Tobias, Rex, and Paul sure were vile. Even if Kaze submitted to Astral, they would never be on good terms with Kaze. Astral did not stop Tobias, Rex, and Paul from taunting Kaze. As a superior, he had the means to control his subordinates. Having subordinates united as one was not a good thing. It was best to keep some competition between them going around. Faced with the group’s squeeze, Kaze remained composed. His gaze fell on Astral. “I’ll tell you what, Astral. “Before my patience runs out, you and your lapdogs better shut up. “Otherwise, you can just count the minutes to your death.” Astral was taken aback, surprised that Kaze would still threaten him. He sized Kaze up amusedly. “Are you sure you are talking to me, Kaze?” “Are you dreaming, Kaze?” Charlotte snickered. “That’s a bold claim. Don’t you find yourself funny?” Ignorance was bliss, at least in Kaze’s case. The moocher of an upper-middle-class family just told the heir of the Glitters to sh
Charlotte laughed out loud. “These men are Mr. Glitter’s security detail. The Glitters assigned them to Mr. Glitter, Kaze. Tobias and his crew trained them. “You’re playing with fire to come to the villa alone and give Mr. Glitter an attitude.” Charlotte believed Kaze was dead meat. Kaze was up against three titans and over a hundred members of hired protection. They would pulverize Kaze. Kaze brushed Charlotte and the hired protection off as if they were insignificant. He turned to Astral. “Are you sure you want them to face me, Mr. Glitter?” Even Astral was puzzled. Why was Kaze able to keep his cool at this point? “I have to say that you are strong mentally, Kaze. If your mindset was used right, you could achieve a lot of things. “Too bad…” Astral shook his head and said aloofly, “You won’t do my bidding, so you should be destroyed.“I’ve been more than patient with you, but you didn’t value an opportunity even when it hit you right in the face.” Astral turn
“Yes, Mr. Glitter!” The three titans nodded and then moved closer to Kaze. “Kaze, on your knees!” The hundreds of guards moved a step closer as well. Rustle! Suddenly, loud rustling came from outside the artificial lawn, sounding like a thousand snakes wriggling closer to the building. It was so sudden and creepy that it gave everyone goosebumps. “What’s that?” Other than Kaze, everyone in the hall was surprised. As the rustling got closer and louder, they realized they were hurried footsteps on the grass. However, it was already too late when they realized it. Bang! A loud bang blasted the doors of Landor Residential Area to the ground. “Who the hell are you people? How dare you cause trouble at our place?!” The three titans turned around, shouting at the intruders. At a closer look, the three titans were stunned. An army of people gathered outside the mansion and were swarming inside. “Brother Kaze, a thousand of us are here! Not one less, not one mo
“For someone living in a cave, you think the sky's the limit. Now that you’ve seen what I can do, I believe you are a caveman living in seclusion, Astral,” Kaze said with a faint smile. Astral’s expression turned grimmer. He scoffed. “Kaze, you think you and your little army are enough to scare me? If they know who I am, do you think they will still listen to your command?” Even though Astral was surprised, he did not freak out like the others. His identity fueled his absolute confidence. “I’ll give you a chance to try,” Kaze teased. Astral scoffed. “You called forth a bunch of random guys and started to be pretentious in front of me. I just need one word and I can send them back where they come from!” He then walked past Kaze and went over to the entrance. Charlotte and the three titans followed him. When they walked past Kaze, they grinned and said, “Kaze, if you keep provoking Mr. Glitter, it will only accelerate your death!” Astral’s confidence infected them and r
Therefore, Astral never thought Conan would bring a thousand men to his property just to find trouble with him and it was all because of Kaze. He refused to believe it, so he chose to believe what was more likely to his belief, which was the Queens seeking war against the Glitters. Compared to Conan taking orders from Kaze, the family war sounded much more plausible. “War?” Conan laughed and said, “Astral, you are full of yourself. You think you can represent the Glitter family?” Astral’s expression showed anger. Conan was known to be a gangster despite his status, so he was always used as a negative example for all other rich families to educate their children. On the other hand, Astral was the elite of the elites. Conan had no right to look down on him! “Besides…” Conan ignored Astral and continued laughing. “Even if the Queens want to wage war against the Glitters, so what?” Astral scrutinized Conan and said contemptuously, “Conan, you should look in the mirror
In the blink of an eye, Tobias’ claw pierced through the air and approached Kaze’s neck fast. Kaze did not move. Tobias assumed he was terrified and could not react in time, which aroused his bloodthirstiness. It was then Kaze looked up at him with a calm and cold gaze. The gaze struck fear in Tobias’ heart. Then, Kaze raised his left hand for a forward swing. “Aargh!” On the other hand, when Rex and Paul got rid of two of Conan’s men and were ready to approach him, they heard an excruciating cry from behind. They instinctively turned around and were shocked by what they saw. “Tobias!” Tobias was sent flying away with blood spewing from his mouth. “Kaze! What did you do to Tobias? You’re fucking dead!” The two of them ditched Conan and jumped toward Kaze immediately, wanting to avenge Tobias. However, no matter how fast they moved, Kaze was faster. When the two of them were less than a meter away, Kaze swung his hand forward again. Astral was protected by
Astral straightened his back and stared into Kaze’s eyes fiercely. He had nothing to be afraid of. He had the entire Glitter family behind his back, which was his strongest support. “Die?” Kaze shook his head and said, “Astral, death is a sensitive word. If I were you, I wouldn’t use it so lightly, or else I would let you have a real taste of it.” Astral grinned. “Kaze, are you threatening me so that I will kneel? Too bad you got the wrong person!” He then looked at the men Conan brought and said, “I admit that I lost today but it’s because you caught me off guard. I didn’t expect you to get Conan and his men here with just one call.” Kaze raised a brow and looked amused. “What’s wrong? You don’t seem too happy about it.” “Don’t talk to me like that. It’s an insult. You really think I lost to you? If it wasn’t for Conan and his men, you would be in my shoes now!” Astral scoffed. If not Conan and one thousand of his men, reinforcing Kaze, there was no way Astral would
Before the men could react, Astral twisted his arm and grabbed their wrists. Crack! The men who seized Astral had their arms broken with just one twist! Even Conan was shocked by Astral’s sudden display of his power. Kaze raised his brows and looked amused. “Interesting.” He started to believe Conan. Based on what Astral just did, he was indeed stronger than the four titans. More precisely, he and the four titans were not the same. The four titans were more about brute strength, emphasizing muscles and raw power. Astral focused more on techniques and agility. Although his physique was slimmer than the four titans, his techniques gave him an upper hand. It somehow fit his image—a gentlemanly monster. Bang! Bang! Astral kicked the men away and then walked up to Kaze with a frosty look. “Kaze, dare to fight me fairly, one on one? If I win, I walk and you can’t do anything to me.” Kaze smiled. “If you lose? You take your own life?” “I won’t lose.” Astral narro
“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