“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
Sky became the center of attention back in the room. All the guys and girls surrounded him with questions, curious about his brother-in-law, Kaze. Then, Celine went up to Sky with teary eyes and said meekly, “Sky, I think Xion isn’t as mature as you, I’ve decided to break up with him…” “Celine, you breaking up with Xion is none of my business. Go talk to him.” Sky was an innocent boy. He looked at Celine, confused, and did not understand why she would tell him about her breaking up with Xion. The other guys and girls looked at her strangely. In the end, she got embarrassed and angry and ran out of the room. Richard followed Kaze out of the room. After he closed the door, he said, “Mr. Lee, your wife is here as well. She’s here to meet the director of Lilyrose Bank, Liben Radar, and his people. I noticed they look at your wife strangely, and I worry they might have other thoughts in mind.” He had been in the hotel business for many years and became good at observing pe
“Who are you, who let you in?” Liben glared at the uninvited guest and bellowed. “Get the hell out!” Kaze? Darcy was surprised to see him at the door. “Mr. Director, this is my husband, Kaze Lee. I asked him to come get me since we are drinking.” She quickly came up with an excuse to justify his entry. Kaze said, “Mr. Director, Darcy is at her limit. I’ll take her place.” Liben’s eyes gleamed coldly. He almost got Darcy drunk but then her husband came out of nowhere and ruined his plan. He could not just ask him to leave or else it would expose his ulterior motive. Then, one of his men whispered in his ear, “Sir, just drink with him. There are a few of us with the medicine so we are not afraid of him. Once he is drunk, we can continue with our plan. No one will know what we have done!” A great idea indeed! Liben nodded. “Kaze, is it? Let’s drink then. Let me be straight: if you can’t beat us, we won’t approve the loan.” “Sure.” Kaze smiled and picked up two bo
Darcy and Joy glared at Liben after the revelation. They did not expect he was such a vile and filthy person, especially Darcy when she realized she was toyed. She slammed the table, bolted up and shouted, “Mr. Director, what is the meaning of this?” “Aren’t I clear enough? Lilyrose Bank isn’t going to approve the loan to Quintessential Group. Your company previously received a loan from us and hasn’t repaid it!” Liben decided to be honest since he was completely drunk. He sized up Darcy from top to bottom pervertedly and grinned. “If you let me fuck you today, I can extend your loan period.” Darcy got so frustrated that she teared up. First Henry, then Eliot, now Liben. All these filthy men tried to get her body by using filthy methods. “Keep on dreaming!” she said, clenching her teeth. She grabbed her jacket and wanted to leave the filthy place. Liben got angry. He shouted, “You’re leaving? I know your company funds are hitting bottom low. If you can’t meet the de
“Mr. Lee!” Richard had been waiting outside the VIP room and he came over to Kaze as soon as the door opened. “There’s a girl called Joy Soothe in room No. 888. Arrange someone to send her home,” Kaze said before he went downstairs. Sky and his friends were still playing. Since the boy was having fun, Kaze decided to leave him be and send Darcy home first. After he left, the irritating noise of sirens echoed across the street. Multiple ambulances stopped in front of Lily Garden Hotel. When Liben and his men were carried into the ambulance, they were panting heavily and barely conscious. Darcy went home and slept for the entire day before regaining consciousness. As soon as she thought about what happened at the hotel, she felt scared. “Kaze, what have you done to the bank director and his men? They are powerful and influential, they’ll come after you!” She knew Kaze did it because of her, so she did not blame him for his actions. Kaze remained casual. “If they wan
The news devastated the entire family. Darcy called the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bank, Yusoff Lewis. They had been working together for a long time and were always on good terms. “Hello, Director Lewis?” Before she stated the intention of the call, Yusoff said, “Ms. Quint, I know what you want to say but we can’t do anything either. Our hands are tied. Maurice Taon, the chairman of Lilyrose Bank, has made it clear. We will be opposing him if we release a loan to Quintessential Group.” As mentioned before, Maurice was the son-in-law of the Everias. Due to his status and position, he was able to rise to prominence in the banking field rapidly. His words represented the Everias and the entirety of the top three families to a certain extent. Darcy suppressed her fear and said, “But the Industrial and Commercial Bank is the top four banks of the country, why are you afraid of the top three families?” “The bank is not afraid of them, but my colleagues and I
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