All the supercar club members grinned when they heard Tank. They worried Tank might defend his guest, Kaze, but it seemed like their worry was unnecessary. Tank did not emphasize Lilian slapping Darcy but seemingly held Kaze responsible for being too harsh on Lilian. Kaze’s gaze turned cold. “Lilian Wheel slapped my wife and it was impulsive; I slapped her back and I’m being too much?” Tank nodded. “If that’s what you want to make of it, please do. I am just stating from an observer’s perspective, speaking objectively. “You are a man. You are naturally stronger than a woman. You should have held back. Moreover, you kicked down the door, which is basically getting the innocents involved.” The club members were delighted that Tank defended Lilian and them. “You heard Mr. Gebach, Kaze Lee! You almost hurt the innocent! How could you?” “There’s something wrong with your personality. What did the club do to you? Why did you knock down our door and provoke us?” “Ms. Wheel s
Kaze’s words silenced the entire club once again. Everyone’s jaw dropped when they heard Kaze call the Glitter family a bunch of cowards. He was courting death with such provocative words. To the supercar club members, Kaze had already lost his mind. All the members had strong backgrounds. Their family, parents, connections—everyone they knew was their strongest support and they could easily solve any conflicts with power or money. Yet none of them dared to challenge the Glitter family, let alone call them cowards. Kaze did not only scold one of the Glitter family members, but he called the entire family cowards! He challenged an entire family known for its wealth, influence, and power. The old saying went in Arcadia—wealthy families should not be looked down upon, or insulted. The slightest disrespect toward a family with a history and strong background was considered the heaviest of crimes, despite having no laws about that. There were no laws stating one could
Cetus spoke the mind of every member. Not only Tank, but not one of the supercar club members took Kaze seriously. Kaze was just a useless man who relied on his wife. They would never have noticed him if not for this occasion. He was like an ant no one cared about. Kaze and them were from two different worlds. Kaze glanced at Cetus and said, “You keep yapping. Don’t you feel like a clown? I don’t think I’ve answered any of your questions either, so please shut the hell up. I’m tired of slapping people today, don’t challenge my patience.” Cetus was furious instantly. He shouted, “What did you say?!” “You relied on your wife to reach your current position yet you have the nerve to talk to me like that? I have no idea what is in that brain of yours!” “How could you even speak with such arrogance in front of so many supercar club members? If not because of Mr. Gebach, whom we respect, we would have slapped your face off!” The other members voiced support for Cetus. They
Astral’s text showed off the pride of a wealthy and powerful family. He demanded fifty million from Kaze, but it was not to sell the car off. Kaze had to smash it in front of everyone so he could no longer drive it around the city, reminding others that the car used to be Leigh’s. In short, the Glitter family wanted to cut all ties with the car, leaving no traces behind. It was the pride and power of a wealthy family! Even Darcy was upset by the ridiculous demand. She said strongly, “Mr. Gebach, that’s too much!” Tank smiled and said casually, “President Quint, if you think that’s too much, I can’t do anything either. If you have the power to resist the Glitter family, you can do the same to them as well; if not, please do as requested.” Darcy’s lips moved but was rendered speechless by Tank’s statement. Cetus and the other club members laughed. “Kaze Lee, you heard Mr. Gebach! We are stomping over you just like that because you are useless!” “Mr. Astral has given t
Everyone in the club went closer to the window to have a look outside. What they saw shocked them. They could barely recognize the Aston Martin from the scraps. A massive excavator appeared in the parking lot, showing off its massive arm after smashing the Aston Martin into scraps. In the cockpit was Conan smoking a cigarette, waving in the direction of the club. He was extremely excited after crushing the car. However, due to the distance, no one in the club was able to recognize him. “MY CAR!” Cetus screamed. His face was red and his eyes bulged in shock and disbelief. “Kaze Lee! Why did you destroy my car!? Are you fucking blind? Can’t you tell that’s not the Koenigsegg?! That’s a fucking Aston Martin! If you are that stupid, at least look at the colors! One is blue, another is silver!” He shouted at Kaze like a madman. He did not expect his car to be destroyed in just a blink of an eye. He only got the car recently and now it was turned into a pile of scraps
“My car! No!” While the clinks and clanks echoed in the air, the owner of the car, who was one of the club members, screamed in pain. He was the one who asked Darcy to sleep with him for a month and he would give her the McLaren. Now his McLaren had become a pile of scraps. The sudden twist of events was jaw-dropping. In mere minutes, the Aston Martin and McLaren, six and five million, respectively, were crushed into a pile of scraps by the excavator. Some of the club members felt the adrenaline rush and thrills seeing the cars being crushed. However, something even more exciting followed. The excavator raised its arm again and onto the next car it smashed. Bang! A Buggati was crushed. Kabam! A Ferrari was smashed. Boom! A Pagani was thrashed. The massive excavator was a destroyer of cars, turning them into scraps with just a swing of its arm. No matter how expensive or cool the car was, they were paper before the excavator. Even though the club member
“Mr. Gebach, do something about the dummy. He’s outrageous!” “The guy doesn’t respect Mr. Glitter at the least bit.” “He’s cocky in your face. He doesn’t respect your authority.” Members of the supercars club could not do anything about Kaze. With the trashing still happening outside, they pleaded with Tank for help. Tank grimaced. Even he was ticked off by Kaze’s arrogance. However, he had to appear composed for the sake of his ego. Tank said in a cold voice, “You know what you are doing, Kaze. “Do you think you can defy the Glitters? Do you think you can insult Mr. Glitter and me?“Well, you got another thing coming. “You are only getting yourself and your wife killed. “You are just driving yourself to oblivion.” Everybody could tell that Tank was livid. He looked like he was about to blow up. No one would want to anger Tank, a tycoon in the South River state’s financial market. Kaze was just getting on Tank’s nerves. He would have to pay a heavy price f
It was pin-drop silence in the supercar club. Everybody held their breaths as the tension was palpable in the air. Kaze slapped Tank across the face in full view of everybody. Things just escalated to a whole new level. It was bad. “A-Are you alright, Mr. Gebach?” one subordinate asked with worry as he handed a wet tissue to Tank, who only stood there with a blank face. The other men glared at Kaze. They wanted to get their hands on him. It was bad enough that the lowly son-in-law of the Quints acted tough in front of Tank. He had the nerve to hit Tank in public too. Kaze was out of his mind. The subordinate’s voice snapped Tank out of a trance. After a brief daze, Tank took the wet wipe and applied it to his face without a word. Never before in his life had he been hit in the face, in public at that. The only other time it happened was when his old man hit him for his childhood misdeeds. Despite having lived for a long time, Tank took a while for reality to s
It took a lot of effort for Agnes to break her daughter up with Kaze. There was no way she would allow Kaze to have a second shot with Darcy. The way Agnes saw it, her daughter was the head of the Quints in the South River State and the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Darcy was beautiful and a great catch. Kaze did not mean squat. While Agnes danced with joy, several vehicles turned up outside the villa. These cars belonged to two different parties. The first group was in fancy cars while the other group was much more discreet. Still, nobody would dismiss government vehicles. Though surprised, Darcy quickly went up to greet the people. “Chief Yaphet, Mr. Jayne, what brings you here?” The alphas of both groups were not some big VIP to Darcy’s family. However, they had control over Sky Ocean Corporation’s future. More accurately, the entities that these people worked for held the fate of Sky Ocean Corporation in their hands. Welson, a middle-ranking official in the
“No way! Madam Quint had no reason to kill Madam Dark.” There was a bustle at Villa No. 1. Despite the statement coming from the police, the crowd was skeptical that Phoenix would kill anyone. Agnes and Darcy found the truth hard to swallow. If Phoenix were behind the evil assassination, they would be wrong about Kaze. The police officer said, “We learned that the dump truck driver received 1.2 million dollars before the accident. We tracked the money to one of Phoenix’s people in Ridgesouth. “We looked into Phoenix’s phone records and discovered that she contacted the Steelclaw Guild through the dark web. “She had no idea that we have eyes on the dark web. Though we don’t know the specifics of her deal with the Steelclaw Guild, she would only have one reason to contact an assassination organization.“The Steelclaw Guild’s killer then showed up at the funeral parlor.“We are linking these two incidents, and our prime suspect is Phoenix, who is now deceased.“We didn’t de
“Kaze, do you know how unfamiliar and frightened you’re making me feel right now?“Why was the Steelclaw Guild’s killer after you? If today didn’t happen, I wouldn’t know that you had gotten yourself in deep trouble. “I don’t know what else you are hiding from me. I even wonder if you were behind Madam Dark’s car accident. “My feelings toward you have been true, but family is equally important to me. “I’m afraid that one day, you will get my parents and brother killed.” Darcy let everything out. The storm in Kaze’s eyes quelled.He grabbed a pen and signed his name before taking his copy. Kaze placed the other copy on the table before walking away. As the people in the villa watched on in shock, Agnes dropped her jaw in joy. Agnes thought that it would take a lot of talking and crying to push Darcy in the right direction. To her surprise, Darcy filed for divorce right away. Nevertheless, she was quick to complain. “You are silly, Darcy. You should have asked for V
“Oh, don’t give me that!” Agnes said without a care, “All I know is that you stood by and got Madam Quint killed. “Why can’t you think before you act, Kaze? What are you going to do when the Quints hold you responsible?“Do you think this is the end of the matter? With Madam Quint dead, the Quints would demand answers.“Here you are, saying that you weren’t trying to get us killed. “You should set my daughter free now! I demand a divorce.” Agnes clamored. “I can’t sleep well at night, thinking I have to spend another day with a snake. “The ball is in your court, Darcy. Either he stays, or I go.” Agnes was determined to force her daughter into dumping Kaze’s sorry ass. Kaze turned to Darcy. “Let’s move out, babe. We can buy another house to live in.” He looked weary for once. Kaze felt drained. There was never a moment of peace whenever he was at home. Agnes would push Darcy into getting a divorce every time Kaze showed his face. Kaze had tried addressing the iss
Kaze said indifferently, “I don’t want to talk to you about this. Just carry on living in their own world.” “What? You have nothing to say for yourself, so you shut up?” Agnes was on full steam ahead. “Why didn’t you kneel when we were on our knees? Don’t you care whether we die?“Are you wishing we were dead?” Despite the grilling, Kaze remained indifferent. Agnes took things far and pressed on. “Were you trying to egg the killer into killing Madam Quint and Joan?“You were afraid of Madam Quint’s retaliation once the word about Madam Dark and Shadow’s accident got out, so you wanted to silence her.” Sky could not stand by anymore. “That’s extreme, Mom. K-Kaze—” “Was what?” Agnes glared at him. “The killer broke Madam Quint’s fingers, fractured her leg, and killed her and Joan. It’s clear that she was triggered by Kaze. “Once or twice might be a coincidence, but we’re talking about this happening multiple times. Isn’t it a deliberate act?” Agnes was witty to make
It had only been an hour since Phoenix met her demise. Yet the Ridgesouth Quints had already come to a decision. Even Kaze had to admit that the Ridgesouth Quints were highly efficient. The Quints’ approach was simple but highly effective. With Phoenix dead, the Quint family members in the South River State were without a leader. As the situation remained unclear and loomed with potential threats, it was best to put Darcy in charge of picking up the pieces. One thing stood out when the Quints handled business. It showed the Quints prioritized their own interest above all else. The Quints were not in a rush to investigate Phoenix’s death, avenge her, or question Hector’s family. Their aim was to cut their losses and reassure the family. The Ridgesouth Quints did not even mention Phoenix’s funeral. Different from Hector’s family’s joy, the other family members were horrified. “I’m sorry to upset you before, Darcy. Please forgive us.” “We were wrong. We are terribly so
“The head honcho made a wise choice.” South talked as if the plan benefited them all. The Steelclaw Guild did not consider the risk of sending Anzu after Kaze and his loved ones. Kaze survived the assassination and proved to the Steelclaw Guild that he was worth the risk. However, what if he had died? The Steelclaw Guild would let Phoenix know that she owed them one. Either way, the Steelclaw Guild would not be losing out on anything. The Steelclaw Guild had a collaboration with Kaze, but they were not in on it together. Kaze shook his head. The Steelclaw Guild was an assassination organization for a reason. They only worked for themselves and were not worth Kaze’s trust. He said curtly, “Tell your head honcho that I don’t owe your people anything anymore. “But you owe me one.” No one else but Kaze would demand something from the Steelclaw Guild. Anyone else in Kaze’s place would swallow the bitter pill and move on. Not Kaze, though. He was not scared of the
With Anzu dead, Kaze got rid of one major problem. Since the police would tie up loose ends at the funeral parlor, Kaze and Darcy’s family were free to leave under the escort of police officers. Other Quint family members in the South River State departed alongside Kaze and Darcy’s family. These people feared for their lives. It dawned on them that they were safe with Darcy’s family, especially since the police were determined to keep Darcy’s family safe and sound before. They followed Darcy’s family, not leaving them out of their sight. Dozens of members swarmed into Villa No. 1, leaving the residence rather cramped. “It’s such a waste of space for a small family to live in a big, luxurious place.” “I guess there are perks to kissing up to the mayor.” The Quint family members, making themselves too at home, occupied the space and made snide remarks. Darcy did not possess power or influence after losing Sky Ocean Corporation. They did not care what Darcy’s family t
Like Joan, Phoenix never would have imagined that she would die in such a humiliating way. Kaze did not even move his hands. He simply said a few words and Anzu killed her. Phoenix died with her eyes wide open, but the light quickly faded. The last image reflected upon her eyes was Kaze grinning brightly with his teeth gleaming under the light. “Bastard…” That was Phoenix’s last word. In just the blink of an eye, the respected elder of the Quint family had turned into a lifeless corpse. Every other family member at the scene gasped in shock. “Die, Kaze Lee!” Anzu’s killing spree did not stop with just two deaths. She shouted at Kaze but she dashed toward Darcy. Swoosh! Kaze had anticipated this. With a swift movement, he shifted sideways to position himself in front of Anzu, blocking her. Anzu swung her arms forward, launching multiple poisoned shurikens at him. Darcy was right behind him, so Kaze dared not dodge the shurikens. It was either him or Darcy. Howe