“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
Was it Darcy’s lucky day? She held the phone, and her mouth dropped wide open. She could not believe that Master Quint would do something nice for her. “If I run my company in Quintessential Group’s office building, what about Quintessential’s business, Grandpa?” she asked skeptically. “Quintessential Group is becoming a shell of its former self. What’s the use of such a big office building? I can’t think of a better idea than to support your career. “Come over to the house now. Your uncle and the others will have a talk with you.” With her phone in her grasp, Darcy fell into a daze. In the end, she decided to take a trip to her family home. She could sense the sincerity in Master Quint’s tone. “I need to head home for a bit. You guys should get back to the office. We’ll figure something out once I get back.” Darcy told the employees before driving off to the Quints’ family residence. The employees got ready to leave dejectedly. “Come on, Riley. Stop blaming yourse
“Shut up!” Buckling his belt back on, Dave cocked his head back and yelled. Riley shuddered with a pale face. It just dawned on her that Kaze was on his own. Dave, on the other hand, had burly men around him. Not only would Kaze have trouble saving her, but he might be dragged into this with her too. “Run, Kaze. Call the cops and tell Ms. Quint and the others!” It occurred to Riley that Kaze had just been out of a mental institution, so he probably did not have a handle on things. Riley quickly told him what to do. “Are you deaf, bitch? I told you to shut up!” Dave looked at her menacingly and raised his hand to slap Riley. Furrowing his brows, Kaze extended his leg to clip a chair. He pushed the chair with the tip of his foot. The chair swiveled in the air and crashed onto Dave’s shoulder. Smash! “Argh!” With the chair splitting into pieces, Dave coughed out blood. His heavy body tumbled to the right, slamming onto the desk. The pain was excruciating. Ril
Sizzle! The cigar scorched Dave’s tongue, and smoke permeated from his mouth. “Ugh!” Dave shook his head violently. As Kaze covered his mouth, Dave could only whimper in pain. The endless agony drained the color off Dave’s face. His eyes turned bloodshot as he gave Kaze a pleading and fearful look. Kaze was unfazed. Apart from Jackal and his team, the rest in the office stared at the scene with their jaws dropped. The situation made their hair stand and sent shivers down their spine. Even Riley was horrified by Kaze’s ruthlessness. Kaze only released Dave once the cigar was put out completely in his mouth. Dave sank to the ground and held his throbbing neck, gasping for air. Kaze paid him no attention. Instead, he took out his buzzing phone for a look. Snow was calling. “Mr. Chairman, Clover Center is one of Mr. Forrester’s invested real estate.“In other words, you own Clover Center. Most of the commercial spaces Skyline Estates manage belong to you.” Kaze
Dave had such thoughts? “Are you even worthy?” Kaze’s words pushed Dave over the cliff to the abyss of despair. “How about I recommend a place for you to go? As for whether you can make it out alive, it depends on how well-connected the top three families are.” Kaze called Don. Soon, a police siren sounded downstairs. Kaze handed over the video he had taken of Dave and his men, which recorded the evidence of his crimes. Dave and his men were taken away. “Watch them. If the top three families got into the police department and silenced them permanently, then we can add another charge on them,” Kaze said to Don. Don nodded. Soon, Clover Center’s management was handed over to a company named Vista Management. Vista Management was a department under Vista Group and its chairman was Haste Vista, also a well-known figure in Lilyrose. Haste went to meet Kaze himself and thanked him for what he did. “Mr. Vista, it’s you. You don’t need to thank me, it’s nothing.” Kaze