After saying that, Darius started to head toward the dean’s office without sparing the security guard another glance. He narrowed his eyes, starting to feel annoyed. He had never been patient, especially when he had to deal with these issues.The security guard frowned, understanding what Darius had in mind as soon as he turned to leave. He exclaimed hurriedly, “No, wait! You’re making the wrong decision! If you head there now, you’re not gonna achieve your desired results!” He had more to say, but Darius had already disappeared from view. He sighed and waved a hand at the three other security guards. “That’s enough staring, guys. Come over and take him to the hospital. We can talk about this later.” He looked in the direction in which Darius had left worriedly, then walked toward the unconscious security guard.On the other hand, Darius arrived at the dean’s office, so incensed he forgot about the two people behind him. Edward wanted to dash to catch up with Darius, but Pearl grabbe

It was a shoddy attempt to hide his pain. Henry sat on the couch opposite Darius and pointed at him. “Darius, don’t push your luck! This is my office! And allow me to remind you that you’re no longer one of Kingston University’s students!”Darius crossed his legs at the knee and scoffed disdainfully. Henry wanted to continue his tirade, but Darius didn’t allow him to. He said, “I’d like to know what I’ve done to warrant an expulsion.”Henry’s brows furrowed tightly, looking scornful. “I’d give you an explanation, but that’s not part of my job. All I can say is that you must abide by the university’s orders.” He wanted to continue but suddenly bent over at the sharp and immense pain coming from his abdomen. At the same time, Darius stood up and flexed his wrist.He looked down at Henry domineeringly, making Henry gnash his teeth. He forced out through gritted teeth, “How dare you attack me! I’m your dean, your superior!”Darius raised an eyebrow, smiled mockingly, and turned his back t

Darius’ face darkened at Henry’s words. If there was one thing he couldn’t stand, it was being falsely accused. He stood up, flexed his wrists, and walked toward Henry. Henry was caught off guard by this and looked terrified as he said tremulously, “W-what are you doing? Don’t come any closer! I’ll call security if you take another step! I know you’re a martial artist, but the security guards are much stronger than you could ever be!”Darius smirked. “Go ahead; see whether they respond.” He stalked toward Henry and said, “Professor Plinsky’s already explained what was up with my so-called cheating, and the authorities have verified it. However, it seems you aren’t too pleased with the authorities’ verdict.”Henry scowled. At this moment, the woman on the couch said, “Mr. Fort, I don’t think you should believe him. After all, he’s been expelled. Everyone knows how strict Kingston University is with these things—he must’ve done something serious enough to warrant expulsion.” Henry rela

Darius remained rooted to the spot, but there was one thing Henry didn’t understand—his hand was close enough to sense the warmth from Darius’ skin when Darius seemed to suddenly shift, and it happened so quickly that Henry thought he was seeing things. Then, he felt a light breeze brush against him. Only when Darius disappeared from before his very eyes did he realize what had happened; fear washed over him. He’d never experienced something like this before and felt his heart would stop at any second. He wanted to figure out what had happened, but Darius didn’t give him the chance to—something cold pressed against the back of his neck.At the same time, the woman cried, “Henry, no! Be careful! Hurry up!” Henry had no idea what she was talking about. He was still lost when the woman continued angrily, “It’s all over. You’re the biggest fool I’ve ever met! I never should’ve chosen you for the job.” Henry frowned at this and wanted to turn to look at her, but he suddenly realized what

“His only condition was that I use all of the company’s wealth to make West Atlantics Int’l bankrupt and make you disappear from this world.” Darius narrowed his eyes and frowned impatiently. He sat on a chair nearby and tapped his fingers on the armrest. “Why did you expel Pearl and me, then? And why did you stop us from setting foot on campus?” Henry lowered his head. There wasn’t any point in him hiding the truth anymore, but he knew he’d be doomed if he were to spill his guts. As he weighed the pros and cons, he suddenly felt himself turn cold. It was a feeling he was familiar with, and he knew it came from the woman seated on the couch. His eyes turned red, and he said hoarsely, “Because I thought as long as I could drive you two out of here so you two couldn’t graduate, you’d lose plenty of other things. That way, I wouldn’t have to dirty my hands with your lives as the black-robed person wanted.” Darius smiled coldly. Henry glanced at him, thinking he’d pulled off the lie

Darius and Edward turned to look at Henry in surprise, but the woman glared daggers at him, looking like she was ready to commit murder. Henry quickly ducked his head when he met her gaze, then moved to sit behind the couch in hopes it would hide him from view.Darius frowned. The relationship between Henry and this woman had been puzzling him right from the beginning, but now, he was starting to form a guess. There was nothing to prove whether he was right, though. Still, there was no denying Henry and the woman weren’t on his side, so he said to the woman, “You have an almost debilitating desire for sex, don’t you?”Everyone looked at him in shock, not expecting him to be so blunt when asking such a personal question. Henry even thought Darius was speaking to him, but the latter’s eyes were trained on the woman with an amused look on his face.The woman’s breathing hitched, and she subconsciously gulped. Suddenly, she noticed how beautiful Darius’ eyes were, and there was no denyin

“I honestly have no idea how you formed this misconception of your so-called beauty—it’s not like you’ve compared yourself to all the men and women in this world.” Edward sighed and put his hands behind his back, standing up straight. He looked at the woman resolutely. The woman’s chest heaved with rage at his words, and she growled, “You may look like you know what you’re talking about, but that doesn’t mean you’re right!” Edward raised an eyebrow disdainfully. “I think you know very well whether that sentence is directed at me or yourself.” The woman gnashed her teeth angrily but soon regained her composure and forced out a smile. “You’re the most useless man I’ve ever met, Edward. All you’re capable of is standing here and squabbling with me. What else can you do?” She gave him a condescending look. “And yet you dare look down on me! Regardless of what you think, there’s no denying I’m an outstanding woman, and I landed my job through my own hard work. I started as a lowly ass

In any case, the woman knew nothing she did would work against Darius—he was much too powerful. Even if she and her comrades were to face him together, they wouldn’t stand a chance. Her knees gave out, and she fell to the floor. At the same time, she yelled, “There’s no reason! We just happened to see him while thinking of a way to deal with you, and we did a background check on him to find that he was the plainest person we’d ever met. No one paid attention to him before he took over Dream Investment Group, so we took the opportunity to forge an identity for him. This way, no one would notice anything fishy about him and suspect him.” Darius raised an eyebrow at this, looking irritated. “I’m shocked to hear that, and I have no words to describe your stupidity.” He stepped toward her, making her tremble and curl into a ball. She shrieked, “I’ve already told you everything you want to know. Why are you still coming at me? And why are you still holding that blade? Are you going to g

Darius’ instinct as an enlightened martial artist told him the woman was telling the truth. So, he didn’t interrupt her lest she had some funny thoughts and decided to lie again. The woman looked at him when she was done speaking and relaxed when she saw him nodding. Her tone became lighter as she continued, “I don’t know whether there’s anyone else who can enter his office; as far as I’m aware, in the company, his secretary is the only one. Unfortunately, I can’t tell you anything about him. I’ve only ever received calls from him and never seen his face. Of course, if you need his phone number, I can give it to you.” She looked at Darius cautiously. Darius frowned. “You can continue speaking. I’ll reward you accordingly if I think you deserve it.” The woman sighed in relief. Then, her eyes glowed with the excitement of sharing gossip—it even overwhelmed her fear of dying. “Mr. Reid, I’m positive that the black-robed person behind Dream Investment Group has to attend to certain ne

Then, Henry smiled gently. “I’m nothing but a poor man; my son had to live in squalor with me.” His eyes turned red. “There’s no better way of putting it—I’ve turned into an evil person.” His smile became forced as he turned to look at Edward. It seemed he’d suddenly forgotten about feeling scared. “I only wanted to avenge him, but I dreamed of him last night. He was sad and kept asking me why I did the things I did.” Tears filled his eyes. “He’s always been a strong boy; I’ve never seen him cry. That was the first time, and it made me feel terribly guilty.” Henry shut his eyes. “He told me I was no different from the other unsavory characters because of the things I did.” Edward hadn’t looked into Henry’s background, but he knew he was telling the truth—provided he wasn’t secretly an enlightened martial artist. Edward appraised him to see whether he could catch Henry out somewhere. Henry met his gaze and smiled faintly, not looking flustered at all. He continued calmly, “All I w