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Michelle remained kneeling on the ground. Beside her, Darius could sense the hesitation in her downcast gaze. Still, she did not say anything and only stood before strolling further away. Her answer was crystal clear to Darius.Meanwhile, Darius heard the man in black robes approaching and knew the latter was about to kill him. Refusing to die at all costs, Darius opened his eyes. Neither he nor the man did not plan for that to happen. When the harsh sunlight shone into Darius’ eyes, Darius froze dumbfoundedly for two seconds. Immediately after, the pain he felt became so overbearing that he shot to his feet at once. His body had not fully recovered, and because of his drastic movements that used up some of his life force, Darius inadvertently injured himself again. However, he healed much quicker this time. Following that, he examined the internal wounds beneath his skin, knowing no one else could see them. Even so, Ford, who stood opposite Darius, could still accurately detect a
Chapter 400
On top of Ford’s newly formed crater being so deep that others could not see the bottom, large soil particles like gravel and dust burst into the air, staining the scene with a shade of sepia. According to the law of motion, Ford’s blow bore a hole so deep in the ground that the soil particles flew out equally as far and with the same force. They swarmed toward Michelle, whose mind had blanked from the shock of witnessing everything. Layers of rubble crushed onto her body.Such a situation felt like a miracle yet also a dream to Darius. A whirlwind of emotions filled his body while he widened his eyes, realizing his bare hands were more than enough to cause Ford massive damage. Sensing no inhales nor exhales from Michelle, Darius wondered if she had died from the impact. His breathing then quickened as he tried to process the alarming news as a regular human would. Still, he was unsure whether his actions had actually caused Michelle’s death; everything happened so quickly and succe
Chapter 401
Ford’s eyes snapped wide open when Darius abruptly retracted his hand. Of course, Darius did not mean to spare Ford, but the latter did not know that. Ford’s brows raised as his stare bore holes into Darius. “What you’re doing now confuses me. I don’t understand why you’d stop halfway into killing me, but I suggest you kill me now. My loathing for you has reached a higher peak than before, so if I manage to survive today, I won’t hesitate to spend the rest of my life attacking you. I’ll make sure you spend the rest of your life in distress!”Darius’ lips curved as he ridiculed, “You couldn’t even kill me when you had maximum health and companions to your aide. Do you seriously think I’ll be afraid if you return to attack me after recovering from your hefty injuries?”Although it seemed like Darius was taunting, his tone remained stoic. Such juxtaposition in behavior set off a panic in Ford because it meant Darius meant every word. Ford no longer had the strength to close his eyes, b
Chapter 402
“After our training ends, we belong tothose that purchase us—our owners. We can’t refuse even if they want us to dosomething bizarre like exchange our body parts with someone else.” Ford’s features bitterly wrinkled as heconcluded, “It doesn’t matter what we feel or think.”Every fiber of Darius’ being trembled withrage upon hearing that. He had never experienced or thought it was possible tofeel such intense emotions. Yet, the way his body reacted now proved him wrong.Anger surged in his veins as he shut his eyes, then opened them. “You have Shelvin’s body parts andabilities now,” he pointed out calmly.Ford lay on the ground, and after listeningto the former’s words, he finally realized that perhaps his entire worldviewwas wrong. Subsequently, he shut his eyes and kept mum, willing himself toaccept the harsh mental blow. In truth, he knew the way he perceivedthings all his life had been inaccurate—the same applied to what happened withShelvin. He had plenty of chances
Chapter 403
Darius sensed the hesitancy in Bridget’stone and immediately knew the place was unsafe. Hence, he shook his head. “No, I won’t allow us to go there even ifthis place you’re bringing up is the same as what Ford mentioned. That’s not awise option for us. After all, Shelvin’s dead now, so we don’t have to obtainhis remaining body tissue. Besides, I’m sure Shelvin won’t mind if his tissuescan get transplanted into other talented people and give them a better chanceat life. He’s a kind man, after all.”Bridget’s eyes rounded at Darius. The ideaof giving Shelvin’s remains to create more powerful enemies terrified her, soshe wholly rejected it in her mind. Yet, she knew her place as a bodyguard;Bridget could not disobey her boss’ orders. She had always voiced her opinions beforebecause Darius was a more forgiving boss than most. With that in mind, Bridgetknew it was unwise to test the limits of his mercy. Thus, she shoved herthoughts deep down her heart and nodded, saying, “Ye
Chapter 404
Daisy unleashed a piercing scream from theother end of the call. “Why? Why would you call the police over such a minorissue? What a waste of money! Plus, have you forgotten that we once workedtogether? I’m confident we’ll continue to see each other often for the samereasons.”She tightly clutched her chest and put on atearful expression while saying that. Unfortunately, she forgot that Dariuscould not see her since they were on the phone.“What you’re saying now makes no sense,”Darius coldly stated. “Nothing special has ever resulted from our meetings.Plus, your appearance back then always annoyed me. You also seem to haveforgotten that we’re on a voice call now, not a video call.”He briskly hung up and returned his phoneto his pocket after that. Placing his hands on his hips, he frowned whilescanning every inch of the area ahead, suspecting Daisy had likely hacked intothe security cameras to spy on him. It made him very uncomfortable.Next to him, Bridget noticed his exp
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The bald man then grabbed the phone fromDaisy’s hand and boomed with a voice that sparked fear in others. “I suggest you show yourself before me now.Or else, I can guarantee you’ll end up miserably. Know this—I’m not asworthless as little Daisy here. Let’s hope you’re smart enough not tounderestimate the power of public opinion.”He hung up after saying that.Meanwhile, Darius knitted his brows uponhearing the click from the other end of the call. Everything had spiraledbeyond Darius’ initial plans. He raised his wrist to look at the time beforereturning his hand to his hips. At the same time, he sat in the driver’sseat, tapped the dashboard with his other hand, and sighed.Bridget had already gotten into the car,her face creasing with worry when she noticed Darius’ countenance. “Sir, I’m an enlightened martial artist.While I’m not nearly as skilled as you—oh, well, that doesn’t matter—” Beforeshe could finish speaking, Darius’ phone rang again, so she pursed her lipssh
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Darius exhaled bitterly, adding, “That’ssomething I’ll change once I return to the company. Still, before we do that,you should rest up since you’ll need your full health to help me settle thingswhen we get back to West Atlantics Int’l. After all, you haven’t been therebefore, so working there will take a toll on you. The only difference aboutWest Atlantics Int’l is nobody will dare harm you under my watch. You’re safethere, which makes it better than this place.”“Yeah. No one would dare harm me at WestAtlantics Int’l because you own the company. It’s your turf,” replied Bridget,who smiled and nodded with the utmost conviction.That complete trust in Darius made hisheart skip a beat just then. Once he realized his erratic heartbeat, thecorners of his eyes creased into a curious stare at Bridget. Then, he turned away and shook his head.“You should know I’m not implying anything improper between us.”Bridget bit her lower lip, hesitating for amoment as she did not know why