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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

everyone knew this would be a great opportunity to reshuffle

companies in the world. They controlled a great amount of funds and specialized

family or company in Lilyrose City that managed to get an investment from

the next day, Kaze was discharged and he made his way to visit the Quint family.

Quint family’s mansion, Master Quint’s seventieth

lively and

Quint, an antique teapot worth six hundred

antique statue worth four

to Master Quint at the main hall while the

Master Quint looked

celebratory mood until

a

at Darcy with the

me a cake?!” Master Quint bellowed and his expression turned grim.

“Grandfather, I…”

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 are giving him a cake? Aren’t you a little too cheap?”

never close with Darcy because she

timidly, “Deborah, it’s not that I don’t want to, but my family is deep in debt and our company is on the brink of bankruptcy.

so it becomes an excuse for

Slap!

and slammed the cake to

a dog will eat this cake. I don’t know what gives you the nerves to bring this here to

teared up while staring

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

Quint, approached with

simply brush us off with

family aren’t in the

amused

her family are here for the

no position to taste the food

the kitchen to make them instant ramen

them leftovers from yesterday. It’s

amused by the terrible joke. The grimace on his face softened and he said, “Just give them some noodles.

too kind.”

up and thank Grandfather for his kindness,” Deborah said with disdain.

teared up, and unable to speak a word due to the grievance felt.

arrange for

did not care about Darcy’s reaction. He simply told Deborah to announce the seating for the rest of the family.

Quint’s order, Deborah stepped

than