Darcy finally figured it out. It was Leigh. He was behind all of this because he wanted to get revenge. When Darcy connected the situation to Max’s sudden change of attitude back at the hotel, it made sense. He pretended to invite her to the shoot as a requirement to join the guild so they could ravage and humiliate her. Darcy was deeply shaken. From the moment she got into the car crash with Leigh, she had been blindly walking into the trap. She forced herself to calm down and shouted at the men. “Move! This is illegal! My husband is close with the police chief! One phone call and he will send officers over to arrest all of you!” Darcy used Don’s name and title to try to scare them off. “The police chief of Lilyrose? I’m so scared… Hahaha!” Loren laughed. “Darcy, don’t expect to see the police chief here. He messed with the wrong people and he’s in huge trouble himself. “Leigh is ready to get someone to take his place. Your husband called the police on Leigh, so wh
Earlier, Darcy put her phone down when she was about to change. “Give it back!” Darcy could not just do nothing and wait for them to ravage her. She tried to snatch her phone back but Lena quickly hid it behind herself and stepped away. Darcy teared up when her snatch attempt missed and grew anxious. “You want it? I’m not giving it to you,” Lena said with a grin. She continued to tease Darcy. She then tapped on Darcy’s phone and saw the screensaver of Darcy and Kaze. Lena scoffed, “The guy here is your husband? He’s ugly! Is he rich? Or else what do you see in him?” “Rich? Loren said the guy is just some useless piece of trash.” “A piece of trash? Then why did she fall for him?” “Because he’s a piece of trash?” “Hahaha!” The other women laughed at Darcy and mocked Kaze. Darcy was upset and teared up, and the women gloated at her even more. “Give me back my phone!” Darcy wiped her tears away and darted toward Lena. Lena was prepared. She took a step bac
“It’s okay, Darcy. I’m here now.” It was Kaze's first time seeing Darcy this vulnerable. He hugged her tightly and patted her back to soothe her. When he saw the slap mark on Darcy’s face, he was infuriated. “Who did this?” Kaze looked at the women angrily. They were not afraid of him after knowing his identity. “So you are the useless piece of trash? So what if I slapped your wife? She’s a pretentious bitch!” “Yeah. It’s done. What can you do? You want us to kneel and apologize to her?” “To her?” The women, including the makeup artist, looked at Kaze arrogantly. The anger of the weak was meaningless. Kaze was just a useless man who got married and took his wife’s family name.They did not take him seriously at all. “Great! This is great! Great!” Kaze was fuming. “Darcy, wait for me. I’ll bring you back in a moment.” He released Darcy and went over to the women. “If no one wants to admit it, then I’ll consider everyone to have slapped her.” “What are yo
Loren glanced at the women on the floor and roughly figured out what had transpired. She coldly stared at Kaze and bellowed, “Kaze Lee, you have some nerves to show up here. You ruined Leigh’s plans. Don’t even think about leaving now.” Lena and the others gained confidence from Loren’s arrival. “Ms. Lagger, you must avenge us! That fucker ruined our faces! How are we going to continue the shoot?” “That piece of shit slaps a woman! He’s a misogynist!” The others got up on their feet and stared at Kaze viciously. Upon hearing their claims, the other crew members started to criticize Kaze. “Shut up!” Loren silenced the women before saying loudly, “Get over here!” Following her command, the men who surrounded Darcy earlier swarmed over immediately. They stared at the couple viciously. The leader shot a contemptuous gaze at Kaze and said, “Ms. Lagger, is it him?” “There’s no rush in crushing him,” Loren said casually. “Since he has the balls to show up here, let’s hav
“Aaaargh!” Loren screamed in pain as she was sent flying before crashing into one of the vanity desks. Kabam! The cosmetics fell off the desks and splashed all over her body. The entire area was covered in powder and a pungent fragrance of a perfume. Everyone else was stunned. No one expected Kaze to kick Loren when he was surrounded by a dozen men. Lena and the other women were horrified. Kaze had slapped them in the face and now he kicked Loren in the stomach! He was a savage! Not only Lena and the women, but the other crew members were similarly shocked. They assumed Kaze had messed up big time. Loren was a member of the Four Ocean Commerce Guild, supported by Leigh and the Glitters. “You punk! You are dead meat!” The leader of the men shouted, but he did not order his men to attack Kaze right away. Instead, he and his men went over to help Loren up. “Ms. Lagger, are you alright? We didn’t expect that punk to hit you…” the leader apologized. He knew
“Punk! You are full of yourself!” Kaze’s words angered the men. They were the security guards of Four Ocean Commerce Guild and each possessed strength that could easily crush a normal person and fight multiple opponents at once. Yet Kaze told them to fight him together. It had never been heard before. Kaze said, “Nope. I just despise you lot.” His words further fueled the men’s anger. Loren shouted, “Cut the crap and get him! Crush him and then strip Darcy naked for the shoot! “Kaze, the helicopter will take your wife’s naked pictures and scatter them across the city. Your wife will be the embarrassment of Lilyrose soon!” Kaze frowned when he heard Loren. He finally knew why the Four Ocean Commerce Guild applied to use a helicopter this afternoon. It was indeed an evil plan. If they succeeded, Darcy might have to move out of the city. “Get him!” The leader raised his hand, signaling his men to attack Kaze. Kaze’s gaze turned cold. He grabbed the closest ma
“N-No! I-It wasn’t my idea! I don’t have the nerves…” Loren was terrified and could not string a proper sentence. Kaze clenched her chin and forced her to look at him. He grinned and said, “Of course not. You wouldn’t stand a chance either. “But since you’ve applied to fly the helicopter, you should put it to good use. “I heard you slept with Leigh Glitter? Judging from your filthy character, I believe there are some pictures in your phone.” Loren was stunned. She immediately knew what Kaze was referring to. She shuddered terribly as she said, “N-No! T-There’s nothing inside!” Her reaction betrayed her. Kaze saw her clenching her phone tightly, so he snatched it. When he tapped on the phone, he saw Loren sleeping in Leigh’s arms with nothing but a bath towel. Leigh seemed to be asleep. “This is a steamy hot screensaver. I think there are more in your gallery.” Kaze clicked his tongue and grinned. “Unlock it. Open your eyes.” “No! Please! No! Leigh will kill me
“The repair fee is enough to buy two new cars!” Darcy lowered her head as she wiped her tears away. It was not about the money. The car meant something special to her. It was a present from Kaze and she cherished it a lot. She was careful whenever she was driving it. “It must be Leigh and his men,” Kaze said with a frosty grunt. He had not gone after Leigh, yet Leigh was already trying his patience by smashing Darcy’s beloved car. Kaze had decided to demand an explanation from Leigh. “Darcy, it’s okay. We can buy another car, as long as you are fine. Why don’t you go home first, I have something to take care of.” He calmed Darcy down and asked Draco’s men to escort her home. After Darcy left, Kaze lit a cigarette and said, “Find out where Leigh Glitter is.” Draco knew his boss was angry. He quickly went off to carry out the order. …Meanwhile at Landor Residential Area… “Aaaaargh!” Painful cries reverberated in the area. Several men in police uniforms were
“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