“The veterans weren’t pleased that the martial arts students were eager to snatch jobs from them, so they taught the students a humbling lesson.” After the Chapmans’ butler reported back with the police’s response, Belarus smashed his expensive teapot in anger. Generally, matters involving the military were pretty sensitive, and the local authorities were reluctant to get involved. The martial arts students took a beating for nothing. The three family heads could do nothing about the matter. “Is Jesse a clairvoyant? How did he know that we would send a martial arts school to him? He was able to defuse whatever we threw at him.” They were frustrated. “Maybe we should send a drone to take a photo of Jesse. We can see who he really is.” Belarus hissed through clenched teeth. He ordered eyes on Shangrila Group’s event through a drone. The trio fixated on the screen. However, it went black when the drone was about to fly into the office building. Why did the screen go bl
The renaming ceremony was a success. News that Shangrila Group waged war with the top three families spread. The Novoelite Alliance formed by Perfect World Group, the local government, and Lefteria Group had challenged the authority of the top three families too. The public realized in shock that the top three families did not rank high in the popularity contest. Things were about to change in Lilyrose. Upon learning the news, the top three families kept a low profile for once. The three family heads had long seen it coming. They felt the pressure, but pinning their hopes on Albert as Lilyrose’s chief commander was their only recourse.The two hundred martial arts students and their principal, Dwight, were removed from the entrance of Shangrila Group by the police. They were not there to arrest Dwight and the others. However, their presence in front of a place of business was a disturbance. “Come on, darling. Let’s go. It’s a pity we didn’t get to see Jesse in person
“Think about it, Darcy. If Kaze were Jesse, why would he allow Gino’s party to throw cake in his face the other night?” Miru looked at Kaze in disdain. She would rather die than believe that Kaze and Jesse were the same person. Jesse was an aggressive and cut-throat man. He took back a company from the top three families and made Dwight a ceremony in a kneeling position, humiliating them. Miru felt a kick of adrenaline coursing through her veins. She was more than impressed with the man. What about Kaze? He could not even fight back when Gino and his friends smeared cake across his face. When Miru watched the video, she was furious for Darcy because she married a wimp. Jesse and Kaze were complete opposites. “You’re a snob like Gino, Miru.” Kaze pulled a sour look. “But you should know that the senior executives who attended the birthday party have been terminated. I made the call for their termination.” He would not allow Miru to put him down in front of Darcy. It wo
Shangrila Group brought the top three families down to their knees today. Zenny relished in the fact that he was the husband of Winnie, the CEO, and his ego got to his head. Without giving Zenny any attention, Darcy stared coldly at the malicious-looking Lyla. “Kaze is my husband. You deserved it for coming out of nowhere and calling him a loser. He can’t hit a woman, but I’m his wife, and I can.” Darcy walked away. “Babe…” Touched, Kaze went up to hold her hand. “Don’t touch me. Don’t lie to me again, Kaze. I have never looked down on you. I don’t need you to please me this way.” Darcy said angrily before leaving tearfully with Miru. Kaze called Winnie over to prove that he was not lying. Darcy wanted to see for herself whether it was true. However, Lyla’s words hurt her. Winnie had remarried, and even her mother-in-law gave Kaze an attitude. There was no way Kaze could be Jesse White. Darcy was still under the impression that Kaze was at Shangrila Group lookin
“What can I say? She hit you. I hit you at No. 9 Springvile District the other day too,” Kaze said without a care. “Ah! I’m going to kill you!” Lyla was livid. Zenny said angrily, “You’re one to talk, Kaze. Don’t tell me that you believe in your own bullshit. We went to the top three families after leaving Springvile District, and the family heads said that you were a loser.” That was the reason why Zenny and Lyla got cocky with Kaze. Smack! Kaze slapped Zenny in the face. “My wife told you to stop calling me a loser. Don’t you understand English?” “Son, tell Winnie to call security on him. You’re dead meat, Kaze. The security team of Shangrila Group was once in the military. The students of Tensor Martial Arts School were no match for them. I’m going to show you who is boss.” Lyla cried out loud and urged his son to give Winnie a call. “Save the phone call. She’s here,” Kaze said indifferently while glancing at Winnie coming up from behind them. “What’s the matter,
Quartet Group was supposed to be based in Sunrise. With Darcy taking over the company, she wanted to rent an office building and expand into new markets. Renting an office building should not pose an issue, so what could have gone wrong? Kaze wanted to check it out. He gave Snow a call to look into the situation while walking out. Clover Center was a newly built office building in the city, so the space was vacant. After careful deliberation with the senior executives, Darcy decided to rent the entire building, including the basement parking to run Quartet Group’s operation. Quartet Group and the realty for Clover Center had come to a verbal agreement in a matter of two days. The annual rent was 20 million dollars with an upfront payment of a two-million-dollar deposit.The representative of Quartet Group would sign the tenancy in the morning as Darcy was away, attending Shangrila Group’s renaming ceremony with Miru. Darcy assumed it was a straightforward transaction
“What are you trying to say, Ms. Quint?” Dave narrowed his eyes. “Our legal teams drafted the contract, and now you’re saying you’re not signing it. You’re wasting my time.” He sounded malice. His demeanor screamed gangster instead of a company director. Thud. Darcy threw the contract on the table and said curtly, “I’m not wasting your time. You were not serious with the deal. We agreed on 20 million dollars on a year’s lease, but the amount here has changed to 200 million dollars.” 200 million dollars? The rental went up tenfold. Another 200 million dollars and Darcy could buy the title deed to Clover Center outright. Riley and the others behind Darcy were startled. With haste, Riley stepped forward and grabbed the document for a look. Sure enough, the rental price was 200 million dollars. “You’ve gone too far to change your mind at the last minute, Mr. Pamela.” Riley hurled the papers down on the table furiously. She was near tears. It was a good thing she was n
Arrogance. It was pure arrogance. Darcy never imagined that Dave would tear the stamped receipt right before everybody’s eyes. “Do you think you can destroy the evidence by ripping the receipt in half, Mr. Pamela?” Darcy heaved her chest and pursed her lips. Click! Dave took out a brass lighter and set the receipt on fire while saying, “Don’t be mad, Ms. Quint. I can tell the stamp is fake on the receipt. I’m afraid someone has impersonated one of my employees and scammed you out of two million dollars.“You should demand your money back from the person. My company is not involved in this.” All that was left of the receipt was ashes. Dave would not even return the deposit to them. His message was loud and clear. Darcy could bite her tongue and sign the unfair contract or get nothing at all. “We’ll see about this, Mr. Pamela. See you in court.” Darcy turned around to leave. Riley and the others stormed off. “See you in court then. I’m not the one needing an offi