Miley Surrey instinctively shivered after hearing Stefan Augustus’ words.She realized all the upperclassmen had profound meaning in their words.She thought Stefan was being too reckless previously, but she had not expected that he was only faking a persona.It was a shame that Harvey York was no ordinary person either.“If that’s the case, how should we proceed?Miley gazed sternly.“Are we just going to watch as the three beads are sent to the Aenar Temple?“It’d be no different than us accepting nukes.”Miley’s head started to spin.She would naturally be willing to accept the beads before. After all, this was her true goal for trying to take over the Surrey family in the first place.But times had changed. With Conrad Surrey making such a strong comeback using his identity as an American…The beads were definitely no good to have.At least, all sorts of influential figures had come just for the Nine-Eyed Beads.Whoever obtained half of those beads first would be invit
At one o’clock in the afternoon, after lunch.Harvey York was just done making tea in his villa in Eden Mountain.Based on the current situation, staying in the villa provided by Harlan Higgs would be unwise. That was why he decided to stay here instead.Ding dong!The doorbell rang nonstop when Harvey was just about to have his afternoon nap.He glanced at the surveillance footage before unlocking the door with his phone.Aria and Ernie Surrey hurried inside.“This is bad, Sir York!”Ernie was panicking as if his head had fallen off of his body.Harvey glared at him.“Aenar Temple agreed?“Are they going to take the beads?“They must be planning to send experts to keep the family safe too…“That said, they must be asking to pick an auspicious day to accept the beads, and that everyone in Aenar Temple needed to make preparations of some sort…“Am I right?”Ernie’s jaw instantly dropped. He was speechless at that moment.Aria was confused as well.“Did Grandfather call
Harvey York chuckled.“You don’t need me to teach you that, right?“Mr. Lennon’s been in the outskirts for so many years. I’m sure he has a plan of his own…”Aria and Ernie Surrey looked at each other before asking to leave, saying that they needed to send word to Lennon Surrey immediately.That said, they left behind two gift boxes before leaving.Harvey did not ask the two to stay either. Since the outskirts were about to be in deep trouble, he also considered going to the Surrey family to “protect” the beads.After all, he was not going to let Stefan Augustus do as he pleased.Voom!His phone suddenly rang while he was in deep thought.He thought Aria Surrey called because she misplaced something here, but it was actually Harlan Higgs on the line.Harlan had been busy with his business. He only found out that Harvey moved out of his villa that day.Since Billie Higgs and Whitley Cobb kept quiet about what happened in Mandrake Residence, Harvey was still the kid who came t
“Harvey! You’re finally here!“I’ve been waiting for you!”Whitley Cobb quickly pushed Billie Higgs after seeing Harvey York’s arrival.Billie forced out a smile as she walked over.She wore a black Givenchy short skirt along with a pair of black stockings, revealing her fair and smooth legs.Judith Pedler, Aliza Howell, and the other women also had their forte, but Billie completely outmatched them.After seeing the beautiful woman in front, Harvey nodded.“Hey, Billie.”Those words came out so awkward.“Everything’s better now that you’re here!Billie desperately scoured for a topic while smiling brightly.“I was worried that you weren’t joining!”Harvey did not know why the incident in Mandrake Residence did not spread.But after knowing Harvey’s true capability, Whitley and Billie knew he was no ordinary man.Billie and her family belonged to the Wolven Tribe but were not direct descendants.They would be greatly benefitted if they had someone talented like Harvey as
Billie Higgs instinctively opened her box before seeing another broken dark blue bead.It looked identical to the one Judith Pedler had. Both of them were old and worn out.Before Billie even said anything, Aliza Howell had spoken again.“Throw that trash out of here, Billie!“How dare he use something like this to provoke you?“He’s heinous!“Not only is he trying to hook up with you, he’s also making advances with Judith!“He’s insane!”Everyone started glaring disdainfully at Harvey.“Get this man out of here, Ms. Billie!” said a few of Billie and Judith’s pursuers.“That’s right! This is a gathering of upperclassmen! This guy’s lowering everyone’s standards here! It’s humiliating!”“I like whatever Harvey gives me anyway,” Judith replied.Billie quickly mediated the situation with an awkward smile.“It’s just a small gathering, everyone. There’s no need to prepare anything in the first place.”“I know that you have an arranged marriage with this guy, but you can’t jus
“Buy a damn villa here if you’re really capable!“I’ll admit you’re not a kept man after that!”Aliza Howell showed a proud expression when she found a chance to reclaim her pride.The beautiful women behind her were chuckling after hearing those words.“You shouldn’t keep complicating things for him, Aliza.”“Do you even know how much a villa here costs?”“Every property here is fifteen million dollars on average!”“The No. 1 villa is at least a few hundred million!”“A poor sob like him wouldn’t be able to buy something like that!”“He would never get the money after working for eight different lifetimes!”Judith Pedler wanted to speak up after hearing all the insults, but Harvey York raised his hand to stop her.He did not know why Aliza despised him this much, but he did not feel the need to act either.Harvey casually pointed at the peak of the mountain outside the window.“Since you all know the No.1 villa, there’s no need for explanations.“That villa’s mine.”“Yo
At this point, the beads simply had to be appraised.Whitley Cobb also wanted to ascertain Harvey York’s wealth and identity. She led Harvey and the others to the study on the second floor with a smile.Harlan Higgs paused after seeing Harvey and the others inside.“You’re here, Harvey!” he exclaimed.“I was just about to come look for you!“This is Ms. Zimmer. She’s an antique dealer from Mordu.“We’ve been dealing quite a lot for the past few days.“You two are from big cities! You both should get to know each other!”Harvey instinctively looked over before he froze.‘Mandy…?’He had been in the outskirts for quite some time. He even had gotten Dutch to send many of his men to search for Mandy’s whereabouts.And yet he bumped into her here, of all places.Clearly, Mandy was also frozen in place. She could not process her thoughts when she saw Harvey.Before Mandy could even speak, Harlan smiled when he stepped forward.“Let me introduce you, Ms. Zimmer.“This is Harvey
After seeing the sight and hearing Aliza Howell’s words, Whitley Cobb could not help but feel down.She thought Harvey York gifted something good since he was such a powerful man…But she did not think he would be exposed in front of professionals like that.Harlan Higgs let out a chuckle. He tried to mediate the situation.“Harvey’s just a student anyway.“It’s the thought that counts. It doesn’t matter if the gifts are expensive or not.”Aliza gave a cold chuckle. She was not letting Harvey off the hook that easily.“Sure, you can put it that way…“But he’s simply heinous for fooling others with some trash from a roadside stall!“You should really get this man out of here, Uncle Harlan!“He’s making the air stuffy by the minute!”Harlan frowned.He tried to mediate the situation, yet Aliza stuck her nose and ruined everything.Just as Harlan was about to say something, Mandy Zimmer sipped her tea before smiling.“Mr. Harlan, I haven’t deduced if the beads are actually a