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
Soon, Larry was taken out, and he was beaten beyond recognition. Hades glanced uneasily at Kaze, breathing a sigh of relief when Kaze did not fault him for Larry’s sorry state. Larry looked at Kaze. He was not grateful that Kaze saved him. Instead, he questioned Kaze aggressively, “Why did it take you so long? Didn’t you see how badly I was beaten up? Your wife will have to pay for my medical and the pain I had gone through.” Smack! Kaze slapped him and said curtly, “Trust me when I say the people in the casino can end you now.” Larry put his hand over his cheek, scared to utter another word. He assumed that Kaze paid two million dollars for his release. If Kaze refused to pay the money, Hades would probably kill him there and then. Larry’s eyes flickered with menace, and he swallowed his anger. Ignoring the hostility in Larry’s eyes, Kaze turned around to leave. “Get out here, Hades! Bastard! How dare you wreck my girl’s car! I’m going to turn your casino upside do
Flipping mad, Hades shouted in rage. Hades was the nephew of Cronus. He was slapped by Kaze and then beaten by Miru. His face was bruised and battered.Smack! Miru hit him across the face again before walking away. “Hank, break everything in Orange Light Hotel.“Remember this, Hades. I wreck your place and your face. You should come at me if you want revenge.” She uttered and took off without looking back. Meanwhile, Kaze returned to the Horizon Mirror Mansion. “K-Kaze is back!” Keeping watch at the door, Sky noticed Kaze’s return and announced to the others excitedly. Darcy ran out of the house. She examined Kaze immediately. “Are you alright, Kaze? Did the people at the casino hit you?” “More like I hit them,” Kaze answered with a smile. “The main thing is that you’re okay.” Darcy could finally rest. Kaze felt bad to make Darcy worried about him. “I’m sorry, babe. Your car is written off, but I have made Hades pay for the damages.” “All that matters is
“Mom, the medical incident happened five years ago. Even if you owe the Laime family, you have paid them back enough in the past five years,” Kaze persuaded patiently. The Laimes were clearly pushing Darcy’s family around, knowing they were soft-hearted. They took advantage of the Quints’ kindness, draining them of everything they had. Anyone else in the Quints’ position would not let the Laimes take whatever they pleased. “Shut up!” Agnes interrupted Kaze angrily. “You married into our family, Kaze. We house you and feed you. You have no say under this roof. Mind your own business!“I didn’t make Darcy divorce you because I didn’t want to push her. Know your place. Don’t be so disrespectful.” After giving Kaze a piece of her mind, Agnes turned away and returned to her bedroom. Bam!The door slammed with a bang, startling Sky with a shudder. “I can’t believe my mom. Kaze means well. He just didn’t want the Laimes to exploit her, but she blames Kaze for overstepping his
“Tsk. Why are you so lame, Sky? Why did you even brag to us?” The female classmate terminated the call angrily. “Oh, no. I shouldn’t have bragged. Now, my classmates are going to make fun of me.” Holding his phone, Sky sighed. Kaze was baffled by what he just saw. “What’s wrong with telling them that I’m a big shot in the military? I don’t see why there’s a problem with that.” “You don’t get it, Kaze. We can be vain, but we shouldn’t lie. Otherwise, we’d need to cover up with more lies.” Sky added, “Darcy told me the truth. You’re not some top guy in the military. I got the wrong idea.” Kaze nodded to himself. It appeared Sky was pretty grounded. After a few days of observation, Kaze could confidently say that Sky was trustworthy. He said, “You’ve been back for a few days now, Sky. I have not given you a gift. What would you like? I’ll get it for you.” “I want a sports car. Can you afford it?” Sky dangled his phone peevishly, showing a cool sports car on his mobil
“Is there a car show today? Why didn’t I hear about it?” Sky sprung up. “Come on. Even if we can’t afford it, we should window-shop.” He was quick to get dressed. While waiting for Sky outside his room, Kaze got a call from Don. “Mr. Lee, when we arrested Joy two days ago, you rescued Sandy Queen from an illegal surrogacy ring. Her family contacted us, saying that they wanted to thank you in person.” Kaze remembered the pretty girl from two days ago. “It’s good that her family has found her. They don’t need to thank me. I have to go out now. That’s it for now, Don.” Don was on cloud nine that he was on a first-name basis with Kaze. Kaze thought nothing of the matter. He had a long history of fighting in foreign lands. He had killed and saved many. If he was thanked for every life he saved, he would not have time for anything else. Sky had cleaned himself up, and they left home. They caught a ride to get to Taurus Automobiles. Taurus Automobiles was the place Hun
“We are here to collect the Ferrari 488.” With both hands in his pants pockets, Samus said cockily. Celine clung to Samus’ arm and simpered. “Sky is my classmate, Samus. I didn’t know that you knew each other.” She worked part-time as a car show model there.Celine got to know Samus and Deborah when they came to collect their cars. Samus wanted to pick up the girl while Celine was in it for the money. They hit it off right away. “Sky is my cousin, Celine. He has always followed me around.” Samus looked arrogantly at Sky and acted like he knew better. He asked, “Why are you here, Sky? You should be home, focusing on your studies during your vacation. Why are you here with the dummy?” Sky dared not say anything even though Samus lectured him. Celine could finally hold her head up. The other day at Lily Garden Hotel, Celine mistook Kaze for someone important in the military and kicked her man, Thomas, to the curb to suck up to Sky. Sky did not give her the time of
Celine told the incident at Lily Garden Hotel. “He had me and my classmates fooled in the beginning, but I caught on later. He’s too young to be high up in military service.“Thomas’ dad, the manager of Lily Garden Hotel, is an idiot to be deceived by such crude lies. “I called to sound Sky out last night. He must know that he couldn’t keep up with the lies anymore, so he came clean.” Celine tried her best to show Samus that she was smart. She believed that since Samus came from a rich and powerful family, he must prefer women who were smart and beautiful. Celine wanted to show that she was not some eye candy. Even though Sky told her the truth, Celine made it sound like she saw through the deception. Samus complimented her, “We wouldn’t have known if you didn’t tell us, Celine. The dummy even pretended to be the owner of Lily Garden Hotel. You were intelligent to see through him.”“He’s a con artist. He has caused us nothing but problems.” “He’s a nobody in our family
With the secret out in the open, the housekeeper dropped his attitude. He pointed at the basement not too far away. “My employer is in there.” The housekeeper grimaced and kept his head down. Kaze laughed. Unaware of his impending doom, Perry was still living it up. It was absurd. Perry was playing with fire by hurting Leah. “About time you wise up.” Arthur smiled and patted the housekeeper’s face. He opened the door to the basement. Kaze walked to the bar counter and picked up the best bottle of champagne there. He fiddled with the bottle before carrying it to the basement. The other Viper’s Den members followed him. Kaze took a stride down the steps, to the basement. The noisy music was blasting before they reached the entry. Kaze was filled with a mix of emotions. Nevertheless, he said nothing. He opened the door and walked in. The light in the basement was bright, making everything perfectly clear. However, the people inside were not bothered by the
“You know him. It’s Perry Duncan, Leah’s ex-boyfriend.” Snow did not see the point of hiding the truth, so she laid everything out. “Leah must be feeling foul because she was unaware that she was being stalked. By the time she realized what was going on, she was taken into a vehicle. “We spotted the vehicle they departed in from the surveillance footage. They headed to the mountain up north.” Snow had a general idea of the location. “I got Arthur on the job. He’s putting up a team from the Viper’s Den.” Snow was uncertain of Kaze’s stance toward Leah, but now that she was made aware of the situation, the least she could do was help. Katie belonged to the Viper’s Den, so Snow was lending a hand to a friend in business. “Thank you. Please save my daughter.” Katie was nervous. The Viper’s Den was the people she could count on. “Arthur is good, but he’s slow. I’ll do it,” Kaze said. The whole thing was unrelated to him. Kaze was well within his right to stand on the si
Even so, Elsie was out to get Leah. Elsie could pick up on Perry’s delight when she took a swing at Leah. Poor Elsie was just trying to survive by catering to others. People like her learned to pick up social cues and read body language to please customers for money in return. Their income would double if their customers were happy. Leah was the obstacle. If the women could not get rid of her, they would lose their profit. They had no hard feelings for Leah, but they stood on opposing ends. “You should be fawning over Mr. Duncan, not begging me,” Elsie said while grabbing Leah’s hair to pull her up. Leah snatched Elsie’s wrist to try and break free. “Let me go. I never did anything to you.” Leah was no doormat. She did not want to cross these people or get involved with them. She still hoped that by waiting here, her prince would arrive to save her. However, all she got was a cruel beating, and she had enough. “This isn’t my fault. Blame Mr. Duncan for your cir
Leah had not had it easy these recent days. However, she had learned to be submissive and give in. It never occurred to her that Perry would do this to her. After repeated beatings, she quickly wised up. “Mr. Duncan, why is this disgusting person here? She’s an eyesore.” Dressed in a red number, a woman with wavy hair sat next to Perry. She clung to Perry intimately. She spoke in a sultry and mesmerizing voice. “Oh, she’s just a bitch. “She got on my nerves, so I punished her. I’ll dump her once I’m bored with her.” Perry had the time of his life getting back at Leah. He got a kick out of it. However, he did not feel that it was enough. Every time he looked at his injured hand, his resentment toward Leah grew. “How did she upset you, Mr. Duncan?” Another lady extended her arms to knead Perry’s shoulders while gently murmuring into his ear. With women gathering and fussing over him, Perry felt his ego thoroughly stroked. He was thrilled. “Well, she doesn’t kno
Katie thought about everybody. Kaze was the odd one out, so he had to be the suspect. It made sense that Leah would elope with Kaze. “There must be some sort of misunderstanding. We can talk it out. Don’t do anything reckless.” Snow stopped Katie from doing anything extreme. “How could there be a misunderstanding? There can be no one else but him.” Katie was stubborn. “We can help with your daughter’s disappearance. You won’t get anywhere by picking on him.” Snow tried her best to defend Kaze. She would not let Kaze be hurt on her watch. Eager to find her daughter, Katie believed her suspicion to be the truth, and Kaze must have stashed her daughter somewhere. “I don’t have time to waste, but no one could’ve taken Leah away.” Katie was naїvely convinced that Kaze was behind it. Kaze had only just learned about Leah’s disappearance. It was quite late for Katie to finally look into the matter. “I didn’t take your daughter, but we can dig deeper into this.” Leah w
The blue gem necklace around Snow’s neck brought out her elegance and class. Snow was educated well. She carried herself with ease at the social event. She exchanged pleasantries with business partners and greeted them all. Snow shared a few drinks with several prominent families. Aloysius and her secretary stayed with her and drank on her behalf.The party was a success. Kaze held a glass of wine to sip in a corner. Snow’s brilliance was the assurance he needed. He did not have to worry about her leading the Frosts now. “I guess I was worried about nothing. I didn’t even have to be here. She has gotten everything covered.” Kaze was concerned about Snow because she had always been his assistant. He was apprehensive that Snow would have no control over her staff after her promotion. He even asked the Viper’s Den to lend a hand. Nevertheless, Snow did not let him down. She had done a great job. Kaze drank wine and enjoyed the music. Soon, men and women entered the
Aloysius looked at the business venture at hand with a mix of emotions. Jet was supposed to make a comeback with the project, but the defeat was a huge slap to his face. “Can I ask whether Kaze was behind this?” Aloysius braced himself to ask the question. Even though Aloysius had an inkling, he feared receiving confirmation of his suspicion. “Chairman Lee helped me. If Jet hadn’t hurt my mother, I wouldn’t have rushed back to take his place. “He did this to himself,” Snow said blatantly. “How did you know about the island project? We have been discreet about it.” Aloysius was eager to find out. The question would burn on his mind unless he got some answers. “You can’t keep anything from the Viper’s Den, but this is the end of the matter. If you’re interested in the project, I can put you in charge of it.” Snow could not be bothered to explain herself. Aloysius played it smart. He had been carrying out Snow’s orders without a hitch. Snow was happy to honor her prom
“Tell them that the company is expecting funding, and all the projects will be launched in a few days. Everything will be back on track. It’s a good thing that the higher management is gone. We will be opening the positions for internal employees to apply.” Snow got the right solution to handle the situation. She had to give these employees hope to gain their dedication in return. Aloysius was surprised. “Who would pour money in when our finances are in a mess?” Having worked with Jet, Aloysius had a good understanding of the company’s ins and outs. Several business ventures were up in the air, and the company was bleeding money. Even with a relaunch, these projects would not bring in much of a profit. Most importantly, the relaunch had to be backed up by some funding. The business got a loan from the Viper’s Den. If payment was not made in time, the company’s shares would be used to make up for the loss. The whole thing spelled trouble. Snow just joined the company.
“This is the financial report you submitted today. Any intern can do a better job than you.” Snow mocked Jack. She was disappointed in his performance. A finance director who could not even get his basics right should not be working in finance in the first place. “Who do you think you are, doing this to us?” The others are only out to save their own asses. They did not sympathize with Jack. “I’m sure you are well aware of what you have done.” “You’re on your phone all day at work. You put your daily expenses on the company card, and we’re talking about tens of thousands of dollars a month. You only bought stuff for your personal use. “Let’s not forget about you. Your so-called business trips are to take your mistress out for expensive hotel stays and vacations.” Snow looked at each one of them while detailing their deeds. She shamed them in public, utterly humiliating them. “Why were these allowed before? Why are you stopping these practices now? If you can change