“Sigh. I thought I had a powerful brother-in-law. It seems like I was overthinking…” Sky walked away with a disappointed look. Darcy was both amused and upset by Sky’s disappointment. Though her worries for Kaze remained. She hoped Miru could settle the matter before Kaze arrived at the casino. On the other hand, Kaze arrived at a hotel with Lance and Naomi. “Hades told us to come here for the manager.” Lance pointed at the hotel before glancing at Kaze. “Hey, useless shit, can you really bring Larry back?” “If you continue to speak to me with that mouth, your son will die inside,” Kaze said coldly. Lance and Naomi were furious. Agnes and her family were nothing but tools to extort money and they had gotten used to being treated like kings. Yet as Agnes’ son-in-law, Kaze did not treat the Laime couple with respect. However, the ferocity Kaze showed back at Horizon Mirror deterred Lance and forced him to silence himself. Naomi grumbled, “Then what are you doing
“Kaze, I thought you got someone useful to help but he's useless bullshit as well!” “He looks ferocious. He might be able to scare normal people like us but he’s useless against Hades!” Lance and Naomi immediately jumped in and mocked Dan after seeing his failure. They were frightened by Dan and they thought the man was someone powerful. However, a few minutes later, Dan came running out. Dan slapped himself again when Lance and Naomi mocked him. He was fine with the humiliation but he did not want to embarrass Kaze. It would be a great sin if he did. He knelt on the ground and said, “Master Lee, I’ll call all my men here and make Hades pay for what he had done!” “Shut up you! All you know is brag!” Naomi looked askance at Dan. She then looked at Kaze and said, “Tell Darcy to pay the two million to get Larry back! If anything happens to Larry, I’ll make your family pay!” “Yeah! Forget about the lousy car! Larry must be fine! Call your wife immediately!” Lance berate
Miru? The casino players looked confused. Someone said hesitantly, “Is she the goddaughter of Alan who owns Lefteria Group?” Woah! The casino erupted in a commotion.Lefteria Group and Alan were mentioned a lot. Alan had been the godfather of Lilyrose underworld after all. The group had left behind its criminal roots and become a legitimate business empire in Lilyrose.“That’s right. That’s her.” Tim said in chuckles, “The bitch thinks she’s all that. She called to get my boss to return the car. She and Dan upset my boss, so he trashed the car.” There was an uproar all around. Hades was something else to disregard Dan and Lefteria Group. Many were unaware of Hades’ origins. However, that did not stop them from revering him. Hades enjoyed being the center of attention. Still, he remained nonchalant on the surface. “Bottom line, my connections in Lilyrose run deep enough to back the casino up. No one, regardless of their legal or illegal standing, will dare to cause
“The young man is amazing. Tim, the best fighter in the casino, is no match for him. Man, Tim got beaten up real bad.” “I know, right? I witnessed Tim take down a few gym rats who were on orders to cause trouble in the place.” “Tsk. So what if the man can fight? Didn’t you hear Hades calling on his security officers to kill him? They are all armed with weapons. The young man can’t defend himself with just his fists.” The casino players stared at Kaze and chatted among themselves. The two dozen security officers whipped out their weapons of choice and charged toward Kaze. Hades had always been generous to them. Now that Tim lost to Kaze, anyone who could restrain Kaze would be heavily rewarded. These fugitives with blood in their hands saw dollar signs in Kaze. The person charging in the front was a burly man with a scarred face, waving his 20-pound knife around. He zeroed in on Kaze’s neck, his gaze sharp. Swoosh. The knife went for Kaze’s neck. Some timid casino
The casino players looked at Kaze like he was a dead man. Sure, Kaze had single handedly taken on Hades’ two dozen fighters. It was scary when Kaze sent Hades flying multiple times. Still, they believed Kaze was a goner. It was said that people would rather deal with the consequences than face a man like Cronus. The saying had been around Lilyrose for years, and it had been proven to be true. It could be a matter of Kaze losing his life. Hades got back up and wiped the blood off his face before looking at Kaze begrudgingly. “As you can tell, my uncle is a scary man. I don’t care who you are—” Smack! He was knocked over again. “Your uncle can be Cronus, Zeus, or the king of the world, but he can’t stop me from hitting you.” Cronus, or whatever his name was, did not scare Kaze. Without looking back, Kaze said, “Dan, take your men and trash the place, including the cars parked outside.” The casino players went white. “Don’t, sir. Those are our cars. We have noth
“Babe, someone here is stopping me from leaving. I’ll be home once I get everything sorted out.” Kaze then hung up. “Kaze! Kaze!” Darcy put down the phone anxiously before dialing Miru’s number. “I’m sorry, Darcy. I didn’t think the bastard would trash your car. I’m taking my people to Hades’ casino. Don’t worry. I’ll make him pay.” Miru’s aggressive voice came through the other end of the line. She had given Hades a call, asking for Darcy’s car back. Not only did Hades disrespect her, but he ruined the car too. Hades made sure Miru got to see the car-smashing live. That was a clear-cut diss at her. Miru was not the type to take the insult lying down. Without hesitation, she was going to storm into the casino with her people.Payback was the last thing on Darcy’s mind. She replied, “Please save Kaze, Miru. He was trashing Hades’ casino when I called him. I think someone isn’t letting him leave. Please, Miru.” Miru silently cursed Kaze for his suicidal attempt.
“So, he is Darcy Quint’s husband? He’s the infamous dummy who married into the Quints.” “Shut up! Knock it off, or you’ll get the rest of us in trouble!” “What are you afraid of? Do you think he’s a big shot? Why are you afraid of the Quints’ dimwitted son-in-law anyway? It’s not as if he can do anything to us.” “That’s right. He has upset Cronus, so there’s no escaping for him now.” Kaze’s response stirred a commotion in the casino. Many had heard about him. The casino players looked at Kaze curiously. The dummy son-in-law of the Quints was well known in Lilyrose. It explained why he would trash Cronus’ nephew’s casino. Kaze was not fearless against Cronus. A dummy simply did not know better. To these people, Kaze was a dead man. “Haha. I thought we could expect a new contender in town, but he’s just a wise guy.” Hunter had no reason to be cautious now that he knew who Kaze was. “Tell me. How do you plan on compensating for Hades’ loss?” towering over Kaze, he
The ten trained fighters collapsed on the ground, crying out in agony. “No way!” Unlike his previous composure, Hunter grimaced and looked at Jackal’s party in disbelief. Hades, who vowed to give Kaze hell, was dumbfounded. ‘These six bastards withheld on me when they were my crew.’Even Dan widened his eyes and rambled in his mind. If Dan knew that Jackal and his party could take on Cronus’ trained fighters, he would have taken out of the competition and become the king of the underworld. Of course, he kept these thoughts to himself. The six soldiers had more success with Kaze. Dan could no longer boss these soldiers around. “Bring them both to me.” Kaze finally rose to his feet. Jackal and his companions brought Hunter and Hades, who were scared out of their wits, before Kaze. “Get down.” Two soldiers kicked Hunter and Hades on the back of their knees. Thump! They fell onto their knees and grimaced in pain. Kaze looked at the angry pair and asked with
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