With Kaze’s order, Albert left the hospital lightning fast and brought his men to chase after Hudson. At the same time, Hudson’s car had gone up the freeway, away from Lilyrose. “We lost a lot in Lilyrose. I really don’t want to just go back to Chrysant on a bitter note!” Dexter, Jake, and the others were aggrieved. They were confident when they followed Hudson to Lilyrose and did not take the locals seriously. They thought the moment they arrived in Lilyrose, the locals would kneel to them. To their surprise, their children were beaten up and they got slapped in public. More importantly, they had to flee Lilyrose like losers. “It’s all because someone defeated the Twin Ghosts. I wonder who in Lilyrose is that powerful?” They suspected Kaze at first but quickly denied it. Kaze might be strong but he was no match for the Twin Ghosts. No matter how they pondered, they could not think of anyone who could defeat the Twin Ghosts. Hudson was the most depressed of them
Soon, Hudson, Jake, and the others were dragged out of the car and pushed to the ground. They finally knew who the man was. The man was Thedeus Rich, the son of Dane Rich. Thedeus squatted. He waved his knife in front of Hudson’s eyes. “Thedeus, I have been your father’s friend for many years! I didn’t get him killed!” Hudson explained as he was being pressed to the ground by Thedeus’ men. “Nonsense!” Thedeus bellowed, “Before my father died, he texted my uncle and told him to find you for revenge.” “Thedeus, it’s not like that!” Hudson was horrified. He shouted, “Someone is trying to sow discord! I did give your father the idea of extorting money from Darcy but the one who killed your father and his men is Lefteria Group!” Thump! Thedeus punched Hudson in the face, knocking his teeth out. “You used my father and you said like it’s not your fault.” Thedeus’ eyes gleamed coldly. He said, “But you are right. Someone is trying to sow discord. If that’s the case, I’ll
“Chief Commander Hiden… No!” Thedeus felt the icy cold gun stuck to his forehead and he cried. His cries did not change Albert’s mind about pulling the trigger. After a while, Thedeus and his men from Dallas Moneylender were all killed. The scene shocked Hudson and the others. Their faces turned pale. No amount of men would be enough against the soldiers with guns. The little excitement Hudson and the others had earlier disappeared instantly. They thought Albert was here to save them but when they learned of his relationship with Miru, they realized they were wrong. Albert came not for Thedeus and Dallas Moneylender. He came for Hudson and the others! Hudson and the others escaped the tiger’s mouth but jumped right into the wolf’s den. Thump! Hudson got down on his knees and cried, “Chief Commander Hiden, I am terribly sorry! I shouldn’t have sent the Twin Ghosts after your cousin! If I knew she was your cousin, I would never have done it! Please don’t kill me!”
Hudson was devastated seeing the stern look on Albert’s face. If he refused to pay, he would be detained for life. With permission, he called back to his family. The moment the call got through, Hudson cried, “Mother…” In the end, the Vinlands paid 1.5 billion and Hudson Investment Firm brought Hudson back. As for Dexter, Jake, and the others, the Vinlands did not have the capacity to take care of them. They were forced to sell off their companies and get loans to buy their own lives. The Vinlands declared their entry to Lilyrose’s market but in just three short days, they were forced to leave. Aside from not receiving any benefits, the famous Hudson Vinland spent two billion to buy his own life to escape the city alive. When the news got out, the entire Lilyrose and even the South River State, were shaken. Everyone was shocked. “What a joke. Hudson Vinland prepared for so long to enter Lilyrose’s market but he became the one who lost his investment firm.” “Lily
“Kaze spoke to my cousin on behalf of me? Then I’ll return the favor and make him the CEO,” Miru said with a mischievous grin. Kaze always spoke to her like her boss, so she wanted to turn the tables and make him work for her. She wanted to make him understand who was the real boss! “The CEO of Hudson Investment Firm is a much better title than Shangrila Group’s driver. At least it won’t embarrass my BFF.” Pranking Kaze was not her main priority. She was trying to make him less embarrassing when he was with Darcy so that others would not laugh at him. Darcy and her family did not need to endure the harassment as well. “What? Miru wanted me to become the CEO of Hudson Investment Firm?” Kaze’s expression turned strange when he heard the news from Darcy. “Is she out of her mind? She wanted me to work for her?” He did not want to burden Darcy or hold any responsibility, so he decided to give the investment firm to Miru, to make her work. Yet Miru turned the tables around
Cosmo was George’s youngest son. He was arrested when he tried to bribe Loid, the governor. To repay the favor, Loid helped Kaze punish the Lees, but he did not plan to offend them completely. Therefore, Cosmo was not put in prison, only detained. However, George could not bear watching his favorite son detained for a day, let alone a while. He contacted Johnson and demanded he release Cosmo, in a condescending manner. Johnson knew of the conflicts between Kaze and the Lees, so he contacted Snow and inquired about Kaze’s opinion. Kaze scoffed. “The Vinlands failed to enter Lilyrose and the Lees still haven't learned a lesson from it? He really thinks the Lees are that powerful?” The Lees were involved in the Vinlands’ attempt to annex the five companies related to Kaze. Kaze wanted to hold Gregory responsible but since the old geezer went back to Sunrise City, he did not give chase. “Tell Johnson not to release Cosmo. I also want him to teach Cosmo a lesson. If he can
Bang! George slammed on the table and bolted up furiously. “It has only been a few years since we left Lilyrose and they are already taking advantage of our absence? How dare they beat up my son! They must be having a death wish!” His eyes were burning with the flames of anger. The butler wiped his sweaty forehead and said, “Master, Young Master Cosmo did not just get beaten up, they even…” “What else?” George’s face turned gloomy. “They even forced him to scrub the toilet until it was cleaned! He cried as he cleaned the toilet and they didn’t even give him food!” Cosmo was born with a silver spoon and had lived like a prince for all his life. He had never done any chores, let alone being forced to wash the toilet. George was heartbroken to know that his son was being bullied by the gangsters. “Master, you have to bring Young Master Cosmo back and avenge him! If this gets out, it will ruin the family’s reputation!” said the butler with bloodshot eyes. He had been
“But people are saying the governor favored Johnson a lot and even wanted to send him to some training for his career advancement. “Since he’s under the spotlight now, and if we are to go after him, we will be indirectly disrespecting the governor and it will only put us in a tight situation in the future,” George said. The Lee family was on the passive side because they almost got Johnson killed. It was completely understandable that Johnson wanted to get revenge. Moreover, Cosmo was caught red-handed trying to bribe the governor. “George, why don’t we make Kaze bring Cosmo back? Johnson pushed the responsibility to him, so we’ll make him bring Cosmo out of the detention center. There’s no reason for Johnson to keep Cosmo detained then,” Gregory voiced his suggestion. “Yeah, you are right. We might not be able to go after Johnson but we can still go after Kaze.” George grinned and said to the butler, “Tell Samson Hobbs to deliver the message to Kaze. He has three days to
Joan, a Quint member in Riverbank, walked in the front. She glared at Rhys and yelled, “Bastard! Didn’t you say that you were in Westeros attending some film festival? Why are you still in Riverbank?” Rhys looked at his girlfriend, who put him on a tight leash lately, and said awkwardly, “Well, the film festival is over. I arrived home early. I just got back.” He and Joan had been dating for six months. They were not serious, though. There were a lot more women for Rhys to explore in the world. He did not want to be held down by a ball and chain. However, his father, Boris, felt that it was time for Rhys to get married and have kids. Since Joan came from a prestigious family, Rhys got together with her. Joan had always been the one to act submissive in his presence. She would turn a blind eye to his romantic pursuits and even cover for him. Rhys understood well that Joan would be marrying up. However, Joan had been getting full of herself lately. It was not her fi
“Do you know who Mr. Road is? His father is Boris Road, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins. “If you don’t want trouble, you better delete the video now!” The group turned white and deleted the video. They might not understand the threat that came with Great Road Group. However, Boris, one of Riverbank’s four underground kingpins, had been a menace for twenty years. No one would want to get on his bad side. Many shook their heads and sighed. No one could save Sasha now. It was a shame that the innocent and pretty girl ran into Rhys today. They knew what would happen to Sasha at the hands of Rhys. No one dared to speak up against Rhys’ indecent behavior in broad daylight. “Sasha is your name? It’s beautiful. You can use it as your stage name.” Rhys did not care what others thought about him. As Sasha shivered in fear, Rhys stood proud at his decision to slap the sales representative. He gave Sasha’s cheek a squeeze and said with a lewd smile, “Trust me. Get
“I’m sorry, mister, but I’m not interested in becoming a star.” Sasha backed away and said firmly but politely, “I’m waiting for a friend. Please leave me alone.” While talking, she looked outside for Kaze. Rhys was surprised that Sasha would turn him down without hesitation. He said with a grimace, “You’re not interested? What are you interested in? “Why are you saying no to money?” Sasha was scared as the guy would not leave her alone. She replied, “I just want to finish school. Now isn’t the time to think about money.” She took out her phone to call Kaze. “Aren’t you rude?” Rhys commented with a fake smile. He snatched Sasha’s phone, and the latter panicked and uttered in fright, “G-Give that back!” “I offered you a shortcut in life, and you should’ve taken it.” Rhys released his grip, and the phone dropped to the floor. “Crack!” He stomped on the phone and said grimacingly, “Don’t act like you’re above all, gold digger. What’s a poor college girl doing at
Out of the two young sidekicks, one sported a soft gray hair while the other had a buzz cut and a shaved undercut along his temple. The pair checked Sasha out, their eyes reflecting greed. Since their leader made a request, the pair played nice. Since their leader took a fancy to the girl, the two sidekicks no longer stood a chance. Maybe when their leader had enough, they would have a go with the girl too. “Are you… Talking to me?” Taken aback, Sasha looked at the leader. The man was in his thirties. Despite his good looks, his heavy eyebags and pale face were pretty off-putting. Sasha had no idea that these were symptoms of bad habits, alcoholism, overindulgence, and lack of exercise. Still, the man gave off a disgusting and fearful vibe to Sasha. The man smiled at Sasha pretentiously, lewdly, and maliciously. The customers stepped away, not wanting to get on the man’s nerves. “I won’t hit on anyone else but you.” The man thought he made a pretty badass comm
Kaze said with a smile, “Alright. A few thousand, it is.” He was relieved to see Sasha staying true to herself despite knowing that he was rich. Kaze wanted to put Sasha in something nice to save her from being mocked. At the same time, he did not want her to acquire something too high of value without putting in some kind of effort. It would not be a good thing for Sasha. The present situation was perfect. Ruby grimaced and looked at the sales representative with a sneer. She said, “I hope you’re not in on this too.“Hundreds of millions in transactions? Him?” Ruby may act like an adult, but her experience was limited to the academic world. She would not imagine that kind of money. The sales representative cocked her head back and said curtly, “Ma’am, the problem isn’t in the lack of knowing, but ignorance coupled with arrogance is. “Don’t question things you don’t understand.” The sales representative could care less about her manners now. Her manager warned
“His act was so convincing. He nearly got me fooled.” “Tsk! So we have a repeat offender in our hands.” Ruby and Lance felt the sweet taste of vengeance. They were this close to believing Kaze was wealthy. The female customers in the crowd looked at Kaze in disdain. Kaze sure went all out to tell the sales representative to put the bill on his card when his bank account was empty. At least Lance was honest. He could not make the payment because his card was frozen. “Now you know, girl. There are a lot of men out there, pretending they are made of money to scam young, innocent girls like you.” “Don’t be so nice to the bastard. Just tell him to get lost.” Two kind customers persuaded Sasha. Sasha waved her arms with a red face. “No, Kaze isn’t putting on a show. I didn’t want this gown anyway.” She could not bring herself to put on a two-hundred-thousand-dollar gown. Ruby scoffed. “Oh, stop defending Kaze. He’s just a poser.“Haha! Only a hick like you would fall
With a darkened expression, Ruby commanded Lance, “Don’t you have a lot of wealthy friends? Just get two hundred thousand from them. Call them and ask them for help!” Lance gradually lost his patience. “They are not the friends who would lend me money. I should be grateful that they don’t come to me for money, and you are asking me to go to them for help? “It’s just a dress. Why are we buying it today? Let’s just do a rain check. When my father unfreezes my credit card, I’ll buy you something more expensive!” He wanted to take Ruby away but the woman was being stubborn. Anger rushed to her head as she shook Lance’s hand off. She shouted, “You useless piece of shit, you can’t even afford a two-hundred-grand dress? Don’t touch me! Get out of my face!” Lance got mad too. “If you have the fucking money, buy it yourself! I’m not your husband! You are begging me to buy it but you’re raising your voice?!” “You?!” Ruby wanted to slap some sense into Lance but the other customers
Ruby was confident in her body. Her physique allowed her to wear all kinds of beautiful dresses flawlessly, so she knew she would fit in the gown without even trying. However, the gown had a pure and innocent vibe, which did not fit her demeanor and temperament. The different style did not bother her because she was carried away by the price tag; the more expensive it was, the more it satisfied her vanity. “Miss, this is the most expensive gown in our store. It was created by a famous designer overseas. It cost two hundred thousand,” said the storekeeper. “Two hundred thousand for a gown?! Even the celebrities aren’t wearing something this expensive!” “Yeah. Maybe the top celebrities can afford it but a small one could never!” “Forget about it. We won’t be able to afford it, but it’s nice to have a look.” “I can’t afford it either. Different people, different lives.” When the price was revealed, the other customers gasped in astonishment, followed by regret and jealousy
Ruby thought that after mocking Sasha and Kaze, they would leave the store with a sour look, yet the two of them went to another section to continue shopping. Sasha’s timid figure was a pain in her eyes. In the other section, Kaze asked the storekeeper to do the same as the previous store. “Pick a gown for my sister here. She’s going to wear it to emcee at a party.” To their surprise, Ruby and Lance came after them. “You two poor bastards, get out of the way! Can you even afford the clothes here? Hmph! “You, I want you to pick something for me that is fitting!” The female storekeeper looked troubled. “Miss, this…” “Cut the crap and get on with it!” The storekeeper was instantly defeated by Ruby’s aggressive demeanor. She quickly sized up Ruby’s body and physique and selected a red gown with a deep frontal cutting for her. “Miss, this one might look nice on you.” “Let me have a look.” Ruby took the gown and looked at the price tag. She then tossed it on the floor