Everyone, including Journi Stanton, was so shocked that their jaws dropped. They were rendered speechless at that very moment.They all sluggishly stared at the bullseye in disbelief.‘How much time did he even use?’‘A minute…?’‘No! Not even!’‘The country bumpkin already won the moment he made a deal with Journi!’‘More importantly, Journi was the one who set the rules!’‘This is true strength!’Journi quickly regained her composure when her eyes lit up while looking at Harvey York.She naturally knew Harvey was randomly chosen to be the next chairman.In the eyes of the higher-ups, Harvey was nothing more than a joke.That was why Journi wanted to test him.But then, the simple bet was already enough for her to figure something out.Harvey was merely playing dumb!Not just the crowd…Even the higher-ups had underestimated the new chairman!Journi was speechless. She did not even have a fighting chance.She had already lost from the start.“So, you’re giving up alr
‘What did he just say?’‘Little princess?’‘How dare you call Ms. Journi that?!’Everyone was on the verge of lashing out after hearing those words.They thought Harvey York was completely shameless even to call Journi Stanton with such a cute nickname.“The match counts.”Journi seemed a little resentful.“I started the bet, and I also made the conditions. I’ll admit defeat.“From now on, I’m your temporary girlfriend.“That said, this isn’t forever.“We can go shopping and watch movies together…“But, if you want us to go further, you must be my actual boyfriend first.“Otherwise, you won’t even get a chance!”Journi tried to stay strong, but her words could not properly reflect that.She already agreed to go shopping and watch movies with Harvey.It would not take long for them to deepen their relationship either.Maybe then…Journi’s face turned bright red.She had countless pursuers, but never an actual boyfriend.And yet she got her temporary boyfriend through
Without a second thought, Kartier Failes’ eyes burned brightly.He held his rage back as he raised his glass while giving looks to the people around him.“This is the first time Ms. Journi’s ever had a boyfriend!“This means that Harvey’s our prince!“Come! Let’s have a toast for the prince!“We’re not leaving this place till we get drunk!”The others did not understand why Kartier had such a huge change in attitude, but they all followed suit and had a toast with Harvey anyway.Harvey showed a calm gaze without saying a word. Journi went to Harvey’s side while smiling faintly.“Looks like it won’t be easy being my boyfriend…” she said while leaning beside Harvey’s ear.“I’m sure they’ll get you drunk enough so they can make a fool out of you…”Harvey looked at the woman beside him, who was showing an odd smile.“My dear…“Aren’t you scared of something happening between us if I use that as an excuse?”“You…“You’re shameless!”Journi’s face turned bright red.“Quick! D
Harvey York spoke with a sheepish expression, "It's you, Journi."Isn't this wrong, though?"While we're a couple, we've only known each other for a day, but you're already spending the night with me."Will you be responsible for me?"I'm a decent man, after all!"The woman on the bed cursed Harvey countless times in her mind, looking at how Harvey presented himself.However, she still forced a faint smile and said, "Stop being such a smartass."Go and wash up."I'll wait for you."Harvey made a grin and stumbled into the bathroom. His head swayed as if he really had gotten drunk.The woman on the bed immediately jumped up. She did not give Harvey any chance to react and quickly undressed him proficiently.She even handed the showerhead to Harvey, signaling him to take a shower.Harvey had already fallen on the tiles, looking like a drunkard before he was even halfway drunk.When the woman wearing the nightgown saw what had happened, she snickered. Suddenly, she turned on
When Cason Lee's words reached everyone present, they all realized what he was talking about with strange expressions on their faces."Don't tell me… It's the head of our group…""Darn it. Does he really think he can do anything he wants because he just received the title of chairman?""Quick… Bring him out here!""He's really tarnishing the entire Commercial Group's reputation."The guests staying on the same floor were all attracted by the uproar.Some of the men and women who were originally going to share some intimate time in their drunkenness all peeped from the door gap.Journi Stanton also came out of her room after hearing the commotion. After learning everything that had happened, her expression turned stern, and she slowly said, "I believe we shouldn't make any claims before there's any evidence."While Journi had never acknowledged Harvey as her so-called boyfriend, she didn't want them to condemn Harvey for such a crime out of their own imagination."Princess Jour
When Kartier Failes saw Frank Zummo's arrival, he sternly spoke to the security captain, "You came here just in time, Captain Frank."Something terrible happened here tonight."Someone wanted to force himself on Ms. Kennedy. You must see justice is done for her sake.""What?" The shocked expression on Frank's face was obviously faked.Then, his expression turned grim as he stared at the door and said, "Come out here right now. Otherwise, if my men enter, I cannot guarantee your safety."Cason Lee approached Frank and whispered, "Captain Frank, Harvey's the one who wanted to force himself on Ms. Kennedy.""It's him?" Frank instantly revealed a cold smile when he heard the name.He cracked his neck and his knuckles as he approached the entrance. "Darn bastard. I could tell you weren't a good person the first second I saw you."I thought you were just a freeloader or maybe a thief."I didn't expect you to be so bold."Get out of there right now. Break your own hands and apologiz
Harvey York's expression was indifferent. "Apologize?"Why don't you ask your best friend who should be apologizing?"If she can apologize to me properly, I can let bygones be bygones."Otherwise, it will be up to her own fate on how this will end.""You…" When Zhuri Vaus heard what Harvey said, she was so angry that she started to stomp the floor as if her kindness had been completely wasted on someone undeserving."Zhuri, I know you're the chairman's assistant, and you still want to speak on behalf of this sham."But he's a repeat offender no matter how I look at it."Why are you still being so courteous with him?"When Kartier Failes said that, he glared at Harvey with a glint in his eyes."You bastard… You're a lost cause and you're going to be in jail for the rest of your life.""I'll tell Captain Frank to break your hands and your legs first before locking you up at the police station."After hearing Kartier's words, the sneers coming from around them were even more ma
Frank Zummo frowned and said coldly to Harvey York, "What do you want?"Harvey clapped his hands and said in a casual tone. "Aren't you going to call the cops?"Then, call the cops right now."I'll give the evidence to the cops, and my guess is that quite a number of people will have to spend some time there."Don't worry. The evidence I've prepared is especially concrete. I can guarantee that if this reaches the court, the judge won't even be in the mood to discuss the case."Frank was starting to become hesitant when he heard what Harvey had said.It would be bad for a company the size of Country H Commercial Group to get into such a scandal and was made into a huge deal.If the media caught wind of this and reported it, it would greatly affect the reputation of Country H Commercial Group.When Frank thought of that, all he could do was heave a deep sigh and said, "If you can prove that you've been framed, not only will I apologize to you, I will ensure the person behind thi
After that, the duo were just going to leave like that. Yvonne frowned and then calmly said, "Stop them."After she made her orders, dozens of security guards walked out from the corner. They were all security guards from the Xaviers of Wolsing, and each was extremely strong.They did not attack but simply blocked all the entrances. When Morganna saw that, she was instantly enraged. "What's the meaning of this? How dare you stop the path of those who come from a world of freedom? Do you know what will happen if you do this?"Harvey merely smiled and asked, "World of freedom? Why don't you tell me which world of freedom you're from?""I've already gained permanent residency in Country A, so of course I'm from Country A!" answered Morganna smugly. "Country A is the most advanced country in this world. Now that we have joined Country A, of course we're people of freedom! I'm warning you, now that we're from Country A, your law is useless against us! Now, step out of our way!"Harvey
The expression of the man and woman both darkened with Yvonne's questioning. "Who are you then? What right do you have to question us? How can you prove that this is a private hospital? How can you prove that this place is not under the jurisdiction of the Health Department? Who do you think you are? The boss of this place?"The woman cried out arrogantly. Even her arguments were full of disdain."That's right. You're not the boss of this place, so why are you interfering in our matter? Go away, or I'm going to make you pay for our destroyed drone!" The two pretended they did nothing wrong, and Yvonne's sudden appearance spoiled their plans.Harvey observed the two coldly. While they acted very roguishly, their flexibility and arrogant tone showed they were anything but ordinary.At the very least, they were very used to situations like this."I'm sorry, but I'm Saint Mary Hospital's CEO," replied Yvonne with a smile and then pointed at the man's mobile. "Delete everything you've
Harvey calmly asked, "Do we have any leads?"Jesse shook his head. "Currently? No. The one who's behind this hid their tracks too well. I've already sent my people out to investigate the source when this happened, but we didn't get any valuable leads. But at this time, finding the person behind this isn't important. The important thing right now is that we need to save the patriarch. "Otherwise, if anything happens to him, Linus will have another excuse to attack us tomorrow at the press conference."Harvey nodded, pulled out a mobile, and gave it to Jesse. Then he said, "Since I'm heavily suspected of being the person behind this ploy, I can't do anything to help him in this situation. But I believe Oskar will be able to help for my sake.""The National Doctor Senior Oskar Armstrong?" Jesse was slightly stunned when he saw the number on the screen of the phone Harvey handed to him. A moment later, he was already making a call on the other side. He wanted to contact him, but only
Half an hour later, Harvey and Yvonne arrived at Saint Mary Hospital, a hospital the Xaviers had invested in. They immediately headed to the ICU.When the two of them walked in, Jesse, Sia, and the others from the Xaviers quickly walked over."Yvonne, Harvey." It was obvious that they were treating Harvey as one of them already.Yvonne nodded and asked, "What happened?"Jesse extended his hand and said, "You'll know when you see."Yvonne and Harvey exchanged a look and walked into the ICU together with Jesse. Then, they saw countless machines continuing to operate, surrounded by blinking lights in the innermost ward. Nashon was lying in the hospital bed with different kinds of liquid flowing into him through the tubes connected to him.As the liquid was intravenously fed into him, Nashon's life seemed to be hanging in a dangerous balance."What happened to Nashon?" Yvonne asked. She could not believe it. She just spoke with Nashon over dinner last night. Why would Nashon suddenl
Next morning.Two more days until Linus was released from prisonThis time, the Xaviers did everything they could. On the one hand, they used the media to set certain things as top searches. On the other hand, they used all the spies they had planted to find all the contracts regarding their work with the Island Nation.But as time passed, things did not progress well.At the CEO's office in Sky Corporation, Harvey had just finished reviewing some documents. Just when he was going to force himself to go through the rest, the office door opened slightly.Next, Yvonne slowly walked in with a cup of well-brewed coffee and lightly placed it on the desk. When Harvey saw her in the office, he was a bit surprised. "Why are you here? Are the problems with the Xaviers all done?"Yvonne shook her head. "Not yet, but we did everything we could. Whether we can solve it will depend on fate, I guess. But rather than staying at the residence with a frown, I rather do some work at Sky Corporatio
Janus was slightly surprised. "If we simply watch how things develop, Linus would absolutely fall. Nashon is a schemer and with Jesse's relationship with Dragon Cell and Dragon Guard… Even Yvonne isn't any ordinary woman. Not to mention that now Linus is imprisoned, everything will be over by the time he's out."Emery snapped his fingers and said, "Of course, I can't do something too obvious as an observer, but as Linus' friend, it's fine if we give him a word of advice, right? Linus is from Country A Xavier Inc., so we only need to tell him what will happen next. If he still doesn't know what to do, he deserves everything that comes for him."Janus nodded as he listened to Emery casually explain it. Since Linus started it all, he needed to end it. Everything Linus was facing right now should be solved by himself.Meanwhile, given Country A Xavier Inc.'s abilities and reach, countering the Xaviers of Wolsing should not be that hard once they knew what they wanted to do."There's an
Janus hummed under his breath for a while before saying, "Sir, aren't you overestimating Harvey too much? Think about it. He might be smart, but only a little. On Wolsing's chessboard, he's only a pawn at most. It's pure luck that he can accomplish some things and offend a few people here and there."Emery set down the teacup in his hand and sighed. "Lucky? I admit that he might be lucky, but can someone be so fortunate that he can take over both the Country H Commercial Group and Country H Martial Arts Alliance at the same time when he literally just arrived in Wolsing?"And then, it doesn't matter who goes against him, whether it's a Young Master from the top ten families or the arrogant Islanders, all of them end up badly. And then he even interfered with the top ten families and five hidden families' family matters, which meant that he was already part of the top social circle in our country and had access to our resources."But most importantly, someone like him was completely
Emery's gaze did not even shift as he calmly said, "Speak."Janus whispered, "Linus Xavier, who just came from Country A, had been sent to prison by the precinct. From the news we received from the precinct, this precinct's higher-ups have a vested interest in this, and they've even received some interference from Country A's foreign relations department."That's why the precinct will handle this as fairly as possible. According to my sources, Linus won't be convicted or deported, but he would be locked up for at least three days and three nights."Emery finished the tea from his cup and said, "Isn't he back to regain the Xaviers of Wolsing? How did he end up behind bars when he just arrived? Who did that?""Harvey," Janus did not want to mention the name, but he had to. "The man has a good relationship with Journi and impresses Princess Sienna. And according to my sources, he's also the chairman of the Country H Commercial Group and the representative of Country H's Martial Arts A
"Send out our men and use all our contacts and spies in the Island Nation. We must find all the originals and copies of the contracts we've signed with the Islanders and destroy all the evidence immediately. We must do it quickly and destroy them before Linus is released. If we can't, the problem we face will be worse than anything we can imagine," said Nashon with a stern expression.Harvey narrowed his eyes and said, "Let me help as well. Yvonne knows Sky Corporation very well. Let me know if you need Sky Corporation's ability or my help. While we seemed to face only Country A Xavier Inc., everything was too much of a coincidence."I believe this might be a continuation of what happened to the Shinto Way. The people behind all of this had to be from Country A. Not only is he aiming to throw this family into chaos, but he might also be aiming to throw the entire country into chaos. That's why we have to be quick, and we must achieve it. We must control the risk and losses to be as l