“That’s right. That’s totally right!” Jim nodded and then signaled his men with a wave of his hand. “Security, get him!” Following Jim’s order, the security captain led the guards forward and said, “Young man, since Golden Edge was acquired by our big boss, everyone knows not to cause problems here in the mall. “You are the first one since the acquisition and you made my job meaningful.” The security captain stared at Kaze with an unfriendly gaze as he approached closer. Kaze was unfazed. “Are you sure you want to do this? I hope you won’t regret it.” Pft! Vilma laughed out loud. With disdain, she said, “A useless guy who married into his wife’s family, how can you be so pretentious? Are you kidding me?” “Punk, I wish you could keep this up after they teach you a lesson.” Jim scoffed. He shot a gaze at the security captain. “Get him!” “Grab him!” the security captain said to his men. Two security guards went up to Kaze and tried to seize him. As the security gua
Vilma even pictured the scene where her son married Brenda. If that came true, then the mall would be the Parkson family’s property. “No! I don’t want to play with you! You bully my godfather! You are bad guys!” The polite little girl turned away angrily and rejected Jim and Vilma’s offer. “Your godfather? Who is your godfather?” Jim and Vilma were stunned. “Godfather!” Brenda then ran over to Kaze and leaped into his embrace. Kaze carried her and the little girl curled her arms around his neck, kissing him on the cheek. It was obvious that the girl liked Kaze more. “W-What?” Jim and Vilma reacted as if they saw a ghost. Even a blind man could tell Kaze was Brenda’s godfather. Kaze spent three billion to acquire Golden Edge as a present for Brenda. In other words, Kaze was the real boss of the mall. Jim and Vilma’s faces turned pale. Kaze did not look at them. He chatted with the little girl, making her laugh. The girl’s laughter did not fit the tense
Seeing her husband kneeling before Kaze, begging and shaking, Vilma was deeply shaken. Given their current situation, if she refused to apologize, her husband might lose his job, so she had to endure the grievance. Vilma took a deep breath and went to Kaze with a fake smile. “Mr. Lee, I am terribly sorry. I hereby apologize to you, Ms. Quint, as well as her mother and aunt.” “Cut the crap. Just refund us,” Kaze said. He was carrying Brenda in his arms and did not bother to look at Vilma. If it were not for Brenda, he would have asked the security guards to slap Vilma. The woman was rude and arrogant, claiming she would slap his face off his skull. Her apology was not sincere but her hand was forced. “Mr. Lee, I might be the store manager but I do not have the right to process the refund either,” Vilma said with a bitter smile. Kaze might be the real boss of Golden Edge but Paladia Moose, a multinational company, was much more powerful. The non-refundable policy was
As though she had caught onto a lifebuoy, Vilma clung to Kingston’s arm tightly. "Mr. Hacks, thank God you are here! Mr. Lee is trying to kick us out of Golden Edge just because he's the boss of the mall. He even slapped our employees! You have to do something!" Vilma said in a sobbing tone. Her pitiful appearance managed to win Kingston’s sympathy. The thought of her lewdness on bed aroused and angered him at the same time. He stared at Kaze coldly. “So you are the boss of the mall? Paladia Moose is an international brand and we have countless outlets in Arcadia. “The previous owner of the mall was the one who begged us to open an outlet here, so we simply took it as a chance to test the market. Now that the ownership has changed, you want to evict us? “Believe me when I say if Paladia Moose leaves Golden Edge, this mall will be dead. No one would want to set foot in such a lowly shopping mall.” Kingston sounded proud. Paladia Moose might not have quality products but
Kaze shook his hand and asked, “How does it feel? Am I a man now?” Vilma was stunned for quite a while before she screamed, “You bastard! You slapped me!? I’ll kill you!” She was furious. She did not expect Kaze to actually slap her in front of Kingston, and he did not hold back at all. She was embarrassed, not only before Kingston but also the crowd. Kingston’s expression turned grim as well. He bellowed, “Young man, you have the nerve, I’ll give you that.” Kaze smiled. “Mr. Hacks, am I right? If you continue to be a pretentious prick, I can let you have a taste of my slap as well.” His expression turned grim and he continued, “Cut the crap. You either take your brand out of Golden Edge, or call for whatever help you have. I’ll give you time, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. “No matter what you do today, Paladia Moose will be evicted!” Everyone was surprised by Kaze’s fierce words. He was prepared to stand against Paladia Moose until the very end. “Young man, I hav
“I’m telling you, Paladia Moose might be new here in South River State and has no foundation or whatever, but we have allies. We worked closely with Four Ocean Guild. “Once again, are you sure you want to oppose us?” Compared to Vilma, Kingston was much smarter. He admitted that Paladia Moose had no solid foundation in South River State but he was able to secure connections with the guild.He was honest with his weakness but also confident that his connections with the guild would aid him. Darcy wore a serious look. “I have nothing to do with Four Ocean Guild. Please don’t use them against me. Besides, as a consumer, we just want justice. “If that’s what you want to think of us, then please just assume we are against Paladia Moose!” Kaze wanted to applaud Darcy’s courage for standing up against Kingston. Her words also surprised many others at the scene. She showed her tough side, which was rare. Kingston brought Four Ocean Guild to the table yet Darcy refused to back
“What’s wrong, scared?” Kingston saw Darcy’s change of expression. He scoffed, “You shouldn’t have opposed us from the start. “I’ll give you a chance. Before Zel sends his men over, just tell your husband to kneel and apologize, compensate us a hundred million, and give us total control of this entire floor, then we’ll call it a day. What say you? “If you don’t agree to my terms, then there will be no terms when Zel’s men are here. Because, when they’re here, it won’t be just an apology and compensation.” Kingston spoke arrogantly to Darcy and ignored Kaze completely. To him, Darcy was the real boss and Kaze was just a clown. If not for Darcy, Kaze would not have the nerve to challenge him. Darcy understood Kingston’s meaning. Zel said he would send someone over. Once that happened, it would mean going against the entire Glitter family, plus Paladia Moose. Like Kingston said, an apology and compensation would not be enough then. Even celebrities must get paid to a
“Hahaha! Zel’s representative is already here. Kaze Lee, you just lost your one chance to negotiate with me. You wasted it yourself, so don’t blame me.” Kingston then signaled his subordinate and said, “Tell the shoppers to move, I have to welcome a Glitter myself.” His men immediately moved the crowd to clear a path. “Mr. Hacks, the representative is here,” said one of Kingston’s men. Kingston nodded. He tidied his jacket and brought his men over to the elevator, waiting for the person to come up. The man wore professional attire but looked timid with a reddish mark on his face. Had his men not confirmed it beforehand, Kingston would not have believed that the man was someone from the Glitter family. Kingston went up to him and said, “I’m Kingston Hacks from Geranium City. Thank you for coming. How may I address you?” “I’m Max Kang.” The man was none other than Max from Four Ocean Guild. He said confidently, “Mr. Glitter has told me what happened. Don’t worry, King
“You…” The fear of death suppressed and replaced the anger in Phoenix. Her wrinkled face paled, making her look like a living corpse. “Madam!” Two of Phoenix’s followers from Ridgesouth tried to jump on Anzu to rescue their employer. However, Anzu swung her katana in a swift, deadly arc, slitting their throats instantly and splattering blood across the ground. “Kaze Lee, get over here! Or else I will kill this old hag!” Anzu roared, her tone resentful. “She killed them!” “Grandaunt is being taken hostage!” “Call the police!” The morgue fell into chaos following the death of the two followers. All the members of the other family branches screamed in panic. Some scrambled to escape, while others stood still in shock. A few were paralyzed by sheer terror, unable to process what was happening before their eyes. As chaos broke out, Kaze quickly dashed forward to pull the horrified Hector and Agnes away, dragging them back to Darcy and Sky. “Stay here and don’t move.
“Get down and kneel to Joan, or else I will haunt you even after I die!” Kaze twisted his wrist, subtly revealing a thin silver needle in his palm. He then looked at Joan and said, “Fire if you can.” If Joan got so much as close to the trigger, he would use the silver needle to kill her on the spot. His words put disappointment in Darcy’s eyes. Kaze was physically strong but the family was surrounded by guns. Under such intense circumstances, Kaze could really be more tolerant and endure the insult for their sake. Darcy was deeply disappointed in Kaze. Phoenix was so enraged by Kaze’s threats toward Joan that she laughed in exasperation. “Joan, show that you mean business!” “Kaze Lee, you made me do this!” Joan said with a grin. She slowly raised the gun at Kaze. Bang! Suddenly, the door was kicked open from the outside, and a woman in a funeral home uniform with a mask appeared. Strangely, she wielded a Ryokan katana and was searching for someone among the cr
There were police officers outside of the funeral home, and since the hitmen from the Steelclaw Guild would come after Hector and his family, Phoenix did not need to kill them in the open. Though she did not mind scaring them and making them kneel before her, begging for mercy—it would be quite satisfying. Thump! Hector and Agnes knelt immediately. Agnes was shuddering as she said, “Grandaunt, we never meant to disrespect you! It was all Kaze! Him! He was the one who opposed you and challenged your authority! “He was the one who broke your cane and beat up Joan. He was the one who called the stop on the projects! We had nothing to do with it!” She then turned to her son and daughter. “Sky, Darcy, what are you two doing standing? Get down! Madam Dark’s death is already painful enough for Grandaunt. Stop upsetting her!” “Yeah, kneel! Grandaunt is an elder, it’s not embarrassing kneeling to her!” Hector said to his children, the anxiety on his face was obvious too. He did
“The day I arrived, you broke my walking cane of three million dollars and you hurt Joan. You even got her fiance’s family killed. Don’t even get me started about Mayor Synder stopping the company’s project. Now, you are opposing me directly?! “The other branches of the Quint family are doing just fine but why are you and your family such a pain in the ass? Now I realize the reason—it is you! You are the one who caused all this mess! “Hector, your family is useless! That’s why even a live-in son-in-law can misbehave like this! Do you even deserve to carry the Quint’s name?” Phoenix bellowed. Hector lowered his head and dared not argue with Phoenix. Kaze did not care at all. He sternly said, “Phoenix, you know better than anyone why I broke your walking cane, why I hit Joan, and why I ceased the project. “If you want to distort the truth, I won’t bother to explain it either, but all I want to say is don’t overly rely on your position and your seniority. Respect is earned, not
“She was elderly; how could someone beat her up physically? More importantly, aside from breaking Madam Dark’s arm, this particular someone staged a car accident and killed her, leaving her with barely a corpse. “It’s inhumane! It’s outrageous! Is he even human?” Joan cried as she expressed her grievance. Each word she muttered felt heavy like mountains. Following her claims, everyone turned around and looked at Darcy and her family at the back of the line—including Kaze, who was beside them. “Have Hector and his family arrived yet?” Phoenix stomped her walking cane on the floor and bellowed, “Tell them to get over here right now!” Seeing Phoenix as if she was ready to devour someone alive, Hector and Agnes shuddered as they quickly went up. “Grandaunt, we are here. We’ve arrived for some time now.” Agnes quickly shifted the blame to Kaze, saying, “Grandaunt, it was not us who broke Madam Dark’s arm. We did not arrange for the truck to ram into her car either. It was Ka
Besides, several Viper’s Den agents in casual attire had also blended into the scene. Hannah was hurt, or else Kaze would bring her along as well. Although he had already devised a plan with the Steelclaw Guild, he was not sure if the guild would take the act too far and make it real. On top of that, the Steelclaw Guild was a mysterious organization rooted deeply in this city. No one could guarantee if they would not deploy all their hitmen on this mission. It was why Kaze arranged as many men as possible to be on the scene to ensure the safety of Darcy and her family. Under the staff’s guidance, Kaze, Darcy, and the family arrived at the morgue. They saw a crowd inside. All the branch families and their respective heads arrived. Phoenix, leaning on her walking cane, and Joan, seated in her wheelchair, were also there. Madam Dark and her family had served the Quint family for generations and she grew up with Phoenix. She took care of Phoenix, protected her, and they
South said with a sigh, “Kaze, you might not know First Tiger in person but he’s a man with a great mind and tactics. “He said the Steelclaw Guild would remain in the shadows while the Quint family roamed openly. If the Quint family wants revenge against us, then their family members will be our targets. “You, however, are not the same. He can’t see through you and he’s willing to sign a peace treaty with you instead of going to war against you without any solid reason.” Kaze smiled and said, “He’s a wise man indeed. I’m more curious about First Tiger than before. Tell him that I will play along with his plan. I owe him one.” After the call with South, the chief of the South River Police Department, Morgan Bale, called. “Mr. Lee, the servants of Phoenix Quint and the elder of the Quint family from Ridgesouth were killed in a car crash. All six of them died on the spot. I believe you’ve received the news.” As soon as the call got through, Morgan’s serious voice came through.
Agnes bellowed, “So what if Darcy suspects you? You did it, yet you won’t let people talk about you? My daughter is a chairwoman, she’s smart! She’s not like Sky who trusts you unconditionally. She has solid reasons to suspect you!” “I have to take this call.” Kaze did not want to argue with Agnes. The buzzing phone saved him in the nick of time and he went out after seeing South’s name on the screen. As though Agnes clutched on the very evidence that could prove Kaze did it, she jumped excitedly and shouted, “Look! He knew he couldn’t keep it up anymore! He’s going out to talk with the killer! “I’m telling you guys! Don’t trust people like him! He’s mad and he could do anything to you! He’s beyond saving…” While Agnes was being relentless with her groundless accusations, Kaze answered the phone. “Kaze, Phoenix Quint just contacted us and said you and your family would be at the funeral house. She even said if we wanted revenge, we could send people over there now and they
“Other than Kaze, who else has the motive to kill Madam Dark and her daughter? Didn’t you hear him when he shoved them out earlier? He said he would kill them! “I think he was afraid back then, but he didn’t want them coming after him, so he took the chance once they left! “Kaze, you’re horrible! How could you kill them?!” Agnes took a few steps away from Kaze and stared at him. “You’ve gotten bolder than ever. I really don’t know what else you don’t dare to do! Do you know what the consequences of your actions are? You can’t keep it hidden forever! People will eventually find out! “You think you can get away with it? Look again! The crash just happened, and the driver is already under investigation. A gambler in debts took the risk for money and pretended to be DUI. Do you think people are idiots? “Can’t you see it’s obvious? Now you’ve become a prime suspect! You better take responsibility and not get us involved, or I will make you regret it!” She scolded Kaze as her f