Some of the young masters agreed to let Kaze go, but their eyes were still burning with the flames of rage. It was just a way to stall and trick Kaze to free Yume. The moment Yume was freed, they would jump on him and rip him apart. “Let me go? Won’t come after me?” Kaze scoffed. “How arrogant. Who allowed a bunch of useless trash like you people to speak to me like that?” He slapped Yume again. “You!” The young masters were agitated and scared. They did not expect such stubbornness from Kaze. They already softened their tone and showed signs of a peaceful retreat, yet Kaze slapped Yume again. “Okay! Okay! We were being rude! Stop, and we’ll apologize!” Harry forced a smile on his face and tried his best to express his intention. “Apologize?” Kaze looked askance at him. Micheal said, “What are your terms? Name them.” “You said it.” Kaze grinned. “All of you, go out and stand under the sun for three hours and eat as much ice cream as you can.” “Not going
Yume screamed and cursed Kaze loudly. She dropped her frosty image and cried like a wretched hag. Even Zephyr and the others frowned at her sudden change of behavior. They understood that she was furious and agitated but the words that came out of her mouth were entirely different from her usual personality. “Finally, she stripped her disguise.” Kaze scoffed. “Do you know why I keep slapping you? I want your admirers to see your true nature.” He slapped her two more times before he released Yume. “Finally, ten slaps.” Kaze tapped his hands and then looked at Harry and the others, who were still infuriated. “You people want me to slap myself ten times, so I slapped Yume ten times. Happy now?” Harry, Micheal, Zephyr, and the others reacted grimly. Yume was on the floor, screaming like a witch. “Kaze Lee! You fuck! Your wife’s grandfather and his family had changed their names to Vinland. I will torture them every single day and let them know what it’s like being a V
Everyone waited for Hank to punch Kaze but he left in a hurry after a phone call. No one understood what kind of selection was more important than avenging Yume. “Selection? I heard the Lilyrose Strategic Department is selecting soldiers to be sent to foreign battlefields. All the ace soldiers from different strategic departments wanted to join, but there were only so many slots.” “My cousin who served the Spec Ops Team for many years didn’t even get a slot, but Hank got it?!” Harry looked at Hank in surprise. Hank said proudly without looking back, “How hard is it to get a slot in the preliminaries? Your cousin is useless.” Harry grunted but he did not argue. Hank served the main Spec Ops Team of the South River Strategic Department. He served directly under the highest command. Those who were given a slot in the preliminaries were all ace soldiers. Hank was able to secure his position among the elites and he even became a team leader, not just a common soldier. He
Hank looked proud. He was confident about the preliminaries. “Are you sure you can get through the preliminaries?” Kaze asked with a soft grin. Judging from the young masters’ words, there seemed to be a lot of misunderstanding regarding the preliminaries. They thought getting a slot would mean a bright future. He decided to correct their assumptions, which he needed an example. Coincidentally, Hank turned out to be the best choice to make an example out of. “I am the ace in our team and with my family’s support, I have the power and the background. If not me, who else?” Hank was confident. His family had everything laid out for him. As long as he performed well, he could easily pass the preliminaries. As for the next round, his family would also invest a lot to make sure he got in. “Great. Then you will soon understand that reality is harsh.” Kaze ignored him and called Draco directly. “The preliminaries haven't started, right? I’m coming to have a look.” “Boss,
Harry and the others were surprised. “You are still being stubborn at times like this? We don’t want to waste time on you now. We’ll come after you after the preliminaries are over. We will surely crush you by today!” They then called their drivers to pick them up. Rose was upset by the young masters’ frivolous attitude. “Stop being arrogant! You people are laughing at Kaze because he can’t go? I’ll make it happen!” Rose pulled her phone out and called her father. She said she wanted to attend the preliminaries but she did not mention Kaze. “You want to go have a look? Sure, I’ll ask around.” Nelson was punished together with his direct superior for drinking on duty, but he was released for good behavior. Soon, he secured a way to get Rose in. “Thank you, Dad!” Rose then waved her phone at Harry. “I can also attend the preliminaries with just one call. What’s so great about that?” “Hmph. Quite capable, little girl.” The young masters were embarrassed but they
“That depends on what he did wrong.” Nelson said confidently, “If it’s a heavy crime, even if he’s not from the military, he would be punished. If it’s something light, he would still be lectured. “Besides, the idiot is arrogant. I bet he’s going to be taught a lesson, or even beaten up. The discipline division isn’t the friendliest. Even if he’s a stubborn one, they have a way to crack him.” Rose’s face turned pale when she heard her father. “Kaze, don’t argue with them! Just cooperate!” Sky was worried as well. “Hahaha! He’s taken away by the discipline division the moment he arrived? Did he just turn himself in?” “Do you think he’ll call the soldiers from the discipline division useless? If he did, they would beat the shit out of him!” “Kaze, the idiot! He made my day!” Harry and the others continued to laugh at him. “Since when did we allow public viewing for the soldiers’ selection? This is not by the rules. Find out who allowed it and deal with it.” Kaze was
The young masters were taken down from the platform that they were standing on. Harry tried to resist but was taken down as well. Agitated and flushed, he shouted, “What are you doing? Show some respect! I am Harry Lokeman of the Lokeman family!” Slap! The soldier slapped him in the face for being irritating and uncooperative. “I don’t care what family you are from. This is a restricted zone and no civilians are allowed in here… What are you holding? Give it to me!” Harry’s binoculars were confiscated. “Military binoculars? You’re a spy?!” The soldiers immediately surrounded Harry and the young masters to search them. “I’m not a spy! I just want to see what the God of War looks like! Don’t accuse me!” Harry shouted. He was called a spy just because he held a pair of binoculars. “Trying to see the God of War’s true face is spy activity. The God of War’s schedule is classified, not even we know about it, yet you are here with military binoculars. You are not a spy? I
Hank did not want the God of War to see him, yet he already stood out from the others. Kaze saw him lowering his head among the other uplifted and energetic soldiers. It was difficult not to notice him. Hank was in uniform, so Kaze did not recognize him at first glance. He frowned and asked, “Soldier, why is your head down? Look up!” Countless gazes landed on Hank instantly. Hank wanted to die on the spot to escape the attention. He nervously squeezed the words out of his clenched teeth, saying, “S-Sir! G-God of War! I-I am afraid…” He answered instinctively without realizing he violated a taboo in the army. Kaze looked rather angry. “What is there to be afraid of? Look up!” His voice was as loud as the rumbling thunder. Hank was so frightened that he fell on his butt, and even his hat fell off. He looked at Kaze blankly. Kaze finally saw Hank’s face. He smiled and then wore a frosty look. “Am I that scary?” “I…” Hank could not spell a full word. Kaze grun
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