Noah York was wearing a windbreaker, showing off his aura of an upperclassman.
The palm print on his face was already adequately handled by a doctor.
The mark was almost untraceable at this point.
But when Harvey York glanced over, he could still see a faint palm print.
Marcel York looked over curiously, interested in how Noah would play out this big show.
“Is that you, Lord York?”.
“Ah! Sir York! You’re here too?”
Noah came uninvited before jogging to Harvey’s cruise. When he reached the roof, he acted like he was close to Harvey.
It was hard to imagine that he was planning to force his hand against Harvey and was slapped in the face just before this.
Harvey squinted slightly. He had to acknowledge just how resourceful these sly old foxes were.
Harvey could still vividly remember the slap across Noah’s face, but he looked as if he had already forgotten about it.
Impressive…
Harvey had no intention of letting Noah off the hook, though.
“What a small world, Third Lord York!
“I didn’t think I’d see you here after this morning!
“How’s the slap across your face?
“Does it still hurt?
“Your treatment must’ve cost a lot!
“I’m really sorry. I’m a pretty frivolous young man. I get a little reckless sometimes.
“How about this? I’ll pay for your treatment instead!
“Give me a number. I’ll sign a check for you.” Noah was indifferent, as if he was not fazed at all.
“This is nothing. No need to worry about it, Sir York,” said Noah smiling. “Before Fourth Brother took the position as the lord of the family, we were all brothers in arms.
“On the battlefield, we got beat up by our enemies…
“When we’re back in Hong Kong, we got beat up by the rich people!
“After that, we swore that we’d rise to power no matter the cost!
“And now that Fourth Brother’s there, no one would even think of disrespecting me!
“After all, I’m Marcel’s third brother.
“But if I’m being honest, it’s been a while since anyone dared to lay their hands on me,” said Noah in admiration.
“Sometimes, I do miss being slapped in the face on the streets.
“Your slap instantly reminded me of my past.
“I can’t even thank you enough! So, why would I even care?
“There’s no need for you to cover the medical fees or whatever. You don’t have to care about that.”
Noah casually talked about Harvey’s humiliating slap while bringing up the past, trying to win Marcel’s sympathy.
Harvey was impressed. Only a sly fox like Noah would know how to deal with someone like Marcel.
It was useless to use force or indulge Marcel. The best bet was to feed into the nostalgia.
And as the Third Lord York, he was pretty shameless to come all the way here just to do something like this!
“Why are you here, Third Brother? Just spit it out. “If there’s nothing else, you should leave. I’m still having a chat with Sir York. It’s unseemly for you to be here.”
“It’s been a while since we’ve met, Fourth Brother! I think we should have a drink together!”
Noah then respectfully poured a cup of tea for Marcel.
“I’m drinking coffee today. Not tea,” replied Marcel calmly.