Frustrated, Harley rubbed his forehead. He was astonished at such a result. If he hadn’t seen it in person, he wouldn’t believe that the scene in front of him was real.
Harley never expected that there would be no one in the room. Now he got anxious uncontrollably. He had a bad feeling, doubting if Dragon Queen fooled him.
Or rather, it was the wrong room. Harley wiped off the sweat and asked Maximilian to wait a moment, while he went to other rooms to look for the people.
Maximilian had no idea what Harley was doing. Seeing that Harley didn’t seem to be making trouble for him, Maximilian let his guard down. Harley said anxiously, "It’s so weird. What’s going on? How come there’s no one here?"
"What do you want to do on earth?" Maximilian lost his patience and asked with a frown.
Harley answered innocently, "I did get the truth out of her. Dragon Queen told me they were here. Could it be that something went wrong?"
"In my opinion, Dragon Queen fooled you." Maximilian said flatly. He believed that either Dragon Queen or Harley must be lying.
Of course, Maximilian ruled out Harley first. In his view, it was unnecessary for Harley to put on such a show. There must be something else going awry in the affair.
However, Maximilian wasn’t sure whether Dragon Queen was lying about it for he didn’t think she would do that. For a time, Maximilian didn’t know what to do either. One of the two people must be lying.
Harley let out a sigh. "Well, maybe I should go back and ask Dragon Queen again."
"Alright." Maximilian nodded and didn’t stop Harley. He still needed to take advantage of Harley.
When Harley got back into his car, he suddenly found that the way his men looked at him was weird. Harley felt that something bad must be going on. He stared at his men and asked with a frown, "Why are you guys looking at me like that? What are you guys doing behind my back?"
Those men sneered at Harley, "Chang, stop pretending. All of us saw that. You already betrayed Dragon Queen."
"What are you talking about?" Harley started to play dumb and roared, "If you talk nonsense again, don’t blame me for being hard on you!"
All those men smiled scornfully upon hearing Harley’s words, believing that Harley must be out of his mind. They said with disdain, "Chang, Dragon Queen saw that there was something wrong about you, so she deliberately asked us to watch you."
At the same time, the driver already started the car without asking Harley’s opinion.
Harley’s color changed. He was already imagining what would happen to him after he met Dragon Queen in a short while. Suddenly, he was too scared to imagine. Harley took a deep breath, and his forebodings grew stronger.
Harley said hurriedly, "Hey bros, since I’ve been so kind to you guys, why not act as if you’ve seen nothing? When this is over, I’ll give you guys all the money I have."
Harley’s men taunted, "Chang, don’t be so silly. Dragon Queen already promised us. Once we find that you betray her, she will give each of us one hundred million."
Dragon Queen burst out laughing the moment she heard Harley’s words. She had thought that Harley would correct his mistake at once, but he actually stuck to his old script. Dragon Queen gave him a slap across the face. "Do you think I’m an idiot? Are you having fun playing the role of a double agent? Huh?"
At this moment, the fair man behind Dragon Queen suddenly called out, "Anyone who betrays Dragon Queen will come to the end of a blind alley!"
Harley’s face darkened and he snapped at the fair man, "Who are you to talk here?"
"What? Are you jealous?" Dragon Queen crooked her finger, and the fair man leaned in at once to kiss her finger. A smile climbed upon Dragon Queen’s lips and she said, "He’s the one to take your position."
Harley turned pale upon hearing that. It turned out that Dragon Queen had already selected someone to take his place long ago.
The fair man looked at Harley smugly and said nonchalantly, "It’s quite normal that you haven’t heard of me. Let me introduce myself. I’m called Cunning Fox in my circle."
"He’s my counselor, my mastermind, as well as my think-tanker." Dragon Queen gave the fair man compliments generously. "Not only is he more intelligent than you, but he is also more cruel and capable than you."
Dragon Queen’s last remark upset Harley. Sullen, he clenched his teeth.
When the fair man heard Dragon Queen describing him as "cruel", he gave a modest smile instead of getting angry. "Dragon Queen, you’re flattering me."
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