“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
In addition, no one at the banquet knew the woman’s background. She and Darcy were the two most eye-catching ladies of the night. Their presence alone outshone the other ladies at the banquet. The woman rejected another guest’s invitation and went over to Kaze to ask if she could sit down together. Kaze was a married man, his wife was with him. He was also a live-in husband who lived off his wife. What charms he possessed that allowed him to win the woman’s attention? Kaze was placed under the spotlight once more. If looks could kill, the other men at the banquet would have slain Kaze a thousand times over with their jealous stares. Darcy looked at the alluring woman and her brows instinctively furrowed. For some reason, she sensed danger. She had a feeling that the woman could snatch Kaze away. She replied, “Excuse me…” “Have a seat.” Before she could finish her sentence, Kaze already invited the woman to sit down. “Thank you.” The alluring woman adjusted h
Andrew was different. In Arcadia, where the tendency to favor foreign influences grew larger by the day, these overseas capitalists had countless methods at their disposal to deal with a person. How could Kaze not be worried? “Then do you know that recently there has been another powerful figure from a foreign land coming after you?” Honey jumped to the next topic since the first one did not scare Kaze. “Oh? This is news to me. You seem to know who it is,” Kaze asked. “Of course. Dallas’ intelligence network is quite extensive.” Finally, something Kaze did not know! Honey was happy because for once she was a step ahead of Kaze. She said with a smile, “The man is Gareth Hornberg’s senior and compared to Sir Andrew Baux, this man is more powerful…” “Just tell me who he is,” Kaze interrupted her rudely. “You are a mood killer.” Honey rolled her eyes at him out of annoyance. Even her annoyed expression looked alluring and charming. Darcy felt threatened. She had no
Kaze and Darcy turned to the entrance as well but they saw no one there. In other words, Andrew had yet to arrive, yet the guests already got up and were ready to welcome him. Even Phil, Matt, and the other executives from Sunrise City got up and waited for the man with utmost respect. “Sir Andrew holds such high prestige?” Darcy blurted instinctively. Honey smiled and said, “It seems like Ms. Quint isn’t familiar with Blossoms Corporation and Sir Andrew Baux. “Blossoms Corporation, which is also the Tulip Corporation, is one of the top ten multinational companies in Paladia. They are as rich as the country itself. Even Dallas has a lot of business connections with them. “Sir Andrew Baux is the direct descendant of the Tulip Royal Family, knighted by the Queen of Paladia herself. “You should know that when the heads of some of the most powerful families in Geranium City were knighted, they were already old men. But Sir Andrew is not even in his 30s. You can only imagine h
Andrew nodded indifferently and said, “Sorry to keep everyone waiting.” “It’s fine!” many of the guests quickly responded. Most of the female guests, other than Darcy and Honey, looked at Andrew with overflowing admiration. Aside from his attractive features, his identity as the direct descendant of the Tulip Royal Family alone was enough to charm the women. However, Andrew came to the banquet with a plus-one. “Sir Andrew, who might this be?” Phil asked politely. The woman might wear heavy makeup and be distinctively different from Honey’s natural allure, she was close with Andrew and it was enough for Phil to show her some respect. “A new friend whom I just met two days ago,” Andrew indifferently said and did not spare extra attention on the woman. With his status, he did not need to do anything and women would come to him automatically. The woman was just another one of his admirers who volunteered to serve him when he stayed at Geranium City. For the past two day