The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 266

Wilson's eyes trembled so much that they were about to pop out of their sockets.

Facing off against Darius left him intensely frightened.His voice became hoarse as he asked, "W-What are you trying to accomplish? I never invited you to tonight’s banquet—"

"That's enough!" Darius interrupted loudly.

"I’ve been more than patient with you.I can investigate how that invite appeared in my room and who delivered it to me.What I never expected was someone would use such immature tricks against me.Then again, perhaps you thought that making me show up with a fake invite to this banquet would embarrass me. Is that it?"

Wilson’s eyes grew dim with fear.It shocked him to learn Darius did not care about getting humiliated.

Because of that, he never got to say the smug words he had prepared beforehand.

All he could do was quiver on the ground like frightened prey.

At that moment, Darius raised his chin while placing his foot on Wilson's shoulder.

"I sense another potent presence in this villa— it’s from an enlightened martial artist."

That made Wilson pale.He could not deny the statement as it was the truth.

Yet, at the same time, he could not reveal any more information to Darius; the martial artist Darius mentioned made sure Wilson was powerless from the start.

Wilson was in his study one day when the martial artist snuck in and strangled him, ordering him to deliver an invite to Darius.

was all the martial artist said—he wanted Darius to be

of Wilson’s bodyguards could get to the study on time,

between the martial artist and Darius.His eyes

the ground.He cried, "I-I’m so sorry! I made a grave mistake, and I realize it now.You’re both skilled fighters, but I have nothing to do with your feud—I never once thought about harming you! Of course, I never planned to attack him, either.However, he tracked me down and threatened to hurt me if I didn’t do as he said.I couldn’t let

he looked up with teary eyes at

former’s eyes in detail and found

the Gillette family name so successful.That only happened because you received financial backing from Dream Investment Group during your most challenging juncture.You then sought external financing by listing your company on the stock market.That’s what led to the elite status of your family today.You’ve cooperated with Dream Investment Group for a long time, so the enlightened martial artist standing in your villa is also someone I’m very familiar with—because I was once his disciple.The people we’ve encountered thus far are

but his every word took the people at the

was revealing the Gillette family’s top

even say that no one else, apart from

it all before strangers

his mission had failed;

the scene at his study the other night when suddenly, an invisible force tightened around his neck, choking him on the

all his might but could utter a word.His face turned red after he struggled to breathe for

while standing before Wilson.He could even hear the latter’s

did not expect Dream Investment Group to punish him

that point, it was evident that the company had given up on their promise to him—they had decided not to avenge his

just then.He refused to give up, eyes darting left and right while he struggled to take off

not comment on it as they did not know why he did

his reasons became clear when Wilson tossed

was not what

landed more than 30 feet away

Wilson shot a pleading look at the former,