Chapter 578

Darius stared emotionlessly at his phone. No one could have known what he was thinking, not even Alicia, who had eavesdropped on the call from the beginning.

Moments of silence went by before Alicia gathered the courage to approach his side. She kept two steps away from him while speaking. “Sir, shouldn’t we go and save Kate? She hasn’t done anything wrong all this while, after all.”

Although Darius turned to meet her gaze, it took a while before he sighed and responded, “Indeed, she’s innocent. However, the best person to deal with this isn’t us.”

Darius spoke emotionlessly, just like how he looked at Alicia.

It lacked warmth to the point where Alicia’s body instinctively quivered. She no longer dared meet his eyes at that moment.

Sighing, Darius asked, “Are you aware what you’re doing now is the same as what Erin did before?”

Alicia paled at once, her head shooting upward with determination at Darius. “Then, I’ll go to Kate alone.”

Eyes sharpening like blades, Darius scrutinized Al