Leigh’s cries could not drown out Kaze’s nonchalant speech. Lyon felt for Leigh. It was shocking enough that Leigh, a wealthy heir, was trampled under Kaze’s foot. Though faced by Lyon, one of the four titans in Sunrise City sent by the Glitters, Kaze continued to torture Leigh like no one else’s business. Kaze’s behavior was more than arrogant. He was taunting the Glitters in their faces. He had never seen the Glitters as a threat right from the start. Even Lyon was speechless. He thought that he could make Kaze surrender and resolve the issue quickly just by showing up. His identity spoke for itself. However, things had gotten out of hand. “You are cocky, boy.” Lyon looked coldly at Kaze, his eyes menacing. “But your attitude had better reflect your competence. “You are stepping on the heir of the Glitters. “His father, Zel, has power that can rival the head of the household. “He is also a council member of the Four Ocean Commerce Guild. He has sway over
Lyon threatened Kaze. He hoped Kaze would weigh his options and let Leigh go. When that were to happen, it would be time for Lyon to make his kill. Kaze observed the well-hidden murderous intent in Lyon’s eyes and smiled faintly. “You’re right. I didn’t want to make the Glitters an enemy over something trivial. “But Mr. Glitter here insisted on blowing the whole thing out of proportion. “His lapdog tricked my wife into taking compromising photos with the intention of making them public. He even sent his men to trash my wife’s beloved car. “Is he remorseful? No. He demanded I offer my wife to him. “Since he won’t just walk away, I don’t mind blowing up the whole thing.” Lyon believed Kaze had begun to waver. He smiled and said, “Mr. Glitter is only acting a little willful.” In Lyon’s view, he had softened his attitude.He even went ahead and admitted Leigh was at fault. Kaze should leave at that and quit while he was ahead. However, Kaze raised a brow. “A little
“Don’t just stand there, Kaze. Hurry up and let me go. I expect you to be on your knees too unless you want to get shot,” Leigh said with a snicker. He made up his mind to torture Kaze later. “Smack!” Kaze responded with a kick. Leigh nearly bit his tongue off when Kaze struck his chin. Even so, the pain was too much for Leigh to bear. “Did I say you can speak?” Kaze criticized without looking at Leigh. His chilling gaze fell on Pierce. “Deputy Chief Woodcock, those barely breathing on the ground are your colleagues. Even though you have been standing here for a long time, you ignored them. “You point your gun at the person who came to save them because someone from the Glitter family told you to. “Instead of directing your weapon to the bad guys, you go after the good guys. “Is this how you carry out justice, deputy chief? “Are you trying to tell me that you only hold good guys at gunpoint?” Pierce’s expression turned grim. Lyon said indifferently, “Pierce is
The mayor, who was less than 30 years old, was meant for greater things in the next decade or so. Pierce suspected the mayor was Kaze. He had to stop his mind from going down the rabbit hole. It was at that moment he decided not to make things difficult for Kaze anymore. The last thing he wanted was to be caught in the crossfire. Pierce could get himself killed for clashing with the new mayor. As sweat rolled off his forehead, Pierce stole a glance at Kaze, who kept a blank face, and put away his gun like nothing ever happened. He then turned around and said, “Mr. Hicks, I need to attend to an emergency now. I believe you are more than capable of handling the situation.” All Pierce wanted was to stay on the sidelines without offending either party. He could not afford to get involved in a conflict of this level. “An emergency?” Lyon scowled and said in a chilling voice, “What could be more urgent than working for Mr. Glitter?“Don’t you want to be the police chie
Pierce humbly knelt before Kaze. Everybody was lost for words. The deputy chief of the police force may not have the prestige of a prominent family, but he was not easily manipulated either. The impossible just happened before their eyes. Kaze was so unruly despite his lack of powerful connections. “Thud!” Kaze kicked Pierce away. Without looking at him, he said, “Get lost.” “Come on.” Pierce wiped the blood off his mouth as his men helped him up. They scrambled out of there right away. By now, Lyon stared at Kaze cautiously. He had to admit that he had once again underestimated Kaze. Lyon was not foolish. Pierce must have seen something in Kaze or at least know who he was. Pierce’s attitude changed completely. Lyon drew a deep breath and asked solemnly, “I won’t ask again, Kaze. Are you going to let Mr. Glitter go?” His form of address shifted from “boy” to using Kaze’s name.Lyon’s approach toward Kaze shifted multiple times. Kaze’s behavior was shocki
“Oh? And who is this VIP?” Raising a brow, Kaze looked at Lyon with intrigue. He found it interesting. The Glitters were indeed a prestigious family with an extensive network. They kept sending people his way. Pierce, the deputy chief, came first, and now a VIP was on their way to the premises. However, Kaze was not bothered by the supposed VIP. He would knock all of them back. Today, Kaze was determined to hit the dignity out of Leigh. Sensing Kaze’s unconcerned demeanor, Lyon said with a smirk, “You’ll wipe that smirk off your face soon, Kaze.“The individual who is nearly here might not be some heavyweight to the Glitters. “But the individual is someone huge in a small city like Lilyrose.” Lyon got a call from Pierce, who had left a moment ago. Pierce said that he contacted an individual after leaving who could potentially get Leigh out of the situation. The person lived in another villa in the area. His name was Trent Fuller. Lyon knew who he was from the
“And you are?” Trent’s courteous behavior toward Lyon stemmed from either his kind words or the possible influence of the Glitters.Lyon said, “I am Lyon Hicks, an aide to the Glitters.” “Ah, Mr. Hicks.” Trent nodded and uttered, “I heard the heir of the Glitters has met with some problems. As a neighbor, I thought I should lend a hand. “This is my grandson, Pete Fuller. Come and say hello, Pete.” Trent told the young man in the back to greet Lyon.His act of kindness was to pave the way for his grandson. Trent was old. Yet, he was out and about to earn favors for the sake of his grandson. Reading Trent’s mind, Lyon praised patiently, “You have a fine grandson. He’s around Mr. Glitter’s age. I’m sure they will be best friends.” Though overjoyed, Trent said humbly, “Mr. Glitter is blue blood. Pete wouldn’t dream about being friends with Mr. Glitter. “He’ll be more than happy just to learn a thing or two from Mr. Glitter.“I wonder where Mr. Glitter is now.” Trent
“The new mayor of Lilyrose will show the old guy the utmost respect?” Kaze looked at Trent with a pretentious smile. “Oh, really? Who is he? I know nothing about him.” He found Pete’s statement hilarious because he was the new mayor. “You’re cocky, young man. Who are you?” Trent grimaced. Pierce called Trent for two reasons. In a way, this was his way of apologizing to the Glitters and making up for walking away when Kaze scared him. He also wanted Trent to find out who Kaze was. Hence, Pierce left out the information that Kaze might be the new mayor. Heck, he did not even let Trent know anything about Kaze. Trent knew nothing about Kaze. Lyon said angrily, “You’re the son-in-law of the Quints, Kaze. You were lucky to be the chairman of Shangrila Group thanks to your wife’s help. “I don’t know how you managed to seek Johnson’s favor. So you have a friend in high places. “Do you think you’re untouchable? “I’ll be honest with you. Your connections and social stat
Based on Kaze’s deduction, Mika’s death was planned on the day of the Yemens’ party. Ryna and Cyan were rude toward Kaze and when Mika saw him that night, conflict was inevitable. Given Kaze’s attitude, after Mika got under his skin, he would surely say something like cancel her online to threaten her. With that, the prerequisite for setting up this plan was fulfilled. Kaze got the motive and the power to do so. Therefore, in times of need, Mika could be pushed to the forefront as a sacrifice. Mika’s death pointed all the arrows at Kaze, making him a suspect or even the killer. In fact, the entire incident should be coordinated with another secret plan to make the chain of evidence more solid and clear. However, Aiden was offended and slapped by Kaze earlier, so he decided to retaliate as soon as possible. It was the reason why the seemingly flawless plan started to have cracks. Despite Aiden’s hasty nature in doing things, Kaze was actually impressed by the masterm
Lock instinctively took a step forward and said, “Ms. Quint, Ms. Frost, it’s a good deal. Given Mr. Krad’s power, he could easily get Kaze out. “One of you is Kaze’s wife; one of you is his assistant. You just can’t sit back and do nothing while Kaze gets sent to jail.” Worry consumed him and made him nervous. He lacked the power to save Kaze, but Aiden could and was willing to. The terms were not harsh and demanding either, but he neglected Darcy and Snow’s feelings. Noticing the ladies’ silence, Aiden continued, “Ladies, my terms are not harsh at all. It’s a good deal, for you and for Kaze. “Kaze can come back in one piece and we can sit down peacefully and talk over dinner. “For Ms. Quint, you and I might be able to reach an agreement regarding the land at Crown Tower; for Ms. Frost, consider it an explanation to the Frosts. Am I right?” The smile on his face looked sincere as if what he offered was purely to have dinner with the ladies without ulterior motives. Da
Aiden narrowed his eyes. He never thought Snow would still reject his brother after all that had happened. He shrugged and then said to Darcy and Snow with a smile, “I am proposing a trade for you ladies.” “A trade?” Darcy was slightly surprised. She asked, “What trade?” She knew Aiden was up to no good, but worrying too much would only slow her down. She wanted to find out what Aiden’s terms were for releasing Kaze.Snow did not speak but simply looked at Aiden. Aiden sensed the concerns from the ladies and it somehow aroused jealousy in him. What charms did Kaze possess to make these two ladies fall for him? Discarding the messing thoughts, Aiden said, “You two are aware of the current situation. Based on the current evidence, Mika took her own life. “However, she’s a PR in Ryokan and her death might cascade into some problematic issues. As for how big it will snowball depends on Ryokan’s reaction. “You should know that I am quite close with the Ryokanians. If I sp
“Mr. Krad! What brings you here…” “Young Master Krad!” The guests of the Yemens, who had been invited to the station to provide testimony, arrived excitedly and greeted Aiden warmly. Aiden made headlines on the first day he arrived in Riverbank, hence many people were already familiar with the young master from the Krads. However, when they came closer to greet him and saw his face, they sensed something strange. Aiden looked rather battered. His face was swollen and red, with a glisten on his cheeks as if he had applied cream or balm to ease the pain. Yet no one dared to ask what happened. Aiden smiled at Cyan and the others before he dragged himself over to Darcy. He forced a smile on his face and said, “Ms. Quint, we meet again so soon.” “What are you doing here?” Darcy asked, her tone frosty and her expression stiff. Aiden stroked his cheek and said without a bit of embarrassment, “I heard Kaze got arrested because he is suspected of murder. I heard of the news, s
Snow helplessly said, “But as Chairman Lee’s assistant, my words do not have credibility and they aren’t accepted by the police. “More importantly, everything happens too fast and the coincidence is uncanny. Villa No.9 should be a private property, how did Mika sneak inside so easily? “According to the butler, Mika told him that she was Chairman Lee’s guest. As servants to the wealthy and powerful, the butler and the others had gotten used to extra company, especially from a female, so they allowed her in. “However, such speculation won’t work with the police. Mika is dead, so they said it was Chairman Lee who called her to the villa. “I was the one who slapped Mika and canceled her, but as his assistant, it could be said that I was instructed to do so by Chairman Lee. “That’s why the whole thing feels off, especially when all the coincidences overlap. Everything is against Chairman Lee.” Listening to Snow’s explanation, Darcy’s expression darkened. According to what she
“Mika could not handle the stress and embarrassment, so she tried to fight back. Kaze must have physically beaten her and also canceled her on every social media platform. “If it’s the truth, then Kaze is a horrible person. Not only did he try to rape her, but he also ruin her career and future. What a monster. “He used to be a quiet person when he was at our house, not like this…” Cyan explained. Ryna then scoffed. “That’s why a villain like him must be executed! I was smart enough to never show him any hospitality and stopped him from coming to our house. “Otherwise, if he had his eyes on Cyan, he would ravage her and even kill us all!” Ryna did not hold back in criticizing Kaze. She even chose to ignore the fact that she tried to curry favors with Kaze at the dinner. Lock could not bear listening to this wife and daughter criticizing Kaze. He frowned and bellowed, “You two, mind your words. “The officers said Kaze is just a suspect. The investigation is still going on
It was as though the man did not expect Kaze to remain calm under the pressure of so many guns pointed at him. The man frowned and then raised his hand, saying, “Move the car and let them go.” “You guys go ahead,” Kaze said to Conan and Darcy. Conan nodded. He quickly turned the car away and left the encirclement. “Which car am I getting into?” Kaze asked as he scanned over the cars. He pointed at the one the middle-aged man was sitting and said, “Can I take this? It seems more comfortable.” The annoyance on the man’s face grew distinctive but he remained silent and nodded. Kaze went over to the shiny new car and got into the back. Armed officers got into the car as well, occupying the other side of the rear seat and the passenger’s seat. Kaze smiled and did not mind the extra security. “Whrrrrr.” The siren went blaring as the motorcade brought Kaze away. Back at Rivername’s residential area, both Villa No.11 and Villa No.9 were sealed by police lines and there
Kaze pretended to be unfazed. Despite his dislike and disgust for Mika, Kaze was sad about the loss of her life. That was all there was to it. He had no idea how Mika’s death was linked to him. Since the police were on his case, something must have been going on. Aiden’s revenge, despite the reckless elements, was carefully laid out. The middle-aged man scoffed and replied, “We have learned that Ms. Suka has been seen in Villa No. 9 on the night of the Yemens’ house party. “Ms. Suka left in tears and a handprint on her face. “Her social media account was canceled, and her talent agency dropped her. She had to pay an exorbitant price due to the breach of contract. “Ms. Suka had been under a lot of stress these few couple of days and attempted suicide several times. She must harbor a lot of resentment toward you. “You, on the other hand, are a shareholder of TikTok and the son-in-law of the Ridgesouth Quints. You command power in Riverbank. She’s just a girl without a
Conan nodded and started the car to head to Villa No. 9. Out of nowhere, three police cars sped over, their blaring sirens shattering the peace in the area. With one in the front and two in the back, the police cars surrounded Kaze’s ride. “Thud!” The doors opened, and armed police officers jumped out of their vehicles. The officers spread out and took their positions, aiming their weapons at Kaze’s car. Several officers in plain clothes emerged from the sedan in the back. The middle-aged leader looked inside Kaze’s car before gesturing to two armed officers. Two armed officers yanked the back door open and yelled at Kaze, “Get out now! “Keep your hands in the air.” Kaze got out of the car and looked at the middle-aged man. He asked in a daze, “Officer, we have a property in Rivername. We are law-abiding citizens. What’s the meaning of this?” Ignoring Kaze, the middle-aged man sized him up and asked without looking, “Is it him?” “Yes, he’s Kaze Lee,” another pol