I am the King

Chapter 21

At this moment, in a manor located in Clonlow City of England, Armand, the head of the Joseph family, hung up the phone. Despite being eighty years old, Armand was still in good health.

"Dad, who was that on the phone?" Asked Sid, Armand’s eldest son and the future heir of the Joseph family.

"It was Clement," Armand said softly.

Although Armand's expression was calm, inside he was feeling quite satisfied. Years ago, he and Clement had fiercely fought for the position of head of the family. When Clement lost, he left England in a fit of anger and went across the ocean to M City. Then, he established his own branch of the Joseph family there. Decades had passed, and now Clement was humbly seeking his help.

‘After all these years, Clement is still the same loser as before. No progress at all.’ Armand thought.

"Uncle Clement?" Sid frowned. "Didn’t he cut off all contact with us?"

Armand chuckled. "It's quite amusing actually. Clement got tricked by his granddaughter’s husband, and now the Joseph family business in M City is completely ruined."

Sid's eyes showed disdain as he sneered. "Uncle Clement is really foolish! Dad, are you planning to help them?"

Armand nodded. "Yes, this is a good opportunity for our family to make way into M City for business."

"But…" Sid hesitated.

"You don’t know yet. M City is launching an industrial park project this year. It’s a huge project, which will be worth billions. If we can secure it, it would be a significant business for us, and it would also expand our family’s business scope," Armand said, his eyes gleaming with excitement.

Armand had worked hard all his life, yet the Joseph family's influence was still limited to England. If they could get the M City industrial park project, the Joseph family’s territory would expand to the United States, further strengthening the family’s power.

"Grandpa, let me go. I’m familiar with things over there in the States!" Suddenly, Sid’s son, Corey, stepped forward.

“Hahaha!” Armand laughed heartily, feeling quite gratified. “Alright, I’m glad you’re willing to contribute to the family. This time, you’ll go to M City, and show my brother how foolish he was to leave the family back then!”

Corey was thrilled. “Thank you, Grandpa!” He was already tired of the countryside life in Clonlow. This trip to M City was the perfect chance for him to have some fun.

***

The next day, the most expensive mansion in M City, Cloudtop Villa, was about to be auctioned off.

The news spread quickly and attracted a lot of attention; the whole city was buzzing about it.

"Vincent, have you heard? The best mansion in M City, Cloudtop Villa, is going up for auction today," Emma said, looking at the news on her phone. "If only I could live in Cloudtop Villa. They say the view is stunning, it’s like paradise."

"If you like it, I'll buy it for you!" Vincent replied with a smile.

Emma rolled her eyes at Vincent. "Don't joke around. That's the best villa in M City, it’s not something an ordinary person can afford!"

"Just wait for my good news!" Vincent said, heading towards the door.

"Vincent, where are you going?" Emma asked hurriedly.

"I'm going to buy Cloudtop Villa for you!" Vincent replied, not looking back as he left.

"Such a show off!" Emma muttered, but she couldn't help feeling a bit excited. Maybe Vincent would really buy Cloudtop Villa.

Despite everyone thinking Vincent was just a useless man, Emma had started to suspect that his true identity might not be as simple as people thought. Maybe all those boasts were actually true.

Soon, Vincent was outside, where Galahad was waiting beside Vincent's custom Hummer.

"My lord!" Galahad said respectfully as Vincent approached.

Vincent nodded and got into the bulletproof Hummer.

With roars of the engine, Vincent's convoy headed to the M City auction house.

The auction house was bustling with people. The wealthy elites of M City had all gathered to discuss today's auction item: Cloudtop Villa.

The auction soon began, and a beautiful hostess took the stage. "Welcome to today's auction. Our item for sale is the best mansion in M City, Cloudtop Villa!"

"Cloudtop Villa spans 3,000 square meters, with ninety-nine rooms, a private swimming pool, a golf course, a garage... it’s surrounded by beautiful gardens and a natural spring..." The hostess's introduction was abruptly cut off when a large group of armed soldiers stormed in.

Everyone was stunned.

Then, surrounded by soldiers, Vincent entered.

All eyes turned to Vincent. Without giving anyone a chance to get a good look at him, he went straight to a private room on the second floor via the VIP passage.

‘Who is this esteemed guest? Such an impressive entrance!’

Everyone began to speculate.