"I look forward to hearing you correct me if you think I've made the wrong assumption." Darius smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes. He stood there. It was like his presence had made the surrounding temperature drop.The woman gulped. She had never encountered anyone like Darius before. At that moment, she felt like her plan was about to fail. Her eyes fell shut, and even her breathing grew louder. After several seconds, she opened her eyes to look at Darius. She realized how stupid she was. Because of that, the woman didn't waste any more time. Even her voice didn't fluctuate as she voiced a sincere question. "Darius, let me ask you something. Did you already know things weren't as they seemed from the start? Did you guess my identity when we first met? You knew I wasn't a regular person, and I had an ulterior motive for appearing before you? Did you know that?" Her voice grew higher with every word. Darius raised a brow, then pivoted to meet the former's gaze. "What you're say
They were still worried Darius would suddenly attack them. Darius put his hands behind his back, looking calm. "You amuse me. You'd just turned on each other, yet you're all good friends again right now."Bruno was still on the ground. He glared at Darius. His voice was shaky as he spoke, but he still forced the words out. "That's because you're evil! All these people standing before me are kind souls. We've known each other for years, and they know what sort of person I am. You may have pulled some tricks to confuse them for a short while, but that's not enough to drive a wedge between us. All the lies would've been exposed the moment we saw each other."He held his head up proudly. "That's how confident I am in our friendship! You, on the other hand, don't look like you have any friends. That's why you'll never understand what it's like to trust your friends!" Bruno gave Darius a challenging look.Darius rolled his eyes and sighed. "I bet you don't realize how ridiculous you sound."
Erin shook her head after sending those messages. She looked baffled. Then, she continued typing, "Sir, you might not be too familiar with these things, but this is a rare occurrence. It's rare for someone to refuse to change their surname despite being kicked out by their family. This is especially so for the wealthy. There's something amiss here, and I think there are more secrets we can dig up. I've been digging for some time but can't get anything out of them. None of the members of the Evans family are willing to say a thing on this."Darius nodded, looking calm. "That's okay. It's only normal that you can't get anything out of them. If it were so easy to find out, they wouldn't be one of the most powerful families in Ashweir City—at least on the surface. It's really not that powerful." He flexed his neck. "You can go back to work. I'll see how things go and play it by ear. Don't worry." He hung up.Erin parted her lips when she heard the dial tone but didn't say anything. She kn
When Darius had dealt with those key members of the Evans family, the others had stood idly by. He was positive they didn't do anything to stop him back then. Now, they were causing trouble for him again. Something was obviously afoot here.He raised an eyebrow. He thought about the injuries Ursula and Winston had sustained while locked in his basement. They'd both been completely fine before that. At this thought, Darius' eyes lit up. Maybe he was another step closer to the truth—Dream Investment Group!He narrowed his eyes and snorted. He didn't know who controlled Dream Investment Group, but the guy was ridiculous. His expression then darkened at the thought of the mysterious black-robed person. He was the one who was truly controlling Dream Investment Group. The guy had it out for him.Darius' life force spread over everything in the Evans family manor's vicinity. Then, he said, "Mr. Teivel." To his surprise, Teivel didn't respond. He raised an eyebrow in surprise. Teivel wouldn't
Then, Darius smiled. "That makes sense, but you have the wrong idea about something—it's not necessary for me to know too much. All I need to know is that you're an enemy of the Evans family. Everything else can be set aside." He looked at the thief.The thief looked up. After a while, he nodded. "Alright, I'll believe you. I hope you're not lying to me." He sighed, then sat down. He leaned back and said, "I'm also a member of the Evans family, but they've disowned me. My name's just Chad now."Darius snorted. "The Evans family's pretty fond of disowning people, aren't they?"Chad frowned. He said bitterly, "What? Don't you believe me?"Darius shook his head. "No, it's not that I don't believe you. I just find the Evans family laughable."Chad looked much better at his words. He nodded. "Tell me about it. I've never met less trustworthy people than them." His expression darkened as he spoke. He gave Darius a resolute look. "I'm telling you the truth. After disowning me, they kicked me
"Aside from the fact that he looked like a younger version of my father, everything else was identical. I wanted to approach him to ask more questions, but he looked at me like I was a stranger. He drove me away, which I find really weird. I don't know whether you're aware of Dream Investment Group backing the Evans family up. That's also one of the reasons I'm here today. I wanted to find out what exactly happened to my father." Chad sighed. Then, he gave Darius a determined look. "That's why I think our goals aren't contradictory. We don't have to interfere in each other's matters at all."Darius nodded and stretched out an arm. "Make yourself at home." He had an idea of what had happened with the Evans family. When Chad was a child, the Evans family must've gone through a power shift. It caused most of the wealthier members of the Evans family to be disowned and driven out. But because there were too many of them, it seemed more like the Evans family had been split up. That's why t
Erin sighed in relief and smiled. "If that's the case, I'm gonna hang up and leave."When the sound of the wind whooshing past stopped, Darius knew Erin had stopped the car. He relaxed. He didn't know what would happen if Erin and Chad were to run into each other. Still, his instincts as an enlightened martial artist told him it wouldn't end well. Erin didn't know about Darius' concerns. She turned the car around. Suddenly, she felt a little regretful. She should've asked Darius where to head next. But since she'd already hung up, she couldn't call him again. She shook her head and pushed these thoughts out of her mind.Erin stepped on the accelerator. No matter what was happening with Darius, the only thing she could do now was return to West Atlantics Int'l and manage it to the best of her abilities. She shut her eyes. She no longer dared to imagine her future with Darius.On the other hand, Darius didn't speak. The wind blew past him, but he didn't do anything. His eyes remained s
Blake's breathing hitched. He paled and felt his strength leave him as fear washed over him. He collapsed to the floor. Still, he couldn't help stealing a glance at Darius. Darius snorted at this. "Regardless of what you've seen or haven't seen, just act like nothing happened. Knowing too much won't do you any good."Blake gulped and staggered to his feet. Then, he forced out a smile. Darius didn't say anything at this. He was curious to see what Blake would say. Blake said cautiously, "I understand. I won't do anything to disturb you! I know nothing about what happened to you!" He turned and fled.Darius smiled at this, but his smile soon faded. After running a distance away, Blake turned around as surreptitiously as possible. He didn't dare to make a full turn to see whether Darius was still watching him. When he didn't see Darius out of the corner of his eye, he smiled. He was one step away from jumping with joy when he caught himself.He kept running until he reached the curb. The