“He got news about someone slitting his own throat in River Watcher Inn!” Samus said. The Quints exchanged a quick look before they cheered loudly. “Slit his own throat?! It must be Kaze!” “Once Kaze died, Lefteria Group won’t come after us anymore!” Everyone in the family cheered except for Darcy. The immense sorrow and grief knocked her out instantly. Agnes and the others quickly placed her on the couch and attempted to revive her. After a while, she finally regained consciousness. “I want to see Kaze for one last time!” Darcy’s eyes were blank and her face was emotionless. It was as though she lost all signs of life, and it scared her mother. Agnes was afraid that Darcy would do something crazy, such as taking her own life. She quickly said, “Darcy, you are not feeling well now. You can’t go. Samus and the others had agreed to take care of Kaze’s funeral.” “Yeah!” Samus gloated and said, “I even got him a tomb and a beautiful urn for his ashes! Darcy, don’t w
“Kaze? How did you come back alive? Did you even go to River Watcher Inn?!” Master Quint asked nervously as he looked at Kaze in disbelief. The others were nervous as well. If Kaze had not gone to River Watcher Inn to apologize, Lefteria Group would probably come after their entire family. Samus and the others looked at him with hostility. They were ready to apprehend him and send him to River Watcher Inn themselves just to make sure that he would die for good this time. “I went, and I came back,” Kaze said emotionlessly. He knew what they were thinking. “You’re lying! Why would Lefteria Group let you come back? You must be hiding somewhere else and didn’t even go to apologize!” Deborah shouted. Samus rolled his sleeves and said, “No, we have to send him there ourselves! Guys, come on! If he refuses to go, we’ll make him! Tie him up and we’ll send him there ourselves!” Kaze might be strong but there were several men in the family who were confident they could apprehend
“I-I am so terribly sorry! I-I was blabbering! I-I didn’t control myself well enough!” Master Quint explained as he slapped himself repeatedly. The other family members were so horrified that no one dared to stop him. “Hmph! You disrespected Master Cummingham and you think you can get away by just slapping yourself?!” “We are not joking when we say you should start preparing your coffin!” Sieg said ferociously. Master Quint’s face turned pale as if his soul left his body. “That’s enough, Sieg. Don’t forget why you guys are here,” Kaze said coldly. He felt great when Master Quint slapped himself in front of everyone. Right after that, Master Quint, who was still on his knees, shouted at Kaze, “Kaze, shut your mouth! Who gave you the nerves to speak to Master Braford like that?!” “On your knees and start apologizing! We don’t want to die because of you!” Samus and the others berated him as well. Kaze’s gaze turned cold. If he knew they would react this way, he would not
Master Quint got up from the floor and looked at the apology letter in excitement and utter disbelief. “T-This means they will prioritize us over the other companies? In other words, Lefteria Group promised to protect us?!” “With Lefteria Group’s influence in the underworld, other than the top three families, no one would dare to stand against us in Lilyrose anymore!” The other family members were over the moon when they learned the news. With the support of Lefteria Group, they could do whatever they wanted in Lilyrose! “Master Braford said Kaze requested this apology letter from Lefteria Group. Is it true?” someone asked suddenly. “Kaze, is it really you?” Master Quint asked excitedly. Kaze said, “I told you already yet no one believed me. I made four requests to Lefteria Group: one, Leo takes his own life; two, the elders of the company apologize; third, Alan Cummingham apologize in person and lastly, the company released an apology letter to the public. They answered
The Quints were upset compared to the disappointment when they left. They barged in ferociously and glared at Kaze. They thought Kaze would panic but they were disappointed by his nonchalant expression. “Oh? Draco went to the River Watcher Inn, and then?” he asked calmly. “You still don’t want to admit what you did?!” Deborah shouted, “You are bragging again! You must have said that you are neighbors with the chief commander, that’s why Lefteria Group satisfied all your demands!” “If not for the chief commander, you would be the one who slit your throat!” The Quint family members regained their arrogant air. Master Quint said furiously, “You are just a useless piece of shit! Other than lies and bluffs, you are good for nothing!” Recalling how frightened he had been when Sieg and the others forced him to kneel and slap himself, and then witnessing Sieg and the others kneeling before Kaze, Master Quint felt extremely embarrassed. He could not help but wish that Kaze wou
Kaze had gotten used to Miru’s self-righteous attitude so he did not bother to argue with her. He took the box, opened it, and glanced at the watch. Miru was quite generous as the watch cost more than a million dollars. Though Kaze had seen more expensive watches than this one, he was not overly surprised by this. He simply wore it on his wrist. “Take care of this! It’s expensive!” Miru said before letting him go. Agnes then said, “Miru, I heard you became the chairwoman of Lefteria Group. Congratulations! You can work together with Darcy and achieve even more!” “Of course! We’ll work together like sisters and we’ll definitely succeed in the business world!” Miru then sat down on the couch beside Darcy and curled her arms around Darcy’s hand. She pouted and added, “The only downside is that Lefteria Group will be joining Perfect World Group as its subsidiary, so there will be someone above me.” “Someone above you? You mean the mysterious chairman of Perfect World Grou
“Kaze, when I see my boss tomorrow, I’ll definitely tell him about you! I’ll tell him that some stupid guy always uses his name to brag in front of others. I wonder how my boss would react. Would he be mad or would he laugh at you?” Miru glared at Kaze, seemingly threatening him. “Miru, don’t tell your boss about him!” Kaze was unfazed but Darcy got nervous. She did not want Kaze to get into trouble again. “Kaze, apologize! With that mouth of yours, you won’t even know what kills you!” Agnes scolded him as well. She blamed Kaze and his mouth for getting them into trouble again and again. “Kaze, apologize to Miru now!” Darcy nudged Kaze and urged him in an upset tone. Kaze sighed and apologized to Miru. Miru accepted it and then said condescendingly, “Since Darcy is my best friend, I’ll tell my boss to spare you, but you’ll have to learn from the lesson too! Watch that mouth of yours! Don’t simply spew nonsense that will get you and Darcy in trouble!” After a while,
“I am terribly sorry, Ms. Scarlet. The chairman won’t be meeting you today. He said even though Lefteria Group has joined Perfect World Group, it is still an independent entity and we will not be intervening with your operations.” Snow delivered Kaze’s message to Miru. Miru was upset knowing that she would not be seeing the chairman. She dressed up formally for the meeting and waited for an hour just to be told that the meeting was canceled.Given her hot temper, she would probably lash out on the spot, but her godfather’s words echoed in her mind and she forced herself to calm down. “I see. Thank you, Ms. Frost. Please tell the chairman that I will see him another day.” Miru then strode out of the waiting room. The flames of wrath were burning strong in her eyes. “You just saw the chairman yesterday,” Snow murmured, trying to hold her laughter back. Back at Horizon Mirror, right after he had the last bite of his breakfast, he received a call. It was from Brenda. “Br
Snow had already sent men to where the plane was found. If the passengers were taken away, then they must still be nearby. It was difficult to transport an entire plane of passengers to some place far within such a short time. It was a race against time. Snow did not know who would do such a thing. Kaze took a common flight like everyone else, yet it was hijacked. It was strange. The coincidence was uncanny. Snow believed the hijacking happened because of Kaze but she did not know why. “The only explanation is that there’s a traitor among us…” She finally came to an unlikely conclusion after combing through the details. If there were a traitor, it must be within the Viper’s Den. Kaze had laid a low profile for as long as he was in Butterworth. Not many people knew about his identity and those who wanted to make connections with him were because of Snow. It was unlikely that someone would go after him so suddenly unless this person knew his identity and background.
If they were sent to capture Kaze, then they were severely under-numbered. In addition, they allowed Kaze to be alone with the captives, which proved that they were inexperienced. Or maybe they did not know what he had done in the past as the God of War. Kaze believed that the mercenaries were after him but they did not know his true identity. There must have been some miscommunication between them and their employer, which was good news to Kaze. Tiguan and his men were eating. Since they were unable to identify the target, they were forced to bring everyone back. The plane was huge. It would be an easy target for the law enforcement to locate them. Maybe the outside world had caught wind of the hijacking. “Boss, what should we do now? That man seems like he vanished into thin air.” “We got his boarding information but we can’t identify him on the plane.” “Who are we looking for exactly? Why is he so mysterious?” The men were baffled. “We are looking for the righ
“We are almost there. We have to transfer these people as soon as possible. The plane must take off right away. We cannot leave any traces behind.” They must hurry or they would be caught very soon. They held the pilot hostage and forced him to do an abrupt landing. The sudden descent caught everyone off guard, shocking them. A few of the passengers even hit their heads. Many of them did not get the chance to fasten their seat belts. Kaze grabbed Barney and protected his head from hitting the front seat. “Thank you.” Barney looked at Kaze with gratitude and then looked outside. “Where are we? Have we reached?” He was worried that they would be completely trapped. “They are going to transfer us elsewhere.” Kaze had a similar experience before and he knew what the hijackers would do next. “Transfer us? Are they going to transfer us to somewhere secluded and kill us all?” Barney looked horrified as he stared at Kaze. He somehow felt safe beside Kaze. “They sai
With trains, there was still an option to jump out. However, everybody was sitting ducks in a plane. Kaze had always been sensitive when it came to safety. He had a sinking feeling in his gut as if something was about to happen. He turned his head back to observe the plane’s interior. Several passengers stood up in the business class section. Strangely, these people were seated separately. However, they seemed to know each other. They exchanged glances as if searching for something. Finding the whole thing bizarre, Kaze observed them. Those passengers went straight into the air stewardesses’ compartment and disappeared out of Kaze’s sight. Kaze could not shake off the eerie feeling. Something was off. He looked back, and several more rose to their feet. These individuals were young but toned. They likely underwent some form of specialized training. Kaze had a bad feeling. Trouble was brewing, and the plane was likely being hijacked. “Why are you looking around? Is
“I see. What bad timing.” Katie was a little disappointed to learn that Kaze had left, but in a way, she was relieved. She had gotten on Kaze’s nerves, and he could turn around and make things difficult for her. Now that Kaze was gone, Katie got to keep her job. She did not have to fear Kaze’s retaliation. The news caught Leah off guard. “Why did he leave without saying goodbye? I didn’t even thank him yet.” Leah had a hard time digesting the news. She had been waiting for a chance to show her gratitude to Kaze and see him again. He was out of her life before she could do anything about it. “I’m sorry. Chairman Lee’s departure was unplanned.” Snow put on a professional smile, appearing friendly and distant. “Please present the gifts to him for us if you can. We are grateful for Mr. Lee’s help.” Katie was annoyed that Leah could not spend time with Kaze. The bond could help with her career. Kaze’s departure cost Katie an opportunity, but there was no point in dwel
“Now that’s the spirit. You can’t take every matter into your own hands. You’re a leader now. You should put the right people in the right jobs.” Feeling relieved, May nodded. “Where’s the guy? I have been wanting to meet him. I missed the chance when I was unconscious.” May came over right away just to score a chance to see Kaze. Kaze saved her life, but she did not have the chance to thank him in person. “I set the date. We’re seeing him tomorrow afternoon. Let’s freshen up. I’m taking you home to rest.” With a time in place, Snow had to get ready. May nodded. The pair returned to the mansion where they felt at home. Even though it had been a while since their return, nothing had changed. “Did Jet say anything when he stepped down?” May was clueless on the specifics. “He went mad and ran out. I get this uneasy feeling, but I can’t locate him anywhere.” Snow was concerned. Jet, as witty as he was, likely played up his meltdown. It was a shame that Jet got aw
“I have pointed you in a direction. If you still can’t trust your team, you can go to the Viper’s Den.“There’s one thing, though. Don’t rely too heavily on the Viper’s Den, or your company will be left without secrets.” Kaze’s suggestion gave Snow assurance. She considered tapping into the Viper’s Den’s resources. However, Kaze warned her against excessive dependence. “Why did you say that, Chairman Lee? Will the Viper’s Den stab me in the back?” Surely, the Viper’s Den took orders from Kaze. The Viper’s Den would always be an ally so long as Kaze was the branch leader. “I just don’t want you to put too much faith in others. You find loyalty by developing your own team. Those who revere me will never trust you completely.” Kaze analyzed the situation. Snow ate her supper and looked at Kaze in confusion. “You can only count on the people you win over. You can’t trust anyone else, and that includes me.” Kaze would never hurt Snow. However, he hoped that she would fin
“As you said, all is in the past. What’s the point of dwelling on it?” Leah perked up. Such was life, but it took her too long to understand the harsh reality. She guessed things were just not meant to be. “I’ll think about what to get Kaze. Rest well. We’ll visit him in a few days.” Taking the matter seriously, Katie wanted to get gifts ready ahead of time to thank Kaze. “Alright. I’ll see what I can do too. I want to be in touch with the outside world. I don’t care what they have to say. This is not my fault. I won’t blame myself.” Leah wanted her phone back to contact her former friends. Ultimately, she needed to move forward instead of backward. She had to face and fight back the rumors with courage. It was the crucial step to kick trauma in the face. The abduction was kept hush-hush for the most part, but Katie’s frantic search for her daughter at the cocktail party did not go unnoticed. Hearing about the incident, the influential people were keen to find out
“When did Kaze start setting it all up? I get the feeling that everybody played into his hands right from the start, and he had controlled every step of the way.” Leah realized that Kaze was an amazing man. Nothing could go past his eyes. “I don’t know.” Katie feared someone like Kaze. She would not be caught dead near him. Even when grasping the situation, Katie dared not look into Kaze for fear she would be targeted. Katie was careful not to show her face around Kaze. For all she knew, Kaze might get back at her. “But he came to Butterworth alone. We met at the train station, and he helped me out of a bad situation.” Leah felt warm and cozy inside just remembering the events. They did not know each other then. Kaze was kind to help a stranger out. From then on, Kaze could do no wrong in Leah’s eyes. Leah befriended him and found him nice. Her interest in him grew. They also got along well. Her memories of Kaze were sweet. Anyone could hurt her in the world, but