Darius looked at Blake calmly. On the other hand, Blake looked stunned. He stiffened and stared at Darius. "W-What are you talking about? Why haven't I heard about that?"Darius sighed and shook his head. "So what if you haven't heard about it? There's no changing the fact that your company's going downhill. It won't take long for it to go bust." He smiled mockingly. "Yet, you're insisting I won't be able to lead the Reid family to greater heights without you.Blake paled. He shook his head vigorously and cried, "No, that can't be! My company's doing perfectly fine! It's never had any issues before! I don't know where you heard those rumors from, but you should stop spreading them. Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding the fact that James is your grandfather. I'll teach you a good, hard lesson for that!"Blake bared his teeth at Darius. He thought it would it would scare him, but Darius merely put his hands behind his back and cocked his head. "Now I know why your company's runni
Blake gnashed his teeth as he glared at Darius. "Don't cross the line, Darius!"Darius frowned and checked his watch. "I don't think I've done anything that counts as crossing the line. You're the one who's been spouting nonsense and wasting my time. Is it crossing the line if I don't want to go along with you anymore?" He shook his head. "I've wasted too much time on you, and I don't want to continue. If you keep on doing this, I think I can teach you a lesson really quickly."Blake snorted. "You make it sound easy, but I don't believe you for a second. You're just like your father. Back then, he was as obnoxious as you are right now. He also said all the things you said. Yet, we all know how he ended up. If you continue like this, you're gonna end up like him."An ugly look crept onto Darius' face at the mention of his father. He exhaled, then started laughing. It made him look easygoing, but everyone knew that was far from the truth. Blake narrowed his eyes at this. He wanted to sa
"Look, we may be old, but that doesn't mean you can insult us like that! If you want to leave this place alive, you should admit to your mistakes. That's the only way you'll stay alive!" the board member snarled.Darius raised an eyebrow mockingly. "That's hilarious. Someone's already on their knees before me, yet you have nothing to say about that. Instead, you're still trying to force me into giving in. Do you think that's possible?" He put his hands behind his back.He looked harmless, but no one would mistake him for that. The board members' expressions darkened at this. Blake remained on the floor. He shut his eyes, thinking about how he'd never felt this terrible in his life. Now, he finally knew what it was like to have terrible teammates. All he wanted was to appease Darius so he could continue living, yet the other board members were pissing Darius off even more.If he could speak, he'd be shouting his head off at them. The anger actually took his mind off the fact that he co
"Honestly, James isn't such a great chairman. How could he allow just about anyone to join?" Blake abruptly fell silent after saying that. He looked horrified. Then, as he swept a gaze over everyone present, he laughed. "I can talk again! You can hear me now!"As the other board members looked lost, Blake's expression darkened. He rasped out, "You idiots! If not for you, Darius would've let me go! It's all your fault that I've been stuck like this for so long!"The other board members didn't look too pleased at this, especially the one who'd stepped forward. He looked at Blake with anger and disgust. Then, he waved a hand and turned to leave. "I wasted time pleading on your behalf. You deserve everything that's happening to you right now! I wouldn't have an issue with you dying right this instant." He spat, then headed to the building's entrance.He stopped as he passed by Darius. "I don't think you're a good leader, but I have no issue with you taking over the Reid Consortium." With
Blake passed out and fell to the ground with a thump. Darius raised an eyebrow at this. His senses as an enlightened martial artist told him Blake had fainted out of fear. He wanted badly to laugh but suppressed it. Then, he turned to look at the vehicle that was approaching. It was a large truck.Darius shut his eyes and used his senses to determine the number of people inside. He couldn't help feeling surprised. It seemed the security guard had more friends than he'd expected. There were at least twenty people in the truck, and they had the same goal in mind.Darius smirked and crossed his arms. He was interested to see how these people were going to help their friend out. Did they know what he'd done or intended to do? Darius leaned against the gate and waited for them to show up.Sure enough, when the men jumped out of the truck, they looked enraged. They didn't bother making small talk. They brandished their batons and glared at Darius. "Hand Bruno over! He's a good friend of our
Bruno's friends approached at lightning speed. They took broad steps and soon blocked off Darius' path. Although they panted heavily, they shot determined looks at Darius. Among them was a woman who put both hands behind her back as she spoke. "Sir, are you doing this because you know you're at fault? Bruno has been our dear friend for many years. We take friendships seriously, and so does our friend. He would never lie to us about this. I can tell you're wealthy from your home. It would be a high risk for Bruno to trick us into coming here and harming you. As our friend, he would never do that."Darius noticed the person was shaking while saying that. He cocked a brow before sneering, "You guys place a lot of trust in Bruno. Sadly, he's unworthy of such trust."With a sigh, he walked ahead and added, "What you think is unimportant to me. But let me tell you that the others are over there. You're free to enter if you still don't believe me. I bet Bruno will have valid explanations fo
Bruno's friends pursed their lips in hesitation. After a while, one of the friends looked at Darius. She forced herself to say, "You may say that, but sorry, I don't trust you."She walked to the side and approached Bruno with caution.Darius continued smiling but didn't say a word. Instead, he crossed his arms over his chest. He stayed on the spot and fixed his eyes on Bruno.Bruno rarely got stared at like that, so he inhaled. Then, his face creased with rage as he bellowed, "I don't know why you're treating me like this, Darius Reid! Is it only because I didn't do the awful things you asked?"His friends raised their brows at Darius. Before they could ask anything, Darius' head turned to the side. Darius then extended his arm to point at the ceiling. Everyone was still confused upon seeing Darius' unwavering gaze. Still, they couldn't help but look in that direction. Their faces darkened once they did so.That was because a surveillance camera was right above his head.The group
Darius smiled, but his smile didn't reach his eyes. Bruno's friends noticed that. They inched toward Bruno because they feared Darius would attack the former. Otherwise, they couldn't protect Bruno if Darius made a move.Darius' smirk deepened when he saw the group form a defensive barrier before him. He leaned back, then sneered.That made everyone's face darken. Yet, no one dared to speak because Darius terrified them.Darius crossed his arms over his chest and sat on the couch while nodding. "I planned to forgive you guys because you seemed like kind people. Alas, your actions now show that's not the case." He sighed, cracked his neck, then leaned back. "You came up with any excuse to achieve your goals and justify your skewed assumptions about the rich, even if said assumptions were unfair. I didn't want to say these things because I didn't think it mattered at first."Darius sighed again. "But I'm willing to give you another chance since you guys haven't done anything too wrong