Miru had discovered Jem instigating the employees to embezzle money from the company. What angered her the most was that she found out about it through the employees of Lefteria Group, not from Kaze or anyone from Hudson Investment Firm. If someone else was the CEO, she did not mind because it would be a great chance to test the person’s strength. If the person could not handle the situation, he or she might not be fit to be CEO. However, the CEO of Hudson Investment Firm was Kaze, the one person that Miru looked down upon. She strongly believed Kaze was not capable of handling the situation yet he did not inform her about the matter. She was infuriated. “Ms. Scarlet, Mr. Lee just left,” Sophie said. “Is he dealing with work-related matters?” Sophie was surprised that Miru looked angry but she remained humble and said, “Mr. Lee left to deal with some personal matters and he put me in charge of daily operations.” Miru was furious upon hearing Sophie’s report. “That
Kaze knew at first sight that the boy had ill thoughts. He nodded and hummed as a reply. “Hehe, I think you are trying to get your ass kicked!” Landon grinned and arrogantly said, “Do you know who my master is? He is not some thug on the street. He’s almost invincible in Lilyrose! I am certain that he will kick your ass if you go!” He emphasized the question to scare Kaze off. Kaze smiled and said, “If it’s true, then I would really want to meet this master of yours.” “Fine, I’ll bring you to my master!” Landon grunted and grumbled, “My master will teach you a lesson that you won’t forget!” Kaze reported Landon’s father to the disciplinary department of the military multiple times and even made him a driver two days ago. Landon hated Kaze for disrespecting his father and he had always wanted to teach Kaze a lesson. Rose knew her brother had malice in him. She widened her eyes and warned him, “Landon, I’m warning you. If you are up to something bad, I’ll beat you up!
“Rose, let me introduce you to my seniors… This is Gavin, this is Yaryn…” Landon was like an attentive waiter in front of the men and women as he introduced Rose to them. However, they did not take Landon seriously and disregarded his attentiveness. After finding out Rose’s identity, their attitudes shifted as well. Yaryn, the young lady with the red jacket and tank top, scrutinized Rose coldly, and so did the other girls. “Landon, your sister is quite pretty. I believe after today, Master Billy will train you as one of his core disciples,” Yaryn said with a smirk. Rose frowned as Yaryn’s words made her uncomfortable. Her looks and her brother being trained as the core disciple had no relation at all. Women had natural sharp instincts. Yaryn might not make it obvious but the subtle hostility she revealed was detected by Rose. Rose knew Yaryn did not mean well. Kaze noticed the hostility in the air as well. He glanced at Yaryn but did not say anything. The other th
“He took his wife’s last name? As a guy?” Yaryn and the girls did not believe Landon at first. “Landon, are you kidding me? His suit is not cheap at all and it’s purely handmade.” “That watch on his hand cost six figures. It doesn’t look fake either.” “If he’s just some guy who took his wife’s last name, how can he get all these?” “Besides, Kaze looked decent, unlike those useless garbage.” Yaryn and the girls were extremely curious about Kaze. To them, a man who married into the wife’s family had no dignity and could never enjoy such privileges. The girls would not be interested in such a man. Kaze found it amusing that the girls did not believe Landon, even when the boy was telling the truth. He smiled and explained, “Landon is right. I took my wife’s family name. And not all sons-in-law were denied privileges. My wife ordered the suit for me and my wife’s best friend gave me the watch.” He believed he must correct the girls. Darcy treated him with respect and
The young men and women laughed. It would be amusing when Billy beat up Kaze. Kaze frowned and was considering giving them each a slap. Rose lost her patience and bellowed, “You guys are just trying to act cool by looking down on Kaze! Kaze doesn’t even want to be with you!” She then kicked Landon’s butt and said, “We are leaving! Look at them! If Mom and Dad find out about this, they will skin you alive!” Gavin and the others were annoyed by Rose’s words. Before they could speak, Landon said determinedly, “I’m not leaving! Master Billy isn’t here yet!” He saw no problem that his seniors looked down on Kaze because he shared the sentiment.“No…” Rose tugged Landon and tried to persuade him to leave. “Hey, cutie. Why don’t you come and drink with us?” Suddenly, several gangsters wobbled over with beer bottles in their hands. Their eyes were glued to Rose’s body and they looked like they could eat her alive. They came over because Rose caught their attention. I
Billy was the fuel of confidence for Gavin and since Billy was just upstairs, he was not afraid of any gangsters. “Hahaha! Some punk slapped me on my own turf!?” The leader, Leath, covered his face and laughed out loud. “Punk, Bay Club is owned by my boss’ boss! You are fucked!” “Your boss’ boss?” Gavin frowned before his expression turned bitter. Everyone knew that Bay Club was Gold Tooth’s turf and the place was practically his old den. Leath must be a subordinate to one of Gold Tooth’s men! Gavin just realized what he had done with the slap. His arrogance was now gone and his body started shaking. His lips were shuddering as he stuttered, “I-I am terribly sorry, Brother Leath! I didn’t know you were Gold Tooth’s man…” Bang! Before he could finish, Leath smashed the bottle of beer on Gavin’s head. Gavin collapsed on the ground instantly. His face was covered with blood and beer. He covered his face as he groaned in pain. Leath kicked Gavin in the stomach and
“Great. We shall see if you have the nerves to make me drink,” Kaze said. His nonchalance infuriated Leath even more. Gavin and the others were mortified. “Landon, shut him up!” “He’s messing with the wrong people and he will get us all in trouble!” “Who does he think he is? How dare he mess with Brother Leath?” “Brother Leath, we don’t know him…” Yaryn and the others shouted at Kaze, trying to draw lines to cut him off. “Don’t have the nerves to make him drink? Who does he think he is? Such arrogance.” “Cut the crap. Just beat him up and he’ll learn.” The gangsters behind Leath clamored and threatened to beat up Kaze. They had never seen someone so arrogant before. Leath laughed. He glared at Kaze and said, “I’d like to see who you are, acting like a fucking prink on my boss’ turf!” Gavin and the others were afraid. They knew Leath was pissed off with Kaze and were glad that Kaze had drawn Leath's attention away from themselves. While gloating over his misfor
Gavin was scared. He forced a smile on his face and said, “Brother Leath, do you know who he is? He is just a useless piece of trash! Beating him up will only dirty your hands. That’s why I offer to…” Before he could finish, Leath shouted at him, “Get the fuck out of my fucking face!” Leath slapped Gavin to the ground and beat him up. “YOU are the useless trash! Your whole family is useless!” Gavin covered his head and cried in pain. He got smashed in the head with a beer bottle because he slapped Leath, and now when he offered his goodwill, he got beaten up again? The others were surprised, including Rose and Landon. They thought Leath was going after Kaze, yet he beat up Gavin. Yaryn and the others were puzzled. ‘Could it be that Gavin talks shit about Kaze, that’s why Brother Leath is beating him up?’The thought popped up in their minds but was swiftly put away, because why would Leath be angered when Gavin offered to beat up Kaze the useless trash? Leath did n
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