Darcy was deeply concerned but it had come down to the worst situation and her only option was to side with Kaze. Kaze did not care about the people’s criticism. He smiled at Mason as if he was enjoying the anger on Mason’s face. “Yeah, I just broke your son’s arm, again. What can you do? You represent the Ridgesouth Quints and that gives you the right to run roughshod over me? I just hit back to teach your son a little lesson and you are that pissed off?” Mason almost passed out when Kaze referred to breaking Jackson’s arm as a ‘little lesson’. His eyes bulged and widened. He bellowed, “Kaze, you are asking for it! You really think there’s a place for you in our family after what you’ve done?” “I don’t care if your family has no place for me. I’ll make it straight for you. This is Lilyrose and even if your entire family is here, they will have to kneel before me with no complaints,” Kaze said scornfully. “Besides, you are just one man, Mason Quint, and you are not even may
Mason had made up his mind. To fully expand and take control of Lilyrose, he had to suppress Kaze, or else he would be held back and could not get anything done. It was no longer a personal affair. His future, career, and ideals were on the line. With this thought in mind, Mason calmed himself down. He scanned the room coldly before he looked at Kaze again. “Kaze, I believe two days later, Rove, a subsidiary under Perfect World Group, is going to be publicly listed, am I right? “Let me make it clear for you. The Ridgesouth Quints are issuing a total ban on Perfect World Group and also Kaze Lee, you, as an individual. “On the day of listing, anyone who stands with you stands against us, the Quints, and we will go after them one by one!” The crowd grew tumultuous listening to Mason’s announcement. Rove was a prized goose that laid golden eggs. Everyone knew that Rove was the market's favorite, and if they successfully went public, their stock price would skyrocket. Ye
“Kaze, look what you've done! The Quints have issued a total ban! What should we do now?!” Agnes pointed at Kaze furiously, her body shaking violently as she rapidly lost her calm. Kaze said indifferently, “Mom, you don’t have to worry. I’ll deal with it. I said it before, this is Lilyrose, even if the Quint family comes here, they won’t be able to do anything.” “That’s nonsense! Who do you think you are!” …That afternoon, the distribution of power in Lilyrose started to shift. A certain news spread across the city, reaching the darkest corner—Kaze was the chairman of Perfect World Group. All Lilyroseans knew Kaze Lee. He was known as the live-in son-in-law of the Quints, and solely relied on his wife to live his days. However, Kaze’s reputation had been steadily rising recently. First, he was revealed to be the chairman of Shangrila Group, and then the acting mayor. Now that he was no longer the mayor, he turned out to be the chairman of Perfect World Group. Al
“It’s embarrassing that I have to use such a method to deal with Kaze. Before I came here, I did not expect that little bastard to be so difficult to handle,” Mason said. He did not feel happy just because Sieg flattered him. Sieg shook his head and chuckled. “Mayor Quint, you are too humble. As long as your method works, it doesn’t matter if it’s despicable. After this, Kaze won’t have a place in Lilyrose anymore. “Congratulations for removing the cancer of the city before you even swear into office, Mayor Quint.” Mason simply smiled at Sieg’s flattery. With Kaze around, it would be difficult for the Geranium Lyfes to expand their influence to Lilyrose. However, Mason was not blindly confident about what was to come. “After visiting the Lilyrose Quints, I realized how powerful Kaze is. I investigated his background and found out that even the young and promising agents of the Viper’s Den were defeated, ending up crippled for life. “He’s also the former mayor, so it’s l
Although he had not seen what Daiso could do, based on Sieg’s description, Mason felt a sense of relief. “If that’s the case, then Kaze will be a dead person soon.” Mason said with a grin, “I would also like to congratulate you for getting revenge, Sieg.” Sieg’s eyes gleamed. He could sense the obvious sarcasm in Mason’s words. It was Mason who oppressed Kaze and now with the inclusion of a grandmaster ninja from Ryokan, Sieg practically did nothing. Without having done anything himself, how could this be considered getting revenge? Sieg smiled it off and said, “It’s embarrassing but since you have made your move, I shouldn’t stay in the audience seat as well. “Why don’t we give Kaze a grand funeral? I will contact my family at Geranium and tell them to support you to become mayor. I hope I can contribute a little in this grand takedown. “Whoever stands with Kaze will be standing against us, the Geranium Lyfes.” Mason nodded and smiled. “With you in the fray, I believ
“Yeah, we are in charge of the family now! No one else has the right to speak!” “Hart, you think you can climb on top of us just because you sided with Kaze Lee? You are too naїve!” The other family members continued to mock and insult Hart, Daphne, and his other family members. Daphne got two more slaps on her face. Her delicate cheeks were already swelling red. “Syed, stop it! Don’t you do it!” Hart was furious and aggrieved as he watched Daphne getting slapped. He endured the pain in his knees and tried his best to get up on his feet. He stared at Syed and the others viciously. “Had Mr. Lee not been generous with you? Based on what you people have done, the Lyfe family would be history for a long time. Not only did you not appreciate his mercy but you got worse. Why did you bring us here?” Hart and his family were having dinner at their own home when a bunch of men with bats barged into their house and abducted them. When they were brought down from the car, only the
“Take them away and lock them out! Do not let them contact anyone!” Syed said as he raised his hand. With the thugs escorting them, Hart and his family did not stand a chance and were taken away. Syed then looked at his family and scoffed, “The day after tomorrow, we will go to Perfect World Group just to see how Kaze Lee humiliates himself! I want to see how he dies!” The whole family cackled as if they could already see Kaze being trampled. …The exact situation happened elsewhere as well. Regarding Perfect World Group and Kaze, the people reacted with a mix of schadenfreude; sneering sarcasm and regretful sighs while opinions and comments varied widely. However, most of them believed the legendary live-in son-in-law of the Quint family would not escape death this time, unlike before. His opponent was ridiculously strong this time—the Ridgesouth Quint and Geranium Lyfe. Either one of them was a titan to the ordinary. Perfect World Group had grown to a sizable scale
“Lastly, Rove’s offering price is 55 gils. If the price can rise to 100 gils when the market closes today, then Rove’s assets can be doubled. Based on Perfect World Group’s share in Rove, we are looking at a two billion increase,” Snow said with a smile. “You’re optimistic,” Kaze said with a smile. “What if it drops below the market price? Then everyone will be homeless like me.” The people around Kaze laughed heartily when they heard him. Others would certainly crumble under the pressure of the Ridgesouth Quint and Geranium Lyfe and there was no way to make a comeback from there. However, the man they chose to follow was Kaze Lee, and only they understood how good he was at creating miracles. Therefore, they never lost hope in him and were certain that Perfect World Group would overcome this crisis. When the big screen in the lobby lit up to show the trading page, everyone looked composed and confident. Some of the Rove executives could not help but feel nervous while so
The hostages were locked up in the containers. Some of them were elites in their own field while some were ordinary people with average income, yet all of them got into trouble when they boarded the plane. Most of them could not accept their fate. Yet they dared not defy or resist the mercenaries. When things started to calm down, they broke down in tears, weeping in silence as resentment consumed them. Kaze sat down at a clean corner that allowed him to look outside the window. The window was dirty but at least he could see outside. The space inside the container was filled with people sitting closely, offering comfort to one another. They were aware they were just temporarily safe in this container. No one knew what the mercenaries would do to them at the next moment. “My parents must be worried. I said I would call them when I land but now I can’t even get in touch,” Barney muttered as he sat beside Kaze. He too looked outside the window, his feelings mixed. He watc
Kaze thought of what he had overheard in the toilet. If he told the hostages about that, they would probably panic. “It’s nothing. They are just going to separate us into different rooms or containers. They said the buses would be disposed of,” he said. He did not want to reveal too much because it would cause panic. Once the hostages knew their lives were on the line, things might spiral out of control. The mercenaries could kill a few of them to make an example, and none of the hostages would dare to cause problems anymore. Kaze kept it a secret because he wanted to protect the people. “That’s it?” “Is there anything else? How many men are there? What is their plan? Who are they looking for?” “We want to know because we want to survive. This isn't our problem—we just got caught up in it.” The hostages looked at Kaze, their eyes filled with worry. They felt aggrieved because they should not be caught in such a huge problem. “I don’t know either.” No matter how m
“There’s a room there. Get in.” The mercenary pointed his gun at the mother and son, which led them to look at Kaze nervously, seemingly asking for help. “What do you want?” The mother was nervous. She clutched her son’s hand tightly, nearly making him cry, but she reacted quickly enough to cover her son’s mouth to prevent him from doing so. “All women must go into that room. You go in now,” the mercenary explained. He did not want the woman to get the wrong idea. “You people won’t hurt me, right?” the mother asked, worried that she might be ravaged. “We are not into MILF,” said the other mercenary who was escorting Kaze, indirectly assuring the mother. Kaze shot a glance at the mother and nodded at her. “They told us they were going to separate us, so there’s nothing to worry about,” he said, worried that the mother and son would not cooperate. The mother then carried her son and followed the other mercenary into the room. It was called a room but it was actually ju
“Can you make him stop? If the man comes back, we’ll be done for,” someone said. The kid’s crying made everyone anxious. “What can I do? He’s crying because he’s scared. I can’t just stop him.” The mother was afraid as well, and she did not want her son to be taken advantage of. “Calm down. Just don’t alert the men and we’ll be fine,” Miguel said, hoping to ease the situation. “I’ll fight him if he comes in. I believe I can make it,” someone said. Those with an impulsive nature grew restless from being kept on the bus for too long, feeling like livestock being kept in cages. “Shut it. They are coming,” Barney said after a glance outside the window. The other passengers fell silent, sat back down, lowered their heads, and tried their best not to look out the window. The mother quickly hugged her son and covered his mouth to prevent him from crying. Kaze felt peace and quiet once more, even the air felt smoother. He knew the passengers were merely ordinary people and
Unfortunately, Leah knew she would not get an answer out of Snow since she was refusing to help. Everything seemed to have changed following her mother’s disappearance. She tried to stay for answers but when security came in, she could not resist them anymore. It was the first time she was escorted out by security guards and it impacted her. She used to be the daughter of the CEO of Northborn Group—everyone respected her. She used to enjoy a privileged status. No matter where she went, she was the star of the event. Yet when her mother disappeared, everything changed. She wanted to look for Kaze but she had just lost the chance. Snow turned her down and gazed at her with contempt and irritation. Leah could not accept the changes but some things felt like they were destined to change. She was forced to leave the branch office but then had no idea where else to go. She felt abandoned by the world. Before this, she could still hope for Kaze’s help, but now she had no
Leah went to her mother’s company but did not find her anywhere. Joey was busy working in the CEO’s office. Leah went over and asked, “Joey, where’s my mother? I can’t reach her.” She wanted to know what happened to her mother. “I don’t know about your mother either. We went out together earlier in the day but I don’t know where she went. I can’t get in touch with her.” Joey was so busy that she could not even free herself from the desk to explain to the girl. “Where did she go? How am I supposed to find her?” Leah panicked. If even Joey did not know where her mother went, then something must have happened. A bad feeling rose from her heart. Things just got serious. “I don’t know. Why don’t you ask someone else?” Joey did not have time to deal with the girl. Leah was unfamiliar with Joey’s coldness. Joey had always treated her with kindness and flattery, so the sudden coldness caught her off guard. She felt like something had changed. “Who should I be looking f
“No! My daughter is still in the hospital!” Katie refused to accept her punishment. She started to regret her decision but it was too late. “Now only you think about your daughter? I guess you are not that foolish, but have you thought about her when you betrayed Chairman Lee? “Don’t worry. Leah knew Chairman Lee personally and we won’t hurt her, but she might not live a good life anymore,” Snow said coldly. She did not want to put the girl in a difficult situation but her life as a princess would come to an end. “You can’t do that!” Katie could not believe Snow would do that. “I bet you never thought of the consequences when you leaked the information. Too bad. You’ve lost.” Snow revealed the truth because she wanted Katie to suffer for the decision she made. Katie would now regret every decision she made because she knew she had jeopardized her daughter’s life. She would feel like a fool. She devoted her life to climbing higher to gain more power but she ignored the
“I went to a bar to have a drink and I bumped into an informant of the Viper’s Den.” Katie looked helpless as she explained as if everything that had happened was planned out for her, pushing her to the edge step by step. It was a lively night at the bar. The atmosphere was pleasant and most of the guests were having a good time. Katie was a single woman. She needed care and love at times. She was alone when she visited the bar. She started off by ordering some drinks at the counter, waiting for a chance to meet a man who shared the same ideals. A drink or two later, maybe she could get herself a company for the night. As a grown-up woman, she had her desires. It was a way to release her stress. Katie entered the bar in a casual outfit but it did not diminish her elegant demeanor. When she sat down at the counter, a few young men approached her but she was not interested in immature boys. She continued drinking. She looked at the dance floor occasionally, searching for a
“Who do you think will believe you?” Arthur frowned. There were too many coincidences that it felt like a giant setup. “I’ve explained what I need to. Don’t interrogate me like I’m a criminal. I am the CEO of the Northborn Group.” Katie left them speechless. She had said the necessary and it was up to them whether they wanted to believe it or not. They did not have the evidence to charge her anyway. “You really think we can’t hold you responsible?” Snow was not really looking for a definite answer. The moment she suspected Katie, whether or not she was truly the traitor, Snow already had the right to hold her accountable. It was necessary to make things clear and it was to find out who Katie leaked Kaze’s information to. “It has come down to this. No matter how you deny it, it’s useless. We already know what you have done and you can’t escape. Even if you don’t want to confess, we can continue the investigation, and we’ll eventually find out the truth. “If you come clean