“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
Leigh continued landing physical assaults on the officers while insulting them. The officers were nearly dead after a while. Max and the other members of the Four Ocean Commerce Guild were watching from afar. Their eyes were filled with fear. Max tricked the officers out of the station just so Leigh could get his revenge. They did not expect Leigh to almost beat them to death. They were all legitimate police officers. If they were dead, things might get troublesome. Fortunately, the highest-ranked officer among them was just a team leader. With the guild’s and the Glitters’ influence, they could suppress this by paying a certain amount of money. Leigh was extremely irritated by what happened earlier. He would rather vent it on the officers than swallow his grievance. Max’s phone rang all of a sudden. After he picked up the phone, he ran over to Leigh with a flattering smile. “Mr. Glitter, good news.” “What?” Leigh kicked another officer in the face. Max said
Leigh yanked a chair closer and sat his bottom down. Moments later, Kaze and Draco ignored the two rows of bodyguards in black and swaggered their way over. “This is my turf, Kaze! Who are you to act so cocky here?” Leigh lifted his foot and stomped on Southend station’s high-ranking officer before giving Kaze the side eye. He did not pay Draco, who wore aviators, any attention. Kaze’s gaze fell on the pile of bloodied people on the ground, and he scowled. It was hard not to recognize them by their police uniforms. Kaze remembered the high-ranking officer too. He met the officer, Will Long, when bailing Sky for getting into a fight. Will was not in a leadership position in the police force, but he had a certain sway in the department. Yet now, Will was crushed under Leigh’s foot, used as a tool to get under Kaze’s skin. “Leigh, you have gone too far just because the Glitters have your back.” Kaze looked coldly at Leigh. Before Leigh could say anything, Max, standi
Leigh was malicious. Even the members of the Four Ocean Commerce Guild shuddered at this statement. They believed they would be better off dead if their wives were caught in that situation. “Are you trying to get on my nerves, Leigh?” Kaze smiled. Knowing Kaze, Darco foresaw Leigh’s death. Darcy was where Kaze drew the line. However, Leigh remained oblivious. “Get on your nerves? Who do you think you are?” Leigh mocked, “You’re just the chairman of Shangrila Group and the CEO of Hudson Investment Firm, Kaze. Oh, you lost your CEO job. “You were able to order Don around with Johnson the mayor’s help. “I bet you slipped him a lot of cash. You might have asked your wife to show him a fun time. “Do you think your alliance with Johnson puts you on my level? “I’m sure you’re confused as to why I was released after one hour in custody. “Tell him what happened.” Leigh waved his arm. A guild member said, “Listen up, Lee. We called the new mayor who agreed to an im
Leigh laughed cockily. Kaze was Lilyrose’s finest. Yet, he meant nothing to Leigh, who was born in the world of privilege. As a member of the Four Ocean Commerce Guild put it, Leigh could crush Kaze like a bug. Faced with Kaze’s silence, Kaze smiled smugly. “Why aren’t you saying anything? Are you scared? You should be. “You have one chance. “I might be in a good mood and consider sparing you if you pleaded to me on your knees.” There was no way Leigh would let Kaze off the hook. It was just a way to torture Kaze. That was all. He enjoyed driving his opponent to insanity. “Don’t just stand there. Mr. Glitter has spoken. Hurry up and get down on your knees now.” “You might be pardoned for pleasing Mr. Glitter.” “Not many are given the honor to kneel before Mr. Glitter.” The guild members clamored with sneers. Leigh would not take his anger out on them if things went his way. Without looking at the people, Kaze took strides toward Leigh. “Come on. Just knee
“Ahhh!” Leigh exclaimed from 15 feet away on the floor.It was not a cry but an angry, almost manic shout. No one would challenge Leigh in Sunrise, a place that belonged to a powerful family. However, his authority had been challenged not once but twice in the span of a day in Lilyrose. He was held in custody for an hour and got a beating. As a proud man, Leigh could not put up with the humiliation. “How dare you ambush and slap me, Kaze! You’re asking for it!” Leigh rolled over and got up from the ground. He must have gone through some training because he was physically fit. Kaze struck him repeatedly and sent him flying away. Yet, he still managed to rise to his feet. Despite his swollen face, Leigh could not hide the murderous intent in his eyes. “You have no idea what you’re doing, Kaze! “You’re digging your own grave!“Do you think by having enough friends in high places like Johnson and Don in your corner, you can disrespect me? “You’re wrong! I will ma
“Go and check if the photos have been scattered across the city.” Leigh waved his arm at Max who immediately rushed out to execute the order. “Mr. Glitter, the chopper’s dropping the photos now. It’s raining photos.” Soon, Max’s excited voice echoed from outside. Leigh gave Kaze a smug look and said aloud, “Grab a few photos to show Mr. Lee.” Never was Leigh more pleased than now. He could imagine Kaze’s fury when he realized photos of his wife were dumped all over the city. “I brought some back, Mr. Glitter.”Moments later, Max took a few photocopied pictures and dashed over with glee. He reached his hand out to grab the falling papers without taking a good look at them. It only occurred to him to flip them over for a look. “Ugh…” Max took one glance, and he was lost for words. He froze. “Don’t just stand there. Hand him the photos,” Leigh reprimanded. “Um, Mr. Glitter…” Max looked up at Leigh, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead. He cocked his head b
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
“Can you make him stop? If the man comes back, we’ll be done for,” someone said. The kid’s crying made everyone anxious. “What can I do? He’s crying because he’s scared. I can’t just stop him.” The mother was afraid as well, and she did not want her son to be taken advantage of. “Calm down. Just don’t alert the men and we’ll be fine,” Miguel said, hoping to ease the situation. “I’ll fight him if he comes in. I believe I can make it,” someone said. Those with an impulsive nature grew restless from being kept on the bus for too long, feeling like livestock being kept in cages. “Shut it. They are coming,” Barney said after a glance outside the window. The other passengers fell silent, sat back down, lowered their heads, and tried their best not to look out the window. The mother quickly hugged her son and covered his mouth to prevent him from crying. Kaze felt peace and quiet once more, even the air felt smoother. He knew the passengers were merely ordinary people and
Unfortunately, Leah knew she would not get an answer out of Snow since she was refusing to help. Everything seemed to have changed following her mother’s disappearance. She tried to stay for answers but when security came in, she could not resist them anymore. It was the first time she was escorted out by security guards and it impacted her. She used to be the daughter of the CEO of Northborn Group—everyone respected her. She used to enjoy a privileged status. No matter where she went, she was the star of the event. Yet when her mother disappeared, everything changed. She wanted to look for Kaze but she had just lost the chance. Snow turned her down and gazed at her with contempt and irritation. Leah could not accept the changes but some things felt like they were destined to change. She was forced to leave the branch office but then had no idea where else to go. She felt abandoned by the world. Before this, she could still hope for Kaze’s help, but now she had no
Leah went to her mother’s company but did not find her anywhere. Joey was busy working in the CEO’s office. Leah went over and asked, “Joey, where’s my mother? I can’t reach her.” She wanted to know what happened to her mother. “I don’t know about your mother either. We went out together earlier in the day but I don’t know where she went. I can’t get in touch with her.” Joey was so busy that she could not even free herself from the desk to explain to the girl. “Where did she go? How am I supposed to find her?” Leah panicked. If even Joey did not know where her mother went, then something must have happened. A bad feeling rose from her heart. Things just got serious. “I don’t know. Why don’t you ask someone else?” Joey did not have time to deal with the girl. Leah was unfamiliar with Joey’s coldness. Joey had always treated her with kindness and flattery, so the sudden coldness caught her off guard. She felt like something had changed. “Who should I be looking f
“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