"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
Yet, Godfrey was worried about the building collapsing and didn't dare step inside. Darius raised an eyebrow mockingly. "What's wrong, Godfrey? This is your office building, yet you don't have the nerve to step inside. Aren't I in here? And also your former head of security." He sighed and leaned back, crossing one leg over the other.Godfrey gaped at him from the entrance. He didn't expect Darius to have the nerve to enter the building when it was on the verge of collapsing. He shook his head and cried, "You're a madman!" He squeezed his eyes shut, then opened them again to glare at Darius. "Don't think you can achieve anything by hiding in this stupid building! If anything happens to it, you're the first I'll go after for compensation!" He pointed at Darius.Darius shrugged. "That's a refreshing take." He looked completely at ease.Godfrey's eyes widened in shock. His breathing sped up. He knew he couldn't allow things to continue like this; he wouldn't benefit from this at all. As
"Don't do this to me! I'll tell you everything you want to know. No, I'll tell you everything I know! Everything!" Godfrey cried.Darius silently raised an eyebrow. When Godfrey didn't receive a reply, he cautiously raised his head to check out Darius' expression. To his dismay, all he saw was the back of Darius' head and half of his back. He gulped and lowered his head.He knew what Darius meant by this. He remained on his knees while taking a deep breath. Then, he said, "This is what happened. Half a month ago, I received some instructions from the higher-ups at Dream Investment Group. They told me to do everything I could to turn everyone's impression of you bad. Since I could use the power of the media, that's what I did. Anyway, it was a way to protect myself. If Dream Investment Group wanted to go after you, you had to be wealthy. You weren't someone I could afford to offend."Godfrey paused here and looked up at Darius, hoping to receive a response. Was he to continue, or was t
"Have you finally decided to drop your circus act?" Godfrey sneered.Darius raised an eyebrow and rolled his eyes. Godfrey glared at him and said, "I've been playing nice with you, but you haven't appreciated it. Now, I'm gonna show you the gap between us!"Darius stopped when he heard how pleased with himself Godfrey sounded. He looked at Godfrey, who now stood akimbo and held his head high. He said scornfully, "The fact that you're standing here means you're wealthy and probably capable, but I'm here to tell you that it's all fake!"Godfrey's breathing sped up. He glared daggers at Darius and continued, "I've seen countless people like you. You're nothing special, no matter which way you look at it." He cleared his throat and continued, "You have a pretty face, but it's nothing compared to those celebrities. Even if you wanted to use your face as a way of making a living, it'd be nothing but a dream!"Godfrey's voice was loud and piercing. It made Darius' ears hurt. He raised an eye