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
“Mr. Lee, the GM is Grace Summers, the daughter of our boss and CEO, Mr. Scott Summers. “Mr. Summers is an old friend of Chairman Ettinger’s father, who was also the founding member of this company. That’s why even the chairman respected Mr. Summers. “So, the daughter of Mr. Summers was promoted to be the general manager of the showbiz division. “Grace is a hot-tempered lady. I heard that even Cyan is afraid of her after being scolded twice.” Ronald knew Kaze was able to join Golden Scale Corporation because of Cyan, so he intentionally mentioned her relationship with Grace, the general manager. The Chairman Ettinger that he was referring to was Collier. In other words, Grace’s father, Scott, was an old friend of Newell Ettinger, the ex-branch chief of Viper’s Den South River Branch. “Oh? Even Cyan is afraid of her?” Kaze raised his brows, showing interest. Bang! As they were speaking, the door was pushed open with a bang. Cyan came in with a distressed look and g