A tall woman stood beside him; the dwarf only reached her waist. Darius gave them a quick look before leaving, but things didn’t go as planned. As soon as he turned to leave, the dwarf hurried to stand in his way. “I’m talking to you, brat. I’ve never seen you in Almiron City before; you must be one of those people who came for the prize money.” The dwarf looked at Darius arrogantly and continued, “I’d advise you to leave now—you paupers have no idea what it’s like to be wealthy, so there’s no way your suggestions will be accepted!” The woman beside him laughed mockingly, then said, “Give them a chance, sir. At least they’ll be able to have a free meal.” Darius raised an eyebrow but didn’t say anything. He merely sidestepped the dwarf to leave; all he had to do was have someone kick the dwarf out. However, when his back was turned, Erin let out a sharp yelp. He frowned and turned to see the dwarf gripping Erin’s wrist tightly. Darius asked coldly, “What are you trying to do?” H
Darius raised an eyebrow at the bruise and put an arm around Erin’s shoulder. Then, he stepped on Vic and said, “I intended to let you off the hook, but it seems you don’t think that’s necessary. Perhaps you’ll only be satisfied when you’re lifeless and carried out in a body bag.”Vic’s eyes widened at Darius’ words, but there wasn’t a trace of hesitation in his tone when he roared, “That’s enough! Do you realize how unreasonable you sound? I was just interested in the beautiful woman in your arms and wanted to take her home with me, yet you want to take my life! That’s extremely unfair!”Darius smiled, but the crowd shuddered at its iciness. He applied pressure on his foot, stopping when he heard a bone snap. Vic lay on the ground, looking ashen because of the pain. However, he couldn’t make a sound; something seemed lodged in his throat!Darius looked at him scornfully, then turned to the security guard. “Are you linked to West Atlantics Int’l in any way?”The security guard paled a
“Mr. Reid, I realize I’ve made a huge mistake. I hope you’ll give me another chance—I swear I won’t allow this to happen anymore!” The security guard trembled violently, unable to say another word. He looked at Darius pleadingly, not knowing how he would react. He knew nothing about Darius, only having heard others say he was formidable. Based on what he’d heard, Darius was not only intelligent but also more powerful than the average individual—apparently, he rarely came across opponents more powerful than him, so no one had ever witnessed Darius losing a fight. Now, this god-like person stood before him. Darius had given him a chance earlier, but he’d let it slip through his fingers. The security guard descended into despair at this thought—his only hope was that Darius was kind enough to give him another chance. Soon, however, the security guard knew he was out of hope. Not only had Darius not forgiven him, but he hadn’t even spared him a glance. Darius’ gaze swept around the c
Alicia pressed her skirt down before running outside as quickly as possible to look for Darius. She’d made a huge mistake and had to apologize to him before it was too late.On the other hand, Darius was already in the car. However, he hadn’t started it. Erin sat in the backseat instead of riding shotgun as she’d done on the way here. Darius leaned back with his eyes shut. He didn’t say a word, but the atmosphere in the car was so tense that Erin felt smothered. She was about to give in when Alicia ran over to them and stopped by the backseat. She placed a hand on the handle and was about to open the door when it popped open to reveal Erin’s smiling face.Alicia was surprised by this and blurted, “Erin?”Erin’s smile grew wider. “You can get in the front. Mr. Reid has been waiting for a long time.” Her voice was gentle, making Alicia relax. She nodded and shut the door before getting into the passenger seat.Darius didn’t start the car. He said calmly, “As far as I know, you’ve alway
Erin’s eyes lit up at Darius’ words. They’d already started preparing to return to Ashweir City the night before, but it had been delayed because they had to deal with these menial matters.She smiled and pulled her phone out to book the flight tickets, sighing in relief when she was done. “Sir, I’ve booked us a flight for 4 pm; we’ll be in Ashweir City by 6 pm.”Darius nodded. “It’s time for us to pack up, then.”Time flew—before they knew it, it was almost 4 pm. The packing had gone without a hitch, making Darius uneasy as they boarded the flight. His instinct as an enlightened martial artist told him something would go wrong; he kept trying to figure out whether he’d forgotten anything, but nothing came to mind. He frowned and pinched the bridge of his nose before sighing.Then, he shut his eyes and took a deep breath, allowing the life force in the air to enter his body. It traveled through his organs and mixed in with his blood. Soon, he found that it started to form a system of
Darius’ voice became much gentler. “You can sit; nothing’s gonna happen to the plane.”On the other hand, Erin had already gotten a change of clothing for him from her carry-on. She handed them to him with both hands, along with some wet wipes and tissues. “Sir, you can’t shower on the plane, so you’ll have to make do with these.”Darius didn’t expect this, and he smiled. He nodded and said, “Thank you.” Then, he got up and headed into the lavatory with the clothes and wet wipes. Just as everyone thought he would shut the door and change, he stopped abruptly and turned to stare at a corner of a plane. A girl who looked to be about eighteen sat there.He narrowed his eyes and walked over to her. The people he walked past felt their hair stand on end because of their fear. The girl stared at him fearfully, but there was also a trace of stubbornness in her eyes. Darius curled his lip and said, “Miss, I thought I made myself clear earlier. Anyone who takes photos of or records my people
The girl shrieked, “Firstly, I don’t think I’m crossing any lines—I only wanted you to apologize to me and not anyone else! Secondly, your apology didn’t please me. On the contrary, it only made me more upset! Thirdly, your little lap dog reprimanded me when I didn’t do anything wrong, so you have to fire her! Lastly, I’m warning you—I want you to apologize to me and me alone! If you don’t do everything that I just said…I’ll have no choice but to spread this all over the internet. When that happens, you’ll be on the receiving end of everyone’s criticism. I pray you’re strong enough to take it!” She held her head up high, looking pleased with herself.Darius narrowed his eyes. His patience for her had run out, so he straightened up and stepped back. The girl smirked, thinking he was going to go all out to apologize to her. Unfortunately for her, her phone exploded in flames; the heat was so intense she felt like her skin was burning. She let out an ear-piercing scream, making everyone
Then, Darius focused on the screen, his brows slowly furrowing. He didn’t understand how the video could’ve been edited to make it seem like he’d been picking on the girl unreasonably.Erin frowned. “Sir, could the girl be behind this?”Darius shook his head. “I don’t know, but I don’t think she’d be that dumb. This doesn’t benefit her in any way.” He sounded and looked calm, and he walked ahead confidently. Erin tucked her phone away and followed him silently. As they walked out of the VIP passage, they were surrounded by flashing cameras, and several reporters stood in their way. Darius’ brows furrowed tightly as he tucked his hands in his pockets, looking displeased. He turned to Erin and said, “Contact the legal department and have them resolve this immediately.”His eyes were frosty, and he turned to stride forward once again. Erin nodded and pulled her phone out. At this moment, Darius was less than a yard away from the reporters waiting to ambush him. Though Erin was on the ph