Darcy and her family finally understood why the CEOs of different social media platforms would come all the way to Lilyrose just to apologize to them. The God of War found out someone was using his name to cause a disturbance, so he intervened and stopped it. “The God of War is wise! All the social media platforms are calling Kaze the impersonator but only the God of War saw through Taylor’s stupid trick!” Rose’s eyes were gleaming with infatuation. She somehow became the God of War’s biggest fan. “Stop it!” Nelson stopped his daughter from being overly obsessed. He then looked at Kaze and said coldly, “Even though the God of War stepped in this time, you got Rose in trouble because you impersonated him and we all got into trouble because of you. I think Darcy should consider leaving you.” He had always wanted to matchmake Darcy with Kiev and this incident gave him another opportunity. His words increased the tension in the living room. Kaze looked at Nelson coldly. “Yo
Nelson was frightened, but fortunately, it was not that bad or else his career would be ruined. “Kaze that jinx! He was right!” The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He called his wife, Agatha, and berated Kaze on the phone. Agatha felt bad for her husband knowing that his hand hurt badly after copying the manual one hundred times. She wanted to help her husband, so she called Kaze over to scold him. “Kaze, can you watch your mouth? Nelson called me and told me he was punished to copy the confidentiality manual a hundred times! You are such a jinx!” The others were confused. “Kaze, are you a prophet or something? What you said came true and it’s not just once or twice.” Rose was annoyed as well. Kaze was scolded by his relatives but he did not argue back. Back at Lilyrose Strategic Department, Nelson received a call from his wife, telling him that she had scolded Kaze. He felt an instant relief. “That idiot. How dare he lecture me! I’ll make Darcy di
Kaze parked his car by the side of the road in front of Shangrila Group’s office building. He watched the crowd at the entrance coldly before he turned his car into the underground parking lot. When Kaze went up and met with Winnie, he learned that the crowd in front of the building was hired by the top three families. “Since morning, the crowd has been getting mineral water and food. They even got umbrellas when the sun was too hot. “I sent one of our employees to disguise as one of them and he’s invited into some strange chat group. He even said that they are paid five hundred a day and will continue this tomorrow. “The top three families are really rich. Many people can’t even earn five hundred a day!” Winne grumbled. She was disgusted by how dirty the top three families were. “The crowd is making noise and it’s disturbing our employees. When our employees went out for lunch, those people would follow them around and scold them. The employees are scared and they dare n
A place for retired folks to exercise. A bottle of water would be provided every day at no cost. It sounded too good to be true. The elderly men and women on the basketball court were intrigued and excited. They grabbed their things and went over to the square instantly. “We’ll help to carry the water!” The regular players of the court were thrilled as well as they finally got their court back. “Shangrila Group! Apologize!” “Terrible company! Apologize to Taylor!” More than a hundred protesters with banners and signage were shouting in front of the office’s entrance. Then, a bunch of elderly folks came over. The crowd thought the elderly folks were here to join them, which somehow fueled their passion. “Move out of the way! Move! We are going to exercise here!” However, the elderly folks started to push the protesters away to seize the place for themselves. They did not care about the protestors as they had already gotten permission from Shangrila Group. The s
After Winnie packed her things, she and Kaze left together with the employees from the finance and legal departments. “Mr. Chairman, this is the factory that we found. The production line is already operational. If we buy this place, we can start production immediately,” Winnie explained to Kaze when they arrived at the factory. The rebuilding of Shangrila Group had to start from scratch. The company focused on biomedical and planned to seize the market share from the top three families. In order to support the company’s development, Kaze even invested a lot via Perfect World Company, and in return, he got quite a share of the company. Perfect World Group was one of the biggest shareholders of Shangrila Group. Winnie originally did not want to complicate it since both companies belonged to Kaze and he was the chairman of both companies. Kaze disagreed. “Shangrila Group belongs to you and James, and Brenda’s in the future. I have nothing to do with it. I am just helping
“Mr. Dalong, this is our chairman. I have to go through him about this purchase.” Winnie would not allow others to diminish Kaze. “Your chairman?” Dale sized up Kaze carefully and scoffed, “The CEO is young and the chairman is also young. What a lively and youthful company!” It was not praise. The contempt on his face showed that he did not take Kaze seriously. “Fine. Let’s sign the contract.” Dale tapped the table with his leather shoe. Winnie frowned. “Mr. Dalong, please show some respect to our chairman!” Dale’s expression turned grim. Right before he could shout, Kaze waved his hand and smiled. “It’s okay. We are here to talk business. I see Mr. Dalong is a straightforward person, so let’s just skip the formality.” “Hear that, Ms. Souffle? Your chairman is much more easygoing. I like talking to people like him, unlike the women who are always obsessed with manners.” Dale cackled and spat a cloud of smoke at Winnie’s face. Winnie covered her nose and took a s
Kaze then slammed the contract on the table. It was so loud that it sounded like a slap on Dale’s face. “Mr. Dalong, you are forcing us to agree with your terms!” Winnie was furious and frightened. That explained why Dale had that many men in the room even though it was just a contract signing process. Without Kaze, she might be coerced into signing the unfair contract. Dale glared at Kaze. He thought Kaze was just a weakling based on his smiley face but the words he said had weight to them. However, no matter how threatening Kaze was, they were just verbal threats. Dale scoffed, “Five hundred million was yesterday’s price. Two billion is today’s price. What’s wrong with it? I can’t change the price? This is a legitimate business deal.” “Five hundred million is already overpriced and you are asking for two billion? Mr. Dalong, you are being ridiculous!” Winnie argued coldly. Dale grunted and leaned back on his chair. “If it’s too expensive for you, then don’t buy it
“Hey, I’m not the one who got your money. Go find that guy who has it.” Dale crossed his legs on his table again, showing no signs of compromising. “Dale Dalong, you are just a shameless prick! You really think we can’t do anything? We’ll sue you!” Winnie was so agitated that she teared up. “Whatever,” Dale scoffed. He was not afraid of taking the legal route. The case would stretch out for more than a year or two and he was not the one in a hurry. “Show them the way out.” Dale signaled his men impatiently. He added, “Hmph. You should have done your homework before coming to me.” His men then surrounded Kaze and Winnie, trying to scare them off. “You heard the boss, piss off!” “Get out now or we’ll break your legs!” Kaze’s gaze turned cold. “Dale Dalong, you are not giving us back the deposit?” “What the fuck is wrong with you, punk?” Dale bellowed. He signaled one of his men and said, “Our little chairman here is trying to be a hero. Bring all our men out and
“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