Jakai’s face was grim. He wanted to deny the claim, but he couldn’t muster the courage to do so. He understood full well the consequences of doing such a thing.Even if he wasn’t crippled on the spot, he’d be locked up for more than a decade in the forbidden land behind the mountains of the Heaven’s Gate.Chiba gritted his teeth, looking wretched. “What’s with the badge, Harvey?“Do you think we still live in ancient times?“Did you watch too much TV?“You must be stupid!“Just make a phone call in this day and age! Who would believe in such a thing anymore?“You idiot!”The women laughed coldly at their common enemy. They were completely uneducated and only watched a lot of TV, so they were convinced Harvey was just bluffing at this point.They thought that he was completely crazy.“It’s useless? Is that so? Let me try something, then.”Harvey smiled. Holding the badge, he walked toward an outer disciple.Wham!Harvey smashed the badge on the disciple’s face.The disci
Slap!Harvey casually sent the last disciple in front of Jakai flying. Then, he smiled at Jakai.Jakai’s eyes and mouth twitched. After a while, he finally spoke up.“Don’t you dare cross the line, you little bastard…”“Bastard?” Harvey couldn’t be bothered to continue talking. “Kneel already, you old bastard!”The crowd gasped after hearing those words. They didn’t know what to say as they stood before Harvey, frozen stiff. ‘Is this man insane? Or does he have a death wish?‘A mere geomancy expert and kept man, demanding Jakai to kneel?‘Is he dreaming?‘Or could that badge really frighten people and take total control, like in TV?’Ramon and the others were still in disbelief. It wasn’t that they didn’t believe in it. They simply didn’t want to!Jakai gritted his teeth, glaring furiously at Harvey. “Enough, Harvey!“There’s a limit to everything!“We’ll always get a chance to meet each other later.“Have you thought of the consequences for doing such a thing?”Harv
Slap!“As an expert martial artist, you take advantage of the people at large! This is inhumane!”Slap!“As an outer elder, you take your disciples with you to betray the country! This is injustice!”Slap!“A heinous man like you, trying to show off in front of me?”Harvey had no intention of letting Jakai off the hook that easily. He kept slapping Jakai around with his hand and badge. Jakai’s face became completely swollen, and he kept spitting out blood.Jakai was an expert martial artist, but he couldn’t use his energy to defend himself from the relentless attacks.Everyone could tell that Jakai was furious, but he wouldn’t dare move a single inch since Harvey had the badge.The crowd was baffled and frightened. The outer elder of the Heaven’s Gate, who could represent the head of the sacred martial arts training ground, didn’t resist!Who would believe such a thing?It was clear who was the stronger one out of the two.Jakai’s sorry state frightened the Islanders who
“Why do I feel like I can’t rust you?”Harvey smiled. “You and your dear grandson are cut from the same cloth.“You’re both backstabbers!“This all only happened because I let your grandson off the hook.“Tell me, should I be learning my lesson today?”Harvey was smiling gently, but to Jakai, he looked just like a demon. Jakai had a bad feeling about the situation, but at that moment, he wouldn’t dare stand up.“You need to believe me, Sir York!” he said, hanging his head low. “I’ve already changed!”Bam!Harvey ignored Jakai, and kicked him in the stomach.Jakai was fully prepared to dodge, but he was shocked to find out that he couldn’t react quickly enough.He felt a sharp pain and blacked out, feeling ridiculously weak. He soon fell to the ground; his entire body twitched. Agony was written all over his face. He fell to the ground in the next moment; his entire body was twitched while he showed a look of excruciating pain.“What did you do to me, Harvey?!”Jakai was
Prince Gibson already hated Chiba quite a bit.Naturally, he wouldn’t hold back after getting Harvey’s order.He took action, and had someone to send him some cutlery for torture. Screams of pain could be heard all over soon after.Jakai fell to the ground on his knees, looking weak.He hated Harvey, but despair and fear had consumed him completely.An expert martial artist like him had lost everything.He was destined to suffer a horrible death at the hands of his enemies. Simply put, Harvey didn’t need to do anything more—he was done for!Harvey got into his car and crossed his arms, ignoring the screams behind him completely.People should atone for their mistakes.As such, Harvey didn’t think that it was horrible for Chiba and Jakai to endure such a fate.…During dinnertime.Inside Golden Studios’s reception room.Ensley, who wore heavy makeup, was currently flipping through a contract.As a first-rate celebrity in the country, she believed Golden Studios would show
“Not just that, but Golden Studios will never be working with you ever again.“I need to tell you something else, too: Mordu’s entertainment circle has the same consensus as well.“Simply put, the entertainment circles from both Mordu and Golden Sands have blacklisted you!“Tomorrow, we’ll contact Wolsing’s entertainment circle to do the same.”Lola’s words shocked Ensley.“What?!“Blacklist me?!“You’re going to stop working with me?!“You’re sending a letter to Wolsing, too?!”Ensley’s body trembled; her good-looking face was filled with utter disbelief.“Why?!“What right do you have to do that?!“I’m one of the biggest celebrities in the country!“A lot of people are dying to work with me!“You even invited me through my manager before! Did you forget that already?!“I’ve never offended any of you, either!“Why would you do something like this to me?!”Ensley lowered her standards just to trample on Xynthia, thinking that she’d succeed no matter what…After all, s
“What?!“He’s the owner of the Golden Studios?“That’s impossible!”Ensley didn’t believe those words at all.Golden Studios wasn’t that well-known in the nation, but it was an extraordinary entity in Golden Sands. The owner of it was surely a prominent figure!Harvey was just a kept man—a loser! What right did he have to compare himself to such a powerful figure?What a joke!“It doesn’t matter whether you trust me or not,” Harvey said calmly.“I should tell you something, too: both Kaizen Group and Durin belong to me as well.“Your career will die immediately if I decide to blacklist you here.“Are you angry? Bite me, then.“Of course, you don’t have to get that angry yet.“This is only the first step.“You’ve been planning to sell out both my wife and my sister-in-law…“I’d be letting you down if I didn’t repay the favor now, wouldn’t I?”Harvey smiled gently, but Ensley found his expression terrifying. Her face turned cold, and she jumped at him and yelled, “Enough
“Is that so?“Why are you so sure I’ll let you go after this, anyway?”Harvey sent her a profound smile.“You… You’d dare?! If anything happens to me, Young Master John and Young Master Wright will never let you go!” Ensley roared before turning around.She felt a little frightened; Harvey’s eyes made her realize that he was more than capable of taking her out.When she arrived at the parking lot, she quickly pulled out her phone, planning to report the incident to Blaine.She was holding her phone as she drove. Reaching a crossroad a mile away from the parking lot, a truck filled with gas canisters suddenly charged forward, crashing right into her car.Boom!The canisters blew up—disbelief was written all over Ensley’s face as flames engulfed her.…Ensley wasn’t dead.However, she was unconscious and heavily injured when she was sent to the hospital.She was lucky—she managed to get out of danger, but she was destined to be a vegetable for the rest of her life.And yet,
"Or maybe you're thinking that after working a little bit harder for a while, you'll be able to leave the country and live under the radar. Then, you can go to Country A and live the life you want? Your parents have already been sent over, right?"No matter what happens, Dan treats those who work for him well. But… There's something I don't understand. You're willing to leave your home permanently just because he treats you well? You're willing to give him your undying loyalty just like that? Is it worth it?" Harvey asked as he put his cup of latte down on the table with a curious expression.The ordinary young woman shuddered slightly before raising her head. She gave Harvey a look and said, "Are you talking to me, sir? Do we know each other?"Harvey smiled. "We don't, but I'm pretty sure you know me. Or should I say… It's exactly because you know me that you went to Country A and persuaded Royce to come to Wolsing. Whether it's the 150 million dollars given to Lilian or lying to X
The next day…What happened to Geraldton Hotel was being reported on the news. It was about how an underground criminal empire in Wolsing was being swept by the authorities. Harvey didn't expect things to go so out of hand. At the same time, he now knew that no matter what the Yates of Country A wanted to do, they wouldn't be able to make any moves in the short term after what happened.There was another rumor that Kyros alone had borne the brunt of the crimes for the Wright family. The Wrights of Wolsing had removed his name from the family and that was enough to settle things. They were also not part of the media report.It was easy for one to see that a compromise had been reached by all the factions involved. Otherwise, if the Wrights of Wolsing really wanted to get involved, no one could estimate how this would develop.Just as Harvey was reading the news, his phone buzzed. Yvonne's stern voice came from the other side. "Sir, I've managed to investigate everything clearly.
Just as Harvey was thinking about who was behind this, his phone suddenly started to buzz. He picked it up—there was only one message."Interesting," Harvey said with a deep smile as he read it. "It's George. After his investigation, the one leading the task force has a really clean background. However, when he was at university, he was fully sponsored by a charity fund belonging to the Jeans of Mordu."After his graduation, the speed he gets promoted is also much faster than his peers around the same age. No matter how I looked at it, someone had been giving him a boost. However, is this the result of Mandy going over to Purdue Mountain? It doesn't look like Zayden, as the patriarch of one of the top ten families, wants to calm things down…"Feels like he wants to make things even worse. How is this going to benefit the Jeans of Mordu?"Yvonne narrowed her eyes slightly. "At the very least," she said, "there are two ways they can benefit from this. Firstly, it's to clarify their
The next day.The estate in the third ring of Wolsing.Harvey had originally planned to go to Mordu at night when Mandy called him. She told him everything that happened in Geraldton Hotel had been settled. Zayden's side would make a move and demand a direct explanation from them for what happened.Harvey was quite shocked when he heard this.The leader of the Jeans of Mordu had been too discreet, so much so that this was the first time he heard about this name. But the problem was, Harvey didn't believe that the Jeans of Mordu who had been making things difficult for Mandy all this while would suddenly make a move without cause.However, Mandy kept on telling Harvey that everything was over. She would keep Xynthia in Mordu for a few more days. Once the dust had settled, she would then send Xynthia back to Wolsing.Hearing Mandy so confident with herself, Harvey decided not to say anything else. That being said, he still her Mandy that if anything happened, she must tell him imme
"In other words, you don't have to worry about this. I'll take care of it," Zayden said. "As for the Ninth Branch, that's the fruit of your labor. At least, I don't see anyone has the right to replace you as the head. Unless you have made a very serious mistake, your status as the head of the Ninth Branch is guaranteed. Remember, never say something like giving up your spot as the head ever again."Top families like the Jeans of Mordu have their own rules. There are certain positions that can't be taken just because you wanted to, and there are those that you can't leave just as easily as well."Mandy was stunned after she heard Zayden's criticism of her. Then, she nodded. "Understood. Thank you for your lesson, sir. I will do everything I can in the service of the family."Mandy wasn't that surprised to see that Zayden was willing to make a personal appearance. Since Kyros didn't show any respect to the Jeans of Mordu, Zayden needed to make a show of force once things reached thi
After about half an hour, Mandy finally saw figures appearing at the entrance. She grew a little uneasy. She put down the phone that she was using to work, and stood up."Ms. Mandy, Mr. Zayden is now ready to see you." Ms. Judd smiled and signaled Mandy to come with her. The estate might look quite small, but in actual fact, the entire land surrounding it was considered part of the estate. Without someone leading the way, no one could find their destination.Very quickly, Ms. Judd took Mandy to the Storm Pavilion in the garden. This place was quite warm, and it made Mandy feel quite relaxed. In the middle of the pavilion was a table with several plated snacks. They were all things that could be found in the countryside, like peanuts and carrots. Other than that, there was a bowl of barley.A man around fifty years of age was just getting ready to eat when he raised his head and smiled at Mandy. "Why are you here, Mandy? Aren't you supposed to be in Wolsing handling the Ninth Bra
Purdue Mountain, Mordu.A brand new Mercedes-Maybach drove into an ancient estate on the hill of the mountain. As it was close to the ocean and the temperature quickly dropped during the fall season, other than some coldness from late autumn, the estate also carried a certain frigidity.Mandy got out of the car wearing a thin jacket, looking at the ancient structures within the estate. Some of them were centuries old, and no one could tell how long they had existed. However, the buildings looked like they were newly constructed. The Jeans of Mordu would renovate and repair the buildings once every three months, as well as install the newest technology.Just that alone was evidence of how important this place was for the Jeans of Mordu. The truth was that this was the residence of the patriarch of the Jeans of Mordu, Zayden. He had been extremely discreet these past years.Normally, the patriarch of the Jeans of Mordu would stay here. All his words and actions would decide the ent
"You…" Royce gritted his teeth, wishing he could slap Harvey. However, he knew that Harvey did this intentionally to take revenge against them, giving him a so-called choice. Harvey did it to completely humiliate both him and Kyros.Harvey also wanted to use this matter to create a crack in the Wright of Wolsing and the Yates of Country A's relationship during their honeymoon period. The problem was, Royce didn't have a choice. If Harvey truly decided to do whatever he wanted, then both he and Kyros would be in deep trouble.Royce gritted his teeth for a long time before finally slowly bending his knee and said, "I'm sorry…"Harvey immediately raised his foot and kicked Royce to the floor. "I know you're not sincere in your apologies, but I'll still accept it with mercy. But remember—if you want to do something in the future, do it for me. If you do anything to the people close to me again, even your gods can't protect you."And then, Harvey grabbed Xynthia's hand and left. H
As the leader of the top ten families, the Wrights of Wolsing had their own duties and responsibilities. They needed to maintain the high and mighty image of the top families in the hearts of the commoners.Once this was fully exposed, perhaps the people from the precinct and Dragon Cell wouldn't take any action against the Wright family, but Emery might personally eliminate him in the name of justice to protect the family's reputation.Since Emery hadn't truly become the leader of the family yet, Sienna was still present to challenge him.If Harvey really decided to reveal this without a care, then Sienna would use this chance to make things worse for Emery. Especially during an inner struggle, a microscale change can sometimes cause a big enough change.Of course, the most important part of this was that Kyros worried this would really affect Emery's ascension. That was more important than Harvey's wanton actions.Even Royce's expression also became pale. It was true that he was