Edward nodded. “Yes, but he’s not the smartest either. I would’ve immediately taken credit for treating Zack if I were him. Also, I would’ve chosen to continue treating him without charging anything.”Darius raised an eyebrow. Then, he looked at Zack with a smile. Zack didn’t know the reason for the smile, and he was puzzled. He wanted to ask what was happening but remained silent in the end.Darius shook his head, still smiling. “You’ve forgotten about something important—many people were watching Zack in the hospital, and there’s a chance they haven’t paid a single cent. Perhaps the hospital director didn’t dare to ask them to pay their medical bills, so he chose to push their bills to me instead.” His smile grew. “I didn’t sense any greed from the hospital director, but I did sense some slyness. Whatever it is, he’s not an angel.” He was probably in a great mood. Although he was talking about something unpleasant, he wasn’t angry. Zack’s eyes were trained on him from the backseat

“I’m sure you’ve already witnessed firsthand how dangerous it is to be by my side. You can stay with me and face the danger, but Zack can’t. He’s just a normal employee of West Atlantics Int’l.”Edward frowned. He already knew what Darius was getting at, but he didn’t want to accept it. He turned to look at Zack and saw that he was still asleep. His frustration grew, and he reached out, wanting to shake Zack awake. Ultimately, the remnants of his rationality stopped him from doing so.Darius sensed the shift in his emotions, but he’d already guessed what Edward would do. He smiled and shook his head silently.Soon, they arrived at the hotel. There were about sixty yards between the hotel’s main entrance and its gates, and it was filled with people. Darius sighed. He didn’t even need to ask to know what had happened here, and he watched them grimly.When Edward saw the look on Darius’ face, he immediately knew what Darius wanted to do. So, he got out of the car and hurried to the oppo

He looked Darius in the eye as he lifted his hand into the air and balled it into a fist. This seemed to be a signal for the bodyguards—they dashed toward Darius and encircled him. To Darius’ surprise, they didn’t do anything else. He watched them mockingly, but all they did was slowly move around him in a circle.“This is a dumb move, and it won’t do much damage.” Darius was giving them his honest advice, but Elton obviously didn’t appreciate it. He put his hands in his pockets and said proudly, “This just shows how short-sighted you…” He wanted to say something scathing, but the rest of his sentence was cut off by a bloodcurdling scream. It made the bodyguards shudder, and they whipped their heads around to see what had happened. They’d trained together, and none of them had ever let out such an ear-piercing sound.Darius remained rooted to the spot, shaking his wrists as if he hadn’t done a thing. The bodyguards quickly returned to their senses and asked, “Did you do something to

“I’m just surprised these things still sadden you. It shows that you still harbor hope for them.”Ansel still looked lost. He parted his lips, but no words came out. Then, he buried his face in his arms.Darius looked at the two bodyguards, who exchanged glances before looking behind him. Though Darius’ aura made them tremble, they didn’t loosen their grip on Ansel. Darius raised an eyebrow, starting to feel interested in these bodyguards. It also hadn’t escaped his notice that the bodyguard from earlier had chosen to stand alongside him when Elton wanted to make his move. Of course, it could also be because the bodyguard was afraid he’d harm Elton, but Darius couldn’t deny their actions made his heart race. He wanted to turn them into his subordinates. However, before doing so, he had to deal with Elton. And so, he narrowed his eyes at Elton.Elton gulped, looking at Darius fearfully. He could clearly sense Darius’ intention, and he was sure that if he didn’t do something to change

Darius held out a hand. “Welcome to the team. From today onward, you’ll be members of my workforce. We’ll be spending a lot of time together from now on.” He didn’t expect to find himself some new subordinates at such a critical time, and ones that were proficient in their respective fields too. This was a much better outcome than he’d expected.He put his hands in his pockets, straightened up, and looked at Ansel. Ansel was still on his knees beside Elton’s body, but he wasn’t crying anymore. His face was devoid of emotion, and he knelt there without moving. Darius quickly averted his eyes, sighed, and shook his head. He had nothing to say about the whole matter.Then, he turned toward one of the sofas and sat down, crossing his legs at the knees. “Donald, I’ve already told you everything I know. What do you have to say?” When he didn’t receive an answer, he sighed and looked at Donald. “Just spit it out.”Donald nodded while twisting his hands. Darius looked so calm that he couldn’t