With a frown, Kaze turned to the girl who spoke. He found her familiar. It did not take long for him to recall saving the woman from the illegal surrogacy ring when apprehending Joy. Before Kaze’s trip to Taurus Automobiles, Don mentioned the girl was called Sandy. The young man next to Sandy checked Kaze out. Hunter drew close and asked politely, “Are you here to look at cars, mister?” “No.” The young man shook his head and pointed at Kaze. “I’m here for someone, and that someone is him.” Hunter looked at Kaze in surprise and asked, “What business do you have with him, mister?” “That’s none of your business.” The young man said arrogantly, “It seems to me that he’s in some kind of trouble.” Irked by the young man’s attitude, Hunter replied indifferently, “That’s none of your business.” “What if I make it my business?” The young man added haughtily, “I don’t care what sort of trouble he is in, but I’m taking him with me today.” Hunter smirked. “That’s not my
“What’s going on? I thought they were here to give Kaze hell. Why are they thanking him?” “When did the idiot save a member of the Queens?” “Goddamnit! I wouldn’t have led them to him had I known.” Samus, Deborah, and Vincent, who were standing not too far away, were furious to learn the truth from Sandy. They showed Mathias and Sandy the way on foot, and they were now gasping for air. It turned out Mathias and Sandy came to fix Kaze’s problem. Samus, Deborah, and Vincent were jealous that Kaze managed to be associated with the Queens from Butterworth. The dimwit was best at pretending to be someone big to get ahead in life. Well, he was living the life now. Kaze observed Sandy, whose youthful spirit and clear eyes shone through. He was relieved to save her, but that was as far as his feelings went. Others were jealous that he rubbed shoulders with the Queens of Butterworth. However, the Butterworth Queens were not up to his level. “Thank you, Kaze. I was devastat
Mathias waved at his bodyguard, who then pulled out a checkbook and wrote 100 million dollars on it. Mathias signed the check, ripped it out, and held it near the car window. “Take it. You will be the owner of a hundred million dollars. You can cash the check at Industry and Commercial Bank. I’ll call to make the withdrawal happen.” In case Kaze did not get it, Mathias patiently gave him further instructions.“The idiot is lucky. He doesn’t deserve the hundred million. If only we saved Ms. Queen.” Standing not too far away, Samus and Deborah could drool at the amount of money. They wished they could take the check for Kaze. It was as if Kaze hit the jackpot. Kaze did not take the check, though. Instead, he stared coldly at Mathias. “Who wants your money? Don’t get in my way. I’m starting the car.” He knew where Mathias was coming from. Mathias wanted to dismiss him with a lump sum in exchange for saving Sandy. That was the behavior pattern of the rich and powerful; if
“What? Is the amount good enough for you now?” Thinking that Kaze was finally pleased with the money, Mathias said with a smile, “But you need to promise me that we’re even. You can’t go around telling people that you saved a member of the Queen family in Butterworth.” Mathias did not want Kaze to do anything in the Queens’ name that would tarnish their reputation. Kaze smiled. “Mathias Queen, right? Here’s some common sense for you. “Due to the format of Arcadian checks, the maximum amount you can fill is 999,999,999.99 dollars. You can’t sign a check for one billion dollars.” Kaze looked at Mathias as if he was a dummy. Dumbstruck, Mathias turned and asked the bodyguard, “Is that true?” “Indeed, sir.” The bodyguard asked, “Are we still writing the check? I doubt 1 cent makes much difference.” “Like hell we are!” Mathias shouted angrily, his cheeks burned with shame. He was the heir to the Queens of Butterworth. Yet, the son-in-law of some family with a bit of mon
“Ah!” Mathias screamed in fear before hopping to the side. Discolored, he looked back and noticed Kaze was still there. The bastard tried to scare him. He was not actually going to run him over. “Can’t take the heat,” Kaze said before rolling the car window up. The silver Quattroporte drove off. “Bastard! Bastard!” Mathias was hopping mad. However, he could not do anything to Kaze. He ranted a little before getting into the car. Soon, the Queen siblings’ convoy left Taurus Automobiles. “Do you think the idiot has lost his mind? He refused the money from Mr. Queen, acting like he couldn’t be bought. All he has done is make Mr. Queen his enemy.” “He had the chance to befriend the Queens, but he didn’t seize it. He’s an idiot.” “I, for one, am happy he’s a dummy. We will be in trouble if he gets in the Queens’ good graces.” Samus, Deborah, and Vincent felt full of themselves and mocked Kaze. They then took off. Outside Taurus Automobiles, Kaze finally met Sky w
“Why, Hellen, I’m free to go anywhere I want. Why can’t I be here?” Agnes gave the woman an attitude. Hellen was Agnes’ former colleague when she worked for Lilyrose Wholeness Medical Center. Agnes was involved in an altercation with Hellen and her family at Lily Garden Hotel. “Hmph! You talk like you’ve got it all figured out.” Hellen said sarcastically, “It was quite the stir when you were fired from the center after that medical disaster. Deputy Director Soup just talked to me about it yesterday. I can’t believe you’d show your face here. “If I were you, I’d never step foot into the premises ever. I would go the long way around the medical center, but I guess you have no shame.” The comment hit Agnes’ sore point and color washed off her face. Taking a deep breath, Agnes retaliated, “You’re no better than me. Let’s not forget the time you were hit and kicked out of Lily Garden Hotel. That was humiliating. If I were you, I wouldn’t come back to work.” Hellen scowled.
“You don’t know when to shut up, Kaze,” Agnes stamped her foot and yelled furiously. Kaze would be the death of her. It was bad enough that Hellen’s family showed off their newly bought half-a-million dollar Mercedes Benz and mocked the Quints for their three-hundred-grand Audi A4. Kaze came out of nowhere and explained the Audi A4 was totaled—as if things were not bad enough already. Agnes was tempted to smack the dummy’s head. “Oh, my. The Quints’ only car is wrecked.” Hellen laughed in delight. “I guess it must be inconvenient for you since you can’t go anywhere without a car, Agnes. Tsk, tsk. Poor you.” Agnes scowled without a word. Hellen was right, and Agnes could not refute the fact. The last million in the family was used to pay Larry’s gambling debt, so the Quints had no funds available to get a new car. “What makes you think that we don’t have a car?” Kaze said, “We would need to get a new car since the last one was written off.” “Oh, any cars in parti
“Who did this? Why did they park inconsiderately and block us in? They must think they are all that to drive a sports car,” Yenny whined loudly. The passersby glanced at the cars and gave her a bewildered look before going on their way. Sam came over for a look and was dumbfounded by his wife’s idiocy. “Stop yelling there. You didn’t park within the lines. I was going to park the car, but you insisted you could do it.” He stopped Yenny. Sam got out of the car and went to get cigarettes, not realizing that his wife was bad at parking. “How could you blame me, Sam? They blocked me in.” Yenny took after her mother’s behavior. Livid, she pinched her husband. “Enough!” Sam shouted, “I said you didn’t park in the box. The cars next to you stayed in their lines. Even if you call the owners here, we’re still in the wrong.” He was speechless. His idiot wife parked across three parking spots, blocking cars on both sides from getting out. They could not get in through the
“Do ask around,” Kaze said without being overly concerned. Since he was with Dwight, if they got any news, it would attract even more attention. However, if they did not ask around for more after causing a scene, it would also be strange. Therefore, Dwight’s little investigation was a great cover. “I have to use the toilet. Wait for me here,” Kaze said as he got up. Dwight nodded at Kaze as he was going to make a call. “Sure. If you want to leave, just give me a heads up.” He then sat down on the couch, took a sip of beer, and leisurely watched girls dancing on the dance floor. After seeing Dwight’s casual reaction, Kaze lowered his guard against him. He had been observing Dwight since the start and now he finally knew the man well enough. Dwight never saw Kaze as an outsider or some VIP guest. He was thoughtful and kind and never harbored any ill intentions. “He’s really a simple guy.” Kaze headed to the toilet as he muttered to himself. On the way there, he sa
“She’s quite capable but this will cost her.” Kaze thought Rosie was not being rational enough. If a customer crossed the line, she would have every reason to throw him out. There was no need to endure him or suck up for the sake of a little business. Rosie might seem to be the boss of the club but she often had to endure ridiculous requests for the sake of the well-being of the establishment. Dominic’s words made many uncomfortable, especially the waiter and the security guards. They were ready to throw him out. If he continued to be rude, they would not mind being physical with him. When Dominic calmed down, he would realize what he had done. After all, when one was drunk, one would not have total control over his or her actions, which would lead to making mistakes. Such mistakes would easily slip due to the person being drunk but it only worked when the person could not remember or was not conscious at all. If a person remained sane and could act logically, then be
“I’ll let this slip but you guys can’t always ruin my fun,” Dominic said with a frown. His plan of having fun was foiled before anything could happen. Rosie’s expression turned bitter. “That girl is just an innocent lady, our customer. You can’t just force yourself on her.” Dominic was not deterred. He believed that with his status and how much he had spent at the club, he could do anything he wanted. Yet the boss interrupted his plan and even let the girl go. It fueled his resentment. “Since when is Absolute Zero scared of anything? That girl is just some random girl, and even if I drag her to my bed, nothing bad will happen,” he said confidently. He even moved closer to Rosie, putting his chubby hand around her waist. Dwight was surprised as he had never encountered such a situation before. Dominic acted like he owned the club. He tried to force a girl against her will and now he put his dirty hand on the boss of the club. He was just the boss of a company who
“Stop causing problems!” The security guards gained on Kaze and Dwight, trying to get them out of the club. Dwight was also a hot-tempered person and he could not allow injustice to happen, especially to himself. “It’s that fat prick who started it! Why aren’t you guys throwing him out? The girl has made it clear that they don’t know each other! Why are you two gaining on us?!” He was not weak and could easily take down two security guards, but he remained resentful. They tried to help a girl but the situation turned on them. “You can’t be sure. Maybe the girl is playing hard to get. This is not Mr. Jarbosky’s first time here, and he will never break the rules here,” the security guard said. His words attracted even more attention, but they dared not speak up. Vivi’s face turned pale. She wanted to explain but nothing came out of her mouth. Her explanations seemed weak. Everyone seemed to believe that she seduced Dominic, but she was the victim. “No! It’s not like t
“Kaze, you might not know since you are new here but he’s the boss of Dominion Group, Dominic Jarbosky. We can’t offend him. His company works closely with the Viper’s Den.” Dwight came over and whispered into Kaze’s ears. He just wanted to inform Kaze to rethink his decision. The girl might be in danger but she had it coming. Coming to a club in a skimpy outfit was certainly a bad idea. Since Dominic had his eyes on her, and she did not want his company, then it was up to her to break free. Dwight thought that by explaining Dominic’s status to Kaze, the conflict would be resolved. “I said, it’s time for you to stop,” Kaze said once more, his tone colder than before. Dominic frowned after being interrupted once more. He finally got his eyes on a young girl who looked beautiful and innocent, thinking he could release his sexual desires on her for the entire night, yet someone poked his nose into his business. “What do you have to do with this? Are you into this girl as w
“Seems like there’s nothing to see here.” Kaze was slightly disappointed. He came here just to find out more about the club’s operations and the person running the place. Yet there was nothing he found, or maybe he did not get the right chance. Clubs were loud and messy, fights even broke out occasionally. Men would fight over a woman, and once the fight broke out, the person in charge of the club must step up to resolve the conflict. Kaze just needed to wait patiently for the chance to arrive. With alcohol involved, people tended to be impulsive and physical once the girls rejected them. Dwight continued to test his luck but got turned down every single time. A few minutes later, a void formed around him with no girls wanting to be close to him. He was annoyed. He was tall and handsome, yet no girls wanted to be with him. He saw other men, who were shorter and looked normal, surrounded by girls. The only difference was the watches and branded outfits they wore.
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