“My son’s ashes have been stored here for two years and it cost two million bucks?” “It’s absurd!” Camry and Teresa were anxious when the woman demanded that much money from them just to retrieve James’ urn. “Expensive? If you think that’s expensive, don’t store it here. Just sprinkle the ashes into the air and that’s it,” the woman argued. Her disrespect and harsh words upset the elderly couple. “You better watch your mouth!” Kaze said coldly. The woman shot a glance at him and scoffed back coldly. She was obviously not afraid of him. “It’s not that I want that much. My boss said that James White is bad luck. If others know that his ashes are stored here, they won’t store their family ashes here anymore. My boss went through a lot to agree to let you keep his ashes here, so the storage fee is a million a year.” Bad luck? What kind of nonsense was that? “My son was a decent man! What do you mean that he’s bad luck?!” Camry was upset. “What do I mean? You have to ask
Upon hearing the veteran, Camry’s hand froze and he looked up in shock. Everything went silent for a moment. The woman and the man from the funeral home were also stunned. There was a hint of nervousness in their eyes. Before anyone could react, the woman shouted, “Who the hell are you? What makes you say it isn’t? Who the hell didn’t close the door? You piece of shit, get the hell out!” The veteran was an honest man and he did not know how to react to the situation. He flushed and stammered, obviously nervous. Kaze said, “Calm down, don’t be afraid. Tell us what happened.” “Sir, have a look at this!” The veteran was not good with his words, so he simply gave his phone to Kaze. He recorded what the male staff did in the storage area. When Kaze took the phone, he played the video. A few seconds later, Kaze’s eyes turned grim. Even his veins were popping on his forehead. He was livid. “Kaze, what’s on the phone?” Camry and Teresa wanted to have a look but Kaze
“What the fuck? How dare you kick me!? You hit a woman?! What kind of shitty man hits a woman?!” Despite her heavily injured face, the woman continued to shout at Kaze. “I don’t care if you are a guy or a woman. Talk shit, get hit! That’s it!” Kaze said with a grunt. He could no longer tolerate the woman’s terrible attitude. “Y-You, just you wait!” The woman sat up on the floor and then shouted at his colleague, who was stunned, “Why are you standing there? Call help! I’ll get this son of a bitch today!” “O-Oh!!” The guy then quickly ran into the funeral home’s office. A while later, a group of ferocious-looking men came out and surrounded Kaze and company. The leader was a middle-aged man named Mr. Sapproni, the person in charge of the funeral home. Mr. Sapproni glanced at the woman on the floor and his expression turned grim. He signaled his men to help her up. “Which bastard hit one of us?” Mr. Sapproni shouted at Kaze and company. “Mr. Sapproni, it's this fu
Some people were forced to bow down to life. However, in the face of danger, these very people would step up in a heartbeat to protect others. Kaze was touched when his godfather stood in front of him, trying to protect him. Other than Darcy and his brothers and sisters back at the God of War Palace, he found another person who would stand up for him. Thump! A heavy thump brought Kaze back from his absent-minded state. When he regained consciousness and saw what happened, he was burning with anger.Camry was already on the floor, screaming in pain as he held his arm tightly. He was still trying to urge Kaze to run despite being hurt. “You piece of old shit! Get out of the way!” one of the men shouted at Camry as he raised the baseball bat for a second swing. He hit Camry in the arm with the baseball bat. Before his second swing could touch Camry, a strong gale blew in his face. Bang! Before he could react, he was sent flying away. He crashed on the floor furt
They charged an exorbitant price to cremate the body or purchase a burial plot for the dead. The price was so ridiculous that the people of Lilyrose had been complaining for many years. An incident that shook the entire city happened a few years ago. Someone passed away and his family could not afford the astronomical figure for cremation, but they dared not reject Lightning Tiger’s men openly. Therefore, they contacted a hearse in the middle of the night, hoping to carry the body to another city for cremation. Unfortunately, before the hearse could drive out of the city, Lightning Tiger’s men stopped them. The family suffered the consequences and it made headlines for days. However, there were no definite results. “Two years ago, Lighting Tiger ordered us to scatter James White’s ashes, leaving only the empty urn. It’s not us! We were just doing as we were told!” Mr. Sapproni begged. “If you think you are innocent, let me ask you this, have you taken any money that L
Soon, Reeve arrived at an expensive mansion on the outskirts of the city. Based on the information provided by the chief commander’s office, this would be the Tiger’s den. Inside one of the buildings, a buffed and tall middle-aged man sat on a chair covered with a tiger's pelt, crossing his legs as he smoked a cigar. The tiger’s pelt was an authentic one. The ferocious-looking tiger’s head was hanging above the man. Its vicious gaze looked like it was choosing its prey. It also granted the man a mighty and ferocious aura. The man there was the one who monopolized the entire funeral industry of Lilyrose—Lightning Tiger. Among all the gangster bosses in the underworld, Lightning Tiger was a strange one because he made money out of the dead. He was one of the most notorious figures and most of the mob bosses disliked him. His influence in the funeral industry fueled his arrogance. He looked down on those who refused to deal with him and he rarely participated in any ot
“Captain Carter, please! Help me! I’ll give you all my money if you can just help me!” Lightning Tiger knelt on the floor, begging. His men were also on their knees, shaking as they had messed with someone they could not afford to—the God of War. Lightning Tiger had scattered the ashes of the God of War's good friend! He was bold enough to disregard the other gangster bosses in the underworld, even Alan Cummingham and Cronus could not threaten him. He had always maintained minimal respect for them but never allowed them to trespass into his territory and seize his business. However, when he realized what he had done, he felt chills running down his spine—an unprecedented fear! He messed with the youngest God of War in the country’s history! One word from the man himself would get Tiger and his men executed on the spot! Reeve was unfazed no matter how Lightning Tiger begged. He said coldly, “This is a direct order from the God of War. No one is allowed to alter or diso
“A guy in uniform and you think he’s from the chief commander’s office? I can give you and your men a uniform each, does that make you soldiers?” Frank laughed so hard that he teared up. After he wiped off his tears, he scoffed, “Tiger, you are really a fool. It’s just a little trick and it scares your soul out. Do you know who that man is? He’s the stupid son-in-law of the Quint family.” “It’s him?” Lightning Tiger was surprised. “I have a picture of him. You can verify it if you want.” Frank sent Lightning Tiger a picture of Kaze. Lightning Tiger then verified it with the workers at the funeral home. A while later, he got a reply. They were the same person! “Fuck! He tricked me!” Lightning Tiger was furious. Frank grinned and said, “So, are you still going to him and kneel?” “Kneel his ass! I am Lightning Tiger, why would I kneel to a useless piece of shit!” He almost became the laughingstock if he actually knelt before the useless son-in-law of a second-tier
Snow felt bad about Kaze going to Butterworth solely to help her, so she could not just stand idly by. She wanted to help when her presence was needed. “That won’t be necessary. There’s nothing you can do here.” Kaze believed things were progressing smoothly so Snow’s presence here was not needed. In fact, if Snow came back to Butterworth, Jet would surely be alarmed, which would lead to the exposure of Kaze’s plans. Snow was slightly disappointed. She really wanted to help Kaze. Kaze headed to Butterworth because of her. She already blamed herself for not being by his side. Now that she was rejected, she felt terrible. “Chairman Lee, if not because of me, you wouldn’t be in this mess,” she said with a hint of regret and sorrow. Snow stood by the window in a brightly lit room, enjoying a moment of peace, while Kaze was running around tirelessly for her and her family. “Your priority now is to take care of your mother. When your mother has fully recovered, you can bring
“I understand.” Arthur took notes of everything Kaze said and started to plan out the arrangements in his mind. He was more than happy to see Jet suffer a great loss. Jet had always been acting like a king in Butterworth. If they could pull him down from the throne, many would be glad to see it happen. A tyrant who sat high on the throne would never care about the peasants; the peasants did not like the tyrant as well. “Don’t rush it. We have a lot of time.” Kaze was in no hurry. He believed they could take more time to prepare. Acquiring the projects from Jet’s hand was considered a step in progress as well. He took a sip of his drink and then looked at Arthur. “You look tired. I bet you haven’t been sleeping lately. Why not go get some rest? Your dark circles are heavy.” Kaze did not want Arthur to neglect his health to help him, so he gave a piece of reminder. “It’s my honor to help you, Mr. Lee. Besides, I am getting a lot for myself lately.” Arthur’s income
“I can tell he’s running out of patience. His handsome face looked a little tired recently.” Arthur had been carrying out Kaze’s orders and he occasionally met Jet. It was just that Jet never took Arthur seriously. Even if they met face to face, Jet did not have any idea who he was. Kaze chuckled at Arthur’s words. Jet never showed any respect to people below him. Kaze would never let him off easily. He took the documents on the table to have a look and found several interesting projects. Had he not interrupted Jet's businesses, once the projects started, Jet and the Frosts would earn a fortune. “This attraction is quite fun. I played it for a while the other day and it’s quite interesting,” Kaze said. “After the funding for this project got halted, their manager is at a bind. They tried to secure more funding and investment. They know this project is going to make money but time is not on their side, which caused many parties to drop off,” Arthur commented after havi
Kaze continued chewing on his watermelon while listening to Arthur’s update. “It’s interesting. Jet is like a God here. If he’s interested in any project, he gets involved and makes a fortune out of it. “Slowly, people gathered around him and started to trust him. This isn’t anything worth noting but he does resort to dirty tricks to snatch projects at times.” Arthur chuckled as he continued. The more arrogant Jet had been, the more pathetic he looked now. “He got what he deserved. I guess he’s simply unlucky.” Kaze found it amusing. It was also the outcome that he expected. He had been making moves with a clear objective in mind, not merely out of revenge against Jet. “He is. The project owners who were forced to sell their work to him at a lower price are now celebrating.” Arthur had seen a fair share of things recently and he understood why the Frosts became who they were now. He looked down at them. For a family to grow, it must take careful steps one by one,
As the CEO of the Northborn Group, Katie was extremely busy. Despite her busy schedule, she still had to take care of her daughter’s birthday party. Katie could have assigned the task to her assistant but worrying that a slight mistake might embarrass herself, she decided to take matters into her own hands. “Why is the girl so stubborn? I just slapped her in the face and she’s not answering my calls,” she said, her tone upset. She never knew her daughter could be so stubborn. She believed she did the right thing because she wanted Leah to be better, yet the girl did not appreciate her gesture and insisted on blaming her. “Leah is a smart girl, but this is too much. Regardless, she can be mad all she wants. As long as she’s still within our turf, things won’t spiral out of control.” Joey then came back with a cup of coffee and put it in front of her boss. She said softly, “If she’s a smart girl, she would know what to do and not just make you mad every time.” Katie sta
While Kaze was staying in the hotel, he kept having a feeling that he was being watched. It made him uncomfortable. His worry resulted in extra caution but he had never met anyone unfamiliar at the penthouse level. He did not want to have excessive contact with the hotel staff and tried his very best to stay away from Katie. He was not afraid of the woman but he simply did not want to get himself in trouble. The Northborn Hotel was the biggest hotel in Butterworth. It was the house of many, probably almost all, important banquets and events in its grand ballroom. Being able to host a banquet at the grand ballroom was considered a prestigious honor. Although the reservation process was tedious and the fee was exorbitant, many people still wanted to host their events or banquets at the hotel. The Northborn Hotel was also decorated lavishly, equipped with many convenient infrastructures. Other than banquets and events, companies would also rent the place for business meeti
Aloysius came to have lunch and he picked up a piece of information during his meal. He wondered if it was real. When he first heard it, he thought it was ridiculous, but on second thought, it somehow made sense. Katie usually looked like a caring but overprotective mother but who would know for sure that she would not do something so outrageous? Once a person was driven by benefits and gains, sentiments and emotions ought to be sacrificed. “She’s ruthless but only a woman with her personality is fit to be the CEO of the Northborn Group,” Jet said with an approving nod. When a person discarded all sentiments and emotions, he or she would be invincible. “Are we attending the party?” “Of course we are. I still have to find the mastermind.” Jet refused to just step back. Someone ought to pay for halting his business ventures. “I understand. I’ll prepare a gift.” Aloysius nodded and turned around to leave the room. Jet remained in his seat, sipping on his glass of win
Jet did not look worried. His companions were confused. Anyone else in Jet’s position would panic. Each day the business ventures were on hold, and he faced continuous losses.However, Jet remained composed. It proved that Jet was competent to face problems. Despite the obstacles, Jet was able to overcome it in no time. “I see. Do tell if you need any help. We are happy to lend a hand.” “Yeah. I’m sure the problems will go away soon enough.” The group uttered, not taking the incident to heart. Seeing that the group was gullible, Jet was relieved. After dinner, Jet sent his drunk guests away. Jet grimaced. “None of them know anything. Those who do won’t see me.” Jet was curious as to who he had upset to deserve the attack. There was still wiggle room in regard to his business ventures, and Jet could still afford the wait. Nevertheless, it was frustrating to be targeted. “Is there anything you need, sir?” Aloysius asked. “Keep an eye on these people. Check
“We are happy to have dinner with you, but it’s only been a few days since we last saw you.” Though confused, the group took their seats. Jet invited them out to see if they knew anything about the mastermind behind the halted projects. However, the group behaved no differently from before. “Friends should always stay connected. I’m looking to take on a few business ventures. I was wondering if any of you are interested.” Jet was not in the mood to start new business dealings. He was simply trying to extract information from the group. Jet’s business ventures were stalled, and if the group had an inkling, they would not do business with him.If they were in the dark, they would jump at the opportunity to close the deal. They could not possibly say no, especially since they had been begging for Jet to throw a lifeline. “What kind of business are we talking about?” “Yeah. Can we be a part of it?” “I’ve been wanting to do business with you, Jet. It’s a pity we never