“Know your place. It is your honor to be at this table. Usually, you won’t even have the chance to drink with us! Don’t push it, son!” Noah leaned on the table and glared at Kaze, condescendingly warning him. He then grabbed his bowl and flipped it over on the table, refusing to drink no matter what Kaze said. Kaze scoffed. “You can’t drink but you won’t accept defeat. Is this how people like you do things nowadays? If you don’t want to drink, I’ll make you!” He then went over to Noah with a bowl of whiskey. Bang! Troy from the Ministry of Health and Welfare slammed the table and got up, stopping Kaze. “Punk, what are you doing? We are all important people in government offices. If you mess with us, you and your family will be erased from Lilyrose!” Kaze looked at the man and then grabbed him by the neck. “What the f… W-What are you… Gulp!” Troy struggled but could not break free from Kaze’s grip. Kaze squeezed his mouth open and started to pour the whiskey into his
“Mr. Moor, that’s insincere of you. You can just tell your man to send us the approval now, why later? You can’t even drink as promised, I can’t trust you,” Kaze said with a faint grin on his face. Noah did not know Kaze was teasing him. Annoyed, he said, “Punk, go ask anyone. I’m a man of my word! There are official procedures that we must go through, I can’t make the decisions alone. I have to get other people’s approval as well…” He was trying to stall and delay the decision. Since he was the one making the final decision, he could stall as long as he liked. “Enough.” Kaze stopped his nonsense and said coldly, “I am not demanding you to give us an approval now. Our game is still not yet finished. Let’s continue drinking!” He then went over to Noah with a bowl of whiskey. “Stop it! You are going to get someone killed…” Winnie darted over and pulled Kaze back with a worried look. “Punk, if something happens to me, you and your family will suffer!” Noah’s expression t
Winnie was afraid of Noah, someone who was in the government office and had a certain level of authority. Two years ago, Shangrila Group went bankrupt overnight. Although the top three families were behind it, the ex-mayor was more or less involved. It was not that difficult to find out about it either. Without someone powerful making it happen, it was impossible to destroy a company as big as Shangrila Group overnight. “Someone powerful? Is he as powerful as the mayor?” Kaze did not take it seriously. He simply smiled it off and went out. Then, he saw a group of people coming over in a hurry. Kaze stopped, surprised to see that the leader of the group was his wife, Darcy. “Darcy? What are you doing here?” Darcy, Agnes, Hector, and even Agatha were there. Darcy and Agnes were holding gifts in their hands. “Winnie, Kaze? What are you guys doing here? Kaze, are you drinking?” Darcy was surprised to see Kaze with Winnie as well. Since Winnie was slightly tipsy an
Darcy’s expression shifted upon hearing Noah. She was right. Kaze slapped the man. This time, he slapped someone from the Ministry of Food and Welfare. Noah must be a reputable man to hold a high position there. In other words, Kaze got into trouble again. “Oh my god! Kaze you stupid idiot! Why did you slap him?!” Agnes’ smile froze and her face turned pale. She turned around to glare at Kaze. “Do you know who this is? How dare you hit him? Apologize immediately!” “Apologize? Hehe…” Noah chuckled and said coldly, “You slapped me and you think you can get away with just an apology? Do you know what this place is? This is the city council’s lounge! The leaders in the city council’s office, including the mayor, welcome important guests here! If you hit me here, that means you show no respect for the city council!” Kaze was amused by Noah’s claims, but Darcy and the others were terrified. Darcy knew that an acting mayor had just sworn into office that day. On his fi
“Mr. Moor, you!” The smile on Darcy’s face froze and her expression spelled anger. Agnes and the others were shocked and scared as well. They did not expect such a blatant request from Noah. Noah grunted and said coldly, “What? You don’t like me? If a stupid retard can fuck you, so can I…” Before he could finish, Kaze stepped forward and kicked him on his chest, sending him flying away. Bang! Following an excruciating cry, Noah crashed onto the wall behind him, causing the structure itself to tremble upon impact. He continued to cry in pain after he fell on the floor and bled profusely. “Noah!” The other two colleagues came out of the room and quickly went over to help Noah up. “Kaze! Why?!” Darcy bellowed after she regained her composure. “This is over! There’s no way we can get out of this anymore…” Agnes and the others were horrified. Kaze said, “Darcy, he got what he deserved. You can just stay out of this. I’ll get him.” Based on what Noah said to Darcy
“Noah, were you beaten? Who did it? Who beat you here at the city council’s lounge?” Adam was shocked to see the slap mark on Noah’s face. He knew Noah worked for the Ministry of Health and Welfare and his father was the deputy mayor. The father and son held important positions in government offices, which granted their family fame and status. Yet someone hit Noah in the city council’s lounge. “Him! That fuck!” Noah shouted and pointed at Kaze. He then looked at Adam with a curious gaze. “Adam, are you relatives with this punk here?” He saw how close Adam was with Agnes and Agatha, which made him suspicious. His expression turned bitter. If Adam decided to defend Kaze, then he would be in trouble. Adam was the vice chief of the Ministry of Health and Welfare from Sunrise City and was close with the Lees. If Noah decided to go against him, he might be at a disadvantage. Darcy sharply sensed the reverence Noah had for Adam and she immediately realized what was goi
Noah’s expression put Adam in an embarrassing situation. Harrison verified that Danny was just a con man from Paladia, trying to scam people’s money. Therefore, it was embarrassing for Adam to agree with Noah’s words. “Noah, let’s just forget about Danny. Focus on the current situation first.” He continued, “Kaze and I are relatives but beating you up is a crime and it’s a fact. He did wrong and I won’t defend him because he’s related to me. You have my support to sue him!” Adam spoke righteously, voicing his support to Noah. Noah laughed. “Thank you for your understanding, Adam. You are a righteous man indeed and a role model to us all.” As Noah flattered Adam, Darcy’s and Agnes’ hearts plunged into the abyss. Adam would not help, so how would they deal with Noah's retaliation? Noah alone was troublesome enough and now they had to deal with Noah’s father, the deputy mayor. “Adam, I don’t want to put you in a difficult situation. Please go upstairs first. My father
Kaze agreed with Noah’s words for the first time. He said, “Darcy, why don’t you guys go up first. I’ll deal with this and meet you guys upstairs.” “Hehe, let’s hope you still can go up to them after we are done here,” Noah said coldly. He assumed Kaze was just trying to act cool in front of his wife. Darcy shot a worried glance at Noah and then at Kaze. She knew there was no way she could talk him out of it, so she reluctantly nodded. “Okay. Don’t do anything rash. Just try to apologize and do what you must. “Winnie, you should come up with us as well.” Darcy was also afraid that Noah would give Winnie a hard time. Winnie shook her head. “It’s okay. Kaze got into conflict with Mr. Moor because of me. I must stay here and reason with the deputy mayor when he gets here.” She was prepared for the worst. No matter what she had to do, she must ensure Kaze’s safety. “Okay.” Darcy nodded and then went upstairs with Agnes and the others. She wanted to beg Adam to save