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.

martial artist said—he

to the study on

incident, Wilson suddenly noticed the similarities between the martial artist and Darius.His eyes became rounder and glossier as he asked, "What

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

he looked up with

eyes in detail and found no

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

had spoken calmly, but his every word took the

revealing the

say that no one else, apart from

had disclosed it all before strangers in that

eyes, sighing deeply on the ground as he knew his mission had

the other night when suddenly, an invisible force tightened around his neck, choking him

might but could utter a word.His face turned

standing before Wilson.He could

did not expect Dream Investment Group

the company had given up on their promise to him—they had decided not to avenge his son’s death by

then.He refused to give up, eyes darting left and

but did not comment on it as

reasons became clear when Wilson tossed his

was not what

watch landed more than 30 feet away

Wilson shot a pleading