Darius knew thathe was just in a rush to leave so that he could investigate him, so he didn’tkeep him waiting. He said calmly, “You can leave if you want to, but there’s aprice to pay.”His calmness madeHolt doubt himself more. However, he didn’t want to ruin his credibility bychanging his attitude again, so he met Darius’ gaze, forcing himself to remaincalm. Before he verified Darius’ identity, he could only treat him as an equal.“Name it—I’llgive it to you as long as it’s something I can afford.”“Kate.” This wasDarius’ response. Holt wasmomentarily shocked by this, but he soon smiled and waved a hand. “Your wish ismy command.” He watched Darius closely, wanting to see his joyous expression.To his disappointment, Darius’s face remained devoid of emotion. Holt gulped,planning his next move.Then, he sawDarius wave a hand and say, “Get this straight—everything I said to you earlierhas a time limit. If you’re still standing there when I change my mind, you’llhave to ho
Chapter 256 Paythe Price##Kate saidcrisply, “If that’s the case, I don’t want you to get into a fight with Darius,nor do I want you to apologize to him.”Benji’s eyetwitched. He pursed his lips, eventually tapping her on the head without sayinganything.Kate continued tolook at him. She couldn’t tell whether Benji had agreed to her request. As shethought about this, Benji walked over to Darius. She watched him expectantly,but it quickly turned into disappointment because Benji didn’t do as she’dhoped.He sighed softly,then said, “Look at how innocent she’s always been. It’s all because of me…” Hedidn’t get the chance to finish his sentence because Kate interrupted him. Shestood between the two of them with her back to Benji, and he frowned, about toreprimand her. However, hecouldn’t bring himself to do it because he knew that she was just worried abouthim.Kate looked up atDarius and took in his confused expression. She smiled and said gently, “I knowUncle Benji’s p
Benji thoughtthat Darius would at least consider it. To his disappointment, Darius shook hishead firmly. “I might have a slightly better impression of you now, but it’snot enough to stop me from going after someone who has repeatedly tried to harmme.”His face and tonewere devoid of emotion, making it clear to everyone that Benji’s wish wouldnever come true. Benji paled. He put his hands on his knees, seemingly wantingto get to his feet, but he failed.Calypso stoodnearby, watching them. She didn’t expect Benji to go this far for her,especially when he usually acted like he couldn’t care less about her. Herheart skipped a beat, and she placed a hand on her chest as she walked towardhim.The moment shestarted moving, Darius heard her footsteps. He frowned deeply and turned tolook at her with dissatisfaction, but he didn’t stop her. She stopped beforeBenji and looked down at him.All Benji knewwas that a pair of expensive-looking heels had appeared within his line ofsigh
Darius didn’tallow them to ask more questions after saying that. He looked at Calypso’swaist and said calmly, “You have a blade tucked into your waistband now, don’tyou? You must’ve put in a lot of effort to pick it up amidst the chaosearlier.” Calypso paled,not expecting Darius to know about this. Earlier, when she was doing this,she’d kept an eye on Darius to ensure he wasn’t paying attention to her. Shestiffened, at a loss for what to do.Benji suddenlylooked up at Darius with a resolute gaze. “Darius, I’m sure there’s amisunderstanding somewhere. Calypso might’ve made many wrong choices, but I’mpositive she wouldn’t stab someone.”Darius opened hismouth, then shut it again and massaged his temples. “I don’t think there’sanything further to discuss. If you have something to say about this, I don’tmind dealing with the both of you together.”Everyone’sexpression changed at his words. Calypso looked expectant, and Kate lookedworried, but Benji merely nodded. “If you c
Calypso relaxedat his words and started to look victorious. “That must mean that he isn’t awealthy person.” Unfortunately for her, she was absolutely wrong. Wilson smiledwith satisfaction.“Darius comesfrom one of the most powerful families in the world, and he has immeasurablewealth. In fact, he’ll be inheriting all of his family’s businesses in thefuture,” Kate said sincerely as she looked at Calypso, hoping to see herapologize.Though she didn’tlike Calypso, she knew Benji wanted to help her. And so, she was doing what shecould to help. However, she was disappointed once again.Calypso stoodthere with her arms crossed, looking mocking. She said sharply, “I know you’redesperate to be with Darius, and you’ve already thrown your family aside forhim. In fact, when your dirty laundry was aired for the world to see, youdecided to continue helping Darius for the sake of your relationship ratherthan thinking of ways to protect our family’s reputation. That’s all thatI’ve be
Kate had beenprepared to give up her whole inheritance to help Darius, but it now seemedlike things between Darius and Wilson were completely different from what she’doriginally thought. She stood thereand looked at Wilson curiously, thinking that Darius and Wilson must’ve reachedan agreement. Perhaps Darius was a shareholder of the Gillette Group.As she tried topuzzle things out, Wilson closed his eyes and sighed, looking upset. Hecouldn’t bring himself to admit this, and he had to say it aloud in front of somany people. It was a huge insult to him, but he knew that this was exactlywhat Darius wanted. Darius knew thathe hadn’t transferred the shares willingly, so he wanted to use this as a wayto make him concede and yield to him—it was written all over Darius’ face.Wilson couldn’thelp but gnash his teeth at this thought. He hated that he was aware of allthis but unable to change anything. He clenched his fists tightly and forcedout through gritted teeth,“Darius has
Darius had once again guessed what she was thinking. She tried to come up with a reasonable excuse for herself but failed.Soon, she started to look fearful. It wasn’t because she couldn’t think of a reason, but because Darius started to smile while looking at her for no reason whatsoever.To Calypso, this wasn’t a good thing. As she tried to think of a way to get herself out of this situation, Darius said, “Before you said anything, I truly had no intention of going after Wilson because he’s innocent in all of this. However, I changed my mind when I saw your concern and fear. Perhaps punishing or tormenting Wilson would be a better way to torture you.” As he spoke, he turned to face them.Calypso stood there. She could clearly sense Wilson’s despair at Darius’ words, and she turned pale. Wilson’s reaction told her that Darius wasn’t pulling her leg. He was truly wealthy and merely kept a low profile, but he would definitely walk the talk.Without any hesitation, she stood before Wils
She swiftly gave Calypso a kick in the back, making her lose her balance and hurtle toward the ground. However, Bridget was still holding on to her, so half of her body was on the ground while the other half was in the air. Then, two things fell out of her pocket, attracting everyone’s attention.Darius had been watching Calypso. He still had some questions for her, and he frowned when he saw the things that had fallen out of her pockets. He walked over to her and picked them up, an ugly look creeping onto his face when he realized what they were.Bridget felt it’d been a while since she’d seen Darius like this. She wanted to see what he was holding but couldn’t because she was still pinning Calypso down. She couldn’t afford to let her guard down around such a cunning woman. Fortunately, Darius showed her what the things were. “This is surveillance equipment. Everything that happened earlier has already been sent to someone.”Bridget frowned, then said seriously, “Her people must be