Early in the following morning,Harvey got up from a bad sleep and was dragged into the car by Mandy.She started complaining about Harvey as soon as the two got in.They had already talked about Gabriel treating the family to a meal the day before…And yet, Harvey still got up so late.Harvey got more information about the situation after getting inside the car.Gabriel got lucky enough to be in charge of a multi-million-dollar project. Safe to say, his status rose because of this.His sister, Baylor Lee, had been doing extremely well in her work as well. Safe to say, this was a huge blessing to his family.Lilian and Simon wanted to go as well, but they asked Mandy to go in their stead since they had things to attend to.After hearing that Mandy was coming, Gabriel wanted Harvey to join as well, with the excuse that he wanted to give Harvey guidance.Harvey, however, knew full well that Gabriel wasn’t that kind-hearted.But he didn’t care. Since Mandy insisted, he didn’t min
“Of course, this all wouldn’t be possible without everyone sitting here!”“My husband and I are hosting this event specifically to thank you all.”The father had a righteous look on his face as he stood up.“Please eat your fill today, everyone!” he exclaimed after laughing loudly.“Just say the word if you need anything!”“We have as many 1982 Rieslings as you want!”Gabriel stood up pridefully as well.“Father, Mother! Everyone!”“Thank you all for coming for my sake!”“I will not forget this for the rest of my life!”“Here’s a toast!”He casually chugged a glass of alcohol down.“You and Baylor are so talented! Don’t forget about us when you two get stinking rich!”“Right! It’s impressive to have such amazing achievements at such a young age!”“An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to get a project from Evergreen Capital Group, after all!”“The Eclipse Studios is being backed up by the Patel family as well. Baylor’s impressive to get along with them!”“What outstanding
Mandy Zimmer’s expression changed slightly. She was about to speak up before Harvey York stopped her.He came here to see what Gabriel Lee had prepared for him anyway.It would be quite rude to stop him when the show just started.Gabriel’s parents looked over with disdainful glares.‘This is the live-in son-in-law who’s been ruining everything!‘My son would’ve gotten a second wife if it wasn’t for him! The Zimmer family’s assets would’ve been his too!“Oh? Isn’t this the legendary live-in son-in-law of the Zimmer family?“He seems pretty normal to me! Maybe he’s actually dumb or something!”“If that weren’t the case, he wouldn’t have bought some radish just to give it to his in-laws!”“How dare he claim that Gabriel’s gift is fake?!“Who does he think he is?!“Narcissist! Filth!”Obviously, Gabriel had already boasted about the entire situation just to fan the flames even harder.Avery Foster clearly would not bother to clarify the incident since she was on Gabriel’s sid
Avery Foster showed a playful smile.“You should be thanking your brother-in-law by now.“You wouldn’t be able to get a job without his help.”Harvey York cracked a smile.“Do you really want me to lift bricks for you? Are you sure you won’t regret your decision?”“Do you think you can just disrespect him like that? You…”Right as Avery was about to speak up…Along with the sound of a loud bang, the door was instantly kicked open.The cup in Harvey’s hand shook before he squinted toward the direction.A few fierce-looking men in shirts strode inside.A man with long hair biting on a cigar was leading the group.“Everybody out! We’re taking the box!” he coldly exclaimed, squinting at the Lee family.Gabriel Lee was at his peak. He would not allow himself to bear such disrespect at this moment.He slammed the table while his entire body reeked of alcohol.“What are you saying?! We’re not even done eating here!”“The chairman of the Evergreen Capital Group is coming here! A
Baylor Lee showed a prideful expression when she exclaimed, “Apologize right now! This is an order!“Kneel while you’re at it!“If not, then don’t even think of getting your damn job lifting bricks!“You’ll starve to death!”Harvey York completely ignored the siblings and calmly shifted his gaze toward the fierce men.“ Get Cliff Saban here in three minutes.“I said so.“You better tell him to hurry up. If he’s late, then no apology can fix this.”After hearing those words, Gabriel Lee’s and the others’ faces were as pale as ghosts.Harvey was clearly dragging them down for challenging Cliff like that!‘Does this guy want us all to die together?!’“Who are you even?! How dare you tell us that?!The long-haired man was showing a cold glare.“You have a death wish or something?!”He was just about to crush Harvey…When a man covered in bandages walked over.The man was the same person with a mohawk who got kicked down at San Francisco Clubhouse.He instinctively trembled
The entire family felt horrible.‘What right does he have?’‘What right does a live-in son-in-law have for a chairman to apologize?!’‘Are we all dreaming?’Harvey York completely ignored the Lee family while they were utterly shocked.“I’ll let it pass this time.”“Thank you so much, Sir York!Cliff Saban showed a bright smile before he looked at Harvey respectfully.“Is it too much to ask for your phone number as well?“I have other things that I need your guidance at another time!Harvey smiled as he casually wrote his number on a piece of tissue before throwing it in front of Cliff.“Thank you! Thank you!Before looking at the Lee family, Cliff kept the tissue as if it was treasure.“Sorry to bother you, everyone. This meal’s on me.”His subordinates bowed with respectful yet terrified looks on their faces.Harvey waved his hand.“Get out of here.”His casual attitude made it seem like Cliff and the others were his lackeys.The Lee family could not accept it. They
“The Evergreen Capital Group only does usury businesses anyway! They were never clean to begin with!“Cliff Saban is no exception!“What right do you have to show off when you’re friends with a man like that?!“Times have changed!“Only honest work can last you a lifetime!“A man like Cliff can’t survive for long!Baylor Lee disdainfully glared at Harvey York. Her face with exquisite makeup was showing a prideful expression at this moment.“Heinous businesses won’t last for long! Our company is the best there is!”Gabriel Lee’s mother seemed quite cocky after hearing those words.“That’s right! Our company is the only one that will honor our ancestors!”Gabriel knew his family was helping him to ridicule Harvey, but he still felt extremely awkward even then…That said, he forced his feelings back since Harvey was getting embarrassed at this time.“Do the right thing!It seemed as if Baylor was teaching Harvey a lesson.“When you’re half as good as I am, maybe the Zimmer f
That said, Dariel Jackson completely ignored the entire family.He quickly walked in front of Harvey York before respectfully bowing.“Sir York!”‘Sir York?!’Dariel was not being that loud, nor was he quiet…But those words felt like a bomb going off in the heads of Baylor Lee’s parents.Baylor was also showing an extremely horrible expression.The relatives were showing expressions of utter disbelief when they looked at Harvey.‘What the Hell?’‘Sir York again?’‘Is this live-in son-in-law really that impressive?’Baylor froze.“CEO Jackson! He’s just a live-in son-in-law!”Dariel completely ignored Baylor as he respectfully bowed in front of Harvey.“Sir York! Mrs. Zimmer!“I didn’t think I’d bump into you two here! What a blessing!“I’m honored!“This is too exciting for me!”Dariel was so exhilarated that his mouth had been wide open the entire time.Everyone from the Lee family was stunned when they saw Dariel being this happy in front of Harvey.Baylor’s jaw
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