Harvey got out of the car. Before he could even say a word, Harlan strode over while laughing. “It’s been years, Harvey! You’ve grown quite a bit! Since you’re here, treat this place as your own home. Don’t hold back in front of me now.”Harvey frowned, but soon came to his senses.“Thank you, Uncle Harlan,” he said, smiling“What a good kid!”Harlan laughed again. “Come on! Let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Billie. She’s going to the same university as you. If I remember correctly, she’s younger than you by a few months. You should protect her well!”Harvey nodded. “Don’t worry about that, Uncle Harlan.”He then glanced at the woman.Billie Higgs. Harlan’s only daughter, who had an arranged marriage with the person Harvey was impersonating.He didn’t think that it was appropriate for him to get closer to Billie, but he still wanted to make his identity believable.“Hello, I’m Harvey York. I’m from Golden Sands. Let me know if you need any help.”Harvey glanced a
“It’s said that during ancient times, the Wolven Tribe treated the Eden Mountain as its holy mountain. We used to offer some of our harvests every year there, too.“Traditions like these are long gone now. Despite that, the Wolven Tribe still prides itself on living in the Eden Mountain.“Right at the foot of the mountain, there’s a villa area that the richest people here developed.“A single restroom there costs way more than any of the houses here. I don’t even have money to afford a single brick there!”Harvey squinted at the Eden Mountain, smiling faintly. “I looked into it before coming here. The richest people here are the Klein family, right?”Harlan he looked at Harvey, weirded out. “That’s right… The Wolven Tribe is split between the Higgs family and the Klein family. I belong to the Higgs family, but I’m not related to the main family. I’m just a distant relative.“Speaking of villas, the family happens to have a relatively smaller villa in the neighboring area. I got
In the information Kairi provided, Whitley came from Gangnam. She got to know Harlan while visiting the outskirts for a vacation, and they had been together ever since.Whitley frowned when she saw Harvey walk in, but she still nodded at him in greeting.“Look who’s here, honey?” Harlan laughed. “Come, have some tea with your aunt. I’ll get the food ready. You should eat here tonight.”Harlan happily put on his apron before heading into the kitchen.Harvey froze; he was surprised to find out something new, despite having read the information provided.From what he was seeing, it seemed that Whitley was the person in charge of the family.Whitley casually signaled for Harvey to sit. She brought out two expensive-looking cups, and went to boil some tea. She seemed quite absent-minded, but every single one of her movements was just right.Naturally, she was an expert.Harvey glanced at Whitley with a look of admiration. People with such amazing tea-making skills were surely extrao
Whitley’s face was awful during the entire meal.Harlan didn’t know what happened. He didn’t know what to say, since he had always been timid with his wife.When Whitley returned to her bedroom after the awkward meal, Harlan finally spoke to Harvey.“Don’t mind your aunt. She’s been like that since forever. “How about this? You must be pretty unfamiliar here since it’s your first day. I’ll get Billie to go shopping with you. You can buy some essentials while you’re at it.“You don’t have to worry about living here.”Harlan quietly snuck Harvey a silver card.Harvey knew Harlan would be suspicious if he rejected the card. After all, he was here to seek support. He decided to take the card, thinking of returning it when it was time for him to leave. Not long after, Harlan got a call from his company and left.Billie smiled, but after Harlan left, she turned to Harvey and demanded coldly, “Hand it over!”“What?” Harvey froze.“Playing dumb, are we? Hand over my dad’s bank car
Harvey memorized every piece of information and the outskirts’ map to heart, but this was still his first time here.There were a few good soldiers from the Sword Camp who came from here.Harvey couldn’t remember the soldiers’ contact information. He sent Ethan a text asking about it, then casually strolled alongside the moat.Weeping willows could be seen. They made for quite an elegant sight.Harvey strolled around as he pondered what he needed to do next. He couldn’t just search for Mandy immediately. After all, the Two-Eyed Bead was involved. Aenar Temple, too.Even the Jean family wouldn’t hesitate to lose two branch heads for the sake of the bead. Mandy was even kidnapped because of this. If it wasn’t for Harvey, the situation would’ve been horrible.This was enough to show just how deep the waters were. If Harvey took action recklessly, the consequences would be dire. It’d probably be easier for Ethan to provide a few soldiers from the Sword Camp, so he could use their c
Harvey didn’t think he’d attract that much attention just by taking a stroll.After leaving the moat, he found a place to buy his essentials. Then, he headed to the villa Harlan arranged for him.The place was a little old, but there was no moldy smell in the air. Harlan had naturally put a lot of effort into Harvey to feel at home.Harvey was pleased. He thought of buying a villa in the Eden Mountain to repay the favor later.On the next day, Harvey decided to have a jog along the river early in the morning. The air around the place was quite refreshing, after all.Harvey had no choice but to wait since Ethan hadn’t replied. He had been running around everywhere to deal with problems, but he finally managed to have some time to rest after coming here.Harvey would occasionally do a few moves when nobody was around, and felt very refreshed.He went to the place where he bumped into some people the day before, so he could take a break. Before he could find a spot to sit down, s
“Do you know martial arts?“If you’re going to show off, then at least learn something for a few years first!“Weak-looking people like you piss me off! You understand me?!”The woman scoffed at Harvey, treating him like a crazy show-off.Harvey couldn’t help but roll his eyes. If he didn’t know martial arts, then nobody would.The woman’s practice wasn’t all that impressive anyway. That was why Harvey sighed.He didn’t have any intention of arguing with the woman. He didn’t want to expose his identity because of this, either.“Sorry, but I really don’t know martial arts. I wasn’t sighing because of you, either. I couldn’t help myself after thinking about my old friend. Sorry if I made you uncomfortable.”The woman frowned. “If you don’t know anything, step aside already! You better not show up here again! If you do…”“Get back here, Aria,” the elderly man said after coughing.“He didn’t mean it. He apologized, too. Stop being so aggressive already. I told you, a bad temper i
“What’s the point of pretending now?”Aria scoffed; she didn’t believe Harvey at all. She waved her hand, and the fierce man stepped in front of Harvey. Judging from his bulging waist, he was clearly holding a firearm. If anything were to go wrong, he wouldn’t hesitate to take action.The elderly man smiled when he saw Harvey keeping silent.“Let me introduce myself. My name is Lennon Surrey. This is my granddaughter, Aria.“The Eight Extremes that we practice is a little different from the rest.“You’re clearly no ordinary man. Since you could tell that there’s something wrong with my granddaughter’s practice, why not tell her?”Lennon spoke in a polite manner, as if he actually wanted Harvey’s pointers. However, his tone was laced with pride. Everyone here would have no choice but to pay their respect after recognizing the Surrey name. However, this young man in front of Lennon didn’t seem to care, as if he didn’t know him.It was only natural, since Harvey didn’t come fro