Chapter 2107

While Hazel Malone was still hating on the fact that Harvey York was a kept man… Harvey had already sat on the main table in the front hall with Yona Lynch and the others. Quite a few familiar faces were seated on the same table. Yona, Chief Leonard Bray, and Justin Walker, among other people, were present. Benjamin Lynch and Otis Kye should’ve been here by now, but there were specific rules that government officials needed to follow. They should’ve been in their separate box entertained by Zeke Smith himself. Even though Harvey felt a little odd, he didn’t speak about it either. He passionately greeted every person at the same table as him. Harvey realized that there were two empty seats after. One must’ve belonged to the wealthiest person in Gangnam, Jaden Smith. The other had the name “Jean” written on it. After thinking for a while, Harvey realized that the empty seat must’ve been reserved for the Jean family. Mordu’s Jean family was also listed as one of the top ten families, just like the Smith family. The two families were the only ones with their family roots firmly planted within Mordu. The seat was reserved for the patriarch of the Jean family. Even though the place was full of people, because Harvey garnered so much attention earlier, they all saw that there were still big characters who hadn’t arrived yet. “Say, the event’s about to begin! Why isn’t the patriarch of the Jean family here yet? “He’s probably not coming! It’s said that the patriarch is a prideful man. He wouldn’t just pay his respects to other people easily!” “He might’ve come if it were for Senior Smith’s sake, but I heard that Prince Smith himself is about to take full control of the Smith family soon. In that case, why would the patriarch of the Jean family even pay his respects to the patriarch of the Smith family?” “And it’s not just that either!” “Oh! What else do you know?” “I heard that Young Master Thompson, one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing, initially planned to arrange a marriage between the Smith family and his. But it was officially rejected just today! What was the Smith family even thinking?!” “Oh dear! The Thompson family is also listed as one of the top ten families! Their position is also way ahead of the Smith family!” “They’ll have a hard time moving forward after offending Young Master Thompson like this!” “No wonder the patriarch of the Jean family doesn’t even bother to pay his respects to the Smith family. I didn’t know this was going on in the background!” “Did the Jean family form an alliance with the Thompson family, perhaps?” “Maybe not, but they would surely be glad that the Smith family’s being suppressed!” “That’s why the patriarch of the Jean family would never show up tonight, no matter the reason!” “I only knew all this after coming here too! If that weren’t the case, I’d find an excuse to stay away as well!” “Offending both the Jean family and the Thompson family just for the Smith family isn’t worth it, after all!” Gossips were heard all over the place. After listening for a short while, Harvey was barely able to grasp what had transpired. He looked around the hall, but Yvonne Xavier and Michelle could not be found anywhere. Naturally, both of them must’ve been with Jaden. Yona curiously glanced at Harvey. “Is there something the matter, Harvey?” Yona asked. “It’s nothing. I’m just curious about something…” replied Harvey quietly. “Even if it’s just as everyone said that TerrySmith is about to seize control of the Smith family, he’s still one of the Six Princes of Mordu. With his relations with Hector Thompson, there’s no way that the Thompson family would even try to suppress the Smith family.” “There’s something you don’t know, Sir York. Rumors say that Terry is the person rising to power, but Zeke is Mordu’s second-in-command and has been working in Mordu for many years now. Even if there is a change of power, Zeke will be the one inheriting it, not Terry.”