“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
“I would like to apologize to you, on behalf of the strategic department, for the trouble we have brought to your company.” After explaining, Koga saluted Darcy. Darcy said, “No need to apologize. It’s our duty to cooperate with the drill. The prevention exercise is beneficial to the citizens.” “Thank you for your understanding, Ms. Quint. We might perform more drills in this office building in the future, so we hope to get your permission to build a helicopter landing on the rooftop.“I hope you can have your employees keep the drill a secret as well.” Koga covered his bases. That way, they would respond right away whenever Darcy met with trouble. Today was a false alarm. Still, considering Kaze’s identity, no one could guarantee Darcy’s safety. Not finding it an issue, Darcy agreed to Koga’s proposal. “Please carry on working and keep what happened to yourselves. “The company will invite experts to conduct a lecture on the matter. I hope you will take this seriou
“Agatha, Darcy and Kaze have been together for a while. You know our situation. I couldn’t share much with you.” Agnes left out the part where Darcy and Kaze were married. Her relationship with her family was estranged. Nevertheless, Agnes dreaded the awkwardness of lunch if she had to tell her sister’s family she had not invited them to Darcy’s and Kaze’s wedding. She would have to save the news until later. “Oh. Kaze, was it? I’m Darcy’s aunt.” Agatha checked Kaze out with an awkward look on her face. She was going to introduce a man to her niece. In fact, Agatha had brought the man with them. It was the other young man in the room. “Hello, Nelson, Agatha, Landon, Rose. Nice to meet you all.” Kaze said hello to Agatha’s family. Darcy had let him know their names before they arrived at the hotel. Nelson Oceanid worked at the strategic department and was a man of few words. He simply nodded in response. Rose and Landon were around Sky’s age, and Landon was the yo
Kaze could tell that Kiev had a crush on Darcy. Still, he said nothing. His wife was exceptional, so it was only natural she would have many suitors. Kiev would not be the first or the last. Kaze could not possibly shoo each and every rival away. He would not resort to violence unless dirty tactics were involved like in Henry’s and Eliot’s case. Kaze would not be distressed over Kiev. Kiev was not a cause for concern to him. “I brought you a little something, Hector and Agnes.” Kiev carried a few bags over. Agnes waved her arms. “Oh, you shouldn’t have.” They were aware of Kiev’s feelings for Darcy. However, Darcy was already married to Kaze. Kiev might be an outstanding man, but he and their daughter were not meant to be. Hector and Agnes could not possibly accept his gifts. Noticing their reservations, Kiev smiled. “The gifts are nothing big or expensive. Don’t think too much about it. It’s common courtesy to present gifts as we are meeting for the first tim
“Go, open another bottle of wine.” Jiro tapped Cyan’s face, causing her cheeks to turn pale. She turned to Draig with begging eyes. Draig said, “Brother Jiro, Cyan is my friend…” “Is she your woman?” Jiro interrupted him once more. Draig was taken aback by the question. He had an instinctive glance at Snow and shook his head. “No.” Jiro did not even look at him. He pointed at Cyan and said, “Go. Open a bottle of wine and wait for me. I like an obedient woman. I don’t like to be rough on a woman.” Cyan was horrified. She teared up as she reluctantly went off to get the bottle of wine. Jiro and the men behind him then hopped onto the couch, taking up the places that belonged to Wesley and his friends. They were ungentlemanly. The moment they sat down, they grabbed the pretty girls into their arms and molested them, treating them like mere playthings for pleasure. The ladies lost their smiles and looked horrified. They tried to break free but no matter how hard the
The arrogance that Draig brought back to Arcadia had finally been blunted. He nodded and said, “I’m Draig Tenby, the heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists from Uleania. You are?” The Tenby family was the creator of the well-known Tenby Eight Extreme Fists technique. His father practiced the set of fists since he was young and his grandfather was publicly known as the grandmaster of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. Whenever a Tenby had to reveal his or her background, they would naturally reveal that they practiced the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists. In addition, the family and the technique were famous in Uleania and Arcadia. Once they revealed their background, even the fiercest enemy would be deterred. “The heir of the Tenby Eight Extreme Fists? Pardon me for not recognizing you earlier.” Jiro stood straight up and put on a strict face. He bowed and said, “Jiro Sakamoto, Refined Blade Clan.” “Jiro Sakamoto?!” Many others recognized the name and were shocked when they heard
Jiro pointed at the corner, indicating that the men could kneel there. His men behind him laughed in agreement. They then started to scrutinize the women as if they were picking one for themselves. The way they browsed through the women as if they were products left the women feeling sick and disgusted. Cyan’s face paled. She tried to shake off Jiro’s hand but could not even break free. She turned to Draig with eyes begging for help. “Let go of her!” Draig stepped up and stared down at Jiro. Jiro glanced at Draig and then raised his brows. He curled his lips up and said, “Hmph. And here I thought I found someone that I like.” “I said, let go of her!” Draig said, stepping closer to Jiro. Jiro tightened his clutch over Cyan’s jaw, making her tear up. He chuckled and said, “Beat me and I’ll let her go.” “You bastard!” Draig cursed. Cyan did everything she could to set him up with Snow, but he had to return the favor. Even though Draig feared Jiro, he steeled himsel
Everyone on the couch gasped in shock. A moment ago, the influencers, who were giggling and chuckling, waiting for Wesley to show off his strength, instinctively shrank in fear. “How dare you beat Wesley! You guys are asking for it!” Wesley’s followers failed to realize the severity of the situation. They bolted up, grabbed the nearest beer bottles, and jumped at the enemies. Jiro raised his hand to signal his men, indicating he would handle this challenge himself. Then, he stepped forward. Punches and kicks were dished out in a flurry. In less than thirty seconds, Wesley’s men were all beaten up to the ground, twirling around in painful groans. Like Wesley, they, too, suffered broken arms and legs. Everyone thought Wesley would be able to teach the Ryokanians another lesson they could not forget but it turned out the other way around. Other than Kaze and a few more, most of them on the couch were horrified. Cyan instinctively glanced at Kaze. She started to regret
Kaze frowned. He tapped on Snow’s shoulder, gesturing to her to sit down as they could no longer walk away. Since they were not part of this, Kaze wanted to leave the matter to Wesley and let them deal with it. The men were not towering but all of them were buff and bulky. Their muscles were obvious even through their uniforms. Their necks had the same tattoo of a sword, amplifying their ferocity. One of the men's heads was bleeding. He was the Ryokanian whom Wesley had hit with a bottle of beer. Wesley wiped the beer and snacks off himself and then shouted at the men, “Who the fuck are you pieces of shit? Do you know who the hell am I? How dare you hit my friend with the bottle?!” The leader of the Ryokanians was a young man in a black karate uniform. He was around 180 cm tall, which was considered tall among Ryokanians. He had a buzz cut that amplified his stern and stoic expression; his presence felt sharp and strong. He had a glass of whiskey in his hand as he loo
Kaze turned a blind eye to those who looked down on him. He smiled it off and said, “I don’t care whatever you guys want to say. I know if I am a coward or not. I am just giving you a friendly reminder. “Or else, when shit hits the fan, I don’t think everyone can be safe. Whether you want to take my advice or not, it’s up to you. As for Cyan…” He looked at Cyan with a serious look and continued, “If you don’t want this gathering to be ruined, you can consider what I just said.” Although he knew Cyan disliked him and would never take his words seriously, for the sake of Lock, he gave a piece of advice and did what he could. “Hmph!” Cyan scoffed. She remained seated with the glass of wine in her hand, looking at Kaze condescendingly. With a disappointed look, she said, “Don’t even talk to me. Since when were we that close? Wesley said what needed to be said. You are afraid of the Ryokanians, so be it. Don’t drag us down with you. You really think everyone is as cowardly as yo
No one knew what Wesley had gone through. Even Kaze felt that the useless coward was surprisingly brave. Therefore, he spoke up to give a piece of friendly advice, “Wesley, the Ryokanian wore the uniform of the Refined Blade and there’s an apprentice badge on him. I think he has some background. “If everyone wants to have a fun and peaceful night, you should consider changing the venue, or else trouble will come knocking.” Kaze thrashed Bronze Sparrow himself, so he knew the Ryokanians’ status in the establishment. When Zoro was still in charge of the place, the Ryokanians were basically the kings. Other than teasing the ladies, they could bring back whoever they were fond of and Bronze Sparrow could not do anything about it. After Miru took over, the Ryokanians no longer possessed the privilege. However, since Miru wanted to expand her business in Riverbank, she did not make enemies with the Ryokanians, so they were still welcome in the establishment. As long as they
Kaze’s words changed the expression of everyone around him. The influencers were left speechless. Kaze practically called them gold diggers! Yet he himself was a live-in husband and son-in-law! He had no right to call them gold diggers! Draig’s expression darkened. He did not expect Kaze to lecture him in front of the women. More importantly, Kaze sounded right and reasonable, leaving him with no words to argue back. No women at the scene would argue against Kaze’s words, or else they would practically admit that they were gold diggers. What was more unacceptable were the words that came from Kaze’s mouth, someone Draig looked down upon. If they were from someone with a similar status, he would still accept it. Yet Kaze was just a live-in useless piece of trash that all men despised! He was not even worthy to be a slave, let alone lecturing Draig in public! Draig felt insulted. “That’s enough, Kaze!” Right before Draig could lash out at Kaze, Cyan stepped up a
Yet Kaze simply sat down without having any knowledge of his status and position. More importantly, everyone else realized something was wrong. Cyan and the others stared at him coldly, silently wishing he would be self-aware enough to move away. Kaze, however, sat like a rock and ignored the gazes on him. He even picked up a piece of melon and started eating. Draig’s expression darkened. Wesley noticed the change of expression on Draig’s face and he, too, was agitated. Even he dared not have ill thoughts about Snow, a woman with exquisite beauty, yet Kaze, a live-in husband, showed no boundaries. “Slam!” Wesley slammed the table and bolted up. He pointed at Kaze and bellowed coldly, “Kaze Lee, Draig allowed you to stay but can’t you read the room? “This isn’t a place for you! You are just a bodyguard! Don’t you know Draig is into Snow? They are the main highlights for tonight! A piece of useless pie like you should get the hell away! Get it?!” The influencers who wer