“Could the footage possibly be fake…?”Jonathan Maxwell was the first to ask. He found it to be a bit unbelievable since there were quite a number of fabricated incidents as of late.Margie Cloude frowned and said, “I thought so from the beginning, but I repeatedly checked the footage while I was waiting for you all. It’s definitely real.”“So, that means once this footage gets out there, we’ll all be exposed?” The most timid one out of the three, Tommy Ray said with a frown at that moment.The last one named Ted Dunn nodded and said, “It’s not that big of a deal if we get exposed.“The problem is, if we did get exposed, so will the Silvas.“The Silvas would definitely end us for their family’s reputation. How could you all not know what kind of man Prince Silva actually is?”Jonathan frowned and said, “What do we do now?”Margie said helplessly, “That’s why I called you all here. Did you think I’d just invite you for no reason?”“There’s not many ways of dealing with this. Ei
Once everything was prepared, Margie Cloude did not anxiously call Harvey York in a hurry. She knew that being hasty would not get her anywhere.When the time was almost ripe—it was almost ten o’clock, she then gave Harvey a call.“Mr. York, I’ve prepared the money but these are all in cash. It’s quite inconvenient to bring it around.“I’ll give you the address of a private club. Remember, you must bring the original copy of the video here, and you have to promise that there are no other copies!“If not, I won’t hand you the money!”Margie sounded like she did not trust Harvey, but that all could be acted out—everything would seem more realistic.Harvey agreed to her terms.“Sure, wait for me there. I’ll see you in a bit.”After a moment, Margie sent Harvey the location through her phone.It was a private clubhouse, she had paid for the whole place at that time. All four of them were present.Because the chosen place did not have any relations to any of them.Picking a place
“That’s right! Give us the original footage, or we’ll break your legs and then we’ll kill you!” Ted Dunn threatened.Naturally, their own interests were being threatened by this incident, hence why those people were acting as one.Harvey York’s smile on his face started to turn colder and clapped his hands.“Not bad, this is interesting. So William Bell was threatened and bribed into submission like this by you people back then?“And you’re trying to send me to see him?”Margie Cloude coldly said, “Harvey, we’re giving you a chance. If we can take out the filth, then we can take you out too!”“I’m so scared!” Harvey said mockingly.“Since I’m so scared, I didn’t bring the original footage here. Instead, I let another person bring it for me, he’s about to arrive.”“What? You didn’t bring it with you?”Margie and the others were shocked. They took everything into account, but not the fact that Harvey would not bring the original footage with him.“Whatever, just kill him for no
“Are you all taking this matter too lightly? You bring in five so-called killers from a gang to kill my CEO? Are you even kidding me?”Tyson Woods raised his head and stared at Margie Cloude and the others.A gang boss on his own turf would have a certain bearing.After he spoke, he sent shivers up the spines of Margie Cloude and the others.Margie and the others were quivering while shifting their gaze simultaneously toward Tommy Ray .He was the one that hired the killers, but who knew that they would be finished off this easily?Tommy then helplessly said, “I relied on so many connections to even find the killers from gangs. Who knew they were this weak?!“Besides, even if they were strong, how would they even be useful in a situation like this?!“You’re the one to blame. I really wanted to just hand the money and be done with it! What are we supposed to do now?!”Margie looked at the worthless sack of trash that was Tommy and Jonathan Maxwell along with Ted Dunn shivering
On the next day.At the Silva Manor, a coffin was sent to the front entrance and wreathes were decorated around it.The area around the Silva Manor belonged to the Silvas, that was why nobody else was alarmed.But the Silvas soon knew.The Silvas were a traditional and ancient family, things like this were taboo for the family.Soon after the information was passed down, Leon Silva that was doing his morning practice had gotten the news.He took a bath leisurely, then dressed in a suit and came to the front entrance.A throng of people were crowded at the front entrance of the Silva Manor at that moment; everyone in the family was showing faces as dark as night, especially the elderly. They had almost fainted in a fit of rage.But what was inside it? Who even knew about this?“Who sent this? Does anyone know?”Leon slightly frowned. He was not scared of things like this, but he still felt that it was ominous.The most important part was that it had been years, even the Yorks
“Seems like the man had made a comeback to exact his revenge for past incidents,” Leon Silva said calmly.“Then what should we do? Prince, if it really is that man pulling the strings, can we stop him?”Margie Cloude was trembling non-stop. Despite her not witnessing the man’s schemes back then, just the thought of him brought enormous amounts of pressure to her.If it weren’t for three years ago, everyone was spreading rumors about the man causing internal strife and that he was taken care of by the Yorks. Even if she somehow gathered the resolve, she would never even think of betraying William Bell.William was an agent for that man after all.“Filth! How could this filth possibly be the family’s underling?! The family’s honor is all gone!”Brent Silva looked at Margie full of disdain.He then walked up toward Leon while bowing and said, “Prince, if I’m not mistaken, Harvey York will most likely use Old Niner’s men, but Old Niner’s capabilities in Buckwood would be mediocre at
Harvey York was at home when he gave Yvonne Xavier a phone call. Moments after he hung up the call, Mandy Zimmer called and asked him to fetch her at the construction site as soon as possible.When Harvey arrived, he was shocked to discover that only Old Niner’s men were working.The staff and construction workers that were under the Silver Nimbus Enterprise were all gone.Harvey walked toward Mandy and asked, “What’s going on here?”Mandy was perplexed with the situation they’re in.“Sky Corporation called us this morning. They say that they only recognize me as the company’s CEO…”“I heard that grandfather and the others went into a fit of rage after receiving the call. He called off the staff and construction workers as soon as possible.”“But you’re the CEO, aren’t they supposed to listen to you?” Harvey said with a frown.“It’s not about that, the staff and construction workers are smart people. The company had been so chaotic as of late, they would not come back to work u
The next day, in the evening.Tomorrow would be the day to see the outcome of the situation.Harvey York had ordered a table full of delicious food that night, along with a bottle of Riesling.Harvey gulped down a cup of wine, then softly said, “Mandy, tell me, are we going to give the Zimmers a chance?”“Huh?”Mandy Zimmer froze, she did not know why he would say something like that out of the blue.“The Silvas would be dealt with tomorrow, and the company would fall right into your hands. You’ll be the youngest female CEO in all of Buckwood…“I may be uncomfortable being with the Zimmers, but those people are still your family. I’m thinking that we should give them a chance.“If they would stand with us against the Silvas, then letting them keep their forty-nine percent of company shares and getting rich together wouldn’t be impossible!”Mandy was displeased after hearing Harvey putting on airs like that.She did not think that he would still be immersed in his own world at
Harvey stood behind Clarion as he looked at all these men and women in their luxurious outfits. Other than the heirs of the large families from Grand City, Harvey could not really tell how powerful they were. Harvey even noticed quite a few mutant elites from Country A. All of them gathered together and all the topics they discussed about were extremely sophisticated, making them feel that they were the most important individuals in this world.Other than these people, she saw a woman wearing purple traditional garb in the middle of the group. She could not tell the woman's age, but her figure was slender and curvaceous. She carried an esteemed imposition. Or perhaps, it was better to describe her imposition as queen-like.She held an exquisite hookah in her hand that was made from gold. She would sometimes take a puff before blowing out a stream of smoke, as if she were some kind of empress.Quite a few men would glance at her before averting their eyes, as if they were too afraid
Every word Clarion heard from Jade made his expression turn even darker. When she finished, Clarion almost wanted to stomp on the woman even as he suppressed his anger. Just when Clarion was going to slap Jade in the face as she deserved, Neve stopped him.Neve then took a golden card from her Hermes handbag and gave it to Jade. "I have a member card. This is the card your madam gave to me when the Platinum Casino was first established. I believe you will accept this."Neve never paid much attention to the card when she first received it and simply kept it in her handbag. She did not expect it to have some use today. "This is one out of the fifty member cards the casino gave out at the beginning. I was told it gives me the highest privilege. You won't deny this, will you?"While Neve was smiling, her words were cold and harsh. "If you won't, then I can assume the Platinum Casino has a problem with the Fosters of the Universal Sect. I will then report this to my grandfather."Clario
The woman was beaming at Clarion and said, "Everyone knows who you are in Grand City, sir. My name is Jade Bierstadt, and I'm your biggest fan. Although I'm a fan, I still need to obey the rules here. It will be bad for society if everyone can simply break the rules, right?"In other words, it's not because I have something against you. But it's because I have no choice as this is my duty. Since I'm making a living here, I need to perform my duties to earn my salary, correct? So, please forgive us and show us workers some mercy. But if you must ignore the rules here, then I'm afraid I'll have no choice…"And then, Jade gently clapped her hands. A group of men-in-black slowly walked out of the VIP passage after that. There were also some clicking sounds from the high ground some distance away, as several men started to parade their sniper rifles.The Platinum Casino had truly demonstrated their superiority today.Harvey narrowed his eyes. He had quickly determined that whether it wa
Vroom!When the sun was setting, a Mercedes-Benz G-Class slowly stopped in front of the Platinum Casino.Clarion was extremely against Harvey wanting to help Hale, but in the end, he still could not resist Harvey's insistence. He had no choice but to take Harvey to see Camellia.This was because Clarion genuinely meant well toward Harvey.No matter how it looked, Harvey had been surrounded by enemies ever since he had arrived in Grand City. In this kind of situation, Clarion hoped that Harvey would have a few enemies left.At the very least, they should have a talk before going for each other's throat.Of course, Harvey had no hope that anything could be achieved by talking. However, when he saw how Clarion was thinking of him, he believed he should at least make the effort to meet the legendary Queen Bee Camellia and see if they could actually talk things out.Clarion also felt relieved when he saw that Harvey was willing to talk. He even invited Neve to be there too, hoping th
"If I remember correctly, Dan is also a True Warrior elite, correct? Is he not interested in this Chapter of Ascension? He didn't have a hand in this?" asked Harvey when he remembered something else.Clarion smirked. "Well… How should I put this? Of course, everyone who practices martial arts will be interested in the Chapter of Ascension. One becomes practically invincible once one can step into that level. Once a person reaches that stage, all the politicking and schemes will become pointless, since they're nothing before absolute power."However, Clarion heaved a sigh. "Unfortunately, one cannot instantly become a master when it comes to martial arts. The Chapter of Ascension is indeed something very beneficial, but it also causes more harm than good. Unless someone possesses extreme power, those who have it in their possession will be attacked by everyone else."This doesn't only apply to Grand City. Even when one is outside of Grand City, there will be countless factions and el
"Alright, enough talk," interrupted Harvey as he changed the subject. "Why would someone like Camellia be interested in Hale? Even if he was once a martial arts prodigy, so what? Don't tell me one of the Seven Families of Grand City is interested in his martial arts manuals."Clarion's expression was obviously hesitant. He wanted to say something, but he could not decide. Harvey did not force him, however. Harvey calmly reasoned, "If it's something you can say, say it. But if you can't, then just stay quiet. I won't force you when it comes to things like this."Clarion sighed. "It's not that I can't say it. It's just that this involves too many people. It's extremely complicated. I'm worried you can't climb back up because it goes so deep."Harvey calmly replied, "Don't worry. Forget about Grand City. Few things in this world can make me worry about it being too complicated."Clarion scoffed but still whispered. "I'll be direct. Everything I say to you right now can't be proven by
"Camellia?" Harvey said with a faint smile. "That sounds like the name of an ordinary housewife. Anything special about her?"Clarion's eyes twitched before saying, "Camellia is one of our distant relatives. When she was young, she was called the "Queen Bee". It was said that when she was young, the reason she fought was to make her opponents into her servants. If Grand City had a criminal underworld, then Camellia would be the queen of this underworld. "I've already cleaned up the car park, so Platinum Casino probably won't know what happened yet. However, Camellia has too many contacts in Grand City. It won't take long before she finds out it's you."Clarion hesitated for a little before continuing, "Mr. Representative, while you're very strong, Camellia's just too much of a pervert. I have a feeling that you two will see each other soon. Either you find a way to make peace with her, or you hide. If you do become enemies, then she won't stop until either one of you is dead."It
"Bastard!" All the men in black exchanged a glance and all pounced at Harvey with a dagger. Harvey looked like he could fight, but they were sure that one man couldn't win a fight when outnumbered.They were going to use their numbers to kill Harvey.Slap! Smack! Slap!Harvey didn't let them have their way and immediately slapped the men in black. He struck all of them onto the ground with one slap each.It was just a simple slap, but Harvey made their faces swollen and destroyed their self-confidence. They couldn't understand how despite being so slender, Harvey could fight so well.Forget about retaliation. They couldn't even avoid a slap from Harvey!The woman instantly pointed her gun at Harvey and sneered coldly, "You brainless, ignorant fool. You don't understand who you've crossed and what crime you have committed!"Slap!Before she could finish, Harvey had already appeared in front of her and slapped her away too. She screamed, thrown into midair, her back slamming ag
The woman who was drinking coffee frowned. It was obvious she was very unhappy with Havey's sudden interference."Kid, don’t you know you shouldn't meddle in affairs that don't concern you?" The bald man glanced at Harvey, disdain on his face. "There are many times when those who meddle in others' affairs die horribly."The bald man gestured to his men and the three of them pounced at Harvey, obviously wanting to teach him a lesson. However, they had just gotten a little closer when Harvey took a step forward.It was just a simple move, but the woman who was drinking coffee froze before yelling, "Baldie! Watch out!"The bald man was also instantly soaked with sweat. Harvey was just too fast! He never imagined someone could move so fast. Before he could even retreat, Harvey had already appeared right in front of him and slapped him.Smack!There was a loud smack, and Harvey's hand had already hit his face. The bald man's head slammed onto the ground, blood instantly flowing from