Now that Max kneeled before Kaze, Yuri no longer wanted to get into it with Kaze. However, Kaze walked ahead without looking at Yuri. Standing still, Kaze stared at Bernard, Jack, Peter, and the members who withdrew their membership from Lilyrose Commerce Guild. “Mr. Lee.” Close to a hundred members acknowledged Kaze’s presence. Darcy’s eyes welled up. Once upon a time, the public saw Kaze as the loser who mooched off his wife. Now, Lilyrose’s finest entrepreneurs showed respect to Kaze. “You are so badass today, babe,” Darcy murmured while covering her mouth. Not catching his wife’s remark, Kaze said with a smile, “Thank you for the honor. I have met many friends in Lilyrose’s business scene.”“We’re just doing our part,” the group answered. Kaze waved his arm, and the chatter quieted down. Kaze said, “I humbly seek a favor to rejoin Lilyrose Commerce Guild.” Huh? Everybody was taken aback by Kaze’s request. The members including Bernard, Peter, and Jack dec
“Huh?” Yuri slumped to the ground, his eyes losing luster. It never occurred to him that Kaze would forcefully boot him out of the commerce guild. Yuri did not know what he was supposed to do now. All members of Lilyrose Commerce Guild looked at Kaze as their leader. Max, the representative of Four Ocean Commerce Guild, kneeled near the sofa and kept slapping himself. Yuri fell into despair. Kaze had decided his fate. Yuri did not even have a chance to retaliate. “Take your niece and students and leave.” Without looking at Yuri, Kaze said his piece and went to Max. With his back facing the crowd, Max whipped his face to the point of bleeding.However, Max dared not stop until Kaze said so. “That’s enough.” Kaze’s voice from the back was a godsend. Max put down his sore arm and turned to face Kaze with a swollen face. He said, “Is there anything else I can do for you, Mr. Lee?” “How’s the vehicle ownership transfer coming along?” Kaze asked while taking a
With Darcy setting the scene, others followed suit in pledging donations. The group was born and bred in Lilyrose. Not to mention, they had assets and businesses in the city too. Putting the city back on track would do everybody good, so they were on the same page and united as a group. To Darcy’s surprise, Hart Lyfe, the CEO of Rove, pledged to donate 50 million dollars. Darcy tried to talk him out of it. “Mr. Lyfe, don’t go above your means. We all know Rove is struggling at the moment. It’s okay to donate a smaller amount. The donation comes from the heart.” Compared to Yuri, Hart was a discreet and pragmatic old man who had earned Darcy’s respect. The others persuaded Hart because he was known as an all-around great guy. “Don’t convince me to donate less.” Hart said with a wry smile, “Truth be told, things might not work out for Rove soon enough. I have buyers getting in touch and expressing interest in taking over. You might read on the news soon about Rove changi
The rescue workers were livid. However, the administrator did not care and even rolled his eyes. “No one is forcing you to do volunteer work. It’s not as if you’re working for me.” That was true. If it were not to provide emergency relief, the rescue crew would not take the abuse. They simply took off their red vests and walked away. Kaze observed from a short distance away, but he could not bite his tongue anymore. He drew close and told the administrator curtly, “You have three minutes to distribute lunchboxes to the relief workers. I will slap you for each missing meal.” “Oh? Why are you back, Kaze?” “Did you come back to help with the rescue?” “Oh, my god. I knew you’d be okay, Kaze.” The rescue workers were happy to see Kaze again. Although they had not spent a lot of time together, they had formed a beautiful friendship. Recognizing Kaze, the administrator of Red Star Charity grimaced. It was hard to forget the guy who beat Desmond and scared him off. Wi
The Red Star Charity committee withheld the boxed lunches to starve rescue workers. If giving the rescue workers food was not a priority, Kaze would have notified Don to arrest the Red Star Charity committee. “What? Keeping the food from us?” “The bastards are trying to get even with us by starving us.” “Why would you do that? Even if you don’t want to help, don’t add to the trouble.”Livid, the nearby emergency responders encircled the administrators of Red Star Charity. Several women teared up angrily. Things were about to get out of hand. Grabbing Bobby by the collar, Kaze stared at him. “Are you going to distribute the food, or should I do it for you?” “W-We’ll do it.” As tensions ran high, Bobby grew scared and said with an ashen face, “Let me go. We honestly didn’t withhold the food. “The food truck arrived a few minutes ago. The staff is still tallying up how much food we have.” “Just distribute the food now.” Not interested in hearing another word from
“I have already eaten. Why should I have more?” Bobby snapped back. Bobby would not fear Kaze when his uncle was to arrive later. “Oh, you ate, but the emergency responders who did all the hard work hadn’t had anything to eat yet. “You starved them for an hour and fed them stale food. Aren’t you ashamed to call yourself a charity organization?” Kaze dragged Bobby over by the collar and said chillingly, “I don’t care if we have to force-feed you, but you are going to finish every bit of the boxed lunches.” He threw Bobby aside and pulled out his phone to call Jack. “Get the nearest hotel to the rescue tents to deliver packed food to the rescue workers here as soon as possible, Jack.” It was not the end of the stale food incident, but the emergency responders needed immediate sustenance to go on. The Joestars owned hotels across the city, so Kaze could count on him to deliver quickly. “Got it. I’ll inform my people.” Jack was on board right away. Kaze put away his
“Uncle Chris!” Overjoyed, Bobby went up to Chris and whispered something while pointing at Kaze. Chris’ expression gradually turned glum. He looked up at Kaze and approached him. “Mr. Lee, Ms. Kosky dismissed you as a volunteer after you attacked Lil Dee and ruined our organization’s reputation.“It’s inappropriate of you to disrupt our relief efforts now.” Chris pinned an accusation on Kaze the moment he arrived. After leaving the commerce guild with Yuri, Yelena went to get treatment for her face and did not have time to notify her people. Chris had been out and about, unaware that Kaze had booted Yelena and Yuri out. “No need to point fingers at me, Mr. Hoot.” Kaze said with intrigue, “It’s undetermined who’s ruining Red Star Charity’s reputation.”Chris grimaced. The way he saw it, Kaze held a grudge and caused a scene because he was sacked as a volunteer.Unfortunately, Kaze also happened to witness Red Star Charity’s shady business. Although Yelena fired
Chris was visibly upset. The rescue workers all around grew angry. It was bad enough that Red Star Charity fed them spoiled food, but the organization tried to threaten Kaze and silence the rest of them. The stale food could be interpreted as negligence from either the delay on the road or the handling in sweltering weather. However, instead of resolving the matter, Red Star Charity opted to shush them. In other words, the stale food was no accident. “Do you even have a conscience, bastards?” “What’s the point of joining the relief efforts? Don’t you have any sense of right and wrong?” “We expect an explanation!” Hot with emotions, the rescue workers tore the Red Star Charity committee a new one. They could not put up with the committee’s exploits. Chris pulled a dirty face at Kaze and said grimacingly, “Do you think you can ruin Red Star Charity by rocking the boat? “You’re naïve to think you have public support. They can’t help you. “It only proves you’re guil