"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
Mandy seemed to be whispering to Hector about something while looking at the catalog in her hand.She looked like she was very interested in something that was in the catalog.However, a figure stopped right in front of her a moment later.Mandy almost instinctively raised her head, surprised. She never thought that Harvey would suddenly appear in this place.Harvey ignored Hector who was sitting next to Mandy, and looked at her. "What a coincidence, Mandy."Hector put down the glass of champagne he was holding when he heard Harvey, a meaningful expression on his face.While Harvey's appearance here was a coincidence, it didn't mean much to Hector. He wasn't afraid of Harvey, anyway.Mandy glanced at Hector and, after some hesitation, asked as she blinked her eyes, "What is it?""Nothing much, but I simply want to tell you that… If you're here for the auction, I may be your best partner."Harvey smiled as he sounded like he was alluding to something else."It's fine," Mandy s
Zhuri was taken aback slightly. She thought Harvey was going to make a move against Hector, so she didn't reply immediately.Kartier, who was standing next to Zhuri, gave it a thought and said, "If I'm not mistaken, Mr. Thompson and Ms. Zimmer are here for the Eyed Bead. I heard it has a special meaning for the Zimmers.""The Eyed Bead?" Harvey mumbled.He had already given the nine Beads of Eyes to Mandy already. What was she up to auctioning for some Eyed Bead here today?Harvey took a deep breath after giving it a moment to calm his emotion down.He then waved his hand and led the others to the seats reserved for Country H Commercial Group without alerting anyone else.There was only about half an hour before the auction was going to start, and other attendees started to arrive.While Harvey was sitting at the seat reserved for the chairman of Country H Commercial Group, none of the waiting staff came to take care of him.Someone either had intentionally made it so, or someo
Soon, Harvey and Alexei walked into the auction hall discreetly with their heads low.The auction hall was incredibly spacious. It resembled a grand stadium, with individual seats placed all over. In the middle of the stadium was a tall auction platformThere was still some time before the start of the auction, but most of the guests were already there. Everyone nodded toward each other and started chatting. Not only was this an auction, but a lot of people also treated this as a place where they could socialize.Harvey and Alexei had been brought to seats at the corner by the staff. Harvey didn't mind this location. He picked up a tablet in front of him and started to swipe it. The content was mostly about the items up for auction."Hello, everyone! It is good to see all the familiar faces in Grand City's Charity Auction once more," said an old man with a cool expression in traditional garb as he appeared on the platform. His voice wasn't loud, but it was crystal clear.There w
Harvey frowned. "Isn't that a little too far-fetched? An Oracle Text that can predict the future?"Alexei shook his head. "Don't underestimate the Hierophant, Big bro. Few people throughout history could decipher the Book of Changes so thoroughly. "It was said that there was a prince from some oil-producing country who managed to get an Oracle Text that showed the word Chaos."It was predicting that his country would fall into chaos. That prince made early preparations. Half a year later, that country fell into chaos, but the prince managed to prepare for it and suppressed the chaos. He even gained a lot of benefits from it. "After that, the Hierophant's Oracle Text became extremely popular!"Alexei spoke as if he were explaining to Harvey some ancient secrets. He glanced around sneakily, like he was worried that someone would hear him gossiping about the Hierophant.After Harvey heard it, he became curious. "Looks like this Hierophant really has something unique about him. No
Around ten in the evening, Alexei took Harvey to the Grand City's Charitable Auction. The auction was organized by the priesthood. Every time they had an auction, they would invite the socialites to attend.To the socialites, the mysterious Grand City would only show a little bit of itself around this time. In this auction, everyone used H dollars. Of course, there were times when bartering was possible, with the preface that both sides found the trade agreeable.Harvey had also learned about the details of the auction before coming. The mayor was at the top of the social hierarchy, followed by the Seven Families. However, because Wenzel had been missing for all these years, the Hierophant had been leading the Seven Families. That was why the Priesthood's social standing was far higher than before, despite being just a non-essential body in the past.For example, the one who chaired this auction this evening was the so-called Priestess. Harvey had heard plenty of rumors about
"While Country H is said to have existed for so many years, the people can be quite narrow-minded. They'll act all arrogant because they have a bit of talent. Not only that, but they also refuse to accept the rest of the civilized world. There's no need to get angry with these people," Juliana said to Hawk's men, her tone filled with concern."All of them say they love their country, but the truth is that they'll leave for greener pastures as soon as opportunities present themselves. Despite agreeing with your values, I'm still part of this country. I wish I could really be part of you!" Juliana said, envy and disappointment on her face.Hawk and the others smiled when they saw Juliana's attitude. If most of the people from Country H acted like this, their cultural victory would be assured. At this point, all of them smiled widely and abandoned whatever upset feelings they had from just now.-About ten minutes later, Harvey took Alexei back to the Dragon Gate Training Hall. Va
When Juliana and the others saw Harvey and Alexei leave, all of them could only grit their teeth in anger despite being genuinely surprised. They didn't expect Harvey's call to be enough to remove Hawk's status as a Knight Templar with one call. His quick action had humiliated Hawk and his men.Normally speaking, they would never believe that Harvey would be able to do such a thing. They didn't expect that reality could be so cruel to the point that it was choking them. Harvey was so influential that they found themselves struggling to breathe."Calm down, Hawk. Don't feel down. I don't think that what happened is real," Juliana said as she subconsciously consoled Hawk. "His reputation is built on boasts. He doesn't understand just how powerful your culture is! There's no way he can affect the powerful Knights Templar."I suspect he's working with someone else and got a fake number, so that he could intimidate and trick you! In other words, you can't let this confuse you! Even i
Harvey narrowed his eyes and said calmly to Hawk, "If you're really that powerful, you won't be wearing that expression when you see me."The so-called top from their side would not only treat him with respect, but they would also get the hell out of there as fast as possible.However, Hawk didn't understand what Harvey was trying to convey. He smiled coldly and said, "You don't understand what the Knight Templars mean, do you? Before this name, even dragons and beasts must fall! And when it comes to someone like you… The moment I showed you my identity, you won't even have the privilege to bend your knee!"Harvey refuted calmly, "If you're really that influential, won't it humiliate you completely if I can make you bend your knee with one call?"Hawk's expression turned brutal. "Oh? You're going to make a move? Come on, then! Show me just how good you really are!"Harvey nodded and pulled out his phone as he looked at Hawk. "Since you asked for it, I guess I have no choice but
Harvey scoffed. He couldn't be bothered by wasting his breath speaking to someone like Juliana, who obviously had been hit on the head. Instead, he turned to Alexei. "I'm leaving now. You either leave with me, or you can stay here and be a simp. But remember—if you stay as her simp, don't appear in front of me again. A man who has no pride and a backbone doesn't have the right to stand in front of me."Hearing that, there was a hint of hesitation on Alexei's face.When Juliana saw that Harvey didn't agree to her demand and even changed the subject, she smiled coldly. "If you have a death wish, then I'll grant it to you. I won't pull my punches from here on out. And you, Alexei. You can try and leave with him… As long as you can bear the consequences of that!"Alexei's expression was filled with even more hesitation. In the end, he gritted his teeth and left together with Harvey.Juliana's smile turned icy when she saw what had happened. "Good, Alexei! You'll regret this! From n
"I'm sorry! It's all my fault! My entire fault! I shouldn't have forced you!" Alexei said, lowering his head dejectedly. Seeing this, Juliana walked over and extended her hand, raising Alexei's chin. She said coldly, "It's good that you know you're making a mistake. Now, Hawk and I will need to get some rest at the hotel. We'll also be going to a charity ball later. Since we're very busy, we don't have the time to pay for our meal. Remember to pay for it and our presidential suite as well. Understand?"While Juliana looked down at Alexei, she didn't mind making Alexei pay for everything. From her perspective, it was a matter of course.When Alexei heard it, he still nodded despite the dark expression on his face.He wanted to take his wallet out, but Harvey quickly stopped Alexei and took his wallet instead. "If you have the money for a woman, why don't you come with me and eat something at the nearby stall? Don't waste your life and time on a woman like this."Harvey dragged A
After Alexei heard what Harvey had to say, his expression was filled with hesitation. It was obvious that he did have feelings for Juliana. However, there was also fear. He didn't know what he should do.He was afraid that Juliana might really abandon him. At the same time, he was really afraid that Juliana was cheating. Alexei felt like he was stuck between a rock and a hard place."Alexei? Why are you here?" At this time, a cold and arrogant voice could be heard. "Are you here to ambush me? So that you can annoy me?"Harvey instinctively turned around and saw Juliana and Hawk walking out from the restaurant hand-in-hand like a wealthy couple. Behind them were their secretaries, lawyers, and bodyguards. They looked like important people; on the other hand, Alexei looked like a beggar by the street.Alexei quickly ran over, forcing himself to smile despite being upset. "I heard you're back, Juliana, so I came over to pick you up. You must be tired now. I've arranged for a pre