The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 262

"You claiming to be Darius seems far too suspicious," Cerys pointed out.

"Moreover, no one here knows you.People would surely recognize you if you were a tycoon—or, at the very least, they would’ve heard about you.What unnerves everyone here is how you're an enigma to everyone here."

Darius did not speak up to defend himself even then.

On the other hand, Cerys’ lips curled triumphantly.She was confident that all the guests would believe her over Darius if she continued voicing her suspicions.

Hence, she announced at the top of her lungs, "You only showed up here because you wanted everyone to think you’re wealthy! But is that the truth? No! Your actions and words from the moment you arrived can’t prove that you’re someone wealthy!"

Darius had been standing for a long time, so his legs started to ache.

After sighing deeply, he replied, "I’d very much like to know this—what are your motives for saying that about me?"

That surprised Cerys as she gulped anxiously, knowing she was too deep in her lies to back out.She replied sternly, "I think you stole that plateless car and drove it here to trick the guests.I bet you're trying to scam them into fake business deals so you can run off with their money!"

Absolute certainty filled her face when she spoke.

Even her eyes glimmered with not a trace of doubt.It was as though Cerys was fully convinced that she was telling the truth.

The entire thing seemed like a joke to Darius, who had never seen a person convince themselves into believing their lies.

Meanwhile, every guest and onlookers eyes narrowed in disbelief.

Still, they continued to look at Darius, and one of them yelled, "I think Miss Gillette’s claims are true!"

"Yeah!"

collectively chimed in after hearing the

so too! I bet Miss Gillette’s telling the truth.Plus, this guy doesn’t

remove his hands from his pockets, but

straightening out his back, he questioned casually, "If that's the case, may I ask whether you’ll let me into the event at all, Miss Gillette? Because I promise your relationship with the Gillette family will

hairs down Cerys’ arms could not

so she gripped the table’s edges with both hands to hold her ground, her veins popping from the

at Darius, saying through gritted teeth, "You’ve run a background check on

Darius would retreat

nodded, then replied, "You sound so certain.You're right

like this in the past because I’m a Gillette.It didn’t matter if what I said was outrageous—nobody would dare doubt me! Everyone had no choice but to take my word as the law! But that’s evidently not the case anymore.It seems like all

growing quicker by the second.She

but he had already

step back, summoning,

point, Bridget was having a great time watching the drama unfold, finding Darius incredible

she heard her name, she instinctively stood straighter and

guests that initially stared at Cerys now

all the security guards at the

every corner, accumulating into one loud discussion

what everyone was saying since everyone’s voices

could not

this young lady whose side the Gillettes will

excitement, stepping forward