The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 176

The bodyguards were sprawled on the ground, feeling like they were suffocating. The only emotion they could clearly sense was terror, but none of them showed it.

This lasted until someone dropped to his knees. Everyone else followed suit.

Darius stuck his hands in his pockets and looked down at them. “Perhaps you guys have something to tell me?”

The bodyguards had never been in such a pickle before, especially since they only had two options–to die or to betray the one who pays. They didn’t want to go for either of these options.

Darius sighed, then raised his voice. “I’ll count down three.” Without giving them time to think, he immediately started counting down..

“Three!”

“Two!”

Before he could get to “one“, someone broke down and shouted a name.

He nodded expressionlessly. Then, he turned to get into the car.

were just poor people that had been hired by the wrong people, so there was no need for him to go after them. They were going to be out of

wind coming toward him. At the same time, he saw the terrified and worried expression on Erin’s face through

many different emotions so clearly before, and he was moved. No one had cared for him

reminded him of his relationship with Sarah. She’d never done anything for him before. Even when he’d had to sew his hand up after it’d been slashed open, she’d only cared about getting her luxury items and bags. With this

thoughts running through his mind, he was still vigilant. Almost at the same time that he sensed the gust of wind behind him, he whipped around to be greeted by the sight of the first bodyguard who’d

he saw the blood on the ground. Despite the strength behind his earlier blow, the bodyguard still wanted to

on his back, finally sensing the pain in his chest and back. He opened his mouth to say

more loyal than the other guys. It’s too bad nothing’s going to change, though, because your employer has other bodyguards here as well.” He

let any of them off the hook, but I’ll sing your praises the next time I

past record, you should’ve been dead by now. You’re lucky that I’m in a good mood today. I’ll let you

sound of an engine revving in the distance. He paused because he didn’t know whether

he saw Darius. “My dear Mr. Reid, it’s been a while since we last

at his formal greeting. “I’m great,

Zack looked lost.

him on the shoulder, his smile growing wider. “Alright, alright, I was just joking. Now, I’m going

became serious. “Sir, I’ve already heard about what happened from Erin and looked into their companies‘ backgrounds. I can turn all of the assets belonging to five of the companies into ours in a month, at most, but I can’t guarantee I’ll

He raised an eyebrow and asked, “What’s up

Darius. “This is everything I found out