Everyone turned around and saw a bald middle-aged man strolling over with a stern look. It was Phil, the second-in-command of the State Culture and Tourism Administration. He heard that Darcy had arrived, so he came to look for her. The banquet served alcohol and there would be a social dance session halfway through. Phil wanted to look good by dancing with Darcy. With Darcy’s husband at the scene, it would only be more difficult for him to achieve his perverted goals. “Ms. Quint, why did you bring your live-in husband here? Are you trying to disrespect me?” Phil asked coldly. When the elites heard that Kaze was a live-in husband, their expressions shifted. The few men who tried to ask for Darcy’s number showed brazen disdain and contempt on their faces. A live-in husband. In other words, a useless guy who lived off his wife. They felt sorry for Darcy. The jealousy they had for Kaze instantly turned into a sense of superiority. The women lost interest in Kaze as w
“Yeah. I wonder what fueled the live-in husband’s confidence. What made him think he has the authority to oppose Mr. Lobo?” “Not only did he live off his wife, but he’s also as blind as a mule. I wonder what Ms. Quint sees in him. I wouldn’t even want him to wash my feet!” The men and women mocked and sneered at Kaze. One side was the second-in-command of the State Culture and Tourism Administration, powerful and influential; one side was the live-in husband who lived off his wife, lame and stupid. Even an idiot knew who to side with. Moreover, the young men and women represented their respective multinational companies and were sent to expand their businesses in Lilyrose. Of course, they would want to make Phil’s acquaintance, someone with real authority. They believed it would be smarter to mock Kaze in front of Phil to earn the man’s attention. All of them showed no mercy in mocking Kaze, their words grew vicious as they continued. “Ms. Quint, you should tell your hu
“Kaze!” Before Kaze could finish, Darcy stopped him with a fierce rebuke. She nudged Kaze and signaled him to stay quiet. Darcy then took a deep breath and said, “Mr. Lobo, maybe I understood it wrongly. I thought Blossoms Corporation’s banquet was going to be formal, so I brought my husband along to show respect. I see others have their plus-one as well. “If I misunderstood your meaning, then please forgive me. It is my carelessness that caused this unhappy meeting, so please excuse me. We will be leaving.” Darcy would never agree to just send Kaze away. Compared to her career, she cared more about her husband’s feelings. However, she did not want to risk a fallout with Phil either. She arranged her words to sound peaceful, somewhat flattering so that the meeting would not end on a bad note. She claimed that bringing Kaze along was simply out of respect for Blossoms Corporation. If Phil insisted on asking Kaze to leave, then he would be indirectly saying that Blossom
Both Kaze and Darcy turned a deaf ear at the mockery. Kaze did not even care about the so-called elites. If not because of Darcy, these noisy flies would not even get the chance to be in his presence. Soon, the group arrived at the banquet hall. The hall was decorated in classical Paladia style, a style similar to the old Victorian style. A huge crowd was already inside. Most of them were representatives from different companies and organizations, only a few from Lilyrose. Although less than a handful of people came over to greet Kaze and Darcy, Darcy's entrance turned heads. Her beauty and physique were top-notch in addition to her position as chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Most of the guests were not locals and they had a natural sense of superiority over a small city like Lilyrose. Yet none of them felt that in front of such a beautiful and amazing woman. In short, Darcy became the center of attention upon arrival. “Ms. Quint, nice to meet you!” “Ms. Quin
“What?!” The crowd grew tumultuous when they saw what Kenneth did. He gave Kaze a million to divorce Darcy! It was not just about the money or the divorce. Kenneth’s action was a blatant insult in Kaze’s face in front of everyone. Those who attended the banquet tonight were either important politicians or business elites. People with a net worth of less than a billion would not even dare to show up. A million was nothing to people like them. Only someone as useless as the live-in husband would see a million as a huge amount of money. No one spoke. All of them looked at Kaze and Darcy with utmost interest. Many of them gloated at Kaze. Darcy’s expression turned grim. Her eyes were burning with rage as she bellowed, “Mr. Knull, please do not stick your nose into our private matters!” She held Kaze’s arm and wanted to take him away, yet Kenneth did not plan to spare them just yet. He stepped up and stopped them from leaving. He looked at Kaze and said, “I see. Yo
The slap turned Kenneth’s face to the side. The force threw him off balance, causing him to fall toward the long table with food and beverages. He managed to hold against the edge of the table to prevent himself from falling to the floor. The entire hall was silenced. All the guests widened their eyes in disbelief and stared at Kaze. No one expected Kaze to choose violence in such a prestigious place. The slap was strong and harsh, he did not hold back at all. Was he still the live-in husband that everyone looked down upon? Was this an action that a coward who took a million to divorce his wife could do? Everyone was stunned. No one understood what changed Kaze all of a sudden. “Kaze…” Darcy was also stunned. She did not expect the unannounced slap at all. Kaze smiled brightly at Darcy and said, “It’s okay. It’s just a slap, I didn’t kill him.” Kenneth covered his face, got up on his feet, and overheard Kaze. He was fuming. As a guest invited to the banquet
Even if Kaze really wanted to divorce Darcy, given Darcy’s net worth of a few hundred million, he would receive half of her assets as alimony. Only a fool without a functioning mind would believe a million was enough to make Kaze divorce Darcy and take nothing away. Was Kenneth a brainless idiot? Obviously not. In fact, not one person in this prestigious venue was a fool. If he was not a fool, then he must harbor ill intentions. It was obvious that Kenneth picked on Kaze with a hidden agenda. Since the man had never met him or Darcy before, which gave him no reason to start the conflict in the first place, it was not difficult to figure out that someone was behind this. Kaze stepped on Kenneth’s chest and stared into the man’s eyes. “I don’t care who asked you to do it or what it is for, tell him to show himself and don’t hide in the shadows like a cowardly rat. Don’t be a pussy. If he wants to come at me, just bring it on. I’ll take it.” Cough! Kenneth stared at Kaze
If Darcy suggested leaving before Kenneth caused trouble, Kaze would have left with her. He could not care less about the banquet. Now, however, Kaze shook his head and said, “Let’s stay for a while. If that guy doesn’t know when to give up, I can deal with him here and now. “Don’t worry, Darcy. I’m here. You will be just fine.” Kaze knew Kenneth would not just walk away, or more precisely, the person behind Kenneth would surely come back with vengeance. Would the mastermind, having meticulously orchestrated this, let this go so easily? Kaze did not want to have lingering problems. He wanted to solve it right here, right now. “Okay…” Darcy hesitated for a moment but ultimately nodded. Other than official business, she tended to listen to Kaze more. Phil instructed the server to clean the blood on the floor. As the atmosphere grew tense, he clapped his hands and said loudly, “Everyone, the banquet is starting. Let’s forget about the gloomy stuff. Sir Andrew is comi