“I have fallen for you at first sight, Miru!” Sully did not expect his father to know him this well. He nodded immediately. “Master Lee, this is not funny.” Miru’s expression turned grim. Sully was a few years younger than her godfather and even Sully’s son was only a few years younger than her. It was a blatant humiliation! “If you don’t want to be his wife, then please leave,” Steve said without being concerned. “I am bringing the professor back today no matter what.” Miru was agitated as well. Steve grunted. “Who do you think you are? Even Alan would have to show me some respect and you are just his goddaughter. How dare you talk to me in that tone?” Then, two rows of suited men came in and locked onto Miru. “Ms. Scarlet, this way please,” said the leader of the group. “Master Lee, I won’t forget this. I’ll be back!” Miru grunted. She then turned around and left without pause. When she arrived at the estate, she already knew that the place was filled with S
Kaze felt helpless because Darcy grounded him. Otherwise, he would have gone to Melrose to meet Steve in person. With all options exhausted, he pulled out his phone to call Snow. “Tell Shane Blanc to talk to Steve Lee. Tell the man to send the professor back before dinner tonight. “His son also hurt my in-laws at the hospital, so I want him to apologize to them. If they hurt the professor, the Lee family of Melrose will be erased for good.” After he put down the phone, he realized the living room was exceptionally quiet. Everyone was looking at him strangely. “Hahaha! Kaze, you are funny. Not even drunk Nelson would say something like that,” Agatha said as she cackled. Agnes wished she could escape the embarrassment. “Kaze, the professor is taken away and you are still joking? Where is your conscience?!” she bellowed. “Kaze, it’s really inappropriate for you to say that!” Even Darcy was mad. “I know you guys don’t believe me, so just wait and see.” Kaze was helple
Shane bowed. “Master Lee, the person wanted me to tell you to send the professor back to Lilyrose before dinner tonight. At the same time, Sully and his men must go to Lilyrose’s Horizon Mirror Mansion and apologize to the couple that they hurt. “If you hurt the professor, then the Lee family of Melrose will be erased.” Professor Whiteman laughed when he heard Shane. He knew Kaze had intervened. Miru frowned in confusion because she heard the same words from Kaze before. She now realized that the important person who asked Shane to deliver the message to Steve was Kaze. As for Steve and Sully, they reacted terribly to Shane’s words. “Shane, are you trying to mess with us?” Sully bolted up and shouted furiously. Steve did not say a word. Thump! Shane knelt immediately and said, “Master Lee, those are not my words. I am just delivering the message and I did not alter the meaning of the message.” “Who is the person that asked you to deliver the message? I’ll chop him
Shane was tossed out of the estate. Miru tried defending Kaze but Steve rejected her as well. “He dares to challenge me? Imbecile fool! No one can protect him now!” Steve was infuriated. A useless son-in-law of the Quints impersonated the God of War and made him look like a fool. He almost became the joke of the city! “Hahaha! Steve, that useless trash is but an ant that you can kill with one pinch, why so angry?” Gregory said with a bright laugh. Steve asked expressionlessly, “Greg, what are you doing here?” “I am here for the professor. Steve, please let me take the professor back to Sunrise City, for the sake of the family.” Gregory even smiled at the professor. Little did he know, Professor Whiteman was laughing at him inwardly when he called Kaze useless. Professor Whiteman did not respond to his kindness at all. “Take the professor away? No! No one is taking the professor away today!” Gregory thought that once he helped Steve solve the problem, he would be
“Oh? He said that?” Kaze scoffed. “I see. I understand.” Kaze then hung up the phone. Darcy then came over with a pale look. “Kaze, I grounded you but it seems like I have to seal your mouth too.” She glared at Kaze. “What’s wrong, Darcy?” Agnes asked. “He really told Shane to deliver the message. He’s impersonating the God of War again, and now Steve Lee wanted him to be there before dinner to apologize!” Darcy said helplessly. “Kaze, are you trying to get yourself killed? Even if you want to save the professor, you don’t need to impersonate the God of War again. When would you learn?” Agnes twisted Kaze’s ear. “Agnes, I really have no idea how you deal with such a freak.” Agatha did not expect Kaze to really do it either. “What are you going to do now? Saving the professor is troublesome enough and now you are wanted as well. What are you going to do?!” Agnes angrily poked Kaze on the chest. Kaze said, “What else? Steve Lee wanted me to be there, so let me
Bang! Following a loud explosion, the signage made with premium obsidian rock was blasted to the ground, breaking into smithereens. The loud commotion captured the attention of passersby. People and cars stopped to have a look at the estate’s entrance, and they were all shocked. Steve Lee, the kingpin who had been in power for decades, had his signage smashed. Someone was trying to challenge his status in Melrose! “What the hell is going on here? Who the hell smashed Master Lee’s signage?!” The huge commotion caught the attention of the guards. A group of suited men with earpieces rushed out, shouting angrily. “I did it. What are you going to do about it?” Albert said as he stepped forward. “You are asking for it!” The leader of the guards stepped forward with his fist raised, ready to throw a punch at Albert. “Oscar, hold on! There are soldiers with guns here! Something is not right…” His men wanted to stop him but they were too late. Swoosh! Guns were rais
Steve frowned when he heard the frosty voice. “Sully, who is it outside?” he asked sternly. Sully did not answer. “You want to break my arms and legs?” The frosty voice asked once more. “Uh-Uh… It’s just a joke…” Sully stammered and sounded like he was about to burst into tears. Steve finally realized something was not right. He put his cup of tea down and looked at the entrance. Sully, with his hands raised, was retreating into the room carefully. Huh?! Steve gasped and his eyes widened when he saw Sully being pointed by a gun at his forehead. Albert pushed Sully in with the gun at the forehead. Kaze and Miru were behind Albert. Following behind them was the Armored One Battalion! Steve could no longer maintain his calm. He bolted up and went to the center of the lounge. He saw through the door that his guards were all beaten up and forced onto their knees outside the lawn. He then looked at Sully and Albert, who had a gun at his son’s forehead. He knew
Miru grunted. She knew that with Albert’s arrival, Kaze gained even more confidence in his bragging and bluffs. Kaze was smart enough to stop impersonating the God of War, or else Albert would probably strangle him alive. Steve was shaking on the ground. He did not take Kaze’s words for granted. From now on, he decided to never use the title ‘Invincible Lee’ anymore. “Who went to the hospital and took the professor?” Kaze went over to the main seat and sat down. “Mr. Lee, it’s my son and his men. I’ll call them in right now!” Steve, with his knees on the ground, turned as Kaze walked past him. Kaze hummed a reply. Soon, the five men whom Sully brought to Lilyrose came in and knelt in a single row. Sully knelt and said, “Mr. Lee, I’ll be honest. I might be rude but I didn’t hurt the professor at all.” “I know. Professor Whiteman is a forgiving person, so let’s just put this aside first. I want to ask you about something else,” Kaze said. What else if not taking P
With the secret out in the open, the housekeeper dropped his attitude. He pointed at the basement not too far away. “My employer is in there.” The housekeeper grimaced and kept his head down. Kaze laughed. Unaware of his impending doom, Perry was still living it up. It was absurd. Perry was playing with fire by hurting Leah. “About time you wise up.” Arthur smiled and patted the housekeeper’s face. He opened the door to the basement. Kaze walked to the bar counter and picked up the best bottle of champagne there. He fiddled with the bottle before carrying it to the basement. The other Viper’s Den members followed him. Kaze took a stride down the steps, to the basement. The noisy music was blasting before they reached the entry. Kaze was filled with a mix of emotions. Nevertheless, he said nothing. He opened the door and walked in. The light in the basement was bright, making everything perfectly clear. However, the people inside were not bothered by the
“You know him. It’s Perry Duncan, Leah’s ex-boyfriend.” Snow did not see the point of hiding the truth, so she laid everything out. “Leah must be feeling foul because she was unaware that she was being stalked. By the time she realized what was going on, she was taken into a vehicle. “We spotted the vehicle they departed in from the surveillance footage. They headed to the mountain up north.” Snow had a general idea of the location. “I got Arthur on the job. He’s putting up a team from the Viper’s Den.” Snow was uncertain of Kaze’s stance toward Leah, but now that she was made aware of the situation, the least she could do was help. Katie belonged to the Viper’s Den, so Snow was lending a hand to a friend in business. “Thank you. Please save my daughter.” Katie was nervous. The Viper’s Den was the people she could count on. “Arthur is good, but he’s slow. I’ll do it,” Kaze said. The whole thing was unrelated to him. Kaze was well within his right to stand on the si
Even so, Elsie was out to get Leah. Elsie could pick up on Perry’s delight when she took a swing at Leah. Poor Elsie was just trying to survive by catering to others. People like her learned to pick up social cues and read body language to please customers for money in return. Their income would double if their customers were happy. Leah was the obstacle. If the women could not get rid of her, they would lose their profit. They had no hard feelings for Leah, but they stood on opposing ends. “You should be fawning over Mr. Duncan, not begging me,” Elsie said while grabbing Leah’s hair to pull her up. Leah snatched Elsie’s wrist to try and break free. “Let me go. I never did anything to you.” Leah was no doormat. She did not want to cross these people or get involved with them. She still hoped that by waiting here, her prince would arrive to save her. However, all she got was a cruel beating, and she had enough. “This isn’t my fault. Blame Mr. Duncan for your cir
Leah had not had it easy these recent days. However, she had learned to be submissive and give in. It never occurred to her that Perry would do this to her. After repeated beatings, she quickly wised up. “Mr. Duncan, why is this disgusting person here? She’s an eyesore.” Dressed in a red number, a woman with wavy hair sat next to Perry. She clung to Perry intimately. She spoke in a sultry and mesmerizing voice. “Oh, she’s just a bitch. “She got on my nerves, so I punished her. I’ll dump her once I’m bored with her.” Perry had the time of his life getting back at Leah. He got a kick out of it. However, he did not feel that it was enough. Every time he looked at his injured hand, his resentment toward Leah grew. “How did she upset you, Mr. Duncan?” Another lady extended her arms to knead Perry’s shoulders while gently murmuring into his ear. With women gathering and fussing over him, Perry felt his ego thoroughly stroked. He was thrilled. “Well, she doesn’t kno
Katie thought about everybody. Kaze was the odd one out, so he had to be the suspect. It made sense that Leah would elope with Kaze. “There must be some sort of misunderstanding. We can talk it out. Don’t do anything reckless.” Snow stopped Katie from doing anything extreme. “How could there be a misunderstanding? There can be no one else but him.” Katie was stubborn. “We can help with your daughter’s disappearance. You won’t get anywhere by picking on him.” Snow tried her best to defend Kaze. She would not let Kaze be hurt on her watch. Eager to find her daughter, Katie believed her suspicion to be the truth, and Kaze must have stashed her daughter somewhere. “I don’t have time to waste, but no one could’ve taken Leah away.” Katie was naїvely convinced that Kaze was behind it. Kaze had only just learned about Leah’s disappearance. It was quite late for Katie to finally look into the matter. “I didn’t take your daughter, but we can dig deeper into this.” Leah w
The blue gem necklace around Snow’s neck brought out her elegance and class. Snow was educated well. She carried herself with ease at the social event. She exchanged pleasantries with business partners and greeted them all. Snow shared a few drinks with several prominent families. Aloysius and her secretary stayed with her and drank on her behalf.The party was a success. Kaze held a glass of wine to sip in a corner. Snow’s brilliance was the assurance he needed. He did not have to worry about her leading the Frosts now. “I guess I was worried about nothing. I didn’t even have to be here. She has gotten everything covered.” Kaze was concerned about Snow because she had always been his assistant. He was apprehensive that Snow would have no control over her staff after her promotion. He even asked the Viper’s Den to lend a hand. Nevertheless, Snow did not let him down. She had done a great job. Kaze drank wine and enjoyed the music. Soon, men and women entered the
Aloysius looked at the business venture at hand with a mix of emotions. Jet was supposed to make a comeback with the project, but the defeat was a huge slap to his face. “Can I ask whether Kaze was behind this?” Aloysius braced himself to ask the question. Even though Aloysius had an inkling, he feared receiving confirmation of his suspicion. “Chairman Lee helped me. If Jet hadn’t hurt my mother, I wouldn’t have rushed back to take his place. “He did this to himself,” Snow said blatantly. “How did you know about the island project? We have been discreet about it.” Aloysius was eager to find out. The question would burn on his mind unless he got some answers. “You can’t keep anything from the Viper’s Den, but this is the end of the matter. If you’re interested in the project, I can put you in charge of it.” Snow could not be bothered to explain herself. Aloysius played it smart. He had been carrying out Snow’s orders without a hitch. Snow was happy to honor her prom
“Tell them that the company is expecting funding, and all the projects will be launched in a few days. Everything will be back on track. It’s a good thing that the higher management is gone. We will be opening the positions for internal employees to apply.” Snow got the right solution to handle the situation. She had to give these employees hope to gain their dedication in return. Aloysius was surprised. “Who would pour money in when our finances are in a mess?” Having worked with Jet, Aloysius had a good understanding of the company’s ins and outs. Several business ventures were up in the air, and the company was bleeding money. Even with a relaunch, these projects would not bring in much of a profit. Most importantly, the relaunch had to be backed up by some funding. The business got a loan from the Viper’s Den. If payment was not made in time, the company’s shares would be used to make up for the loss. The whole thing spelled trouble. Snow just joined the company.
“This is the financial report you submitted today. Any intern can do a better job than you.” Snow mocked Jack. She was disappointed in his performance. A finance director who could not even get his basics right should not be working in finance in the first place. “Who do you think you are, doing this to us?” The others are only out to save their own asses. They did not sympathize with Jack. “I’m sure you are well aware of what you have done.” “You’re on your phone all day at work. You put your daily expenses on the company card, and we’re talking about tens of thousands of dollars a month. You only bought stuff for your personal use. “Let’s not forget about you. Your so-called business trips are to take your mistress out for expensive hotel stays and vacations.” Snow looked at each one of them while detailing their deeds. She shamed them in public, utterly humiliating them. “Why were these allowed before? Why are you stopping these practices now? If you can change