“From the moment Kaze took me back to his villa, he had never forced me against my will. He respects me. “If you are one-tenth of the man that he is, I might give you a chance.” Buffy looked at Casius with contempt and disgust. Casius simply listened but he did not take her words seriously. However, when Buffy talked about Kaze and compared them, the grin on his face disappeared. His lips started twitching and his eyes turned icy cold. Slap! Without any explanation, he slapped Buffy’s face again. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as her face swelled. The daughter of the Gwake family was being humiliated and attacked in her family mansion, yet no one came to her rescue. Buffy endured the pain and said coldly, “Casius, get the hell out or I will call the police! This is the Gwake mansion, not your playground!” “The Gwake mansion?” Casius scoffed, “Buffy, I never thought you were this naive, this stupid. Don’t you understand? Your father needed my support t
“Strip naked and wash yourself.” Casius walked up to Buffy while wiping his fingers with a paper towel. He peered down at her, speaking in a disgusting yet maniacal tone, “If you don’t know what’s good for you, I think I might beat you to death. “A woman like you shouldn’t end up dead. You are still young and beautiful. More importantly, your mother is still in rehabilitation. Are you going to leave her helpless and alone in this world?” Buffy glared at Casius with utmost hatred. She initially did not take his words seriously but when he mentioned her mother, her body shook and chills ran down her spine. Her bedridden mother, Tulip, was her biggest weakness. She acted as a good daughter in front of her father for so many years, behaved like a good girl in front of Faith, or Hope, and endured the injustice and grievances—all because she wanted to help her mother recover. Yet Casius used her mother against her. Despair consumed her from within. She could die without a s
The Weathers were a powerful family with a long history. They had been in power for decades and were deeply rooted in Riverbank. Countless people had benefited from their connections with the Weathers. Yet Kaze claimed he could wipe out the entire family. It was utter nonsense! He must have thought he could do whatever he wanted just because he was slightly stronger physically. He must have lost his mind! “You bastard! Who do you think you are, disrespecting Mr. Weather like that?!” Madison stepped up, pointed at Kaze, and shouted, “Who gave you the gall to barge in here and attack our men?” “You and your family will die because of what you just did!” Hank, Casius’ usually silent personal bodyguard, spoke up as he subtly moved closer to Casius. His gaze turned sinister as he stared at Kaze. “Don’t waste time with him. Break his arms and legs. If he’s here now, he must be here for that woman. We’ll make him kneel and watch how Mr. Weather ravages her!” The other s
Ugh! Buffy was utterly horrified by the gory and bloody scene. She bent over and threw up. Casius was having tea when one of his men shot Kaze. Before he knew it, a part of his man’s brain was floating in his tea and his smile froze.Kaze, on the other hand, had stepped away before the brain splatter. His white shirt was spared from the blood and brains. The two dead bodies in the living hall silenced everyone. “Casius, are these your so-called experts?” Only Kaze remained relaxed in the room. “No wonder Hunter Yaphet looked down on you and South Stormborn can kill your assistant that easily. “It seems like you got carried away by the title given to you by some trust fund babies. “Now, do you think I am qualified to kill you and wipe out your family?” His casual tone left Casius, Madison, and Hank stunned; their expressions turned as white as a sheet. Casius had been alive for thirty years and his proudest achievement was being one of the Riverbank Seven—the most eli
Before her words even subsided, Madison dashed toward Kaze courageously. Neely got killed and she was promoted. It was the perfect chance for her to appeal to her boss. Her expression was ferocious as she charged forward. She reached out to her waist and pulled out a pair of iron needles laced with poisons. She twirled them around skillfully, the sharp glares and pointy ends flickered along the motion. Kaze did not even turn around to the woman. He swung a reverse slap and hit her in the face. Slap! Before Madison could even attack, she was sent flying away with a bang. She crashed onto the floor meters away, unable to get up even after a while. When she regained the strength to lift her head, her hair was messy and her delicate face became swollen. The other suited men were shocked. Their eyes widened in disbelief and fear was smeared all over their faces. Madison was stronger than them since she was able to fill Neely’s position so quickly. Many of them witnes
Buffy had always held back considering Jude was her biological father. No matter how many bad things he did, she would ask Kaze to spare his life at least. What Jude did to her today, selling her off to Casius and turning his back on her, disappointed her completely and she decided to cut off all ties with that man that she once called father. Kaze said, “Don’t worry. What the Gwake family did to you today, I will make them pay twice as much in the future.” “As you see fit.” Buffy nodded like a timid little girl. Casius, still pinned under Kaze’s foot, overheard the conversation and noticed Buffy’s obedience, which only agitated him further. He struggled but even the limited movements hurt his wounds, causing him to cry in pain. “You’re noisy.” Kaze exerted more strength in his foot. Casius felt his organs were being crushed bit by bit, so he quickly zipped his mouth and dared not make a noise. “Kaze Lee! Let go of Mr. Weather!” “You’re fucking dead!” The suit
Seeing the men stuck between a rock and a hard place, Kaze slightly released his grip, allowing Casius to catch a breath. “So, put your little toys away, or I might accidentally strangle your boss to death if I’m startled. We wouldn’t want that, would we?” said Kaze plainly, his tone cold. The shooters were reluctant to lower their guns but they could not afford to risk their boss’ life. “Cough! Don’t listen to him! He wouldn’t dare to strangle me!” Casius, who caught a breath, revealed a maniacal grin and screamed, “He doesn’t have the balls to die with me! “If I die, the Weather family will avenge me. If he dies, his beautiful wife is left alone with her useless parents! The whole family will suffer! “My family will do whatever they can and torture his wife and his family! He wouldn’t dare to kill me!” Madison, Hank, and the others grinned as they listened on.The suited men looked at Kaze with reignited flames of murder. Casius might be held hostage by Kaze, looking
“Come on! Kill me! Kill me, you piece of cowardly shitfuck!” Casius had lost his calm. He continued to provoke and challenge Kaze. He knew Kaze would not dare to kill him, so this would be the best chance for him to escape. However, he still underestimated Kaze. Kaze shook his head. He grabbed Casius’ left arm and twisted it. Crack! The left arm was broken just like that. The intense pain nearly knocked Casius unconscious. His handsome features contorted in agony, yet he did not make a sound. His endurance of pain somehow granted him the image of a tough guy. He gritted his teeth and grinned at Kaze. “Kaze Lee, you’re torturing me now, but have you ever thought of what would happen to your family once I get my hands on them?” Slap! Kaze slapped him in the face, causing him to spit blood. “What consequences? Do tell.” Slap! “You’re still thinking about going after my family? Do you think you can do that after today?” Slap! “You called yourself the Riverba
“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