The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 181

Darius’ first thought was to nod in agreement. But before he could do so, his gaze swept over a clock on the wall. It was already 3.00 am. By the time they were done eating, they would probably have two hours to rest. There really wasn’t much point in having Pearl leave at this time.

So, he said, “You can choose to stay since we'll need to leave in about two hours."

Pearl blushed. She looked around, then lowered her head to look at the floor. “Okay. I’ll sleep on the sofa.”

Darius frowned, obviously dissatisfied with her suggestion. "I may not be the perfect gentleman, but I won't allow a woman to sleep on the sofa." He then turned to walk to the sofa, but he heard Pearl running after him.

He stopped and turned around to face her, her face was red with agitation. "Please, let me sleep on the sofa. I'm here to repay you for saving my family's company, so there's no way I'll let you sleep there.”

Darius glanced at the clock and decided not to argue with her anymore.” As you wish.” He walked over to the bed and lay down.

At the same time, Pearl lay down on the sofa

This was her first time sharing a room with a man, and she wondered whether anything would happen later. Her face burned, and her gaze landed on her chest. She was one of the prettiest women at Kingston University and had a wonderful figure. There was no way Darius would just go to sleep without making a move on her.

heard the sound of his steady breathing. Her eyes widened, and she completely forgot about going to sleep. She couldn't

pondering over this matter. She was still caught up in her thoughts when

good, and you didn't get any rest. Was

could tell what was going on with a single glance. She felt like she was going to suffocate from her exasperation. She clutched at her chest, wanting to say something to him. However, before she could, he'd already walked out of

of class, and it wouldn't be nice to be late. However, Pearl had yet to catch up. He thought about getting out of the car to see what had happened to her. Before he could do anything, he heard her

she’d run all the way here. When she got into the car, he said, "I'm sorry. I forgot that you walk a little slower

She put on an understanding expression and said, "That's okay. I'll try to speed up next

her insinuation, but he didn’t want to

while, Darius turned to look

don't look too good. Is

made her jump, and she held a hand to her chest, forcing herself to stop thinking. "No, I'm fine.

didn't say anything else and continued

later. It was 7.00 am, and most of the students were

was chatting with each other. After all, they had plenty to catch up on after