“That’s right.” Kaze nodded. Derrick lowered his head. “Let me welcome you to the Southend precinct.” Isaac felt chills down his spine. Color washed off his face. Isaac wondered who the young man was for his boss to personally greet him. Agnes’ eyes widened. It appeared she had never known her son-in-law. “You’re too kind, Captain Maverick.” Kaze added indifferently, “My brother-in-law is in your custody at the moment. He might have done something, but I don’t know the full story yet. Vice Captain Oceanid here believes we aren’t rich and powerful enough to even step into the precinct. He told us to come here, but he wouldn’t allow visitations. He said we need to cough up half a million dollars to make a supposed assault go away. “My question for you is, are civilians without wealth and influence second-class citizens? Apparently, we don’t even have the right to know the truth.” Kaze did not raise his voice. Yet, his words yielded power. Derrick broke out in a
Isaac went weak in the knees, his face pale. He knew that he was done for. The matter was quickly cleared up. Sky and his friends were having a basketball match at the stadium. Celine, who had been all over Sky before, was there too. She stood a short distance away while the boys played ball. A group of youngsters later arrived at the stadium. One of them, Hugo, hit on Celine. Sky and his friends could not stand by and watch as a stranger made unwanted advances to their friend. Hence, they went to reason with the boys. Things got heated up pretty quickly, and both parties started getting into it. Hugo perceived his size as an advantage over Sky, who was lanky, so he went ahead to pull the first punch. Sky was no longer the doormat that he was. Without hesitation, he jumped in and fought back. Hugo took a hit from a guy who was shorter than him. The passersby called the cops, and both parties were arrested. “Where’s Hugo now?” Kaze asked coldly. Kaze wanted t
Sky and friends shook in their boots upon seeing the group of gangsters behind Hugo. “What are you trying to do, Hugo? Your relative, Isaac, has been terminated from his job.“My brother-in-law made the captain dismiss him. If you come after us, my brother-in-law will make you pay.” Although Sky was afraid, he could escape a beating since his brother-in-law was just around the corner. “Oh? If your brother-in-law is so amazing, where is he now?” Hugo then said something to the burly man next to him before swaggering over. The burly man waved his arm. The group in the back fanned out and surrounded Sky’s party in the shape of a scallop.Sky said, “My brother-in-law is nearby. You better take your people and leave now.” “Haha. Weren’t you cocky when you hit me earlier, Sky? Don’t try to bullshit me now.” Hugo stopped laughing and added menacingly, “Either way, I’m going to beat you up. Clyde, tell your men to hold the guy down. I want to whip the shit out of his mouth.”
“Are you part of the mob?” Clyde asked. He believed Kaze could be a high-ranking member of the mob based on his impressive strength. Kaze glanced at him and responded curtly, “Take your men and leave now. Oh, except for him.” He pointed at Hugo. Hugo was the reason Agnes was on her knees and Sky was beaten up. Kaze would make Hugo pay a heavy price before he could let the matter go. “You don’t get to tell me what to do.” Clyde grimaced. Before Clyde was the security chief of Hugo’s family business, he was an influential figure among the mob. Yet, Kaze had the audacity to tell him to leave. Hugo smirked. “So you can fight, but you are outnumbered. Have you taken a look at the people behind me? “You should kneel and apologize to me now, or I’ll make your family suffer.“Clyde, tell your people to keep a close eye on him. Don’t let him run away,” Hugo turned around and told Clyde. Clyde nodded and said curtly, “Even if he flees, he can’t take his family with him.
Darcy and the others were caught off guard by the turn of events. All Kaze did was yell, and a group emerged and pulverized Clyde’s crew. Clyde and Hugo were cocky a minute ago. “I am the security chief of Oceanid Group, bro. Our chairman is Desmond Oceanid. Who are you people?” Staggering to his feet, Clyde asked through clenched teeth. Smack! Lester smashed him to the ground and said in disdain, “The Oceanid Group? I am the deputy manager in charge of Lefteria Group’s security. Our chairman is Alan Cummingham.” “What? Lefteria Group?” Clyde wet his pants. Lefteria Group's influence over the underworld was legendary among mobsters.Clyde knew he had done it this time. Hugo’s teeth clattered in fear. Kaze appeared before him. “What are you trying to do?” Hugo backed away. Smack! Crack! Kaze booted his shin, causing Hugo to stumble on his knees. His kneecaps shattered from the crash onto the ground. “Argh!” Hugo shuddered and cried out in pain. “That’
“Lefteria Group is well known in the city. The chairman attended your wedding.“Make sure you work hard. You got the promotion because you have the competence to handle the job. Don’t let the company down. Got it?” Agnes started lecturing Kaze after paying him compliments. Nevertheless, she was grinning from ear to ear. Before, she would give him an attitude and Kaze had always been looked down on. He was not one she could be proud of. Now, Kaze was the security manager of Lefteria Group. Agnes could hold her head up high when talking about Kaze to her friends. Pleased with Kaze, Agnes said, “Can you take the afternoon off tomorrow, Kaze?” “I work in an office, Agnes. I don’t have to be stationed at my post all the time.” Kaze smiled. He was glad to finally get Agnes’ approval. “What’s happening tomorrow afternoon, Mom?” Darcy asked out of curiosity. Agnes replied with a grin, “Your aunt’s family is coming to Lilyrose tomorrow. We can have lunch together. Kaze
Miru gave Kaze a telling-off. She quickly lost interest when he did not talk back. Pleased, she walked away. “Is Kaze somehow involved with Ms. Scarlet? Why didn’t he say anything?” Lester and the others engaged in a conversation outside the office. To their understanding, Kaze had a hot temper. Kaze got physical with them on his first day of work and made Leo kneel previously. There was no reason for Kaze to put up with Miru’s behavior unless there was more to their relationship. “What are you mumbling there about? Don’t you have a job to do?” Kaze stepped out of the office and glared at them. The group scattered. “That’s just absurd. How could I be involved with Miru? No one can stand that woman.” Kaze shook his head in resignation as a woman in office attire made a beeline toward him. “Are you Kaze Lee? I’m with the administration. Today is the day the security department conducts a building safety inspection. I just wanted to let you know that,” the woman sa
“Tell Draco to get his team to secure Clover Center by whatever means possible. The clock is ticking,” Kaze yelled angrily. “Commander Koga is on it,” Snow replied. Knowing how much Darcy meant to Kaze, Draco contacted Koga right after his call with Snow. “Tell him to send a chopper. I need a pick-up.” Kaze ended the call and rushed to a sports car by the road. He opened the door and sat in the front passenger seat. “Hey! What are you doing?” The woman in sunglasses screamed and looked at Kaze in horror. Kaze, eyes bloodshot and face menacing, looked like he was a fugitive on the run. He showed her his mobile navigation. “I need to save someone important to me. Follow my GPS.“Now!” He shouted furiously as the woman had not gotten over the shock. With a shudder, the woman started the engine. Choff! Choff! Choff! Halfway down the road, the whirlwind of chopper blades ripped through the air. “Stop the car!” Kaze got out of the car and grabbed onto the lowere
Agnes did not care if Darcy was tired, she just wanted to get this done there and then. Kaze frowned. If he stayed, this nonsense would continue endlessly. He turned around and tapped Sky on the shoulder, saying, “Take Darcy upstairs to rest. I’m not coming back tonight.” Suddenly, Hector came over with the phone in his hand and a panicked expression. “Darcy, your grandaunt is on the phone. She wants you to go to Sky Ocean Corporation now.” “She wants me there?” Darcy and Agnes were both surprised. Darcy frowned but her mother shuddered with fear on her face. “Let me talk to her.” Kaze took the phone off Hector’s hand. The call was still connected, so he said, “Tell that old hag that my wife is not free now. If she wants to see Darcy, tell her to get over here herself.” Phoenix’s voice came from the phone and she did not sound happy. “You little bastard, you…” Kaze hung up the phone without giving her the chance to speak. Agnes was stunned for a few seconds before
“Bullshit! You fulfilled your duties to our family? You’ve been putting us in harm’s way!” Agnes stepped closer with an intimidating gaze and pointed at Kaze’s chest. “Come on, stab me or strangle me, or else you are going to divorce Darcy no matter what!” Kaze scoffed, “You want me to stab you so I can go to jail? Keep dreaming.” Agnes clenched her teeth. She continued threatening him, “Then I’ll go hang myself at the door! I want the whole world to know that my son-in-law made me do it! I don’t believe that after you forced me to kill myself, Darcy would still want to be with you!” Kaze then took some money out of his wallet. “Go get a good rope.” “You shitty…” Agnes was consumed by her anger. “Darcy, are you going to just watch as this bastard takes advantage of me?! I’m your mother, I’ve raised you, I gave birth to you… Are you going to abandon me because of some outsider?!” She started crying in front of them. “Mom, can you stop making a scene?” Darcy was havin
“Let me go. I don’t want to talk to you now,” Darcy said, her tone remaining cold. Kaze decided to be shameless and said, “I am not letting you go. I am going to hug you until the end of time…” “You bastard! How dare you kick me! I’ll beat the shit out of you!” Before Kaze could finish, a sharp and irritating shout echoed across the backyard. Agnes, whom Kaze had kicked to the couch earlier, came with a broom in her hands and her disheveled hair as she strode over to Kaze. Kaze helplessly released Darcy and pulled her away. Darcy looked at the mad woman who was her mother. She then spotted the footprint on her abdomen and glared at Kaze. “You kicked my mother?!” Kaze shrugged and said, “She lost her mind. She slapped Hector and beat up Emiko, forcing her to scrub the floor on her knees. I thought I’d wake her up from the unhealthy fantasy.” “But you kicked her?! She’s my mother! What if you hurt her?” Darcy bellowed. When a woman dislikes you, even breathing could be
However, knowing that Kaze was not able to help her during her most helpless time and with Snow’s matter lingering around, Darcy’s heart clenched with sourness. Whir! A chilly gale turned the already cloudy sky darker. The leaves on the trees swayed along with the wind and a strong sense of loneliness gushed into Darcy’s mind, causing her to shudder. Suddenly, she felt a warm jacket gently draped over her, wrapping around her slender frame. The familiar scent of the jacket told her who it belonged to even without turning around. Kaze appeared beside her and was looking at her with a gentle gaze. “It’s going to rain soon. Let’s go in. You’ll catch a cold if you stay out in the rain,” Kaze said as he tried to bring her inside. Darcy pursed her lips and shook Kaze’s hands off. “Don’t touch me. I don’t need you to take care of me.” Kaze was slightly stunned. He explained, “I’m sorry I’m late. When I got your call, Boris Road’s men caused a scene at Herbal Spring. When it
Slap! Right after Kaze walked away, Agnes slapped Hector’s face. “You useless jerk! Why are you helping him?” Hector covered his face in silence, unwilling to continue the argument. “What are you looking at? Scrub the floor!” Agnes lashed out at Emiko once again. “Who gave you the permission to talk to people during your work? Did I tell you to scrub while standing? You are a servant and you should act like one! Don’t you know I am the one who pays you? “Do your job properly! If you don’t want to continue, just leave! It’s hard to find a unicorn nowadays but there are a ton of people who want this job!” She shouted at the top of her lungs. She had already made up her mind to have Darcy divorce Kaze, but before that, she ought to make him transfer the ownership to her daughter and then find more ways to drain Kaze of his money. When she chased Kaze out of the house back at Lilyrose, he came to Riverbank with their money and even used it to buy a house for someone else. S
“Because of your stupid actions, Darcy was removed as chairwoman. Sky and I were also beaten up by Grandaunt! You caused all this! “You didn’t do shit and you’re back here to poke your nose into our business? You really think you are the owner here? I’m telling you, you are a dog in this house, less than a dog even! You are not in charge!” Kaze stared at Agnes as he took a step back. He said, “I am not trying to cause a mess, but Emiko is hired as our nanny, not a slave you bought. “Why don’t you put yourself into her shoes for a bit and see how you’d feel if you were told to scrub the floor on your knees?” “Mr. Lee, I’m fine,” Emiko said as she looked at Kaze with utmost gratitude. She did not want Kaze to get into an argument with Agnes because of herself. “It’s none of your business!” Agnes rolled her eyes at Emiko before glaring at Kaze, hoping she could tear him apart. “Kaze, you are the one who caused all of this. You must give us an explanation! This house! We start
Sky Ocean Corporation had always been under Darcy’s command and the Quint family of Ridgesouth was not part of it, externally and internally. Other than the executives turning on Darcy, Kaze could not think of a reason that Phoenix was able to remove Darcy from her position in such a short time. “No. The execs are all loyal to Ms. Quint, but Phoenix used the incident of you beating Joan against her as an excuse to remove her, allowing Joan to take her place. “She called all the execs to the hospital, but no one was willing to turn on Ms. Quint. Then there was Shadow, the woman who served her. This woman is powerful and ruthless. The execs who disagreed were all beaten, their arms and legs broken. “Ms. Quint doesn’t want the execs to suffer and ultimately decides to step down. Joan then replaced her…” “She forced Darcy to come down from her position? It does sound like something that old hag would do,” Kaze said coldly. “What should we do now, Kaze?” Riley asked. She knew
“Captain Blunick, was it?” Kaze looked at Thomas with slight confusion. If he had not taken the initiative to speak, Kaze would have forgotten about him. Too many things happened at once and too many people were at the scene. “Just Thomas is okay!” His face was swollen due to the slap and coupled with his curled-up lips that were supposed to resemble a smile, he looked funny. In addition, he was in his 40s. His age somehow became a subject of ridicule to the other South River Branch agents, all looking at him scornfully. “No need to be nervous.” Kaze tapped his shoulders and said, “Herbal Spring’s safety is in your hands now and they are relying on you. The least you can do is prevent something like this from happening again.” He did not look down on Thomas because everyone had their own way of surviving the harsh world. As long as they were friendly and harbored no malicious intentions, he would never judge others based on their looks. Thomas was the security capta
Poking a few needles into Rory’s body and it cost him ten million! Bastard! Rory was deeply aggrieved, but he could not do anything. He should be grateful that Kaze did not choose to kill him. “Go.” Kaze finally allowed them to leave. He then said to Rory as the man was walking out, “I am letting you live because I want you to deliver a message to your master. “If he wants to live a good life, then be a good person. Don’t get himself in trouble just because he wants to repay some debt of gratitude.” Rory was sent on this mission by Marcus because Boris made a request. The man known as the Godfather did not bother to find out who was wrong and simply sent the captain of the Execution Hall to carry out private business. Kaze only said this out of respect for his reputable status in the West State Viper’s Den, and it would be the final piece of advice. With that, his duty of kindness would be fulfilled. After Rory and his men left, everyone back at Herbal Spring breath