“I’m extremely sorry, young master! Please forgive me!” Drea apologized to Dario, lowering his head in reverence.After Drea and Cooper left earlier, Dario felt a sense of familiarity with Drea’s name. He thought he’d seen the name somewhere on the list of the kingdoms under the Persian empire and their rulers that Bruce showed him at the mansion. So, he called Bruce to confirm whether he was right or not and if it was Cooper’s father.It turned out Drea kingdom was one of the kingdoms under the Persian empire and it was ruled by Drea Martins; Cooper’s father.The Persian empire earned its title as an empire for a reason. Once a mere kingdom, but over the years, have fought, wared and claimed possession of the defeated kingdoms, ultimately solidifying its status as an empire. Once upon a time, Drea kingdom, formerly called Denmark kingdom, became one of these kingdoms.Dario then informed Bruce about the situation. Thank goodness he always carried his cellular phone around even if it

“I’ll have Bruce bring cash to make the payments for the houses by tomorrow. Thank you Drea.” Dario said before preparing to leave. Drea immediately stood up, bowing in reverence to Dario, “It was my pleasure, Sir. We’ll be happy to welcome you here anytime.” Before Dario could step out, Cooper chimed in, “Thank you for coming, young master. Allow me the honor of seeing you off, sir.” He really had to speak with Dario.Drea was about to object when Dario responded, “No problem.”Dario and Drea exchanged pleasantries once again before Dario finally left with Cooper. “You know you didn’t have to see me off,” Dario said when they got outside, “or you have insults left to unleash on me?”“No, no. I’d never insult you, young master,” Cooper answered nervously, rubbing his sweaty palms on his trouser repeatedly.‘Of course you wouldn’t.’ Dario mouthed to himself, smiling faintly. “So, why did you offer to see me off?”Cooper hesitated for a moment before clearing his throat. “Sir, I... I

Dario took the next available taxi to the mansion. On his way, he called Bruce to mount armed bodyguards around Maria’s private room and inside the room immediately!Earlier, Dario bumped into some members of the Williams family on his way out of the hospital. As always, they didn’t cease to insult and mock him but he couldn’t have been more bothered.“What is this thwart doing here?” one of them said, drawing the attention of the others.“He’s likely just here to check if he has a brain, Sebastian!” another answered, as all of them burst into laughter.“Fortunately, we don’t need to see the doctor’s test results to confirm that he doesn’t have one,” Sebastian said…On getting to the mansion, Dario was greeted by his royal guards and maids. Though he ignored them, as his mind was focused on meeting Bruce. He explained the situation to Bruce and described the so-called young man. Who knows? Bruce might recognize the description and be able to tell who the young man is.“From your desc

Dario and Bruce stayed in Maria’s room and watched a series of doctors come and do their thing. But, still no progress was made.Dario hadn’t been able to sleep a wink these past few days. He had also struggled taking Bruce’s advice; suppress his anger and focus on restoring Maria’s health for now. He spent these days struggling to restrain himself from acting based solely on his emotions, as every doctor also came and went without making any progress. The distinct sound from Dario’s phone broke the eerie silence. Dario picked his phone to check who was calling, but it was an unknown number. Dario ignored the call, but the caller wouldn’t stop calling. “Hello! Who’s this please?” Dario said, his voice laced with irritation.“Hey my son!… ”My son?“…It’s me, Lord Wilson!”“Oh Good day sir! How have you been?”“I’ve been good. I hope you’ve been good as well. If you don’t mind, I’d like to see you at the Cellar now. There’s something very important I need to give to you,”“Alright, I

Without hesitation, the leader gestured at one side of the gang when five men with knives, sticks and broken glass came out to attack Dario first. They already planned their fighting strategy before coming. Though they didn’t plan anything serious since they were going against just one man. The first five men came against Dario while the air echoed with the chuckles of the remaining men and the sound of their sticks repeatedly slammed against their palm lightly as they watched the scene unfold.Dario had a gun but the bullets in the gun won’t be able to take out one third of these men so Dario saved it for later. Now he’d use his fist and any weapon he could lay his hands on. One of them lunged forward, swinging a metal pipe with deadly accuracy. Dario ducked just in time, the pipe whistling past his ear, and without wasting any time, he countered with a swift heavy kick to the man’s abdomen. The man staggered backward, clutching his abdomen in agony while he coughed repeatedly, sp