โNo, no. No problem at all. The car belongs to Sky.โ Samusโ heart ached when he said that. Kaze said, โI want to buy my wife a Maserati Quattroporte.โ โNo problem.โ Hunter pulled out his phone to call the manager of the Maserati showroom next door. Stuart the manager rushed over and was in a dilemma by the request. โWe only have one Maserati Quattroporte available for collection now, and Ms. Deborah Quint has reserved it. She will be collecting the car today. Oh, there you are, Ms. Quint.โ He spotted Deborah in the crowd. Deborah was about to speak when Kaze cut her off. โI donโt care who reserved the car, but it is now mine. Iโm taking it with me,โ Kaze said sternly. โI canโt believe youโre taking my car, Kaze,โ Deborah yelled angrily. Kaze smiled. โThatโs right. Iโm taking your car. What are you going to do about it?โ โUh, you. Donโt push it, Kaze!โ Deborah was livid. Hunter flicked his arm at Stuart. โThe car is now Ms. Quintโs, but Iโm talking about Darcy
Kazeโs slap snapped Deborah out of an angry trance. She covered her face and glared at Kaze with gritted teeth. โDonโt celebrate too soon, Kaze. Your wife is about to get itโโ โShut up, Deborah!โ Vincent scowled and interrupted her. Not too long ago, Vincent and Rudyโs family conspired with Liam to oust Darcy from Quintessential Group.After days of searching, the Hansers finally located Jeanโs hiding place. They had sent men to fetch the woman. With Jean back, Darcy would be kicked out of Quintessential Group. The Hansers would take over the group through Rudyโs family. Deborah was an idiot to nearly let slip this crucial information. Their efforts would be for nothing if Darcy braced herself for the takeover. โWhat are you plotting against my wife again?โ Although Deborah did not reveal much, Kaze could tell something was amiss from Vincentโs reaction. Flustered, Deborah said angrily, โWhat are you talking about? Iโm saying that your wife will get whatโs coming
Kaze was not keen on associating with Celine. Despite her age, she was rather manipulative. As color drained from her face, Celine walked away grimacingly. Kaze looked at Celineโs back and said indifferently, โYou should stay away from Celine, Sky. Youโre a simple guy. You might get taken advantage of without knowing it.โ โOh. Got it, Kaze.โ Sky nodded cluelessly. He had utmost trust in Kaze, so he would do no wrong by taking his advice. Celineโs eyes flickered with menace when she heard the comment. Kaze wanted to drive away with Sky without any intention of paying. Hunter promised to compensate him last night. โSomeone would like to see you for a talk, K. Can you come with me?โ Hunter asked. Kaze was not in a hurry to give his word. He asked, โWho is it?โ โJust a veteran in the business. Heโs waiting for you.โ Kaze eyed Hunter, who seemed suspicious. He wanted to see what the man was up to. โAlright. Iโll meet him.โ Kaze patted Skyโs shoulder. โGo and take y
Samus, Deborah, and Vincent led the way on foot. Despite their frustration, they were thrilled. Judging by the security teamโs aloof and distant attitudes, they believed that these people came to mess Kaze up. Meanwhile, Hunter led Kaze outside a VIP lounge. โWait here, K. Iโll tell them youโre here.โ Hunter knocked on the door and entered the room. The lounge was spacious and luxurious. A rosy-cheeked man in his fifties sat on the leather couch, a tunic draped his frame. โI brought Kaze here, Mr. White.โ Hunter nodded at the bodyguards standing by the old man before approaching with respect. It was Angel White, the Angel of Death. Anybody with association to Lilyrose underworld would know his name. Angel was the brains behind Cronusโ rise in the underworld.Two decades ago, Angelโs strategic brilliance drove Cronus to power, challenging Alanโs dominance in the underworld.Ignoring Hunter, Angel fixated his gaze on the TV screen. The video of Kaze knocking T
It did not matter whether Kaze would kill Alan. Hunter could imagine the devastating end to Kaze. The dummy was not the only one caught in the crossfire. His wifeโs family, probably the entire Quint family, would be ruined. โBring him in.โ Angel grabbed the remote control and turned off the screen. Hunter turned around, opened the door, and led Kaze into the room. โKaze, this is Mr. White. Mr. White is a respectable man in Lilyrose.โ Hunter quit the term of endearment. Kaze was a dead man in his eyes. โMr. White.โ Kaze checked Angel out and chuckled. He was about to sit his ass in front of Angel. โHow dare you! Who are you to sit in front of Mr. White?โ The bodyguard on the left of Angel criticized Kaze angrily. Kaze turned to Angel who carried a blank expression. โDidnโt you invite me for a talk, Mr. White? Why donโt I get to sit down? Iโm sure there isnโt a rule about it.โ โHmph! Donโt flatter yourself, dimwit. Mr. White summoned you. He did not invite yo
Angel pulled a long face. He looked at Kaze emotionlessly without a word. Tension rose in the VIP lounge. โHow dare you, Kaze!โ Hunter walked over and lectured Kaze with his finger up his nose. โItโs your honor that Mr. White wants you to work for him. Donโt be ungrateful.โ Kaze glanced at Hunter. He thought Hunter was acting strange when they were at the Ferrari showroom. Sure enough, Hunter was only pretending to be respectful toward him. โI guess you didnโt learn from your mistake, Hunter.โ Kaze scowled. โYou didnโt act tough when you kneeled before me, slapping yourself last night.โ Hunter grimaced, remembering last nightโs insulting incident. โI gave in to you last night because the situation called for it, Kaze. Do you really think Iโm scared of you?โ Hunter looked at him in disdain. โAll you are is a worthless son-in-law of the Quints. Oh, so you can fight. But you were only able to walk out of the casino alive because of Danโs six men. Do you think I will al
Kaze struck quickly. It all happened in a flash. The whole thing was over before Angel knew it. By the time his mind caught up with what had happened, he realized he was on his knees. The crippling pain in his cheek was a humiliation he could not swallow. Angel was a long-time buddy of Cronus, helping him establish an empire in the underworld and legitimate businesses. He was one of the few elites who could stand alongside the heads of the three major families.He was a figure who commanded respect. Yet, Kaze smacked him to the ground, making him kneel. If word were to get out, Angel could never show his face. โHow dare you hit me, Kaze! How dare you!โ Angel yelled at Kaze furiously, his voice filled with resentment. Kaze side-eyed him and said indifferently, โJust because you are a little experienced, you think youโre better than everyone else and treat others like dirt. Donโt be surprised by others whipping some shame back in you.โ He then walked out. โGet lost!โ
Kaze had no worries about his safety. Even if everyone at Taurus Automobiles were to gang up on him, Kaze still would not consider them to be a risk. Still, the excuse irked him. Kaze was labeled a car thief. He would never stoop so low as to steal a car. Hunter laughed out loud. โOh, Kaze. Why are you so stupid? Mr. White can get you killed at the snap of his fingers. Weโre taking a life after all, so we need a sound excuse.โThe dealership employee killed you by accident when trying to apprehend you for stealing our vehicles. It makes a good story.โ He stared at Kaze smugly. โThousands of Taurus Automobilesโ employees are after your life. You can forget walking out of here alive.โ โThousands of riff-raffs?โ Kaze scoffed in contempt. He could not be bothered to get blood on his hands. He took out his phone, intending to show Angel that he could outnumber him. The Koenigsegg sports car leading the fleet of fancy cars stopped right outside the dealership. Samus, Debor
โGive me an answer. Are you taking the job? If you are, you should sort out your affairs. Donโt bring your personal feelings to work.โ 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. โI didnโt know things would happen.โ 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. โWhy is this happening? My good friends have gone MIA, and Iโm getting silence from those who have been trying to connect.โ Sitting on the couch, Leah looked out the window in despair. She tried to seek help with her motherโs search, but her efforts were futile. She could do nothing for her mother. All al
โI have to work hard starting today. But before that, I have to get some sleep.โ 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. Katieโs 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
โWorried about the mercenaries? Iโve 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?โ 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. โTake me to the airport,โ Kaze said to the driver. He and Snow were in the rear seat. โWhen you go back to Butterworth, donโt rush things. Now that Katie has made a mistake and is forced to step down, you can take over Northborn Group,โ Kaze said. โSpeaking 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. โThat doesnโt mean we have to choose you.โ Snow saw nothing stellar in him. Snowโs harsh words surprised Miguel and left him deeply displeased. Yet when he looked at Kaze, he dared not say a word. โI can work hard. Even if I am not qualified now, I can work toward that goal.โ โOf course, you are not qualified now. You need to improve yourself to meet the basic requirements. Then weโll talk about you joining us.โ Snow just wanted to get this matter over and done with, so she handed Miguel her name card. โWhen you think you are qualified, you can give me a call.โ Since she would eventually take over the largest force in Butterworth, she needed to build a team of her ownโone 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. โCan I follow him instead?โ Miguel took the name card and learned Snowโs name. He
โYou did well,โ 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. โReally?โ 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. โWhat are you doing? Kaze is still here and help has arrived. Stop hiding,โ he said. He detested their selfish behavior. Kaze saved them but they did not even thank him. They even continued to suspect Kazeโs identity. Their be
โHow dare those men hijack the plane and take Kaze. They must be punishedโฆโ Despite her grumbles, Snow grew anxious. โGiven Mr. Leeโs capabilities, he wonโt be hurt.โ The agents around her tried to comfort her. They believed she was being too nervous. โI 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.โ Snow drowned in self-blame and regretted not being able to help. It was her negligence that allowed the hijacking to happen. โBut thereโs nothing you can do now. Itโs late. Even the hijackers need to rest. They wonโt do anything yet.โ โItโs because the hijackers need to rest that we have to hurry and beat them to it. Thatโs the only way to solve this matter!โ โBut weโve searched high and low and didnโt find anything. No one knows where they have gone. Even if they transported the passengers via buses, we didnโt see any tracks.โ 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. โGood job.โ โThanks.โ 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. โIโll be taking the gun. This is self-defense, you wonโt be charged and you wonโt need to take responsibility,โ Kaze said. Miguelโs pale face looked relieved. โWhat should we do now? Are there more of them?โ Miguel dared not let go of the gun, worried there might be more enemies. โIโve counted the numbers and this guy here should be the last one.โ He then took the gun from Miguelโs hands. โReally? Gosh! That was crazy! I was so terrified!โ 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. โDonโt look if you canโt take it! Donโt make things worse!โ โYeah! Professor! Grow a pair of balls!โ โI have never seen dead bodies like this before!โ he explained with a flush of embarrassment on his face. โCan we go out now and run away?โ 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. โIf you want to die, be my guest. The moment you step out, youโll be shot!โ 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