“Of course it happened,” the hired security officer on the ground shouted. He released his hand over his cheek to reveal a handprint. Startled, the security detail realized that there was more to Kaze. “Take him down!” At the wave of the security officer’s arm, his companions in the back charged toward Kaze. Smack! Smack! Smack! Following several blows, the hired protection cried out in agony. They collapsed to the ground, one by one, over each other. “Oof!” The leader of the security officers saw everything unfold. It was as if Kaze had eyes on the back of his head. He smacked all approaching security officers to the ground like they were flies. One of Kaze’s hands was on the claw machine the whole time. Kaze even won a little dinosaur plushie. It was absurd. The leader of the bodyguards was not the only one with his jaw dropped. The nearby customers were in shock too. “Wow! You’re getting better at it, Godfather!”Brenda was overjoyed. “I can do mag
“Mr. Chairman, the owner of Golden Edge is Winston Carter, the chairman of Landley Corporation, but he owes his success to the top three families.“Golden Edge’s profits have been healthy. After the fall of the top three families, Winston has been looking for a buyer. He’s looking for an ally to fall back on. “The Lees and the Vinlands are interested in taking over, but he’s hesitant, afraid to cross either one.” Snow was a highly capable assistant. Without needing time to investigate, she briefed Kaze on the situation with Golden Edge. “Snow, get Mathias to contact Winston. Tell him to sell the mall to me, and I’ll be his fallback.” Kaze then hung up. Since the Vinlands and the Lees had their eye on Golden Edge, Kaze wanted to snatch the mall away from them. “What do you mean by fallback? Even God can’t save you now.” The leader of the hired protection had no idea what Kaze had done. He said arrogantly, “Kneel now to welcome Ms. Vinland.” Kaze turned and glanced at
“Let’s go!” Yume waved her hand and led the group of ferocious men to the entrance. However, they were stopped by the security guards before they could enter. A suited middle-aged man said politely, “Are you Ms. Yume Vinland? I’m sorry, but you are not allowed inside Golden Edge.” “Who the hell are you? Why are you in my way?!” Yume was furious. The man knew her yet he stopped her from going inside. The middle-aged man narrowed his eyes but he maintained his manners. “I am the chairman of Landley Corporation and I have some shares in Golden Edge.” Yume shouted, “I spent millions to book this place tonight, including Golden Edge. Why are you stopping me here?” The other customers were startled by the commotion. The young mistress of the Vinlands spent millions to reserve the entire Golden Edge for the night yet she was held outside the entrance. “We can refund the money back to you,” Winston said. “Do you think I care about the money? I am losing face here! Winst
“Winston Carter, how dare you make such a false announcement just to get back at me? I’ll do whatever I can to get revenge!” Yume shouted at Winston. Winston laughed. He then looked at the other customers and said, “Sir, Madam, I’m sorry to disturb you with this little commotion. Golden Edge is now open and we are truly sorry for the inconvenience caused. We will never let anyone buy out the mall again. “Our new boss has decided to give back to our loyal patrons by providing three consecutive days of free meals and beverages at all our restaurants, starting from tonight!” The free discounts were only limited to the restaurants in the mall. Not even Kaze dared to give free discounts at branded outlets or clothing shops, or else the entire mall would be emptied in three days. “Wow! The new boss of the mall is generous!” “Yeah! Unlike someone who spent millions just to show off, the new boss spent three billion to embarrass her!” “It’s karma. It’s better to keep a low profil
Kaze was the new boss of Golden Edge? He spent three billion to purchase the mall? Yume and the others were stunned. “Impossible,” they said en masse. Yume did not believe it at all. “Impossible. How can it be him? He’s the retarded husband of Darcy!” “It’s really him. I saw the original boss of Golden Edge, Winston Carter, bowing at him. It was he who ordered the security guards to confiscate our phones and…” “And what?!” Yume glared at him. “And I quote ‘Yume Vinland is a stupid woman who knows nothing but flaunts her wealth. If she wants to wait for me, then let her wait for three hours. Let the people of Lilyrose see her ugly personality, even though she is of the most beautiful woman in Chrysant.’” Yume and her friends were infuriated. They waited like clowns outside Golden Edge for three hours, allowing other shoppers to laugh at them, while Kaze was long gone from the parking lot. However, they still refused to believe it was Kaze who spent three billion to p
“No need for unnecessary conflict.” Hudson signaled the butler and said, “Our priority is to get Darcy to change her name to Vinland, and obtain the companies under her name. As for Shangrila Group, someone will deal with them soon.” Kaze’s threats at the banquet did not deter him at all. No one would care how loud a toothless dog barked. “An ant dares to look up to the sky?” Hudson scoffed. Crank! Suddenly, loud noises of things being broken came from the living room. Hudson went out to have a look and saw his daughter throwing things around. He frowned. “Yume, I heard Kaze slapped you. I’ll avenge you.” Yume did not tell him about her being slapped. He only found out about it from the butler after the banquet. He was irritated by it as well. Not only did Darcy’s useless husband humiliate him, but he also slapped his daughter. Hudson had decided to teach the useless garbage a lesson. “Father, that idiot didn’t just slap me! He did a lot worse to me! I wish I
“That’s not my call to make,” Kaze said as he shook his head. Sky improved a lot recently. He grew from a cowardly weakling to a young man who aspired to join the army. His ultimate goal was to fight on the foreign battlefield, but Agnes would never let him go. It was extremely dangerous on the foreign battlefield and she would not want anything to happen to her dear son. “Sky, breakfast is ready!” Agnes came out of the house to call Sky for breakfast. She saw Draco at the lakeside and she was surprised. “What are you doing here?! Sky has been bugging me about joining the army lately. Don’t tell me it’s you who instigates him!” She had no good impression of Draco because the man often came to train Sky. Due to his influence, her good son hit someone the other day and caused trouble for the family. She told the Tiger Fangs Militia to not let Draco in but the man still came. She had no idea how he slipped past the soldiers. “Mrs. Quint, can you invite me in for a bo
A group of good-looking young men, probably around fifteen of them, came in. They were followed by another group of people who were either bodyguards, assistants, or businessmen with briefcases. “Who is Winston Carter? We are here to purchase Golden Edge!” The leader of the group scanned everyone in the meeting room condescendingly. His words screamed of confidence and arrogance. Winston was surprised. Based on their looks, he knew the young men were people with a strong background. He went up to them and asked politely, “I’m Winston Carter. Who might you be?” “Harry Lokeman from the Lokeman family from Takeno City,” the young man said. Everyone in the meeting room was surprised by his introduction. Takeno was just south of Lilyrose and both cities were interconnected, so everyone in the room had heard of the Lokeman family. The Takeno Lokemans were wealthy and powerful. They had a long history and a resourceful network, rivaling that of the Chrysant Vinlands. Had
It never occurred to Kaze that Cyan and her influencer friends would attend Hannah’s celebration too. Before Cyan said anything, one influencer put her hand over her lips and said with a smile, “Get with the times, Anna. Cyan’s family isn’t just close with the senior members of the Viper’s Den. She’s going to be part of the organization soon.” “Huh?” Stunned, the other influencers asked, “What’s going on? Just tell us, Sweetpea!” Sweetpea was the influencer who just spilled the beans. She was Cyan’s closest friend and biggest ass-kisser. Taking Cyan by the shoulder, Sweetpea said, “Remember Cyan’s number one fan?” “Yeah!”“Sponge has been a fan of Cyan even before she signed with Golden Scale Corporation. Sponge tipped her tens of millions.”“That was how Cyan caught the eye of Golden Scale Corporation, and she became a hit.” The influencers chattered among themselves, all familiar with Sponge. They came from nothing and clawed their way up online.Their beginnings
The next afternoon, Kaze arrived at the parking lot outside Bronze Sparrow. It was packed with fancy cars. Needless to say, the underground garage must be filled with cars too. Hannah’s celebration was held in Bronze Sparrow. Just a few days ago, Siberian infiltrated Bronze Sparrow and abducted Anzu. The incident caused quite a stir in the upper crust of Riverbank. At the same time, the underground powerhouses were eager to get involved. As Miru, the up-and-coming underworld boss, seemed to be all bark and no bite, they wanted to see what she was made of. Bronze Sparrow, a place where troublemakers once ceased to exist, had to deal with incidents daily. Despite Miru getting tough on these troublemakers, business at Bronze Sparrow took a nosedive anyway. Miru was frustrated with the situation. Siberian had been a threat to the Viper’s Den for many years. It was no surprise that Miru’s crew could not defeat him. This time, Siberian’s death at the hands of the Viper’s
Kaze was taken aback. “How did you know?” “How?” June’s lips curled. “It’s all over town by now. Darcy is the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Have you any idea how many eyes are on a rich and beautiful girl like her? “Her divorce has caught the attention of men, and they are going to try their luck with her.” It did not take Kaze much to know that the Quint family members had nothing better to do. Agnes had been hoping to marry her daughter up. However, Darcy had the power, money, and connections to be playing with the big leagues herself. Agnes’ expectations for her future son-in-law would only go higher. Despite her lack of brain cells, Agnes would not do something degrading like circulating the news of her daughter’s divorce. “Hey! Why do you seem indifferent about this?” June elbowed Kaze. “How do you think I should react?” Kaze found June baffling. June looked disappointed. “You don’t seem upset that you were dumped.” “Get a life.” Kaze did not hav
Sasha regained consciousness through sheer willpower. She had made a full recovery from her external injuries, but she simply could not wake up from her mental trauma. However, Sasha seemed to be in a better place than before the incident. Before, Sasha would avert her gaze, not meeting the eyes of the person she was talking to. Yet now, Kaze realized that Sasha looked at him straight in the eyes. There had to be some sort of experience to bring about the change in her. “Did something bad happen, Kaze?” Sasha asked, her eyes reflecting concern. Kaze pulled himself together and reached out to shuffle her hair. “No. Let’s not get into it. You just got up. You should rest well.” “No, I’ve been awake for a while now.” Sasha, one to be meek in Kaze’s presence, refuted him for once. She shook her head and said, “I was just afraid. I was scared that the nightmare would come back when I opened my eyes, so I pretended to be asleep. “But now that you’re here, I have no reason
Agnes settled down. “That’s right. We are better off without the parasite. “We will live comfortably thanks to our precious daughter—” “Darcy! Darcy!” Before Agnes could finish, an individual barged into the villa. Maxine, her hair disheveled and her body in bruises, rushed into the living room and grabbed hold of Darcy while wailing, “Darcy! I was wrong! I was a snob to target you! It’s all my fault. I’m the worst!” She gave herself a couple of slaps before pleading, “Darcy, I need Kaze’s help. Please, can you get him to tell Patrick to get back together with me?“Ever since I broke up with Patrick, he befriended Kaze and became successful. He calls the shots in his family now.“I’m being made fun of for not cherishing him. My parents, brother, and grandmother are on my case, telling me off for missing out on a good catch. “Darcy, we’re family. Please, can you talk to Kaze for me? Patrick doesn’t listen to anyone else but him.” Maxine, who always fancied herself to be
The Quint quickly realized they were so close to digging their own grave. Thankfully, they did not upset Darcy too much. They had a lot of ass-kissing to make up for now. Smug, Agnes went up and said, “Thank you for working together with Darcy. I know that you put the project on pause because you were tight with Kaze. “But my daughter and Kaze have separated. Don’t listen to him if he tries to get involved with Sky Ocean Corporation. “Kaze gets nothing out of the divorce, so he can’t offer you anything. You are free to collaborate with my daughter.” Perfect World Group and the Riverbank council were responsive to put the project on hold because of Kaze. However, Agnes was not the least bit grateful. In fact, she tried to acquire Kaze’s network. In her opinion, Kaze had lost everything. A wise person would choose to make the most out of the situation and make a business deal with Darcy. Blue from Perfect World Group put on a straight face. “Mrs. Quint, I have one more th
It took a lot of effort for Agnes to break her daughter up with Kaze. There was no way she would allow Kaze to have a second shot with Darcy. The way Agnes saw it, her daughter was the head of the Quints in the South River State and the chairwoman of Sky Ocean Corporation. Darcy was beautiful and a great catch. Kaze did not mean squat. While Agnes danced with joy, several vehicles turned up outside the villa. These cars belonged to two different parties. The first group was in fancy cars while the other group was much more discreet. Still, nobody would dismiss government vehicles. Though surprised, Darcy quickly went up to greet the people. “Chief Yaphet, Mr. Jayne, what brings you here?” The alphas of both groups were not some big VIP to Darcy’s family. However, they had control over Sky Ocean Corporation’s future. More accurately, the entities that these people worked for held the fate of Sky Ocean Corporation in their hands. Welson, a middle-ranking official in the
“No way! Madam Quint had no reason to kill Madam Dark.” There was a bustle at Villa No. 1. Despite the statement coming from the police, the crowd was skeptical that Phoenix would kill anyone. Agnes and Darcy found the truth hard to swallow. If Phoenix were behind the evil assassination, they would be wrong about Kaze. The police officer said, “We learned that the dump truck driver received 1.2 million dollars before the accident. We tracked the money to one of Phoenix’s people in Ridgesouth. “We looked into Phoenix’s phone records and discovered that she contacted the Steelclaw Guild through the dark web. “She had no idea that we have eyes on the dark web. Though we don’t know the specifics of her deal with the Steelclaw Guild, she would only have one reason to contact an assassination organization.“The Steelclaw Guild’s killer then showed up at the funeral parlor.“We are linking these two incidents, and our prime suspect is Phoenix, who is now deceased.“We didn’t de
“Kaze, do you know how unfamiliar and frightened you’re making me feel right now?“Why was the Steelclaw Guild’s killer after you? If today didn’t happen, I wouldn’t know that you had gotten yourself in deep trouble. “I don’t know what else you are hiding from me. I even wonder if you were behind Madam Dark’s car accident. “My feelings toward you have been true, but family is equally important to me. “I’m afraid that one day, you will get my parents and brother killed.” Darcy let everything out. The storm in Kaze’s eyes quelled.He grabbed a pen and signed his name before taking his copy. Kaze placed the other copy on the table before walking away. As the people in the villa watched on in shock, Agnes dropped her jaw in joy. Agnes thought that it would take a lot of talking and crying to push Darcy in the right direction. To her surprise, Darcy filed for divorce right away. Nevertheless, she was quick to complain. “You are silly, Darcy. You should have asked for V