The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 175

Doris didn’t say anything else until they reached the college’s entrance. When she heard Erin start to drive away, she suddenly spun around and cupped her hands around her mouth before shouting, “Mr. Reid, I really do like you! I’ll be here, and you can come over any time!”

Her invitation was so obvious that it made Darius’ vein twitch. His abilities only made her voice sound louder in his ears.

“Man, I was just thinking of going after her. Look at her face and those legs! Who would’ve known she’d be the type of woman to publicly confess her love for some rich man!”

“Oh, my God! There’s another gorgeous woman in the car!”

“Come on, forget about it. Let’s go. We obviously don’t stand a chance here.” Darius raised an eyebrow when he saw the young men standing nearby stalk off. He seemed to understand what Doris was up to now. Sure enough, when he glanced at her, he saw her cheeky smile. He didn’t even need to think to know what had happened-she’d used him!

To his surprise, he didn’t feel mad. On the contrary, he was amused. She was smart and clever, but it didn’t turn him off.

Erin could see his expression through the rearview mirror. Darius could sense her eyes on him, but he didn’t meet her gaze. He looked down at his phone and said, “We can go now.”

stepping on the accelerator. As the car sped along smoothly, he said, “I thought you’d have her enrolled in the furthest, poorest college you could find, regardless of how good or bad

end, and her breathing sped up almost uncontrollably, but she didn’t falter. She took a long, deep breath before calming down. She grimaced and said, “Yes, I thought about it, but that was all. She’s useful to us, and she’s very naive. I couldn’t bring myself to do something so selfish.” She felt her strength leave her after saying that because she didn’t know how things would play out from there. Nothing else mattered

mentally preparing herself to get fired. Darius didn’t say anything for the longest time. Finally, he sighed and said, “You’re an excellent employee. I hope you’ll ensure your

words. She knew she’d made it out alive this time, but she was on her last chance. If she were to make the same mistake,

“Someone’s coming. Have someone from the

Instantly, her heart froze. She

a loud bang that left the car shaking. The airbags

time to put his plan in place. He pushed the door

what I

broad back. He stood before the car and faced several men in black suits holding baseball

reached out to open the door but quickly retracted her hand because she’d remembered Darius’ instructions. She breathed deeply to calm herself down before picking her phone up and

His gaze was sharp as