Arlet popped out from the side before speaking up.“You should look at me too, Harvey!”She quickly leaned towards him.Harvey nodded with a smile, then studied Arlet.“That’s strange. Your luck isn’t supposed to be that good…” he said with a frown.“Other than your luck in fortune, you’ve been having good luck in terms of romance as well.”“Did you meet a man you like recently?”Arlet froze.“No. I haven’t seen anyone, but…”Arlet’s face went bright red, and she stopped herself.Harvey couldn’t be bothered to expose her after seeing her looking so nervous.He took another look at Arlet before frowning again. A hint of dead air was hanging on her as well.It looked completely identical to the one on Wes.“Is something wrong, Sir York?” Wes instinctively asked after seeing the look on Harvey’s face.Harvey smiled.“It’s not that big of a deal. That said, it’s still better to take precautions.”Harvey then drew something for Arlet and told her to keep it safe.Arlet was
The moment Wes and Arlet showed up, the arrogance on the man’s face dissipated quite a bit.“Come, come. Let me introduce you.”“This is Lachlan Bree, Arlet’s martial arts senior.”“He comes from one of the mysterious sacred martial arts training grounds. He’s an outstanding man from the younger generation of martial artists!”Wes passionately introduced Lachlan to Harvey.Arlet giggled upon hearing those words.“My senior’s pretty impressive, Harvey!”“He can break a few bricks at once with a single chop!”Lachlan smiled faintly, looking at Arlet like he was gazing at his private property.It was clear he had feelings for his junior.Wes, on the other hand, had no idea what the young’uns were thinking at all.“Young Master Bree, this is Harvey York. He’s well-versed in terms of geomancy arts.”“You can ask him to help if you get in trouble. You might just be surprised.”Harvey nodded at Lachlan to show his sincerity.Lachlan’s gaze turned a little colder when he saw Harv
Wes’s attitude clearly showed that Harvey was way more important than Lachlan.Lachlan looked at Wes, holding back his pride and not saying a word.Even so, he still scoffed coldly at Harvey.“We’ll take care of everything here. Don’t do anything stupid, and listen to our orders!”“With us here, not just Mr. Pagan and Arlet, but you’ll be fine as well.”“So just keep yourself hidden!”“We won’t take responsibility if anything happens to you!”Harvey smiled calmly as he looked at Lachlan’s prideful expression.“I won’t do anything as long as Mr. Pagan and Arlet are safe.”A disdainful look appeared on Lachlan’s face.The two beautiful women behind her were filled with nothing but disgust as well.‘Who does he think he is?’‘It’s already bad enough that he’s scamming people for a living, but he’s even getting involved in the underworld!’‘That’s just insane!’‘He’ll probably burst into tears the minute he sees blood…’After a few minutes, the car in the private garage drov
“It’s been a while, Mr. Pagan! You’re still as lively as ever!”The woman in a jacket stood up with a rippling smile after seeing Wes and the others show up.That said, her expression seemed quite distant.Harvey carefully sized her up, and then realized she was a killer pretty high up on the leaderboard.If not, her murderous intent wouldn’t be that apparent.Wes’s expression changed instantly after seeing the woman’s face.“Ah! Phantom!” he said after chuckling coldly.“I was wondering who dared to steal my family’s goods before coming to negotiate with me…”“I finally understand after seeing your face here.”Wes then sat casually on a couch.“That said, I’m afraid you’ll have to repay me for this, no matter who’s supporting you behind the scenes.”“Repay you?”Phantom smiled gently.“What kind of statement would you prefer?”“Do you want my life? Or do you want my money instead?”“I can tell you the people in charge of moving your antiques are all dead.”“The antique
The air was completely tense. A fight was about to break out at any moment…Phantom chuckled at that. “It’s useless talking more if things get sour. It’s inappropriate to start a fight without having a nice little chat now, isn’t it?”“Besides, there’s no such thing as eternal enemies—only eternal benefits.”“I believe that when you see my sincerity, you’ll understand that I didn’t come here to cause you trouble. I’m here to bring you money.”Phantom then made a gesture.A few of her subordinates set a box in front of Wes.The Pagan family glared coldly at them. Someone stepped forward to check the contents inside the box.“They’re the stolen antiques, Mr. Pagan.”Wes showed an odd expression, then signaled his subordinates to move the box.“Is this what you call sincerity? Giving back the things that you stole?” Wes said while squinting at Phantom.“Of course not. This is just the appetizer.”Phantom smiled faintly, and snapped her fingers.Another box was sent over soon
“Faceless?”Wes’s expression didn’t change all that much, but he spoke in a cold tone.“I thought the Skeleton Gang’s appearance was just a coincidence…”“Looks like he’s trying to come back after all.”“Why here, of all places? Why not show off somewhere else?”“Judging from his background, the Hermit Families want nothing to do with him at this point.”“Why is he coming back for more trouble?”Wes sighed.Phantom smiled faintly.“Mr. Faceless said that he doesn’t hate Golden Sands, nor does he resent anyone here.”“He came back not because he wanted to, but because he needed to.”“As long as everyone is willing to give him what he wants, he swears he’ll never set foot here ever again.”“He’ll give everything just to have that.”“For example, he’ll turn the Pagan family into the head of the Hermit Families.”Phantom patted on her chest as a guarantee.Harvey looked at her curiously.It seemed like Faceless—or rather, Evermore—was sure that the six Hermit Families had t
“Mr. Pagan…” Phantom said with a pleading look.“Enough of this nonsense!”Wes cut Phantom off and stood up.“I’m giving you three days to bring me the person who hurt my family.”“If you don’t, don’t blame me for what happens next.”“You should know that the Pagan family isn’t an easy target for you to push around.”Phantom flashed him a horrible look.“I understand,” she replied quietly.“Good.”Wes crossed his arms.“Tell Faceless to stop thinking about these useless things.”“If not, this city will turn into his grave.”“After all, Golden Sands belongs to the Hermit Families. Not Evermore.”“I’ll tell him that.”Phantom’s eyes twitched frantically as she gripped her fist furiously, desperately trying to hold her anger back.“Even though the deal isn’t made, Mr. Pagan…” she said after she slowly bowed.“Mr. Faceless already told me this.”“Kindness is a big part of business!”“He’d like you to take this.”“This is an ancient relic Country H lost in India.”“The r
Crack!Harvey crushed the second layer of the pagoda.“This is a rock with a psychedelic scent. It’s fine to smell this for a short period of time, but exposure to long periods of time will lead to a mental disorder. Even if death doesn’t come soon after, it would lead to loss of control of one’s entire body.”Crack!Harvey crushed the third layer of the pagoda.“Aside from that, there’s also a cursed doll in this layer.”“Mr. Pagan’s house will be in turmoil because of this. The entire family would turn to ashes if they’re unlucky enough.”“Simply put, the so-called treasure will make the Pagan family cease to exist in just three months…”Everyone was dead silent after hearing Harvey’s words.They were all filled with nothing but shock.Arlet and the rest of the Pagan family gasped. Then, they looked gratefully at him.They didn’t expect that Phantom would be so heinous just to complete her mission. One wrong step, and the family would’ve collapsed instantly.Phantom and h