He seemed to feel like he made a lot of sense, and he nodded vigorously with his hands on his hips. “Yes, that has to be it. I have to say, you’re very smart—at least, you were smart enough to trick all the people that wanted to harm Darius. But I don’t understand why you’re doing this. Is it because of something ridiculous like him saving your life? Or is it because he’s grooming you for something?” Felix scrutinized Darius as he spoke, trying to get an answer from his expression.Darius saw his probing look and felt bored. He shrugged and said, “I couldn’t care less about the things you just said. Whether you believe it or not, I have nothing to do with any of this. There’s really no need for you to dig deep into these matters because those people who approached you won’t get an answer from you anymore.”Felix paled. He’d witnessed Darius’ attitude toward Austin and what had happened after that, and he didn’t think he’d be an exception to the rule. It was only at this point that h
He wanted to see whether there was anything odd about Felix to help him see what he was really up to. This only lasted for a short while because Alicia came in. She was holding her phone, and she looked pale. The room door wasn’t shut, so Darius wasn’t surprised by her sudden entrance. However, he was a little unhappy about her walking in without even knocking on the door. She’d never done this before, so he frowned. Still, he didn’t say anything, allowing her to explain her actions.Alicia sensed his eyes on her, and her face turned red. Her eyes were filled with worry and anxiety, but something seemed to occur to her before she spoke. She quickly shut her mouth.Darius felt impatient—too many people had acted this way before him today, but this was Alicia’s first time, so he suppressed his emotions. His tone was a little harsher than usual as he said, “You don’t look good.”Alicia nodded. She opened her mouth, but instead of saying anything, she showed her phone to Darius. He never
“Why don’t you tell them what you’re doing in my room? What did you come here to talk to me about?” Darius shook his head while speaking, then clucked his tongue. “There are many things that you can’t explain, and if you tried to, you’d only be making yourself seem immoral.” He smiled and took a step back, then added, “I think it’s time for you to say your piece.”His words were like bullets piercing Felix’s skin. He opened his mouth, and his lips trembled as he tried to think of things to say. Darius’ words kept reverberating in his ears—there was no way he’d be able to provide a perfect explanation for the things that had just happened. In the past, his fans wouldn’t even think that anything was wrong. Now, however, things were different. Now that Darius had brought these questions up, none of his fans would accept a perfunctory answer unless they were dumb.Of course, there was no denying that most of his fans worshipped him blindly. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have spent so much mo
His amusement only lasted until a simple sentence caught his attention.“Oh, my God! Are my eyes playing tricks on me? Why do I think this bad guy looks even better than Felix? In fact, I think his eyes look really pure. He doesn’t seem like a bad guy…”This comment was quickly covered up by the others. Darius scrolled upwards, trying and failing to locate it. A hint of pity flashed in his eyes.A few seconds later, he saw that person's comment again. This time, it said, “Ah! This time, I’m sure that he’s hotter than Felix is! You have no idea how fast my heart was beating when he smiled at the camera earlier. I can barely even breathe right now.”Darius raised an eyebrow. This person seemed to have put a spell on him—he couldn’t help clicking on their profile to take a look. He saw a short video on her home page. It wasn’t long, but it was enough for him to see that it was of the flowerbed outside the female dormitory at Kingston University. He committed this account and name to mem
When he turned the phone to face himself, the screen lit up. Countless comments were flying across the screen.“Oh, my God! What was that sound? Did Felix jump out of the window?”“Is he still alive?”“I doubt it. Someone mentioned they were going to look for Darius, right? Why isn’t there anyone there yet?”Amidst the flurry of comments, Darius caught one that said, “I’m on my way, and I’m almost there. I even called the authorities.” He raised an eyebrow, then put the phone into the drawer. In the next second, he heard a commotion coming from outside the window, but the noise was muffled because it was shut. So, he walked over to the window and pushed it open.There were a few police cars parked at the hotel’s entrance, and some officials were arguing with the hotel’s security guards. When Alicia hurried into the room, she saw Darius calmly watching them with his arms crossed. In that instant, she slowed down and approached him cautiously.Darius was smiling. He turned to lean agai
“If you think I haven’t toed the line, you can file a complaint against me—provided you’re able to do that.” He looked at Alicia sharply and shouted, “I’m running out of patience, and I’ll give you one last chance to get out of my way! Otherwise, I’ll arrest all of the hotel’s staff, whether or not they’re involved.”Silence descended upon them. Alicia put her hands behind her back and returned Borisin’s gaze coldly. This was her first time dealing with an unreasonable official who didn’t do things by the book. It looked like she was about to mess up her first assignment as the lobby manager. She took a deep breath, and her expression became defeated.Borisin raised an eyebrow at this and smiled. “Since you already know you’re no use, you should get out of the way.” He thought that he’d finally be able to step foot into the hotel, but things didn’t go his way. Alicia remained rooted to the spot. She smiled at him, but the ice in her eyes was apparent. Obviously, she only smiled beca
“Then I’m sure that you guys should know that I don’t even consider Borisin a threat. If I really wanted to take his life, I’d have a thousand ways of ensuring none of you knew about us coming into contact.”Everyone’s eyes widened. None of them could believe that Darius had said something like that out loud and in front of so many people. However, that was exactly what happened. Silence descended upon the crowd again—no one knew what to say.Darius pinched the back of his neck, then smiled and said, “Since no one’s saying anything, I’ll take it to mean that all of you agree with me.” He looked at the live stream to see that there were no comments. This was the only time this had happened since the live stream had begun, and he exhaled before looking at the four fans hiding around the corner.“You guys were probably too busy trying to cause trouble for me that you missed witnessing Felix’s death, but I’m sure it’s all over the internet. I don’t mind giving you guys the chance to look
“I didn’t expect you to ask me about it.”Darius shrugged, not really interested in Borisin’s opinion. He sat back down on the sofa and shrugged. “So, why’d you come here to see me?”“They’re suspecting me.” Borisin sounded calm, but there was a deep frown on his face. It showed that he wasn’t as calm as he sounded.Darius also frowned. “How did things end up like this? Haven’t you been acting exactly the way they wanted you to?”Borisin leaned back, shut his eyes, and sighed. “That’s the thing that I don’t get, but I’m sure that they’re suspicious of me now, especially about our relationship. Before I came here today, they made it extremely clear to me that I had to bring you back no matter what.”Darius leaned back and pressed his temples. “If that’s the case, you can take me away now.”Borisin’s eyes widened, and he shook his head. “No, if I take you away, no one knows what you’ll be put through, and it’ll be a huge blow to the Reid Consortium. Taking you away at this moment will o