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.

said—he wanted Darius to be at

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

martial artist and Darius.His eyes became rounder and

flipped from being on his back to kneeling and pressing his forehead into 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

speaking, he looked up with

Darius examined the former’s eyes in

his back while scrunching up his nose, sneering, "You don’t have to put on this act of pity before me.Before I arrived in Almiron City, I learned all about how you made 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

spoken calmly, but his every word

revealing the Gillette family’s

that no one else, apart from

had disclosed it all

the ground as he knew his mission had

when suddenly, an invisible force tightened around his neck, choking him on

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

Wilson.He could even hear the latter’s

the other side, Wilson did not expect Dream Investment Group to punish him this cruelly

that the company had given up on their promise to him—they had decided not to avenge his

to give up, eyes darting left and right while he struggled to take

not comment on it as

his reasons became clear when Wilson tossed

not what

watch landed more than 30 feet

did, Wilson shot a pleading look at the former,