MasukKaizen got back to the penthouse only for him to meet Nyra, parking her stuff, eyes red and swollen from heavy tears. “Nyra please stop, I have a solution to this.”“Just listen to me.”“Kaizen please, let me be…I'm tired of listening to all of your lies.”“Finally your chairman has withdrawn my scholarship with his power because I refuse to be his alleged daughter.”“Just let me leave this environment, it's toxic!!!” Nyra has actually misunderstood this, his father is the real monster but he doesn't know how to explain this.. mustering all the strength left with him he mummured softly “please don't leave me Nyra.” She stared at him with so much disgust, I'm worried about my scholarship, you're worried about me leaving you. “You're selfish Kaizen… ok fine” she sniffed.“I won't leave you if I can get back my scholarship.”“Everything I worked for?” Huhnn…“My brilliance got me a scholarship and now I'm being denied ?” tears streamed her face like a river.“I'll explain….but you
What a long day, he had barely had time to eat, rest or get to the Penthouse…not even check on Nyra, still hoping she'll still be at the hospital.The fear of not wanting to break the sad news to her made him not to put a call through. The underground empire looked different that night, no roaring crowd, no deafening music,no blood soaking the ring even the corridors were unusually quiet, as if everyone had been warned to stay away.Kaizen walked through the steel gates without flinching as usual, the guards recognized him immediately and stepped aside. They knew something was wrong between Kaizen and the chairman, he hasn't been fighting lately but has been earning more than other fighters. One of them muttered under his breath,"He's not here to fight."Another answered,"No… he's here because the chairman summoned him."The heavy doors opened, the Chairman sat alone at the end of a long table, lazily swirling a glass of whiskey. He smiled before Kaizen spoke."I wondered how long
Someone very powerful requested that it be terminated."The university corridors buzzed with students rushing to lectures… Kaizen ignored every greeting thrown his way.His destination was the Registrar's Office then the VC’s office…he had barely drove at a normal speed after the call. The letter from the mysterious woman still weighed heavily inside his jacket…everything from his Father's mansion replayed vividly. He got to the office and after knocking twice, a secretary ushered him inside.The Registrar adjusted his glasses before speaking."Mr. Arclair.""I've been expecting you."Kaizen frowned."You know why I'm here?"The older man sighed."It's about Miss Nyra Solenne."Kaizen's pulse quickened."What happened?"The Registrar opened a sealed file."We received instructions yesterday, but it was confirmed not quite long."He slid a document across the polished desk…At the top of the document, stamped boldly in red…SCHOLARSHIP TERMINATEDKaizen stared at the page as if the
Kaizen couldn't stop thinking about the letter, He reads it over and over…Arclair Thompson, His own father….The man he hasn't called "Dad" in years.Instead of showing Nyra the letter, he quietly folds it and slips it into his jacket."Not yet.""If she reads this... she'll leave."“I can't afford to let her go.”He whispers to himself in teary eyes, physically and emotionally drained."I'm not losing you too."Kaizen already knows that his father has been watching, but not to the extent of going to harm Nyra. *****Arclair Thompson's mansion feels colder than a prison, everything is spotless, expensive…and silent.The servants lower their heads as Kaizen walks in not out of respect, Out of fear.His father stood before a giant window, swirling a glass of whiskey…Without turning around, he said;“You found out quite late Son.”"You've become difficult to predict."Kaizen didnt answer because the anger boiling in him could make him loose his mind completely.His father smiles faintly
Far more complicated than what we imagined. The chairman wouldn't want to destroy Nyra just like that, he definitely won't stopn doesn't know who to suspect. Still feeling stupid for being used by Vale through Seraphina haunted him till he got back to the hospital..He has refused to sleep in the penthouse leaving Nyra in the hospital, Auren kept in touch with his mom hoping that one day, his big brother would raise enough money to get her treated as soon as possible. The cops have finally given up on the case, but Kaizen has refused to. Now he has partial evidence in that recording but there are more complicated things mixed within words which no one should ever hear. How can he move on with that?Kaizen got to the hospital and reached for Nyra's bed, without thinking twice he rubbed her hands softly and stole a kiss on it, It felt warm, soft and tender.Nyra twitched slightly which he didn't notice, still thinking she was asleep, Kaizen muttered silently unaware she was awake.“
He is… Mr Vale of the underground empire. What a wow!!!The apartment fell into a suffocating silence as Kaizen slowly turned toward the man standing at the entrance.The world seemed to stop, Yes He knew that face…Not just personally but he'd seen it countless times In the underground empire.He's always seated a few rows away from the Chairman, always silent, always watching but he never gambled. He never cheered the fighters, never spoke..he simply observed.Kaizen's heartbeat slowed instead of quickening."Hmmm Vale …...." a smile crept into his lips.The name still echoed through his mind One of the Chairman's closest associates.The man who rarely attended meetings unless something important was happening.Their eyes stayed locked for some seconds like an intense facial war. Neither blinked, neither looked surprised for long.Recognition had struck both of them as Victor's fake smile faded almost imperceptibly."So..."His voice remained smooth."...we've finally met properly.
Nyra wakes around 2AM because of noises in the penthouse kitchen. She walks downstairs irritated, expecting lousy Kaizen was up to something.Instead, she found him alone.Bloody, not dramatically bloody….Worse and quietly injured.His knuckles are torn open while he washes blood down the sin
Nyra's POV The first time Kaizen Arclair ruined my life, he did it with one comment.I stared at my phone screen inside the crowded café kitchen, barely hearing the manager yell at someone behind me.“TOP SCHOLARSHIP WINNER OF BLACKTHORNE HEIGHTS UNIVERSITY.”My picture sat proudly under the headl
Nyra's pov I noticed the smell first, Coffee, Warm bread…Something expensive.Then I realized, this definitely wasn't my room.My eyes snapped open.Gray walls, dark furniture, huge windows overlooking Vancouver, a guitar by the wall and a familiar black hoodie on a chair.My stomach dropped…Oh
“Absolutely not.”Kaizen leaned back in the chair like the Vice chancellor’s office bored him physically.Stuck in the same room as Kaizen Arclair while faculty deens discussed his failing grades like it was a national emergency.Kaizen looked completely unbothered by the entire conversation, like







