“One sexy and one adorable! Young Master Corax is in for a treat tonight! Hehe…” Jorge and the others laughed pervertedly. “Corax Durant, you bastard!” Darcy flushed strongly. She swung a slap at Corax’s face. She had always been a peaceful person yet even she could not tolerate the insult and swing a slap at the bastard. She was truly irritated. Thuck! Corax caught her by the wrist and grinned. “Bastard? I’m a monster in bed! Do you want to give it a try? “Darcy, I know you and your husband are quite influential in Lilyrose. I heard that even Leigh Glitter can’t get his way with you two, but I’m not as stupid as him. I wouldn’t fight a losing war. I come to you means I have absolute confidence. “Before our meeting, Trent Fuller was having tea at my cousin’s place. He has been in power for twenty years. You should know how influential and powerful he is. “Be it wealth or power, you and your husband are no match for me. If I were you, I would just give in and sleep wit
Dynasty Hotel was not just equipped with the best rooms and service. It also had professional printers for their daily promotional use. A while later, the owner came back with a stack of printed photos. “Have a look.” Kaze grabbed a stack and scattered them across the room. The room was raining with photos, scattering across the table. The colors in the photo looked vivid and bright. One of the photos showed Jorge sitting in his own vomit with his eyes rolled back. One of the photos showed Wanda curling her arms around one of Corax’s followers. There was even a photo with Corax covering his head on the table like a scared puppy, puking and peeing himself. …The photos captured their embarrassing moments in high definition. When they got drunk, their dignified images were gone. “Kaze Lee! You bastard! How dare you take pictures of us!” “You fucker!” Everyone in the room cried in shock. They picked up the photos nervously and tore them into pieces. Once the
“We are not professionally trained, so beating us doesn’t mean anything, Kaze Lee! Young Master Corax’s bodyguards are the best of the best and they can crush you with their fingers!” “Fool! You think you are the strongest because you beat us up?” The others who got beaten up by Kaze last night started to provoke him. “Enough.” Corax raised his hand at his friends as he stared at Kaze coldly. “Kaze Lee, if you think you can stall until the police arrive, then you are terribly wrong. “Not even the police can stop me. Other than us, no third party will know about what happened last night. We will shut your mouth and then go after your wife and your sister-in-law! All of you will suffer my wrath!” His gaze had brazen murderous intentions for Kaze. “Darcy, you guys go ahead.” Kaze pushed the worried Darcy out of the room. When the other guild members left, he closed the door and locked it. “Corax, do you know that I don’t care who you are or who your cousin is at Geranium
“Ugh…” Kaze pressed Corax’s face against the table. The pain on his face made him want to scream but his voice was stuck in his throat. All he could make was muffled noise. “I have never heard of such a strange request.” Kaze looked at Corax coldly. “What gives you the idea that I don’t dare to hit you? You even threaten my wife, my sister-in-law, and my in-laws? You asked for it, how could I not grant you the wish?” Kaze then pulled Corax’s head up and grabbed the half-smoked cigarette to shove it into his mouth. “Aargh!” The cigarette burned Corax’s tongue and caused smoke to seep out from his mouth. The pain drove him mad. His eyes were bloodshot and his face flushed. He shook his head strongly, trying to break free from Kaze’s clutches. However, Kaze continued to push his chin upward with his strong hand, sealing his mouth completely. The cigarette in Corax’s mouth was extinguished soon due to the lack of oxygen. Corax was already exhausted from all the strugg
Screams of pain sounded like a symphony inside the room. Everyone was shocked by how powerful Kaze was. Not even the bodyguards could subdue him. It was at that moment that Jorge and the others realized Kaze was not even serious last night. “Kaze Lee! What are you doing? Stay away from me!” Jorge screamed in fear when he saw Kaze looking at him. Bang! Kaze went up to the man and slapped him to the floor. “What do I want? Other than that bastard, you are the most annoying!” Jorge fell on his butt. He covered his head in fear as he looked at Kaze. He was aggrieved. He blinked nervously as he tried to hide his emotions but he could not. He said, “Kaze Lee, do you have any idea who my sister is? She is…” Slap! Kaze slapped him once more, forcing the words back into his mouth. “Don’t you think it’s meaningless to say that now?” Jorge clenched his teeth tightly to hold his urge to talk back. His eyes were filled with hatred. Then, Wanda said timidly, “K-Kaze L
“Come on. Your job now is to accompany your husband to have lunch and not care about that lousy stuff.” Kaze grabbed Darcy’s hand and went upstairs to the VIP room under the owner’s guide. They usually had lunch on the first floor and did not care about how expensive the food was. Since Corax and friends were about to call for reinforcement, Kaze did not want Darcy to be involved. Strangely, even after lunch, Corax and friends had not contacted anyone to come to the hotel. “Darcy, why don’t you go back first?” Kaze told the Lilyrose Commerce Guild members to send her home. He even contacted Conan to secretly escort Darcy along the way. All Conan needed to do was escort Darcy back to Skylar View District since no one would be foolish enough to hurt her beyond that area. Rose and his in-laws were at home, so Kaze did not have to worry. While Kaze and Darcy had lunch, Corax finally got up on his feet with the help of his friends. He bellowed, “Call for help! If ten isn’t
Conan was speechless. If Kaze had not been able to make the Queens bow to him by force, Conan would doubt where Kaze got his confidence. “Go watch the guild,” Kaze said as he sent Conan up. “Bro, you are going to stay here alone?” Conan was surprised. “They might call in a lot of help…” “No matter how many people they called, they are all trash. You watch the guild and stop them from causing trouble,” Kaze said calmly. He was just worried that Corax might sneak up on the guild while keeping him busy. “No problem!” Conan nodded and went into the elevator. At the same time, a motorcade consisting of more than a hundred expensive cars arrived outside the hotel. All the cars of different brands were eye candy. Judging from the number plates, they were not just local cars. Some of them came from the neighboring cities. All of them arrived within an hour and it was all because of Corax and his friends. Corax and his friends used every connection they had to gather t
Three hundred pairs of eyes were on Kaze instantly. The boundless pressure from the gazes tried to crush him. He was alone, standing opposite three hundred people who scrutinized him. He was like a drop of water against a tidal wave, helpless and pitiful. If someone had shot the scene with a camera, it would be an artistic piece overflowing with despair. Some were impressed by his mentality because he was able to stand straight against three hundred pairs of scrutinizing eyes. “Corax, are you okay? Are you trying to put together a crew to shoot a movie?” Kaze looked at Corax as if he was an idiot. The entire parking lot was silenced. Despite being pressured by three hundred people, Kaze was able to stay calm and casual. He even mocked Corax for being dramatic. He was either overconfident or simply dumb. Corax was infuriated by the contemptuous gaze. He argued, “Kaze Lee, look at this! I am in control of your life! “You have one last chance to get here on your knee
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