Adrian's words hit Eddie harder than he expected.For a few seconds, Eddie simply stared at him. His face was filled with disbelief and anger.“You helped him?” Eddie finally asked.Adrian smiled.“Yes. I already told you that.”“How could you do that?” Eddie's voice became louder. “My father was murdered because of that man, and you are standing here telling me that you helped him take everything from my family?”Adrian shrugged.“That is business.”Eddie could no longer control himself. He suddenly stood up and lunged at Adrian.“You bastard!”Before Eddie could reach him, the heavily built bodyguard standing behind Adrian quickly stepped forward.He grabbed Eddie and shoved him backward with tremendous force.Eddie's body flew backward and was about to crash hard against a nearby object, but Darren quickly caught him and steadied him.Without Darren's intervention, Eddie could have easily broken a bone or two from the force of the impact.Darren helped him regain his balance.“Are

The voice came from behind them, causing everyone to stop and turn around.Eddie's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the person standing behind them. “Darren? What are you doing here?”Darren looked at him calmly. “I told you that I would make sure nothing happened to you, so why would I leave after knowing that these men had found you?”Jethro frowned with irritation as he looked Darren up and down. “Who do you think you are? You should leave this place before you do something you will regret.”Eddie quickly turned toward Darren with a worried expression. “Darren, please leave. You should not get involved in this because these people are here for me, not you.”Darren shook his head. “I am not going to abandon my friend when he is in danger. Friends are supposed to stand together, especially when one of them needs help.”Eddie looked at him helplessly. “You do not understand what you are getting yourself into. My uncle is not someone you should make an enemy of.”Darren remained

Henry looked around the conference table and noticed the growing concern on the faces of the members. He understood what they were thinking, and he did not want them to believe that he was incapable of handling the situation.“You do not need to worry about Darren Hilton,” Henry said confidently. “I will take care of him myself. I only need a little more time.”One of the members frowned.“You have already had enough time, Henry. We gave you our support because you promised that you could handle everything.”“I know,” Henry replied. “And I have not forgotten that. Give me a little more time, and I will remove Eddie from the picture. Once Eddie is gone, there will be no one left who can challenge my control of Murphy Group of Companies.”A woman sitting across the table folded her arms.“And what about Darren?”Henry looked at her.“I will deal with him as well.”The woman studied him for a moment before looking toward the others.“What do the rest of you think?”Nobody responded imme

One of the lawyers suddenly lost his patience. He leaned forward and looked directly at Darren with an angry expression.“How dare you speak to us like that?” he asked. “You come into this chamber after your family has lost everything, and you stand there bragging as if you still have the power you once had. Do you even hear yourself?”Darren remained completely calm.He did not argue with the man, and he did not allow the lawyer's words to provoke him. He simply looked at him and asked, “How much do you charge?”The lawyer stared at him for a few seconds.His anger slowly turned into a mocking smile.“My name is Marcus Hale,” he said. “And since you seem so interested in knowing our fees, I will tell you exactly how this is going to work.”Jeff immediately became uncomfortable.“Master—”Darren raised his hand slightly, asking him to remain quiet.Marcus leaned back in his chair.“You want the three of us to take your case, correct?”“Yes.”“Very well. Let us make a deal.”Darren loo

Darren stood in front of Marcus and looked at him calmly.For several seconds, Marcus could not bring himself to meet Darren's eyes.He had already realized that there was no way out of the situation. The chief lawyer had made it clear that he had to honor the agreement, and Darren was not going to forget the bet.Darren finally spoke.“Kneel.”Marcus's face turned red with embarrassment.For a brief moment, he wished the ground would open beneath him and swallow him completely.He looked around the room.Almost everyone was watching him.Some of the junior lawyers had their phones in their hands, while others were trying to hide their excitement.Marcus took a deep breath.He had no choice.Slowly, he lowered himself and knelt in front of Darren.The room became completely silent.Darren looked down at him.“Are you ready?”Marcus swallowed.“Yes.”His voice was barely audible.Darren raised his hand.The next moment, his palm came across Marcus's face with tremendous force.Smack!M