Harvey York's Rise to Power novel Chapter 290

At the Zimmer Villa.

Harvey York went to the bank specially just to retrieve eight hundred thousand dollars in cash.

When he threw the plastic bag with the cash on the coffee table, Lilian Yates’ eyes became bloodshot.

At that moment, she did not even bother about the fact that Harvey was right there beside her. She soon started to flip through the blue stacks of banknotes. After she ensured that the banknotes were real, she could not even suppress her smile.

“What about your personal declaration? Didn’t you claim that you will endure the debt all by yourself?” Lilian looked up and said to him condescendingly.

Harvey took out a document which was prepared beforehand. Not only did he sign the document, there was even the signature of a lawyer too. It outlined that the 1.6 million dollars were Harvey’s personal debt, and it had nothing to do with Mandy Zimmer.

Lilian looked at the document carefully for a short while. She then made a few calls to inquire about that from a few so-called professionals. Only then she kept the personal declaration happily.

With that document, she could be rest assured and enjoy spending the money. She could lead an extravagant life. As to how he was going to pay off the debts, it did not concern her. Next, she just needed to wait until Mandy figured it out herself, and kicked Harvey out of their family.

“Do you think that I’m rather cruel in doing such a thing?” Mandy said as she just looked at Harvey. Beside them, Mandy did not even take a glance at the few hundred thousand dollars.

Previously, she regretted it slightly after she promised Lilian to do that. It made her feel like she owed it to Harvey. At the same time, she felt like she should never doubt Harvey. After all, he had been sacrificing a lot for the Zimmers after so many years. Besides, he did not even complain about it.

Maybe he did indeed have other things to deal with, given that he went to meet Ella.

Hearing what Mandy said, Harvey smiled slightly and said, “I feel very happy to see you asking me that. It means that you still care about me.”

“Don’t be acting smug and smiling happily here. Before you give me a clear explanation, I won’t forgive you. I won’t even allow you to return to the room to sleep either.” Mandy said coldly.

The facial expression on Harvey’s face disappeared soon. He did not even know how long he had to wait just so that he could give her a clear explanation.

At that moment, Lilian had put away the money in the safe. She looked just like a rather rich but stingy person.

“Harvey, don’t think that you’re quite capable now since you manage to borrow that little bit of money! Let me tell you. It’s impossible that we’ll forgive you given what you had done. You’d better understand it well. When I go and report it to Senior Zimmer, you can get ready to pack up your things and leave!”

Lilian had totally forgotten about the fact that Harvey was the one who took the money home. At that time, she put her hands at her waist and said condescendingly.

Harvey said nothing. He had long guessed that such a scene would happen. If he had ever been angry with Lilian, he would have fallen out with them a long time ago. He did not have to wait until now.

“Mom, don’t blame me for not reminding you about one thing. Actually, eight hundred thousand dollars will be used up quite quickly.... I know you like one of the Hermes’ famous bags. But they have rather an exaggerated qualification system. Just look at the bag you want. If you don’t spend around one hundred fifty thousand dollars on the other items in their shops, you won’t be able to get to buy that…” Harvey reminded her kindly. He knew about Lilian well enough during those three years. She always read the fashion magazine, and she yearned for the Hermes bags deeply. However, she could not buy those Hermes bags at her own will given the family background of the Zimmers.

“Qualification system? What’s that?” Hearing what Harvery said, Lilian was stunned. “It’s just a bag which costs around fifteen thousand dollars. Why do I need to spend around one hundred fifty thousand dollars on the other items? What do you mean by that?”

Harvey smiled faintly and said, “Is it the first time you’re going to buy a Hermes bag? The so-called qualification system means a price bundling basically. For example, you want to buy a bag which costs around fifteen thousand dollars. However, that bag is quite popular, and a lot of people want it. Then at the same time, you need to buy a lot of other items. Only then they’ll sell the bag to you. Just look at the classic bag you like. I heard that you need to spend around one hundred fifty thousand dollars on the additional items in order to get to buy that particular bag.”

Lilian was stupefied. “How could they be like this? Isn’t that like robbing the other people’s money?”

“If you go and steal the money, you won’t even be able to earn much money in such a fast manner. The classic and popular bags from Hermes are always popular items with the customers. If you don’t buy them, there will be a lot of people who want to buy them. Besides, the price of the amount of additional items you need to spend in order to get a bag increases every year. Maybe when you wait until next year, you won’t be able to buy even a bag with eight hundred thousand dollars.”

Lilian was stunned. In the past, she did not dare to step into the Hermes shop. She just thought that she would be able to buy those bags with the price stated. But it never occurred to her that there would be a lot of rules one needed to adhere to in order to do so.

“Hermes is the most high-end brand from among the luxury items. In the past, they designed their products for the royal family of France. The people without a noble status are not even qualified to buy their bags. I think that one hundred fifty thousand dollars are not that much for the additional items.” Harvey spoke with reason and ease. “Besides, I even heard that you need a maintenance fee for this kind of bag. You need to spend quite a lot of money every year for that… Mom, I think that your eight hundred thousand dollars won’t last long…”

“And there’s even a maintenance fee… How much will it cost for a year?” Lilian was slightly frightened.

“Not much. It should be around fifteen thousand dollars…” Harvey smiled and said, “Of course, mom, you’ll be able to buy an ordinary house with eight hundred thousand dollars if you don’t buy the Hermes bag.”

Lilian's facial expression darkened. During the previous night, she even boasted to her best friends that she had bought a few classic Hermes bags. Now if one asked her not to buy them, she would certainly suffer tremendously.

Her best friends claimed that they wanted to go to her house and looked at the bags. What should she do now?