Darren was the only person who knew what Joseph Whitmore had done. Joseph had bought Austagon Chambers and forced the lawyers handling their case to drop it. Darren was about to tell his grandfather and Jeff about it before Henry arrived at the mansion with his men and caused all the trouble.After thinking about it for a while, Darren decided that he would not tell his grandfather.There was no need to give the old man another reason to worry.Instead, he decided to tell only Jeff. The two of them needed to deal with the problem themselves and find another lawyer who could take over the case as quickly as possible.Darren called Jeff and explained everything that had happened at Austagon Chambers when he went to pick the later they had forgotten in the lawyers car. Jeff listened carefully, and when Darren finished, he sighed.“This is a serious problem,” Jeff said. “But we cannot allow it to stop us. The hearing is tomorrow, so we need to find another lawyer as soon as possible.”“I

The lead official, the same man who had slapped Walters and pushed him to the ground, stared at Darren with a mocking expression. His name was Stanley, and judging by the confidence with which he carried himself, he was clearly used to having people obey him.“Gone are the days when someone from the Hilton family could ask questions like that,” Stanley said coldly. “You don't need to involve yourself in this. Whatever little money you have on you, I suggest you take it and go to another lawyer to start your case. You certainly cannot afford to handle Walters' debts.”Jeff's face hardened immediately. He was already annoyed by the way Stanley had been speaking to Darren. If things were the way they had been three months ago, a government official like Stanley would not even have been worthy of speaking directly to Darren or any member of the Hilton family.People like him would have waited for an opportunity to send a request before even thinking about approaching the Hiltons.But th

Stanley frowned as he stared at Darren, knowing exactly what he was talking about. Yet instead of admitting it, he decided to pretend that he had no idea what Darren meant.“Get away from me,” Stanley said impatiently. “I don't know what you're talking about.”Darren tilted his head slightly.Stanley had spoken out the bet not longer than a ten minutes ago. Now he was claiming to not know what Darren was talking about.Darren raised an eye brow, “Is it that you have a terrible memory, or are you are pretending not to remember?”Stanley's face became more annoyed.“I don't know what you're saying,” he replied. He tried to sound as though he was in a hurry to leave. “Now let go of the door so I can close it and drive away.”Darren did not move.“There is one thing I hate,” Darren said calmly. “And that is seeing someone run away from a bet.”Stanley stared at him.“I take bets seriously. When I make one, I like to see it through to the end.” Darren added.Stanley reached for the door an

Walters led Darren and Jeff into the Keystone Chamber, intending to take them directly to his office so they could discuss the case. However, before they could reach his office, several of the lawyers who had returned to the chamber gathered around them.At first, Walters had planned to handle the case himself. But after the lawyers learned that it was Darren who had cleared all the chamber’s debts, they became eager to be involved. Some of them admitted that even if they were not going to stand in court as representatives, they still wanted to contribute their knowledge and experience to the case.With so many lawyers volunteering to help, Walters changed his mind. Instead of taking Darren and Jeff to his office, he led everyone into the conference room.A short while later, Darren, Jeff, Walters, and fifteen lawyers were seated around the large conference table.Walters looked around the room before turning his attention to Jeff. “You said this case is against Joseph Whitmore. Tel

As Joseph finished speaking, he glanced toward Darren and Derek, who were standing not far away. He wanted to see whether his words had struck a nerve.They had.Although neither Darren nor Derek said a word, their expressions spoke for them. Derek's face had hardened, while Darren's eyes had become colder.Joseph noticed it and smiled. He was enjoying every moment of it.A journalist quickly turned his microphone toward Derek.“Mr. Hilton, is what Mr. Whitmore said about your grandson true? Did you really believe Darren was incapable of managing the family wealth?”Another journalist pushed forward.“Mr. Derek, did you actually tell Joseph Whitmore that you preferred him over your own grandson?”Derek ignored them.He tried to walk toward the courthouse, but the journalists and the crowd refused to make way for him. They continued throwing questions at him from every direction.“Mr. Hilton, please answer!”“Is Joseph telling the truth?”“Why did you transfer everything to him?”Derek