Soon, the media in the South River State reported on Kaze in great detail. After the warning from Ray, Sherry did not target Hudson Investment Firm, a subsidiary of Perfect World Group. The news report downplayed Kaze’s relationship with Hudson Investment Firm and focused on his affair with Winnie and his usurpation of Shangrila Group. To capture the readers’ attention, Sherry revealed another dirt. Agnes’ medical mishap which led to a girl’s fatal death was rolled out once more. For that reason, Agnes would not even leave the house. A crowd stalked outside Skylar View District, demanding justice for the victim’s family. Agatha had been in touch with the Otters to put in the good word for Agnes. She hoped the Otters would accept Agnes back into their lives again. Following the news report, the Otters would not even take calls from Agatha anymore. It was as if they disappeared off the face of the earth. Various media outlets even wrote that Agnes was disowned by the Ot
Roland and the employee were taken aback. The mayor mentioning Sherry suggested the mayor must have a strong impression of her.Maybe the mayor was interested in her. Mindful of the mayor’s needs, Roland tipped the employee the wink. The employee asked probingly, “Do you want to meet with her personally? Should we arrange a meeting?” “Take the candidates to the reception area. I will meet with them later.” Kaze waved his arm. “Let Sherry from the local network wait.” … “So the mayor wants to meet me alone later?” When Roland conveyed the message to Sherry, she made a sultry expression. She got the wrong idea, thinking she was different from others to secure a private meeting with Kaze. “Maybe the interview broadcast on a bigger platform made the mayor notice me. He might like what he saw. “That would explain why he wants to meet me alone while the others have to meet him altogether.” When one door closed, a window opened. She might have encountered a dead en
Sherry was delighted because she knew Moses was right. She said, “But I don’t want to let the mayor win me so easily. “He won’t appreciate me if I am easy. “I want to be his secretary to build a bond. “You need to help me, Daddy. Come with me to meet the mayor and recommend me to be his secretary.” It had always been Sherry’s dream to marry for money. She could get what she wanted with her body, but the benefits were only temporary. Sherry would fight for any chance to become the new mayor’s wife instead of some shameful lover who could not be shown in public. “You must help me, Daddy. I will return the favor,” Sherry uttered coyly. Moses had been the director of the local network for more than a decade. He was a veteran with extensive connections in the system. Sherry believed the mayor would take Moses’ advice and bring her on board as a secretary. Moses fell into contemplation. Truth be told, Sherry was beautiful, but Moses had enough fun with her as it had b
“You give me a lot of credit, Mr. Hobbs. You run Lee Investment and have the Lees as your ally. Even the media outlets are subservient to you.“I can’t compare to you.” Sherry doubted the phone call from Samson was just to pay her compliments. She asked coyly, “What can I do for you, Mr. Hobbs?” “I was intrigued to learn that you were going after Kaze and his wife,” Samson said with a smile. Sherry was relieved. She knew Samson, representing the Lees, was feuding with Kaze. Danny was somehow linked to Samson too, but Kaze became Danny’s downfall. It was highly likely Samson would take Kaze’s side. With that in mind, Sherry played the victim. “You have no idea what Kaze and his wife did to me, Mr. Hobss. They made me kneel and lick the soles of their shoes. “I’m at war with this couple. “But they are too powerful for me to handle. Even at my best, I can’t destroy them. I hope to get your support, Mr. Hobbs.” Sherry knew Samson had his hands deep in the media. Sam
“Moses has been around the scene for quite some time, and he has worked in the network for many years. He is pretty reputable in the city. Do you want to see him?” Caleb asked with respect. “The director of Lilyrose TV Station?” Without looking up, Kaze replied, “He can enter.” Soon, a middle-aged man with a balding spot cautiously followed Caleb into the office. “Mr. Mayor, this is Mr. McKentucky from Lilyrose TV Station,” Caleb said. Moses realized the new mayor was exactly as rumored when he laid eyes on Kaze. The mayor was younger than he imagined. “Hello, Mr. Mayor. Just call me Moses,” Moses said while drawing close with a nod. Kaze greeted back aloofly and asked, “Caleb said you are briefing me on a business report. Is it related to the award for exemplary journalism?” “Huh?” Though taken aback, Moses quickly replied, “That’s right, Mr. Mayor. Sherry Zauer is the candidate we chose to represent Lilyrose TV Station. She’s the host of the financial channel.“A
“K-Kaze?” Sherry suspected that she was seeing things. She was hallucinating from either overindulgence or fatigue. Sherry did not expect to see Kaze there. The mayor’s office held the core power in the city, and it was also the most prestigious place.Kaze was a loser. The last place he belonged was the mayor’s office. Sherry shook his head and took a couple of steps for a closer look. She was shocked. The man standing behind the desk was indeed Kaze. Sherry was stunned. Thanks to Sherry’s great effort to spread rumors for the past two days, Kaze had become the subject of ridicule and criticism in the city. The way Sherry saw it, Kaze should be holing up at home or considering leaving the city. However, the man stood overtly in the mayor’s office. With her head spinning, Sherry pointed at Kaze and yelled angrily, “What are you doing here, loser? “This is not a place for a vile scumbag like you.” Sherry’s words echoed in the office. Caleb, Moses, and oth
Moses was frightened. Sherry was an idiot to land them both in hot water. It was clear that the mayor was not pleased with the local network. Moses wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said awkwardly, “M-Mr. Mayor, I don’t understand Sherry’s sudden outburst.“Our network has the utmost respect for you. We don’t mean to offend you.” While talking, he glanced at Kaze, who carried a blank face, and kicked Sherry to the ground. Sherry fell on her bottom, her hair ruffled. Moses gave her a couple of boots. “Argh! It hurts, Daddy! Don’t hit me!” Sherry cried out in pain while rolling on the ground. “What are you talking about? I’m not your daddy.” Moses nearly wet his pants. He grabbed a chunk of Sherry’s hair and pulled her up to slap her face repeatedly. “I’m not related to you at all. Don’t act like we’re close.“I’ll kill you if you continue to make false claims.” Moses did not hold back from hitting Sherry. The bad blood between Kaze and Sherry was a
It hit Moses that the person Sherry had poured all means to destroy was Kaze. Despite Moses’ pleading, Kaze stood firm on his stance. Kaze said ruthlessly, “Instead of sacking her, you send your well-used plaything to me.“You sure think little of me, Mr. McKentucky.” “Thud!” Moses fell back to the ground, the sparkle in his eyes dimming. He knew he was done for. It was clear to him that Kaze would not let him get away with it. Most importantly, Moses had nothing to say about it. Kaze’s words rang true. Without looking at Moses, Kaze told Caleb indifferently, “It’s time to purge the local network from top to bottom. “Lilyrose TV Station represents Lilyrose. Yet, it is a place of corruption.” “Of course, sir.” Caleb shuddered. Since Caleb introduced Moses to Kaze, he was to blame for what had happened. He knew that he had lost trust with the mayor. Caleb needed to earn Kaze’s trust back. Hence, he summoned his employee. “Send out a circular detailing Mo
“Give me an answer. Are you taking the job? If you are, you should sort out your affairs. Don’t bring your personal feelings to work.” Snow was not the type to go easy on fragile women. If Leah did not have what it took, she could be forced to leave the company. Nevertheless, Katie had left a lot of assets to Leah. Even without work, Leah could very well survive. The girl would have trouble keeping the wealth, seeing that she was without power or connections. If Leah had a job, she would have the resources to hold onto her assets. Leah had seen the best and worst of mankind. She was once the center of attention, and now, everybody avoided her. It dawned on Leah that it was over for Katie. If Leah could not even keep a job, she would lose everything. “I didn’t know things would happen.” Leah never thought that Katie was capable of stabbing Kaze and her in the back. The thought of betrayal put Leah in distress. Kaze was a great guy who helped Leah a lot. Feeling ete
Leah got dressed and was ready to leave, but she did not know who to turn to. She thought about going to her wealthy friends to see if they could uncover anything through their connections. However, Leah could not get a hold of them. It dawned on Leah that loyalty would fade when power was gone. Even though Katie was just missing, intel spread around Butterworth very quickly. These people must have found out and have chosen to stay away. Leah had always been treated like royalty. Nobody had ever avoided her like the plague. Nevertheless, she had not been in touch with these friends since her injury. Now, in her attempt to contact them, she could not reach them. “Why is this happening? My good friends have gone MIA, and I’m getting silence from those who have been trying to connect.” Sitting on the couch, Leah looked out the window in despair. She tried to seek help with her mother’s search, but her efforts were futile. She could do nothing for her mother. All al
“I have to work hard starting today. But before that, I have to get some sleep.” Snow remembered that Kaze punished her to get some sleep. He said her face looked tired and pale, signs of how hard she had been working. It felt great being cared for. It was because of his kindness, Snow fell for Kaze uncontrollably. Yet she understood not all things were meant to be. After she returned home, she went to sleep immediately without talking to anyone. She only woke up in the afternoon after a comfortable and easy sleep. Next, she would have to work on many things, first being taking over Northborn Group. Katie’s disappearance had the company shaken, but it gave many others a chance. They tried to calm their subordinates down and contact the higher-ups for more information, hoping that they could replace Katie as the new CEO. Little did they know, their preparations would eventually fall short. Snow and her secretary arrived at Northborn Group in the afternoon, and her a
“Worried about the mercenaries? I’ve taken all of them out and anyone with a sane mind would know by now not to come after me. Why would they make the same mistake again?” Kaze killed all the mercenaries. There was no one else the mastermind could send after him anymore. Even if there were, they would have to reconsider it after what had happened. Taking out the mercenaries in silence was a strong showcase of his strength. Once the mastermind found out, he or she would definitely stay away. Besides, Kaze had decided to continue his journey to Westeros without telling anyone. He could board a random flight to his destination, and no one would ever know. “Take me to the airport,” Kaze said to the driver. He and Snow were in the rear seat. “When you go back to Butterworth, don’t rush things. Now that Katie has made a mistake and is forced to step down, you can take over Northborn Group,” Kaze said. “Speaking of Katie, after I locked her up, her daughter, Leah, came to me
Miguel stated his strength so that Kaze and Snow would look at him differently. “That doesn’t mean we have to choose you.” Snow saw nothing stellar in him. Snow’s harsh words surprised Miguel and left him deeply displeased. Yet when he looked at Kaze, he dared not say a word. “I can work hard. Even if I am not qualified now, I can work toward that goal.” “Of course, you are not qualified now. You need to improve yourself to meet the basic requirements. Then we’ll talk about you joining us.” Snow just wanted to get this matter over and done with, so she handed Miguel her name card. “When you think you are qualified, you can give me a call.” Since she would eventually take over the largest force in Butterworth, she needed to build a team of her own—one she could truly trust. Miguel might just be an ordinary man who looked fierce but he was courageous and had the potential to be better. “Can I follow him instead?” Miguel took the name card and learned Snow’s name. He
“You did well,” Kaze praised Miguel. It was not easy for someone to fire a gun and take a life, even when he had basic training. Though without the proper technique and training, the shot was nothing stellar. “Really?” Miguel was thrilled by the praise. He might be tall and fit and have arms full of tattoos, but he had never gotten into a fight before. He was happy that someone he admired praised him. It made his day even more than escaping alive. Kaze wanted to continue but the cars had arrived. He walked forward and revealed himself in front of the headlights. The hostages were scared. They stepped back, some of them entered the hangar once more and tried to shut the door. Miguel stood in their way and stopped them from closing it up. “What are you doing? Kaze is still here and help has arrived. Stop hiding,” he said. He detested their selfish behavior. Kaze saved them but they did not even thank him. They even continued to suspect Kaze’s identity. Their be
“How dare those men hijack the plane and take Kaze. They must be punished…” Despite her grumbles, Snow grew anxious. “Given Mr. Lee’s capabilities, he won’t be hurt.” The agents around her tried to comfort her. They believed she was being too nervous. “I know, but we as subordinates have failed him by allowing this to happen. We have to do our best to make up for the mistake, and not rely on Mr. Lee to get out because he can.” Snow drowned in self-blame and regretted not being able to help. It was her negligence that allowed the hijacking to happen. “But there’s nothing you can do now. It’s late. Even the hijackers need to rest. They won’t do anything yet.” “It’s because the hijackers need to rest that we have to hurry and beat them to it. That’s the only way to solve this matter!” “But we’ve searched high and low and didn’t find anything. No one knows where they have gone. Even if they transported the passengers via buses, we didn’t see any tracks.” The agents discu
Kaze breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly went over to Miguel and pressed his hands with the gun down so that it would not misfire. “Good job.” “Thanks.” Miguel curled his lips into a nervous smile. He frequently trained in the gym and mixed martial arts but had never encountered any real-life incident before, thus being inexperienced. Fortunately, his mentality was stronger than the others and allowed him to act accordingly. “I’ll be taking the gun. This is self-defense, you won’t be charged and you won’t need to take responsibility,” Kaze said. Miguel’s pale face looked relieved. “What should we do now? Are there more of them?” Miguel dared not let go of the gun, worried there might be more enemies. “I’ve counted the numbers and this guy here should be the last one.” He then took the gun from Miguel’s hands. “Really? Gosh! That was crazy! I was so terrified!” Miguel finally loosened up and let his instinct take over. His heart was pounding so fast that it
Manson came over and saw the mercenaries lying in their own puddle of blood. The gore shocked him and made him sick. He tried his best to hold back the urge to throw up as it would attract attention. “Don’t look if you can’t take it! Don’t make things worse!” “Yeah! Professor! Grow a pair of balls!” “I have never seen dead bodies like this before!” he explained with a flush of embarrassment on his face. “Can we go out now and run away?” The hostages were eager to leave as things had settled down outside. They thought the danger was over. A dead mercenary was inside the container with them and they were still horrified. Once the others found out about this, the hostages would be shot to death. “If you want to die, be my guest. The moment you step out, you’ll be shot!” Callahan said as he looked at the others scornfully. One of the hostages had already put his hand on the handle of the door and was ready to dash out, but he quickly pulled his hand back after listening