Chapter 223

"Don't worry, Mr. Reid. I’ll settle this."

Darius nodded, then closed his eyes and fell silent.

Viktor was terrified. He cried, "Darius, let me go this once, please! I didn’t do anything-l didn't even speak to the woman! I merely agreed with what Lyon said."

Lyon's eyes bulged. He spat on the ground and growled, "If you had the least bit of shame, you wouldn’t have said that. When we came across situations like this in the past, it's not like you didn’t get anything out of them. Now that the shit has hit the fan, you’re pushing all the blame on me so that this dude will vent his anger on me. I'm not going to take this lying down, and you'll pay the price for what you’ve done!"

His tone was resolute and firm. It made Viktor's face turn ghostly pale.

traveled between the two of them. Then, he narrowed his eyes, seemingly having understood something. He took a deep breath before

dragging Lyon along by the collar. Lyon didn't seem fazed, though. "Hey, brat. I bet you're not from here. If you were, you wouldn't be treating

to look at him. "So,

as you look. So, you should get on your knees, apologize, and beg me to forgive you. Say that you'll do anything to make it up to me, or I’ll do whatever I can

he still looked unbelievably pleased with himself. This reminded Darius of the first time he’d gone out looking for a job when he was

still snowing. The orphanage didn't have many funds, so all he had on was a thin short-sleeved T-shirt under

unless it was to go to school. So, this

and asked the owner in the smallest voice possible whether he needed someone to wash the dishes. There was nothing else he could do aside from this. Before being recognized as the heir to the Reid Consortium, Darius had been on the receiving end of all sorts

didn't say anything for the longest time, and Darius felt like he would freeze to death. So, he forced out, "Sir, I've never worked before, but I grew up in an orphanage. I'm used to doing these chores, and I'm sure I can do

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