“T-Thank you!” Sieg nodded fearfully. Kaze’s hand on his cheek felt like a deadly blade, ready to give him the chop. “Don’t be too eager to thank me. I’m not done.” Kaze said with a chuckle, “Do you remember what I said?” “What?” Sieg looked at him in a daze. “You, you, and you…” Kaze pointed at Sieg, Mason, Sirius, and the others. “Like I said, you better recover the share price before you crash it. “I don’t care how you do it. No one is leaving until Rove closes at 200 points today.“You can count on it.“There are many ways to make people wish they are dead.” Kaze’s nonchalant sent shivers down Sieg, Mason, and the others’ spines. “Fine. I’ll get the money now.” Facing a dead end, Sieg embraced reality. Since Kaze had no qualms about killing Daiso, Sieg could be next. However, Mason was not having it. He tried to be strong and said sternly, “I am part of the Ridgesouth Quints, Kaze. I’m going to be the mayor of Lilyrose. “You wouldn’t dare do anyth
“You win, Kaze!“But I did not lose to you. I lost to luck and Elder Nectar. Hahaha!” Sinking into the ground, Mason laughed in resignation. He crackled to the point of tears. Many gave Mason sympathetic looks. Everything backfired on him. Armed with the might of the Ridgesouth Quints, Mason anticipated a victory over Kaze which would cement his dominance in Lilyrose. It was supposed to be a slam dunk. Kaze would not stand a chance against the Ridgesouth Quints. Yet, the surprises kept on coming. First, the Viper Queen showed up, and then Hannibal made a statement. The intervention of these two very key players tipped the scales in favor of Kaze and Perfect World Group. Kaze was lucky. Even Sieg resigned to his fate. He and Mason started making calls to get the money. They contacted their connections within Geranium City high society and the Ridgesouth Quints. Upon learning of Autumn and Hannibal’s support for Rove, Geranium City elites quickly amassed 10
Kaze said with a smile, “Thank you for all your support. We will have a celebration at Dynasty Hotel in the afternoon. I hope you all can attend.” “We can never refuse an invitation from you, Mr. Lee.” “But it’s strange. Why isn’t Hart’s family here to celebrate Rove’s success with us? What’s he doing back home?” Jealous of Hart, the crowd chattered. It was every businessman’s wish to find success like Hart. Given Rove’s tremendous victory, Hart, the founder, was set to become renowned in the business world. “It is strange.” Kaze nodded. He had not gotten a call from Hart’s family yet.“Thump!” A group approached and kneeled. Furrowing his brows, Kaze said indifferently, “What are you doing, Syed?” The Lyfes, following the lead of Syed, shuddered on their knees. Syed got down on all fours and said in a trembling voice, “M-Mr. Lee, I invited my brother’s family to visit the family home. I just called home to bring them here.” “Are you sure they are just visiting
Kaze tapped his forehead. Snow had been lost in thoughts for the past few days. At first, he thought she was worried about Perfect World Group being oppressed by the Quints and the Lyfes, so he simply told her not to worry. Now it seemed to be not the case. He should have noticed it earlier. “Conan, get a car and send me to her place,” Kaze said as he tapped Conan’s shoulder. Kaze left without saying anything, which made Miru, on the other table, grunt at him. She nudged Darcy and said, “Look at him. He’s so concerned about his assistant. You should be more careful, or else you won’t even know when you lose him.” Miru had a fair impression of Snow but she was Darcy’s best friend. Darcy furrowed her brows for a moment. “It’s okay. I trust him.” “Your trust is useless. Men are all the same.” Miru pursed her lips. …Knock, knock. Kaze did not catch the little conversation between Miru and Darcy after he left. Twenty minutes later, he arrived at Snow’s place and kn
Kaze nodded. Like Miru, Snow’s family, the Frosts, was also big and powerful. The Frosts might not be as powerful as the Harrowdale Hidens, but they were stronger than the Butterworth Queens. It was obvious that the marriage was just another way for the family to secure more political or financial benefits. Kaze asked, “What about you? Are you okay with it?” “I’m not.” Snow said without a second thought, “But my family is in trouble and only that particular family can help us. As the daughter of the Frosts, I have to make the sacrifice.” Unlike Miru who defied her family, Snow more or less compromised with the decision and seemed to have accepted her fate. Though Kaze knew what made Snow think like that. Snow was close with her parents and she prioritized family more than freedom. Miru, on the other hand, had a severe conflict with her stepmother, so she did not want her family to meddle with her future. “If you are not okay with it, then it will be easy. As for you
Kaze was not upset at all. He politely replied, “Mrs. Frost, I am not here to do anything ill to your daughter. It’s just that she didn’t inform me and simply handed in her resignation, she even wanted to leave. “Snow has been helping me run the company. It’s tiring, and I know that. So as her boss, I think I should come have a look at her.” Snow breathed a sigh of relief as no argument broke out. However, she was slightly disappointed when she heard Kaze. May’s expression eased up, but her tone remained cold as she said, “Very well. Now that you’ve seen her, you can leave.” Kaze smiled and shook his head. “What is the meaning of that?” May raised her brows and her expression turned ashen once more. Kaze said, “Mrs. Frost, one of my subsidiaries just got listed and it's a good time to get dividends. Snow submits her resignation without any notice, it’s not against any rule, but as her boss, I can’t simply approve that. “Otherwise, people might call me ungrateful for kic
The dividend that Kaze prepared for Snow was enough for an ordinary person to become wealthy overnight, achieving a jump in social status. Even if one would do nothing for the rest of his life, he did not have to worry about money anymore. However, Snow was no ordinary person and her family was wealthy and powerful. For the Frosts, a few hundred million was not enough to make them see another way. Kaze shook his head. “Mrs. Frost, I do not make empty promises. If you don’t believe me, I can pay Snow her dividend from my own pocket first.” He then put the Dallas Black Card on the table. “Dallas Black Card?!” May’s eyes widened, her eyelids twitched. She was forced to look at Kaze differently now. The man before her seemed to possess more secrets than she could imagine. Why would he have a Dallas Black Card? “Hmph. The Dallas Black Card might be rare but our family has it as well.” A moment later, May shook her head and scoffed. “Kaze Lee, stop showing off. You keep
May looked at Kaze with scorn. “The Viper Queen, Autumn Fall, came to deal with the problem of her men colluding with people from Ryokan while Elder Nectar spoke up because the Ridgesouth Quints ignored his words. “What does all that have to do with you?” Autumn did not attend the celebration and took Sirius away. As May said, Autumn came to Lilyrose to flush out the bad apples of the organization, but that was only the simple reason. The real reason Autumn had come was to give Kaze an explanation about the Ettingers. What no one knew was that Elder Nectar had intervened, forcing the Quints into submission and teaming up with the Lyfes to clean up the mess—all because of one phone call from Kaze. Kaze kept this truth from May, knowing she would not believe it anyway. May, interpreting Kaze's silence as a sign of compromise, scoffed at him. She then turned to her daughter with a cold expression and said, "Snow, you’re a Frost. You've enjoyed the privileges of our family, a