“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