The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

The Consortium’s Heir Chapter 174

Darius smirked a little at the look on her face. This was what he wanted to see.

Doris had never seen so much money in her life, not even in the vault of the man who claimed to be the

richest in the world. She’d even felt pleased with herself and wondered what had happened to the

money.

Now, she knew. The man who stood before her was the one who was truly rich! If she could take the

money with her, there was no telling how many mouths she could feed. She smiled at this thought. It was

nonsensical, of course.

At this moment, Darius said something that made Doris feel like she was dreaming. “I had this money

prepared with the intention of helping the poor. If you can graduate from college, you’ll be fully in charge

of it.”

Doris felt like she’d suddenly been transported to a different world altogether. There was no way a

normal person would give a thief that much money–especially someone as rich as Darius. Then again,

she’d heard that these rich people tended to have odd fetishes–maybe this was his.

Now, she felt like she’d stumbled upon the truth. This was probably a new trick that Darius had devised

to lure her into his trap. Perhaps there was a catch somewhere, waiting to sentence her to a worse fate!

When Erin returned, she saw that the office doors were wide open, and everyone could see what was

happening inside. This included the massive box that was filled with gold bars. She didn’t know what

Darius and Doris were doing, but she knocked on the door anyway.

Darius turned to glance at her. “Come in.”

She walked into the room with a folder in hand, then walked up to his desk and slid the folder over to

him.

The way she moved showed off her every curve, making Doris narrow her eyes. She made Erin jump

when she suddenly said, “You’re gorgeous. Why are you working for someone like Darius?”

Erin quickly regained her composure and said, “Miss Gray, Mr. Reid saved me from the clutches of

someone evil. If not for him, I would be nothing but a corpse, forgotten and rotting away in a trash can

somewhere.”

Doris was lost for words. She found it hard to believe Erin was telling the truth, yet it seemed highly likely.

Darius wasn’t flustered to see how much she still doubted him. He said, “At this point in time, the truth

has nothing to do with you. You should think about going to college.” He grabbed the folder in front of

him, tore it open, signed it, and handed it back to Erin. “The company will pay for her tuition.”

Doris gaped as he heard Dockle Community College. She’d never expected him to be serious. He was

even paying for her tuition! Almost an hour later, she got into the passenger seat of a car. Erin was in the

driver’s seat, and Darius was in the back. Things started to sink in, and she turned to Darius, saying, “I’ll

make sure to complete my studies as soon as possible so that I can come to work for you.”

Darius didn’t say anything. Doris‘ voice was the only one that could be heard in the car. “I believe you

now, so I’ll tell you everything I know. Someone by the name of Alan Roberts came to me and offered me

50,000 dollars to steal from you, saying he’d give me the money once the job was done. He told me

about your past and even lent me his computer so that I could see for myself. What I saw back then was

completely different from what I saw earlier, so I’m really sorry.”

Darius immediately felt uncomfortable when he heard that name. He frowned and repeated, “Alan

Roberts?”

Doris didn’t know what had happened between them, but she could sense that something had changed

in him when he said that name. She realized she’d probably made a huge mistake and helped a bad

person.

Erin confirmed her suspicions. “Doris, you’re much too naive. Alan Roberts is the president of Dream

Investment Group. He once tried to make a move on me during a dinner party and even threatened me.

He also tried to make us lose some business deals. Of course, he stopped pulling these tricks once he

knew how wealthy Mr. Reid really was.”

She remained expressionless as she spoke, but Doris was far from that. Her hands trembled violently,

and she dropped her phone. Before she knew it, her face was streaked with tears of regret. “I’m sorry. I

really didn’t know about these things. I know words mean nothing, but aside from apologizing, there’s

nothing else I can do for you guys.” 1

Darius looked calm. “It’s over now, so there’s no need for you to act like this. I don’t like it.”

Doris immediately stopped crying. She turned to look at him, her eyes filled with desperation and longing.

“Mr. Reid, I’ll make sure to repay you with everything I’ve got.”

“That’s not something you should be thinking about. If you don’t forget about it, I’ll have you thrown in

jail.”

Doris shut her mouth and turned to face the front. She was overjoyed to be be able to stay by his side,

and she didn’t want to leave. After a while, though, she started feeling uncomfortable because of the

silence.

She picked her phone up. Shortly after that, she shrieked, “Mr. Reid, I can’t believe you’re so considerate

to the poor when you’re so rich!”

Even with his eyes closed, Darius could feel her gaze burning a hole in his face. He frowned and said,

“Have you already forgotten what I just said?”

Doris shut her mouth again, but her eyes didn’t leave him. His true identity was the master and only heir

of the legendary, mysterious Reid Consortium! Most people had no idea what it was, but she wasn’t one

of them.

Her teacher had been saved by a member of the Reid Consortium before, but he couldn’t repay their

kindness because he couldn’t practice martial arts anymore. He’d taught her everything he knew so that

she could repay them on his behalf.

To her, if she could repay the Reid Consortium, she would also be repaying her teacher for raising her.

She glanced at Darius a few times, wanting to tell him about this. However, she remained silent under his

threatening gaze. Perhaps this was what her teacher had meant when he said the time was not yet ripe.