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Loud noises of tables and chairs being overturned echoed from the phone.

Draco’s excited voice followed, “Boss, is it really you?! Where have you been!? You’ve been missing for all this time and it almost drove us mad!

“Since your identity is confidential, we are not permitted to locate you without official orders.”

Kaze sighed and said, “I got into some trouble. I’m fine now. I have recovered.”

“Someone tried to harm you? Who is it? Just one word, boss! Me and the guys will raze them to the ground,” Draco said angrily.

“It’s okay,” Kaze replied coldly. He did not want others to be involved in his affair with the Lee family. He must end it with his own hands and his own hands alone.

“I have something that I need you to do. Arrange for Sky High Investment Group to enter Lilyrose by tonight and announce an investment in the city worth ten billion.”

He served in the army for three years. Not only did he lead his men to battle, but he also founded a business empire in another country—the Sky High Investment Group.

He wanted to use his company to help Darcy.

“Yes, sir!” Draco answered vigorously. “Boss, I’ll come to Lilyrose right away. While you were away, domestic and foreign enemies grew restless. I have something I must inform you in person.”

“Alright.”

…

Group declared its

city as everyone knew this would be a

one of the top companies in the world. They controlled a great amount of

managed to get an investment from Sky High Investment Group would rise to prominence within the city

next day, Kaze was discharged and he made his way to

mansion, Master Quint’s seventieth birthday event was

place was lively and

Deborah Quint, an antique teapot worth six

golden antique

their presents to Master Quint at the main hall while the butler announced the value of the presents.

Master Quint

celebratory mood

Darcy Quint, a cake worth… fifty!”

looked at Darcy with the

me a cake?!” Master Quint

“Grandfather, I…”

explain but her cousin, Deborah Quint, scoffed and stopped her. “Darcy, this is Grandfather’s seventieth birthday. All of us prepared tens of thousands worth of presents for him and you

close with Darcy because she was jealous of Darcy’s looks.

consumed by bitterness. She explained timidly, “Deborah, it’s not that I don’t want to, but my family is deep in debt and our company is

Blaming poverty now? You have no money so it becomes an excuse for you to present a cheap cake to Grandfather?”

Slap!

slammed the cake to the

this cake. I don’t know what gives you the nerves to bring this

staring at the fallen cake.

cake, which symbolized her heartfelt feelings, but

Quint, approached

with a

and I believe you and your family aren’t

amused

I think Darcy and her family are here for

are in no position to taste

kitchen to make them instant ramen

leftovers from yesterday. It’s already a blessing for

terrible joke. The grimace on his face softened

too

for his kindness,” Deborah

her lips, her eyes teared up, and unable to speak a

arrange for everyone to

did not care about Darcy’s reaction. He simply told Deborah to announce the

order, Deborah stepped up

than ten million, the main table.”