“This isn’t my money—this is just a small gift from my daughter.“She said she’s planning to use this money for her marriage. She wanted you to keep it.”Darwin smiled brightly; the amount wasn’t that much—it was just 1.2 million. The neat signature on the check made Harvey’s mouth twitch. If he really took the money, he’d be keeping Shay’s betrothal gift!‘This sly old fox!’Harvey quickly reached out to check for Shay’s pulse. He couldn’t be bothered to talk anymore.Shay trembled; her face turned bright red. It was her first time being so close to a man.Harvey pulled away soon after.“There shouldn’t be a big problem anymore. Make sure to take salt baths in the next few weeks. Also, remember not to use your energy. You’ll be back to normal after that.“Another thing: you better not take advantage of other people with your martial arts ever again!“As long as you’re cordial with everyone, you won’t get another relapse.“But if you’re still going to try showing off after
Shay gritted her teeth after hearing her father’s words.“I’ll do what I must, Sir York…” she said quietly.“I won’t make things harder for you. Just treat me as your maid.”Harvey had a sudden headache.Shay had a beautiful face, but she really wasn’t someone who should be pampered and spoiled. “Oh, Sir York! Are you heartbroken to let a beautiful woman like my daughter do labor work? Well then, how about this?”Darwin looked as if he was thinking for Harvey’s sake.“I heard you’re divorced. Do you have any plans to get married again?“Shay’s pretty headstrong, but she has a good body. She’s beautiful, too. I only have this one daughter…“I’ll leave all my wealth—”“Enough. Enough already…”Harvey’s head started twitching, and he quickly cut off Darwin.“For your sake, I’ll let Shay work here.“I don’t want to take advantage of you two, either. I’ll pay her just as much as I pay Castiel.“I’ll treat her like a man. She can stay as long as she works. If not, I’ll kick he
Darwin thought for a moment.“I think that may be the case.“He believes that there’s a problem causing the family to lose its descendants early.“The adults never managed to get past their sixties…“That said, this is just my speculation.“Mr. Gibson only wanted me to tell you that he finds you an interesting man, and that he wanted to see you because of that. “He’s probably not going to stand up for Prince Gibson.“If that was the case, he wouldn’t tell me to invite you.“He could’ve just ordered his best fighters to take you away.”Harvey nodded without saying a word.Whether Quill Gibson was planning to make friend or foe out of him, Harvey knew that he could take it.That said, he believed that a smart man like Quill wouldn’t go against such a prominent figure just because of a rich playboy.If that was the case, Quill wouldn’t be able to live up to his name.An hour later, the car arrived at an old villa on the side of Hulroy Lake.The villa was at least a few doze
Fearsome strength, a powerful family, and great support…Quill had everything at his disposal.People like him would naturally have high status and many admirers. Quill looked over, as if he had felt Harvey’s gaze.A strong aura seeped out of Quill and enveloped Harvey completely, trying to test him.Harvey crossed his arms, and smiled faintly. Quill froze; he started to add more of his aura.No matter how hard he tried, his aura would always collapse despite Harvey not doing anything.Quill was shocked. His aura went away like a receding tide.Bam!The young woman threw another punch, breaking a wooden dummy in two. She then excitedly turned around, as if she wanted to show off her skill.Harvey looked over, and chuckled bitterly.What a small world—the woman was none other than Penny.After thinking for a moment, Harvey finally understood.The Hermit Families were always banded together. Penny could walk freely around the Braff family’s residence, so it was only natur
Penny was boiling with anger.Before, she had already been embarrassed in the Braff family’s residence.When she was just about to give herself to Harvey…He stumbled out of the place without any warning.She didn’t know whether he was shy or a coward, but in her eyes, this was outright humiliating.Whenever she thought of him, she would grit her teeth in anger. She planned to look for Harvey at Fortune Hall a few times, but every single time, she gave up as soon as she stood at the entrance.Despite her education in the West, she was still quite timid.Her heart had been going through all sorts of conundrums for the past few days. Naturally, she blamed it all on Harvey.Seeing him show up with a pitiful sigh, she wanted to strangle him to death so badly.When Harvey saw her vengeful glare, he instinctively shivered. He quickly went behind Darwin to avoid her.This woman was just too troublesome. He didn’t want anything to do with her at all.Since he couldn’t afford to go
Safe to say, Penny had already lost before the fight even started.Everyone was dead silent.They all looked at each other, not knowing what to do.Harvey was just too fast!Speed was the only way to long success, after all…And yet, Harvey’s speed was way beyond anyone’s imagination!Even an expert like Darwin couldn’t see how Harvey moved.Quill was in slight shock; he managed to see Harvey’s speed. “You’re no match for me, Ms. Penny.”Harvey smiled faintly as he pulled his hand back.A faint fragrance lingered between his fingers.Penny’s face was bright red; her body shook, and she quickly stumbled back.Naturally, it was her first time being this close to a man.Harvey’s masculine aura was enough to make her shiver. She didn’t think that Harvey was this quick and skillful.She flung her hand, revealing an exquisite-looking firearm. She planned to fight Harvey to the death!“How dare you flirt with me like that, you bastard…?”She took off the safety of her firearm
“It’s fine,” Harvey said casually with a smile on his face.“You’re young; you look distant, but you’re headstrong.“Other than the fact that you’ve been living in the West and taking in too much of that culture, you’ve been training your hidden martial arts like you would any other foreign fighting skills.“Without a place to vent your energy, you’ll naturally be filled with fire…“Since you’ve been having bad luck with men, it’s normal for you to be boiling with anger.“Under such circumstances, all you’ve been thinking about is to lash out whenever you please.“It was instinct that you came after me.“It’s not that you actually hate me—you hate everyone equally.“Or rather, you hate all men equally.”Quill froze, and revealed a profound expression.“Heh, heh, heh! I admit, you’re quite proficient in geomancy arts…but I’m not a match against you in terms of martial arts either!” Penny said.She laughed coldly.“However, the Heaven’s Fist is one of the Heaven’s Gate’s best
Harvey glanced at Darwin after that.“You were almost completely paralyzed before. The Corpse Walkers were involved to a certain extent.“However, the Heaven’s Fist is also one of the causes.“You’re already hurting yourself just by training. Now, your body is inferior compared to an ordinary martial artist.“Once you get hurt, it’ll be hard for you to recover. The damage would probably increase, too…”Darwin’s expression turned horrible.“That’s right. I knew that the Twisted Palm couldn’t compare to the Heaven’s Fist, no matter how impressive the Corpse Walkers were. After all, the sacred martial arts training ground isn’t for show!“So that’s the real reason!“If I recall, out of the three forbidden martial arts by Heaven’s Gate, the descendants of the Heaven’s Fist would never go past their sixties…“Mr. Gibson thought this was because of our luck, but…“It’s the martial arts that’s the problem, after all!”Darwin didn’t even know how to feel at that moment.If Harvey w