“Eliot Everia, anything but this!” Darcy begged. “Then I’ll tell the Vikrom family to kill your husband.” Eliot picked up his phone and called Vicky. “The useless son-in-law of the Quint family, is he there at your place?” “Yeah, Eliot.” Vicky’s voice came from the phone. Eliot glanced at the pale-looking Darcy. “Kill him!” He sounded casual as if he was telling Vicky to kill an ant. “No! Please! No!” Darcy was devastated! How could Eliot kill someone at will? Why was there no one to punish him for his crimes? The call went quiet for a moment before Vicky said, “I’m sorry, Eliot.” Eliot was stunned. “Sorry? What do you…” “You don’t know? That’s because she dared not kill me.” An emotionless voice sounded all of a sudden. Darcy was startled. She turned around to the entrance and saw Kaze. “Kaze!” Eliot was surprised. “The hotel is filled with my men! How did you get in?” Eliot was shocked. He looked at Kaze anxiously and in fear. Not only did Kaze
“Yeah.” Kaze nodded. He was happy that Darcy would ask the question. Before this, she would never assume the possibility of him having such capability. When they came out of the hotel, the entrance was already surrounded by a police line with many bystanders who were watching curiously. There were also many reporters with cameras waiting for the scoop of the day. Vice Commander Jayden Belfast from Garo Spec Ops Team was answering the reporters’ questions. “We are from the main Garo Spec Ops Team. Our brother team, the Tiger Fangs, got ambushed while escorting a VIP to Nation Hotel. We believed villainous criminals were behind the attack. “The Strategic Department is highly concerned about this case, so we were sent here to wipe out the criminals. A few of them are killed on the spot.” The bystanders and reporters applauded loudly. “Ouch!” Kaze gasped in pain all of a sudden because his waist was pinched. “Hmph! You almost got away this time! You like to tease me!”
Edward Everia, Belarus Golding, and Flint Chapman. The three of them were said to be the real mayors of Lilrose. Mayor Johnson might be the mayor in the public’s eyes but every decision he made must go through them one way or another. Without their permission, no decisions would be made. The three of them were close and united. They advanced and retreated at the same time, and nothing could separate them. It was because of their union that they were able to control the city. “The events at Socialite Club and Nation Hotel happened on the same day, and both of them are related to the Quints. How strange.” Flint, the head of the only family that had not witnessed anything transpire, mumbled as he observed his partners' somber expressions. Rather than reveling in their misfortune, he was apprehensive about the unfolding events. “Especially Nation Hotel. This is terrifying. Even the Garo Spec Ops Team is there! I supposed the Everias lost a lot…” He looked at Edward who wo
The three families were local tyrants so they were not afraid of Ray, an outsider. Therefore, they decided to go to war with him. They had been eyeing Ray’s wealth for some time now. Edward said, “Ray had been secretly supporting the Quints, and now he used Kaze’s name to thrash the Socialite Club. We shall move against the Quints, especially Darcy and Kaze. I want them to suffer the consequences of hurting Eliot.” He made the two of them a priority because of what happened to his grandson. The other two family heads nodded. Belarus said, “The Quints’ Passion Fragrance District project is about to presale soon and Darcy has been running around to get loans. As long as we intercept the loan, we can destroy them.” The fate of the Quints was sealed by a few words from the three family heads. Then, Edward sighed and said, “Now, the Everias are in trouble. After what happened at Nation Hotel, our family has gotten on the bad side with the military. Flint, you have men inside
On the second day, Darcy went back to work. She made an appointment with the Lilyrose Bank’s director, Liben Radar, to talk about the loan. Kaze stayed at home to do chores. Halfway through cleaning the living room, Draco came in his sexy shades. Kaze went out to see him and saw him smoking at the lake frivolously. He did not look like the chief commander at all. “Kaze, you better stay away from that guy.” Agnes came back from a stroll with Hector and grumbled at Kaze when she went into the house. When Gold Tooth came to their house to forcefully evict them, Draco intervened, broke Gold Tooth’s arm, and chased the thugs away. Agnes appreciated his help but she was also scared. Draco did not hold his punches back during the fight. He must not be a good guy. After what happened to Sky, she disliked her family having contact with people like that. “Ma’am, I’m a good guy with a legitimate job,” Draco said with a wide smile. If it was others, Draco would have slapped
“Andrew and Liv apologized to the hotel owner, right? It went trending and made headlines. I heard the owner of the hotel is powerful and has connections with the military!” The boys were much more interested in the hotel owner. Then, Sky and Kaze arrived. Kaze, who was older than them, captured all the attention with his arrival. “Sky, why did you bring an uncle to our gathering? Who is he?” one of the girls asked. “He’s my brother-in-law, Kaze Lee!” Sky proudly introduced Kaze as if he were some celebrity. “Oh, he’s married?” The girls lost interest in Kaze. “Sky, your sister is beautiful, how did your brother-in-law get her? Hey, man, why don’t you give us some tips?” The guys were jealous but also admired his charms. Sky did not know how to answer his friends. When her sister was forced to marry Kaze, he was still in high school and had no idea about it. “Sky, you guys have fun. I’ll take a stroll outside.” Kaze did not understand the youngsters and coul
Kaze no longer wanted to leave. Xion might be young but he was arrogant and disrespectful. If Kaze left without doing anything, Xion might bully Sky. The room was strangely quiet except for Xion’s heavy panting. He pointed at Kaze and bellowed, “Just because you slapped me, you won’t be just crawling out of here!” A gathering of friends turned into an ugly confrontation. The others were not happy with how things turned out. “Sky, tell your brother-in-law to apologize to Xion. Xion’s father is the manager of this hotel. You can’t mess with him with your background.” All of Sky’s friends knew about his background. Even though it was Xion who started it, they wanted Sky to apologize. “Why should my brother-in-law apologize? Xion started it! He should apologize!” Sky refused to back down. “Besides, the manager of the hotel is nothing compared to my brother-in-law! Even people from the first-tier family are afraid of him!” “Afraid of him? Kaze Lee? Are you joking?” “
Xion grinned as he pulled his phone out. Right before he made the call, the door was opened. “Dad! Someone slapped me!” Xion was thrilled when he saw the man at the entrance. It was the manager of the hotel, Richard Keegan. Richard was infuriated when he heard his son. “Who? Who slapped my son?!” The man was enjoying the peak of his career in the past few days. After his boss summoned the Tiger Fangs to lock down the hotel and capture the two top celebrities, no one dared to cause trouble at the hotel anymore. All the VIPs from different fields behaved when they checked into the hotel and dared not voice ridiculous requests. Now, someone broke his comfortable streak and hit someone in the hotel. It was not just someone, but his son. He knew his boss’ brother-in-law and his friends were having a gathering at the VIP room and his boss was also present. Yet someone resolved in violence in front of his boss, which infuriated Richard. “I did it.” A familiar voice cam
Reiko spoke those words with a smile on her face, yet her expression remained frosty. Even when she opened her mouth, her teeth glared coldly. Aiden said, “The Krad family doesn’t care, and neither do they want to care, what the Refined Blade Clan wants to do. I came to Riverbank just to deal with Kaze Lee. “How dare a live-in son-in-law lay his hands on the woman my brother fancies? He’s already dead! Even though Snow and my brother are not yet married, for the sake of my family, he must die! Only then can the true strength of the Krad family be demonstrated.” His tone was calm but the murderous intent was obvious. To the Krad family, killing Kaze was like squashing an ant. Reiko smiled and nodded. Her hand moved upward, subtly unbuttoned Aiden’s shirt, and then reached into his shirt to stroke his chest. “Your goal is aligned with ours. There’s a saying in your country that we should always pick on the weakest. We also have to crush Kaze Lee first, so we can flush out his
“That’s right.” Reiko nodded and added, “More precisely, we are after the ones behind Kaze Lee, like Hannah Delmore, the chief of the Viper’s Den South River Branch, and Kent Synder, the mayor of Riverbank. “We tried helping Casius to get control of the South River Branch and then slowly infiltrate the West State Viper’s Den.” Her words put a frosty smirk on Aiden but it faded quickly. Reiko did not notice the unusual expression. She continued, “Too bad our actions fell short. We’ve been planning for so long and spent countless efforts, but Hannah recovered even after she was completely stripped of her powers. She made a comeback and became stronger than before. “Yesterday, Casius was decapitated and Jude Gwake, the deputy chief of the South River Branch, was defeated. We lost big time…” “Wait!” Aiden interrupted her and asked, “Casius really died at Kaze Lee’s hands? If that’s true, then this guy is more than meets the eye. The so-called Riverbank Seven is a joke to the
The killers from Hell might not be the strongest but they could easily overwhelm the target with numbers. Not all organizations had the power to withstand their relentless attacks. It was also the reason that the Frost family lived in fear once they found out Midas King was after them. The fact that the Frost family members were not frightened by the news was a testament to their strong mental fortitude. Snow nodded and said coldly, “That’s why the Frost family hired the Krads and sent Aiden…” …In the car tailing Kaze and Snow sat Aiden, dressed in a white suit. He leaned back with legs crossed and a cigar smoldering between his fingers. He expressionlessly stared at the car in front, his gaze icy. Beside him was a woman in a traditional Ryokanian outfit. Her black traditional outfit had golden linings around the edges and an open chest design, showing off her large bosoms wrapped in bandages and her shoulder with a tattoo in red and green. The woman’s hair was tied i
The Frost family wanted to unite with the Krads by marrying Snow to Aaron. Therefore, when Kaze mentioned the Krad family, Snow turned to him and asked softly, “Mr. Chairman, did you know which organization of assassins was after the Frost family?” “Which one?” Kaze had no idea. When May visited Lilyrose, he overheard a mention of the Frost family’s enemies returning for revenge, with the leader being Midas King. Snow said, “The organization has many names. At first, they were known as Hellsearch, but people eventually just called them Hell. “I heard they don’t take normal payments to take lives. It’s either gold bars or a debt.” Kaze narrowed his eyes and said, “So once they had their eyes on a target, they would do whatever it takes and send them to hell?” There were meanings behind their name. The first would be that the killers of Hellsearch were difficult to find, or in a more direct iteration, as hard as hell to search. Secondly, once Hell received an assignment
Draig’s expression might have darkened but he was able to hold his emotions back. He knew Snow was trying to make him mad. As for Kaze, if even Cyan had no respect for him, he believed Snow would never lower herself to such standards. Draig was confident that he could move Snow with his actions and eventually, he could get under her pants. “What’s the matter with Draig?” Kaze asked Snow after they got into the car. Snow lifted her chin slightly and said, “We were at St. Mary Hospital for a while back then. This guy wanted to protect me 24/7, and on the first day, he tried to hold my hands and said it was love at first sight. “The second day, he tried to get into my room. After I scolded him, he said he grew up in Uleania and people there are open-minded. “I kicked him out, but then he got to Cyan and used her to bring me here. He’s just a shameless guy. I hate people like him.” After going through thick and thin with Kaze, Snow started to show her more vulnerable and fe
Kaze’s frivolous tone left Jude speechless, his eyelids even twitched helplessly. He did not argue and simply nodded without hesitation. “I will transfer my remaining shares to Buffy.” He knew Kaze was not trying to negotiate with him. If it was a suggestion from Kaze, then there would be no space for resistance or negotiations. Kaze nodded and hummed a reply. He did not show any mercy to Jude, the old fox. Jude was on the weaker side at the moment and he was doing everything he could to earn favors. Therefore, Kaze wanted to use the chance to secure some benefits for Buffy. Otherwise, once he was no longer in “power”, Jude would turn on him faster than a bolt of lightning. Kaze continued eating and lecturing Jude and Alfonso. The two old men nodded repeatedly and were as obedient as loyal dogs. After the meal, Kaze rejected Juan’s offer to relax at a hot spring and then went back to Cyan’s gathering. “Oh, Kaze! You’re back. You haven’t eaten anything right?”
Kaze had a wonderful meal at Emerald Bull Palace. The dishes prepared by the chef were amazing. “Branch Leader, with this cup of tea, I propose a toast.” Jude got up with a cup of tea in his hand and proposed a toast. Kaze did not drink alcohol, so the others dared not consume it either. He picked up the cup for a sip and then continued eating while waiting for Jude to speak his true intention. He knew Jude had something in his mind. Jude then bowed and said, “Branch Leader, Alfonso and I are here today at Emerald Bull Palace to discuss how we should apologize to you. “As for other ulterior motives, after yesterday, I have gotten rid of them. From today onward, I will serve you wholeheartedly. “As for Buffy, I have also apologized to her. I used my connection to transfer her mother to the best rehabilitation center in Westeros. Also, from today onward, Buffy will be the head of the Gwakes. She will have the power to decide every affair in the household. “Both my fat
“Branch Leader?!” Juan was also shocked, but he quickly regained his composure and said, “Master! Master Lee is not just my savior, he’s the benefactor of my entire lineage! He practically gave me a second life! He’s like my parents reincarnated!” He looked proud when he described Kaze as if calling a young man master was the proudest thing he could do. Little did others know, Kaze did help Juan expand The Oracle’s Codex of the 16 Cosmic Keys to 32 keys. Juan had been working on deciphering the keys for some time now. The more he studied, the more he realized his knowledge of The Oracle was ridiculous and a bunch of bullshit. Yet even with the bullshit, his lineage was extended for multiple generations. He was excited the more he learned because he knew that the new keys that he got from Kaze would only make his lineage stronger in the future. Alfonso barely reacted to Juan’s words but Jude was shocked and jealous. Something must have happened between Kaze and Juan be
As Kaze expected, Alfonso was indeed afraid of being abandoned after he served his purpose of cleansing the Butterworth Branch. He was afraid that once he completed his task, Kaze would kick him away to calm the raging agents down. If Kaze had such intention, given Alfonso’s current situation, he could not do anything but accept it. Fortunately, Kaze did not have such plans. “Fine. Let’s go to Juan.” Kaze nodded and gestured at them to lead the way. “This way, Branch Leader!” Jude and Alfonso bowed respectfully, then adopted a gesture of invitation before leading the way forward. It was then that Natalie, Cyan’s assistant, who was sent to fetch wine from the car, stepped out and saw the shocking scene, leaving her speechless. Jude and Alfonso were frightened by Draig but the two of them remained prominent figures. Yet she saw them bowing and nodding in front of Kaze, acting like they were his loyal followers. Natalie was arrogant but not stupid. Connecting the s