Clarion shuddered and looked at Otto in disbelief after he heard what Harvey had to say. He never expected that his old man, who wanted to retire, had been making plans for him all along.

Otto gave Harvey a deep look before waving his hand and said, "Alright. Have someone prepare the wine! I'm going to accept Harvey as my younger brother now. Let me put it this way. I didn't have a daughter. If I do, I'd want you to become my son-in-law no matter what! You can bring prosperity to my family!"

Otto's expression was one of disappointment.

Harvey's mouth twitched as he said, "That's too much, Mr. Otto. It's pointless, too…"

"Alright, let's talk about something useful then," Otto said with a laugh. "No matter what your intentions are from now on, whether you want to take all three halls or you want to become the mayor, you'll have my full support!"

-

The drinks took an entire night. When it was almost dawn, Harvey moved to leave.

Luckily, they were only drinking bottles of 30-year-ol