Right after Jet collapsed, Aloysius called an ambulance and sent him to the hospital. He acted quickly without any hesitation. In the past few weeks, many things happened and they had allowed Aloysius to grow into a mature person, thus making him more skilled and experienced in handling difficult matters. Kaze was the one behind everything that had happened to Jet. He got the news when Jet was admitted to the hospital. “Mr. Lee, you’ve done it again. You practically foresaw this!” Arthur praised as he leaned back on the couch. Kaze was calm and not concerned about the matter. “Is Zane Canon out of the country?” he asked. When he visited the island yesterday, he saw how beautiful the place was. The project was promising and held a lot of potential. Unfortunately, since it was Jet’s idea and due to various circumstances, it had to be leaked and ruined. However, it was entirely possible to redevelop the island once more and attract youngsters to visit. As long as the
“Oh, Jet? Good morning. Where are you now?” Snow’s voice was delightful. She was not affected by Jet’s insulting words. “It was you all along. You! How could I forget about you!” Jet thought by sending May out of Butterworth, the mother and daughter would lose their right to be the heir to the family. He did not expect them to target him from the shadows. He also did not expect that he would lose before he found out about the truth. “Come on, Jet. Let’s talk nicely. You should be honored that my boss is after you.” Snow’s tone was provocative and scornful. She knew what kind of person Jet was and knew exactly what words could stab his heart like a knife. “You bitch! You are fucking dead! Do you know how much money I’ve lost because of you?! How much the family has lost?! It was all because of you! “You get back here right away! I’ll make you kneel and beg for mercy!” Jet was carried away by anger and forgot all the problems he had to face. He blurted out his words w
“We’re doomed.” Despite the lingering unwillingness, Jet had started to accept his total defeat.There was no way for him to come back now. “What? No. We still have a chance. The projects can still be restarted, we can still make a comeback!” Aloysius thought about the island project and it could be restarted with some funds. “No matter what we do, he will stop us. No projects can be cleared.” Jet finally accepted his fate and knew the danger he was facing. If Kaze wanted them to lose, they could never win, and neither could they resist or challenge absolute power. “So we are just going to accept our fate like that? It’s unfair. We’ve done so many things and we are going to just give up?” Aloysius said, his tone saddened. They worked day and night for the project, for the company, yet now Jet wanted to give up just like that. Even Aloysius felt bitter. He did not want to give up just because of some obstacles. “But we’ve tried. There’s nothing else we can do.” Je
Katie decided to send her daughter to test Kaze. No matter who Kaze really was, it should be anything but a common man. She recently found out that Kaze had beaten up Jet due to some conflict. The news was contained until Jet’s business ran into the wall and people started to take advantage of him by releasing some of his embarrassing news. Katie got a hold of the news and it made her certain that Kaze was not an ordinary man. “I understand. I’ll tell Leah.” Joey had no idea why her boss would change her mind all of a sudden but Leah was fond of Kaze and the girl would be thrilled if she knew about this. “Tell her right now. Tell her to dress nicely and ask Kaze Lee out for lunch or dinner.” Katie eagerly wanted to see this done. “I’ll go talk to Leah now.” Joey sighed and went out to carry out the task. She was just an employee, not someone with actual power, working for her boss. Leah had been staying indoors recently because she did not want her mother interfer
“It’s for your own good. Besides, Kaze is a good person—he’s chivalrous, he helped you on your birthday and it’s only appropriate if you bring him to lunch,” Joey said. Leah pursed her lips and softened her attitude. “Yeah. He’s kind to me.” She turned around and continued to pick her outfit. She thought of wearing a dress but she could not make up her mind. “This dress is nice. It’s pure and snowy white.” “Nope. It’s too plain.” “What about this? This black one looks elegant.” Joey picked a black strapless dress with the laces at the chest; it was beautiful. The sewing patterns looked delicate as well. However, Leah was not fond of it. Her entire closet was full of beautiful dresses and exquisite accessories yet none seemed to her liking. “There’s nothing I could wear here!” Leah plopped down on the couch and grumbled. There were rows of expensive clothes in her closet yet she felt like there was nothing she could wear. “Why don’t you go get something new?
Leah kept the thought to herself but no matter how she buried it, she could not forget the feeling of the day she first met Kaze. “It’s been an hour. Why don’t you take some rest? I’ll get someone to keep watching. If he comes back, we’ll call.” Joey ran out of patience. She had other work to do and could not afford to waste her whole day waiting. “You can go if you are busy. I’ll go see my mother later,” Leah said. She did not want to leave just yet. Joey sighed looking at the persistent girl but she could not do anything to stop her. “We don’t know when Kaze is going to show up. It’s kind of useless for you to wait for him here. Why don’t you go up and take a rest? If he really shows up, I’ll tell the hotel staff to inform you.” Joey was worried and she did not want Leah to wait alone. “It’s okay. I’ll just wait a little longer.” Leah knew Joey was busy and could not wait with her, so she asked Joey to get back to work. “Are you sure? I’ll go back to the office then
Leah’s expression darkened. Her mother’s request today surprised her and she was delighted by it. After all, she had had a crush on Kaze from the first time they met. Yet her mother had upset her. “So I am just a tool to you, something you can throw away when you don’t have any use for it,” she said. Her eyes widened with rage as she stared at her mother. She did not want to be her mother’s puppet for the rest of her life but she just could not get rid of the strings on her, which saddened her. “What are you talking about? Didn’t I agree for you to see Kaze Lee?” Katie frowned. There was no need to make things explicit every single time, yet Leah was still too naive and innocent. The girl believed love was all that mattered in the world but she did not know love could not pay bills. Everything she had was bought with money, not love. While enjoying a prestigious life, she still naively thought that love was most precious. Katie somehow felt that she raised her daugh
Perry liked Leah before and spent a lot of effort to ask her out. However, not all men were gentlemen and when he finally dated her, he did not value her. He did the sweetest thing for her when trying to get her attention but when they were truly together, he forgot how hard he worked to win her heart and got carried away by his ego. He became entitled. Leah was the popular girl on campus, the star among her friends. Perry thought if he could make her his girlfriend, then he would look good in front of his friends. His competitiveness made him work hard to chase Leah. As time went by, he slowly and truly fell for her, but the temptation in society was strong. He made a mistake by cheating on her. When he cheated on her, he thought it would be a one-nighter and nothing would follow. However, Leah found out and they broke up. Perry thought Leah wanted to break up in a moment of anger. He tried to make peace and save their relationship. Then, Kaze came into the pic
“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