Harvey couldn’t help but chuckle as he watched Castiel hop around, gritting his teeth.Safe to say, he was too inexperienced to handle such a little thing.‘I’ll have to teach him well, or he’ll have a hard time succeeding,’ Harvey thought.Of course, Harvey didn’t stop him. After all, it’d be refreshing for Castiel to see Darwin and the others suffer a little more.Harvey threw the check to Cliff, so the latter could take care of the renovation materials and furniture. Just then, his phone started to chime.He had received a text.“The plane just started to take off, Harvey. Remember to fetch me tonight!”Harvey was speechless; he knew Xynthia hid herself at the airport because he wasn’t there to fetch her. She made herself a lame excuse, at that.He could tell there was no change in the time of her flight just by checking it on his phone.Even so, he was quite close to his sister-in-law. Xynthia was also working for the company under his name, so he couldn’t ignore her just
Xynthia didn’t care if a place was developed or not.The only important thing to her was the people she cared about.Seeing Xynthia’s innocent attitude, Ensley couldn’t help but smile.At that very moment, Harvey walked over with a helpless look.“You changed a flight just for me to fetch you? You’re insane!”“Do this again, and I’ll give you a good spanking!”“Harvey!”Xynthia screamed in excitement after hearing Harvey’s caring yet scornful words. She quickly ran over, and latched onto his arm like a hook.“I missed you, Harvey!”“I couldn’t sleep at all without your scent!”At this point, Xynthia was quite a well-known celebrity, even though she was still a university student. Yet, she was acting all lovey-dovey with Harvey without a care in the world.“Come on, Xynthia,” Harvey said. “You’re a star now. If someone takes a picture of us like this, it’ll turn into a massive scandal. Your career will be in deep trouble!”Harvey sighed, and pulled Xynthia off him. For some
“I need to talk to the Golden Estate’s executive director about the next spokesperson.”“I’ll ask you out again when I’m done with that.”In Ensley’s eyes, Harvey was just a nobody.If Xynthia didn’t have any connection to Kaizen Group, Ensley probably wouldn’t have gotten close to her either.After hearing about Harvey being a live-in son-in-law, Ensley’s disgust grew. She wasn’t just looking down on Harvey—she was completely ignoring his existence.For a rich and beautiful lady like her, a kept man had no right to have her respect. Only young masters like Blaine John could get a chance to be with her.Harvey looked at Ensley with a faint smile. He could tell that she disdained him.That said, he wouldn’t get angry about it. After all, the opinion of an unrefined woman was pointless to him. “I see…”Xynthia was a little disappointed.“I was hoping you’d have dinner at my house.”“You’re the first friend I have in the industry, after all.”“Why don’t you come visit when yo
“Let me tell you something, Harvey. I may or may not have snuck back here.”“The director made me do a few more movies. He’s been putting me on shifts!”“I’m so exhausted!”Xynthia didn’t even realize that Harvey had a different car. It didn’t matter to her, as long as Harvey was the one driving.“I only want to be featured in good movies, though. I can’t just take every single gig!”“I heard that the Golden Sands Bank is about to collaborate with my company for a big blockbuster.”“I’m going to try out for that instead!”“If I get the role, I might just blow up immediately!”Harvey froze.“The Golden Sands Bank? You’re joking, right?”Xynthia looked as if she was about to give Harvey a lecture.“There’s something you don’t know, Harvey.”“The Golden Sands Bank has a long history. It’s been here since the Braided Dynasty.”“While the country’s still being developed, the bank has been funding for military pay as well.”“That’s why the bank is a historical place filled with
When Harvey and Xynthia were on the way home, it was the evening rush hour. The traffic jam was heavy. After driving for two straight hours, the car almost ran out of gas. It stopped right in front of a bar.The bar was named Champagne. It was very flashy, and could be seen outside.“Come with me, Harvey! Old timers like you aren’t used to places like these,” Xynthia said, “but I’ll make sure to show you around.”Having dozed off in the car for so long, Xynthia instantly opened her eyes the moment she heard the catchy music. She quickly hopped out of the car, and dragged Harvey into the bar. Loud noises blasted right into Harvey’s ears as soon as he entered. The bass seemed to vibrate in his entire body, as if it was playing from inside him. It was a horrible feeling.During this hour, the bar was completely packed. All sorts of people gathered here, so the bar was quite raunchy. Harvey never liked such an environment. He frowned, thinking of a time to lecture Xynthia so she’
Despite all the complaining in his head, Harvey still reached his hand out politely. “Hello, everyone,” he said humbly. “I’m Harvey. Nice to meet you all.”Imani sized up Harvey disdainfully. She wanted to meet new princes and young masters, not a poor-looking sob like him.Kenzie nodded casually, not even looking Harvey in the eye. She took a sip of her soda, ignoring him. Dayna, meanwhile, laughed coldly.“Are you kidding me, Xynthia?” she said. “You can’t just bring any random person to drink with us!”“We’d welcome the man who supports you and owns Kaizen Group, but…”“You can’t just get your live-in son-in-law here and embarrass all of us!”Imani immediately pouted.“That’s right! We want to meet the young master!”“Or are you scared of us stealing him from you?”Harvey pulled his hand back, smiling faintly. He could tell that these celebrities had no intention to make friends with Xynthia. They were only using her to get acquainted with the powerful figures behind
Harlem cracked the bead of his cigarette, and nodded calmly.For Xynthia’s sake, Harvey stood up as well.“Hello, I’m Harvey.”“Harvey?”Harlem glared at Harvey. When he spoke, it was in an accented voice. “I remember now!” he said. “You’re the live-in son-in-law Xynthia’s been talking about the entire time.“You’re interesting. You’d rather be a kept man than make an honest living.“If men from Country J try such a thing, we’ll be beaten up to death in an instant.”Harlem didn’t hide his disdain toward Harvey.“But for Xynthia’s sake, I’ll give you some respect,” he added calmly.“If you get in trouble in Golden Sands, just say my name. You’ll be perfectly safe! I guarantee it!“My reputation here is amazing, after all! No one would dare go against me, anyway!”Everyone around him looked admiringly at him after hearing those words.“You’re so cool, Mr. Lee!” Imani, Kenzie, and Dayna gushed in unison.Harvey only smiled calmly. “Thank you for that, Mr. Lee. That said
“Sigh! Are live-in sons-in-law these days so ignorant?”“Did you forget the rules of society after being kept your entire life?”“Thank goodness Mr. Lee’s so calm and composed. Any other person would’ve beaten you up by now!”Imani, Kenzie, and Dayna glared disdainfully at Harvey. They were clearly disgusted by someone like him showing off in such a way.In Golden Sands’ social circle, rich heirs of wealthy families wouldn’t hesitate to pamper celebrities. And yet, what happened?Harlem frowned. What a joke!Imani and the rest kept glaring scornfully at Harvey. “What do you mean by that, Mr. Lee?” Xynthia roared. When she heard everyone insult her brother-in-law, her expression turned awful.“Harvey’s a live-in son-in-law, but what does it have to do with you?“He loves my sister too much! That’s why he’s the way he is!“More importantly, he never asked for your money!“Why must you insult him?!” Kenzie and the others locked eyes, scowling. They didn’t think Xynthia wou
Slap!Harvey gave another slap at Jun's face."So what if I did? I'll kill you if you waste anymore of my time!" Before Jun could even finish, Harvey had already grabbed him by his neck. Onmyojis are physically weaker than most, so Jun could not fight back at all while being held like that."You fool! Release Mr. Jun!""Mr. Jun is one of the best among the onmyojis in Sky Plane!""Don't show any disrespect!"All the Islanders roared when they saw Harvey disrespected Jun so much. They quickly drew their long swords and pointed them at Harvey. Dozens of people also started to approach Mandy. Clarion and the others also reacted quickly, protecting Mandy behind them. The atmosphere between both sides became extremely tense in just one moment.Harvey's hand never released Jun's throat as he calmly turned to Kenta and said, "Alright, Kenta. Let's continue the discussion of our three conditions. The first condition is that you must escort us out of Sky Plane and guarantee our safety. A
"You really are very impressive, Kenta. It's quite rare for someone like you to exist within the Fujihara family," commented Harvey after he took a deep breath and loosened his fists. "I have a feeling that someone like you will eventually climb up the ladder. Who knows, you might be the next Island Nation's Emperor."All the Islanders around them had strange looks after they heard what Harvey had just said. Even Kenta's eyes twitched before he replied helplessly, "You're joking, Mr. Harvey. I'm just someone from the branch family. The emperor's throne has always belonged to the main branch and the main branch alone."Then, Kenta changed the subject after that. "Since it sounds like you have a change of mind, does it mean you're willing to fulfill your part of the promise?"Harvey calmly said, "Not exactly. This is just a simple trade, and so is the trade's content. I'll give you the Chapter of Ascension, and you promise three things. That's reasonable…"At this point, the mysterio
Looking at Kenta's expression, Harvey's eyes narrowed. The Islanders could become fanatical most of the time, and he knew that very well from how Kenta was presenting himself. Their people believed in collectivism to the point of radicalism. One single word from their superiors was enough to make them sacrifice themselves and fight to the bitter end, not to mention if they were convinced if it was for the greater good.In short, if he really refused to give them the Chapter of Ascension, then Kenta would really give up on this pretentious act and detonate the Emerald Jewel. However, while the Emerald Jewel could injure him, he knew it could not kill him. But, Mandy and the others were another case entirely. If the Emerald Jewel was detonated, none of them could escape.Harvey frowned, realizing that the situation was getting more complicated."Mr. Harvey, you understand that the Chapter of Ascension isn't worth the lives of the people here. Not to mention if you do manage to obtain
"Firstly, this is Sky Plane. This is the Sacred Martial Art Training Ground for the Island Nation. Based on the promise made between each of the Sacred Training Grounds, we can consider one as hostile if they enter without an invitation. That's why when you barged into this place without invitation and were suspected of murdering the citizens of Sky Plane, we have the right to stop you from leaving the place and investigate."Secondly, Mr. Sora is a citizen of Sky Plane. It is within reason for us to protect his safety. Thirdly, Grand City will need to give us a reasonable explanation for this."And finally, if any of you refuse to cooperate, then according to the laws of Sky Plane's Admin Board, we have the right to kill all the intruders!" said Kenta with a wide grin."I know you're extremely strong, Mr. Harvey. So strong that you're the best here. But the question is, what's the use if you have personal strength in this situation? Even if you can defeat a hundred, can you defeat
"Mr. Harvey, I know how powerful you are and how invincible you can be. I also have a lot of respect toward you and wouldn't dare show you any insolence," explained Kenta with a harmonious smile. "However, I need to negotiate with you as it's part of my duties. I hope you can calm down so we can talk."First of all, Ms. Mandy is alright. While it looks like you have to come and save her, you need to trust me when I said if it's not for our effort, the men from Origin Sword Style wouldn't have waited until today. With their powers, if we didn't try and stop them with everything we can, Ms. Mandy would be a corpse now. You have to give credit where credit is due, don't you think? I believe someone of your caliber won't deny it, right?"Secondly, I can swear by the name of the Ruling Royal Family that everything that happened today had nothing to do with us. Since we have decided to make a trade with you, we won't stab you in the back. Our conscience is clear when it's regarding this."
There were two men in extravagant yet classical outfits in the helicopter. Then, one of the men who were a little paler got out of the helicopter. The other man simply showed his face in the shadows of the helicopter's cabin.The man with the pale face gave Harvey a smile and bowed to him from a distance. His etiquette was perfect, and he was remarkably well-mannered.Then, he gave Harvey a gentle smile and said, "Hello, Mr. Harvey. Your reputation precedes you. Allow me to introduce myself. I'm one of the persons in charge of the Sky Plane Admin Board. I'm Fujihara Kenta, a member of the Island Nation's ruling royal family. I'm also Daichi's younger brother. My brother has just given me a call saying that he's waiting for you at Grand City's Paradise Island Restaurant. He hoped that you could deliver the Chapter of Ascension as promised."Harvey's expression turned cold. After signaling Clarion to hold their positions and to protect Mandy, then he walked over and narrowed his eyes.
Mandy looked a little shaken in the smoke, but after she had regained her composure, there was a hint of calmness in her eyes. But the moment she saw Harvey, there was no hiding her joy.The two of them looked at each other. It seemed like it had been a very long time since they last met each other, especially after such a struggle.After hesitating a little, Mandy said breathlessly, "Harvey, you…"And then, she could not continue after that. From being husband and wife, and arriving at this point in time. All she could say was that this was fate. Mandy did not even know how to face Harvey anymore. She was worried that it was all a dream, a dream that she had while she was dying. And once she awakened, she would once again be pulled back into a reality of despair.Once she was sure that it was not a dream, she suddenly cried. "Harvey, it really is you…""I'm sorry. I was a little late. I should have come sooner," said Harvey as he walked over and held Mandy in his arms. He was fee
After Sora had said his piece to Harvey, he immediately roared, "Scram! All of you, move aside! That way, I can consider letting you all live! Otherwise, none of you can leave Sky Plane alive!"Slap!Harvey was not letting Sora have his way. Instead, he slapped Sora's face to the point where he fell to the ground. "Do you think you have the right to order me around?"Sora crawled back up and angrily yelled, "You dare to touch me, you fool?!"Slap!Harvey gave another slap. "So what if I touch you? You think I can't? Come now. Tell me who's the one behind all this?"Sora coldly replied, "There's no one else except me!"Slap!Harvey delivered another slap. "You? It's not that I'm trying to underestimate you, but someone with your brain can't think of such a scheme. Not only did someone leak out information to me, having Sverker to wait for me, even you are here to humiliate my woman. And you tell me there's no one else pulling the strings?"Harvey's expression turned cold. "I'm
All the Origin Sword Style elites only had horror-streaked faces when they saw Sora standing face to face with Harvey. They did not dare to make any move at all. There was no question about it. Harvey's decisiveness and calmness had already filled their hearts with terror to the point that Harvey's gaze were enough to make the elites shudder and fall on their knees.When faced with someone so powerful like Magnus, they had already lost the faith to make any attacks.Harvey looked at Sora, whose face was pale. With a smile, he said, "Do you want my woman to undress?"Sora's eyes twitched as he instinctively wanted to retreat. But in the end, he managed to compose himself. He gritted his teeth and replied, "Impossible! How can you be alive? Sverker went to stop you together with 500 Origin Sword Style elites! It was enough to kill multiple True Warriors! How is it possible that you're appearing before me unharmed!" Sora was almost screaming in the end. There was despair and regret in