Chapter 824 Declaring Sovereignty
Without Violet around, Darian had no reason to stick around. After a quick chat with Max, he left with his assistant.
As they passed by Brady's office on their way out of the Hall Group building, Darian paused for a moment before continuing.
Outside the Hall Group building, Darian glanced at the expansive blue sky and white clouds in the distance.
His eyes were deep and contemplative.
His assistant knew exactly what he was thinking about—Violet.
Thinking of Violet, the assistant couldn't help but let out a deep sigh. How could he persuade him?
If this continued, Darian was bound to ruin himself.
The assistant didn't want that to happen, so he tried to reason with him again. "Darian, seriously, don't blame me for nagging or getting in your way, but you saw it yourself. When you tried to have a drink with Mrs. Hall, Mr. Hall stepped in. Let's not get involved in this mess, okay?"
"What mess?" Darian replied coldly, looking away.
"Tonight, at Mr. Hall's gathering, I'll be there too."
The assistant was at a loss for words. He really couldn't persuade him.
But he couldn't just let him spiral out of control either.
After some thought, the assistant took out his phone and secretly sent a message to Lucien: [Professor Moreau, sorry to bother you, but I need your help. Can you find a way to stop Darian from pursuing Mrs. Hall? I'm afraid he'll destroy himself.]
Lucien received the message and frowned slightly.
It wasn't that he didn't want to help, but Darian's obsession was too deep, almost incurable. He wouldn't listen to reason.
To help him, Lucien would have to talk to Brady.
[I understand. Keep an eye on him for now.]
Assistant: [Got it.]
Later that evening, Brady and Violet arrived at the restaurant Eddy had reserved, waiting for Darian to join them.
The couple had just sat down when Eddy received a message about the joint design company. After reading it, he quickly approached Brady and whispered a few words in his ear.
Brady frowned as he listened, then said, "Keep monitoring it."
"Mr. Hall, I will," Eddy replied respectfully, but as he did, he noticed the fresh pink kiss mark on Brady's neck.
He was momentarily stunned. Was that a kiss mark?
Did Mrs. Hall leave it? Probably... but it was the first time Eddy had seen Brady openly display a kiss mark.
Was it for Darian's benefit?
"Sweetheart, is something wrong?" Violet asked, curious about their secretive conversation.
"Nothing, just some company business," Brady replied, not wanting to alarm her with what he had discovered.
Since it was Hall Group's business, Violet didn't press further and took a sip of water.
Eddy stepped back to stand guard.
Brady turned to Violet, who was drinking water, and said, "Aren't you going to take off the scarf?"
Violet knew what he was up to. With a mix of exasperation and amusement, she removed the scarf from her neck. "It's off."
"Looks beautiful," Brady said, satisfied as he admired the deeper purple kiss mark on her neck.
Violet rolled her eyes at him.
Beautiful? This was his way of marking his territory?
Fine, she didn't mind him marking his territory if it meant keeping Darian's inappropriate thoughts at bay.
It would prevent any unpleasant entanglements in their future collaborations.
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