Darius laughed mockingly. "You've been causing trouble for me for quite some time now, but you've never heard of the Reid family? Don't you find that absurd?" His expression darkened at the awkward looks on the reporters' faces. "This means I've been wasting my breath this whole time!"He cracked his neck. "I want you to know that I'm upset by this; it makes me feel defeated." He tucked his hands in his pockets and swept a gaze over the reporters. "If that's the case, I don't think any of you should continue working as reporters. Of course, you can return to the newspaper office to pack your things. I'll be making a trip down there to speak to your employers."Darius shrugged, then turned and left without another look back. The reporter who'd spoken earlier remained rooted to the spot, still holding out his phone. As he watched Darius speed off, he sighed. He didn't know what was happening anymore. He subconsciously wanted to call his boss to update him, then stopped. He figured none
The head security guard realized this wasn't a person he could defeat. He took a deep breath and smiled. Then, he said, "Sir, perhaps we can talk things through instead of hastily resorting to violence." He looked at Darius nervously.Darius curled his lip and exhaled from his nostrils. There's only one thing I'd like to say—have the person in charge come to see me. My patience is running out, and I don't think you'd like to see what happens if you continue like this." He flexed his neck.The head security guard's expression turned dark at this, and his tone became grim. "I know you're powerful, and I'm sorry to have to say this, but a discussion was only on the table if you had a good attitude. It's not exactly the best right now, so I'm doing you a favor by reminding you of that. I only hope that things will proceed smoothly from here."Darius raised an eyebrow, looking scornful. At the same time, he stepped forward and moved past the head security guard as if he hadn't heard a word
Darius stopped, looking serious. The head security guard nodded and said, "Understood, sir. I won't let you down." His eyes were filled with gratitude. He wanted to get to his knees and kiss Darius' feet as a way of showing his gratitude, but Darius didn't give him the chance to.Instead, he waved an arm and strode into The Dream Newspaper's building. The head security guard watched him and waited until he was out of sight before turning away from the building. His reason for doing so was simple enough—he wanted to protect Darius.Darius sensed this but didn't say anything. He proceeded forward until he was in the lobby. Things were different from what he'd expected. It was quiet inside. The front desk had been set up nicely, but there wasn't anyone manning the counter. He put his hands behind his back and smiled mockingly.He knew the building looked so deserted because of his presence, but it didn't make sense. He sat on one of the couches and poured himself a cup of coffee. Then, h
"Now, I see that those articles were wrong." The employee's breathing sped up.Darius put a hand on his hip and nodded. He smiled, but it was cold. "You could be on to something, but it doesn't matter. My point right now is that I want to know where the person in charge is. Why is he hiding in his corner? Doesn't he have the nerve to show his face?"A trace of impatience flashed in his eyes as he turned to look at the table by the entrance. He said crisply, "Alright, I'm not interested in talking about these useless things with two women. Tell your employer or the person in charge that I'll give him five minutes. If he doesn't show up within that time frame, I can guarantee that this beautiful front desk will be turned to dust."He smiled and continued, "That includes everything that's on and behind the counter, of course. I couldn't care less whether any of these things are important."The employee gulped and looked at him tentatively. She was about to say something when an old man's
The person in charge's expression darkened at Darius' words. He gnashed his teeth in anger. Darius put his hands behind his head and looked scornful. The person in charge breathed deeply, then looked at Darius grimly. "I've already called the authorities. They should be here soon." He held his head high.Darius turned to sit on the couch with a mocking smile. "So what? I was already prepared for that when I decided to crash this place. I'm ready for everything that you might throw at me." He also held his head high.The person in charge widened his eyes in shock and started feeling nervous. Darius was too calm. It was as if his earlier threat was nothing but a joke to him. He sat opposite Darius and said, "There must be someone backing you up for you to just show up here. Who is it?"Darius' smile widened. He eventually started laughing. "Firstly, myself and my family are what's backing me up. Secondly, what made you think I'd reveal that information to you immediately upon arriving h
The person in charge looked stunned. "W-What did you say?""I said, you're an idiot." Darius curled his lips. He stood up and tucked his hands into his pockets. He slowly approached the person in charge. "It looks like aside from being an idiot, you don't have good hearing either. I've already made myself clear earlier. In the past, your reporters have written many false articles about me.""The way I see it, you're a member of Dream Investment Group. You may not work at its headquarters, but you're still one of its employees. That means we're on opposite sides." Darius' expression turned mocking. He crossed his arms."I'll be frank with you—I don't believe you're as dumb as you seem." He looked at the person in charge and smirked. "To tell the truth, I'm not too inclined to have a deep conversation here. You don't look like you're in the best of health; I'm worried you'll just keel over if we were to get into an argument.""Shut your trap, Darius!" the person in charge bellowed."I g
Darius straightened up and fixed the person in charge with a mocking look. "You've been talking about wanting to take me down since I got here, yet you haven't done a thing. You've just been waiting for the authorities to get here. Alas, they're taking a little longer than you expected." He emphasized, "a little longer." He then added, "Do you still think you're all that?"The person in charge's breathing hitched. He stared at Darius in shock. Never would he have expected Darius to speak to him like this. His expression darkened as he exhaled through flared nostrils. "Darius, I've been polite with you thus far and spent far too much time on you. You have to answer for that."The person in charge stepped back and clapped his hands. Immediately, several people burst out of nowhere and circled Darius menacingly.Darius raised an eyebrow at this. "What, are the authorities almost here? Are you attacking me as a challenge to them?" He put his hands behind his back. He didn't look scared in
Slater tried to keep his expression calm. It was a little challenging, seeing as there were cracks spreading across the building's walls. It had yet to collapse, though. After a few seconds, he yelled, "Everyone in the building, listen up! Get out of there if you don't want to die! If you're still in there when the building collapses, no one will remember who you are and what you've done. Dream Investment Group will definitely cover this up!" After that, he lapsed into silence.Godfrey's eyes widened at his words. He ran out of the building, his chest heaving with rage. Then, he pointed at Slater and roared hysterically, "Do you realize what you're doing? You're still under my employment! This is a breach of contract! I can sue you for that! You're gonna pay for this!"Godfrey turned to look at the building behind him, which now had cracks all over. He could already see that he was going to die a terrible death for this. The building didn't belong to him; he was only in charge of runn