The alley was filled with people, from the house’s front yard to the end of the alley. There were around a few hundred people at first glance. Scarface and his men were stunned. Some of them were shaking and even peed themselves. “What the hell? Why are there so many people? Are they here for me?” Scarface wiped the sweat off his forehead. The men in the alley automatically split up, opening a path in the center. Two sets of hurried footsteps came. When Scarface saw the owners of the footsteps, his heart skipped a beat. He went up to them with flattery and said, “Gold Tooth, Dan, what are you guys doing here?” Scarface saw the two of them before during the gathering of the gangster bosses. After fifteen gangster bosses were arrested, Gold Tooth and Dan were the only ones left. He also heard that the two of them took over the properties and resources of the other gangs, making them invincible. “Who the hell are you? Get the hell out of my face!” Dan slapped Scarf
“Aunt Teresa, I’m not a gangster.” Kaze was amused, but it was difficult to explain the situation clearly to her. Fortunately, Gold Tooth read the situation and said, “Madam, it’s Master Lee who arrested the gangsters yesterday.” “Yeah. Master Lee is the commander of the anti-riot operation yesterday!” Dan echoed. Camry and Teresa were surprised. No wonder Gold Tooth and Dan were so afraid of Kaze. They could be arrested if they defy Kaze! Scarface and his men were mortified. Rumors of the fifteen gangster bosses were circulating the city. It was said that the fifteen of them would be executed. Kaze then looked at Scarface. “So, James owed you twenty thousand?” “No! No, Master Lee! I was wrong! James White didn’t owe me any money! This is a misunderstanding!” Scarface ordered Zenon to extort money from Camry and Teresa even though James did not owe anyone money. Two years ago, if James was still the chairman of Shangrila Group, Scarface would never dare. “No? Then
“Uncle Camry, Aunt Teresa, you are being too courteous,” Kaze said as he helped them into the house. “I said I will take care of you two on behalf of James now that he’s gone.” Camry and Teresa were thrilled to hear that. After losing their son, this would be the first time they felt truly happy. Kaze added, “The Old District environment is terrible. Brenda can’t grow up happily here, you guys can’t stay here anymore. I’ll buy a big house for you and you can move in with Brenda. I’ll hire a maid to take care of you all. “Aunt Teresa, you don’t need to wash clothes in the winter anymore.” “Kaze, that sounds… expensive. We are fine living here. Why don’t you just take Brenda away? The two of us are going to be okay.” Teresa’s hands were shaking when she rejected the suggestion. Kaze saw the cracks on her hands and it pained him. “Money is not that important to me. I’m more concerned about your health. Just leave it to me. I’ll let you know when everything is done.” “Kaz
A group of security guards rushed out and flanked the Quint family as if it were an ambush. “Jay, you traitor! Are you out of your mind? The Hilfinger Corporation belongs to the Quint family now. How dare you tell the security to throw us out!?” The Quint family was stunned and enraged. Jay scoffed, “The Quint family is shit. Who told you that Hilfinger Corporation is going back to the Quint family?” “My grandson-in-law, Kaze Lee! He was at the rebuilding ceremony yesterday and he saw the fall of the Hilfinger family!” Master Quint argued. Jay cackled. “Your useless grandson-in-law? You believed him? If he said Lilyrose City belongs to him, would you ask the mayor to give you his place” Irritated, Jay urged the security guards to throw the Quint family out. “Don’t just stand there, throw them all out!” All of them were thrown out of the lobby. "Get the hell out of here! Hilfinger Corporation is now under the control of the Everia, Golding, and Chapman families. The Quin
"He’s just the Quints’ son-in-law, why did the Lee family go to such an extent to warn him? They must have overestimated him," Eliot said with a scornful grunt. He was displeased with the Lee family because they used to hold the same rank as the top three families. Now, the Everia, Golding, and Chapman families had to take orders from the Lee family. Eliot was an ambitious man and he too wanted to push the Everia family to new heights. Frank said, “I heard he has the support of the Perfect World Group. After Roger Hilfinger killed himself, his body was sent back to the Lee family in a coffin.“He even gave the Lee family three weeks to apologize to him in person. The family was having a birthday party for Karina Lee when the coffin crashed their party. Then, George Lee asked us to deal with this little retard.” The top three families accepted the terms offered by the Lees. All they had to do was deal with a retard of a son-in-law and they could get Hilfinger Corporation. W
“Ms. Lowry, I didn’t hit Ben. He took my toy and he fell when he ran away!” Brenda stood with her hands behind her back in the corner of the office, crying her lungs out as she tried to defend herself. The boy named Ben was sitting in front of her. There seemed to be some blood stain below his nose, and he was also crying. Slam! Ben’s father, Ken, slammed the table and shouted, “You wretched girl! How dare you lie! Ben is a good boy, he has a lot of toys. Why would he take yours? No wonder you lie at such a young age, your parents didn’t teach you right!” Ben’s mother, Elsa, said coldly, “Ms. Lowry, Brenda White is obviously a badly educated child. I’m afraid Ben might be influenced by being in the same class as her. I’d suggest she gets expelled!” Brenda cried when she heard the boy’s mother threatened to expel her. “Sobs, no I don’t want! Ms. Lowry, please don’t expel me! I am a good girl, I didn’t hit Ben!” Ms. Arina Lowry was a fresh grad recently recruited as a tea
Soon, a forty-one-year-old man with glasses came into the office. The man was the principal of Golden Sun Kindergarten, Jonas Jordan. “Ms. Lowry, what’s going on?” Ms. Lowry explained to him. “Principal Jordan, this girl here hit my son and accused him of taking her toy. She’s a vile child and I don’t want her to be in the same class as my son. You know what to do.” Ken grunted angrily. Kaze scoffed, “I said we’ll check the surveillance footage. What’s wrong with you? Can’t understand English?” Principal Jordan glanced at Kaze who refused to compromise and then at Ken who sounded righteous. Both of them seemed to have a background. It gave him an instant headache. He could only carry out the standard operating procedures. “Hold on, I’ve asked someone to get the surveillance footage.” Soon, a staff member entered. Principal Jordan had a look at the video that the worker recorded using his phone. The footage showed that Brenda was playing with other kids. Ben, o
Ken laughed when he heard Kaze. “Kid, bold words you have there. Be careful not to bite your own tongue when you talk.” Elsa laughed as well. “Golden Sun Kindergarten is my husband’s company brand, and he can’t expel a girl? Who do you think you are?” Kaze ignored the two of them. He pulled his phone out and called Snow, who was waiting outside the preschool. “Snow, have you heard of Tuling Education Group? Who is their boss?” “Mr. Chairman, you don’t know about the Tuling Education Group?” Snow was surprised. She then explained, “Jessica Summer is the CEO of Tuling Education Group. She founded the company with a partner.” “Jessica’s company?” Kaze was surprised. He did not care about what company Jessica owned or how big her business had gotten. Even if she was the richest woman in South River State, she would have to kneel before James’ grave. “Call Jessica and tell her to come here right away.” Kaze then hung up the phone. “Who is Jessica?” Elsa was baffled
As they arrived, they saw a dozen expensive cars parked outside. The customer base was relatively stable as the establishment was targeted at the upper class. The people lining up at the club were young men and women of ordinary background. All were allowed inside Absolute Zero with an entrance fee. Since this would be a chance for ordinary people to meet and interact with the upper-class elites, they cherished it and tried their best to look good. Even movie producers and scriptwriters came to the club, seeking investments or a role in movie production. It was a shortcut to reach out to the upper crust after all. Yet they were just a bunch of fresh graduates with no resources and connections, so the club was their only chance at achieving something great. Dwight would never understand how rare the opportunity was, as he was narrow-sighted. He had never experienced power and wealth before, so he lacked the understanding of how things worked in society. “I never thought
With that in mind, Dwight checked his outfit. His black leather jacket brought out his height and wild side. He then observed Kaze. The latter was dressed casually. Dwight was worried that they would not be allowed into Absolute Zero because of their attire. Nevertheless, he could not let slip that he had never been to Absolute Zero. Without a word, Dwight led Kaze down the apartment building. Kaze could pick up on Dwight’s nerves. While in the elevator, Dwight could not stop straightening out his clothes. It was clear that he was nervous. Even so, Kaze said nothing and pretended not to notice. They got into the car and drove to an alley. The area was not huge, but there were stands selling street food. “The food is great here. Since it’s early, we can grab a bite.” Dwight was not being tight with money. As their destination was a bar, there was no need to get a proper meal. “I’ll get a skewer then.” Kaze did not have much of an appetite anyway. “Okay. I’ll or
“You’re the guest. I should be hosting you, but I don’t seem to be doing a good job.” Dwight knew he had to do better. “It’s okay. I don’t have much to do. It’s just a delivery anyway.” Kaze bought a lot of stuff online. All they had to do was wait for the delivery. Once the items arrived, they could head out. Dwight talked about taking him to a bar under the Viper’s Den’s umbrella. It was a great opportunity for Kaze to check out the scene. He had heard that the Wittersons were tied to all the Viper’s Den’s business operations.Kaze would not meet Edmund and Morris in person, but he would grasp all information related to them. Then, Kaze would stir things up between them and sit back while reaping the benefits. Kaze had it all planned out. He simply had to take his time in playing the long game. Nevertheless, it was important for him to remain discreet. At the very least, he should not show them what he was made of. It was easy to execute his plan when everybody
Kaze rose to his feet and took something out of his bag. Putting on his jacket, he was on his way out. Dwight was out of his room, too. He left his room for a glass of water and waited for Kaze to get out of the room after his nap. Dwight had a drink in the kitchen. He took an apple and chomped on it. Looking at the fruit on the table, Dwight grabbed a plate to arrange it neatly.He took out his phone to pass the time while waiting for Kaze. Kaze emerged from the room and saw Dwight. “You’re up at last. You’ve slept half the day away. Are you still tired? I can wait if you need to catch some sleep.” Dwight kept Herman’s memo to look after Kaze. “A little. I didn’t get any sleep last night. I was waiting to get on the plane.” Kaze took the red-eye flight yesterday. Dwight allowed time for Kaze to rest, knowing his travel schedule. “I know. Did you manage to get some good sleep? If you haven’t, you can go back to bed. I can grab some food for you.” Dwight’s plan
“Your main responsibility is to entertain Kaze. You will be rewarded for good work,” Herman said. Dwight nodded incessantly. “Thank you for thinking of me, Herman. I won’t forget this.” “I’d be grateful so long as you stay out of trouble. “Just focus on what you should do and take good care of Kaze.” Herman worried that Dwight might get ahead of himself and forget his primary duties. Dwight’s priority was Kaze’s well-being. The whole thing would be over if Dwight kept to himself and served Kaze until he was gone. There would be a problem if something were to happen. Without Edmund’s instructions, Herman would never have assigned a job to Dwight. It could be a good thing, though. At least, a job might keep him on the straight and narrow. “Relax. You can count on me,” Dwight said with glee.That was a nice surprise. Dwight did not see it coming. It was just incredible. Herman still could not shake off his worry. However, he had said his piece. It was pointless t
Herman’s smile vanished. His red, irritated skin was playing up. Due to alcohol in his system, Herman could not see straight. He had to grit his teeth to hold back the urge to retch. Herman was not one to drink. Yet, he would have to go through Edmund’s loyalty test every time, and he was reaching a boiling point. However, he understood that he needed to suck it up to gain Edmund’s trust. “You must be Herman. Mr. Witterson. Should I take the things to your car, or should I deliver them to your home?” asked a uniformed server who approached. “Put them in the car and get me a designated driver,” Herman replied. He headed to the lobby while propping himself against the wall. “Okay. There will be a driver out front, ready for your service.” The server tried to help Herman up, but was declined. Herman saw the cartons of alcohol and cigarettes in the lobby. Edmund had always been generous in giving out stuff like this. “These are from Mr. Witterson. You’re lucky to work for
“Kaze can pull the punches for sure. I mean, he has the Butterworth branch chief’s trust for a reason. “There has to be something for him to win the branch chief’s approval.” Edmund doubted there was depth to Kaze. After all, Edmund decided whether to take on a person based on their abilities. It made no sense to pay attention to losers, as he would hold them in contempt. Edmund had been impressed with Herman, who excelled in strategies and management. That was why Edmund bumped Herman up and made sure he stayed on top. “Got it.” Herman nodded and had one foot out the door. “Don’t be in a hurry to leave. There’s one more thing.” Edmund pointed at the table. Herman approached and stood on bent knees. Pleased with Herman’s submission, Edmund passed him a wine glass. Herman took the drink humbly before looking carefully at Edmund, awaiting his orders. “The wine was just airlifted from abroad. I can vouch for the taste. If you’re looking to sip on the finest, yo
Time went by, and a towering man in a suit showed up outside the door. Picking up on the noise inside the room, he knocked on the door. It was hard to tell whether the person inside could hear the knocking, so the man waited outside. The door was opened, and a woman, her face flawless with makeup, popped her head out and saw him. She cocked her head back at Edmund. “You have a guest, Mr. Witterson.” “Let him in,” Edmund instructed. He then leaned in to take the drink from the girl next to him with his mouth. The other girls cheered him on. The group was lost in their fun. The man, who entered the room, stood by the sofa respectfully. He kept his head down, his gaze staying low at the bottles of alcohol spread across the table. It was a bit of a wait before the man approached at Edmund’s order. “Tell me about Dwight.”While listening to the girls’ singing, Edmund turned to Herman. Herman rushed over as soon as Edmund called. He won a lot of money at poker toda
In this particular circumstance, Morris had to play it safe so that things would not get out of hand. The last thing he wanted was to be dragged into the mess. At least, he finally saw the Wittersons’ true colors. Morris’ friendly advice was met with disrespect and insult. However, the Wittersons were a force of nature, and Morris was not about to take them head-on. Despite his frustration, Morris had to walk away. Well, Edmund would soon face his downfall at the height of his power, and Morris would be there to enjoy the ride. Still, it did not sit well with Morris to have a young fella walk all over him. It had crossed his mind to keep the Wittersons in check, but there was only so much he could do. Morris had to be the one to back away as the Wittersons grew haughty. Morris believed there was more to Kaze’s visit to Westeros. Nothing major happened in Westeros recently. At least, there was nothing worth the other branch’s attention. However, a representative of the