“Of course there is. I have seen worse cases.” Sam chuckled and said, “Don’t worry, Ms, Quint. Even if Hector can’t make a full recovery, he should have no problem recovering mobility in his legs.” The family was overjoyed. Hector gripped the arms of his wheelchair emotionally. “Uh, Mr. Quint’s case is a little complicated, so I’ll invite a few of my colleagues in the same field for an exchange. We’ll set up a treatment plan to get things rolling. “I’ll be here in Lilyrose for a while unless I have to perform surgeries elsewhere or attend medical forums. I will be Mr. Quint’s surgeon for the operation.” Rowan stared at Darcy’s family in surprise. Despite his busy schedule, Sam planned to stay in Lilyrose just to treat Hector. Sam would be operating on Hector too. In fact, Sam could just prepare the treatment plan and leave a fellow doctor to carry out the medical care. Even Darcy’s family recognized Sam’s attention on them. “If I could be rude to say, Professor
“What’s going on?” Darcy’s family had a bad feeling. Rudy tricked them into coming to the family residence under the pretense of visiting Logan. By the looks of things, Darcy’s family knew it was for no good reason. “Hector, Agnes, you old fools probably have no idea what your daughter and son-in-law did. A malicious voice was heard. Samus and Deborah walked into the living room. The pair glared viciously at Darcy’s family. “We are your uncle and aunt, Deborah,” Hector said angrily. “I don’t have an uncle and aunt like you.” Samus uttered, “I was entertaining the experts on the reviewing panel to get support funds for the family the night before the last. “Your daughter and son-in-law were jealous and reported me. That bastard, Don, took me into custody, and I was beaten up while in detention. “I had to dig deep into my connections and spend lots of money for my release.” Hector and Agnes glanced at Darcy in shock. They had no idea. “You’re one to talk for
“Well, someone has to make a sacrifice for the betterment of the family.” Darcy’s family looked up at Rudy in disbelief. It never occurred to them that Rudy could say something so shameless, making such a high-sounding statement in a rather matter-of-fact way. “What the hell is that supposed to mean, Rudy? Does your daughter’s reputation mean more than mine?” Agnes shouted, outraged.“Hmph! Darcy lost her honor the moment she married that loser, Kaze.” “No other eligible bachelors would look in Darcy’s direction even if she divorces Kaze. Deborah is a different story. She had only dated Vincent. Despite the issue with the Hansers, we could say that Deborah had no idea.”“Darcy should sacrifice for the sake of the family,” other family members expressed their opinions. These words cut like a knife. Darcy felt pain like never before. She had witnessed her family’s impudence one too many times. It never crossed her mind that there was no limit to their shamelessness.
The security officer froze, his raised hand paused in the air. “Kaze!” Darcy exclaimed with joy. Color returned to her pale face. The sight of Kaze gave her assurance. “Come to me.” Kaze walked over, ignoring the encircling security detail. He reached his hand out and pulled Darcy behind him. He narrowed his eyes at the Quints, his gaze finally falling on Rudy. “When will you ever learn, Rudy? You and your family are out to get my wife again. No wonder you wouldn’t let me tag along.” Rudy’s face flushed with rage. “Kaze, do you think we are the family we once were? We are now considered elites, and I am the head of the household. We won’t tolerate your brazen attitude,” he yelled. “Ha! Elites? I just took down the three top families.” Kaze scowled. “I will let today slide, and you owe this to my wife’s family. If you take this any further, I will put you back in your place, and you can forget living that dream of yours.” “Who do you think you are, loser!” The
Darcy froze. Color washed off her face. “Rudy, she’s your niece!” Hector turned his wheelchair around and stared at his brother in disbelief. Darcy would be disowned and stripped of the family name. It was the worst punishment to any individual in Arcadia where family mattered most. Even when Kaze was disowned, his family name was not taken away from him. “If she can’t make the necessary sacrifice for the family, then I don’t have a niece like her.” Rudy scoffed. “You better think it through, Hector. If Darcy doesn’t file the report, you, including Darcy and Sky, will no longer carry the family name.” “What about family, Rudy? We are supposed to be a family. That’s ruthless of you!” As tears rolled down his cheeks, Hector yelled desperately, “Dad, come out and say something. I’m your son too!” It was quiet inside the house. “Don’t bother. Grandfather can’t hear you. Even if he can, he will support us!” “If you still want to be a part of the family, you should
Rumor had it that Darcy did not want Mathias to find out and move on from her. Hence, she pushed Deborah out as the scapegoat. The explanation made perfect sense. Now, everybody believed Darcy was the victim of an assault case. However, nobody was sympathetic. They believe she deserved it. “Argh! Rudy and the others are so vile!” Hector spat out blood once more and fell off his wheelchair. He rolled on the ground, feeling the pain in his leg. Nevertheless, the emotional turmoil far outweighed the physical pain. With Agnes passing out, everybody carried her to her room for a rest. All that hubbub worked up to a sweat. Darcy then received a call from Ash. “Ms. Quint, you must have seen the Quints’ statement by now. We have a large number of senior officers and employees handing in their resignations at Sky Ocean Corporation as we speak.” The Quints’ statement rocked the community. Unrest was stirring within Sky Ocean Corporation as well. The company had be
The three thugs were treated like royalty. The eyes of the other gangsters were glued on them. “Haha! Darcy’s skin was super soft. I couldn’t get enough of her. You know what those women look like with filters on TikTok. Well, she doesn’t need a filter.” “Her voice was like ecstasy!” “She’s a wild one in bed.” The three thugs chugged beers and bragged about their night with Darcy. “Fuck! I wish I had your luck. She’s the chairman of Sky Ocean!” “Yeah. If only I could have a night with her.” The other thugs were envious. “Go to hell!” A grimacing voice echoed across the room. Mathias led Kaze into the crowd. He was infuriated to catch these gangsters talking about Darcy. “Who the hell are you, jackass? Are you here looking for trouble?” A thug sprang to his feet and picked up a beer bottle to pound on the edge of the table. Clang! The beer bottle cracked open. The thug flung around the broken bottle and approached Mathias. “Jackass, I dare you to breath
“Mr. Queen, you!” Gold Tooth put his hand over his face in shock and rage before facing the dark corner. The feeling that the voice sounded familiar nagged at him. “Again.” The voice came from the darkness. Smack! It then struck Gold Tooth. He froze. Gold Tooth did not feel the pain when Mathias struck him. He looked in the direction of the voice and moved closer to it. The dim light gave Gold Tooth a better view of the young man sitting on the sofa. Thump! Gold Tooth fell to his knees and scooted forward in a kneeling position. He made his way to Kaze and talked in a way to garner sympathy, “Mr. Lee, it’s me. It’s only been a few days. Have you forgotten me already?” Holy shit! A commotion stirred in the bar. Gold Tooth, a well-known name in the criminal world, had kneeled before a young man. He even fawned over the young man. Gold Tooth found himself in a dilemma. When he and Dan went to Azure Estate to seek Cronus, they messed up the task assig
From the very first time Draig met Kaze, he had never thought highly of him. In the subsequent encounters, Kaze’s repeated tolerance of the mockeries from Wesley and Cyan further solidified his image of a coward in Draig’s mind. With such prejudice in his mind, Draig could not accept the fact that Kaze was stronger than him. Coincidentally, he found an acceptable and reasonable explanation for all the inexplicable occurrences, so he hypnotized himself into believing the false. “Can you get up?” Under everyone’s surprised gaze, Kaze strolled over to Jiro and peered down at him condescendingly. Gasp! Phew! Jiro mustered enough strength to look up but the pain was insufferable and he was gasping for air already. Baam! As he struggled to get up, the marble table beneath him further crumbled into pieces, causing a loud clunk. He held onto the couch and slowly got up on his feet. His eyes at Kaze showed unprecedented fear and seriousness. He had come to Arcadia for many
Jiro looked shocked. He did not expect Kaze to dodge his dropkick that easily. With a twist of his waist, he changed his body’s momentum mid-air and swung his left kick at Kaze’s face. However, forcefully changing his momentum mid-air decreased the power and speed contained in his attack. “I don’t like people pointing their feet at me,” Kaze casually said. As he spoke, he lifted his leg too. Without any fancy move or technique, he simply did a high kick, clashing kicks with Jiro. Kabaam! When both feet locked, Jiro’s body convulsed as if hit by lightning. He cried in agony before he was sent hurtling like a stringless kite, crashing onto a couch. The marble table in front of the couch shattered under the force of the crash. He lay down helplessly and weakly, his arms and legs wide open, and his body still convulsing as he could not find the strength to get up. He looked as miserable as it could get. The entire room fell into a dead silence. Many of them rubbed the
Cyan simply watched from the side without a hint of guilt. She believed she had done everything that she could for Kaze. Even if Kaze were to be beaten to death, he deserved it and he could not blame it on anyone else. Jiro was stunned for a moment. When he was learning from his master, he was slapped many times and it was part of the training. It had been many years since his last slap. Kaze’s slap rendered his mind blank for a while. He finally regained his composure after some time. He stroked his burning cheek as he stared at Kaze with eyes burning with anger, almost materializing into an erupting, raging volcano. “It has been a long time since anyone slapped me. Arcadian, you are dead!” Jiro’s freezing words gave everyone chills. It was obvious that he was infuriated. Kaze was not deterred at all. He smiled and said, “Slap is nothing. I will make you kneel in front of me. “A coward like Wesley cannot represent us Arcadians, but your claim of making us kneel p
“Hold on!” Just as Jiro turned around, a voice came from the back, saying, “Jiro Sakamoto, was it? Did I say you could leave?” Jiro was stunned. He slowly turned around to Kaze and raised his brow. “What do you mean?” Cyan and the others were also in shock. ‘Did I say you could leave?!’ Kaze was practically saying that without his permission, Jiro could not leave. The audacity!? Was it because Miru defended him and he thought he could step on the pride of the face of the Refined Blade Dojo? Miru frowned but quickly eased up. She stepped aside without saying anything. Kaze stood firm and still, saying, “I’m like you. I don’t like serving revenge cold. If you want to take revenge, come at me now. I’ll give you a chance to strike.” He gestured at Jiro, indicating that he was ready for a fight. Jiro looked at Miru and then switched his attention back to Kaze. He scoffed, but it felt icy. “I’ve already spared your life once because of Ms. Scarlet, and you are still c
Everyone looked at where Jiro was pointing and saw Kaze. Wesley and the others immediately curled their lips into a gloating grin. Kaze’s words must have infuriated Jiro. He allowed others to leave except for Kaze, which he wanted to take away. One could only imagine what would happen to Kaze if Jiro took him back. However, before Wesley and the others could savor the moment, their smirks froze. Miru shook her head and said sternly, “Bronze Sparrow is open for business and we will not interfere with our customer’s private affairs, except this time. “I am making an exception for Kaze. I don’t care what you do to the others after you walk out of my place but with Kaze, it’s not happening.” “What the…” Miru’s words put everyone in shock, even Cyan and her friends widened their eyes in disbelief. Miru was defending Kaze?! Kaze knew Miru personally as well? Draig started to feel jealous about Kaze’s luck with women. Snow listened to him while the owner of Bronze Sp
“Nonsense!” Infuriated, Jiro shouted, “Woman, Bronze Sparrow thrives because of us Ryokanians! How dare you say that to us? “Who the hell are you? Not even Zoro, the previous manager, spoke to me like that!” “That’s why Zoro is dead.” Miru pursed her lips and raised her hand at the men behind her. “Let’s show Mr. Sakamoto what Bronze Sparrow is capable of.” “Alright, Boss!” Wolf, with an ever-smiley face, stepped up and walked toward Jiro and his men. Aside from the three Ryokanians Kaze had already taken down, eighteen remained. Seeing Wolf's bloated figure and cheerful smile as he approached them by himself, the Ryokanians burst into mocking laughter. “What is this fat guy trying to do? Is he trying to take us all at once?” “Look at his size. Was he a sumo wrestler before?” “Go get him. Teach him a lesson! Remind him that sumo wrestlers are no match for us!” One of them went up to Wolf with a ferocious smile. Bang! Wolf punched the man in the face, sending
“Huh?” Jiro frowned but then quickly smiled. He took the glass of whiskey from Cyan and said, “I’m always happy to give a beautiful woman some space.” Cyan breathed a sigh of relief. She turned around to face Kaze with a different look and said, “Kaze, what have you done? “Can you stop causing trouble? Stop bragging and stop with your nonsense! This is no time for that! Kneel before Mr. Sakamoto and ask for forgiveness! If he’s happy, your punishment might be lighter!” The look on her face screamed resentment for Kaze. “Now! If you waste this chance, I won’t care about your life and death anymore!” She did not want to get involved in his nonsense. Yet she was the one who organized the gathering and if something happened to Kaze, injured or dead, her father would scold her to death. It explained why she steeled herself up and tried to save Kaze, or so she assumed she was saving him.Kaze said, “Cyan, you should worry about yourself first. And, if you don’t want to be thei
Kaze was quiet during the entire confrontation, so no one noticed him until now. Wesley and the others finally thought of him. Kaze did not kneel! Wesley and the others were aggrieved. Kaze remained seated as he said, “Why should I kneel?” “You think you don’t need to kneel because you knocked out one of my men?” Jiro narrowed his eyes and said, “Only Brother Draig doesn’t need to kneel here. All the other men have no right to speak to me on their feet! It’s decided by strength!” He spoke in a deep and intimidating voice, expressing his displeasure. Everyone sensed the anger in his tone. With his intimidating presence, he would not allow an unruly person to disrupt the situation he had under control. He deliberately held back from the first strike because he wanted the overwhelming presence that he had created to force Kaze down on his knees. Such a way that targeted one’s mentality was smarter and more effective. “Kaze, you idiot! Why aren’t you down on your kn
“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