“Captain, the bastard has no respect for the law. I think you should just shoot him.” Victor’s men were livid. As Victor was their superior, the insult to Victor reflected on them too. They advised Victor against leniency. After a nod, Victor cocked his head to Kaze and said coldly, “Who are you to defy me…” He finally had a good look at Kaze’s face. “Uh…” Victor’s mind went blank. The sight of Kaze scared the arrogance out of Victor. Unlike the leaders of governing bodies, Victor was familiar with Kaze. There was no way Victor could forget Kaze’s face. Working closely with his superior, Don, Victor had met Kaze many times. When Don first introduced Victor to Kaze, Kaze paid him a compliment.Later, Don would take him along when handling tasks from Kaze. Don would do the talking while Victor stayed back as it was not his place or right to interfere. “Mr. Lee…” Feeling weak behind the knees, Victor nearly sank to the ground. Victor had never been so fearful eve
“Argh!” Jackson’s head snapped back from impact, and blood leaked out of his nostrils. The swelling on his face, which subsided from medication, returned. Jackson’s cries filled the otherwise quiet office. The crowd stared at Victor in shock. Instead of going after Kaze, Victor attacked Jackson. What was going on? Jackson found it the hardest to accept reality. With a hand over his face, he looked at Victor in disbelief. “What has gotten into you, Victor?” “Smack!” Victor’s response was another slap in the face. Jackson was about to lose it. Victor was supposed to be on Jackson’s side. Yet, he said nothing in Kaze’s presence and even turned around to hit Jackson. Jackson could not swallow the humiliation. It had to be a joke. Shaking in rage, Jackson narrowed his eyes menacingly and shouted angrily, “Are you asking for trouble, Victor?” “Smack!” Victor gave him another slap. This time, Jackson landed hard on his bottom and spat out blood and two tee
Forgetting the pain on his face, Jackson stared blankly at the pair. That was one thing Jackson could not wrap his head around. Miranda and Vance were dumbfounded. The police department’s second-in-command offered his face for a beating. No one could believe their eyes. “Smack!” Another slapping sound echoed through the room. Kaze gave Victor another slap, knocking the latter back. Victor had to steady himself before taking his place in front of Kaze. Grabbing a napkin from Snow, Kaze wiped his fingers down and asked nonchalantly, “You have not replied. Was I wrong?” “You’re absolutely right, Mr. Lee.“I could be a good man. Instead, I became a lapdog.“I was wrong, Mr. Lee,” Victor said humbly. Discipline was deserved and accepted.He understood that fact. “Mr. Lee?” The heads of governing bodies shivered, and some even broke out in a cold sweat. Talking about Mr. Lee, they heard through the grapevine that the former mayor preferred not to be addressed as
Jackson was arrogant, but he was no fool. He picked up on Victor’s subservience toward Kaze and the apprehensive looks from the heads of the governing bodies.Jackson would be silly if he still thought Kaze was just the chairman of a corporation with a bit of money in his pockets. There was clearly something more to Kaze. The government servants seemed wary of Kaze. Jackson looked at the heads of the governing bodies. Unable to read Kaze’s mind, the leaders averted Jackson’s gaze and remained quiet. Victor would not even look at Jackson. Kaze crossed his legs and said with a pretentious smile, “Don’t you have extensive connections? Why don’t you ask around?” Since Kaze had nothing better to do, he did not mind teasing Jackson further. Without another word, Jackson whipped out his phone. However, his mobile screen was smashed after Victor slapped him to the ground. “Get on it, Evan!” Jackson looked at his sidekick. Evan’s face turned ashen, having been thrown into
Jackson was not the only one dumbfounded. His sidekicks were shocked. They understood the significance of Kaze’s identity to Jackson.“So he was the mayor of Lilyrose, Mr. Quint, but that’s ancient history. The guy stepped down, so you have nothing to worry about.” Amid the shock, Vance approached ingratiatingly and helped Jackson up. “Pow!” Jackson blew up and kicked Vance in the belly. “Ugh!” Vance collapsed to the ground with a scream and stared at Jackson, looking hurt. “Mr. Quint, you—” “Thud!” Jackson gave him another kick. “What do you know? “Don’t you know my dad needs his approval to become the mayor?“What do you mean by ancient history? I’ll make you ancient history.” Jackson kicked and punched Vance without holding back. Vance rolled around with his hands over his head while crying. Before Miranda could jump in to protect her son, she cocked her head back and looked at Kaze in disbelief following the revelation from Jackson. Jackson’s dad nee
The scene of Jackson holding his arm while rolling on the ground in agony sent a powerful message to everybody. It was wise not to upset Kaze. Kaze had not been in the next-door office for long when Snow entered. Sipping on tea, Kaze looked up at Snow and asked, “What’s the progress on shifting Perfect World Group’s core business to Riverbank City, Snow?” “We are moving along as planned, Chairman Lee. We are keen to rent one of the selected few office buildings in Riverbank as our branch there.” Kaze waved his arm. “Just purchase the building if possible. Nothing beats having your own property. Besides, owning a Riverbank City’s office building is a good investment.” “Alright.” Snow nodded and said, “But there’s one more thing to note before our move to Riverbank City.”“Oh?” Kaze lifted his head curiously. Snow approached and spread some sheets in front of Kaze. She said, “Rove is going public, Chairman Lee. “Perfect World Group owns most of Rove shares, so we’
The news was shocking. Darcy became the head of the household. Her social standing was bound to reach new heights. Meanwhile, the Quints started sending invitations en masse to local prominent families and socialites, inviting them to the reunion ceremony. The people of Lilyrose were honored to receive an invitation from the Quints. … A plane from Ridgesouth descended onto Lilyrose Airport. Soon, a stern-looking middle-aged man, escorted by his entourage, stepped into an Audi. The Audi headed straight for the hospital, and the group entered a ward. “There you are, Mayor Quint.” A young man opened the door to the ward, his hand holding an apple and a knife. With a smile, the young man looked at the middle-aged man at the door. The middle-aged man was Mason, Jackson’s father and the mayor of a city in Southridge. Mason was taken aback by the presence of the young man. He asked, “Hello, Mr. Lyfe. What brings you here?” He glanced at Jackson, who sat up in bed f
Mason made himself clear. It was unlike Sieg to suggest backing down and giving in. Sieg said earnestly, “I have crossed paths with Kaze before and admittedly been burned by him. He’s an arrogant prick, and nothing gets through to him. “It won’t be easy for you to become the mayor if you intend to exert your authority over him.” Mason frowned and took a good look at Sieg. “Thank you for the heads-up, Mr. Lyfe. Still, I am a father first. I can’t sit back and do nothing after what happened to my son.“Besides, I didn’t come to Lilyrose to become a mayor figurehead. “How am I supposed to govern Lilyrose if I let a former mayor walk all over me? “I’ve got a bone to pick with Kaze for both personal and professional reasons.” Mason spoke righteously without a hint of pretense. He was speaking from the heart. Though Mason needed to go through Kaze to become the mayor, he would not beg and plead to get his approval. Sieg replied, “I’m impressed with your devotion, May