“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
Kaze was expected to show understanding to the security officers even though they were the ones acting maliciously toward him. The logic did not make sense. Kaze furrowed his brows repulsively and said indifferently, “I can’t move. We can sort any issues here.” The head of security grimaced and glanced at the onlooking customer before waving at his men. “Close in!” The security officers hemmed in on Kaze, blocking the customers from taking videos and photos of them. The head of security grinned at Kaze, revealing his tobacco-stained teeth. “Since you can’t move, I’ll help you move then.” Following a chilling glint in his eyes, the head of security reached for Kaze’s throat. He came on Kaze with incredible speed. “You jump straight to violence. Are you an outlaw or a security officer?” Kaze turned sideways to evade the attack while keeping an eye on him the whole time. The head of security raised his eyebrow in surprise as Kaze was able to dodge his attack in a spl
It was Pamela’s voice. Darcy woke up instantly. She quickly tidied her shirt and then said, “Come in.” “Ms. Quint, we got bad news from the bank.” Pamela came clacking in with her heels and she looked ashen. “The banks that we worked with just called and informed us that we did not pass the verifications for the loan. Without the loan, we won’t even have ten billion.” Despite the company having a healthy cash flow, it was impossible for them to keep that much cash in the bank account without making any investments. Therefore, it was necessary to make loans to bid for the land in Seven Stars District. They had applied for the loan through multiple banks and after the procedures, they were one step away from getting the loan, yet all the banks turned on them at once. It must be Aiden. Their working partners turned on them, the banks ceased their loan applications, and all those happened within half an hour. Aiden was fierce and ruthless with his methods. Darcy did not e
Kaze did not mind Pamela’s contempt. He walked past her and went over to Darcy, asking, “I heard someone sent you a dead rabbit. Are you okay?” “It’s from the Krad family. It’s just a little child’s play, I’m not frightened.” Darcy shook her head. She glanced at the thermal flask in Kaze’s hands and asked, “What’s that?” “I asked Herbal Spring to make you some soup and they just delivered it here. It’s good for your skin, eases the stress, and energizes you.” Kaze opened the thermal flask and chuckled. “On the way back here, I touched your face and it felt dry…” “You’re asking for it!” Darcy playfully punched him. Kaze grinned as he poured the soup out into a bowl and said, “It’s Aiden Krad’s little trick right? I was thinking about how to deal with him, and now he’s after you. He’s the one asking for it.” Pft! Pamela overheard Kaze on her way out and she was deeply amused. Her scoff contained disdain and mockery. Deal with Aiden? Kaze must have lost his mind.
Aiden did not want to spend billions on that piece of land but it did not mean he did not have the money. Moreover, he had the support of the Ryokanians. Even if Aiden did not play dirty and waited until Darcy attended the auction, Pamela worried that the pressure would still crush Darcy in the end. If the worst-case scenario happened, then Sky Ocean Corporation would have offended the Krad family and the Ryokanians together with no benefits to reap. It would be a total loss. Pamela leaned toward withdrawing from the auction after carefully weighing the pros and cons. “The auction hasn’t started yet. I won’t give up.” Darcy did not want to surrender. She said calmly, “We’ll do our best and let fate decide. Even if we lost in the end, they would have to pay billions for the land. I’d take that as a consolation prize. “If we give up like that, then we won’t be able to achieve anything in the future.” She was not driven by her emotions and decided to go against the current
“Aiden Krad is too quick…” Darcy frowned, slightly taken aback by the news. The working partners bailing on her company all at once was anything but normal. She knew it must be Aiden pulling the strings. However, it was too quick. The call ended mere minutes ago and the working partners had already withdrawn from the projects. Darcy noticed that Aiden was more than met the eye. He might have called and sent a threatening gift, both seemingly child’s play, but he must have prepared a lot of things in the back. As long as Darcy insisted on her decision, Aiden would keep coming at her. Aiden was raised like a noble prince. Even if he was nothing stellar in his circle, he was one of the best compared to the ordinary. Not one of them in the upper circle was kind people. Pamela saw the exhaustion on Darcy’s face. She poured a glass of water for Darcy and grumbled, “Aiden Krad is cheap. He’s nothing like a noble young master from a big family. This should have been a fair
“Haven’t I explained enough, Ms. Quint?” Aiden chuckled softly and added, “I think you should really consider my words. Having an ally is better than having another enemy. “It’s up to you whether you want to see me as an ally or an enemy. I know you’ve just joined the Ridgesouth Quints and haven’t been able to secure your position there. I heard they are sending an elder here to inspect your work. “I believe you need an ally more than you need an enemy. An ally might not be able to assist you but an enemy can surely ruin your plans.” He was well informed. Darcy was just notified about the upcoming inspection, yet Aiden already knew about it. He also made it clear that even though he might not be able to help, he was capable of ruining things, big time. “If that’s your answer, then we’ll see about it.” Darcy was angered. Her expression turned cold as she said, “I can tell you I have twenty billion ready for the upcoming auction. If you have more money than I do, then a c
At Sky Ocean Corporation back at Lilyrose, documents or parcels sent by business partners or working contractors must be checked and verified by reception first and foremost. Then, it would be sent to the chairwoman’s office for another round of checking before reaching Darcy’s hands. It was impossible for a parcel from an unknown sender to reach Darcy’s hands directly. However, the office in Riverbank was still new and the employees and receptionists were locally hired, hence they had never received proper training from the security department of the company. It explained the mistake they made. However, it was not entirely the receptionist’s fault since no sane person would send such a gory gift to the company. Darcy quickly regained her composure. She stared at the dead rabbit with the knife in it and anger brewed in her. After a few deep breaths, she said, “It’s okay. I want to see the surveillance camera, and call the police…” Ring! Before she could finish, her phone
The switch to business talk allowed Darcy to forget the little conflict from earlier. She said, “But the resistance we see this time isn’t from the city council but from our competitor. “Other than us, the Krads of Westeros are also interested in getting that land. Back at Lilyrose, they contacted me and hinted they were determined to get the land. They even asked me to surrender it.” The Krads? Kaze frowned. Now it seemed like Aiden’s trip to Riverbank was not just about targeting him and Snow together with the Ryokanians. It was understandable since the Krads were expanding. It was unlikely for their family to make such a grand entrance to Riverbank just to work as lap dogs for the Ryokanians; expanding the business and acquiring profits for the family was the true purpose of Aiden’s trip. The fact that the land Sky Ocean Corporation intended to purchase and Snow’s predicament both intertwined with Kaze was purely coincidental. “Hmph. Those so-called big families are
With the order given, Daniela’s men charged at Kaze and Darcy. Even though Patrick had more men, the difference in physique was obvious. Daniela’s men were properly trained, buffed and tall. Patrick’s men came in all forms and sizes, some even looked like they had anorexia. “Patrick, where did you get all those goofballs? They looked like women, how can you bring them around?” Daniela scoffed. Patrick scoffed without answering. He raised his hand. “Get them.” “Bang!” Two groups of men clashed. Feeling Darcy’s hand trembling, Kaze held her tightly and said, “Just ignore them. Let’s go.” “Stop them!” Daniela shouted as she pointed at them. However, her men who charged at them were knocked down one after another with agonizing cries. Not a single one of her men could stop them. She could not do anything but watch Kaze and Darcy walk out of the corridor without the slightest hindrance. A while later, all of Daniela’s men lay sprawled on the ground, defeated. Blood poo
“Break his arms and legs! Let him know what the consequences of messing with the Weathers are!” Daniela seized the chance and got up from the floor, shouting at her men as she covered her face. “Daniela, you are the one with the least power in the family, how can you represent the Weathers?” Right before the suited men could attack Kaze, a sarcastic voice came from the end of the corridor. “Thud. Thud. Thud.” A series of hurried footsteps sounded, followed by a group of suited men swarming into the corridor. The number of suited men was twice as many as Daniela’s. The moment they swarmed in, they blocked the exit. The arrival of another group of suited men scared Daniela’s men. Their expressions turned heavy, paused what they were doing, and looked at their counterpart in confusion. Daniela’s expression shifted as well and quickly calmed down. When she saw the leader of the new group of men, she was shocked. “Patrick? Were you not taken by the Ryokanians?! Why are you