Leah’s voice wasfirm, and her eyes were confident.Kate took a deepbreath, clenched her fists, and started to tremble. As time passed, hertrembling grew worse.Benji wasn’t muchbetter off, but he took a deep breath to calm himself down. Then, he placed ahand on Kate’s shoulder and said, “There’s no need to get mad over the thingsshe said. She grew up withher mother and was educated the same way. Trust me—I may not be the brightest,but I’m definitely the best at telling right from wrong among everyonepresent.”Kate could tellhe was trying his best to comfort her, but she could sense that he wasn’t doingtoo well himself. She took a deep breath to calm herself, then turned to lookat Darius with reddened eyes. “I think youhelped me to make the correct decision.” Then, she looked away.Calypso had alreadyrecovered from her earlier embarrassment. At Kate’s words, she shot to her feetand dashed over to Darius, grabbing him by the collar again. “It looks likeWilliam’s disap

“If this werejust between the two of us, I would still accept you as my brother. But that’snot the case! You’re accusing and hurting your sister because of Darius’words!” Calypso spat out. Her expression was twisted as she bent over andpounded herself on the chest.A trace of painflashed in Benji’s eyes at the sound of her fists coming into contact with herchest, but he didn’t waver this time. He shut his eyes, took a deep breath, andsaid, “You’re no longerthe sister I remember, and you’ve become a completely different person. Orperhaps, you’ve been lying to me since we were children. It doesn’t matter—notanymore. Too many things have happened for us to return to how things used tobe.”Calypso gaped athim. Darius swept his gaze over everyone present, then raised an eyebrow andpatted Kate on the shoulder. When she didn’t react, he smiled and reached outto push her jaw back up. Only then did shenotice the warmth on her jaw. She backed away, then turned to look at him. H

##He was caughtup in his shock at Calypso’s words. He opened his mouth a few times to saysomething but failed. It only made Calypso angrier. She panted loudly andturned away from him, her gaze landing on Darius.Suddenly, shesmiled, making a chill run down the spines of everyone present. This didn’tinclude Darius, of course. He stood there with his hands in his pockets,looking exactly the same as normal.This surprisedCalypso. She walked over to him, wanting to touch his face. However, she’d onlystarted reaching out when he grabbed her wrist. Then, a sharp pain shot throughher arm. This was completely out of her expectations.Her face twistedwith pain. Darius looked at her, his face devoid of emotion and his voice calm.“It’s been a while since I last came across someone with such nerve. Let me tryto recall how the last person died.” He looked at hermildly, but it made her shudder. Despite this, she didn’t look away from him.Her hatred was obvious, and she didn’t back do

Almostinstinctively, Benji wanted to deny this. He’d already opened his mouth tospeak, but Darius beat him to it. “Look, there’s noneed for you two to act this way because Calypso won’t make it out of thisalive. I won’t allow someone who’s plotted against me repeatedly and wants touse me to achieve her hidden agenda to remain in this world.” His tone wasdevoid of warmth.Benji frowned,feeling slightly anxious, but he didn’t dare to do anything too out of placebecause of Darius’ abilities. He took a deep breath before saying seriously, “Ican apologize to you on her behalf.”Before he couldcontinue, Calypso cut him off shrilly. “Benji Anderson, that’s enough! I don’tneed you to put up such an act in front of me. Anyway, it’s obvious that youtwo have your own issues to work out, so stop dragging me into your mess!”Benji was shockedat her words, but he quickly regained his composure. He knew that once therewas a misunderstanding between two people, it wouldn’t be an easy f

He smiled. “Ah,it’s you. I remember that you were expelled because of your bad record. Also,the university tested you psychologically and determined that you had a highpropensity for violence.” As Darius spoke,he pulled his hands out of his pocket and allowed them to rest by his side.Though he didn’t think Holt was a threat, there was no denying that Holt couldlaunch a sudden attack on any of the people present.Holt looked atDarius and laughed mockingly. He rolled his sleeves up and cracked his knuckles.“It looks likethe beatings you received back in university didn’t leave much of an impressionon you. You don’t seem to remember what we rich people are capable of, but Isuppose they’re the ones to be blamed for not being able to teach you a lesson.It’s okay—I’ll teach you a lesson on their behalf.” He turned to face Darius.At his words,Calypso couldn't hold herself back anymore. This was mostly due to herstupidity—earlier, she’d suspected Darius was a wealthy person! H

Chapter 254Please Blame Me##Benji looked atthe ground and said seriously, “Even if I’ve offended you, I hope this won’taffect your relationship with Kate. She’s very innocent, and even if sheoccasionally does things that are hard to fathom, it’s only because she doesn’tknow it’s wrong. Her mother left when she was very young, and none of us taughther about these things. That’s why she’s so naive. So, please blame me foreverything she’s done wrong.” After sayingthese things, Benji seemed to regain his strength. He raised his head andlooked at Darius, continuing, “I know you’re a kind and reasonable man.”When he metBenji's eyes, Darius couldn’t bring himself to shake his head, but he didn’twant to let Benji off the hook so easily. After a few seconds, he came up withthe perfect response—he shrugged, then looked away and focused on Holt, who’dbeen waiting for him with his arms crossed.When he metDarius’ eyes, he put his arms down, his gaze mocking. “Are you ready to fig

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