“If you insist on helping her, I’ll seek help from the authorities to keep you away from me.” Darius raised an eyebrow and turned to leave. He didn’t want to waste another second here—it looked like it was almost time for the banquet.

However, he had only taken one step when he felt someone grab him. He guessed that it was the old woman, and he turned to look at his sleeve. As expected, he was right.

He slowly turned to face her and said, “I don’t like coming into physical contact with others, and it’s only out of the kindness of my heart that I didn’t fling you away. Now, you’ve used up all the kindness that I have.” His eyes were frosty.

The old woman’s heart sank, and she let go of him before realizing what she was doing. Then, she backed away while looking at him warily. She gulped and said, “Whatever it is, it’s not right for you to be treating a woman like this, especially since she hasn’t done anything to harm you.”

Darius raised an eyebrow. There was a hint of anger in his ey