Rose then pointed at the other guests. “These people too. Kaze doesn't even know them but they insulted him, mocked him, and agreed with Luis to slap him. “So, what’s wrong with Kaze slapping them back? He should slap them more to teach them some manners. At least it’s better than insulting others, who might beat them up, or kill them!” The entire hall was quiet. The men and women were lectured by a girl in front of Buffy. They were all humiliated, including Luis. Luis’ eyes were burning with rage. He started to blame Rose for what happened. “You little bitch, what did you say?” “If you didn’t try to seduce Luis, this wouldn’t happen at all!” “You must be sleeping with your cousin! Why are you so protective of him? Are you his wife or his cousin-in-law?” The young men and women who got lectured by Rose scolded back, calling her names. They spewed whatever vulgarities they could think of at her. Rose instantly flushed with emotions. “Kaze Lee, what are you doin
If Buffy were scared of Kaze, then she would not have shown that attitude back at Kent’s place. Kaze slapped her guests after all, so making him apologize and ensuring the others would never go after him for tonight was probably the ideal outcome for the situation. Buffy confidently believed it was the best solution that she came up with. Luis and the others were slightly displeased when Buffy simply wanted Kaze to apologize verbally. Kaze slapped them to the floor yet he just had to apologize verbally? He got off the hook too easily! However, because of Buffy, no one dared to disagree with her. Everyone had decided to go after Kaze after this. If they could not use this encounter as an excuse, then they could always come up with another. In fact, what excuse would they need to beat up a guy from a small city? Luis said coldly, “Kaze Lee, you have to be careful. Riverbank is a big city and not everyone is as merciful as us.” His tone sounded threatening. Buffy f
Listening to Luis’ provocation, Buffy’s expression turned ashen. She looked at Kaze coldly. “Kaze Lee, are you sure you don’t want to apologize?” “The ones who would be apologizing are Luis and the others.” Kaze pointed at them frivolously and then at Buffy. “And you, for looking down on me.” “Huh? He must have lost his mind.” “I have never seen such a pretentious person before!” Kaze’s words attracted even more unfriendly sneers. Buffy’s expression turned cloudy. Just when she was thinking of a way to teach Kaze a lesson, one of her men came up to her from the back. “Madam, Professor Wilson is here!” Buffy looked surprised. The gloominess on her face faded. After she composed herself, she said, “Invite the professor here. No, wait, I’ll go welcome him myself!” Looking at Buffy’s response, the guests were curious who Professor Wilson was. “Professor Wilson is a lecturer serving tenure at Kalifornia University, a titan in the field of psychology. He is here in
When Buffy thought of what happened back at the mayor’s residence, her expression shifted slightly. She just realized that Kaze was also at the party and if Professor Wilson saw him, it might cause unwanted misunderstanding that could result in conflict. “Go, tell Kaze Lee to leave. Keep it low and ask nicely. Don’t make him mad. Just say I have something to talk to him in private,” said Buffy to one of her men. After meeting Kaze twice, she knew how hot a temper he had. He was not afraid of anything and the more she tried to force him against his will, the fiercer he would retaliate. Her man nodded and went over to Kaze, delivering Buffy’s message. Kaze did not know what she was up to, so he said, “If she wants to talk to me, she can talk to me here.” “Mr. Lee, Ms. Gwake is busy right now. Why don’t you move to the parlor next door and when she’s done here, she will meet you there,” said the man patiently. He too looked down on Kaze. If not for Buffy’s order, he would
“You really don’t want to take any students or disciples? I can pay you. I can give you whatever I earn…” Professor Wilson begged Kaze with the most sincere smile. His action shocked everyone else in the room. They did not care what he said to Kaze, and they could not even hear him clearly. All they saw was Professor Wilson humbling himself in front of Kaze, acting like a child instead of a professor and trying his best to make a request. Who exactly was Kaze Lee? Professor Wilson was a prominent figure in psychology and even the rich and powerful wanted to curry favor with him, yet he lowered himself before Kaze. Buffy was baffled. Kaze shook his head. “I told you before. You must have misunderstood what happened back there. I don’t know psychology. I save Myra using techniques that you don’t comprehend. “There’s no way you can learn that. Why don’t you go and talk to Pastor Angelo and ask him to teach you how God saves people.” Professor Wilson shook his head. “No,
“Kaze, we are so sorry for what happened. We deserved to be slapped…” The young men and women who mocked and insulted Kaze earlier swapped their arrogant faces to smile ingratiatingly, trying to engage in a conversation with Kaze. Professor Wilson respected him and would leave with just one word. They believed Kaze must have some strong background to be able to order the professor around like that, so they wisely stopped their hostility and decided to curry favor with him. The upper circle was realistic. The young men and women were raised in such an environment, and it was second nature to them to tailor their treatment based on somebody’s identity. They were also extremely good at switching sides to their own advantage. They could be close to a big family but could turn on them at the next moment because the family had lost their value. “What’s the matter, Luis? Not happy with things?” Zenika planned to talk to Kaze as well but when she saw Luis with an ashened expres
Rose looked unhappy and refused to reply to Zenika. Luis smiled and said, “Mr. Lee, I was wrong but it’s all because I liked Rose a lot. When I saw you and her being intimate, I got jealous. Can you forgive me?” “Kaze, I apologize. We should have been friends because of Uncle Lock and with that, I should be looking after you, not giving you a hard time. Please forgive me.” Even the proud Wesley lowered himself and apologized with an awkward smile. Kaze had a scornful glance at the three of them and then shook his head. “You three are not qualified to be my friends.” He was already under the spotlight yet he did not lower his voice at all. Everyone heard him and looked at Luis, Zenika, and Wesley, which embarrassed them. Luis took a deep breath to suppress his anger and then looked at his accomplices. He subtly extended his hand to Zenika’s waist and pushed her. “Ouch!” Zenika fell forward, leaning onto Kaze. “Zenika, what’s wrong?” Luis and Wesley went up to help
Blackjack rules were simple and many relied on luck, especially those low-tier players. For high-tier players, it was a game of technique and mind games. The surprising thing was that once Buffy sat down at the blackjack table, she became a titan and beat all the men. Half an hour later, all the men who thought they were professionals lost everything. They got embarrassed and angry but Buffy remained calm and composed, not flinching one bit.Judging from her relaxed demeanor, she must have held back from the beginning, or else the men would have lost even more. The scene discouraged the others like Luis who wanted to have a play at the table. Buffy was alluring and being at the table with her could fulfill most men’s vanity. Yet when she got too strong, no one wanted to jump into the rabbit hole anymore. It did not feel good losing to a woman at blackjack. Some bold men refused to submit and continued the challenge, but all of them lost terribly. Buffy displayed extr
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