“Since the company owed three hundred million, another hundred million won’t hurt.” Meanwhile in Horizon Mirror, Darcy was unusually calm when she received a call from her grandfather. Master Quint blamed Kaze for everything, which rendered her speechless. All of a sudden, Agnes cried loudly in her room. “Who? Who made rumors like this? They are being ridiculous! My daughter is not like this! They are trying to drive us nuts!” Darcy and Kaze went over, then Sky. Agnes was on the floor, crying and panting. When she saw Darcy, she handed her phone over. “Darcy, look!” Darcy looked at the phone, petrified. Her face turned as pale as paper. “The COO of Quintessential Group tried to bribe the director of Lilyrose Bank with her body but failed. She then Instigated her psychotic husband to beat him up!” “Lilyrose Bank will sue them for the sake of their director and executives.” “The accused’s university classmate will testify in court!” All kinds of online news bombar
Kaze sounded as cold as ice. He was furious. Snow shuddered after the call. She immediately called Don and the others to relay the message. Soon, both the police and the gangsters received a picture of Joy and their task would be to locate her. Meanwhile, in the Old District, Joy and her husband, Hugh Cocker, arrived at an old and shabby clinic. Both of them wore shades. “Joy, I saw the girl’s picture. She’s beautiful. I believe she can help us give birth to a beautiful baby. “But the fee for a surrogate mother is too expensive. Five million for a baby?! Chairman Toan gave us ten million and if we pay this, we’re left with only five million. We still have to buy a car and a house. We can’t just spend the money like this.” Hugh was having a hard time convincing himself to spend the money on a baby. “Hugh, you are as short-sighted as ever!” Joy rolled her eyes at her husband. She then pulled her phone out and showed him her fans on her page. “Look at this. I already hav
“Kaze, how did you get here?” Kaze’s arrival shocked Joy. She was scared of him after what happened at Lily Garden Hotel. Kaze was ruthless when he punished Liben and the others and it left an impression on her. Darcy’s idiot husband would transform into a ferocious monster once angered. “It’s easy tracking you down. You stink like a bitch. Not even the sewer in the Old District can cover that,” Kaze said. He did not hold back with his words at all. Ever since he came back to Lilyrose, he met two bitches. One was Kelly, but she was already dead. The other one was Joy. Joy was furious. She shouted, “How dare you call me a bitch? You fucking retard! You are a retard and Darcy still marries you!” “I’ll slap the shit out of you for calling my wife a bitch!” Hugh was infuriated as well and his first reaction was to throw a punch at Kaze. Kaze did not even look at him. He lifted his leg and kicked Hugh to the wall. The impact broke a few of Hugh’s ribs. Hugh slid down t
As soon as Kaze’s voice subsided, loud buzzing noises came from outside the building. Drones descended from the sky and hovered outside the clinic. There were at least a hundred drones lined up in a formation. The loud buzzes attracted all the attention of the street. Many people came out of their houses to see what the commotion was about. Snow came into the clinic and handed Kaze a tablet. Kaze tapped on it. “But the fee for the surrogate mother is too expensive. Five million for a baby?! Chairman Toan gave us ten million and if we pay this, we’re left with only five million. We still have to buy a car and a house. We can’t just spend the money like this.” “You have no idea how hard it is to carry a baby for nine months. I won’t sacrifice my beauty and my body to bear a child. I want to be beautiful. If people can do it for me, why must I do it on my own?” Familiar voices were heard from the tablet. Joy’s expression shifted. It was the conversation she had with Hugh
Kaze remained calm and showed no signs of attacking. When the six men and women approached him and Snow, six ferocious men barged into the clinic. They were Jackal and team! The six of them each revealed a tri-dagger knife and flung it at their opponents.Swoosh! The six tri-dagger knives flew like bullets and struck the opponents’ heads. The men and women widened their eyes in shock and disbelief and died before they could even make a noise. Blood and brains oozed out from the hole that the tri-dagger knives punctured. The boss gasped in shock when he saw his men died altogether. He looked at Jackal and team in horror. The six of them, expressionless, went up to the dead bodies and retrieved their weapons. After wiping off the blood and brains on the doctor’s robes, they turned to Kaze. “Sir, what should we do with this one?” Jackal asked while showing his back at the boss of the gang. He did not take the man seriously. “Kill him,” Kaze said. Jackal flung his
Joy’s followers’ rage spread across her social media in an instant and reached almost every corner of the internet. She became the common target, replacing Darcy’s place. The netizens believed what they saw instead of the rumors that Joy spread. With the clip, it was more convincing that Joy framed and betrayed Darcy. “The guy in the video was right! Joy is a bitch! A fucking bitch!” “Darcy is wrongly accused! I won’t believe the word Joy type anymore!” “Darcy’s husband cleared her name for her! How could such a good man be a psychotic maniac? Let’s just wait for the plot twist…” Instantly, Joy became the talk of the town. Netizens bashed her mercilessly and did not hold back at all. She finally got a taste of her own medicine. She was sentenced to death, socially, and there was no way for her to come back from that. Her followers, her fame, and her dream of making money—everything went down the drain. Ironically, she switched places with Darcy after the truth was rev
Maurice had lost all his patience. He wanted to push Darcy to the brink and finish off Quintessential Group once and for all. “Come on. We should check out the woman. She’s one gorgeous doll in Lilyrose. I’m sure she’ll be even more captivating in a state of despair.” Maurice strutted confidently out of the local bank with his men in tow. The conversation went on at Quintessential Group’s office building. “Riley, how much debt are we sitting at for each bank?” Sinking her back against her chair behind the desk, Darcy kneaded her aching temples and asked her assistant. Public opinion had shifted as evident in the online comments, and Joy had paid a heavy price for her betrayal. However, Darcy was not happy at all. The issue was money. She needed money now more than ever. With a significant number of employees resigning, panic spread within the organization. The Quints were eager to jump ship, not caring what would happen to the family business, while work at the
“Mr. Taon, I don’t see what you’re so smug about. If Quintessential doesn’t pay up, then Lilyrose Bank would lose a whopping 50 million dollars in bad debt.” Darcy was infuriated at the sight of Maurice. The man was the driving force behind Quintessential Group’s predicament. “Are you saying that your company is planning to skip paying?” Maurice scoffed and turned to the press. “You heard Ms. Quint. Don’t forget to put it in your reports. Isn’t the public in favor of her now? People are on her side. “She is no better than her college friend, Joy. One is a traitor, and the other’s a cheat.“Tsk, tsk. A beautiful CEO turns out to be a cheat. Now that’s what I call a headliner.” Maurice’s accusation set off a flurry of camera flashes at Darcy. “Ms. Quint, are you admitting that you’re a cheat?” a reporter asked aloud. “I’m sorry, everyone. That wasn’t what I said,” Darcy explained in a fluster. A lie repeated often enough would become the truth.Being labeled as a chea
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