Chapter 228

Darius' ears perked up, and he realized he could hear several cars coming from a distance. His expression immediately turned icy. "I think I know why she's doing this."

Erin looked at him blankly.

He sucked in a deep breath, then said, "Because the Gillette family will be here in ten minutes, at most.”

Erin and Alicia both frowned. They quickly got to their feet and hurried to stand before him, wanting to shield him with their bodies. They ended up standing shoulder to shoulder.

Darius lowered his head and looked at them with a smile on his face." There’s no need for you two to be so nervous. It won’t solve the problem. If anything, it's just going to increase the time I need to spend on resolving this."

The two women shared a look, but neither of them said anything since this was only their first meeting. Then, they averted their gazes and breathed deeply. As they fell deep into their thoughts, Darius stretched his neck.

anyone to bully their dog. Now that we have 10 percent of this

up on their dog. Unless, of course, Wilson Gillette is as generous as I am and willing to pay a high price for his dog. I doubt that’ll happen, though." He shrugged, then leaned against a table nearby. "So, if I were you, I'd continue doing what

She turned to him and bowed her head slightly, saying, "I’m sorry, sir.

over to her

doesn't come from a wealthy family, nor does he have

you know I wanted to

be asking

recovered and calmed down, then bowed her head. "I'm sorry,

this was what Darius wanted to hear. He nodded, then looked at Samantha, who was still on the floor. "Samantha, you can stop that now. The

eyes widened, and she wept silently. Then, she shook her head

soul is here right now." Darius looked up at the sky. "Look, maybe he's hanging around here somewhere, looking down at you! But if you want him to appear before you, I'm sorry that it's not possible because he’s dead. He died a

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