Harvey''s eyes turned cold.


    "Dire consequences? We''re in the age ofw. Can the Jean family go against that? They wouldn''t dare rob you of


    your achievements, would they?"


    Mandy sighed.


    "They would! You don''t get it, Harvey. Thew is nothing to the top ten families. They only use it to protect their


    interests anyway..."


    Harvey chuckled.


    "Alright. Stop thinking too much.


    "I''ve already looked into your fortune beforeing here.


    "Once you break off from the Jean family, you''ll be free!


    "When that happens, you''ll be Golden Sands'' richest woman!


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    "And then, I could cling to you even more!


    "I''m the best geomancy expert in the city. My predictions will alwayse true!"


    Mandy rolled her eyes.


    "Can you be a little more mature? All you think of is being a kept man!


    "If you''re actually the best geomancy expert in the city, I''ll just let you take care of me instead!"


    Mandy sighed again.


    "Anyway, why''d youe all the way here anyway?"


    "Nothing much," Harvey said. "We haven''t eaten or shopped together in a while. Let''s go on a date." Harvey smiled


    gently at her.


    On one hand, he was afraid Mandy would go into work mode again if he showed her the contract.


    On the other hand, he really hoped she''d break free from the Jean family. However, that seemed to be a difficult


    task for the time being.


    Mandy smiled.


    "Fine. We''ll have our date, but..."


    Voom, voom, voom!


    Mandy''s phone suddenly vibrated at this moment. She picked up the call, thenughed bitterly.


    "My father''s in trouble. We need to go!" Mandy eximed, dragging Harvey into her red Porsche. "What


    happened?" Harvey asked.


    "The no-good friends he made took him to an underground casino today," Mandy replied miserably. "He won


    millions of dors at first, and was ecstatic.


    "But after betting his own money, he lost three matches in a row!


    "Not only did he lose the money he won....


    "But he even lost his own money!


    "He was afraid of Mothershing out, so he mortgaged Ostrane One for a hundred and fifty million dors and tried


    to win all the money back with that.


    "But after that, he lost...."


    Mandy was depressed. She didn''t think that the family was in more trouble than she was!


    Harvey, meanwhile, was speechless.


    ''What a guy...


    ''The house isn''t even his in the first ce!


    ''Does he think he can just mortgage it as he pleases?


    ''Are the others stupid as well?


    ''Did they actually allow him to go through with the mortgage, even without a real estate certificate?"


    Harvey narrowed his eyes, as if he figured out something.


    Things weren''t as simple as it seemed.


    "There''s no rush, Mandy. I''ll go with you," he said gently. "I''m here if you need me. Don''t worry. I can handle this."


    Mandy rolled her eyes, but in truth, Harvey''s words soothed and calmed her.