Hearing the sincerity in Dan's voice, Clarion was at a sudden loss for words. He had said so much and did nothing wrong, but why must he be the one to take the fall?

Did they know nothing about the meaning of forever?

No… They knew—they knew exactly what was happening here.

Clarion had a feeling that if he took these accusations upon himself, there was only one path waiting for him—an extremely painful death.

Coming to this realization, Clarion took a deep breath and said slowly, " I'll say it one more time. You can order me to die, and you can even make me disappear forever, but you cannot destroy my reputation forever. Between losing my reputation and death… I would rather die!"

As soon as he finished, he kicked the coffee table in front of Dan and left the office without looking back.

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"Tsk! I didn't expect Dan to have made such a lapse of judgment. Regardless of what happened, Clarion was still loyal to him. Even though he became somewhat hesitant after I saved him, he stil