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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.”

…

night, Sky High Investment Group declared its entry

nook and cranny of the city as everyone knew

Group was one of the top companies in the world. They controlled a great amount of funds and specialized in

get an investment from Sky

he made his way

at the Quint family’s mansion, Master Quint’s seventieth birthday

lively

Quint, an antique teapot worth

antique statue worth four hundred thousand.”

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

master’s seat, Master Quint looked

was in a celebratory mood until Darcy

Darcy Quint, a cake worth… fifty!”

at Darcy with the cake in her

seriously giving me a cake?!” Master Quint bellowed and his expression turned

“Grandfather, I…”

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 are giving him a

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

was 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

Slap!

and slammed the cake to the

what gives you the nerves to bring this

up while staring at the fallen

baking the cake, which symbolized her heartfelt feelings, but they were not appreciated by her extended

Samus Quint, approached with a contemptuous

simply brush us off with a cheap cake and

and I believe you and your family aren’t in

words amused everyone else.

her

no position to taste

kitchen to make them

from yesterday. It’s already

his face softened and he said, “Just give them some noodles. Leftovers are for

too kind.”

thank Grandfather for

up, and unable

Deborah, arrange for everyone to

reaction. He simply told Deborah

Quint’s order, Deborah stepped up and

who contributed more than ten million, the main