Kaze knew he was not able to dissuade Darcy, so he said, “I have something else to do. I’m going out.” “Sure.” Darcy was worried about the site and did not stop Kaze, or question him. She simply nodded. After Kaze left the office, he secretly gestured at Fish, the sales manager. “What is it, Mr. Chairman?” Fish came over immediately and respectfully stood in front of Kaze. Darcy saw it through the window from her office but it did not bother her. Fish, Andy, and Trevor were respectful and courteous to her as well. She told them many times that they could just be casual around her but they insisted otherwise. “Find a reason to hold Darcy back. Stall as long as you can. I’m going to see Dan Niners.” Kaze then walked off while Fish entered Darcy’s office.“Ms. Quint, I came up with a sales proposal and I would like you to have a look. I would appreciate some advice and suggestions.” Darcy was scared and nervous about the meeting with Dan but she had to concentrate on
Dan did not take Kaze seriously. He got to know from Roger that Kaze was expelled from the Lee family and had been locked up in a psychiatric ward for years. He relied on his friendship with Ray Forrester to make it so far but deep down, he was nothing but a useless man. “Idiot, your wife pissed me off, so are you here to beg me on her behalf?” Dan asked. He decided to insult the idiot and vent his anger about losing his men to Tiger Fangs. Kaze looked at the arrogant Dan and chuckled. “No, I’m here to get you to work at Passion Fragrance District.” “Get me to work?” Dan raised his brows. He did not expect such a strange answer. Flick! He lit his cigarette and said, “So what work are you talking about?” “Construction work. What else could it be if not move some bricks and whatnot?” Kaze said. Dan choked on the smoke immediately. He pressed his chest as he coughed and bellowed, “I’m Dan Niners, a gangster boss of the underworld, and you want me to move bricks at yo
The six ferocious men stared at Kaze with overflowing killer intentions. “Dan, are these your best men?” Gold Tooth’s expression shifted when he saw the men. Dan was released from prison a year ago and he swiftly rose into prominence in the underworld. He was able to make a name for himself in the underworld because he had these six men working for him. However, the six of them barely showed themselves in public and they would only appear when Dan wanted to kill his target. They were considered Dan’s secret weapons. It was also Gold Tooth’s first time seeing them. “Hmph, I guess you are not that stupid.” Dan added, “The six of them are veteran war generals who came back from the battlefield. All of them had taken countless lives mercilessly. I pay them millions per year. I think I don’t need to tell you how powerful they are.” He then looked at Kaze and bellowed, “Go! Teach this little shit a lesson!” “Yes, sir!” The man on the far left, Number One, stepped forwar
“Chief Commander Draco Lang?!” Dan finally recognized Draco and his legs turned weak. Draco’s identity was more shocking than the fact that he single-handedly defeated six ferocious men. The chief commander was a renowned figure who fought at the borders! One word from him and Dan could die ten thousand times over! Dan then stiffly turned his head to Kaze. He clearly remembered Kaze calling Draco his best general. Kaze’s true identity became obvious from that point. Thump! Dan collapsed under pressure and fell to his knees. He prostrated in fear as he said, “God of War! I was wrong! I shouldn’t have disrespected you! I should be punished!” He kowtowed repeatedly. The God of War’s authority was unchallenged and it could kill Dan like a dog. Dan knew he might die on the spot. If the God of War was merciless, the disrespect alone was enough for him to wipe out Dan’s entire family. “So, are you willing to come work at the construction site?” Kaze asked. Dan look
After Miru left the construction site, she went back to Lefteria Group to get some hitmen and headed to La Familia Club. The slap on Dan was indeed revenge but her priority was to help Darcy settle the problem. “Madame Miru, I dared not cause trouble at Ms. Quint’s construction site anymore. I won’t…” Dan kowtowed as he begged for forgiveness. Darcy was the God of War’s wife. “That’s more like it. Let’s go.” Miru grunted and wanted to bring her men away. Kaze then said, “Dan, bring your men along and start working at the site.” He did not want to waste all the free manpower. “Kaze, you really know how to seize the moment. If I didn’t come here with my men, would you still have the nerve to ask Dan Niners to work at the site?” Miru sneered. She had never liked Kaze and after what happened, she looked down on him even more. She turned to Dan and said, “It’s a good idea. Bring your men to Passion Fragrance District construction site and work for a month!” With a gang
“Darcy, how dare you ignore grandfather’s order? Do you still regard him as your grandfather?” “I think she doesn’t want to apologize to Dan Niners and simply wanted to drag us all down! She wants us all dead! Fire her immediately!” Samus and Deborah fanned the flames, further pressuring Darcy on her mistake. They had been holding their anger back for two days now. Ever since their father, Rudy, was dismissed, Darcy took charge of Passion Fragrance District. The whole company thought Rudy and his family were losing power and Darcy would eventually rise to the top. Therefore, no one took them seriously anymore. The executives who used to flatter them for benefits avoided them like the plague now. The feeling of losing power was terrible. They wanted Darcy out of Quintessential Group and regain control over the company. However, they could not locate Jean, Rudy’s ex-secretary, anywhere and the Hanser family could not do anything either. No matter how aggrieved Samus and D
“Mr. Niners, we’ll send back the fifty men working at our site. It was Tiger Fangs who sent them here, we had nothing to do with this!” Tiger Fangs helped Quintessential Group yet Master Quint showed no appreciation for that. He even criticized the Tiger Fangs for their intervention and forced Dan’s men to work for free at the construction site. Dan sounded even more polite when he found out that it was Master Quint he was talking to. “Master Quint, we are really here to work. Just let us in. Me and my men deserved this. The Tiger Fangs are right to reeducate us through labor work.” The Quints were more afraid than ever when they heard Dan. To them, Dan was speaking sarcastically. Samus went up to Dan and said with a trembling voice, “Mr. Niners! Darcy is in charge of the site. She agreed for your men to work here, we had nothing to do with this.” Nothing to do with this? Dan was slightly surprised. It seemed like the God of War’s wife was not too close with her extende
Dan got up and stared at Samus. “Get this little shit out of here! How dare he threaten Ms. Quint!” Samus was thrown out of the construction site despite his begging and crying. Master Quint and the others were shocked as well. They were afraid that Dan would toss them out, so they quickly left the scene. Dan led two hundred of his men into the site. Together with Manny and his men who had started working, almost three hundred gangsters were working there. Darcy did not know whether to be afraid or laugh at the scene. What gave Miru the idea to make Dan and his men work at the construction site for free? If the news got out, people would think Darcy was a mob boss. Inside a VIP ward at Lilyrose Prime Hospital, Henry was still bedridden. “Dad, am I a eunuch now? Does it mean I can’t fuck women for the rest of my life?!” Henry stared blankly at the ceiling and spoke lifelessly. He did not move for three days after he realized he lost his penis. Roger felt terrib
“I have pointed you in a direction. If you still can’t trust your team, you can go to the Viper’s Den.“There’s one thing, though. Don’t rely too heavily on the Viper’s Den, or your company will be left without secrets.” Kaze’s suggestion gave Snow assurance. She considered tapping into the Viper’s Den’s resources. However, Kaze warned her against excessive dependence. “Why did you say that, Chairman Lee? Will the Viper’s Den stab me in the back?” Surely, the Viper’s Den took orders from Kaze. The Viper’s Den would always be an ally so long as Kaze was the branch leader. “I just don’t want you to put too much faith in others. You find loyalty by developing your own team. Those who revere me will never trust you completely.” Kaze analyzed the situation. Snow ate her supper and looked at Kaze in confusion. “You can only count on the people you win over. You can’t trust anyone else, and that includes me.” Kaze would never hurt Snow. However, he hoped that she would fin
“As you said, all is in the past. What’s the point of dwelling on it?” Leah perked up. Such was life, but it took her too long to understand the harsh reality. She guessed things were just not meant to be. “I’ll think about what to get Kaze. Rest well. We’ll visit him in a few days.” Taking the matter seriously, Katie wanted to get gifts ready ahead of time to thank Kaze. “Alright. I’ll see what I can do too. I want to be in touch with the outside world. I don’t care what they have to say. This is not my fault. I won’t blame myself.” Leah wanted her phone back to contact her former friends. Ultimately, she needed to move forward instead of backward. She had to face and fight back the rumors with courage. It was the crucial step to kick trauma in the face. The abduction was kept hush-hush for the most part, but Katie’s frantic search for her daughter at the cocktail party did not go unnoticed. Hearing about the incident, the influential people were keen to find out
“When did Kaze start setting it all up? I get the feeling that everybody played into his hands right from the start, and he had controlled every step of the way.” Leah realized that Kaze was an amazing man. Nothing could go past his eyes. “I don’t know.” Katie feared someone like Kaze. She would not be caught dead near him. Even when grasping the situation, Katie dared not look into Kaze for fear she would be targeted. Katie was careful not to show her face around Kaze. For all she knew, Kaze might get back at her. “But he came to Butterworth alone. We met at the train station, and he helped me out of a bad situation.” Leah felt warm and cozy inside just remembering the events. They did not know each other then. Kaze was kind to help a stranger out. From then on, Kaze could do no wrong in Leah’s eyes. Leah befriended him and found him nice. Her interest in him grew. They also got along well. Her memories of Kaze were sweet. Anyone could hurt her in the world, but
Even though Katie was the CEO of the Northborn Group, many eyed her position. There were too many vying to replace her. Without dedicating herself to her work, Katie risked falling from grace. Katie had been too eager to find success to give her daughter the best life. Leah could not understand the pain Katie had to go through. “I understand it now. I explained the nature of my relationship with Kaze to you, but you just wouldn’t get it.” Leah stubbornly expressed herself in hopes her mother would understand. “I just couldn’t get it through my head that you have grown up. You make an easy target since you just graduated and have not stepped into the real world.” Katie would not always be there for Leah. Hence, Katie did her best to get rid of potential danger. Her overprotectiveness triggered Leah’s defiance. It was Katie’s fault for not realizing it sooner. “I’m not angry with you. I didn’t understand a mother’s good intentions, but I understand now. I will listen to
Leah’s face beamed, but her mother’s words threw her into a daze. In the end, she tried to squeeze a smile to assure her mother. However, Leah could not muster a smile. Those days lingered with her like a recurring bad dream. Whenever she recalled the incident, she felt trapped in that nightmare again. Leah wanted to let those memories fade away, but she just could not do it. She would get startled awake late at night and trace the scars across her skin. During moments like this, she resented Perry. Leah was rather cheerful during the day as if the past was behind her. However, it was simply a way for her to escape the pain. By the way Leah was behaving, Katie instantly regretted the question. She should not have probed. Even if they avoided the elephant in the room, they could pretend like nothing ever happened. Nevertheless, the act of asking brought up unsettling times for Leah. “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have asked.” Katie gently held Leah, hoping to cast
When the ambulance door closed shut, Leah wailed once more. The reality of her rescue finally sank in, and she grasped that it was not just a dream. It was a pity that she did not have much time with Kaze. She longed to spend more time with him. “Don’t cry, young lady. You’ll get better soon enough. Don’t worry about the scars on your face. I can administer medicine to help you,” the doctor said while wiping her tears. “Thank you. I’m finally out of the hell hole.” Leah’s worst nightmare would be to be trapped in there forever. Kaze watched as the ambulance disappeared into the night. He then turned to face the villa. “Apprehend everybody in there. Perry should be punished for his crimes.” Kaze had not intended to go after the Duncans, but the family had crossed the line this time. Leah was an adorable and vulnerable woman. She was abused beyond recognition. It never occurred to Kaze that the Duncans could be so cruel. “Perry has passed out in there. Where should
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