Fanny snapped a menacing look at Agar. The humiliation faced by Agar gave Fanny ammo to run her mouth. Agar expressed his shame without a word. Kaze beat him up to the point of doubting himself. After pouring out her grievance, Fanny finally settled down. She understood that Kaze beat Agar into submission. In other words, Fanny was unlikely to force Miru to go with her. “Do you have any idea what I am capable of now, lady?” Kaze’s words rang in Fanny’s ear. “Like I said, tell Isabelle that I will take the lives of a hundred Hiden members if Alan is harmed. “Miru is a friend. I won’t allow her to do anything against her wishes. “If she doesn’t wish to marry Jerome, no one can take her away from Lilyrose.” Kaze’s promise extended beyond the confines of the office and Lefteria Group. He would not allow Miru to be taken out of the city against her wish. His tone carried confidence. Even Miru gave Kaze a complicated look. For once, she noticed that there was an
Fanny could mean well, or her heart could be in the right place. Either way, her intentions meant nothing to Kaze. Kaze smiled indifferently and said, “Don’t get ahead of yourself, lady. “You took my poverty in contempt until I flashed a Dallas Centurion. “You told Agar to set me straight, but I beat him into submission. “These two incidents prove that I’m not as weak as you put me out to be. “Come to think of it, how can you be so sure that coming from a small city, I don’t have the means to crush the Harrowdale Hidens and the Westeros Fowlers?Kaze used the term “crush” instead of “challenge”. Everybody was surprised. They could not understand where Kaze’s confidence stemmed from. He made a bold claim to pulverize two elite families. Who did he think he was? It was not as if he was one of the five cabinet senior ministers. Even the veteran members of the military and the Ministry of Justice would not say that they could crush two elite families. Fanny smirk
Fanny scoffed and said grimly, “I have said everything that needs to be said. It’s clear that you’ve made up your mind. Suit yourself.” She then turned on her heel to leave. Before walking out the door, Fanny took another glance at Kaze and said curtly, “Miru is the only reason I’m dropping the whole matter. “But I’m warning you. Stay away from Miru. “She’s a member of the Harrowdale Hidens. Privilege is written in her stars, and she doesn’t mingle with the likes of you. “You can’t bridge the gap between you through your own efforts. “That’s all I have to say. Know your place.” No one in the family knew Miru better than Fanny. Miru was proud, never paying attention to ordinary men. However, the incident today blew Miru away. Kaze took her defense at the cost of upsetting both the Harrowdale Hidens and the Westeros Fowlers, and that left a huge impression on Miru. Fanny picked up on the shift in Miru’s facial expression. She was afraid Miru would get any ideas a
Kaze sat on the couch, his legs crossed. “This is so unlike you, Miru. “Let’s face it. You are stuck right from the start.“If you got it together, you would understand that the choice had always been yours. If you put your mind to it, no one can make you do anything. “Sometimes, it’s best not to let reservations hold you down.” Miru nodded and looked at him in surprise. “You’re right. Who would have thought that I would need saving from you?” Her eyes reflected a mix of emotions. She never saw eye to eye with Kaze because he was the cause of Darcy’s years of struggle. Miru always picked a fight with Kaze. Yet today, she realized that Kaze had somehow become a pillar of support. “Woah! Don’t talk as if there’s something going on between us. “I should draw your attention back to the chairman of Perfect World Group. Don’t get any ideas about me. I have a wife.” Kaze brushed the invisible dust off his bottom and stood up to leave. He could not stand Miru acting lik
While it was only a rumor, there was a possibility the rumors might come true. As a result, following the shift of power dynamics in the mayor’s office, the public did not seem to have much faith in Sky Ocean Corporation. Darcy was furious upon learning the rumors. She sent her men to work, determined to find the troublemaker behind the gossip. The outcome left her indignant and helpless. The Quints were the driving force behind the hostile takeover of Sky Ocean Corporation. More accurately, Master Quint planned the whole thing. The seemingly detailed rumors and believable bad press were released by the Quints through various channels too. “What is Grandpa trying to pull?” Darcy rubbed her temples. She could not figure out Master Quint’s motives. Clearly, the Quints could not have pulled the whole thing off without help. Their finances were in the drain, to begin with. However, Darcy got an inkling after a call moments ago. Deborah returned to Lilyrose out of
Folding her arms against her chest, Deborah looked at Darcy with an air of superiority. Her eyes reflected callousness, contempt, and relentless resentment. “Give it to her,” Deborah said without looking back. She prodded her chin toward Darcy, her eyes never breaking contact with Darcy’s. One of the men in suits walked up and pulled out a pile of papers from his briefcase before handing them to Darcy. “You went through all that trouble to acquire Sky Ocean Corporation’s shares maliciously just to get Kaze to sign this?” Darcy glanced through the document, her brows furrowed. It was a Victim Impact Statement. The statement detailed that Kaze was unaffected by the slander from Kingston and Desmond.All Kaze needed was to put his signature on the statement. The perpetrator behind the hostile takeover immediately occurred to Darcy. Macam Hacks had gone mad after multiple failed attempts to bail her son out of jail. She egged the Quints to come up with a plan. Onc
Once the Quints returned to the main house, the family’s attitude toward Darcy would only take a turn for the worse. Master Quint and the others had a long history of using people and then throwing them away like trash. It was nothing new. Darcy did not want to be stabbed in the back again. She hoped the main family would not welcome the Quints back. That way, a humble pie would be shoved down the throats of Master Quint and the rest of the family, and they would not harass her any further. “What? Nothing to do with you?” Unable to believe her eyes, Deborah glared at her. “You carry the family bloodline, Darcy. You will forever be part of the family.“You have to obey Grandpa, or you’re turning your back on your family. “You’ll have to hand over your shares in Sky Ocean Corporation and Shangrila Group to the Ridgesouth Quints too. We won’t take no for an answer. “I’m warning you, Darcy. Things will only get worse from here if you don’t do as you’re told. Our family is
Deborah’s eerie smile gave Darcy the chills. It was a hair-raising moment for Darcy. “You’re despicable.” Darcy shook in rage and said angrily, “You’re the devil, you know that? “You’re only going to get yourself killed.” “Devil?” Deborah chuckled smugly. “So be it.“Besides, I only became the devil because of you and Kaze. “Are you scared? Tsk, tsk. This is only the beginning of my revenge.” Deborah sniggered. Her laughter echoed in the empty mansion, adding a spooky vibe. Fighting back the nausea, Darcy raised her arm and looked at the time before uttering indifferently, “Kaze will be home soon. “You better leave if you don’t want to be thrown out.” Deborah shuddered. The smug look on her face vanished, bringing forth the terror. Even now, Deborah could not shake off the fear she had for Kaze. It was a result of multiple defeats and humiliations at the hands of Kaze, and the trauma haunted her. “Hmph! I’ll get even with him once he signs the Victim I
“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