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!

could see what was happening inside. This included the massive box that was

to glance at her. “Come

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

narrow her eyes. She made Erin jump when she suddenly said, “You’re gorgeous. Why are you working for someone

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

to believe Erin was telling the truth,

do with you. You should think about going to college.” He

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

uncomfortable when he heard that name. He frowned and repeated,

she could sense that something had changed in him when he said that name. She realized she’d probably made

“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

was streaked with tears of regret. “I’m

so there’s no need for you to act like this. I don’t like

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