Harvey York's Rise to Power novel Chapter 38

Both Mandy’s best friends—Cecilia and Angel, were so frightened that their legs became shaky. They saw eight hundred thousand dollars in front of them. The strong impact which the scene provided was rather unimaginable.

“My good daughters, can you address me as your father now?” Harvey said while clapping his hands and smiling faintly.

At that moment, Cecilia took a deep breath. She recovered her wits from the great astonishment just now. She then sized Harvey up, and she said contemptuously, “Harvey, don’t assume that I’m unaware of it. It’s Mandy who gave you your pocket money during these three years. You’re such a useless man. How is it possible that you’re able to have eight hundred thousand dollars? I’m afraid that you didn’t get them through proper and legal means.”

Hearing that, Mandy frowned slightly too. She grabbed Harvey’s hand unconsciously and dragged him into the bedroom.

Harvey was puzzled. It was the first time Mandy grabbed his hand out of her own initiative after being married for so many years.

Mandy then closed the door properly. She spoke softly, “Harvey, tell me the truth. Where did you get that amount of money? Don’t tell me that you went and stole it?”

“You don’t have to worry about it. Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be so bold as to do such a thing. I borrowed them from one of my classmates.” Harvey sighed and said.

The previous night, he claimed that he was the CEO of York Enterprise, but no one believed him. So now he did not have to say that either.

Besides, Harvey had considered that carefully. If Mandy knew about his true identity, it might not be a good thing. The relationship between them might be much more complicated.

Harvey did not want Mandy to accept him because of his identity. He hoped that Mandy could accept the ordinary man he was one day.

“Classmate? What kind of classmate?” Mandy frowned. “We’ve been married to each other for so long. I never saw any of your classmates give you a call. Don’t assume that I’m unaware of it. You once wanted to borrow money from your friends to go and see the doctor. You made several calls, but nobody bothered about you.”

Harvey was upset. It was true indeed. The moment he lost his identity as the heir of the Yorks, he understood the cruelty of society. Those so-called friends from his past treated him as some kind of diseased person. After they received his call, they were even reluctant to be perfunctory to him. Some of them even blocked his social contact.

Harvey gritted his teeth and forced himself to endure the pain. He walked for a few steps. When he reached the bedroom door, he turned around and said, “It’s my university classmate, and he’s doing investment. He owned me a favor in the past. Now he lent me the money as a form of compensation. Just take the money and use it!”

“What kind of favor did he own you?” Mandy was filled with disbelief.

Harvey mocked at himself. “Don’t you know about my capabilities? When I was studying in the university, I always served the rich heir well who stayed in the same dorm as me. I served them their food, and I even helped them wash their clothes and cook for them. Certainly, those were some kind of hard work even if I didn’t take credits for that.”