The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 185

The official couldn't help but tremble. He’d been watching Darius closely, but he still didn't manage to catch what exactly he'd done. Now, all he could see was Darius holding two fingers up and his colleague sprawled on the floor. He knew that he didn't have a choice.

His hands trembled as he pulled out a pair of handcuffs, which made them jingle. He reached out to put them on Darius but couldn't even bring himself to look at him. He held the handcuffs out for a while, but Darius didn’t show any sign of moving. His hands were still in his pockets, and he looked at the official with displeasure.

The official knew this, and his mind started to race. He had to think of a way to resolve this as soon as possible without offending anyone.

Otherwise, he would probably end up worse off than his colleague. This wasn't a consequence he could bear.

So, he tucked the handcuffs away and looked at Darius, deciding to appease him. “Darius Reid, you're very smart, and you should know what the right choice is. I'm glad to see that you do, which is why I won't handcuff you.”

Darius knew he was trying to appease his anger, but it didn't change anything. He remained poker-faced as he said coldly, “I already told you that you only have two options."

was, and he now had a better understanding of his personality. He held out a hand to gesture at the door.

looking sycophantic. He walked out of the room, not wanting to spare him another glance. The official who'd escorted him here was waiting by the door, and he'd heard everything that'd

door swung open, he met Darius' eyes. On the

a room to lock him up. The federal court will

this official. Donny looked at him in confusion. He didn’t

agreement, he could only play along. So, he led Darius to a room.

already tampered with the surveillance camera in this room, so you're safe here and free to do whatever you want. The key that I gave you earlier can open all the doors here, and I trust that you won't use it for anything else. My office is on the first floor, the sixth one on the left. You can come to me

was willing to, Darius wanted to employ him. This wasn't something to think about at the moment, of course. He had to get out of here as quickly as possible, and he also had to find out who was behind this-was it Hank

needed to catch up on some sleep now. He lay down on the bed, suddenly smiling again. Though the bed was no

him. He closed his eyes to sleep, but the