Jude began plotting ways to maximize his gain through the Nether Viper Sword the moment he walked out of Scarlet Creek. “Kaze sold it to you?” Faith was dumbfounded, her face somber as she asked, “How much was it?” The way she saw it, it was only right for Kaze to present the sword to make up for slapping Jude, causing a scene at the Gwakes’ residence, hurting Faith, and upsetting Casius by hitting on Buffy. Yet, Jude paid good money to acquire the sword. It was absurd. “Two billion dollars.” Jude tugged at his beard, his heart aching for the money. “What? Two billion dollars?” Faith slammed her glass onto the drink hold and said frustratedly, “Have you lost your mind, Jude? It’s bad enough that Lee demanded a fortune, but I can’t believe you’d go through with it too.“He should have presented the sword to you, no questions asked.“We’re talking about two billion dollars, not twenty thousand dollars.” Faith was in great pain of losing two billion dollars. It was a
“Hannah and Collier released the news ahead of us through Golden Scale Corporation, Mr. Gwake.” Serene said with a sour face, “They claimed the Viper Queen sent a branch leader to reach them, saying that the Nether Viper Sword was lost in Riverbank. “They are offering a billion-dollar reward on behalf of the South River State Branch. Anyone can collect their reward at Golden Scale Corporation when the sword is located. “Anyone, including members of the organization, found stashing the sword away will face annihilation.” Silence befell inside the car. “Bam!” Jude crushed the glass in his hand, the shards cut into his skin and drew blood. His face was ashen. “Bastard! “Jerk!” Faith and Serene soon snapped out of their trance. Hannah beat them to the news release. Either way, the Nether Viper Sword was no use to Jude anymore. That was not the only thing. The Nether Viper Sword was more of a nuisance than a treasure. By not turning in the sword, Jude would be su
Color drained from Faith’s face, and she said menacingly, “Justice? Dream on! “They don’t deserve my time even for 20 billion dollars.” She was not saying that out of spite. Faith was a proud woman, and she would rather die than admit her mistake. “That was why I chose to pay.” Jude scoffed. “Do you think I don’t want to kill Lee?“You see what’s going on. Hannah and Collier are out to get me, and they are pushing hard.“I don't know how they manage to get in the new branch leader’s good graces. “It’s not uncertain whether the branch leader is real or not. “Either way, now isn’t the time to take anything lightly. “If I panic and get sidetracked with dealing with Kaze, I won’t just potentially lose my life. You will lose a life of luxuries. “I’ll be in power once I become the branch leader. Kaze won’t be a threat then. “Get that through your head now.” As Faith was not willing to let things go, Jude had to talk some sense into her. He needed to hold Faith stead
Faith lost control of her continence. Losing her last shred of dignity, Faith wailed miserably. “Turn around and get to Eddington Hospital now. Make sure Holfman shows up too. “Make it quick! I’ll hold you accountable if anything happens to Faith,” Jude yelled menacingly even though his hands were soiled. Without hesitating a minute more, the driver turned the car around in a fluster. The Rolls Royce zipped away. Jude did not even open the car windows because Faith could not shake off the cold. He turned the heat on to the highest temperature. Putting up with the stench, Serene took out her phone to call Holfman. Before the call connected, Serene shuddered at a sudden thought. She had been with Jude the whole thing, so she doubted the sudden onset of Faith’s illness was a coincidence. Serene was sure that Kaze had done something. It was just her gut feeling, though. She had no evidence to back it up. … Kaze and Buffy walked out of Scarlet Creek. Jude’s fleet o
Since Kaze was great behind the wheel, Buffy left the driving to him. Buffy paused and shook her head. “You got two billion dollars from selling the Nether Viper Sword. I can’t accept it. I have done nothing to deserve the money from you.“My dad said one thing right. You can use the money to start a business or build yourself up. At least the public won’t remember you as a moocher.” Considering Kaze a friend, Buffy spoke out of concern for him. She knew that Kaze probably had no use for the money since Kent, the mayor, gave him Villa No. 1 as a thank-you.Still, Kaze would have to take Kent’s feelings into account before selling the asset, though. With the two billion dollars, Kaze could set up his own business. Even though Buffy was aware of Kaze’s competence, the public had no idea. The public viewed Kaze as a moocher. He leeched on his wife’s family, got kicked out of the family, and now had to seek help from his mentor in Riverbank. “Thank you for your suggestion,
“Who is it?” Since the ringing would not leave him alone, Kaze took the call peevishly. “Well, someone has a temper this morning.” Cyan’s annoyed and peevish voice came on the other line. “You sure sleep a lot.“You’re getting cocky over a tiny achievement. “Can’t you strive for higher and better? “I doubt you’ll ever meet my standards even if I give you a head start.” Cyan tore into Kaze, leaving him speechless. Kaze interrupted her. “What’s the matter, Cyan? Does Mr. Yemen want to meet me for lunch?” “Is that all you think about? Food?” Cyan said angrily, “Get out of bed and get yourself cleaned up. “Consider yourself lucky, Kaze. Dad said you somehow became the sales manager of Golden Scale Corporation. He’s taking you out to get a house.“Ha! Aren’t you amazing, Kaze? You are getting yourself a place just less than two weeks since you arrived in Riverbank,” Cyan said sarcastically, her opinion apparent on the matter.It made sense why she was upset, though.
Ryna had always thought little of Kaze, even when the latter became the manager at Golden Scale Corporation. Cyan glanced at her phone and nodded. “I told him, so he should be here by now. We all know that he doesn’t have money. He may be the manager now, but his wages are due next month. For all we know, he’s taking the subway. “But Mom, why did you drag Dad here? The properties in this area are in a higher range. “Dad doesn’t have to get Kaze an expensive one.” Cyan was frustrated. It was Ryna who suggested looking at the properties in Rivername. Ryna scoffed. “Your dad has to get one anyway. “I only brought your dad here to show Kaze the property prices. This sales office sells premium accommodation. “I want the boy to take a hike. That way, we won’t have to spend a penny. “He’s always talking about how good Lock is to him. If he had any decency, he wouldn’t drain us financially.” So that was Ryna’s plan. Cyan stuck her tongue out. “I think you’ll be shooting y
Those who sneered at Kaze earlier felt a burn in their cheeks. They walked away embarrassedly. Ryna was not having it. “Have you lost your mind, Lock? “Kaze only became the sales manager because of Cyan. “I can’t believe you’re getting him a place!” Ryna jolted to her feet and yelled at her husband. Lock patted Kaze’s shoulder, his expression proud. “I don’t believe that Kaze got the promotion because of Cyan. He knows what he is doing. He was a chairman back in Lilyrose.” “Chairman, my ass.” Ryna scoffed and remarked, “He leeches off his wife to get that position. His wife kicked him out in the end.”“Hmph!”Lock’s fell face. “I said I’d get Kaze a house, and I will. I’m a man of my word. “Come on, Kaze. I found a nice place. “See if you like it. We can get the paperwork going.” Without looking at his wife, Lock grabbed Kaze’s arm and pulled him away. Ryna was about to blow up, but there was nothing more she could do about the situation. She marched over ther
“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