“You bastard! That’s the store sign Dr. Wright gave us!” The employees of Herbal Spring were upset and outraged when Duncan’s men caused destruction. The store sign had been their pride and now it was destroyed. “A store sign from a useless doctor. What’s so precious about it? Break it!” Duncan said disdainfully. The four bodyguards continued to wreck the place. “Hold up.” Suddenly, a calm voice sounded. It was Kaze. He initially did not want to intervene because of Dr. Wright but then Duncan did not stop and exacerbated the matter. He could no longer stand the arrogant bastard. Everyone looked at Kaze. The employees looked at Kaze with a cold gaze because they knew what actually happened. It was Kaze scolding Duncan that started all this. Now, Duncan shifted the responsibility to Dr. Wright and Herbal Spring. Dr. Wright was forced to step up to defend Kaze. They lost the good impression of Kaze. “Wait.” Duncan raised his brows and gestured at his men to sto
Duncan had never been slapped for as long as he lived. With one slap, he spat blood and was sent flying. If he did not kill Kaze for what he did today, he would not be able to rest at night! “You morons! Get him! Don’t just stand there! Why the fuck am I paying you guys? Fuck him up!” Duncan sat himself up, straightened his legs, and tapped the floor angrily like a child throwing a tantrum. The four bodyguards were shocked by Kaze’s sudden retaliation and it was Duncan’s cry that brought them back to their senses. “You bastard! How dare you slap Duncan? Die!” The four of them jumped on Kaze. They wanted to break Kaze’s arms and legs one by one, torture him, and make him suffer before they delivered the lethal blow. If they killed Kaze right away, Duncan would still be aggrieved as it was too easy. Duncan grinned as he sat on the floor. “You little fucker! I’ll have you know what it would cost to slap me in the first place!” “Then you might be disappointed,” Kaze s
Sasha was also stunned on the spot, but unlike the others, who looked at Kaze in shock and fear, her eyes showed admiration. Even though Kaze acted ruthlessly, the quiet girl knew that no matter how fierce he became, he would always protect her from harm. Tap! Tap! Under everyone’s surprised gaze, Kaze walked over to Duncan, crouched down, and tapped Duncan’s face. “Uh…” Duncan shuddered. When he regained his senses and noticed it was Kaze, he screamed. He anxiously crawled backward, seemingly trying to escape from a hungry tiger. Kaze smiled. He was not surprised at all. He knew Duncan was just a coward who tried to act tough. He was incomparable to Casius and his level of scheming, which was at most at Max’s level. Duncan might be arrogant and loud a moment ago but he relied on his father’s name, not his own. Kaze kicked him softly and said, “So do you still want to sleep with my little sister?” “No! No!” Duncan shook his head immediately. In just a brief encoun
“Leeway for the future?” Kaze pondered for a moment before slapping Duncan’s face once more. “A piece of trash like you talks about leaving leeway for the future? You want me to respect your father? Who do you think your father is to me? So what if I want to beat you up?” He threw a reverse slap at Duncan and said coldly, “If you still want to keep your face, you better kneel right now.” He did not hold back at all with the slaps, and neither did he bother trying to curry favors with Duncan or his father. If he was not around today, Sasha would be ravaged and her future ruined. Even Dr. Wright, a reputable doctor who saved countless lives, was disrespected and insulted. Those were clear indications of just how terrible Duncan’s character was. Duncan saw Kaze’s fierce and frosty gaze and the expression on his face changed. He knew he messed with the wrong person. No matter Kaze's background, his ruthlessness made it clear that Duncan would wound up badly if he remained
Kaze went to the phone that Duncan slammed on the floor and slid it over to him with a kick. He said, “Let’s see how your father has been teaching you. Call him, tell him to come here in person, and make a public announcement that he will not go after everyone here in Herbal Spring. “Then, I will let him take you back.” He knew Duncan was a spoiled coward and could not do anything on his own.However, his father was one of the four kingpins in Riverbank. With that identity, Everett did not need to lift a finger yet have ten thousand ways to take revenge against Sasha and Herbal Spring. Therefore, Kaze wanted Everett, the man himself, to take a stance. “What? You want me to call my father?” Duncan’s expression turned bitter. He bit his lips and said, “Kaze, isn’t this a little too much? I have my own dignity.” If his father found out that he had taken a few elite fighters out, only to get beaten up because he flirted with and teased a young girl, and was then forced to
“You can make three phone calls. I don’t care who you call, I can crush all of them. Take note that my patience is limited. “Let me make this straight before you begin. For each call you make and if the person you called cannot overpower or suppress me anyhow, I will break one of your arms or legs. “Now, let’s begin.” Kaze kicked the phone to Duncan. Duncan looked at Kaze vengefully as he picked up the phone with shaking hands. He dialed a number. “Kaze, is this a little too much? You should have mitigated the risk instead of exacerbating the situation,” Dr. Wright said after Kaze came back. Even he was shocked by Kaze’s ruthlessness when he slapped Duncan. He was afraid of Kaze going overboard and unable to contain the situation. “Dr. Wright, I am indeed trying to mitigate future risks. If I don’t bring Everett Techman here and deal with him in person, this doesn’t bode well in the future. “I don’t mind him coming after me, but what about you guys, and Herbal Spring?
“What? There’s no such thing! Madam, if you are here on official business, please investigate properly and learn the truth before you do anything!” The employee of Herbal Spring got nervous. He was working outside in the lobby and did not know what happened in the consultation room. “Truth? What I say is the truth!” Simona grunted and said to a uniformed man beside her, “Zach, take the team inside, or else Duncan Techman will be mad at us again.” The middle-aged man in police uniform was the police chief of the Aries District Police Department—Zach Oxborn. Zach’s expression slightly shifted, showing a hint of nervousness, before he and Simona hurried in. When they arrived in the main lobby, they saw Duncan kneeling in the center. Both of them were petrified on the spot by the scene. Their expressions went from shock to disbelief. When Zach received Duncan’s call and learned that the arrogant young man had been beaten up at Herbal Spring, he quickly gathered his men, c
It was Kaze who spoke. Simona glared at Kaze and bellowed, “You little shit. Who do you think you are, using that tone on me?” The woman had the Techman family as her support, which fueled her arrogance. Even the district leader had no power over her, yet someone mocked her right to her face. She felt challenged. “It’s him! Simona, it’s him! He was the one who beat me up and made me kneel!” Duncan finally regained his senses and pointed at Kaze. He bellowed, “He’s Kaze Lee! And he’s close with that useless doctor! “I want him dead by today!” Dead? Both Simona and Zach looked afraid. Simona said with a timid smile, “Zach, we are both government officials. We can’t just kill him like that, but don’t you worry. We have ways to torture him to death!” Zach nodded in agreement. “Even if we can’t get rid of him, we’ll skin him alive!” Simona then scrutinized Kaze as she strode to him, bearing an intimidating aura. “You little bastard! Who gave you the nerve to beat up
Oblivious to the situation, Aloysius felt a shiver down his spine. It was as if the world had crumbled. “What happened? Did we hire protection? How did Mr. Frost get hurt?” Aloysius heard the commotion, but he did not expect his employer to be the victim. Jet was talking smack at the time, and Aloysius assumed that he had the upper hand. Kaze was on his own. How could he take the win despite being outnumbered? Aloysius was baffled and curious about what had transpired. Nevertheless, now was not the time to ask questions. Aloysius had to get Jet medical treatment for his bleeding wound. Things were the opposite of what was planned. They intended to bribe Kaze into telling the truth. If Kaze refused to cooperate, they would resort to force. The horrible conflict was the last thing Aloysius expected to see. The plan went through, but the roles were reversed. Jet lay on the ground heavily wounded, and the brawlers were down too. Kaze, who was supposed to be rest
Kaze sat by the table and dumped an unconscious man sprawling across the surface to the ground. He then opened a new bottle of liquor to take big gulps. “Sorry we’re late, Mr. Lee.” Arthur rushed to the scene, only to find such a bloody mess. He felt bad because he and his team were tasked to protect Kaze. Yet, Kaze had to get his hands dirty with these low-life scums. “Mr. Lee, why didn’t you wait for us? You didn’t have to do it yourself.” Arthur and his team came as quickly as they could when they picked up on the commotion, but it was too late. Nothing could stop Kaze when the fight started. He acted swiftly, and help could not come in time. Arthur and his crew felt sorry. The Viper’s Den’s members took in the aftermath and stared at Kaze in reverence. They had no idea that Kaze was amazing. They did not even know who he was. The only thing they were told to do was protect him. It only dawned on them now that Kaze was a terrifying force. “I could use a little
“Who the hell is he? He must be trained because he’s one hell of a fighter.” “I think he might be military.” “What do we do now? Do we still fight him?” The brawlers grew scared. “Things won’t end well for us if we cross the Frosts. You can hide and choose not to attack him, but you’re doing it at your own risk,” the head of the fighters uttered.They were not given the option to back down the moment they took the job. “How do we approach this? This is strange.” “He’s aggressive.” The fighters looked at their injuries. Despite the extent of the damage, they could not walk away from the conflict. “What do we do? Are we fighting him?” Once fear took over, the brawlers lost the will to win. Kaze let out a mocking smile as the fighters turned into cowards. “Are we doing this or what? If you’re not, I can save my energy.” Kaze sneered at the group, finding them disinteresting. Here he thought he could get a good workout with these guys. Kaze guessed he gave them t
“I guess you want to do this the hard way.” Jet thought he could intimidate the truth out of Kaze. It never occurred to him that Kaze would hold his ground and keep his composure as if Jet had no way of prying information from him. Jet thought it was absurd. For that reason, his emotions took over, and he swung the bottle of liquor at Kaze.Picking up at the velocity of the bottle, Kaze tilted his head to dodge the attack and snatched the bottle out of Jet’s hands. Without much thought, Kaze smashed the bottle on Jet’s head. The glass bottle broke to pieces, and the scent of hard liquor filled the room. Before Jet knew it, his head was hurting, and he struggled to stay on his feet. Everything felt like a blur. He then collapsed straight onto the couch. Everything happened too quickly, catching everybody off guard. As reality sank in, the fighters realized that their employer was knocked out cold. Though things did not look good for Jet, he was still alive. “You’v
Kaze’s attitude ticked Jet off. “Tell me who the hell you are. Who are you working for? Why are they doing this to me?” The whole situation left Jet tethering on edge. With Kaze emerging in the picture, Jet believed he was linked to everything. Yet, Kaze would not talk. He was indifferent, and there was nothing Jet could do about it. “Why won’t you say anything? Is it some sort of secret? Or do you have something to hide?” Jet looked at Kaze with composure, feeling that he was one step away from madness. At this rate, Jet would soon lose his cool. “Why won’t you talk?” Despite all that was said, Kaze remained aloof. He would not answer any questions. All the fighters could see was their employer going manic with no one to turn to. They were eager to fight. However, their primary task was to guard the door and refuse any exit. Hence, they stayed where they were and observed the situation. Sensing the tension, the fighters raised their fists to be ready. Jet
Picking up on the tension, the other women stood up to leave the room to the men. “Get out now!” Seeing that Kaze would not give him any respect, Jet had no reason to be polite. Without hesitation, the ladies burst out of the door. Jet looked at Kaze as if he were a dead man. He had done all the necessary. He set the meeting at the club and stationed a lot of his people around. Having witnessed Kaze’s methods, Jet would not underestimate him. “You can forget about leaving.” Jet acted like he had it in the bag. He narrowed his eyes dangerously at Kaze. Kaze met his gaze with a pretentious smile, turning his nose up at his assertion. “Come at me and show me what you got.” Kaze remained fearless. He even taunted Jet. “You are asking for it. Things didn’t have to turn out the way they are. I just want to know who you are.” Jet tried to reason with Kaze. “All I asked was whether you had wronged anyone and if you showed any remorse. I guess you didn’t care.” Kaz
“Nothing much, but I’m interested to see whether you’re going to kick yourself.” Kaze’s comment left tension thick in the air. Proficient in navigating social settings, the ladies grabbed their glasses to calm the dynamics. They did not care about the conflict. Only by pleasing the customers could their bank account grow. “I’m sure whatever it is, we can talk it out, Mr. Lee. Why are you upset? You’re not hurting yourself.” “I’ll drink with you, Mr. Lee.” “Mr. Lee, let me peel grapes for you.” These women pulled all the stops to please Kaze. Jet fell into thought, unsure of how to sort the issue. He had no idea who Kaze was, so he could not just burn the bridge. Kaze was not the least bit appreciative. Despite Jet’s humility, Kaze still gave him an attitude. Usually, Jet would be pissed by now. Yet today, he had to tuck his tail between his legs and swallow his rage. He could not let his emotions get the best of him. No matter who Kaze was, Jet did not want to b
The women had been given an order. These were questions they could usually get their hands on, but now, their efforts hit a wall. Kaze would keep his mouth shut when it came to the key questions and simply drink wine. His silence sparked the ladies’ will to win. “Mr. Lee, why aren’t you talking? Is it because you don’t hold much power?” Since their less aggressive tactic did not work, these ladies tried to rile Kaze up. “Jet, do you really want to know who I am?” Kaze suddenly turned to Jet. Jet was surprised to be brought into the picture. He was having fun with one woman while listening to the conversation. These ladies were witty, asking the right questions, but Kaze would not give a straight answer. “I was just curious. I wonder if you are happy to let me in on it.” Jet believed he could drop his act now. Since Kaze knew he was after something, there was no use hiding. “I have a question for you,” Kaze uttered while prying a woman off him. He then forcibly r
Kaze wondered what Jet would do to him. To think Jet would adopt one of the oldest tricks in the book—the honey trap. Jet was forced to take this approach as he could not get information on Kaze. “Mr. Lee, these girls have a clean bill of health. You are free to use a room next to this one.” Jet subtly hinted. Jet was confident that no man would resist a gorgeous lady, and Kaze would be lost in lust. He poured himself a glass of wine and waved at the ladies to tend to Kaze. These women were veterans in the business. Despite their lack of knowledge about the situation, they knew what to do. They approached Kaze and sat around him. “My, you’re a handsome man, Mr. Lee.” “Do you want some grapes, Mr. Lee?” “Mr. Lee, I’ll pass the wine to you, and we can do it mouth-to-mouth.” The ladies, surrounding Kaze, started caressing him. “Is that all you got, Jet?” Kaze was in disdain. Jet did not take Kaze’s comment seriously. These ladies would take any man’s breath away.