Darius held out a hand. “Welcome to the team. From today onward, you’ll be members of my workforce. We’ll be spending a lot of time together from now on.” He didn’t expect to find himself some new subordinates at such a critical time, and ones that were proficient in their respective fields too. This was a much better outcome than he’d expected.He put his hands in his pockets, straightened up, and looked at Ansel. Ansel was still on his knees beside Elton’s body, but he wasn’t crying anymore. His face was devoid of emotion, and he knelt there without moving. Darius quickly averted his eyes, sighed, and shook his head. He had nothing to say about the whole matter.Then, he turned toward one of the sofas and sat down, crossing his legs at the knees. “Donald, I’ve already told you everything I know. What do you have to say?” When he didn’t receive an answer, he sighed and looked at Donald. “Just spit it out.”Donald nodded while twisting his hands. Darius looked so calm that he couldn’t
Ansel fell silent here. He didn’t know what else to say.After a few seconds of silence, the person on the other end of the line burst into laughter. Ansel could sense the deep mockery in it. “Oh, my God! You’re hilarious! He raised me because of my mother—as his wife’s son, he had a duty to do so.” Bart sounded extremely proud of himself.Ansel shut his eyes and took a few deep breaths before saying, “You’re the ridiculous one. He wasn’t obligated to raise you. Your biological father’s the one who’s duty-bound to do so. He only treated you like his own because he loved your mother, and he’d be heartbroken to hear you say these things.” He trembled with rage.It hadn’t even been half an hour since Elton’s death, yet Bart was already calling him about this. How did he even know about this? “Look, I just want to know why you’re calling.” He didn’t want to say any more than necessary to his stepbrother because it was a waste of time.“I’m sure you already know the answer to that—I want h
“It’s not like he’s done anything to prove his loyalty.”Darius sighed and nodded. “You might be right, but he’s made it clear that he’s on our side. We can’t just stand by and watch him get himself into trouble—it’d be too heartless.” He looked calm. “We have to help him, no matter what. Anyway, I believe he’ll become better at his job in the future. After observing him for some time, I’ve noticed that he seems to be a fast learner.”Edward nodded. “If that’s the case, we’ll need to devise a detailed plan to help him. He doesn’t look like the brightest or most determined. The worst part is that he probably has no experience dealing with these things.”Darius smiled. “That’s exactly what I was worried about.” He shut his eyes. “I already have a rough idea of what to do.”Edward faltered for a second, then regained his composure and continued driving. He glanced at Darius and asked tentatively, “Sir, may I know what the plan is about?”To his surprise, Darius nodded firmly. “Of course
“That means Zack’s been exposed to the public, which puts him in grave danger.”Edward knew Bridget was right, so he shot to his feet and hurried toward her car. He moved so quickly that it seemed he had more than two legs. This was Darius’ first time seeing Edward in such a rush, and it made him want to laugh. However, he suppressed the urge because it was rude. Edward wasn’t as sensitive as Darius was, so he got into Bridget’s car and made his way to the hotel.On the other hand, Bridget sat down beside Darius with a frown. “Sir, are we going to set the plan in motion now?”Darius didn’t start the car. He pulled his phone out of his pocket and said, “No, we have to ask Ansel about this first.”Bridget nodded. Even if she disagreed with his decision, she didn’t say anything.Darius gave her a quick glance before looking down at his phone. Ansel answered Darius’ call almost immediately. “Sir, I think I may need your help.”Darius raised an eyebrow, surprised by how Ansel had addresse
“Because I once saw Patricia coming out of a hotel with a man I’ve never seen before, and they were clinging to each other in public. I’ve never seen anything like it. In fact, I can’t even be sure she gave birth to Bart. I helped her collect her medical report from the hospital before, and I know for a fact she can’t have kids right now. Of course, Bart was born many years ago, so perhaps her condition was different back then.”As he said this, both Darius and Bridget turned to look at him. Bridget couldn’t even bear to blink, afraid that she’d miss out on a single word. Darius leaned back, letting out a sigh. He didn’t expect things to turn out like this and pressed a finger to his temple. “It looks like we’ll be in for a lot of trouble once we get to the Brezinski villa.”No one dared speak because it looked like Darius was reconsidering his decision to help Ansel, and they didn’t want to disturb him. To their surprise, Darius soon said, “Now, I want to know about the Brezinski Gro
In general, people carried their weapons there. Despite Darius’ interest in the security guard, his tone turned grim. “It’s simple—I’m here to see the owner of this villa.”The security guard frowned, sensing he wasn’t someone to be trifled with. He could only force himself to summon every ounce of patience he possessed. “That’s fine and dandy, but I need to know whether you’ve made an appointment. No one’s notified me of a visitor at this hour.”Darius raised an eyebrow, looking amused. “You’re absolutely right… but I don’t have an appointment. And unfortunately for you, I’ll be making my way inside no matter what you say or do.”The security guard sighed. “If that’s the case, I’ll have to apologize in advance. The Brezinski family has never allowed visitors into their home past six in the evening unless it’s for an important banquet. Moreover, since you’ve already proved yourself to be an enemy, I have no choice but to treat you as one.” He pulled out a club and held it tightly.Da
He looked furious. However, he knew this wasn’t the time to deal with them—Darius was the threat here. He staggered to his feet and dashed toward Darius with a menacing look. “You’ve challenged me for far too long. I know you’re powerful, but that doesn’t mean we’re no match for you!” His eyes gleamed with a feral light as if he was an eagle who’d locked in on its prey.Darius frowned, looking annoyed at being stopped again. He narrowed his eyes and said, “You’re a great security guard, but I’ve also given you the respect you deserve by treating you with patience. Consider this a warning—if you don’t get out of my sight, I guarantee I won’t play nice anymore.”Bridget piped up, “Look, you’re just a security guard. You’re not part of the Brezinski family, so there’s no need for you to do so much for them. Mr. Reid is dangerous. If you make him mad, there’s no doubt in my mind that the Brezinski family will hand you over to him.”The lead security guard stopped, looking hesitant. Dariu
Her skin was fair but wrinkled and sagging.Darius raised an eyebrow. He didn’t expect the woman who had constantly defeated Ansel to look like this. He bit his lip, then turned to look at Bart, who wasn’t what he expected either. Bart was fat and slovenly, and his eyes had no hint of wit. In fact, he looked completely out of it. It reminded Darius of what had happened with him and Borisin when he first came to Almiron City.His eyes darkened, but he didn’t say anything. Among the four people, the youngest boy was the one who caught his attention. He looked familiar but didn’t resemble any of the Brezinskis, including Patricia and Bart. Darius bent down and gave him a friendly smile, saying, “Are you Richard?”The boy nodded, blinking his brown eyes innocently. At the same time, he nervously hid behind Patricia. Darius straightened up, sweeping his gaze over Patricia and capturing the annoyance in her eyes. He already had an answer to the question in his mind. “Before this, I couldn