“You keep this up, clown!” “I have never seen such a fool in my life!” Nadia and the others continued to mock Kaze. Miya looked at Kaze and shook her head helplessly. Then, she raised her hand at one of her men, and said without looking back, “Let people know that from now on, I, Miya Heartano, will go after Kaze Lee and his family. “All factions in Riverbank can start to make a move now. Anyone, anything, or any companies that are related to Kaze Lee can be targeted and they can come to me for a reward after they purged those filthy bastards! “Kaze Lee, you’re pretentious. Now I shall show you what true despair is…” She was fierce when she spoke, her eyes overflowing with murderous intent. One of her men nodded and went to make the necessary calls. However, before the man could make the first call, he received one. He answered it and a few seconds later, his expression changed. “Madam! This is bad!” Miya was drinking the coffee her other man had brought her and s
A while later, almost every one of Miya’s men received a phone call. “Madam! This just came in! The men we sent to Ridgesouth were arrested by the police, suspected of smuggling.” “The livestream account you’ve been on is now banned. They claimed that you are doing false advertising and spreading false information, tax evasion…” “A few artists under one of our labels got their contracts terminated by companies in the mainland…” …The calls were ceaseless and sounded like a symphony of distress and bad news. All the calls reported something bad happening to Heartanos’ family business. Miya’s expression shifted multiple times. She was skeptical at first, simply assuming it was just a coincidence. As more and more calls came in, she almost lost her balance. Many of the reports were trivial matters and usually, Miya would not even bat an eye at them. The people in charge of the respective subsidiary companies would deal with them. Yet when all of them happened at onc
“When you said you wanted to come after me and my family, why didn’t you mention your status? “When Sasha was hurt in the hospital, you chose to side with the wrongdoer, unbothered by the truth, why didn’t you mention your status then? “I crashed your share price with just one phone call, letting you have a taste of the poison, and you finally know how to mention your status?” Miya covered her face as she glared at Kaze. If her gaze could materialize, it would become the sharpest sword holding the heaviest grudge in the world and its sole purpose was to stab into Kaze’s heart. “What’s the matter? Not happy with it? You still want to come after me?” Kaze chuckled. “I’ll give you a chance, like the one I gave the hospital director yesterday. You can call whoever you think can help you.” “Madam! The share price has fallen from 202 to 180!” said one of her men in a trembling voice. In just a few minutes, the share price that the Heartano family spent so much effort into mai
When Kaze arrived at Sasha’s ward, Miya, Keiko, and the others were apologizing to the girl, bowing repeatedly. Nadia and her friends knelt on the floor, crying and pleading for forgiveness. To an outsider, it might have seemed as if Sasha had been the one bullying them. “Please get up. I accept your apologies and forgive all of you. I really do…” Sasha was overwhelmed by the scene. Her face blushed as she stood still, not knowing what else to do except waving her hands at them. When Kaze came in, the girl’s eyes lit up. “Kaze, you’re here! Can you please tell them to get up? I’ve forgiven them!” The girl was too kind. Even though Nadia and the others bullied her yesterday, threatening to ruin her reputation, the girl did not hold a grudge against them. Kaze did not want the girl to feel pressured, so he waved at Nadia and the others. “Get up.” “Thank you, Sasha! Thank you, Mr. Lee!” Nadia and her friends felt immense relief as they got up, but resentment remained d
“I didn’t expect Kaze Lee could change things around with just one call, but he shouldn’t underestimate me as well. “He insulted me and wanted to take St. Mary. If I simply let him do it, I will lose the respect of the others,” Miya said with resentment. They arrived at the parking lot and left the hospital in their car. In the center of Riverbank’s commercial district sat a skyscraper of a hundred meters. Miya’s car stopped in front of the entrance. She got out and looked up at the building but could not see its top. With a smirk on her face, she led her men into the building. After a nod to the receptionist, she got into the exclusive elevator that reached the top floor. The top floor of the building was a grand and luxurious sky villa—a villa built on top of a tall building, almost reaching the sky. The sky villa was equipped with a garden, a swimming pool, and even a small golf course. Even people with the wildest imagination could not picture how grand and luxuri
The Heartano family welcomed Hunter to Geranium City with a grand welcoming ceremony, utilizing every resource they had. Yet even within the upper social circle of the city, it was considered a private and mysterious event. Therefore, the outsiders knew little about Hunter. Coincidentally, Miya was one of the few people who knew about Hunter’s existence and background. It was also the reason she came to him. “You folks from Geranium are over superstitious. There’s no god or deity in this world.” Hunter smiled as he took a glass from his cabinet and put spherical ice in it. Miya smiled as she got up and opened the whiskey on the table before her, pouring it into Hunter’s glass. She said respectfully, “Well to me, Mr. Yaphet is a walking deity on earth.” Hunter simply smiled at her words. He had a sip from the whiskey on the rock and said, “You know me. What brings you here? Just skip to the chase.” “Mr. Yaphet, I bother you today because I need your help on something,” M
Miya was thrilled to hold the scroll given by Hunter. The Riverbank Seven’s influences extended beyond Riverbank. They all had powerful families, and mysterious forces as their support, or like Hunter who himself was a mystery yet he possessed strength that allowed him to stand out from his peers. The words he wrote on the scroll represented himself. The strokes and the ink carried a hint of his presence. Kaze might be skilled and powerful but Miya believed even he dared not act like a clown in front of Hunter. Her grievance faded, replaced by a surge of pride and excitement. She wanted Kaze to kneel and tremble before the scroll. Holding the scroll in her hand, as if it was a royal decree, she bowed at Hunter respectfully before she went out. … Back at St. Mary Hospital, Kaze came out of Sasha’s ward and decided to visit Snow. His phone suddenly rang, and when he saw the caller ID, his brows furrowed. Cyan? Since he came back from Rivername, the real estate c
Little did Cyan know, Collier called Kaze “boss” in front of the entire sales department. Since it was directly related to confidential matters of the company, the sales department dared not simply spread the news about Kaze’s true identity. Therefore, Cyan might feel baffled as to why Kaze became the sales manager at first but she quickly claimed the credit and believed she was the one who got him the roles. “Yeah, yeah, yeah. I’m nothing.” Kaze did not want to argue with the woman. He moved his phone away and said, “Don’t tell me you call me just to scold me. If it is, go find someone else. I don’t have the time.” He could not understand how a young girl like Cyan would behave like an old wretched hag. Like mother, like daughter. “Hmph! You sound like you are super busy every day while I am not. Who wants to call you even if I have the free time?” She explained, “Get over to the office right now, there’s a meeting going on! Your superior is asking for you and since yo
Phoenix instinctively moved the phone away from her ears and was stunned for a few seconds before her expression turned ashen. “Kaze Lee broke Shadow’s arm? Crippled both of you? You piece of trash! You can’t even take care of them? What gives you the idea that you still have the right to call me?” She shouted back at the phone, and her voice echoed across the entire ward. “Uh…” Dark had expected punishment of scolding and even abandonment by her master whom she had served for decades, yet she did not expect it to be this quick. “Smash!” Phoenix smashed the phone on the floor. She remained standing and upset. There was a fierce and resentful aura around her as she clenched her fists. Her frosty gaze could send chills down one’s spine. Even Joan’s face paled and her body trembled. She dared not even talk to Phoenix. “Dark, that useless hag! Kaze Lee, that piece of shit! Darcy and her goddamned family! They are all useless! They all should die!” Her anger erupted like
“Madam Quint, it’s going to be alright now. Madam Dark and Shadow are on their way to the Quints and they will surely bring Darcy back.” At Riverbank Prime Hospital, Joan was consoling Phoenix, who was sulky after the incident. Joan wore a face unmistakable of schadenfreude. She was jealous of Darcy from the moment they both met. Darcy, a girl from a distant Quint family from the small city of Lilyrose, had no right to be in the same position as her, the daughter of a well-known and powerful family in Riverbank. Yet Darcy was better than her in every aspect. Darcy was more beautiful, more capable, and was the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation that was worth billions. She became the branch head of the Quints at a young age, where the other family members had to listen to her. Jealousy had blinded Joan to the point that she believed everything that Darcy owned, except for her stupid useless husband, should be hers. She wanted to snatch everything from Darcy. It explaine
“Aaargh! Kaze Lee, I will kill you!” Suddenly, Shadow shouted and dashed toward Kaze. She thought her mother was caught off guard by Kaze’s slaps and got slightly disoriented, hence unable to fight back. Yet she quickly realized that Kaze could kill her mother with slaps. Therefore, without a doubt, as soon as she engaged Kaze, she, too, was sent flying by the furious slaps, crashing into the wall behind her like her mother. Kaze said, “You hurt the executives of Sky Ocean Corporation and broke their arms and legs. Now I’m breaking one of your arms, rendering you useless. Consider it revenge.” Another one was crushed! Looking at Shadow’s broken arm, the other followers turned pale. “You little bastard! I’ll kill you and your family…” Dark slowly regained her composure and began shouting again. She had roamed unchallenged for years, yet now, not only had she been defeated, but she was also crippled. Her daughter also suffered the same fate. To the merciless Phoenix
“You little shit! You’ve done it this time!” Dark shrieked like a witch as blood spewed from her mouth. Resentment quickly consumed her. She tried to channel her energy to counter Kaze’s slap but the slaps were quicker than her response. As soon as she gathered up enough energy to react, the slap on her face would disperse it. “Slap!” Kaze slapped her once more. “Yeah, I’ve done it. So what?” Pain, resentment, grievance, madness, and all kinds of negative emotions drowned Dark from within, yet she could do nothing about them except being slapped relentlessly by Kaze. She was unable to fight back at all. Agnes gasped in shock. The relentless slaps brought back memories of the slap that Kaze had given her. Instinctively, she clutched her face and suddenly felt grateful because Kaze had obviously held back then. Otherwise, she would have ended up like Dark—her face swollen and blood gushing from her mouth. “That’s enough, Kaze! For our sake, stop it!” Afraid that Kaz
“Madam Dark, please don’t mind him! Everyone knows Kaze is not that bright and he speaks without thinking! We can't even hold him back at times!” Agnes turned on Kaze almost immediately. Kaze was not surprised by Agnes’ “betrayal”. She would not be Agnes if she did not sell Kaze out. Seeing the reverence in Agnes' eyes, Dark's expression twisted further with sheer contempt and scorn. Given his position, Kaze was nothing but a fool to challenge her. She looked at Kaze condescendingly and said coldly, “Young Man, break your own arm and step aside and I won’t hold you responsible for what you just said. Or else, I will take both your hands for the irresponsible words that you—” Before she could finish, Kaze’s expression darkened and he bellowed, “Get out of my face!” “What?!” Dark cried sharply, “Who do you think you are?! How dare you say that in my face! Do you know what you are saying? If I don’t break you today, you won’t know how to respect your elders!” She raise
Agnes nodded repeatedly and anxiously. “Darcy is right! Don’t you mess around here, you’re going to ruin the Quints’ reputation!” She still believed that Phoenix needed their help and would not sever all ties at once. This must be just an intimidation tactic. “Slap!” Dark stepped up and slapped Agnes in the face. “Ruin the family’s reputation? Look in the mirror and see who you really are! You think you are in the position to say that in my face? “I’m warning you. Even if I killed all of you here, it wouldn’t affect the Quints’ reputation at all. Don’t waste my time, I have limited patience. I am just here to break one of Darcy’s legs!” She then pointed at Darcy. “You know what we can do. If you don’t want your family to suffer, get over here and receive your punishment!” Agnes covered her face in resentment but she dared not defy Dark anymore. Dark was not just Phoenix’s loyal servant. Dark and her daughter, Shadow, were martial arts experts. If the two of them lost
The other three experts of the Quints scoffed as they stared at Darcy. Darcy might be more beautiful than them but she would have to lose one of her legs. A beautiful cripple would be an interesting scene for them to enjoy. “What?! One of Darcy’s legs?!” Hector and Agnes were shocked by Dark’s words. Sky stepped up to express his dissatisfaction, saying, “What did Darcy do wrong? Why are you people punishing her? “Even if Darcy did something wrong, breaking one of her legs is too much! Are you people savages? How can you set up such an inhuman punishment in the family—” “Slap!” Before he could finish, Dark darted forward and slapped Sky in the face. “Ignorant boy! Who do you think you are, talking to me like that? Are you deaf? I have already announced Darcy Quint’s punishment! Do you not understand English? “Savage? Who are you calling savage? As the branch head of the Quints, Darcy colluded with outsiders to harm the head of the family. Breaking one of her legs i
The group of five strode into the living room. Looking at Dark, who exuded the same ominous aura as her daughter, Shadow, Agnes, who had been advising Kaze on how to negotiate with Phoenix, shuddered and shrank back in fear. The anger on her face was quickly replaced by a timid and flattering smile. “Madam Dark? What brings you here? Welcome to our humble abode!” Dark served Phoenix, so every member of the Quints in the South River State showed her the same respect as the elder of the family. After showing a flattering smile at Dark, Agnes turned around to her husband with furrowed brows and bellowed, “Hector, what are you doing there? Go prepare tea for our guests! “Madam Dark basically grew up with Madam Quint, they are as close as sisters! If we don’t serve her properly, we might not be able to make a stand in Riverbank anymore!” She then turned back to Dark and said respectfully, “Madam Dark, ladies, this way, please. Have a seat and we’ll prepare the best tea we have
“You’re finally getting brighter,” Hector said with a soft sigh. When Darcy became the branch head of the Quints, Agnes was the happiest because she thought the family had hit the jackpot. She foolishly thought her family’s status would surge, which fueled her arrogance along the way. Now, after what had happened, she finally woke up and saw the truth. “What else do you know other than mocking me in my face?” Agnes glared at her husband. Hector said helplessly, “I just want you to see things clearer and if your demands are too much, Madam Phoenix might not agree to them. She might even forfeit the negotiation. “After all, Sky Ocean Corporation belongs to Darcy and it’s her blood and sweat, not Madam Quint’s. So, even if the company goes bankrupt, she has nothing to lose.” Agnes pondered for a moment and realized her husband’s words made sense. Fear caught up to her immediately. She quickly said, “Kaze, then let’s not make so many demands. Let’s just appoint Darcy as the