The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 122 (West Atlantics Int'l, Capital City) Darius' eyes shone when he heard Hector’s answer. The Gold Group! Darius had never expected that the person who was behind everything was the head of the Gold Group.

Darius replied calmly, despite the shock he felt. “I’ve toldyou what you wanted to know now. I hope you'll fulfill your promise." Hector said between gritted teeth from the other end of the phone. “Rest assured. I'll keep my end of the deal." Darius smiled and replied, before disconnecting the phone call. After disconnecting the phone call, Darius interlocked his fingers, rested his chin on his fingers and fell into deep thoughts. The Gold Group was Capital City's third largest business group, with a net worth in the billions of dollars. Of course, the Reid Consortium could easily crush them, but Darius had not considered this option. The Gold Group targeted West Atlantics Int'l, not the Reid Consortium; therefore he would go against the Gold Group using the strength of West Atlantics Int'l, not the Reid Consortium. This discovery put Darius in a bind. The Gold Group had deep roots in Capital City, and a huge amount of influence, otherwise they wouldn't be the third largest business group in Capital City. West Atlantics Int'l clearly had no way of going against the Gold Group with its current level of strength. As for Sterling Corporations, Darius had never considered them his opponent. The tax evasion crime was just the fastest way to crush the already crumbling company. Although he promised to destroy some evidence of Hector's tax evasion, it was not enough for Hector to escape punishment from the law. Tax evasion was just one of the heinous crimes Hector had committed to save his company. By the time the police were done with their investigation, his other crimes would be brought to light. By then, it would be useless even if the remaining evidence were not handed over to the police. The real opponent now was the Gold Group. They were the only opponent worthy of his time. He needed to work twice as hard to take them down without the Reid consortium's influence. As Darius' eyebrows were furrowed together as he was in deep thoughts, Erin watched him intently. There was a hint of admiration, respect and awe as she looked at him. When Darius received the text message the previous night, he immediately called the Director of BNC news station, the news station that reported the false news about him. When the Director discovered the identity of the caller, he was overcome with fear and shock. To be honest, BNC news would have not gone against West Atlantics Int'l, especially with such a measly attempt if it were not for the influence the Gold Group had in Capital City. They were just a news station. How could they hope to go against an influential conglomerate group like the Gold Group? Therefore, when the Director heard that the caller was the chairman of West Atlantics Int'l, he quickly adjusted his attitude and expressed his apology towards him. Even though Darius was a bit annoyed at the effects and damages BNC news station brought to his company, he chose not to pursue it. The news station was a vital weapon in his hands, and if used appropriately, it could crush his opponents easily and thoroughly. Darius then disclosed his information regarding the Sterling Corporation's tax evasion crime and advised them to broadcast it the following day on their TV station. Because the director was already anxious to please Darius, he quickly accepted his offer. Furthermore, he could see by the quick rise of West Atlantics Int'lin Capital City that West Atlantics Int'l would only grow to be a very powerful force in the near future. As for how Darius managed to discover the well hidden documents and evidence about Sterling Corporations tax evasion, no one would expect that Hector's secretary would be the one to sell Hector Sterling out. Darius wasn't lacking funds, and when benefits were involved, especially monetary benefits, there was no way a secretary to the head of an already dwindling company would not be moved. For a sum of $1 million, Hector secretary sold him out quicker than anyone could expect. While one million dollars was nothing of note to Darius, to people like Hector's secretary, he would be able to live comfortably in another city for the rest of his life. The rest of the events were smooth sailing and happened just as Darius expected, which led up to the current turn of events. If Erin wasn't here, she wouldn't believe that such an elaborate plan happened in the conference room. In just a single night, Darius completely cornered the president of Sterling Corporations, and discovered the identity of the business group targeting him. Her respect for Darius shot up exponentially after this episode. Of course, Darius did not think that he did something so grand and impressive. The main reason his plans went according to plan was because Sterling Corporations was already on its last legs. All he did was trigger a series of events that would have "happened sooner or later without the Gold Group's intervention. Darius raised his head and sighed slowly. He didn't have a wink of sleep the previous night, so he was extremely fatigued after everything. He stood up from the chair and stretched slowly. Even with the dark circles underneath his eyes, and his roughed up hair, he was still extremely attractive. "You should go back and take the day off. You need to rest." Darius said softly to Erin. Erin was about to refuse his order, but when she saw the firm look in his eyes she changed her mind and acquiesced to his order. She nodded softly and left the conference room. Darius' eyes shone with appreciation as he looked at her retreating figure. She also didn't have a wink of sleep and stayed with him until he resolved the issue his company was facing. He was extremely impressed with her attitude. His thoughts soon shifted back to the Gold Group, and a frown appeared on his face. They were his greatest headache now. Darius sighed once again. With his company's current strength, there was no way he could take down the Gold Group so easily. Nonetheless, he already had the upper hand in the next clash with them. He already knew who was behind the attack on his company, but the Chairman of Gold Group had no clue about Darius knowing he orchestrated the attack, thus giving him the element of surprise. All he needed to do was bid his time.