The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 165

Darius agreed with that statement, so he nodded while locking gazes with Erin. “You’re correct. This Jeremiah Locke guy seems efficient in monitoring his hotel’s affairs. Even I think he deserves a bonus for reacting so quickly.”

Erin smiled but kept mum.

Meanwhile, Jeremiah, who had yelled earlier, was nearing Darius. The latter made use of his advanced hearing to track Jeremiah’s footsteps. Once he determined Jeremiah was within his attack range, he dashed ahead and kicked Alvin.

Alvin did not expect Darius to do that. Then again, Alvin couldn’t defend himself even if he anticipated the kick. Thus, he flew a distance away, landing on the ground next to Jeremiah with a blow.

Jeremiah roared, alarmed at the sudden appearance of something near his feet. He then kicked Alvin out of instinct.

Not a squeak came from Alvin, who blacked out immediately after. The only thing proving he was still alive was his subtle breaths.

A smirk formed on Darius’ face when he heard the commotion behind him, indicating his mood had improved. Before Jeremiah could discern what had happened, he saw a tall and handsome but visibly younger man appear before him.

Jeremiah’s eyes narrowed.

quiver down his spine. “To have so much wealth at a young age… I doubt that it’s because this young man is capable. It must be because he’s being backed by

our hotel has hired some dissatisfactory employees. If you agree, I apologize sincerely and am willing to pay for the broken item and

two senior staff members have come over. I’m beginning to question if

worth anything. It also meant Jeremiah’s lifetime effort in starting this business would go to waste. At that thought, Jeremiah felt all his strength leave his body. He could not keep himself upright anymore. It was like his body was barely hanging on by a thread. Jeremiah slumped on the ground, the cogs in his head turning for a solution to keep his wealth to

thought, “I know I’m insignificant to my higher-ups, and Murray Hotel’s wealth isn’t worth anything to him, but calling in the big guns is my last option now. I can’t show a

you! I may be a benevolent person, but my superior

Darius rolled his eyes.

breathless with anger, but he

curious,” said an emotionless Darius, “Who would make you

Darius with sheer rage but still answered smugly,

pockets all this while. The same blank look settled on his face. However, he secretly scoffed in his heart. Hearing the words “Dream Investment Group” blew a fuse in

as Darius pondered his next move. He seethed in his heart, “Why?

things slide like always, they’ll continue to appear and cause trouble in my life. It happened back then, and it’ll undoubtedly happen again.

approached Jeremiah by then. Moments of silence passed before he resumed, “Before you start raging at me again, there’s something we should discuss. I don’t think you know who I am,

upon hearing those

before he continued. “So, I will graciously introduce myself. I’m Darius Reid, the chairman of West