Casius said, “I have given South a call and sent Neely and Granny Snake there. “If everything goes as planned, Kaze won’t exist in the world after tonight.“You can do what you need to do to get everything back, including the branch chief position.”Raising a brow, Jude hid his embarrassment and said in shock, “I can’t believe Kaze upset South too. Can’t he do anything right?” Jude had heard about South before.South was one of the Steelclaw Guild leaders, and Jude would think twice before getting on his nerves. It never occurred to Jude that Kaze would make an enemy out of South before his differences with Casius could be settled. Kaze just would not stop. Even Jude was impressed. Casius chuckled at the comment. He said indifferently, “The Lees hired Stripes and Bali of the Steelclaw Guild to kill him, but they were the prey instead. “Bengla and Caspian went to seek revenge, only to be captured. Kaze set Genesis up to kill them both.” “Oh, my.” Jude gasped sharpl
Casius recalled an incident. “Didn’t you say that Mrs. Gwake hasn’t gotten better, Mr. Gwake? Do you need Kaze’s help? Maybe we should capture him.” “There’s no need for that.” Jude waved his arm without hesitation. “You don’t get this chance every day. Just kill Kaze when you can. Don’t think too much about it.“As for my wife…” Doubt fleeted across Jude’s face, but he quickly picked himself up and said indifferently, “I think Kaze had already cured her. She hasn’t had another attack since yesterday.“Kaze talked about a prolonged treatment likely to delay time and blackmail me. “Hmph! I won’t fall for it!” Jude scoffed. In a way, he was convincing himself. To be honest, Jude was uncertain about the extent of Faith’s recovery.The only thing on his mind was to kill Kaze, and he could not wait a minute longer. After today, Jude realized that Kaze’s death took precedence. Kaze would remain an obstruction to Jude’s plan for as long as he was alive. Jude was desperate t
“There’s one more thing, Mr. Weather,” the aide uttered.Casius stared at the aid with bloodshot eyes. “What is it?” “Patrick took the liberty to transfer your shares worth two billion dollars to the company of Kaze’s wife. The transfer has been completed.” “What?” Flushed in the face, Casius spat out blood. He experienced a rush of blood to his head. Patrick had been holding the shares for Casius. It was the safest approach to protect his interest. Even if Casius’ dirty secrets were revealed, he could always throw Patrick under the bus and disassociate himself. It never occurred to him that Kaze would make Patrick transfer the shares away as an act of revenge after Casius pushed Kaze into transferring his wife’s company shares to him. The shares were worth two billion dollars. Two billion dollars was a lot of money. Over the years, Casius had amassed a fortune through the shadiest business, leveraging his family connections. He had accumulated a lot of wealth. Y
“Oh? Who is it?” Jude raised his brow in confusion. Cutting to the chase, Casius took his phone to dial a number and said, “Rio, come and meet Mr. Gwake.” Three minutes later, a stout figure in a Ryokanian outfit approached. The man emerged from the darkness, his dagger and long sword slinging from his waist, as he walked. Jude narrowed his eyes at the menacing presence. The Viper’s Den members gripped their weapons as the man approached intimidatingly. “You are…” Jude jolted to his feet and looked at the man in surprise. “You are from the Refined Blade Dojo across the road.” The Refined Blade Dojo was opposite Drake Gym. They saw each other all the time, so Jude recognized that the man was wearing the uniform of the Refined Blade Dojo. It was said that the Refined Blade Dojo was closely linked to Sanwell Finances. Jude, deputy chief of the Viper’s Den South River State Branch, was aware Sanwell Finances had power over Riverbank’s economy behind the scenes. Desp
Casius looked at Jude with a smile. He trusted that Jude would make the right call. Sure enough, Jude took a moment to grimace before gritting his teeth. With a decision made, he turned to the Ryokanian. “Mr. Sho, can you promise to give me the win?” Casius grinned. “You should know the Refined Blade’s ranking in Ryokan. They dominated the art of self-defense in the country. “Rio is one of the Refined Blade’s top ten fighters. “He has gone around Arcadia, challenging the best. I’m confident that no one can beat him here in Riverbank. “Hannah shows promising talent in the Viper’s Den. The Viper Queen has bestowed her a Nether Viper Sword too. “But given her age, she probably can’t withstand a blow from Rio. “With Rio’s help, I’m sure you will win tomorrow and become the branch chief,” Casius said temptingly. He would not have revealed his relationship with Ryokanian if it had not been necessary. Arcadia and Ryokan had a long-standing feud. Casius would be in trouble
The next day, Kaze got a call from Buffy first thing in the morning. Buffy said on the phone that Jude brought the family meeting up by a day. He informed her late last night that she should head to the family residence today to find out the truth. Hence, Buffy got ready to go to the family residence. To uphold the last of her dignity and not to air her family’s dirty laundry, Buffy would head out alone as agreed with Kaze. Jude’s eagerness did not sit well with Kaze. For all Kaze knew, Jude could give up fighting him after Kaze stripped his power in public yesterday to push Buffy to take his place. Kaze felt that Jude was not the type to give up so easily. “Since your father has expressed his stance, I should be generous and cure Faith at the hospital today. “Take Dayton with you. Call me for anything,” Kaze said on the phone. Kaze was not so kind as to help Faith. Faith was only his pawn. If anything were to happen to Buffy, Kaze could use Faith against Jude.
The Viper’s Den member put away his phone and said, “Mr. Gwake said that you can go inside.” “Lead the way.” Kaze stepped inside with a smile. It was not as if the Viper’s Den members could stop him if he wanted to barge into the place. Kaze was simply sounding Jude out. For now, things were in the all-clear. Outside the ward, the Viper’s Den member announced Kaze’s arrival through the closed door. “Kaze may enter on his own.” Faith’s soft voice boomed. Kaze did not think Faith would want to see him alone. Kaze opened the door and saw Faith slouching against the couch. In just one day, Faith underwent a huge transformation. She no longer looked sickly. Instead, she was glowing in health. Kaze even noticed that Faith had light makeup on. She looked delectable. She had traded her hospital gown for a silk slip.The dress barely covered her thighs and legs, adding a thrilling and sensual vibe to her presence. Faith was like a ripe peach, sweet and ready to be sav
“Come here, Kaze. I made this for Jude when I was free. It’s for men to get stronger down there and gain more stamina. “Jude doesn’t need it anymore. Why don’t you have some? I’ll feed you myself.” Faith poured the soup into a bowl and carried it to Kaze. The aroma of the soup and the feminine scent of the woman could easily arouse a man. Even Kaze was slightly shaken. Fortunately, he saw the woman’s true color before and he knew it was nothing like her current self. She must be up to no good. Kaze subtly and calmly took a step back and said, “I’ve eaten breakfast before I came. Thank you for the offer.” “Are you really going to turn me down?” Faith pouted and groaned but did not pressure Kaze anymore. She put the bowl down. Her eyes, adorned with a faint touch of pink eyeshadow, blinked twice as she gazed at Kaze. “Kaze, I’ve misunderstood you before. I thought you approached Buffy and stood against me because you are trying to leech off us, trying to take over our
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