"You talk too much.Janus Darnell tossed the towel he was drying his hair with to the side and spoke nonchalantly."Karty, it's true that I'm your cousin, but I've also warned you."My place is not suitable for a nepo baby like yourself."You shouldn't come here too often."I'll try and recommend you to Mr. Wright once the opportunity presents itself."But you should understand there are many scions of great families who wanted to follow him throughout Wolsing—no, the entire country. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of them."It's a bit difficult with what the Failes have."Unless you can contribute something to him…"Kartier Failes forced a smile and said, "Oh, my dear cousin."Actually, I have two things I want to tell you today."Firstly, I want to inform you the woman Mr. Wright is interested in is being taken advantage of by an outsider."Secondly, this same bastard threatened me, saying that no matter who is supporting me, he will make me show him respect."Then
"What? Is that the only approach you can think of using that brain of yours when you encounter something like this? In broad daylight and under the watchful eyes of our rulers?Janus Darnell gave Kartier Failes a look and obviously showed the disappointment in his eyes."As your older cousin, Karty, I believe I'll need to properly educate you tonight."You understand what kind of a person the man we choose to follow will become in the future, yes?"He's going to become the patriarch of one of the ten top families in this country."He's going to stand at the pinnacle of humanity's hierarchy."However, you don't even know the meaning of achieving victory without wasting your forces when you wish to join someone like him."All you know is violence. Where is your manner of perspective? Where is your assertiveness?"Don't you know Mr. Wright hates these inappropriate schemes the most?""What we should be doing is to plan and strategize far away from the conflict yet be able to achi
"Harvey, you bastard!"You're so ungrateful!"The following day, Zhuri Vaus stormed Harvey York at the dining hall in the five-star hotel.She tossed her Hermes purse on the table as she glared at Harvey with wide eyes. If looks could kill, he would have already died."Do you know how many calls I had to make last night because of you?"After I made all the calls and sucked them up, I can't contact you at all?"Who do you think you are? Why do you think you can act all high and mighty?"According to Zhuri, she had pulled so many strings to help Harvey settle this.But in the end?After flattering all those people, she could not even find Harvey.Her efforts had been completely trashed.That was why she immediately made her way to that place when she received news about Harvey's whereabouts.When Zhuri saw how carefree Harvey was, all she could feel was the stuffiness in her chest.Harvey put down the spoon as he finished gulping the cereal in his mouth and wiped his mouth
When Zhuri Vaus tried to pull Harvey York up, he immediately pushed Zhuri's hand away."You…"Zhuri could feel herself almost exploding when she saw how Harvey acted."What's with that attitude?"Do you think I'm joking with you?"Harvey merely replied, "I can see your passion, Ms. Vaus."But if I'm correct, you're not really being sincere when you ask for leniency for my sake, right?"You did all of that because, if I don't surrender, you'll also get dragged into this mess, correct?"You're the one who brought me there."If you're worried about that, don't worry. Before they're done with me, they won't turn their wrath on you."Not to mention I will show them the respect they deserve soon."All you need to do is to watch from the sideline."This has nothing to do with you.""You…" Zhuri started to shake out of anger when she heard it."Why can't I talk sense into you?"I'll see just where you'll end up!"I gave you an inch and you took a mile!"You're so ungrateful an
Zhuri Vaus glanced at her phone with a strange expression. However, she still quickly walked to the side and took the call.After a moment, she hung up and gave Harvey York a strange look. "Alright, enough. Stop eating."I'm taking you to the Wolsing Auction."There are plenty of things for you to eat at the auction."Harvey frowned. "Why are you suddenly taking me to some auction?"Zhuri replied with a frown. "Do you know who called me just now?"It's Hadlee."She said that Kartier and the others have thought it through."They believed that both sides were at fault last night so they're ready to apologize to you and consider this a compromise." I'm telling you, Kartier is a very prideful man."It's very rare for him to be willing to go to such length."You better be grateful for this."While Zhuri was saying that, she was still very suspicious of it. She still did not believe Kartier Failes was someone who could compromise so easily.She was thinking that perhaps Journi
"As expected of you, Mr. York!"You're so magnanimous!"Truly worthy of one who will lead the entire Country H Commercial Group!"I can already see how Country H Commercial Group will rise and expand under your leadership, Mr. York!Kartier Failes gave Harvey York a thumbs up."Alright, brothers and sisters. Let's go!"Let's celebrate how Mr. York will lead Country H Commercial Group into a new era and even greater heights!"The others started to chant loudly. "A new era! Greater heights!""Long live Mr. York!"As if Harvey had already become the chairman.The more Zhuri Vaus looked at it, the more Zhuri felt suspicious. Was that how Kartier and the others always were?No matter how she looked at it, it looked like it was all an act.She instinctively gave Harvey a look and hoped Harvey was not being too full of himself, that he would treat all of their fake praises as sincere.However, it seemed like Harvey really could not see through them and was beaming smiles. "I'll l
"Mr. York?"One of the men from Country J was slightly stunned before bending over and whispering something into Antonio's ears.When Antionio heard the words "Mr. York", his eyes showed a glint of interest.His lips curled into a meaningful smirk after listening to his subordinate's report. "Looks like the Country H Commercial Group has reached its end."Mr. Stanton is also dying."That's why he asked someone so young to inherit his place."Mr. York, is it?"Antonio suddenly asked as he looked at Harvey York."The Country H Commercial Group is our greatest competitor for Nova Corporation in the auction today."However, the person who came isn't Mr. Stanton, but a nameless man like you who came out of nowhere."Then, I'll make it clear right here and now."You better not compete with me and step in my way."Otherwise, I'll make sure you'll regret ever doing so."After that, Antonio waved his hand and arrogantly led his men into the auction house.When Harvey saw what had
Kartier explained in a whisper to Harvey, "You might not know this, Mr. York."But the organizer of this auction is the Thompson family, one of the ten top families in Wolsing. The true owner is one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing, Hector."There's something peculiar about Mr. Thompson. He likes to collect all kinds of strange and wonderful treasures."He has a lot of connections in the antique industry through the use of his family's connections."That's why all the items that appear in the auction that he hosts are usually genuine and rare items."Of course, some of them are also from the black market."Since only an auction house of this level has the ability to deal with the things that cannot be brought to life."That's also why the security of this auction house is so strict."Harvey then said, "Looks like this auction house really is quite good with Hector personally overseeing this place.""That's right!" Kartier said with an inspired sigh. "The Four Young Masters
When Clarion saw how Camellia pushed her face closer to his face, he had to use so much effort to stop himself from immediately slapping her.Harvey's expression was also getting colder as he stared at Camellia. He had to admit it. If she was willing, she could easily make many people furious. That was why Harvey calmed himself down even more and was not rushing to make his move. Instead, he calmly observed Clarion, wanting to see how he would deal with this.He believed this simple confrontation would make Clarion grow quickly. It would be a good thing if there was someone who could compete with Dan among the heirs of Grand City.Slap!When Camellia saw that Clarion would not touch her, she smiled coldly and once again slapped Clarion on the face."Pathetic! You really are useless! No wonder Dan openly admitted that someone like you is not qualified to be his right-hand man!" Camellia publicly humiliated Clarion's character and dignity.A man who would not even resist was worse
"I also know why you captured Hale. But madam… A simple thought is all it takes. If Hale had mastered the so-called Chapter of Ascension, he would already be invincible in this world. He wouldn't fall into someone's grasp so easily," said Clarion as if he was explaining Camellia for her own good."Not to mention that possessing the Chapter itself is simply going to bring you trouble. I'm also saving you by taking Hale away. I hope you'll agree to my decision. This is really for your own good."Camellia let out a cold laugh when she heard Clarion's reasoning. "Judah, aren't you a little too confident of yourself? You attacked my people, threatened me to release the man, and said this is for my own good? Since when has Parkerville stopped practicing martial arts and started to teach acting skills instead?"Camellia walked over and immediately slapped Clarion on the face. "You fool! Do you think I will act for your sake?"Slap!Clarion could not help but take a few steps back, his fa
"Clarion, you've always been a good boy. You can always read the atmosphere whenever you do something," Camellia said to Clarion with a sweet smile. "The reason you came to my Platinum Casino must be because you're ready to pass your position in Earth Hall back to my son, correct? If that's the case, I don't mind accepting it. But if it's something else, my apologies then. I don't have the strength to care about anything else now that I'm too worried about my son."Zeon gave Clarion a dry smile. "You do understand what she's talking about, right? Now, quickly give us the power over Earth Hall. That way, we have some room for discussion. Otherwise…"Then, Zeon put something thumb-sized on the coffee table. Quite a few people raised their eyebrows when they saw what it was. It was the Martial Art Weapon, Thunderblast!That bastard really was quite crazy. He did not even prepare any precaution when handling something like the Thunderblast, walking around with it so recklessly. Was he n
Before Clarion could even decide, Neve already forced her way forward and shielded Clarion behind her. She yelled at Zeon, "Stop pushing it, Zeon! Enough is enough! Do you really think you can have your way with us?!"Zeon gave a wicked smile and wanted to say something when Camellia, who had been watching things unfold, clapped her hands. She instantly attracted everyone's attention, and her delicate voice rang. "Zeon, that's enough. Clarion is still a member of Grand City, regardless of what had happened. We've raised him for so long, he wouldn't kneel and grovel before another man just because he was being waved at, right?"Trust him. He won't be such a doormat, will he? Not to mention that if you let him lick your shoe, he's going to ruin it. This is something I bought for you from Givenchy, so stop wasting it. Not to mention, if Mr. Otto finds out about this, what would you do if he fainted? You have to pay some respect to our elders, alright?"Then, Camellia gave Clarion a dee
"Now… Do you think I won't have the guts to kill you?" Zeon then spun the pistol in his hand using his finger and then pointed it at Clarion's forehead again. He thought he looked cool doing that.Then, his finger slowly tightened around the trigger, and the spring in the trigger was pulled tight, ready to fire. Even Clarion, who fancied himself as someone who did not fear death, could feel his breathing becoming rapid.It was obvious that Zeon really wanted to kill Clarion as his murderous intention flared.While it was well known that White Peak was filled with all kinds of madmen, they did not expect Zeon to be so terrifying when he lost his mind!Neve already wanted to step forward to stop it, but the muzzle on her head made her scared of making any sudden moves. Meanwhile, Harvey simply looked at what was happening calmly.Now was not the time to make a move. Others might believe that Zeon would really pull the trigger, but Harvey understood much about these heirs who were al
Clarion cleared his throat as he caught everyone's attention before bowing at Camellia. "Hello, madam. Please forgive me for dropping by unannounced."Before Camellia could even say anything, Zeon already smiled coldly at him. He stood up and walked over to Clarion and patted Clarion's face as he said in an icy tone, "And you do realize you're not invited? If you want to apologize, show us your sincerity. You can start with prostrating. I believe the madam won't put too much blame on you."All the men and women sneeringly looked at Clarion. It would be rare to see the heir from a huge family in Grand City prostrate. Quite a few already instinctively pulled out their phone, wanting to take photos of it.When Neve saw what had happened, she frowned. "Are you an idiot, Zeon? Why do you think Clarion will kneel?""He won't?" Zeon scoffed, pulled out a pistol, and immediately put the muzzle on Clarion's head. "Now, will you kneel?"Clarion was also someone with a temper. He glared at Z
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