“Pft…” Mandy could not hold back her laughter. Even someone as frosty as Darcy would lower herself and beg, not just anyone, but her. Mandy was delighted. She laughed until she was short of breath. Then, she said, “Ms. Quint, since you’ve made it sound this way, I’ll cut to the chase. “I want you to know that I am here representing South River University to talk about setting a campus. I was going to meet the new mayor but your stupid husband fanned the flames from the back and made the mayor kick me out of the city council!” Darcy felt an instant headache when she heard Mandy. Kaze had not even resolved the previous conflict before he began creating new grudges with her. She explained, “Ms. Yipz, this must be a misunderstanding…” “Cut the crap!” Mandy interrupted Darcy and said, “Ms. Quint, if you can get me a meeting with the new mayor, I’ll sit and talk to you in person, or else this is just the start of the disaster for your family!” She did not plan on forgiv
“Okay, I got it. I won’t let that woman off the hook that easily.” Kaze patted Rose’s head with a strange grin on his face. Mandy was not exactly wrong since he was the mayor and Darcy did sleep with him. Jokes aside, he knew Mandy was a vicious woman and his gaze turned cold. He had to do something to stop Mandy, permanently. With that, he pulled his phone out to call the dean of South River University's School of Arts—Connor Lewis. “Who is this?” A lazy voice of a man came from the phone. Kaze said, “I’m Kaze Lee. Mr. Lewis, you took my money but you are not doing your job.” “Kaze Lee?” Connor pondered for a moment before realizing it was Kaze who called. He said, “Young man, what do you mean by that? I’m not catching up.” “Mr. Lewis, you’re really good at playing dumb. Not only did you fail at the task after taking my money, but you are not planning to return the money. You released news online, saying that I am disrupting the fairness of the admission system b
“God of War, please wait for a while. I will tell the principal of South River University to call you.” “Sure.” A while after the call, an unregistered number called. “Is this Mr. Lee? I am Robb Siber, the principal of South River University.” A deep voice of a middle-aged man came through the phone. “Mr. Lee, I have just gotten the news from the governor and I am deeply sorry for this. I will tell my men to prepare a new proposal for the campus and send one of our vice principals to talk to you.” Kaze said, “You don’t need to send your vice principal. Just send the dean of the School of Arts, Connor Lewis.” Since Connor did not appreciate the chance, he had no one to blame but himself. Kaze wanted Connor to understand that he was just a dean, not the principal of the university. “I understand.” Robb agreed immediately. …“Ms. Yipz, the mayor has agreed to meet you tomorrow…” That night, Mandy received a text from Darcy regarding the meeting with the new mayor.
“Mr. Lewis, I’ll meet with the mayor tomorrow, so I have no idea what you are talking about. Maybe the mayor wants a campus here in Lilyrose and it’s not about the money.” To Mandy, it was normal that the new mayor was not greedy for money. For someone with his background, it would be better to focus on how to rise in the ranks and aim big instead of going after short-sighted profits. “I see…” Connor breathed a sigh of relief. However, since the principal already knew about this, it must mean that the proposal he submitted was the reason why the mayor was unhappy with him. Otherwise, it could not explain why the principal would give him a severe warning. Now, it seemed like the only way to make the mayor happy and proceed with the new campus project was Mandy. “Mandy, you better wear your most beautiful dress when you meet the mayor tomorrow. Even our principal has to take the mayor seriously, it explains how strong of a background he has. You have to seize the opportun
Mandy said, “I’m meeting with the mayor tomorrow. Don’t worry, Mr. Cosmo, you know how good I am with men.” “That’s good to know.” Cosmo scoffed. “Kaze is getting stronger. If he has more time, he will grow strong enough to bite us back. After we deal with this mayor, the Lee family will go after him. We cannot allow him to keep causing trouble. “Until then, I will make him kneel before me and make him break his own arms and legs!” The Lees had decided to make a move against Kaze. Learning the news from Cosmo scared Mandy. “Since you are a woman, I want some opinion. How can I get my revenge on Kaze’s wife?” Cosmo asked another question that bothered him. His hatred for Kaze was as deep as Narian's for Kaze. He had not even seen Kaze before when he was locked away in detention. He was beaten up by the gangsters inside and forced to wash the toilet. When he was released, Kaze impersonated the God of War and ordered Harison, the consulate of Paladia, to break his legs.
While Mandy and the others were waiting, Kaze arrived at the city council in his car. “Mr. Lee.” When Lou and Caleb saw Kaze walk into his office, the two of them went up to him immediately since they were briefed beforehand. Kaze gestured at them and asked, “Are all the representatives here yet?” “Yes, sir. They are all here.” Caleb explained, “The dean of South River University’s School of Arts, Connor Lewis, is here as well. Mr. Lee, yesterday you mentioned you wanted to meet him first, right?” “Oh, yeah. Bring him in.” Kaze nodded. Soon, a middle-aged man with glasses and hardly any hair on his head was brought into the office by a city council staff member. There were three people in the spacious office. Connor recognized Caleb and Lou, who were standing beside the table, which made the person behind the desk the mayor. He walked over to the desk and said with a smile, "Mr. Mayor, I have finally had the chance to meet you. Your abilities precede your age!"
Unfortunately, Connor had a bad history with Kaze. In other words, his future was hanging on a thread and Kaze had the scissors to cut it. As his words subsided, sudden realization struck Kaze. Kaze looked at Connor and asked, “Oh right, Mr. Lewis, I just remembered about the phone call yesterday. You said I am a useless businessman so you didn’t take my words seriously. Is this how you show your respect?” Thump! Connor dropped on his butt, looking devastated. Kaze ignored Connor and asked the staff member, “Is Mandy Yipz from South River University here? Let’s save some time and bring her in as well.” “Yes, sir.” The moment Connor heard Mandy’s name, he realized that everything happened because of her. He started shaking. “Mr. Lee, I didn’t mean it! It was all Mandy’s fault! She made you mad so I fired her, but someone interfered…” He got up on his feet and started bowing at Kaze, apologizing for what he did. Kaze leaned back in his seat and looked at the nervous
“Mr. Lewis, do I deserve it?” Kaze asked casually. Connor was struck with shock and pain. He covered his face and said timidly, “Y-Yes!” Mandy was stunned by the reply and the scene. Kaze slapped Connor in the face! The strangest thing was that Connor took the slap without even rebuking. What happened? Slap! Kaze slapped him again. “You took my money and failed to deliver!” Slap! “It’s my duty to donate as a wealthy person?” Slap! Kaze swung his hand left and right, slapping Connor repeatedly on both his flabby cheeks. Connor’s head was rocking like a ship sailing through rough waves. Despite his anger overflowing to the point of erupting, he did his best to contain his emotions. He dared not dodge the slaps or fight back. Getting slapped in the face was better than ending up in jail. Mandy was stunned. She stared blankly at the scene as disbelief flooded her mind. Why would Connor allow Kaze to slap him? How did Kaze do it? She could not wrap her