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!

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

turned to glance

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

eyes. She made Erin jump when she suddenly said, “You’re gorgeous. Why

the clutches of someone evil. If not for him, I

hard to believe Erin was telling

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

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

heard that name. He frowned

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

me during a dinner party and even

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.

over now, so there’s no need for you

She turned to look at him, her eyes filled with desperation and longing. “Mr.