Laughter erupted through the hall as Darius Blackwood's words hung in the air, almost as if the roof would be lifted by the sheer volume of amusement.
"Did I hear that right? He wants the people from Herbal Harmony Market and Professor York to recognize him as their master? Is this guy out of his mind? Hahaha!"
"I bet anyone with an IQ over twenty wouldn't say such a thing! This is a first for me!"
"I can't take it anymore, my stomach hurts from laughing! Someone, please call the psychiatric hospital and have this man taken away!"
While the onlookers indulged in mockery, the Hartwells were on the verge of panic.
They knew all too well that Darius couldn't possibly come up with the $1 million.
Ultimately, it would fall upon the Hartwell family to clean up his mess.
"Have you lost you
