The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 182

"You know, that reminds me-I was there when it happened. Pearl definitely detested Darius, but here she is, coming to university with him. It must be because of his sudden wealth."

"I would never have expected her to be someone like that. She's the third prettiest woman in our university!”

Aman standing silently nearby suddenly said, "I have a different point of view. If even someone like Pearl's starting to hang around him, just think about how rich he really is!"

Darius stopped walking and put a hand in his pocket. An ugly look crept onto his face. He didn’t understand why Pearl had fled earlier, but he now did. Once rumors started flying around about them, it wouldn't be an easy feat to prove their innocence.

However, the matter with the Gillette family had yet to be resolved. He couldn't act like he didn't know what was going on. So, he amplify his voice to the point that everyone present could hear him. “I’m chasing Pearl.

We're not officially together yet, but I hope you don't spread misinformation."

After that, he turned and left without a care. As for the three guys that had been speaking earlier... they were left squatting on the ground with their hands clapped over their ears, looking ashen. They’d never heard such a deafening sound before. Even now, their ears were ringing. It was as if they were suddenly caught in a vacuum.

Actually Pearl didn't leave. She was waiting for her grades. So, she heard Darius utter words she never thought she’d hear him say. He was chasing her? In her wildest dreams, perhaps. Of course, she knew he was only saying that to protect her image so the other students wouldn't think badly of her. The meaning behind his gesture only moved her more. Now, he would be the subject of their gossip, which he didn't seem to think about.

said, "There's no need to worry about whatever's going through your mind right now. It doesn't bother me, and these things won't affect me. You're different,

blank after listening to his words. She didn’t know how this would affect her and looked

said, “It's nothing much, really. It's just that all

exactly what she wanted, but he didn't give her a chance to speak. "If anyone's willing to treat you as well as they used to under such circumstances, you can actually consider

left. All she could do was stare at his retreating figure. She

and her expression turned cold. It was only then

already reaching the classroom. There were three minutes left till class started, and he had plenty of time to

to them about

did. This time, however, the professor looked furious. Of course, this was the only

the rage, which was made even more obvious when his gaze landed on Darius. At this point, Darius started to suspect something was up. He even had an idea of what would

professor slammed his laptop on the desk, and the students

Reid, stand up and answer

He got to his feet

it was still well-concealed. "Darius, I always thought of you as an exemplary student. I never expected you to plagiarize someone else's work! I read the paper that you submitted in the wee hours of the morning many years ago. Though you changed some of the data, there's

he'd figured out what was going