The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 286

Benji looked at the ground and said seriously, "Even if I've offended you, I hope this won't affect your relationship with Kate. She's very innocent, and even if she occasionally does things that are hard to fathom, it's only because she doesn’t know it's wrong. Her mother left when she was very young, and none of us taught her about these things.

That's why she's so naive. So, please blame me for everything she's done wrong."

After saying these things, Benji seemed to regain his strength. He raised his head and looked at Darius, continuing, "I know you're a kind and reasonable man."

When he met Benji's eyes, Darius couldn't bring himself to shake his head, but he didn't want to let Benji off the hook so easily.

After a few seconds, he came up with the perfect response-he shrugged, then looked away and focused on Holt, who'd been waiting for him with his arms crossed.

When he met Darius’ eyes, he put his arms down, his gaze mocking. "Are you ready to fight me?" He sized Darius up. You might be poor, but you're definitely brave enough to do anything for love. It's too bad that I'm your opponent, though.”

“You know what you remind me of? A poor, defenseless little chick. I can send you flying with a single punch, so I'll give

was about to make his move when he saw the

I suppose plenty of people have taught you the ways of the world, but it's a shame none of them taught

I'll have to teach you; remember to pay

didn't even flinch. Kate watched them from the villa, feeling a cold sweat break out.

he saw Darius standing there. He could already see what would happen, and he gulped with excitement. Then, he felt something brush against his face. After that, he lost his balance before crashing onto the ground, his eyes wide with

like every bone in his body was

and it was only then that he noticed a beautiful yet plainly dressed woman standing before Darius and looking down at him. Her gaze was so sharp that pain rocked through him when he met her eyes, so he quickly averted

had once told him Darius had become

had also warned him not to offend Darius because they were no match for him

face turned ashen, and he started to tremble with