Mandy Zimmer could not help but speak after seeing the miserable look on her mother’s face.“Forget it, Harvey. She’s my mother after all.”Harvey York smiled before casually taking a few sips of his tea.“She’s only able to stay exactly because of that.“Then again, I didn’t expect she’d treat the place as if it was hers…”Lilian Yates gritted her teeth.“You better not cross the line, Harvey!“Let me tell you something! You did this to the family!“You have to pay!“How about this? Hand over the Ostrane One to Mandy! I’ll only forgive you after that!“If not, don’t even think about seeing my daughter again!”“You’ve already been with big families for decades, Lilian,” replied Harvey.“Reuben’s stopping at nothing to support Elodie’s rise. What does that have to do with me?“Even without me, they’ll find other excuses to bring you down.“If anything, you’d probably end up worse than this!”Lilian instinctively shuddered before she abandoned all reason.“Get it straight
Lilian Yates covered her face in disbelief. She did not expect Harvey York to actually hit her.“You call him your father-in-law, yet you don’t acknowledge me as your mother-in-law?!” exclaimed Lilian as she gritted her teeth, glaring at Harvey.“Hit me again!“Come on!“Hit me if you’re that impressive!“You can have my daughter if you do!”Harvey frowned after seeing Lilian’s intense expression.“Are you really going to act like this, Lilian?”“You’re calling me by my name?!“Look at you, Harvey!Lilian chuckled out of rage after seeing him completely unfazed.“This bastard’s disrespecting his elders! He called me by my name!“Let me tell you something! I will never agree to your damn marriage!“If you two keep forcing it, I’ll slam my head right before your doorstep!”“Why don’t you do it with that instead?” Harvey asked, pointing at a stone lion statue.“I’ve been wanting to replace that for a while now.”“You…Lilian was shaking in rage. She felt her chest aching
Harvey York calmly snatched the phone from Simon Zimmer.“Elder Reuben Jean, right?“If you want to see Mandy Zimmer, then get over here yourself.”Then, Harvey hung up the call soon after.“You bastard! How can you just decide on that yourself?!“You’ll kill us all for going against Elder Reuben like that!“Surely he called us because he wants Mandy to regain her position!“This is Mandy’s chance!“Our family will live on the streets if Mandy doesn’t earn money!“You’ve ruined Mandy’s future again!“You need to pay the price for this!”In Lilian Yates’ mind, Mandy would gotten many benefits for returning even if she could not return to her position.She only wanted to enjoy the rest of her life in the massive villa…Other problems could wait.“You’re still being this naive now?”Harvey calmly smiled before looking at Mandy.“The Foster family’s contract has a trap. If you leave the Zimmer Enterprise, not only will the contract be void, but the company will also have to
Lilian Yates was not too thrilled about the idea.“What if Young Master John decides to help?“Don’t forget! Cedric Lopez is Elodie Jean’s boyfriend! That man is Young Master John’s friend!“There’s a huge chance that he’ll take action!”“He won’t!Harvey showed a determined expression.“Blaine John has no use for the Corpse Walkers anymore.“Besides, Blaine still has a headache about Darby Xavier’s situation. He has no time to deal with such a trivial matter at the moment.Mandy was confused. She did not quite get what Harvey meant by that statement.“You don’t get it?” Harvey asked while he glanced at Mandy.“The Jean family took action and got the underground casino swept up.“Darby was also arrested and locked up.“At the same time, dozens of ledgers there point towards Blaine’s involvement with the casino.“This is clearly a violation of the country’s law. This alone should be enough for them to stay behind bars for a while.”“What?!Mandy gasped with a horrible exp
“I’ve been unwell recently. I easily get upset and spout nonsense. Please don’t mind me!“I’ll bring out some thirty-year-old liquor for you later!“Treat yourself at home! Don’t hold back, okay?”After seeing such a turn in Lilian Yates’ attitude, Harvey York and Mandy Zimmer were utterly speechless.They already knew exactly how Lilian behaved, but they still had no idea what to do whenever she pulled something like this.She completely forgot about the two slaps she had to endure the moment she talked about money.Harvey heaved a sigh of relief.At least Lilian stopped running her mouth at this moment.Compared to her usual self, this was a thousand times better!***At the same time, inside the Zimmer Enterprise’s CEO office.Clang!An antique vase was slammed right into the ground.Reuben Jean was heavily panting. The discreet and menacing look on his face was utterly gone then.He furiously slammed the table before he screamed, “Bastard!“That damn bastard!“They
In the Ostrane One, Harvey York had already devised a way to restore Mandy Zimmer’s position.On the other hand, Lilian Yates brought out a thirty-year-old liquor. Her change in attitude was simply volatile.She even grabbed half of a leftover roasted chicken before painstakingly buying an entire table full of food to care for Harvey.That said, Lilian was utterly devastated when she paid for the meal.Mandy was speechless after seeing the sight.She did not know what to say when Lilian treated Harvey this nicely.Lilian forced out a smile when she put a chicken drumstick on Harvey’s plate.“I don’t know what your relationship with the Foster family is, Harvey!“But you need to make sure that you’re both on the same page!“If Mandy can’t get her position back, we’ll need the hundred-and-fifty-million dollar compensation!“And once she gets her position back, we’ll have to earn a few million dollars more to ensure she keeps it!“She’ll become one of the Jean family’s most pro
“Oh? Are you teaching me how to do things right now?”Lilian Yates coldly chuckled while belittling her husband.“Do you think I’m just as useless as you?“If it weren’t for me leading the family, you would’ve been sleeping on the streets already!“What? You don’t like an old hag like me anymore? Do you think you’re that impressive now?“Let me tell you something! Everything you eat and wear, I fought for them!“If you keep running your mouth, I’ll kick you out of the house right now!”Simon Zimmer showed a horrible expression.“The house isn’t even yours!”“It can be!”Lilian started to get irritated.“Harvey, I’ll give you a chance to pursue Mandy again as long as you give her the Ostrane One!“If you do it right now, I’ll even let you take her out for a movie!”Harvey felt utterly speechless.‘A hundred and fifty million dollars for a date, and all I can do is watch a movie with her…?‘What kind of movie is even worth that much money?’Mandy’s beautiful face instantl
“Besides, you think I’m the type of person who wants the money?“All I want to see is his attitude! A peace of mind! Do you understand?!Mandy and Xynthia Zimmer rolled their eyes. They did not expect their mother to be this shameless.Harvey York was speechless as well. His understanding of Lilian Yates’ lack of shame was on another level.“Believe me, Harvey…”Lilian was about to say more when the door was suddenly kicked open.The copper door tumbled out of the way before slamming right on the ground.Lilian gritted her teeth while feeling completely distraught.“How dare you kick our door down, you bastard?!“We’re from the Jean family’s ninth branch!“Do you want to die?!”A dozen people swarmed into the place, with a bald monk leading the group.‘Aung!’The people following Aung were the ninth branch’s prideful higher-ups.Reuben Jean’s trusted subordinate was the one who kicked the door down…Lilian gasped before showing a timid look.“Master Aung! You’re here!
"Bro! Big bro! I finally got it now! You're Harvey York, the guy who stole Dan's spot of becoming representative! To be able to become a lackey of someone like you… Oh, this is such a glorious day for me and my family!" Alexei said excitedly."Big bro, since this is your first time here, you're not familiar with Grand City, right? Let's see… Let me personally take you to the Golden Road! I have a car, so it'll definitely be faster than you travelling on foot, right?"Alexei had already swiftly got into his Range Rover. After starting the car, he performed a handsome drift and stopped right in front of Harvey. Harvey hesitated a little but still got into the car.Since… He really didn't know Grand City well. By the time he arrived, it might already be too late.As he got into the car, Harvey checked the texts in his phone. There should be a livestream from Geoffrey's people who were on the ground. The Dragon Gate training hall had always been quite discreet. While they had put up
After hearing that, Harvey was stunned. The corner of his eyes twitched. He didn't expect that Alexei would be so idiotic.One shouldn't say such words without running them through their mind first!When Alexei saw that Harvey didn't react, he continued. "What? Do you think my Senior Vaida is not pretty enough? Too aggressive? It's fine, there are plenty of clubs in Grand City too! I can always take you to the clubs to check on the pretty ones to make you understand what it means to have paradise on Earth! No matter what happens, you're my big bro now! You'll be my big bro forever! You have to protect me from now on!" As he said that, Alexei even wanted to drag Harvey to get their relationship certified.Harvey blinked. He really had no idea how to deal with someone like this. But with Alexei close by, Harvey believed that Alexei could able to help with his objective here. Currently, Grand City is like a body of still water. No matter how much things were bubbling underneath t
After saying all that, Vaida turned and left. Harvey understood that Vaida probably had some clues about this, but she needed to do her investigation.Harvey didn't know how to feel when he saw Vaida was back to normal. Other than mistaking him for her man of destiny, Vaida was acting like a normal person.Once Vaida's figure had completely disappeared, Alexei turned around and looked at Harvey for a while, his expression still dark. He snorted and said, "Don't take this the wrong way and think you're my big bro now, Harvey. It's true you saved me, but you still deserve to die for putting Senior Vaida in your crosshair! I'm someone who compartmentalizes these things. I'll repay you for saving me, but I'll snuff out your desire as well."Harvey smiled and said calmly, "Don't worry. I won't stay in Grand City for long.""Really?" Alexei said happily, but then he quickly spoke in a huffy manner. "If that's the case, you're my guest! No matter where you want to go, or what you want t
When Vaida saw that she managed to scare Alexei, she sighed. However, there was pity in her eyes. After a moment, she still coldly said, "Remember. From now on, Harvey is your big bro. From now on, you'll have to listen to everything he says in Grand City, okay? If you won't, I'll immediately kick you out. Understand?"Harvey didn't sense any maliciousness in Vaida's words. Instead, he could sense how frustrated and disappointed she was from her tone. If it wasn't because Alexei was being so useless, Vaida wouldn't be in the situation she was in right now.But… Harvey didn't hate Alexei's character. From a certain angle, he liked Alexei."Understood, Senior Vaida. I'll listen to you," Alexei said in a defeated tone. He even looked deflated physically, as if he was sighing.Looking at how pitiful Alexei was, Harvey couldn't stop himself from smiling. He took a step forward, saying, "Vaida, I was a little harsh on him just now, so it's not his fault. But both he and I got to know e
Harvey realized why Dan was the best choice to succeed the previous mayor. Vaida was schizophrenic, and then his oldest disciple was…this.Who else can the Belladonna Cult depend on other than Dan?"Senior Vaida! Where are you? We haven't met for so long, but you brought a man home just like this! He's bullying me! This Harvey is bullying me!" Alexei screamed. His next step was probably going to be rolling on the ground."I have enough! I don't want to live anymore! It's either he's gone, or I'm gone! It's either he dies, or I die! You have to know who has a closer relationship with you! Don't become an enemy to your dear junior just because of a pretty boy!" Alexei's face was full of tears and mucus. No matter how Harvey looked at him, Harvey felt like he didn't have much intelligence at all.Harvey's eye twitched. Whether it was an arrogant scion or a haughty young master, he could simply slap the man to the ground and kick him to the curb. But… What was he supposed to do w
Harvey was stunned. What was going on? The childhood friend was out here too? Harvey stared intently at the man with the machete, who looked around 23 or 24. He was at least around 200 pounds, and he looked like an explosive keg. While he held a machete, his face was a strange, pallid color.With just one look, Harvey was sure that had severe internal injuries and didn't manage to recover. Harvey glanced at the Beads of Eye he was carrying on his chest, finding it strange."Come out, Harvey! Face me if you're a man!" roared the man, looking like he was going to explode at any time. The moment he saw Harvey, who was on his way to go on a walk, he instantly stormed forward and raised his machete.He roared at Harvey, "You're that idiot Harvey, right? Tell me, how did you lie to Vaida? She's my goddess! You can't just get close to her whenever you want!"Harvey looked at him curiously. "Why don't you tell me who you are?""Who am I?" The angry man waved his machete. "I'm the olde
Harvey could not stop rolling his eyes as he could feel his head throbbing again, but he still suppressed what he was feeling. "Thanks, but I don't like anything too greasy in the morning. I prefer vegetarian if possible. You can put the deep-fried hoppers aside. I'll reheat it in the afternoon."Vaida blinked her beautiful eyes. After some hesitation, she said, "I see. We'll set it aside for now, then. This is a local delicacy in Grand City. You can't even buy this with money.""Thanks; I appreciate it," replied Harvey, feeling the pressure. He had no choice but to get himself a bowl of oats with milk and slowly eat it. Harvey was worried Vaida might add something special to the oats or milk, but after eating, he realized there was nothing weird in it. It was just delicious.If food also had realms, while this was not at the level of a True Warrior, it was definitely at the level of a King of Arms. That was something that Harvey found surprising."Right, Harvey. I heard you become
"Oh, right," Geoffrey remembered something else. "While Harvey was the representative of the Country H Martial Arts Alliance, his identity isn't accepted by the seven families of Grand City. In other words, he has no support in Grand City at all. Even if everyone recognized that he is indeed your man of destiny, it's difficult for him to become mayor. Grand City is no longer the same city as it was a decade ago."Vaida frowned and said, "Getting Harvey to garner support in Grand City is not difficult. Find a way to make him the leader of the Belladonna Cult. Before making him the mayor, we can make him the cult leader first."That way, not only can we make it easier for Harvey, but we can also disgust the hell out of Dan. He's been obsessed with taking over the cult, right? Does he really think he can become mayor after becoming the leader of two of the seven families? He's dreaming!"Geoffrey was speechless. "Things aren't as easy as you think. If you simply give the cult to Harvey
"Not to mention, during the decade that the ex-mayor had disappeared, the entire Grand City had lost their respect toward him and the Belladonna Cult. Even you have become someone who only existed in the fringe. While Grand City looks like it didn't have a singular leader, the Hierophant's prophecy was guiding everything."That’s why we must be patient. On the one hand, we needed to make Harvey accept all of this. On the other hand, we have to rebuild a solid foundation as we advance. We will make the entirety of Grand City understand that the Belladonna Cult is still the same cult that rules over all! Only then can we obtain everything he has left for us."Then, Geoffrey cleared his throat. "Even I can wait for so long. I believe you'll be fine, correct?"Vaida gave it a thought, but she still hesitated. It was good for her that someone like Harvey, who fit the prophecy, appeared. But the problem was… This was supposed to be done slowly. Trouble was brewing underneath Grand City. H