“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
“Can you shut up? I’m not talking to you.” Harry glared at Winnie fiercely and condescendingly. He then looked at Winston. “I’m asking you one more time, are you selling it to us?” “Mr. Carter, don’t let them scare you. They won’t force you…” Winnie tried to convince Winston but before she could finish, Winston had a change of heart. “I’ll sell it to you!” Like how he spoke to Kaze, he nodded and flattered. “Thank you everyone for showing interest in Golden Edge. It’s an honor for the mall and myself!” A few of the young men nodded in approval; the others did not react as if it was expected. Winnie did not expect Winston to turn on her so easily. Angered, she said, “Mr. Carter, this isn’t right. We have agreed on the deal and we are signing the contract. How can you turn your back on us now and sell Golden Edge to them?” She felt cheated. A while ago, she thought Winston was a decent man but she was proved wrong when he agreed to sell Golden Edge to them. “Ms. S
The young man’s expression shifted. He grunted and decided not to speak anymore. They were all Yume’s admirers, so they were enemies of each other rather than good friends. They teamed up this time because Yume was slapped and humiliated. They decided to go after Kaze. Winnie walked out of the room. Before she walked further away, she overheard the young men’s conversation. “There are so many of us here. Isn’t it an overkill? Either one of us can easily deal with that stupid guy.” “Call Yume. I’d like to see if that stupid guy dares to slap her in front of us.” “Of course, he doesn’t have the nerves. I did a background check on him. He’s just a son-in-law of some second-tier family. He’s good at bluffing and managed to bring Shangrila Group back from the dead. Quite capable, but not enough compared to us.” Winston was furious when he heard them. He did not know Kaze was the son-in-law of the Quints. Kaze was notorious for impersonating people with higher power and
“Kaze, they are all here because of you! They are coming after you! You are dead already!” Landon gloated. Rose and Sky panicked when they heard the news. Rose even teared up. “Kaze, what are we going to do? Darcy is at the hospital with Uncle Hector, should we call her back and ask her for help?” Rose wanted to call Darcy for help. “It’s no big deal. Why trouble Darcy?” Kaze stopped Rose. He had gotten a call from Winnie earlier and was not bothered at all. He wanted Winnie to continue with the purchase but the news snowballed out of hand. Now he had to go to Golden Edge to solve the problem himself. “I’ll go to Golden Edge to meet these so-called young masters.” Kaze got up and walked out. “He’s still trying to act cool and doesn't even want to call Darcy. He’s afraid that if she finds out about the mess he made, she will divorce him. I believe he’s going to apologize and kneel to the young masters!” Landon grumbled. Sky glared at the boy. “Landon, one more word f
“Kaze, don’t! You’ll die!” Sky and Rose were horrified. “No? If you are not going to do it, why are you still here? Go back and wait for your death!” Winston grinned and added, “If you want to go in and see the young masters, you will have to stand here under the sun and finish all the ice cream!” Rose and Sky got even more nervous. They strongly believed Kaze would agree to the unreasonable demands. Yume’s admirers were all powerful and influential. Each of them represented a wealthy family or a large company. Kaze must have known how serious the problem was, so he had to see them and apologize to them. “Why are you standing there? There’s still a refrigerator of ice cream for you to eat!” Winston grabbed an ice cream and gave it to Kaze. “Winston Carter, you weren’t like this when you talked to me yesterday.” Kaze did not take the ice cream and simply looked at the man calmly. Winston’s expression turned grim. He was infuriated when Kaze talked about yesterd
After the top three families were stripped of their power and status, the respective family heads, who could shake the city up with just a sneeze, retired from the scene. It had just been a few days since then but they looked ten years older. They looked dispirited and less energetic than before. They stood before Kaze with lowered heads and reverence. Kaze looked at them. “The three of you really did it this time. I confiscated all of your assets but you three still hid something from me.” Thump! All three family heads knelt immediately, shuddering in fear. Sky, Rose, and Landon were stunned when they saw them on their knees. Why would the three family heads be so afraid of Kaze? “Mr. Lee, we are terribly sorry! We didn’t mean to keep it from you.” “With previous experience from Quintessential Group and Shangrila Group, all three of us were afraid of our families being wiped out, so we set up an escrow for Golden Edge a year ago.” Quintessential Group was annexed and
“Stop thinking about the luxurious life. If you help me buy Golden Edge, I’ll let you live a normal life. Get up,” Kaze said. The top three families were no longer in power but they were not completely out of the game. Whether they could make a comeback depended on the young ones. “Mr. Lee! Thank you for your kindness and generosity! We will do whatever we can!” The three family heads bowed repeatedly as tears and snot smeared their faces. Compared to their current situation, living a normal life was considered a blessing already. …“Winston, has Kaze started eating?” When Winston came into the meeting room, Harry, who was also eating ice cream, asked about Kaze. All fifteen young masters, Yume, Juno, and her friends who came by later, were having ice creams in an air-conditioned environment whereas Kaze had to finish a refrigerator of ice cream under the harsh sun. They were enjoying themselves while Kaze was suffering. “He’s eating, he’s eating. He wants to come