“No need for money?” May widened her eyes in disbelief. “How could it be free?” She refused to believe that Venom’s protection cost nothing. “Believe it if it’s from me.” Kaze smiled and confidently explained, “My favor is worth more than gold.” May felt complicated looking at Kaze’s confident look. The Frost family was not capable of contacting, let alone meeting, the assassins on the leaderboard, yet Kaze could bring the No. 2 forward with just one call. On top of that, he even requested Venom to protect the Frost family 24/7 without taking a dime. Who exactly was Kaze Lee? Kaze put his smile away and said, “Mrs. Frost, now that I’ve brought Venom here to protect your family, I don’t think you need to request help from the Krad family anymore and it’s not necessary to marry Snow to Aaron.” May’s expression turned pale. Before this, in order to overcome the family crisis, she had to make her daughter marry Aaron. Now that Kaze single-handedly solved the problem
Snow had been the one running Perfect World Group all along and doing a great job at that. If Snow had to leave, then Kaze would be the first to object. Even May, who was vastly experienced, was shocked by Kaze’s generosity. “You’re making Snow the chairwoman, holding the reins of Perfect World Group? Aren’t you afraid that she will have you abdicated one day?” It was common for the board of a company to kick out the founder or chairman through a unanimous vote. Kaze was putting Snow in charge of the whole company, making her the strongest person in Perfect World Group. May could not figure out what fueled Kaze’s confidence. Kaze looked at Snow and smiled. “Mrs. Frost, if I can’t trust your daughter completely, then I doubt there’s anyone else in this world I’d ever trust.” Snow had been with him for a long time and he knew her feelings. “Mr. Lee, you are making me chairwoman?” Snow never thought Kaze would assign such an important role to her. Kaze smiled and ask
Not many knew about what happened at Perfect World Group in the morning. Only people at the scene knew about it, but since the Quints, the Lyfes, Autumn Fall, and even Hannibal Nectar were involved, they were all afraid to tell anyone about it. Therefore, people had countless speculations about how Perfect World Group made a comeback. Now that the chairman had stepped down, the new chairwoman was said to be the daughter of the Frost family from West State. With all the clues provided, the truth was slowly piecing together. Kaze was abdicated by his assistant and booted out of the company. With the Group under the Frost family, the Quint and Lyfe families would stop targeting it. The speculation was one of the most well-received and it spread like wildfire. People laughed and mocked Kaze for being kicked out of the company; some felt bad for him. “Kaze Lee is limited by his own identity. He’s just a live-in son-in-law, yet he goes up against the wealthy and the powerfu
“It’s you! It’s really you! What’s the matter, why didn’t you answer the call? Have you forgotten about me?” The man feigned an upset tone and joked, his hearty laugh was proof that he was happy to finally reconnect with Kaze. Kaze smiled. “I’ll forget the world first before I forget you, Mr. Yemen! How are you doing? It’s been many years since we met! Are you the principal already?” Lock Yemen, Kaze’s teacher when he was studying in Sunrise. Back then, he was abused by the Lee family and always refused to go home. It was Lock who took him in and asked his wife to cook for him and educate him properly. Kaze remembered how Lock took good care of him. When Kaze was deployed to the battlefield, he lost contact with Lock. “Principal? Ain’t no way! With you little brats around, I’m already bald before I get old!” Lock said with a laugh. “I’ve already quit my job as a teacher and moved to Riverbank. I’m doing okay now. I saw the news today and just found out you are doing b
“Calm down, don’t apologize without telling me what happened.” Kaze stopped Conan from apologizing and asked, “What happened? The money is gone?” He had made it clear that the two billion from the Hornberg and Powell families should be donated to charity. Yet someone extended their wicked thoughts on the money, which turned his expression dark. “If the money is simply taken away, it wouldn’t be as bad.” Conan’s expression turned bitter as he explained, “The Powell family from Glowmoss somehow reached an agreement to exchange assets with Sanwell Finances. Sanwell Finances’ assets in Eurathia are to be transferred to the Powell family. “As for the two billion in Arcadia, Sanwell Finances swallowed them all. I’ve sent men from the Queen family to retrieve the money but last night, some underworld forces appeared and took them all away. “One of the people in charge was killed and thrown into the river. The body was found this morning. The underworld is supported by Sanwell Fi
Kaze knew he had to move his schedule up. He must go to Riverbank soon, to retrieve the two billion and punish Sanwell Finances. However, he has to be careful not to affect the livelihood of tens of thousands of people, which would eventually cause a riot. A while later, Kaze said to Conan, “Go to Riverbank now. Investigate what happened. As for the one who got killed in the conflict, I’ll make sure he won’t die in vain.” “Aight, Bro! I’m leaving immediately.” Conan bowed. Kaze added, “And, bring Miru along. She has been eyeing Riverbank for a while now and since the underworld was involved this time, we can let Miru take over after we uproot them.” No matter who the underworld forces were, or how big, from the moment they decided to work for Sanwell Finances, their fates were sealed. Once an underworld organization was wiped out, the spot would immediately be filled. Kaze planned to use the underworld as a starting point to move against Sanwell Finances. “Roger tha
Jared was officially appointed the new mayor of Lilyrose and he would be sworn into office tomorrow. When Rove got listed, Jared and his wife, Fanny, were there to show their support to Kaze. Kaze appreciated the gesture. He talked to Elder Nectar of the cabinet about the appointment. Moreover, given Jared’s resume, he had always been the ideal candidate for mayor. With him governing the city, Kaze’s previous policies would stand and the people would benefit from them. Besides, Jared was the son-in-law of the Hiden family, which equaled a strong background. It almost certainly guaranteed that he could govern with clear ideals without being affected by power or money. It was unlikely that he would become someone’s puppet. “Go tell Mayor Styles that I am going to Riverbank. I’ll pass on the ceremony. I thank him for the invitation,” Kaze smiled and declined the invitation. Jared was Miru’s uncle, a close one, so Kaze saw him as a senior as well. He would not act superior
The call with Lock lifted Kaze’s spirits, which had been dampened by Sanwell Finances. “Tap!” Kaze was about to close his eyes for a quick nap when he was interrupted by a rude tap on the shoulder. The tap was intruding and intimidating. Nevertheless, Kaze remained unfazed and opened his eyes to a burly skinhead. The man’s hairy arm was on Kaze’s shoulder. “Switch seats, bro.” The skinhead said while pointing at the seat next to Kaze. “I’m with my girlfriend, but we couldn’t get seats together.” Behind him was a beautiful young woman showing off her midriff. She buried her face in her phone with a straight face. Furrowing his brows, Kaze was not in a hurry to get up. “Where are you supposed to sit?” “Here you go. It’s carriage number three in the back. It’s just the next one.” The man dangled his ticket at Kaze and placed his luggage on the rack before Kaze even agreed to the switch. “Hang on.” Kaze stopped the man and said indifferently, “It doesn’t make sens