Novels by LazyLordOfDoom

Instantly, Megan sat up, her face reddening with anger.“What are you doing?”“I came to buy a house. Why do you seem to have a problem with that?” A question originally directed at Selene was answered by the woman as she whipped her head around to stare stoically at Megan. Megan’s face instantly darkened.“What is this? It’s not that I have a problem with you embarrassing yourself, I just have a problem with you wasting our time.”Then she paused and threw a death glare Selene’s way. “And you… you heard everything that happened here, yet you went out and called her back in? What do you know about customers that Ian and I don’t?” Before Selene could respond in her own defense, the woman, who hadn’t shown a single sign of aggression earlier, regarded Megan coldly.“She didn’t call me back in. I told her I want to buy a house. Why are you being so rude?”“R–rude? Since when does telling people to know their place translate to being rude?” Megan was first taken aback before she huffed,

The woman hadn’t toned down her voice, so Megan heard her loud and clear.A staff member who’d done the same turned to look the woman over. When she saw the chef-stained apron, she immediately frowned and quickly came to a biased assumption.“If you’re looking to rent an apartment, this is not the right place to do it.”Surprised, the woman turned to her. “I was told this is a real estate agency.”“It is. But Wards Royal Estate has nothing the likes of you can afford,” the staff scoffed, turning to face her squarely.“Excuse me?” The woman blurted out in surprise, wiping her hands again on her apron.Seeing this, Megan thinned her lips, taking her time to look the woman over as well.She wore a hair bonnet and a mouth guard. The oily chef’s apron already said enough about her profession, but the thick smell of smoke oozing from her made Megan rethink.If this woman worked in a hotel, she wouldn’t reek of such thick smoke. So if she didn’t, then she likely worked in a dump or somewhere

When Selene Ward woke up the next morning, the first thing she heard was what happened last night and the decisions her parents had made without her input.At breakfast, Barbara continued in irritation, “Your grandfather is going out on a limb to keep you in the company. Work hard and don’t make his efforts go to waste.”“If you have to do some things with those rich scions to get them to buy a house, make sure you get their signatures on the documents first. And secondly, make sure they’re not taping anything with your face in it.”Scraping his chair back, Benjamin Ward stood and threw a stern glance at his daughter.“You’re way prettier than your cousins, so I know you can get any man you want if you put your heart into it. For once in your life, listen to your mother and me.”“If you don’t do whatever it takes to get a signature on that document, I’ll curse you forever for making my already miserable life even more miserable.”Kicking her feet in the air aggressively, Barbara glare

Dante’s arm shot out, grabbed it, and casually lifted and tossed a man weighing 180kg behind him.Three minutes later, he dragged the tenth unconscious man to the wall, then tapped on the window.“I just need you to call the home of Michael Slater and hand me the phone.”At this, the cowering man inside did as told and threw out the phone.“I’m not expecting any visitors. If there’s anyone there who claims to be from me, send them away,” the sleepy, scruffy voice of a man filtered through the receiver as soon as the call connected.“Mick, in three weeks, I need you to find someone who’ll buy an apartment from Wards Royal Estate.”There was a brief silence on the other end before the voice sharpened, disbelief oozing through it as he stuttered, “S-Supreme Commander Wynn?”Resting on the wall, Dante sucked in his teeth, “Look at your surveillance footage and tell me if there’s anyone bold enough to cause such a scene outside Phase 3.”For almost a minute, the other end was so silent tha

“She already went to the hospital, I’m sure she just needs to sleep to be fine.” Barbara hurriedly nodded, agreeing with him. Unfolding his arms, a thought suddenly occurred to Ian and his eyes shot toward Alaric. “Now that I think of it, wasn’t Selene slacking off at work this week? Grandfather, I think she did this on purpose to get medical leave!”“Ah, how cunning. If she wanted time off, she could’ve just asked. I’m certain father would’ve been glad to give her leave… permanently.” Megan chimed in with a snort. Barbara panicked. After falling out of favor with his father, Benjamin Ward’s income, considerably reduced. But as the young person in the household, Selene earned three times more than him and sustained the family with it. So at the thought of their source of livelihood being taken away, Barbara’s eyes snapped toward Megan fearfully. “Don’t talk like that, Megan. You’ve known Selene since she was born. She’s too hardworking for that.”Feeling the bridge of her nose

About seven years ago, Ian Ward enlisted in the army.He was promising. Tall, athletic, great body build, and sharp.In four years, he surpassed his yearmates, getting recruited into the Iron Regiment. It was a subdivision, the lowest division under the Phantom Division.But still he took it as it was a lifelong dream of his to join the Phantom Division, so he trained harder than anyone else, doing everything to impress his superiors.He was arguably the best in his class and rarely lost a one-on-one fight. Yet here he was, sprawled on the ground after being taken by surprise by this… idiot?Unable to even recall how he got on the floor, his brain temporarily shut down from the shock and he laid there, wide-eyed, while Dante suddenly burst into laughter, teasing him like the maniac he was perceived to be. “Brother-in-law, is that all you’ve got? Dante only stretched out his hand, and you’re already on the ground? Are you that weak?”“You bastard! He took it easy on you, and instead

Roman had instilled so much fear in Jethro that the man knew better than to doubt his words.Roman’s gaze shifted toward the walls of the compound.Whoever this big boss was, he must have thought himself safe simply because he hadn’t installed cameras around his property.But for someone so cautious, his walls had to be both soundproof and bulletproof.That would explain why no one inside was rushing out despite the sound of several gunshots.They couldn’t hear anything. The only way they would know something was happening outside was if the guards informed them.Placing a hand on his waist, Roman turned toward Raffaele.“If you’re not here when I come out, I’ll hunt you down like a dog.”Raffaele slowly lifted his head when he realised Roman was speaking to him. He nodded fervently, then reached for his face and wiped away the snot dripping from his nose.He had cried so much after watching Roman take out the guards in less than ten seconds that he could barely keep himself together.

Raffaele looked at him as though he were an idiot.Not only were guns extremely difficult to obtain, but they were also strictly controlled. No one could move so much as a single bullet or a handful of gunpowder without the knowledge of those responsible for overseeing them.Yet, his big boss had plenty of them, and everyone knew it.But this imbecile was actually asking to be taken to him.Raffaele wanted to split his head open just to see what was inside. Didn’t he understand that once he was taken to the big boss, it would be nearly impossible to lay a hand on him?His eyes drifted toward his brother, who was still lying on the floor. It had taken just one punch to the face to put his 180-pound brother on the ground. Blood trickled from the side of his mouth, and several of his teeth lay scattered beside him.And now, he couldn’t even get up.Raffaele sucked in a deep breath and slowly stepped backward.Why risk getting hit just to prove a point?He quietly turned toward Janet an

“My daughter is in there. Don’t engage unless you absolutely have to. Remember, the priority is to get her out safe and sound. Anyone who tries to stand in our way should be eliminated!”Jordan heard Salvotore barking orders as he parked the car behind the van. They had barely arrived when the man began directing his men toward the building.Jordan glanced at Roman, who sat quietly in the passenger seat, watching the scene with an unreadable expression.He didn’t understand it. They had better things to do, and getting kidnapped was one of the risks that came with being part of the underworld.Roman knew that. Salvatore knew it too. An issue like this was far too minor to warrant the involvement of the Hand of Death.But Jordan refrained from saying anything. He simply pressed his lips together.Roman glanced at the rearview mirror to check whether Baby was still sleeping. Satisfied that she hadn’t woken up, he leaned back in his seat and turned toward Jordan.“There seems to be a mis

At the restaurant near the amusement park, Baby ate until her stomach was practically bursting. Once she could no longer eat another bite, she stopped and curled comfortably against her father’s chest.Sitting across from them, Salvatore Vitale was growing increasingly restless. He had been secretly calling his daughter’s number for some time, but none of his attempts had gone through.His daughter was naturally good with children. If she had been there, he had no doubt Roman would have taken a liking to her. She knew how to behave around children and had a way of making them feel comfortable.But, unfortunately, she had suddenly disappeared.“You keep looking at the door. Is someone else joining us?” Jordan asked, following Salvatore’s gaze as he looked toward the entrance for what seemed like the hundredth time.Salvatore swallowed and nodded stiffly.“My daughter, who has been studying abroad, was supposed to join us. I’m getting old, so I wanted to introduce her to Mr. Moretti a

The crowd exchanged confused glances, leaning closer to get a better look at what was happening. Some even rubbed their eyes, convinced they must have been seeing things. But no matter how many times they squeezed their eyes shut and opened them again, the scene remained the same. The very gangster who had terrorized them for years was now kneeling on the ground, trembling like a leaf. Refusing to believe his brother could have suddenly fallen to his knees out of fear, Enzo Costa wiped his eyes twice before strutting toward him. He stopped beside his brother and bent down, reaching underneath his armpit to pull him up. “B-brother, what are you doing? Why did your legs suddenly give out?” Raffaele Costa responded with a sharp elbow and shoved him away. Then turned his attention to Roman, saying meekly. “It’s not what you think, sir. I don’t know how long you’ve been here or what you think happened, but this woman and her daughter bullied my younger brother. I’m merely getting re

“Woman, your daughter lacks manners. Don’t you know you’re supposed to teach her better, or strangers will have to do it for you?”Janet’s attention was pulled away from Roman when she suddenly felt a hard poke in her back. She turned around and found a drunk man staggering toward her, shouting with a condescending look on his face.He was so drunk that he could barely stand straight, yet he still had enough energy to poke her as though he had every right to do so.What confused Janet, however, was the reaction of the security guards. They had been running toward the scene, but the moment they saw what was happening, they stopped. One of them even turned around and began walking away as if he hadn’t just witnessed a man harassing a woman.“Sister, just apologize to him,” one of the parents standing nearby whispered. “He’s like this most of the time. There’s nothing the security guards can do because his brother is a rough gangster who terrorizes everyone here.”Janet frowned.“Hey!