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Indeed, Darius was innocent if one considered what the head security guard had done from his perspective. It was only because an innocent child was involved that Ursula had the impression that the head security guard was right. "I'm sorry for jumping to conclusions and putting the blame on you," said Ursula quickly upon realizing her mistake. She looked at Darius, wanting to show him she meant her words, hoping he would forgive her. Tears filled her eyes as the seconds ticked and Darius showed no sign of relenting.Darius looked at her thoughtfully. "Even now, you're not giving me anything useful. You're protecting those nefarious characters and telling me various half-truths." Ursula looked shocked at his words. He sighed and continued, "You sound believable—and I'm inclined to believe you're mostly telling the truth—but you've also kept a lot of important information from me. It doesn't seem like you genuinely want to resolve this."Ursula's eyes widened. "I don't understand what yo
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"Why don't you explain this to the authorities? If you do a good job, I'll consider retracting my earlier decision," said Darius.Ursula's eyes shot open. She looked at the officer and forced out a smile. "Darius and I got into an argument over a small misunderstanding, and I chose to jump out of the car through the window in the heat of the moment. Unfortunately, I didn't realize that I'd gained some weight, and I got stuck there. I'm sure you can imagine how embarrassed I feel now." Darius nodded at her words, looking understanding. For some reason, Ursula still had an ominous feeling. She gulped and turned to Darius, asking cautiously, "I didn't get anything wrong, did I?"As she did this, the officer's gaze landed on Darius, making him frown. He gave Ursula a scornful look. "You do realize you were supposed to make the situation better for us both, right? Yet you're also causing plenty of trouble for me by putting on such a pitiful look. You've been putting on a one-man show from
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"What's that supposed to mean for someone like me? Someone ran right into me in the middle of the street, then claimed I was her boyfriend. How are you going to resolve this?" Darius crossed his arms and glared at the officer. He'd never been this lost for words. He reached into his pocket to pull his phone out, but his fingers had barely grazed it when the officer shouted, "Drop what you're doing! Are you trying to pull something dangerous and illegal?" Darius sighed in exasperation, then lowered his head. The officer's expression turned murderous when he saw this. "What's with your attitude? It pisses me off, and I'll have you know that things won't end well for you when I'm angry."Darius sighed again. "That's all fine and dandy, but you don't even realize you're standing up for the perpetrator. All you did was pick on little ol' me after watching something online. Even until now, you haven't mentioned a word about what you've done." He scowled, looking irritated. He seemed to on
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Ursula parted her lips, but before she could make a sound, Darius asked, "Are you looking at me like that because you want me to accept your compensation right now?" He stroked the car, looking at it with heartache. "I hope you don't damage my car. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to make you buy me an identical one based on the current market rate. Of course, I'll give you this one in exchange for the new one."Ursula's chest heaved, but she tried her best to keep her voice gentle. "Allow me to apologize in advance for the car. Once I'm out of this predicament, I'll buy you a new one and try my best to make it identical to your current one." She looked at him earnestly.To her dismay, Darius shook his head. "You're not a person of your word. You say this now, but you might go back on your word in the next second. Your promise means nothing to me—the only way I'll believe you is if you act on it right now." Ursula's face was red from her earlier struggle, and people were currently
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Ultimately, Ursula was the first to give in. She stretched her arms out in an effort to stop Darius from approaching her and the officer. Then, she took a deep breath and said anxiously, "I didn't intend for things to turn out this way. I apologize for everything that's happened so far, and I admit I've been taking a tough stance to threaten you into doing things my way, but you have to acknowledge that this hasn't done me any good. On the contrary, it's only put me in more danger! I felt aggrieved, which is why I devised this plan. I didn't expect it to fail so spectacularly; we didn't manage to achieve any of our goals. As for your location, we truly got it from a private investigator." She looked at Darius guiltily. "I know it wasn't right of us to do this. I tried my best to talk myself out of it, but my selfishness won out in the end."On the other hand, the officer put his hands behind his back and watched her worriedly. Darius smiled mockingly at this. "I remember making mysel
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His eyes carried a hint of warning, but his tone was light as he said to Ursula, "Remember to transfer the money for the car to my account. With your ability, I'm sure you'd be able to find out what my account number is. If you can't, you can just write a check and have it delivered to the Reid family." With that, Darius put the pedal to the metal and sped away, leaving Ursula and the officer coughing from the dust and exhaust fumes.In the car, Darius looked murderous. He'd never been this angry before; it felt like his day had been wasted on freaks. He took a deep breath, shut his eyes, and pressed the bridge of his nose. Now, the only thing he could feel thankful for was the fact that he'd gotten rid of Ursula. At this thought, he frowned and turned to look at the window she'd tried to jump out of—the frame was out of shape. Darius sighed. He'd be lying if he said it didn't bother him, but compared to that, he was more interested in the Evans family. He'd heard of it before and
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Darius smiled at her, his admiration apparent. Darcy returned his smile, saying, "I didn't expect you to remember me." At the same time, she waved the broom she was holding around.Darius shook his head helplessly and stood up. "I remember asking my people to look into you. The fact that you got accepted by Kingston University despite coming from a poor family is enough to show that you must be a stellar student. I found it weird that my people couldn't find you on campus." He gave her a curious look.Darcy's smile was still in place as she shook her head. "Thank you for everything you've done for me, Mr. Reid. I honestly don't mind working as a janitor—it's what I was doing before meeting you. I've never dreamed of doing anything else; I've never even imagined being able to return to university. Life's already good enough for me now that there's enough money to pay for my brother's medical bills."Darius sensed her smile was bitter but genuine. Darcy had some regrets but was generall
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Since then, they'd braved many dangers together. Zack's company had also gone from being on the verge of bankruptcy to officially being a member of the Reid Consortium. Darius had done his best to protect the livelihoods of many families, which was something most companies would find hard and even impossible. Still, Darius had managed it. This was why Erin couldn’t understand what sort of conditions would’ve been enticing enough to attract Zack to betray Darius for another company.Darius had long since been mentally prepared for Zack’s betrayal. He nodded. "It’s fine. After all, he only joined us when he was backed into a corner. Nothing he did, under those circumstances, would be out of the ordinary. Perhaps joining me was never something he wanted or wished for. Now that he has the means to leave, it’s only normal for him to make such a decision. Of course, it’s also possible that he could’ve been threatened or something along those lines. Save your sorrow and sadness for another