectators were a little shocked, and instinctively took a few steps back. It was obvious that they felt a murderous intent.Before anyone could react, Nomura waved his hand. All the Islanders surrounded Linus and his men. Linus frowned slightly. "What do you all want?""Fools!" Nomura immediately aimed his longsword at Linus. "Don't you people from Country A call yourself a civilized world? That obeying the contract is important to you? Why did you suddenly break the contract when we've done everything you asked us to do?"The other Islanders all looked at Linus with a murderous expres
Linus wore a victor's smile. The reason he looked for Tojo Nomura earlier was to accuse Yvonne and the Xavier family on the spot, to make sure they would be accused of being traitors.He didn't expect a little money to be enough to make them act. Good, good. All he could say was that no matter how powerful or barbaric the Islanders were, they were nothing before the great people of country A. Not to mention, he had already given them their rewards. Even if he didn't, the Islanders still had to act as he ordered.Yvonne frowned. Of course, she knew that nothing the Islanders said was true—merely defamation. The problem was that she couldn't understand why someone like Nomura, who was a disciple of Shinto Way, had to make up such lies.The moment that thought crossed her mind, Yvonne looked coldly at Linus and said, "Just how much did you give them to the point they're willing to sell their country?""Tsk! You think that's enough to scare me?" Linus smiled wryly. "Everybody knows h
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