The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 288

Kate said crisply, "If that's the case, I don't want you to get into a fight with Darius, nor do I want you to apologize to him."

Benji's eye twitched. He pursed his lips, eventually tapping her on the head without saying anything.

Kate continued to look at him. She couldn't tell whether Benji had agreed to her request. As she thought about this, Benji walked over to Darius. She watched him expectantly, but it quickly turned into disappointment because Benji didn't do as she’d hoped.

He sighed softly, then said, "Look at how innocent she's always been. It's all because of me..." He didn't get the chance to finish his sentence because Kate interrupted him. She stood between the two of them with her back to Benji, and he frowned, about to reprimand her.

However, he couldn't bring himself to do it because he knew that she was just worried about him.

Kate looked up at Darius and took in his confused expression. She smiled and said gently, "I Know Uncle Benji's probably done some things to offend you, as have I. I've never apologized to you properly nor thanked you for your help."

After saying this, she tried to bow to him. He subconsciously reached out to stop her, then sighed and made her stand up straight.

“Alright, alright. I'm not mad about what happened in the past because you two had your reasons for your actions. Also, you two didn't hurt anyone and were, in fact, the ones who'd gotten hurt."

He retracted his hands when she looked at him gratefully. He looked away from her and focused on Calypso. She was still standing there with her eyes darting around, and Darius smiled mockingly. He

couldn't read her mind, but he could already guess what she was thinking about based on her expression alone. Content (C) Nôv/elDra/ma.Org.

He said coldly, "I know what you're thinking."

Calypso froze and turned to look at him expectantly. She felt that since he was willing to take the initiative to speak to her, she probably still stood a chance of leaving this place alive. Soon, however, she realized how wrong she was.

Darius said calmly, "You can stop trying. No matter what you say or do, I won't let you off the hook.”

Calypso widened her eyes in shock. She was sure that Darius was deadly serious, but she also felt that he was pulling her leg. She couldn't help thinking about how weirdly Holt had reacted to him, so she gave him a once-over.

None of the things he was wearing cost more than a hundred dollars, so he couldn't possibly be wealthy. In fact, he couldn't even compare to an ordinary person. Yet here he was, acting so cocky with her.

This infuriated her, so she put her hands on her hips and held her head up high, saying firmly, "That's impossible! You must be lying. After all, you look so sly that there's no way you can be telling the truth.”

Darius stroked his face. He didn't check his appearance often, but he was sure that he looked upstanding and handsome. He knew that Calypso wouldn't agree with him, though. Not that he cared. Instead of responding to her, he said loudly, "Bridget!"

She'd been standing in an obscure corner all this while, and she immediately showed herself when she heard Darius calling her.

Kate's eyes widened in horror when she saw Bridget-Bridget wasn't walking toward Darius, but toward Calypso instead!

She’d never expected this to happen, and she wanted to say something to put a stop to this. However, she was so shocked that she failed to make a sound. Also, she didn't really want to plead on Calypso's behalf. The only thing that made her want to do so was the fact that Benji cared for Calypso and wanted to help her.

In fact, he dashed over to Darius as quickly as possible and dropped to his knees before him. Everyone was shocked by this, including Darius. He shuffled away from Benji, not too happy with what was happening. He wanted to stop this debacle, but before he could say anything, Kate burst into tears.

"Uncle Benji, I really don't understand what you're doing! Darius hasn't done anything wrong, but you're asking him to forgive Calypso unconditionally. Don’t you see how unreasonable you're being?"

Benji lowered his head, looking distressed. After a moment, he looked back up at Darius and said, "I can't deny that Kate is right, and I agree with her. However, I still have to apologize for wanting to see a different result. Calypso's my sister, and no matter how huge a mistake she's made, I still want to do everything I can to protect her from harm!"