Henry recognized Lydia's rage and smiled. "Don't worry. I will not put you in a difficult position."In fact, I'm telling you the truth about the acquisition!"Mr. Carter disclosed this information to me. If you don't believe me, then at least believe Mr. Carter." Henry did not want to hide anything from Lydia."When did Mr. Carter say that?"Lydia was shocked. It might be true if it came from Bowen.Why, though?"I went to give Ethan an examination today, and he informed me. The reason is quite simple—the Brandon Group will avoid bankruptcy and soar.""What? How is that possible?" The news shook her even more."I was surprised, too, but Mr. Carter said so. But I'm not sure about the details." Henry wanted to tell Lydia about the city's new development plan. However, that was considered the most confidential information within the province. If leaked, it could have far-reaching negative consequences."It might be true if it's from Mr. Carter."After all, Bowen had previously
'But it was Henry's fault; he had again swindled the family's money.' Lydia cursed inwardly."You have a say on this matter, right?" Lydia asked."Of course! Absolutely!" Everyone nodded in agreement."Okay, let me repeat that. If you transfer your investments to me today, please don't contact me again after tomorrow in case we can recover more money. Is that okay?""Absolutely! No problem.""We've already said that!""I'm just double-confirming. Please return to prepare the contracts and bring them over tomorrow at noon for signatures," Lydia said."Why not today?" Wayne asked immediately."It's too late now, and many procedures can't be completed," Lydia explained."Why noon tomorrow? Are you trying to delay until John returns?" someone asked, doubtful.Lydia frowned and said, "You know me. I'm a woman of my word."Forget about it if you don't believe me.""How could that be? I've known you since you were a child, Lydia. I know you well. I believe you," Wayne spoke up imm
Lydia was stunned by Jennifer's words, and even Henry was taken aback.Not only did Jennifer think it was fine, but even William said, "Yeah, it wasn't easy for us to save that amount. It was gone in a flash. You should pitch in, Lydia.""Exactly! You can't treat your parents unfairly," Jennifer said.Lydia was speechless. She said, "I'm willing to compensate them because the Brandon Group might really survive this.""Survive?""Do you believe Henry, Lydia?" Jennifer glared at Henry."Mom! Whether you believe it or not, I'm telling the truth. So, you don't need to ask me for compensation. You'll get your money back in a few days," Lydia said helplessly."But I can't wait! Why don't you just compensate us? After all, it's the company's money. If you don't compensate, we'll end up losing."Jennifer thought her daughter's personal savings must have been wiped out, so such a large sum of money must come from the company.They would lose everything if they did not fight for it."Sin
Lydia smiled bitterly. Some of them had always harbored animosity toward her, particularly after she took office and implemented reforms that impacted their relatives. They would never agree to that.After criticizing Lydia, John called each of them to inform them of the situation and assured them that the Millers would be fully responsible for any subsequent losses in the investment.Everyone did not object to John's words.Lydia continued with the acquisition as agreed since everything had been settled.John had emphasized once more that the acquisition from everyone was done with company funds, and Lydia was taking on a significant risk.Once the acquisition was completed, those shares would have nothing to do with them, so making a fuss would be pointless.Everyone agreed, and some were even more excited.What piqued their interest even more was how quickly they received the money after signing the contracts.They eventually left with smiles, heartfelt praises for Lydia, an
"How is that possible?" Richard, who influenced Hodbridge's economy, also knew about the Brandon Group. He could not understand how such a company in such a terrible situation could be revived."It's possible."Henry smiled and asked, "Mayor Miles, do you still remember when you submitted an urban city development plan to the province about two years ago?"Richard was stunned. He had been involved in that matter before he was the mayor. He nodded and said, "Of course. The plan was enormous, and the funds required were enormous, so it was not approved.""However, even though it was not approved, it still had plenty of good impacts. The infrastructure around the area had seen significant improvement; it would even be sufficient to support the next area for the next few decades.""Dr. Truman, why are you telling me this?""What if I tell you that the plan has been approved and instructions will be distributed to the city soon?" Henry smiled."What?! That's impossible!"Richard sho
"That's right. It seems like Mr. Carter was right.""Yes, this is great. Henry, thank you."Lydia's eyes displayed great excitement. Even though the exact situation was still unknown, the two companies—one the acquirer and the other the acquiree—were about to hold a joint press conference, which was exactly the same as the information that Henry mentioned.That meant a decision had been made. They would just have to wait for the time for the press conference."If the acquisition really takes place this time, we must thank Mr. Carter. Without him, Hodbridge would have no position left," Lydia said."Yes, we should be grateful." Henry agreed."Let's go there together later, then.""Great."John learned about the news very quickly after being informed by Lydia, and he felt immediate relief.Jennifer and her husband were stunned. They could not believe it. There was no way the acquisition would take place. What if it really took place? Who would care about their defrauded money?
That was a wonderful event for the Millers, but Jennifer was not pleased. She murmured, "How can this happen? How can this happen?"She yelled, "Henry, you shameless person! You cheated us again."Henry was enjoying Lydia's voluntary embrace and was still in the moment. He did not expect an attack to come on him so suddenly.Lydia was furious, yelling, "Mother, what are you talking about?""I'm not talking nonsense. If Henry hadn't told you, you wouldn't have agreed to take over my investment." Jennifer was angry.She felt wronged, so she said, "Henry, you need to compensate me."Even William was too embarrassed to say anything at the time.Lydia was furious, saying, "Mother, please be reasonable!""What do you mean? When am I not reasonable? So, you've forgotten about your mother since you have a man, is that it?"What a miserable life I have! Why did I give birth to such an unfilial daughter?""Enough! Aren't you embarrassed?" John exclaimed angrily, "Go back to your room i
"Alright!""Henry, it's getting late. You must be busy, so I won't insist you stay." John's attitude at that point was very different from before."Alright. I'll take my leave now!"Henry nodded, then stood up and left.Lydia hesitated before standing up and following him.John frowned. Had his granddaughter fallen for Henry?Henry was a good man. Regardless, he was ordinary, with no powerful allies to support him. He could not possibly protect Lydia for the rest of her life.On the contrary, the grandson of his old friend's friend was attractive, capable, and had a strong family background. He was an ideal candidate."Henry, Grandpa is not in a good mood. Please don't be upset with him." Lydia comforted him."I won't. Besides, it's enough for you to be nice to me; nothing else matters." Henry did not want her to worry too much. Her family was indeed extremely harsh on him.He would have demonstrated his power if it had not been for Lydia.When Lydia heard that, she assumed
At that point, everything there was over.After everyone dispersed, Shane laughed as he stepped forward. "Henry, you gave me a big surprise this time."I thought you'd need at least five years to catch up to them. I didn't expect you to have achieved such strength. This is entirely beyond my imagination."May I ask what level of strength you are at now?"Shane was curious.Henry shrugged helplessly and said, "I don't know it. There's no one to compare with."I only know that if I use my full strength, I can destroy a city with one single wave of my sword."Everyone was utterly stunned, and they murmured helplessly, "Pervert!"Shane was speechless. He shook his head. "Young man, you really amazed me. By the way, when are you getting engaged? Don't delay for too long; I don't have much time left."He was delighted with Henry and was hoping to be able to attend their wedding.Henry smiled and said, "Elder Master Drayson, have you forgotten what I said yesterday? I'll help you re
Henry's domineering words made the people of Aurelia excited.They were so enthusiastic that they had to express their excitement.However, they were confused when Henry ordered them to launch the missiles.What did Henry mean? Why did Henry order the launching of the missiles? Everyone was curious.Everyone else was dumbfounded, too. What order was that?Everyone had doubts in their mind.At the same time, the person at the missile base was sweating profusely. He had to execute the order under any circumstances, and he was so nervous that he could not help but reconfirm the order again.Frederick nodded. He had looked into the matter personally to ensure everything was in place without error.If he had not seen Henry's extraordinary strength with his own eyes, he would not have believed that Henry had planned everything. He had even met with Frederick earlier in the morning and made the request.Henry wanted to show how powerful he was in deterring anyone from creating unnece
There were words of praise, excitement, and admiration in Aurelia.In their opinion, Henry was Aurelia's protector.In other places, people were amazed and fearful of Henry's strength.Henry did not care about that. He remembered that there were many troublemakers earlier.In a deep voice, he said, "I heard that over these past few days, many looked down on Aurelia's battling skills because no one was here to deal with them."In that case, I'll let them see how powerful Aurelia's battling skills are. There's no need to trouble those masters who are in seclusion. Those present today can do the same job."Step forward, Jensen."Jensen was stunned. When he heard Henry's order, he quickly gathered his thoughts. He stepped forward and said respectfully, "Yes, Mr. Truman."Jensen was a powerful master trained by Henry. His terrifying aura was clearly displayed at that moment.In an instant, the whole world could feel his strong force. The powerful force gathered in the air made ever
Henry waved his right hand. Jorge flew out of the platform and landed near the few Islehaveners beside their ambassador.Henry had sent Jorge back to them.Next, it would be Lucifer's turn.The audience looked at Henry with admiration and were shocked.Shane and the others who supported Henry were really excited. Earlier, they had thought Aurelia would face a big crisis. They did not expect Henry to solve the matter so easily.Although Lucifer had yet to make a move, it was impossible for Lucifer to defeat Henry so easily."Lucifer, you're up," Henry said.Everyone's heart trembled.The crowd was familiar with Lucifer. He became famous after the battle the day before.It was obvious that Lucifer was much stronger than Jorge. Most importantly, he represented the powerful Westin.Lucifer snorted coldly. He stepped forward and spread his fourteen wings. He looked overpowering and extremely terrifying.The huge pressure created by the wings made everyone feel breathless.Howeve
Jorge's expression looked horrible. He had already taken the first step. Everything would go in vain if he were to give up.So, he got up, knelt in front of Henry again, and shouted, "I'm sorry, I was wrong!"Slap, slap!Another few heavy slaps on him.Jorge was utterly stunned; he was also shocked and angry."Your voice is too loud. It's disturbing," Henry said.At that moment, any fool would know Henry did it intentionally. He deliberately played tricks on Jorge.That made the Islehaveners feel even more ashamed.An ambassador of Islehaven who was watching the battle stepped forward and said, "Stop! Stop! You're destroying—""Get lost," Henry snorted coldly and waved his right hand.Even though the ambassador was a few hundred meters away, he immediately felt a massive pain in his chest. He flew backward about ten meters away and fainted as he landed on the ground.He was then dragged away.Everyone was shocked.Jorge's expression looked extremely ugly. The pain on his c
Henry's voice contained powerful mental pressure. He controlled it so well that it only targeted Jorge."No!" Jorge gritted his teeth and roared. The power around him gathered crazily, forming a huge and terrifying force he was trying to resist.Everyone was shocked when they saw that.A huge tornado formed above Jorge's head, and a powerful force burst out crazily. Once again, he displayed his amazing and terrifying strength.The overwhelming pressure shocked everyone.Everyone in the country saw that. They were extremely excited. "I knew it. Jorge was only fooling with him. He's showing his real strength now.""That's right. He's finally fighting back. He must teach that guy a cruel lesson."They were all excited. However, their excitement disappeared the next moment, and their expression looked horrible.At that moment, Henry, with a disdainful look, raised his right hand and pressed on the tornado lightly.The terrifying force on Jorge dissipated completely in an instant.
"He's my idol, too!""Mine, too.""Stop pretending. Weren't you arrogant and proud earlier? Keep it going."At that moment, the people of Aurelia cheered, both online and those who were there. Everyone who knew Henry and was close to him was also extremely excited.In contrast, the faces of the people of Islehaven looked ugly; they could not believe what they had seen.They saw Jorge as powerful as God. How could he be crushed? He was even slapped in public, equivalent to a slap on everyone's face. They were furious."Cheater! He must be cheating!""That is a conspiracy. It must be a conspiracy!""Jorge, did you hold back? You wanted them to be happy first and then would beat them out of their asses later?""Get up! Show them how powerful the people of Islehaven are."Similarly, the reaction of the people from the Westin countries was not good either. Everyone was shocked.Some were amazed at Henry's power.Of course, many other countries expressed their support for Aurelia
Jorge frowned when Henry walked up to the platform. He realized he did not manage to sense Henry's strength and power at all.There were only two possibilities. The first was that Henry was so much stronger than himself that Jorge could not sense his strength. Jorge had already managed to sense Shane and Lucifer's strength.Henry could not be much stronger than the two of them.The other possibility was that Henry had learned a secret technique to conceal his strength.If Jorge did not guess wrongly, it should be the latter.'Trying to scare me with that hideous trick?'Jorge sneered and said disdainfully, "Henry, you coward. Are you finally willing to come forward now? I thought you were going to stay hidden forever."Henry smiled, but his smile was a little cold. He said, "Hide? Since when do I need to hide? About half a month ago, you and your master, Lucifer, had to flee from Aurelia. Have you forgotten about that?""Nonsense!"Jorge was furious when he heard that. First,
"I do hope there are stronger masters today; at least let me warm up a little. Otherwise, it'll be really boring for me."Also, I won't be holding back today. Life and death are not considerations once we're on the platform. I'd like to see if anyone in Aurelia isn't afraid of death."As soon as he said that, many people commented again. Many people were thinking about Henry, whom Jorge had mentioned, but Henry had yet to appear.Many Aurelian masters were furious when they heard Jorge's words and were about to rush to the platform.Flynn stepped forward and was about to go up onto the platform.However, Henry took the lead and went to the platform.Manish, standing next to him, was stunned for a moment. He was the strongest master among the several Worship Masters. Manish was stronger than Albus, but he did not stop Henry.Albus specifically instructed him to arrange for Flynn to join the fight first. Even though he would not be able to defeat Jorge, at least he could exhaust t