The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 269

At that moment, Wilson only wanted to get Darius’ protection.

Never in a million years did Darius think that would happen.

Hence, he grinned in amusement, saying, "What you’ve said has satisfied me, so I’m willing to help."

He cracked his neck while continuing, "Since you've already expressed your loyalty to me, I can straightforwardly tell you that I've come here to obtain the Gillette Group’s shares.Wilson’s eyes grew wide with disbelief at what he had heard.He stumbled onto his butt, forgetting he was about to stand up.

Moments of gloomy silence passed before he looked down, muttering, "Now that you’ve told me your plans, I doubt I can say no to them.Please give me a few minutes to digest this information.It’s too painful for me to take in all at once.After all, I’m about to gift the riches I’ve worked hard to get all my life to someone else for free.I -I doubt anyone can peacefully agree to such a thing in am- moment’s notice."

His voice tremored by the end of that sentence.

Nevertheless, his eyes brimmed with determination as he shot a pleading look at Darius.

The latter nodded, leaving to sit on a bench in the yard.

He kept quiet while doing so, but the silence and peace did not last as Cerys crawled out seconds later from hiding in a random corner.

Her entire body was covered in dirt, so much so that one could not see the true color of her skin.

Even so, her eyes remained clear with determination.

I am your daughter, which means I have the right to inherit your assets! Thus, I don’t agree

force to speak loudly, causing the dark greenish

was sure Cerys’ heart was an

watched from the bench as

coffee that he had

had already stood by Darius’ side, not intending to

stepped closer to him as the fragrance from

very annoying to me," he

meant those words for Cerys, yet his eyes were

who he served, so he had been watching

what Darius said, panic filled his face, and he reached out to strike Cerys’ cheek, causing her

know you’ re a generous man, Mr.Reid.All this while, I’ve challenged you and made many mistakes.My son did the same but died after going against you.However, I’m ready

sudden monologue and seeing how nervous the former was, Darius arched a

with anxiety.He had no clue why Darius was

he stood unmoving, rubbing his hands together while stealing glances at Darius as he was too afraid to

on the ground for the longest time.She thought she would never experience

of hatred in

sharp stone that had fallen to the ground when

to tremble with fear for