Then, he sat down across the old man and crossed his legs. He’d been through a lot of drama to get here, which was a little anticlimactic. When the old man’s eyes started twitching, Darius said, “I think you called me in here to show me some of your previous works so that we could finalize the designs for my party favors. I want to give all of Almiron City’s wealthiest something that can leave an impression on them and show them how much wealthier the Reid family is.” His face was devoid of emotion.The old man grinned and revealed his gold teeth. Even though Darius didn’t want to admit it, he wanted nothing more than to swear at the old man’s eccentricities. However, he suppressed the urge and dragged the photo album on the table toward himself. He thumbed through it and put a finger on one of the photos. It was of an angel looking down at the people on Earth from above. Then, a disappointed expression appeared on his face. These photos were from the same series, but Darius only s

Even after going through his memories, Darius realized that he still had no clues. It didn’t go down well, and his expression darkened. He pressed a finger to his temple and tried to remember again. At this moment, Edward’s voice rang out from the door. “Mr. Reid, perhaps we should leave if you’re done finalizing the designs.” His voice was low because he was worried Darius was asleep. Of course, he wasn’t afraid of waking him up—that was exactly what he wanted to do.He was only worried that he would startle Darius if he were too loud. After all, an enlightened martial artist’s senses were much sharper than a normal individual’s. After saying this, he waited by the door and frowned as the two women approached him.At the same time, his ears perked up—he could hear someone’s footsteps in the room. Edward was worried that Darius would run into Ashley and Olivia when he stepped out of the room, so he quickly said, “Are you two coming over here because there aren’t any other customers?

Her voice became as shrill as the first time Darius saw her. “Stop right there! You truly are a loveless brat who grew up in an orphanage, and you grew up in squalor! You weren’t even educated properly, so what right do you have to act so high and mighty with me? Do you really think you’re no different from those people who grew up as part of the Reid family? No, you’re leagues behind them! Not a single shred of you makes one think you’re from a rich family. Otherwise, how could I have misread you? Why would we be in this situation?” Ashley put her hands on her hips, her chest heaving. She looked like she was in agony.Darius slowed and stopped when he heard her words, then turned to look at her. He raised an eyebrow and said, “I knew you were shameless, but I honestly didn’t expect you to say such unreasonable things, especially since you know who I am. I can’t even bring myself to find a reason to let you off the hook.” His voice was soft, but it was enough to make Ashley tremble.

“Luxury brands like us have our own cultural heritage, and no matter how hard the going gets, we can’t lose that heritage! So, there’s no way a loser like yourself can be allowed to own anything that belongs to our brand—it’ll only make us look bad. I’ll write a letter to our headquarters and explain the matter to the Reid family. I’m sure they’ll understand why I did this and back me up.” Ashley smiled, then put a hand on her chest and said dramatically, “Oh, you have no idea how bad you make me feel. You carry the surname of the Reid family, but you’re not considered one of them. I pity you, but I’m only just a normal employee—I can’t help you with this. Perhaps I’ll skip my steak dinner tonight to satisfy your desire to see me suffer.”She burst into hysterical laughter after saying this, but it only took a simple sentence from Olivia to turn her laughter into rage. “Ashley, I think you got something wrong. Since this customer has already paid the deposit, it can only be forfeite

Hansley thought once Darius knew that he and his wife had been good friends with his parents, Darius would immediately dash over to him to ask about his parents. When he’d investigated Darius, he found out that no one had told Darius about his parents. To his surprise, Darius was calm, but he looked doubtful.Hansley’s lips twitched. Then, he pulled a pocket watch out of his pocket and slowly approached Darius. Darius had seen the exact same pocket watch in his grandfather’s study, and even if it couldn’t stop him from suspecting the old man was up to something, it stopped him from attacking Hansley.Hansley sighed with relief when he saw this. At least Darius wasn’t so strongly opposed to him anymore, which was a good sign. He stopped about ten steps away from Darius, put the pocket watch on the floor, then held his hands up and backed away. “Perhaps you’ll believe I’m telling the truth once you look at the pocket watch.”Darius raised an eyebrow. He was about to walk toward the pock

Hansley fell silent. He bit his lip and looked at Darius helplessly. “I didn’t expect you to think that, but I can’t deny that you make sense.” He shrugged, then put a hand on the laptop on the table. Then, he stopped. Instead of turning the laptop on, he retracted his hand. “If that’s what you think, I can probably use another method to prove that I’m telling the truth. However, if you insist that you’re right, you can leave now.” He pointed at the door.Darius raised an eyebrow. He didn’t expect Hansley to act like this because of how anxious he’d seemed earlier and how much he wanted to prove he was telling the truth. Now, however, his attitude had changed completely. Darius found this odd, so instead of leaving, he settled down on his chair and crossed his legs at the knee.Hansley immediately understood what he wanted and felt his heart skip a beat. He stopped biting his lip, but he gnashed his teeth as he said, “You’re a lot more hateful than you used to be. You were so adorable

She looked at Hansley in disbelief. “Do you know what you’re saying? How dare you—both of you—treat me like I’m insignificant! I’m the only person with the right to sell luxury items here!”Darius looked at her in surprise because what she was saying was ridiculous. However, he didn’t expect to become the target of her rage. She glared daggers at him and said, “What’s with that look on your face? I can see it from here, you know!” She slammed a hand on the table.Then, she pointed at Darius and shrieked, “You’ll regret looking at me like that! As long as I’m in Almiron City, no one will allow you to buy any luxury items here! I’d like to see how you’re going to swagger your way into any banquet without accessories. Everyone will make fun of you because you can’t buy any jewelry or luxury items!”Darius couldn’t help raising an eyebrow at how pleased she looked. He turned to Hansley and said loudly, “There’s something I’ve been wondering about ever since I first laid eyes on her. Does

After saying this, she held her head high, looking pleased with herself. “However, as a friend, I’ll definitely respect your choice and give you my blessings. So, let’s not see each other from now on. I’m sure that you and your new employer will soon be driven out of Almiron City and back to where you came from. I hope you’ll still be as happy then as you are now.”As she spoke, her head oscillated between Hansley and Darius, and it made her look like she was deranged. When she was done, she focused on Darius and smiled delightedly, saying as she backed away, “You probably don’t know what the price of the property is like here, but I know very well. And so, I’d like to bet with you—what will you do if you can’t buy any of the property here?”“I’ll give you a hundred thousand dollars,” Darius said calmly.Ashley merely gave him a mocking look and shrugged. “I was going to say that if you could buy this building, I’d give you two hundred thousand, but it looks like that won’t be necess

He paused for a second, then continued walking without a word. Ashley, however, returned to her senses. She whipped her head up and glared at Olivia, screeching, “Are you an idiot? What the hell were you thinking, standing there without saying a word on my and the brand’s behalf? How will you benefit from this if we get kicked out of here?”Darius, still seated in Hansley’s office, sighed. At the same time, he put a hand over his ear. Though Edward couldn’t see Darius’ actions from the corridor, he heard him sigh. Instantly, he knew what he had to do. He slapped a hand over Ashley’s mouth and then looked at Olivia. “I know you’re not exactly an angel, so you’d be better off taking the initiative to leave with me if you don’t want to offend Mr. Reid any further. Of course, if you don’t want to leave right now, I don’t mind coming back in a few moments to drag you out like this.”Olivia didn’t hesitate. She jogged after Edward, even speeding up to open the door and make things convenie

Now, here was the first person who truly wanted to harm him. Darius stood on the steps outside the store without saying a word. More and more lights started flashing around him, and there was even the vague sound of someone talking into a microphone.When Hansley heard it, he hurried over to Darius and grabbed him by the wrist. “I think we should leave now. I know you have many questions, but I want you to know that I definitely won’t harm you. So, come with me.” Then, he turned to leave while still holding onto Darius. To his surprise, Darius didn’t budge. Hansley stopped and turned to look at him curiously.Darius said calmly, “You probably heard the sound of reporters talking into their microphones, but it doesn’t matter.” He put his hands behind his back. “By coming here, I’ve already proven that I have nothing to fear.”Hansley’s jaw dropped. He wanted to continue persuading Darius but didn’t know what to say. In the end, he sighed and shut his eyes. Darius found his reaction we