“Don’t worry, Mr.

Reid. I’ll settle this.”

Darius nodded,

then closed his eyes and fell silent.

Viktor was

terrified. He cried, “Darius, let me go this once, please! I didn’t do

anything—I didn’t even speak to the woman! I merely agreed with what Lyon

said.”

Lyon’s eyes

bulged. He spat on the ground and growled, “If you had the least bit of shame,

you wouldn’t have said that. When we came across situations like this in the

past, it’s not like you didn’t get anything out of them. Now that the shit has

hit the fan, you’re pushing all the blame on me so that this dude will vent his

anger on me. I’m not going to take this lying down, and you’ll pay the price

for what you’ve done!”

His tone was

resolute and firm. It made Viktor’s face turn ghostly pale.

Darius’ gaze

traveled between the two of them. Then, he narrowed his eyes, seemingly having

understood something. He took a deep breath before putting his hands behind his

back and walking into the hotel.

Edward followed

him while dragging