When Gaspar heard what Madden was saying, his lips formed a faint, icy smile no one could notice. Gaspar would do everything he could to stop Harvey from gaining any recognition, especially when the tournament's main goal was to strip him of his title as representative.If Harvey was the one who saved them from this predicament, the tournament would instead become a tool to help Harvey gain recognition. After that, his status in the Alliance would become extremely firm and no one could touch him again.That was something Gaspar and the others could never accept.As someone from the training grounds, they wouldn't allow what was theirs to become someone else's instead.Not to mention, Harvey was so young. If he became the representative permanently, he would stay in that position for decades. And once all those decades had passed, would the training grounds still have a voice within the Alliance?However, just as Gaspar was about to conclude this with one last speech to reject Ha
Plates of well-made desserts were prepared on the table, their aroma sweet.Prince didn't touch them at all. Instead, he couldn't stop talking cheerfully. "Harvey… I mean, Mr. Harvey, you probably don't know that I'm having the best day of my life today. I'm almost openly humiliating all the old geezers in the Elder Group! What's the point of living until such ripe old age if all they're thinking is running away without even fighting?"How the hell did they manage to come up with such an idea? It's too bad I'm not as strong as you. If I had your power, I would have already smashed their heads on the floor!"Opposite Prince was Harvey, who was holding his fork in mid-air. He looked at how Prince's saliva sprayed onto the dessert in front of him. Speechless, he put down the fork. "In your opinion, how many of these elderly want to fight?" Harvey said. "Less than one-third," Prince said after giving it a thought. "If no one wanted to fight, they wouldn't even be bothered with the
Harvey smiled and said to Prince, "It's fine. They're not that impressive."Prince looked at Harvey's calm expression and remembered how Harvey became the leader of his own school.The previous leader of the Heaven's Gate had been completely humiliated by Harvey. No matter how strong the so-called four kings of the alliance are, they couldn't be more powerful than the previous leader of the Heaven's Gate, could they?However, Prince still retrieved the document and pushed it toward Harvey. It was better to be more careful, after all. "Prudence is the better part of valor. While the four kings aren't well-known, they are all quite capable. They have no reason to fight you in the past, but now that they can do it in a legal capacity, they will use everything they have."Especially when they can replace you by defeating you. They can lose, but you can't. Your status in the alliance will become firm after this battle between the two countries. Then, everyone would have to listen to y
"Jesse?" Harvey frowned. However, he seemed to have realized something and asked, "Where's Yvonne?""Please stop looking for her, Harvey," Jesse said, as if hesitating on how to explain it to Harvey. "She's one of our us, so she can't follow a man and keep on being his secretary. Even if she doesn't mind it, our family does. Not to mention, she already has a fiancé thanks to our family head's arrangement. She'll be marrying soon."Please don't disturb her ever again. Our family head promises that if you won't disturb Yvonne anymore, you'll be a friend of the Xaviers of Wolsing forever.""What if I'm determined to see her?" Harvey's expression darkened."Then… Please don't get upset when we treat you as an enemy," Jesse said as he raised his hand. Harvey could sense murderous intent coming from behind the doors and windows, up on the roof and trees as well as other locations, while still being physically hidden.Jesse removed his gold-framed glasses and wiped them using a handker
Islanders? Niece? Marriage?Harvey, who was looking at everything that was happening from the side, formed an outlandish conjecture. He looked at Nashon in disbelief and asked with a frown, "Mr. Nashon, I'm Harvey York. I would like to ask if your niece is…"The moment Harvey started speaking, he grabbed the attention of both Nashon and the man called Mr. Tokugawa. The instant Nashon saw Harvey, the displeasure on his expression grew apparent. He simply narrowed his eyes and gave Harvey a meaningful look without saying anything. Meanwhile, there seemed to be a vicious look in Mr. Tokugawa's eyes.Before both sides could say anything, Harvey's eyebrows furrowed. He instinctively looked behind him—the atmosphere seemed to have dropped a couple of degrees when he wasn't paying full attention just now.Suddenly, many people appeared, their faces cold and the brutality in their eyes abundantly clear. Harvey wasn't sure if they jumped at this chance, or if they were already well-prepar
After the commotion ended, nobody knew what Nashon was thinking. He signaled Jesse to invite Harvey into the residence. Mr. Tokugawa had also recovered his composure during this time. He gave Harvey a meaningful look and nodded before walking into the residence with the protection of the Xavier family's bodyguard.Once they were inside the residence, Harvey couldn't see Nashon immediately. Instead, he was led to a sitting room.A maid prepared a pot of coffee for him before quickly leaving. No one came to check on him in the next half an hour.Harvey didn't mind; he simply enjoyed the coffee and played with his phone. He acted like he was treating this as his home.After about forty minutes had passed, the door to the sitting room was pushed open. Harvey saw Nashon, who had changed into a traditional garb, entering. He nodded at Harvey before sitting down at the opposite and looking at Harvey with interest.Harvey wasn't going to underestimate the leader of the Xaviers; simila
Harvey frowned slightly and asked Nashon, "What do you mean?"Nashon smiled again."When you have a powerful identity, it often means you have the duty to protect the benefit of that specific group. Let me make an example. As the scion of the Longmen Association, it means you have to protect the benefits of the association."But sometimes, there's going to be a conflict of interest between the Longmen Association and the Martial Arts Association. How are you going to solve this perfectly when this happens? No matter how you decide, you will inadvertently take a side."It's fine if you can pick the same side all the time, but it's going to be bad if you sometimes side with the Longmen Association, and then sometimes side with the Martial Arts Association. Do it long enough, and not only will the people from those factions not be grateful to you, they'll even grow to resent you."That's the biggest trouble you're going to face currently. Once the conflicts become unavoidable, have y
Based on Nashon's words and attitude, it was clear that he had been paying attention to Harvey all this while. He managed to notice how Harvey did things. Harvey was someone who was willing to sacrifice his benefits for things like honor and justice.Someone like him was precious to a country and the ruling body. However, he was not a good husband to any woman. The reason was that she might get killed because of the man and even drag the family she was from down with her.Most importantly, Harvey was associated with too many factions. The Longmen Association, Country H Martial Arts Alliance, The Yorks of HL Casino, Country H Commercial Group… If anything happened to any of the factions, it would be enough to be lethal to those closest to him.The Xaviers could not afford the risk.To the Xaviers, they would not allow Harvey and Yvonne to meet each other again unless Harvey gained a new understanding and found a balance between being just and protecting one's benefits.Half an hour