“It makes sense. You are a coward who won’t even retaliate. I bet you are a masochist.“You get the kick out of women looking down on you. “But do you think I will fancy a loser like you? Only a capable man like the chairman of Perfect World Group can win my favor. “Give it up, Kaze. We don’t belong to the same world.” Acting all high and mighty, Sherry took digs at Kaze. She took her frustration from being turned away by Snow out on Kaze. “The chairman of Perfect World Group?” Kaze paused and said with a pretentious grin, “My advice to you is to give it up, Sherry. The chairman of Perfect World Group will never fancy you.” “Ahem.” Standing near them, Jennifer cleared her throat to warn Kaze not to get on Sherry’s nerves. She changed the subject and asked, “What are you doing here at Perfect World Group office building, Mr. Lee?” “I have some business here,” Kaze replied before brushing past them. All the while, he did not spare another look at Sherry. “The lose
Winnie was puzzled. By right, the Food and Drug Administration’s inspection was routine. However, Winnie could not shake off the bad feeling. Not too long ago, Zenny, who had gone off the grid, sent her a text message out of the blue. “Winnie, if you don’t agree with my terms to divorce, I’m going to bankrupt your company. I don’t mind giving you a little taste of your downfall. Hahaha!” The text screamed of Zenny’s arrogance. Taking Kaze’s advice on divorce, Winnie was not going to give Zenny any attention. Nevertheless, the Food and Drug Administration performed an inspection without prior notification. Winnie got word from her employee that the inspection team was only notified about the audit upon their arrival at the facility. She doubted it was a coincidence. “Bring the car around. I’m going to the plant.” Winnie changed her clothes and rushed to the factory right away. “Your production line is not up to standard. You need to shut it down right now and bri
“Hello, Mr. Moor.” Even though Noah’s leer was repulsive, Winnie held it together and shook his hand. Noah did not want to let go of Winnie’s supple hand. With Winnie being right up his alley, he wanted to tap that ass. “I have heard good things about you, Ms. Souffle. I wasn’t expecting you to be so beautiful.“You run a huge corporation too. You have the looks and the talent. Any man is lucky to have you,” Noah said. He was determined to win Winnie over. The survival of Shangrila Group’s pharmaceutical plant rested in his clutches. Besides, Winnie was no faithful woman. Even though she was married, she disrespected Zenny by hooking up with other men. Noah believed Winnie would succumb to him if he played it right. “You flatter me, Mr. Moor.” Winnie smiled and turned to grab a box of tea from an employee. “It’s hot out today. I appreciate you making the trip to the factory. I have some tea from friends that is perfect to beat the heat.“I don’t drink tea, so I
“I didn’t know you don’t drink tea, Mr. Moor. I overstepped. I apologize.“But please reconsider ceasing the manufacturing operation.“Shangrila Group is the city’s big taxpayer. We have had great experiences working with all government departments—” Noah waved his arm to cut Winnie off. “Enough with the nonsense. We were only doing our job. You failed the inspection, and that’s the end of the story.” Noah smirked and quickened his pace to exit the place. The walkout put a lot of stress on Winnie. Standing there, Winnie drew a deep breath before chasing after Noah. With a forced smile, she said, “You’re right, Mr. Moor. We will shut down and rectify the issues.” Winnie did not want to suspend work. She merely switched her strategy. The priority was to go along with Noah and smooth things over with him. Winnie then said, “But can you give us some pointers to address the issues quickly? “I hope you can give us another chance before a complete shutdown,” Winnie pleaded
“He’s the Quints’ son-in-law. He scammed Shangrila Group from the top three families...”Zenny gave Noah a bit of Kaze’s back story and laughed wickedly. “Besides, have you heard about his wife, Darcy Quint? “She is one hot babe.” Noah remembered Darcy because he had seen her before. He chuckled. “I know her. If only I could have a night with her.” “Hahaha!”The snickers echoed on both ends of the line. On the way back to Shangrila Group, Winnie gave Kaze a call with a heavy heart. “Hello? Are you free tonight, Mr. Chairman? Can you attend a dinner invitation with me?” “What’s the occasion?” Kaze asked curiously as he walked out of Perfect World Group’s headquarters. “It’s with a boss in the Food and Drug Administration.” Winnie recounted the earlier incident without holding any details back. Kaze’s eyes flickered with harshness. Here came trouble. “A boss in the Food and Drug Administration, you say? Alright, I’ll go with you tonight. I want to see who he is,
“We are waiting for you to surprise us tonight, Noah.” The men were all from the same department under the Ministry of Health and Welfare. Noah was the center of the topic. They flattered him with a hint of reverence as if he was naturally superior over them. “Haha, I’m not just going to surprise all of you. I’ll make that woman drink with us and you guys can enjoy her.” Noah sat back on the chair with his legs crossed, taking puffs from his cigarette. Winnie and Kaze overheard Noah from outside the room and it made their expressions grim. Winnie took a deep breath before knocking on the door and went inside. “Hi, Mr. Lou, everyone. Sorry to keep you waiting.” “Ms. Souffle, you’re late. You have to drink three shots first before we begin.” Noah put his leg down and smiled. He was neither nervous nor embarrassed even though Winnie and Kaze overheard him. He then got up and introduced the others to Winnie. “Let me introduce them. Troy, deputy chief of the Ministry of
“If they are happy, and I’m satisfied, whether to modify the factory or not will be up to me.”Kaze frowned. If modifying the factory was solely at Noah’s discretion, then it meant that the man intentionally targeted Shangrila Group and gave the company a hard time. Though it was already clear, Noah blatantly revealed his intention, which proved how arrogant he was. Winnie suppressed the anger in her and bit the bullet, saying, “Alright. Let’s have a toast then.” She drank with everyone in the room and chatted with them. It was already inappropriate to let a woman drink so much but Noah did not plan to stop just yet. He spat a cloud of smoke at Winnie and said with a grin, “Ms. Souffle, go on.” “Troy and Baskin are famous for drinkers. One drink isn’t enough.” Winnie’s hand shook, and her face turned slightly pale. First three shots, then one shot with each of the chiefs. Her stomach was already feeling strange yet Noah insisted that she continued. He was obviously
“Fine, punk. You got yourself a deal. If you beat us in drinking, I’ll resume your factory’s operation!” Noah grinned and then continued, “But we have a rule. You can’t just surrender verbally. You either knock us out, or you go out on a stretcher. Now you wouldn’t be a pussy, would you?” His tone was colder than ice. Kaze challenged him repeatedly, which to him was courting death. If so, he did not mind knocking out Kaze on the spot with alcohol. Even if Kaze did not die of alcohol poisoning, his stomach would implode on alcohol. Winnie’s expression shifted. She was scared. They were no longer trying to compete in drinking, they were trying to get Kaze killed! Noah was shameless to make such a rule because he had the advantage of numbers on his side. All of them were veteran drinkers and they were trying to drink Kaze to death. “Don’t…” Winnie tried to stop Kaze from falling into Noah’s trap but Kaze tapped on her shoulder to calm her down. He then grinned at N
“No! My daughter is still in the hospital!” Katie refused to accept her punishment. She started to regret her decision but it was too late. “Now only you think about your daughter? I guess you are not that foolish, but have you thought about her when you betrayed Chairman Lee? “Don’t worry. Leah knew Chairman Lee personally and we won’t hurt her, but she might not live a good life anymore,” Snow said coldly. She did not want to put the girl in a difficult situation but her life as a princess would come to an end. “You can’t do that!” Katie could not believe Snow would do that. “I bet you never thought of the consequences when you leaked the information. Too bad. You’ve lost.” Snow revealed the truth because she wanted Katie to suffer for the decision she made. Katie would now regret every decision she made because she knew she had jeopardized her daughter’s life. She would feel like a fool. She devoted her life to climbing higher to gain more power but she ignored the
“I went to a bar to have a drink and I bumped into an informant of the Viper’s Den.” Katie looked helpless as she explained as if everything that had happened was planned out for her, pushing her to the edge step by step. It was a lively night at the bar. The atmosphere was pleasant and most of the guests were having a good time. Katie was a single woman. She needed care and love at times. She was alone when she visited the bar. She started off by ordering some drinks at the counter, waiting for a chance to meet a man who shared the same ideals. A drink or two later, maybe she could get herself a company for the night. As a grown-up woman, she had her desires. It was a way to release her stress. Katie entered the bar in a casual outfit but it did not diminish her elegant demeanor. When she sat down at the counter, a few young men approached her but she was not interested in immature boys. She continued drinking. She looked at the dance floor occasionally, searching for a
“Who do you think will believe you?” Arthur frowned. There were too many coincidences that it felt like a giant setup. “I’ve explained what I need to. Don’t interrogate me like I’m a criminal. I am the CEO of the Northborn Group.” Katie left them speechless. She had said the necessary and it was up to them whether they wanted to believe it or not. They did not have the evidence to charge her anyway. “You really think we can’t hold you responsible?” Snow was not really looking for a definite answer. The moment she suspected Katie, whether or not she was truly the traitor, Snow already had the right to hold her accountable. It was necessary to make things clear and it was to find out who Katie leaked Kaze’s information to. “It has come down to this. No matter how you deny it, it’s useless. We already know what you have done and you can’t escape. Even if you don’t want to confess, we can continue the investigation, and we’ll eventually find out the truth. “If you come clean
After Katie sent Leah to the hospital, she went back to work. She had a lot on her plate recently and it made her hesitant. Many decisions must be made at once. Many documents required her attention but she was not in the mood to go through them. Her eyes were watching the news on her computer screen. She seemed to know what had happened yet the headlines were not showing, which made her anxious. “Nothing?” Katie felt strange. According to the scale of the incident, it should be making headlines. Hijacking a plane was no small matter, yet not one article about it was published. She felt strange. “Madam Loren, the Viper’s Den wanted to meet you. They said it is for some documents,” Joey said as she came in. “What documents?” Katie felt strange and instantly became suspicious. “The projects previously under Jet Frost and his family required your signatures. The money has already been transferred but they need one last confirmation on the numbers,” Joey said professiona
Snow could not go to Kaze because she had to stay back to handle the rest of the matter. “You know that person.” Peter dared not lie anymore because he wanted to ask for forgiveness. “You’re still trying to negotiate?” Arthur knew what Peter was targeting since he did not finish the sentence. “I regret what I have done but I want to see if the Viper’s Den could forgive me this once. I’ll make up for what I have done. Can you please let me go?” Peter boldly made his request, albeit knowing that it was unlikely to work, he hoped to gain attention. “Don’t even think about it. You’ll be out of the Viper’s Den after this. We won’t hold you responsible and consider it mercy from us.” Arthur did not want to go after Peter but he could not allow the young man to stay in the organization anymore. People who had betrayed the Viper’s Den could no longer be part of it. “I didn’t know it was this serious. Besides, that person is from the Viper’s Den as well.” Peter regretted hi
“I wonder how Chairman Lee is doing. If he’s alone, he’ll definitely get out of the situation but there’s a whole plane of hostages with him. He must be in a difficult position.” Snow knew Kaze’s personality well enough, thus her worries. Kaze would never escape alone and abandon the people. He would either leave with everyone or stay to find a way to solve the matter. Snow then suddenly sighed a breath of relief because she knew Kaze would never spare the hijackers for what they did. She was no longer overly concerned and focused instead on resolving the matter at hand. A while later, Arthur came back hurriedly. “I’ve checked the records. Only a handful of people know that Mr. Lee left and they are all whom we are familiar with and trusted. The traitor must be among them.” He dared not believe that Kaze’s schedule was leaked from his side. “No one at my side knows about Chairman Lee’s schedule except me,” Snow said confidently. She started to feel more certain about t
Snow had already sent men to where the plane was found. If the passengers were taken away, then they must still be nearby. It was difficult to transport an entire plane of passengers to some place far within such a short time. It was a race against time. Snow did not know who would do such a thing. Kaze took a common flight like everyone else, yet it was hijacked. It was strange. The coincidence was uncanny. Snow believed the hijacking happened because of Kaze but she did not know why. “The only explanation is that there’s a traitor among us…” She finally came to an unlikely conclusion after combing through the details. If there were a traitor, it must be within the Viper’s Den. Kaze had laid a low profile for as long as he was in Butterworth. Not many people knew about his identity and those who wanted to make connections with him were because of Snow. It was unlikely that someone would go after him so suddenly unless this person knew his identity and background.
If they were sent to capture Kaze, then they were severely under-numbered. In addition, they allowed Kaze to be alone with the captives, which proved that they were inexperienced. Or maybe they did not know what he had done in the past as the God of War. Kaze believed that the mercenaries were after him but they did not know his true identity. There must have been some miscommunication between them and their employer, which was good news to Kaze. Tiguan and his men were eating. Since they were unable to identify the target, they were forced to bring everyone back. The plane was huge. It would be an easy target for the law enforcement to locate them. Maybe the outside world had caught wind of the hijacking. “Boss, what should we do now? That man seems like he vanished into thin air.” “We got his boarding information but we can’t identify him on the plane.” “Who are we looking for exactly? Why is he so mysterious?” The men were baffled. “We are looking for the righ
“We are almost there. We have to transfer these people as soon as possible. The plane must take off right away. We cannot leave any traces behind.” They must hurry or they would be caught very soon. They held the pilot hostage and forced him to do an abrupt landing. The sudden descent caught everyone off guard, shocking them. A few of the passengers even hit their heads. Many of them did not get the chance to fasten their seat belts. Kaze grabbed Barney and protected his head from hitting the front seat. “Thank you.” Barney looked at Kaze with gratitude and then looked outside. “Where are we? Have we reached?” He was worried that they would be completely trapped. “They are going to transfer us elsewhere.” Kaze had a similar experience before and he knew what the hijackers would do next. “Transfer us? Are they going to transfer us to somewhere secluded and kill us all?” Barney looked horrified as he stared at Kaze. He somehow felt safe beside Kaze. “They sai