"What are you blabbering about?!" Thompson Cook's face went ashen. He believed he had covered his tracks flawlessly, confident that no third party could possibly be aware of his actions. Yet, how did Darius Blackwood come to know the truth? "Whether I'm talking nonsense, you know best," Darius glanced at him coldly, his gaze making Thompson feel as though he were prey under the scrutiny of a fierce predator. "Mr. Blackwood, we are indeed grateful for your lifesaving help for Mr. Thompson," Lana Cook said sternly. "But please refrain from making baseless accusations." In her heart, Thompson Cook was as dear to her as her own son, so naturally, she was displeased to hear Darius "slander" him. "Indeed, Thompson is my nephew; he has no motive to harm me," Ryan Cook asserted, looking at

