“I’m sorry, Harvey,” Arlet said quietly. “The situation’s pretty tense right now, but I still went on to have a meal with the Islanders…”

Harvey shook his head.

“You’re not to blame for this. They were planning to come at you, anyway. You didn’t know that they were plotting against you either.

“If they couldn’t take advantage of you, they’d do it to someone else.

“From a certain perspective, it’s good that everything played out this way. At least we’ve made sure that the Johns and the Islanders are deeply involved with each other.”

Harvey chuckled coldly.

“Evermore and the Island Nations… Looks like the Johns have everyone under their belt!”

Arlet’s face darkened instantly; she clearly didn’t like the way Harvey used those words. That said, it seemed quite appropriate for the Johns.

After reading the documents on the phone, Watson spoke up again.

“This is really bad, Harvey. The Braff family has to leave Golden Sands soon. You need to be careful; the government won’t be help