“Mr. Chairman, Ash Lester is already on her way.” Before Mountain Dew Estate, Kaze already knew that Ash was the manager hired by the Butterworth Queens to take care of the family’s investment matters. She was extremely capable. “I got it.” Kaze then hung up the phone. During lunch, Nelson, who was taken away because he accepted the gifts of the top three families, finally came back. Everyone welcomed him back. “Nelson, will the case affect your career progression?” Agatha asked. “Affect my career progression? It’s not even a case.” Since he was in front of his family, there was nothing he could not say. He happily took a sip of wine and said, “It’s just a small matter. My boss already talked to me and I got detained for two days and had to write a review. That’s it. It’s over.” “I bet it’s Kiev’s father who helped you.” Agatha felt relieved. “Yeah. Someone just wants to watch me burn but I have a strong background and connections.” Nelson shot a gaze at Kaz
“Come with me and you’ll know,” Nelson said with a grin. Everyone followed him inside. The trade center was chaotic. Everyone was shouting, making deals and arguing. Ever since the top three families stepped down, their assets trade went off the charts. Many companies sent their representatives over to the trade center. “Nelson, what is it that you are trying to show us?” Agatha asked. Everyone was curious. “There it comes.” Nelson pointed in front with a delighted grin. Everyone looked in the same direction. A dozen men in professional attire, seemingly executives of the trade center, lined up in two rows and walked toward them. They marched neatly toward them and it swiftly attracted all the attention in the trade center. “Isn’t that Louis Kansas of Genting Limited? Those are the executives of the company.” “Genting Limited used to be under the top three families and their assets are valued around tens of millions.” “I thought they were bought by the Lee f
“He spent 20 million to buy a company to confess his feelings? How romantic!” “Yeah! It’s a lot more romantic than buying roses!” “He’s like Prince Charming!” Nelson’s revelation shocked everyone once more. Everyone looked at Darcy with nothing but jealousy. Bought a company just to confess? Nothing would be more romantic than this. Under everyone’s gaze, Kiev walked over to Darcy. “Darcy, I heard the Lee family targeted you, so I stepped in and bought Genting Limited from them. “They agreed to sell it to me and now I am giving it to you as an apology for what happened the other day.” He tried to persuade Darcy to divorce Kaze the other day which made Darcy mad. In the end, Kiev reflected on his actions and realized he was being too impatient. He had been looking for an opportunity to apologize to her. A few days later, he finally got the chance. “Darcy, you just have to sign your name at the counter and Genting Limited is yours.” “Kiev, thank you for your kin
As soon as Kaze’s voice subsided, the entire Property Trade Center was silenced. Everyone looked at Kaze in disbelief. Then, they laughed. “What, did I hear it correctly? He bought Sky Ocean Corporation? That’s five billion!” “That’s the idiot son-in-law of the Quints. Where did he get so much money?” “I thought Sky Ocean Corporation was bought by the Lee family.” A heated discussion was sparked but none believed Kaze. “Kaze, stop bluffing!” Agnes poked Kaze when everyone was looking. “Look at that, even his mother-in-law doesn’t believe him!” Everyone laughed. “If you bought Sky Ocean Corporation, I’ll eat all the tiles on the floor!” Nelson almost laughed his lungs out. Agatha was also speechless. Darcy glared at Kaze to warn him to stay out of trouble. “Let’s go! Don’t embarrass yourself here.” She dragged Kaze and wanted to pull him away. “Darcy, don’t leave yet. The executives of Sky Ocean Corporation are almost here. You just have to sign it and th
Who was it?The same question popped up in everyone’s mind at once. Who spent five billion purchasing Sky Ocean Corporation just to give it away to Darcy as a gift? Could it be some young master from a super wealthy family? How insane! Everyone looked at Alfonso, monitoring every expression on his face. Under everyone’s curious gaze, Alfonso turned to the side and bowed at the man beside Darcy. “It’s Mr. Lee.” Everyone then switched their attention to Kaze at once. “It’s him?! The guy who married into the Quints?!” “Did I hear it wrong? Or has this world gone insane?” “Ridiculous! I suspected everyone but him!” Everyone in the trade center was astonished. Kaze, one of the infamous people in Lilyrose. Not all might know the mayor’s name, or the family heads of the top three families, but everyone knew Kaze because he was the retard son-in-law of the Quints! A retard, an idiot! Someone even the Quint family looked down upon. Everyone could find a sense of s
Kiev stared at Kaze. His fists clenched as he struggled with his own thoughts, but ultimately, he decided to compromise. “Fine. I’ll sell Genting Limited.” He then walked away without looking back. Darcy also signed the transfer contract of Genting Limited. With that, she now owned Genting Limited and Sky Ocean Corporation. Everything that happened at the Property Trade Center spread through the city like wildfire and it became a hot topic instantly. “I didn’t think the stupid idiot could be this capable!” A lot of people shared the same thought. The headquarters of Sky Ocean Corporation was just next to the Property Trade Center. After Darcy and Kaze came out from the trade center, they went over to the HQ to have a brief meeting with the executives. As for the official development and operations, they would have to wait until Darcy was familiar with the company. As a matter of fact, she still felt surreal. After another meeting at Genting Limited, the sky wa
“Kaze is a bastard! I wondered why he was so cocky, so he had the Butterworth Queens on his side.” Gregory flipped out. Many members of the Lee family expressed the same resentment. They clamored to head straight to Lilyrose and finish Kaze once and for all. George said with a grimace, “The Butterworth Queens are always the type to swoop in and make big money. It sounds very much like them to buy into Darcy’s company and gain control over Lilyrose through the woman. “I heard the Vinlands are raising funds to join the party. “Everybody wants a piece of Lilyrose.” He added with a scoff, “Our family’s main focus should still be gaining a foothold in Lilyrose. “Lilyrose is our home field, and we need to capitalize on that and get a bigger piece of the pie.” In other words, they had no time for Kaze yet. Once they secured the stakes in the city, they could then deal with him. “Even so, we can’t let the bastard off easy for now.” “That’s right. Word that Kaze bought Sky O
“What’s the matter, Mom?” Darcy asked uneasily. She was baffled. Her mother did not say anything when she spent the night out with Kaze last night. Somehow, Agnes was on Kaze’s case again. “What’s the matter? Don’t tell me you are still kept in the dark.” Agnes pointed at Kaze and uttered angrily, “Word has gone around that the Butterworth Queens bought Mountain Dew Estate and Sky Ocean Corporation, not Kaze! “The Queens bought into your company, Darcy. They have high regard for your competence and intend to put you in charge of Sky Ocean Corporation anyway. “How could you say that you bought Sky Ocean Corporation for Darcy, Kaze?” She disapproved of Kaze and her daughter spending the night out before yesterday. Agnes held to the thought of making them go through with divorce once the mandatory waiting period was up. Later, she caved in a little when Kaze won the bid for Sky Ocean Corporation. Hence, she turned a blind eye to the couple’s night away last night. To
“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
“Tsk. Hold on.” Vexed, the man clicked his tongue and then waved at his colleague. “Come here. Someone fainted. Help me get him out.” The man wanted to take the professor out of the container. Manson’s heart pounded as he listened to the man. He was afraid he might be exposed, but there was no turning back now—he had to play along. Kaze stood behind the door, calming his breath down to lower his presence. “Get back. Stay away from the door. If anyone gets close, don’t blame me for being rough,” said the man as he unlocked the container. He opened the door and saw a number of hostages still sleeping. He then looked at the professor on the floor. He went closer to nudge him but did not get a response. It seemed like the professor needed medical attention. “Come on. Help me get him out.” The other man outside the container was on edge, looking as if he would pull the trigger at the slightest movement. “Why don’t we do it?” Callahan and Miguel volunteered. “You two
“It’s freaking troublesome.” “Boss, don’t worry about it. We’ll get an update tomorrow.” “Yeah. It’s late. Get some rest.” Tiguan’s men told him to get some rest and not worry so much. A few of them were already snoring on the chair. Tiguan sighed and killed the cigarette. He then closed his eyes to get some rest, too. The container that Kaze was in fell into silence once more. No one dared to make any noise but they all looked at Kaze, hoping to find out about his plans. Kaze’s eyes remained fixed on the window and showed no intention of revealing his thoughts. Miguel and Callahan were annoyed by the other hostages. “If you people want to get out of here alive, you better cooperate or come up with your own idea. No one is responsible for saving you.”“Yeah. I don’t want you guys to turn on us after we do all the heavy lifting. It will cost us our lives and you people won’t even be grateful.” Miguel’s tone was sarcastic because he disliked how the others looked at t
Kaze read the hostages’ minds and refused to be used. He wanted to leave but not under such circumstances. “That’s not true. We just don’t have the skills for this kind of situation. You guys are stronger, of course, you should be in the front,” said the man in glasses and a suit. A hint of sharpness gleamed in his eyes. Miguel knew what the man was planning, either. “That’s some plan you have there. You are just trying to use us to escape this place and no matter what happens, you’ll win.” “That’s not it! I just want everyone to stand together and get out of this place. I’ve never thought of using anyone!” the man argued, trying to look innocent. Even a monkey knew what he was planning, yet no one dared to speak up because they would benefit from it too. “Why don’t you guys think of something? If you need our help, we’ll help,” said another middle-aged gentleman who looked more just and fair, as if he could lead the group. “Then what is your plan?” Kaze suddenly wante
The hostages were locked up in the containers. Some of them were elites in their own field while some were ordinary people with average income, yet all of them got into trouble when they boarded the plane. Most of them could not accept their fate. Yet they dared not defy or resist the mercenaries. When things started to calm down, they broke down in tears, weeping in silence as resentment consumed them. Kaze sat down at a clean corner that allowed him to look outside the window. The window was dirty but at least he could see outside. The space inside the container was filled with people sitting closely, offering comfort to one another. They were aware they were just temporarily safe in this container. No one knew what the mercenaries would do to them at the next moment. “My parents must be worried. I said I would call them when I land but now I can’t even get in touch,” Barney muttered as he sat beside Kaze. He too looked outside the window, his feelings mixed. He watc
Kaze thought of what he had overheard in the toilet. If he told the hostages about that, they would probably panic. “It’s nothing. They are just going to separate us into different rooms or containers. They said the buses would be disposed of,” he said. He did not want to reveal too much because it would cause panic. Once the hostages knew their lives were on the line, things might spiral out of control. The mercenaries could kill a few of them to make an example, and none of the hostages would dare to cause problems anymore. Kaze kept it a secret because he wanted to protect the people. “That’s it?” “Is there anything else? How many men are there? What is their plan? Who are they looking for?” “We want to know because we want to survive. This isn't our problem—we just got caught up in it.” The hostages looked at Kaze, their eyes filled with worry. They felt aggrieved because they should not be caught in such a huge problem. “I don’t know either.” No matter how m
“There’s a room there. Get in.” The mercenary pointed his gun at the mother and son, which led them to look at Kaze nervously, seemingly asking for help. “What do you want?” The mother was nervous. She clutched her son’s hand tightly, nearly making him cry, but she reacted quickly enough to cover her son’s mouth to prevent him from doing so. “All women must go into that room. You go in now,” the mercenary explained. He did not want the woman to get the wrong idea. “You people won’t hurt me, right?” the mother asked, worried that she might be ravaged. “We are not into MILF,” said the other mercenary who was escorting Kaze, indirectly assuring the mother. Kaze shot a glance at the mother and nodded at her. “They told us they were going to separate us, so there’s nothing to worry about,” he said, worried that the mother and son would not cooperate. The mother then carried her son and followed the other mercenary into the room. It was called a room but it was actually ju