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.

dismay, she heard the sound of his steady breathing. Her eyes widened, and she completely forgot about going to sleep.

She was still caught up in

didn't get any rest. Was it because of

he 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

and it wouldn't be nice to be late. However, Pearl had yet to catch up. He thought about getting out of the car

could tell from her red face that she’d run all the way here. When she got into the

dissipated at his words. She put on an understanding expression

He could sense her insinuation, but he didn’t want to

look at her.

frowned and said, "You don't look too good. Is it because you didn’t get any sleep

hand to her chest, forcing herself to stop thinking.

say anything else and

half later. It was 7.00

everyone was chatting with each other. After all, they had