“You are too kind, Mrs. Yemen. You and Mr. Yemen are like my own parents. The five blood bird’s nests aren’t that many. In fact, if you want more, even fifty, or five hundred, as long as I have it, I will bring them to you.” Wesley was an eloquent man and he managed to excite Ryna. As her fondness for Wesley grew, so did her dislike for Kaze. Especially when she already viewed Wesley as her son-in-law and her husband still wanted Kaze to marry Cyan, it felt disgusting. “Look at Wesley and the way he respects us. He’s countless times better than someone else.” Ryna looked askance at Kaze and said sarcastically, “Someone came to visit his teacher but he came empty-handed and wanted to freeload, like always. This isn’t very respectful.” Everyone instantly looked at Kaze and they knew Ryna was talking about him. Wesley smirked and simply enjoyed the show. Cyan heard her mother and looked at Kaze with a sense of disappointment as well. Comparison was any man’s thief of joy
The big sack that Kaze had been carrying contained assorted expensive herbs. When he put it on the table, it opened up and herbal fragrance instantly filled the room. “This herbal scent is from those herbs?” The guests sniffed the air and recognized the energetic herbal scent. Everyone in the room was knowledgeable. When they had a whiff of the sack, they knew it contained some of the most expensive and rarest herbs in the market. “Kaze, what is this?” Lock asked after a sniff. At first, he thought the sack was simply Kaze’s luggage, so he did not pay extra attention to it. Kaze smiled. “Mr. Yemen, as your student, there’s no way I would have come bearing nothing. “When we talked on the phone last night, I heard you were coughing, and I assumed you had an ailment, so I took the liberty and brought you some supplemental herbs.” Lock took the sack and peeked inside. He said, “Hehe, you shouldn’t have brought all these here. I’m happy you are here in person. You don’t ne
The room went silent after that. Everyone’s jaws dropped and they looked at Kaze in shock. The poor kid who got bullied by Ryna and Wesley suddenly toughened up and decided to fight back. It was as though he was a different person. The blood bird’s nest produced by Golden Scale Corporation was expensive. Five of those would cost at least a million, yet Kaze called them a pile of scraps. The audacity of his.Then, everyone looked at the herbs in the sack and suspicion rose. These cost more than ten million? This sounded more like a lie. Wesley’s expression turned dark. He stared at Kaze and questioned coldly, “You called the blood bird’s nest from Golden Scale Corporation scraps?” Ryna furrowed her brows, her eyes burning with anger. “Kaze, what do you mean by that? Wesley is just giving you a piece of advice and you responded with sarcasm? Who do you think you are? You aren’t even on his level! Who gave you the confidence to talk to him like that? “You dare slander t
“Why are you standing there? Hurry up and apologize to Wesley!” Looking at Kaze’s unresponsive face, Ryna demanded he apologize. “Wesley isn’t someone you can afford to mess with, let alone Golden Scale Corporation. “Since Wesley is giving you a chance as a courtesy to us, you should hurry up and kneel! Apologize for what you said. Otherwise, not even the mayor of Riverbank could save you!” Ryna said whatever was on her mind in order to aggrandize Wesley. Wesley simply demanded Kaze apologize, yet Ryna instructed Kaze to be on his knees while at it. The other guests did not intervene and simply watched the show with a smirk. Kaze, a poor loser who came to Riverbank to seek help from his teacher, somehow got the nerves to insult Wesley. He basically was asking for humiliation. Kaze was the perfect embodiment of “play with fire and you’ll get burned.”Despite being under different gazes, Kaze remained unfazed. He did not care about Ryna, who looked askance at him. He l
“What’s wrong, Wesley? You don’t look okay.” Ryna saw Wesley’s face turning pale, his forehead glistening with sweat. She quickly went up to him and held him. However, Wesley instinctively shook her hand off. “How?! How did you know our branch chief died in Lilyrose?” Wesley stared at Kaze as he shouted. People saw his lips and legs trembling. He was afraid. Terrified. Wesley was scared of Kaze? Everyone felt unreal. They widened their eyes in disbelief, no one dared to make a noise. “You noticed something was wrong based on my words? It seems like you are not beyond redeemable.” Kaze raised his brows surprisingly for a moment before resuming normalcy. He said, “Not only did I know that your branch chief died in Lilyrose, I even knew his name. “Newell Ettinger. His son, Brad. His sister, Malova. I know all of them. How? It’s simple. They died in my hands. As for me, I am the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den. “So, do you think your uncle should kneel befor
Wesley almost buried his face on the floor, and his arrogance was nowhere to be found. Everyone was shocked. Wesley did not only kneel, he prostrated. He hammered his head on the floor and apologized to Kaze.Since when did Kaze become the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den? Lock and Ryna were stunned, and so was Cyan. Cyan almost lost her mind as she watched the scene unfold before her. A moment ago, she admired Wesley because she believed only a person with his status was worthy of her. Now, Wesley was on his knees like a humble slave in front of Kaze. The sudden twist felt so surreal that Cyan could not react in time. Ryna was the first to compose herself, but when the truth settled in her mind, she turned pale. She went up to Wesley and tried to help him up. “Wesley, what are you doing? Why are you kneeling to this bumpkin here? Are you mistaken? How could he be the branch leader of West State Viper’s Den? “I knew he was the chairman of Perfect World Gro
Noticing no argument coming from Kaze, Wesley wiped his tears and snot off with his sleeves. He quickly got up from his knees and shouted at Kaze, “Kaze Lee, how dare you impersonate the branch leader? I knew you were faking it! The branch leader is a prominent figure, even my uncle has to bow to him in person. What makes you, a live-in husband who got kicked out, the branch leader? “You are just a fucking loser who lies and play tricks on people!” Ryna shouted at Kaze, “Get down on your knees and apologize a hundred times, or don’t even think about getting up!” Kaze ignored Ryna and looked at Wesley with a faint smile. “Mr. Gwake, I like you better now, all arrogant and stuff. But aren’t you curious how a loser like me gets to know confidential information about the Viper’s Den? Isn’t the information limited to the top brass only? Yet I got to know such details.” Wesley was burning in rage when he heard Kaze yet what Kaze said next made him hold his anger back. “How did yo
“Lock, let’s catch up another day!” The guests came up with different excuses and left. When they walked out of the VIP room, they would have a good look at Kaze as if they were trying to imprint his face onto their minds. Their eyes at him carried a mix of emotions, between admiration and contempt. They admired him because the young man from Lilyrose seemed more capable than they thought. With just a few words, he was able to scare Wesley down to his knees, crying and begging for mercy before scuttling away. Any other ordinary man having such capabilities would have been a big shot. Unfortunately, Kaze was not familiar with the rules of survival in a big city like Riverbank. Playing tricks and relying on quick wits might work in a small city like Lilyrose but Riverbank was a big playing field with more powerful and elite players; background, resources, and connections were everything. Therefore, based on what Kaze had said, he would never make it in Riverbank. He m
The sneers and gloating looks made Darcy’s family’s hearts sink. Hector got a call half an hour ago and learned that Phoenix had walked free after Kaze called the cops on her. Phoenix wanted Darcy’s family to come to the hospital. Hector thought that Phoenix had fallen ill. Without another word, Hector took Agnes to the hospital. Darcy and Sky had to make time out of their work and school to be there for Phoenix too. The family forgot to bring Kaze along by choice. There was no telling whether Phoenix was ill or angry with Kaze. The last thing they would do was bring Kaze along to make things worse. Outside the ward, Darcy’s family learned through the chatter that Joan, instead of Phoenix, was admitted. Joan’s hospital admission seemed to garner a lot of attention from Phoenix. Oblivious to the situation, Darcy’s family was in a daze. “Has Hector’s family arrived? Tell them to get in here!” Before Darcy’s family could get to the bottom of the matter, Phoenix’s a
Besides, the execution hall enforced the law within the Viper’s Den, putting the division in a superior position within the Viper’s Den West State Branch. The division had the power to decide whether the Viper’s Den member would live or die. The leader of the execution hall, Robin, would oversee the South River State Branch’s new branch chief and branch deputy. Hannah and Collier could not afford to let their guard down. They braced themselves to meet the man. “Marcus? Robin?” Kaze said indifferently, “I keep note of these names. The South River State Branch can’t do anything to the pair, but I am the branch leader.” “You have the power to stop them!” Collier said. Yet, Collier remained hesitant. It was true that Kaze was the Viper’s Den West State Branch leader. The Nether Viper Sword proved it. However, Kaze never officially took office. In other words, the position of the branch leader remained vacant. Collier could not understand Kaze’s delay in declaring his
Conan could sense the calm before the storm over the phone. He stopped joking around and said solemnly, “Of course.” It did not take Conan and Collier long to get to Kaze. Collier took out a stack of Rhys’ photos and said, “I know this guy. He’s Rhys Road, the only son of Boris, Riverbank’s underground kingpin. “His father bankrolled him to start a business in entertainment. He doesn’t get involved in the company operations, but he loves scouting talents to trick women. He’s worse than the man I was.” At least, Collier was aware of the type of man he used to be. Still, Kaze was not amused. Collier kept it strictly business and said somberly, “He often hangs around schools and around the mall to scout beautiful women. He has slept with many women, promising them the world.“He would be forceful with those who didn’t fall for his scheme. He would isolate them or drag them to somewhere secluded and take compromising videos of them. “Dozens of women fell victim to him over t
Joan shuddered and backed away. She said with a dreadful look, “What do you want, Kaze?” “Smack!” Kaze slapped Joan before removing his jacket to shield Sasha’s bruises. He picked her up and walked out of the store. It was not over yet. Rhys and Joan would pay heavily for what they had done. However, Sasha had gone through a lot today, so Kaze needed to take her away. Sasha needed the hospital now. As Kaze whisked Sasha away, Joan held her cheek and shouted furiously, “You’re a bastard, Kaze! How dare you hit me and my boyfriend! I’m telling on you!” Joan sure did not know when to stop. She got close to Kaze and spread her arms, preventing him from leaving. “Crack!” Keeping a blank face, Kaze fractured her arm and flung her aside. He even stomped on her scowling face. As Joan shrieked, Kaze carried Sasha out of there. The scared crowd parted to give way to Kaze and Sasha. Kaze brought Sasha into the car. “Kaze…” Sasha was placed in the front passenger sea
The helpless and despair look on Sasha’s face tugged on the crowd’s heartstrings. However, Rhys and Joan would not stop roughing her out. They were likely rich and powerful. No one had the guts to step forward and stop them. As the crowd built, Joan got a bit heavy-handed. She gritted her teeth and yelled, “Strip her! Take the dress off her!“Shame her, and she will think twice before hitting on someone else’s man.” Joan got a kick out of destroying something so beautiful. “Sasha…” Kaze elbowed through the crowd after his phone call and saw Sasha lying on the ground in despair. He grimaced hard. It never occurred to him that Sasha would endure such humiliation in the span of a phone call. A group of men and women abused her in broad daylight. The crowd watched on, some even criticizing as if things were not bad enough. Kaze was enraged. “Stop!” His angry voice silenced the crowd. Joan was stunned. She released her grip on Sasha’s hair and cocked her head ba
Sasha looked like a princess in the gown, and Joan’s jealousy drove her to start something. Caught in the act by his girlfriend, Rhys felt anxious. Since Joan put the blame on Sasha, Rhys said happily, “You’re right, Joan. The bitch seduced me. She wants to be a star through me. “She even talked about signing a contract with me at a hotel. She invited me to do whatever I wanted. “I know I can be a playboy, but since dating you, I have been saving myself for you. The bitch doesn’t fool me. “When she wouldn’t leave me alone, I got angry and attacked her.” Rhys turned the whole thing against Sasha. “You’re lying!“That’s not true!” Sasha wailed in fury. She would rather take a beating than be labeled the slut who stole someone’s boyfriend. “How dare you talk smack!” Livid, Joan pushed Sasha to the ground and stomped her heels on Sasha. Sasha cried out in pain. “You go, Joan!” “How dare she steal your boyfriend. We should take off her clothes and ruin her.” “Th
Joan, a Quint member in Riverbank, walked in the front. She glared at Rhys and yelled, “Bastard! Didn’t you say that you were in Westeros attending some film festival? Why are you still in Riverbank?” Rhys looked at his girlfriend, who put him on a tight leash lately, and said awkwardly, “Well, the film festival is over. I arrived home early. I just got back.” He and Joan had been dating for six months. They were not serious, though. There were a lot more women for Rhys to explore in the world. He did not want to be held down by a ball and chain. However, his father, Boris, felt that it was time for Rhys to get married and have kids. Since Joan came from a prestigious family, Rhys got together with her. Joan had always been the one to act submissive in his presence. She would turn a blind eye to his romantic pursuits and even cover for him. Rhys understood well that Joan would be marrying up. However, Joan had been getting full of herself lately. It was not her fi
“Do you know who Mr. Road is? His father is Boris Road, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins. “If you don’t want trouble, you better delete the video now!” The group turned white and deleted the video. They might not understand the threat that came with Great Road Group. However, Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, had been a menace for twenty years. No one would want to get on his bad side. Many shook their heads and sighed. No one could save Sasha now. It was a shame that the innocent and pretty girl ran into Rhys today. They knew what would happen to Sasha at the hands of Rhys. No one dared to speak up against Rhys’ indecent behavior in broad daylight. “Sasha is your name? It’s beautiful. You can use it as your stage name.” Rhys did not care what others thought about him. As Sasha shivered in fear, Rhys stood proud at his decision to slap the sales representative. He gave Sasha’s cheek a squeeze and said with a lewd smile, “Trust me. Get
“I’m sorry, mister, but I’m not interested in becoming a star.” Sasha backed away and said firmly but politely, “I’m waiting for a friend. Please leave me alone.” While talking, she looked outside for Kaze. Rhys was surprised that Sasha would turn him down without hesitation. He said with a grimace, “You’re not interested? What are you interested in? “Why are you saying no to money?” Sasha was scared as the guy would not leave her alone. She replied, “I just want to finish school. Now isn’t the time to think about money.” She took out her phone to call Kaze. “Aren’t you rude?” Rhys commented with a fake smile. He snatched Sasha’s phone, and the latter panicked and uttered in fright, “G-Give that back!” “I offered you a shortcut in life, and you should’ve taken it.” Rhys released his grip, and the phone dropped to the floor. “Crack!” He stomped on the phone and said grimacingly, “Don’t act like you’re above all, gold digger. What’s a poor college girl doing at