“T-This is impossible!” Time passed, but the crowd remained in shock. Kaze was a moocher who took his wife’s last name. Somehow, he became the new mayor of Lilyrose. This had to be a mistake. However, Caleb and the government servants stood before Kaze in reverence. Action spoke louder than words. Kaze loved to put on a show, but it was unlikely he could get the deputy mayor on board with his act. Greg turned ashen as reality sank in that Kaze was the mayor. He led his employees at the Red Foundation to rehearse a big welcome under the hot sun. In the end, the person he had been wanting to suck up to was Kaze. Feeling awkward and angry, Greg wanted to sink into the ground. “Why… Why is he the mayor?” Faye put her hands over her lips in disbelief. Regret quickly washed over her. She took the time to reapply her makeup to get into the mayor’s pants. When Kaze showed up, she did not hold onto the chance. Instead, she taunted and looked down on him. It all m
While holding his anger back, Kaze laughed at Greg who was aggrieved. “You want to apologize but it doesn’t mean I have to forgive you and pretend that nothing ever happened. Is this your so-called pride?” Kaze then swung his hand at Greg, slapping the man away without any signs. Bang! Greg fell on the floor, his face swollen. No one expected Kaze to choose violence without explanation. Everyone, including Faye and the others, was shocked and terrified at what happened. Caleb was unfazed. He said coldly, “Greg Nanas, who do you think you are, talking to the mayor like an ignorant fool!” “KAZE LEE!” Greg shouted madly on the floor. He covered his face and got up on his feet. “Kaze Lee! How dare you slap me!? You think you can do whatever you want because you are the mayor? You are full of yourself! I’m not afraid of you!” Greg was furious, his expression resembled a ferocious wolf. The moment he found out that Kaze was the new mayor of Lilyrose, the rumors about Kaze
Upon hearing Faye, Greg turned around. He saw a bunch of hippies riding their bikes toward him. The hippies left a strong impression on Greg and Faye. The two of them trembled the moment they saw the group. The leader of the hippies was Conan, and he had a young woman behind him on his bike. “Haha! Kaze, you are dead!” Greg laughed at Kaze before he went up to Conan, attentively helping him down the bike. “Young Master Conan, be careful. Watch your step…” “Dogshit, what are you doing?” Conan was shocked by Greg’s attentiveness. It even replaced his anger for a moment. “Mr. Queen, I was terribly sorry about yesterday. This is the least I can do to make it up to you.” Greg bowed and said politely, “Mr. Queen, that pretentious bastard Kaze is also here.” “Kaze… He’s here?!” Conan was shaken by the name. He looked in the direction Greg pointed and saw Kaze smiling at him. His expression turned grim. The first thought that surged into his mind was to run away. Gr
Greg was forced to bring out the Red Foundation’s name again. He assumed Conan simply wanted to vent his grievance but he would certainly hold back due to the Red Foundation’s influence. However, at the very next moment, he realized he was terribly wrong. Bang! Conan lifted his leg and kicked Greg on the chin. “Red Foundation? Red my ass! Who told you the foundation saved you last night? If not for Brother Kaze, all you little bitches wouldn't leave Taurus Automobiles yesterday! “You piece of dogshit! How dare you disrespect Brother Kaze! I’ll slap the shit out of you!” Conan continued to slap and beat up Greg. “Ouch!” Greg screamed in pain and was shocked. The one who saved them last night was Kaze? How could it be? Not only Greg, but even Faye could not believe what she heard. Kaze slapped Conan last night and even alerted Mathias to come to clean up the mess, yet Conan said it was Kaze who saved them. What happened next cleared their doubts and forced the
Crack! Following a heavy thud, Greg’s arm was broken. Both Faye and the people from the foundation were terrified. The person in charge of the South River State branch of the Red Foundation had his arm broken without resisting. It was at that moment that Faye and the others realized how terrifying Kaze was, especially Faye. She regretted everything she said to Kaze. “Aaaargh!” Greg cried excruciatingly. He had a feeling the second swing would take his life. When he saw Conan exercising his arm for a second swing, he bit the bullet and shouted, “Mr. Lee! Please spare me! Spare me and I will release a statement online! I will apologize to your wife and the guild!” Kaze smiled. “Greg, you are in no position to negotiate terms with me.” Crack! The bat was swung at Greg’s leg this time, breaking his leg. “You piece of shit. How dare you name your terms? Whatever Brother Kaze says, you do it, or I will break every bone in your body!” Conan shouted fiercely, perfectly
Faye trembled. She dared not speak a word and simply followed Kaze into the office with a pale look. “Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. A branch of the charity foundation has this level of decoration.” Kaze looked around the grand and luxurious office before sitting down on the couch. He then frowned and asked, “What are you doing?” Faye took off her jacket and shirt, only her white bra was holding together her busty and fair breasts. She did have a voluptuous body. No wonder she could become the person in charge here in Lilyrose’s branch with her incompetence. She trembled and then looked at Kaze with a teary look. She timidly said, “I thought you wanted me, that’s why you asked me to come in. I-I will do whatever you say, doggy style, missionary, anything you want, I’ll do it without a second thought. Please just let me go…” Kaze was speechless. He never had such lewd thoughts for her. He finally understood why Faye was the only one who followed him inside. Caleb and the others were
Kaze’s voice was as cold as a blizzard. The three hundred million was the combined donation of all the members of Lilyrose Commerce Guild, yet the Red Foundation used it illegally to fund Lil Dee’s donation campaign. In other words, Lil Dee had not donated a dime yet due to the foundation’s marketing but he became the philanthropist that donated a billion. It was a fraud. The Lilyrose Commerce Guild which donated three hundred million was accused and blacklisted because of the foundation’s misleading marketing. For a moment there, Kaze wanted to slap Faye out of existence, but he knew it was not entirely her fault. The woman was just a small fry in charge of a tiny branch in Lilyrose. She had no power to move such a huge amount of money alone. The foundation and Lee Investment must be behind this together, trying to increase Lil Dee’s value, trying to make him their money tree. In modern society, views and attention were king. The amount of profit that a famous influe
While Kaze made his way to Golden Edge, Darcy was already there. Soon, she located a depressed Agnes in an outlet store. “Darcy! You’re here! You have to help me! Those bastards hit me!” The moment Agnes saw Darcy, she broke down into tears, making her already reddish eyes worse. “Mom, it’s okay. I’m here now. I’ll find out what happened and do you right. Don’t cry, tell me what happened…” Darcy hugged her mother to calm her down. Agnes kept sobbing and refused to speak of something this embarrassing. Darcy then looked at her aunt, Agatha, who accompanied her mother shopping. Agatha said, “It’s like this. Your mother and I came shopping for sweaters for you guys…” Darcy knew Agnes’ thrifty personality. Although their family’s financial status had gotten better and could be considered well to do, Agnes kept her thrifty habits. She probably wanted to buy sweaters during the summer to save a few bucks, so she came to Golden Edge to shop. Agnes and Agatha went to Pa
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