“No, no, no. You got the wrong idea, Kaze.” Jude pulled Kaze back and groveled. “I trust you, Kaze. I trust you. Please save Faith. I’m begging you. “Buffy, help me to persuade Kaze too.” Jude turned to plead with his daughter. Nothing mattered more than saving Faith. His pride and ego were irrelevant at this point. “You don’t have to do much to save Faith.” Kaze said callously, “But like I said before, I only ask you of two things. “Buffy is to become Gwake Corporation’s president. “She deserves to know the truth behind her mother’s coma. It’s time to make things right by her mother.” Buffy clenched her fists nervously. Despite Jude’s assurance on the phone, Buffy was apprehensive about him changing his mind and turning against them. After much back and forth, Jude realized that he had no other choice but to accept Kaze’s terms. He had reconciled himself to Kaze’s demands. “You have my word.” Jude nodded solemnly. He extended his hand to Serene. “Bring it
Jude looked upset. Though Buffy was no longer a daughter to him, Jude was pissed that Kaze would put things so bluntly in front of him. However, Jude was at Kaze’s mercy, so he had to pretend he did not hear the comment. “What about the second term, Mr. Gwake?” Kaze turned to Jude and asked indifferently. Jude hid the malice in his eyes. “I am more than willing to comply with your second request, but you should know that incident happened years ago. I need proof to back some facts up.“I’d need time to sort through the evidence.” Kaze interrupted him. “How long do you need?” “I’d need ten days to two weeks,” Jude replied while suppressing his rage. “That won’t do. It’s too long.” Kaze said harshly, “Three days. That’s all you get. I want Buffy to know the truth. This is only fair to her mother. “If you can’t do it, I’ll be back after ten to fourteen days.By the time Kaze returned, Faith would be long gone.Kaze mentioned that Faith only had a day left. Jude gr
“Just do as Kaze says.”Jude gritted his teeth and told the surgeon. At this point, Jude had no other choice but to trust Kaze. With Holfman’s aid and Jude’s approval, the surgeon finally nodded and grabbed his surgical knife to cut along the acupoints as pointed out by Holfman. The blade sliced through Faith’s skin, and crimson crystals oozed out. These dark red crystals radiated an intense cold. The surgeon grabbed the crystals with his gloved hand, only to recoil from the chill. His entire arm was numb from the chilling sensation.“What are these? It’s freezing. How did these crystals end up in the human body?” the surgeon said, horrified. “It’s nothing more than her blood, or rather, the blood from her heart.” Kaze grabbed the surgeon’s wrist to place the crimson crystals into a glass vessel. The surgeon’s palm, where he had held the crystal, was covered in a thin layer of ice, over the rubber glove. “I didn’t know blood could be frozen into crystals.”The surgeon
“Great! This is good news.” Jude nodded with thrill. He felt rejuvenated and full of energy. Holfman and the team of experts were relieved. With Faith on the road to recovery, they would not be subject to any punishment. Moments later, the surgeon emerged wiping the sweat off his face. He said with a smile, “Mrs. Gwake’s vital signs are promising. You’re amazing, Dr. Lee!” The team of experts looked at Kaze in admiration. Despite their numbers, the team could not figure out what was wrong with Faith for days. Kaze tackled the issue right away, and Faith was all better now. “I’m not a doctor. I just happen to know a little more about this field. That’s all.” Kaze waved his arm, showing no sign of arrogance. “Geez, Kaze. You’re too modest. The recognition you’ve received from so many top medical professionals speaks volumes about your abilities. I want to apologize for any past disrespect on my part. I hope you can forgive me,” Jude said gleefully, his eyes sparkling
“You’ve seen how severe the chills can be, but the heat flush is even more deadly. She would be flushed with a raging fever that could reduce her into a coma.“Don’t try any treatment under the sun on her like before. Nothing will work. “As I said, just wait for me to fix the problem. “I can’t help it if you add any complications. “I’m not a full-fledged expert, you know,” Kaze said. Jude froze and stared at Kaze with his jaw dropped. His expression was grim, to say the least. It never occurred to him that Kaze had something else in store. He had not done everything to fix her yet. Moments later, Jude snapped out of his trance and breathed out. He said grimacingly, “You can’t achieve great things if you’re this petty, Kaze.” “If that’s how you see me, then so be it, Mr. Gwake.” Kaze did not take Jude’s snide remark to heart. He simply patted Jude’s shoulder. “I’ll be back in three days to take care of Faith’s problem. “As I’ve mentioned earlier, make sure Mrs. Gwak
Despite his frustration, Jude understood that he was at Kaze’s mercy. Holding back his rage, Jude chuckled drily and said, “Don’t worry, Kaze. I won’t harm you. I need to consider my wife and Buffy’s best interests too.“See you in three days. By then, I’ll make things right, and you’ll cure Faith.” “I hope that happens.” Kaze grinned nonchalantly before dragging Buffy out of there. As Kaze walked away, Jude narrowed his eyes into a scowl. “Thank you all for your help. You may leave. Serene, walk them out.” Jude waved his arm to dismiss Holfman and the others before pulling out his phone to dial a number. “What’s up, Jude?” A moment later, a gentle voice came on the phone. It was Casius, one of the Riverbank Seven. Jude cut to the chase and uttered, “I’ll be holding a family meeting in three days to make things right for Buffy and her mother. “I will also be announcing Buffy’s hand-in-marriage to you on that day.“I have one condition, though. You need to take car
Since Kaze produced the Nether Viper Sword and sold it to Jude for two billion dollars, Buffy had figured out the truth. Kaze was, in fact, the Viper’s Den West State Branch leader. Upon learning that Kaze intended to attack Jude, Buffy understood that Jude would never lead the Viper’s Den South River State Branch. “Can I ask you of one thing, Kaze?” As Kaze put down the phone, Buffy grabbed his hand and looked at him pleadingly. “What’s on your mind?” Kaze asked tenderly. Buffy was contemptuous toward Kaze when they first met. After several interactions, Kaze knew that Buffy was a kind soul. Otherwise, Kaze would not be helping her. He could already guess what Buffy had to say. Still, he lent an ear. Buffy said wryly, “I hope that you will let my dad live no matter how far he takes things.“He’s my dad. If anything were to happen to my mom, he’s the only family I have left. “Most importantly, I can’t be friends with someone who kills my family.“I don’t want t
Buffy let out a wry smile. “I hope Dad never finds out. He can’t handle the truth.” Still, Buffy was relieved. Jude did not have to die, and it was a good thing for him and Buffy. Otherwise, Buffy would have trouble facing Kaze for killing her father. After dropping Buffy off at the villa, Kaze planned to leave. “Hang on, Kaze.” Buffy stopped Kaze and handed a stack of papers to him. Kaze took the papers for a look. It was an equity transfer contract. Out of the 20 percent shares Buffy held in Gwake Corporation, she wanted to give Kaze half. “What’s the meaning of this?” Kaze asked in confusion. Buffy looked at Kaze earnestly and said, “I’m only the president of Gwake Corporation because of you, so I decided to give you half of my shares. “You should have half of everything I have, Kaze.” Kaze’s heart skipped a beat as Buffy’s words lingered in the air. Nevertheless, he fought down the butterflies in his stomach as he recalled Darcy. He smiled. “Alright then.
It never occurred to Kaze that Cyan and her influencer friends would attend Hannah’s celebration too. Before Cyan said anything, one influencer put her hand over her lips and said with a smile, “Get with the times, Anna. Cyan’s family isn’t just close with the senior members of the Viper’s Den. She’s going to be part of the organization soon.” “Huh?” Stunned, the other influencers asked, “What’s going on? Just tell us, Sweetpea!” Sweetpea was the influencer who just spilled the beans. She was Cyan’s closest friend and biggest ass-kisser. Taking Cyan by the shoulder, Sweetpea said, “Remember Cyan’s number one fan?” “Yeah!”“Sponge has been a fan of Cyan even before she signed with Golden Scale Corporation. Sponge tipped her tens of millions.”“That was how Cyan caught the eye of Golden Scale Corporation, and she became a hit.” The influencers chattered among themselves, all familiar with Sponge. They came from nothing and clawed their way up online.Their beginnings
The next afternoon, Kaze arrived at the parking lot outside Bronze Sparrow. It was packed with fancy cars. Needless to say, the underground garage must be filled with cars too. Hannah’s celebration was held in Bronze Sparrow. Just a few days ago, Siberian infiltrated Bronze Sparrow and abducted Anzu. The incident caused quite a stir in the upper crust of Riverbank. At the same time, the underground powerhouses were eager to get involved. As Miru, the up-and-coming underworld boss, seemed to be all bark and no bite, they wanted to see what she was made of. Bronze Sparrow, a place where troublemakers once ceased to exist, had to deal with incidents daily. Despite Miru getting tough on these troublemakers, business at Bronze Sparrow took a nosedive anyway. Miru was frustrated with the situation. Siberian had been a threat to the Viper’s Den for many years. It was no surprise that Miru’s crew could not defeat him. This time, Siberian’s death at the hands of the Viper’s
Kaze was taken aback. “How did you know?” “How?” June’s lips curled. “It’s all over town by now. Darcy is the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Have you any idea how many eyes are on a rich and beautiful girl like her? “Her divorce has caught the attention of men, and they are going to try their luck with her.” It did not take Kaze much to know that the Quint family members had nothing better to do. Agnes had been hoping to marry her daughter up. However, Darcy had the power, money, and connections to be playing with the big leagues herself. Agnes’ expectations for her future son-in-law would only go higher. Despite her lack of brain cells, Agnes would not do something degrading like circulating the news of her daughter’s divorce. “Hey! Why do you seem indifferent about this?” June elbowed Kaze. “How do you think I should react?” Kaze found June baffling. June looked disappointed. “You don’t seem upset that you were dumped.” “Get a life.” Kaze did not hav
Sasha regained consciousness through sheer willpower. She had made a full recovery from her external injuries, but she simply could not wake up from her mental trauma. However, Sasha seemed to be in a better place than before the incident. Before, Sasha would avert her gaze, not meeting the eyes of the person she was talking to. Yet now, Kaze realized that Sasha looked at him straight in the eyes. There had to be some sort of experience to bring about the change in her. “Did something bad happen, Kaze?” Sasha asked, her eyes reflecting concern. Kaze pulled himself together and reached out to shuffle her hair. “No. Let’s not get into it. You just got up. You should rest well.” “No, I’ve been awake for a while now.” Sasha, one to be meek in Kaze’s presence, refuted him for once. She shook her head and said, “I was just afraid. I was scared that the nightmare would come back when I opened my eyes, so I pretended to be asleep. “But now that you’re here, I have no reason
Agnes settled down. “That’s right. We are better off without the parasite. “We will live comfortably thanks to our precious daughter—” “Darcy! Darcy!” Before Agnes could finish, an individual barged into the villa. Maxine, her hair disheveled and her body in bruises, rushed into the living room and grabbed hold of Darcy while wailing, “Darcy! I was wrong! I was a snob to target you! It’s all my fault. I’m the worst!” She gave herself a couple of slaps before pleading, “Darcy, I need Kaze’s help. Please, can you get him to tell Patrick to get back together with me?“Ever since I broke up with Patrick, he befriended Kaze and became successful. He calls the shots in his family now.“I’m being made fun of for not cherishing him. My parents, brother, and grandmother are on my case, telling me off for missing out on a good catch. “Darcy, we’re family. Please, can you talk to Kaze for me? Patrick doesn’t listen to anyone else but him.” Maxine, who always fancied herself to be
The Quint quickly realized they were so close to digging their own grave. Thankfully, they did not upset Darcy too much. They had a lot of ass-kissing to make up for now. Smug, Agnes went up and said, “Thank you for working together with Darcy. I know that you put the project on pause because you were tight with Kaze. “But my daughter and Kaze have separated. Don’t listen to him if he tries to get involved with Sky Ocean Corporation. “Kaze gets nothing out of the divorce, so he can’t offer you anything. You are free to collaborate with my daughter.” Perfect World Group and the Riverbank council were responsive to put the project on hold because of Kaze. However, Agnes was not the least bit grateful. In fact, she tried to acquire Kaze’s network. In her opinion, Kaze had lost everything. A wise person would choose to make the most out of the situation and make a business deal with Darcy. Blue from Perfect World Group put on a straight face. “Mrs. Quint, I have one more th
It took a lot of effort for Agnes to break her daughter up with Kaze. There was no way she would allow Kaze to have a second shot with Darcy. The way Agnes saw it, her daughter was the head of the Quints in the South River State and the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Darcy was beautiful and a great catch. Kaze did not mean squat. While Agnes danced with joy, several vehicles turned up outside the villa. These cars belonged to two different parties. The first group was in fancy cars while the other group was much more discreet. Still, nobody would dismiss government vehicles. Though surprised, Darcy quickly went up to greet the people. “Chief Yaphet, Mr. Jayne, what brings you here?” The alphas of both groups were not some big VIP to Darcy’s family. However, they had control over Sky Ocean Corporation’s future. More accurately, the entities that these people worked for held the fate of Sky Ocean Corporation in their hands. Welson, a middle-ranking official in the
“No way! Madam Quint had no reason to kill Madam Dark.” There was a bustle at Villa No. 1. Despite the statement coming from the police, the crowd was skeptical that Phoenix would kill anyone. Agnes and Darcy found the truth hard to swallow. If Phoenix were behind the evil assassination, they would be wrong about Kaze. The police officer said, “We learned that the dump truck driver received 1.2 million dollars before the accident. We tracked the money to one of Phoenix’s people in Ridgesouth. “We looked into Phoenix’s phone records and discovered that she contacted the Steelclaw Guild through the dark web. “She had no idea that we have eyes on the dark web. Though we don’t know the specifics of her deal with the Steelclaw Guild, she would only have one reason to contact an assassination organization.“The Steelclaw Guild’s killer then showed up at the funeral parlor.“We are linking these two incidents, and our prime suspect is Phoenix, who is now deceased.“We didn’t de
“Kaze, do you know how unfamiliar and frightened you’re making me feel right now?“Why was the Steelclaw Guild’s killer after you? If today didn’t happen, I wouldn’t know that you had gotten yourself in deep trouble. “I don’t know what else you are hiding from me. I even wonder if you were behind Madam Dark’s car accident. “My feelings toward you have been true, but family is equally important to me. “I’m afraid that one day, you will get my parents and brother killed.” Darcy let everything out. The storm in Kaze’s eyes quelled.He grabbed a pen and signed his name before taking his copy. Kaze placed the other copy on the table before walking away. As the people in the villa watched on in shock, Agnes dropped her jaw in joy. Agnes thought that it would take a lot of talking and crying to push Darcy in the right direction. To her surprise, Darcy filed for divorce right away. Nevertheless, she was quick to complain. “You are silly, Darcy. You should have asked for V