“Winnie, you bitch! You can’t wait to divorce me so that you can be with a mooch like Kaze. “His wife is more beautiful than you and has more money than you. Do you think he’ll marry you once you boot me out? “You’ll get nothing, you whore!” Zenny’s vile comments boomed from the other end of the line. “You have lost it, Zenny.” Winnie tried to conceal the anger in her voice. “Kaze and I are just friends. I’m filing for divorce because you tried to hurt Brenda, and that is more than I can take. “It’s the end of the road for our marriage. Divorce will be good for all of us.” Zenny used Brenda to trick Winnie into the underground parking lot once. Winnie and Brenda were forcefully taken to Wuthering Pavilion and nearly died horribly at the hands of Chrysant Twin Ghost. Since that day, Winnie made up her mind to divorce Zenny. She had been looking for Zenny, but the latter had taken cover. “Zenny, just say the word, and we can meet to sign the papers—” Zenny interru
“I’m happy to move!” Knowing it was a great opportunity for personal development, Sophie said, “Mr. Chairman, I’ll head there today to get an idea of Hudson Investment Firm’s operation on your behalf.” “Alright. I’ll let Miru know and secure an official offer of employment for you.” Kaze was pleased with Sophie’s enthusiasm for the job and contacted Miru right away. Miru was as sarcastic as ever when she got Kaze’s call. “At least you’re aware of where you stand and seek help, Kaze. Sophie Song, you say? Alright. She can report straight to work.” The sneering aside, Miru still made things happen. Her intention was to give Kaze a respectable position at Hudson Investment Firm to save Darcy from embarrassment.Miru did not care about Kaze hiring Sophie as an assistant. “Mr. Chairman, I’ll head there now.” Sophie made her way to Hudson Investment Firm after getting the necessary stuff. Noticing Winnie’s lack of enthusiasm, Kaze tried to turn her attention elsewhere a
The woman, who spoke in a heavy foreign accent, approached hastily. “You asked for it, bitch! No one hits my child and gets away with it,” she yelled while raising her hand to slap Brenda. Frightened, Brenda cocked her head back and hugged Winnie’s neck to cry. Smack! Winnie slapped the woman’s hand away, hugged Brenda, and consoled her, “Don’t cry, Brenda. Mommy’s here.” Her mother’s little girl, Brenda, stopped the tears and curled up in Winnie’s arms before staring at the foreign woman shyly. The foreign woman held her arm and glared at Winnie menacingly. “Ah! You’re such a savage lowlife! How dare you hit me!” The fact that Winnie hit her enraged her more than her child getting hit.“Ma’am, use your words, not violence,” Winnie said with a grimace. The foreign woman stood aside and watched the children bully Brenda. Now that her child had fallen over, she tried to strike Brenda. With Winnie’s words striking a nerve, the foreign woman uttered in rage, “Even your g
Danny demanded one million prys in compensation for the minor scrape on Danny Jr.’s arm. The payment was expected in prys, a currency with an exchange rate ten times higher than the dollar.Winnie was not the only one angry. Even Kaze smirked in rage. “Danny, right? I bet you couldn’t earn a living in your home country, so you came to Arcadia to scam us locals. “We haven’t yet determined if compensation is appropriate in this case. Even if we should, you are demanding one million prys for a minor injury. It’s daylight robbery.” “Hahaha…” The onlooking crowd was amused by Kaze’s remark. Many foreigners, who could not make a living in their homeland, were treated like kings in Arcadia. The recent increase in the number of foreign teachers at universities sparked debate and raised concerns about qualifications and necessity. Many were glad that Kaze tore into Danny, but some took things far and stood against the common enemy. “You’re right, sir. Why one million prys for
“Are you even an Arcadian?” Winnie said exasperatedly, feeling sick to her stomach by Jem’s behavior.Kaze said coldly, “You’re a traitor to our country.” “How dare you!” Jem was about to blow up. “No need to get worked up over these brutes, Jem,” Danny said. Danny soon furrowed his brows. “I’m not pleased with the staff here. My child was injured, but no one came to resolve the matter. Are the employees here condoning the attacker?” An employee of Century Fun, who was hiding in the crowd to observe the situation, turned pale. He turned on his walkie-talkie. “Manager…” Soon, a group of Century Fun’s staff members rushed over. A member approached Danny and apologized. “Hello, Mr. Tulip. I am Scott Young, the general manager of Century Fun. I apologize for arriving late. I was caught up in an emergency.” “What can be more important than the assault of Mr. Tulip’s child?” Jem scoffed disgruntledly, pointed at Kaze’s group, and said, “Mr. Tulip wanted the perpetrato
“See? You have pissed Mr. Tulip off.” Scott glared at Kaze before sucking up to Danny. “Mr. Tulip, security guards can’t make arrests or use force like the police can.” “Enough with the nonsense. Mr. Tulip is giving you authority now.” Jem, who stood beside Danny, reprimanded. “Just do as Mr. Tulip says. He has you covered. What are you afraid of? The police can’t do anything to you. “Besides, Mr. Tulip just wants to kick them out and embarrass them. “We’ll be filing a case with the police later to make them pay.” Good at reading Danny’s mind, Jem guessed what he was thinking. “You’re right, Jem. While members of my family are cultured, we will not tolerate insults from riffraff.” Danny glanced at Kaze and smirked ruthlessly. “Now I’ll show you the consequences of upsetting me.” His vile remarks drained Winnie’s face of color. She looked at Kaze and said reluctantly, “Maybe I should just apologize and pay up.” The local’s behavior toward Danny was disheartening.
The group of foreigners taunted like no one else’s business. The onlooking locals were enraged by their remarks. “What? Did we say something wrong? We only spoke of the truth. You are all lowlifes. Haha!” The foreigners only took things up a notch and mocked the offended crowd. Backed by her peers, Danny’s wife said cockily, “Hear that? A lowlife like you should apologize on your knees. I might just consider forgiving you.” She pointed at Kaze menacingly, her finger with a huge rock up his nose. Kaze side-eyed the woman and said indifferently, “One more word from you, and I’ll hit you.” The foreigners burst out laughing in amusement. “Oh, Arcadians love to make meaningless threats. It’s all talk and no action with them.” “Yeah, slavery is in their veins.” Danny’s wife crossed her arms and looked at Kaze in disdain. “Hey, lowlife! I might respect you a little if you have the guts to hit me.” With a chilling glint in his eyes, Kaze slapped her right away. Smack!
“I don’t care who you are and where you are from, Arcadian. I’m going to make you pay,” Danny said menacingly to Kaze. He cocked his head back and commanded Scott, “I change my mind. Order your security guards to break the guy’s limbs and throw him out. He can beg for his life on his knees.” Danny ordered to cripple Kaze in public. His arrogance was overwhelming. “Um…” Scott glanced at the onlooking customers hesitantly. As the general manager of Century Fun, Scott had invoked public resentment by favoring Danny over Kaze. If Scott were to break Kaze’s limbs at Danny's instruction, Century Fun might lose business and face a public boycott.“What are you afraid of? Mr. Tulip has you covered,” Jem said. Later, he changed the subject and said arrogantly, “Don’t forget. It’s a chance for you to get in Mr. Tulip’s good graces. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime.” It struck Scott that Danny was a special guest from the royal family. Truth be told, even if Century
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