The middle-aged man was righteous and warm-hearted. He despised what Lil Dee and his team did. “Tsk. So they are using the lifeboats as a tool for their nonsense show? They are delaying the rescue of the victims!” The volunteers and soldiers booed them upon learning the truth. They thought Lil Dee and his team brought their own boat to the scene but it was borrowed from the man. Everyone was mad at them and urged them to stop shooting so that they could use the boat for better purposes. Lil Dee and his team were instantly embarrassed. The crew member shouted, “Shut the fuck up, you fucks! Lil Dee is more important than any of you! Stop the bullshit in front of us!” After silencing the crowd, he looked at the owner of the boat. “Yeah, we borrowed your lifeboat, so what? You want money? All you want is money for yourself, you pretentious jerk! I’ll give you right away! How about a thousand? Or ten thousand? “Fucking poor ass! Lil Dee’s money can drown you alive faster tha
Everyone was once again shocked when they heard Kaze. Who exactly was Kaze? Not only did he lecture the famous influencer, Lil Dee, in front of everyone, but judging from his tone, this might not be his first time either. “Kaze Lee? You?!” Lil Dee was shocked. He glared at Kaze with utmost resentment. He was beaten up by Kaze although he did everything within his power previously. Not only did he fail to get Kaze to apologize, but he was forced to kneel to Kaze because he used the hype surrounding Professor Whiteman for his selfish gains. In the end, Kaze terminated the contract with him and made him a joke of the entertainment industry. Lil Dee’s reputation was basically his livelihood and having it ruined was the biggest stain in his life. He dreamt of tearing Kaze apart with his own hands. “Didn’t expect to meet me so soon?” Kaze grinned. His expression turned grim and said, “Stop your nonsense at once and hand over the lifeboat.” The victim was almost drowning
“Y-You…” Lil Dee looked at Kaze with disbelief. His expression turned grim. He did not expect the bodyguards he hired from Tendon Ltd. would not even last a hit in front of Kaze. Slap! Kaze turned around and slapped him in the face. “Stop talking. Get out of here!” Kaze dragged Lil Dee down and tossed him into the muddy water. His makeup and outfit were all ruined. Then, Kaze removed all the other crew members from the lifeboat. He then carried the old man and the child off the boat. “Give me a hand. We’re going to save the drowning man!” Several volunteers and soldiers immediately went up to Kaze to lend him a hand. The others who did not get to help applauded Kaze’s heroic actions, impressed by his fearless personality. “Just you wait, Kaze Lee! This isn’t over!” Lil Dee got up from the water and glared at Kaze. He was instantly surrounded by despicable gazes and was too embarrassed to stay. He grunted and then brought his team away. With the help of the
“Kaze stopped them because it’s the right thing to do. Lil Dee ordered his bodyguards to hurt him but Kaze beat them all up. We finally got the lifeboat to save more people…” The volunteers were accepting the interview from the reporters while trying their best to help. “Guys, we know this is going viral since Lil Dee is involved but please report the truth. We know Lil Dee is rich but we hope this news will reach the public the way it is, not distorted.” “Yeah. The people’s eyes are bright. We know who did the right things.” The volunteers were worried that the reporters were bought out by Lil Dee, so they asked to report the incident as it was. Among the group of reporters was a woman wearing a tag from Sunrise News with her name, Mandy Yipz, spelled on it. She said loudly, “Don’t worry everyone. Journalism is about the truth. We journalists have a conscience and we will only report the truth!” “Yeah! We will never forgive people who tried to delay or ruin the rescue op
“Tsk. The reporters are really good with their words. “A pen is stronger than a sword. It can kill without shedding blood.” At Lee Investment, Samson was scrolling through the news on his phone. When he saw the captivating yet misleading headlines from different news outlets, he could not resist tapping in. If even he was captivated, the majority of the people would surely feel the same. His assistant bowed and said, “Mr. Hobbs, are the news outlets going overboard this time? They should have focused on Kaze alone but now even the local police department was involved. “If Lilyrose’s reputation is tarnished, the new mayor might not be happy about it. Why don’t I call the news outlet and warn them about…” After Lil Dee was chased away by Kaze, he reported the incident to Samson because he knew he was no match for Kaze. He wanted his boss to take revenge for him. Therefore, Lee Investment used its connections with the news outlets to create a storm online. “Overboard? Ho
However, none of the calls got through except the one to Sunrise News. Unfortunately, the response from the person was terrible. “Can you prove that you are one of the volunteers at the scene? Do you have pictures? Even if you have, it might be edited. Don’t you know pictures can be photoshopped? “Stop making complaints. Mandy is our ace journalist and an internationally acclaimed reporter. If you continue to slander her, we will take legal measures.” The person threatened the volunteer through the phone. “They are just playing dumb because they are paid by Lil Dee and his team. There’s no way the news outlets will listen to us.” “Now everyone can take pictures and videos. They can’t just do whatever they want. We can record our own video to prove that Kaze is a good person!” The volunteers and soldiers agreed to clear Kaze’s name together. They started to take videos of the scene and explained what really happened. The videos were then posted to different platforms to
“What’s the matter, Jennifer?” Kaze asked with furrowed brows. Jennifer questioned him with an unfriendly tone the moment the call got through. She must have seen the news online. “What’s the matter? You hitting Lil Dee is on the news again! Everything about you, your background, what you have done, everything is revealed online! “You volunteered at the flood scene on behalf of our firm. Even if you want to take revenge or anything, can you pick another time? Can you consider our firm first before you act recklessly?!” Jennifer was furious. She was speechless after what happened. She even had complaints about Miru as the chairwoman of the firm. She did not know why Miru would make Kaze the CEO. Even when Kaze was no longer the CEO, he could still cause problems. He had joined the firm for a while now. Not only did he fail to secure any investment opportunity, but he also caused more problems than he should have. The firm had suffered a moderate amount of losses. Kaze kn
Kaze’s gaze grew cold when he heard Jennifer. Jennifer and the Lilyrose Commerce Guild might not know Lee Investment’s schemes, but Kaze knew everything about it. The so-called legal measure was total nonsense. The news media distorted the truth and even if Lee Investment wanted to take legal measures, they would not win the case. If Kaze fell under pressure and apologized, then he would live with the accusation for life. Moreover, Lee Investment wanted him to apologize so that they could insult and humiliate him. Kaze was certain that once he apologized, it would be the start of a series of problems, not the end of this one. “The firm’s idea? Jennifer, do you think you represent the firm? I’m just temporarily relieved of my duty as CEO. I can go back whenever I want.” Jennifer believed apologizing was the simplest solution, so she did not treat Kaze with any respect when talking to him. The more Kaze tolerated Jennifer’s attitude, the more she would take advantage of
“Whoosh!” The swift swing of the dagger left a huge cut on Kaze’s shirt at the abdomen. The old man had switched his stance to kneeling on one knee. The pain in his eyes had been replaced by frosty murderous intent, with a hint of shock and resentment as if he did not expect Kaze to dodge the lethal blow. “Old man, you’re a wicked one.” Kaze was also shocked. He looked down at his collar T-shirt and the wide opening at his stomach. The chilling wind on his skin sent chills down his spine. A split second later he would be gutted on the spot. “Swoosh!” After missing the ambush, the old man jumped like a nimble fox for a follow-up attack. This time, he switched his target from Kaze to Darcy. The dagger in his hand glared coldly as it thrusted toward Kaze’s chest. He was shocked that Kaze was able to dodge his lethal blow. He also realized Kaze was a tough opponent, so he switched to an easier one—Darcy. He acted like a gambler who had lost everything. With nothing
“Huh?” Phoenix narrowed her eyes and shot a sharp gaze at Joan. “Thump!” Joan fell on her knees immediately, looking horrified. “I-Impossible! My family spent tens of millions to make this walking cane, how can it…” Her family members were also similarly horrified, all falling onto their knees after her and even prostrating on the ground. If they were charged with attempted murder on Phoenix’s life, she and her entire family would be uprooted completely. Phoenix’s expression darkened. With gritted teeth, she said, “Take all of them away and investigate what really happened!” Her men who followed her from Ridgesouth came up, dragging Joan and her family away despite them crying for help. Those who resisted were slapped and knocked out before being shoved into the car. “Kaze, how did you know about the walking cane?” Agnes asked, her voice trembling. She felt grateful for escaping what seemed to be a disaster. Kaze’s offensive behavior shocked her, but it was to expos
“Huh?! Y-You hit me?!” Joan screamed as she covered her face. “Madam Quint, do something about this monkey! He’s disrespecting you and slapped me in front of everyone!” “You wretched boy, on your knees!” Phoenix’s expression darkened, her eyes on Kaze resentful. “If your family failed to teach you manners, I’ll do it for them!” “Greedy, self-righteous, ignorant, use your age to pressure others…” Kaze was determined to teach Phoenix a lesson about shame and humility today, so there was no way he would show her any respect. “People like you don’t even know what you are doing even with age, what gives you the right to lecture me?” “Kaze, shut it! Are you trying to get yourself into more trouble?!” Agnes bellowed, almost passing out due to the anger. Kaze had offended Phoenix. “Me? Ignorant?!” Phoenix scoffed due to disbelief. Her eyes were burning with the flames of anger as she said, “You disrespectful little bastard, I will show you what ignorance is!” As the words
The Ridgesouth Quints may be a prominent family, but their influence did not extend as far as the South River State. If that were not the case, the Ridgesouth Quints would not have waited until now to appoint Darcy as a proxy to expand their influence in the South River State. Kent came from a wealthy family, and he was the mayor of Riverbank. He had no reason to curry favor with the Quints by giving them a villa. The Ridgesouth Quints should be the ones showering Kent with gifts to do business in Riverbank. “What? How dare you say that we are unworthy!”“If we are unworthy, what about you? You’re just a moocher.”“Insolence!” Joan and the others flipped out. “Bam.” Phoenix slammed her cane to the floor and said chillingly, “You said that the Quints are unworthy, boy. What about you? Why would the mayor give you a villa? “You better give a convincing answer. If you don’t, ha!” “It’s none of your business,” Kaze replied bluntly.Silence hung heavy in the air. E
“Gone too far?” Phoenix said furiously, “Do you want to get it too, boy?” “Shut up, Kaze!” Not wanting the situation to escalate, Agnes charged over and said ingratiatingly, “I’m sorry, Madam Quint. We didn’t do a good job raising Sky. He simply didn’t think straight in the heat of the moment.”“I’m sorry. I’m really sorry!” Darcy apologized as well. “I’ll wipe the blood off you, Madam Quint. We don’t want to get your hands dirty.” Joan pulled out a tissue and cleaned Phoenix’s hands fawningly while uttering sarcastically, “You have no idea, Madam Quint. Some people have the money. They just don’t want to spend it.“As far as I know, our little leader is living in a villa worth several hundred million dollars in Riverbank. The villa was a gift from Mayor Synder too.“They didn’t give a bracelet that was only worth half a million because they have no money. They simply do not care enough for you, Madam Quint. “They’re just trying to fob you off since you’re only an old
“We from Chrysant City have given Madam Quint a bullet-proof Lincoln stretch from Uleania. The Lincoln will be Madam Quint’s ride in Riverbank,” a middle-aged man with glasses said smugly.Kaze glanced at the Lincoln stretch not too far away, understanding the value of the car. “Madam Quint can’t be staying in the hotel throughout her trip. We, the branch in Takeno City, are a family in politics, so we lack funding. Still, we borrowed a villa from a major corporation to accommodate Madam Quint,” a representative of the Takeno Quints said with a chuckle. The Takeno Quints talked about borrowing. Their primary focus was on politics, so they could not be honest about their net worth. However, every branch of the Quints presented Phoenix with expensive gifts. Each gift was worth at least five million dollars. The five-hundred-thousand-dollar bracelet from Darcy’s family seemed modest in comparison. Sure enough, Phoenix grew upset and raised her free arm to slap the gift box
Even Darcy did not think Phoenix would deny her. It was true that Darcy was supposed to gather all family branches in Riverbank. She would have to discipline the unruly and unite the rest. Her goal was to consolidate the family’s power and resources under her control. It was a clear and comprehensive strategy. Darcy had not anticipated such a response from her first meeting with Phoenix. It was harsh. Phoenix completely dismissed her. Darcy, though accepting fault, felt hurt. Agnes felt like her world was crumbling down. If Darcy was stripped of her leadership role, the family would go back to when things were bad. Ever since Darcy became the family head in the South River State, Agnes was treated like royalty everywhere she went. She was addicted to the privileges. Agnes never wanted to go back to those days when people would look down on her.“Darcy, where’s the gift you got for Madam Quint? Hurry up and apologize to her.” Agnes grabbed Darcy hastily. A
“You should know that Madam Quint loves flowers, and you came empty-handed. No flowers, no gifts.” “You talk about respect for Madam Quint. It’s all talk. What have you done for her?” “You are hicks from a small place like Lilyrose. Where are your manners? You’re lucky to become the head of the South River Quints, but you will always lack refinement.” “I’m starting to worry about this leader taking us to new heights. I guess we can consider ourselves lucky if she doesn’t bring us down.” “Yeah! She was late and came empty-handed. This tells us all we need to know about this family.” Taking Joan’s lead, the other family members lay into Darcy’s family thick and hard. “That’s enough!” Before Kaze said anything, Sky had a go at these people. “You tried to set my sister up, and now you’re putting the blame on us!“Only you had information of Madam Quint’s flight. You only let us know half an hour before the plane touched down. “Why didn’t we come earlier to wait in the airp
Kaze narrowed his eyes at the woman and drew close. “You’re a member of the South River Quints. Should you stand by your leader instead of stirring the pot and causing the scene? “Does family even mean anything to you? “Are you defying the family? “Who are you to disrespect Madam Quint and the family?” The woman staggered back with each question, her face draining of color.“I… You…” Flustered, she glared at Kaze. Still, she was at a loss in the face of Kaze’s questioning. “I assure you, Madam Quint. My daughter, Joan, doesn’t mean any disrespect.” A grizzled-haired middle-aged man with glasses came forward with an ashen face. “She was just trying to defend your honor, Madam Quint. She’s upset because someone disrespected you and arrived late.” This person was manipulative. While sticking up for his daughter, he also took the opportunity to belittle Darcy. “Doesn’t mean any disrespect?” Kaze snapped back, “Madam Quint hasn’t said a thing, but a nobody came out