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!

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

glance at her.

a folder in hand, then walked up to his desk and slid the

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

said, “Miss Gray, Mr. Reid saved me from the clutches of someone evil. If not

words. She found it hard to believe Erin was telling the truth, yet it seemed

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

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

when he heard that name. He frowned and repeated,

sense that something had changed in him

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

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

“It’s over now, so there’s no need for you to act like this. I

crying. She turned to look at him, her eyes filled with desperation and longing. “Mr. Reid, I’ll make sure to repay you with