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.

"You can’t! Although you haven’t publicly accepted me as your daughter, our DNA proves we're related! I am your daughter, which means I have the right to inherit your assets! Thus, I don’t agree with you transferring the company’s

loudly, causing the dark greenish veins on her

was an equally repulsive color as her

did not speak and merely watched from the bench as the two Gillette

from the coffee that he had

to her feet, Wilson’s secretary had already

stepped closer to him as the fragrance from her makeup and

annoying

for Cerys, yet his eyes were on

that point, Wilson was well aware of who

face, and he reached out to strike Cerys’ cheek, causing her to fall.He then stood to shoot a pleading look

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 to accept your conditions

how nervous the former was, Darius arched a brow.He smiled, then

made Wilson’s blood rush with anxiety.He had no clue why Darius was smiling or

at Darius as he was too afraid to stare at

ground for the longest time.She thought she would never experience a life of violence anymore, but it appeared she was wrong.To

ignited a flame of hatred

out to grab a sharp stone that had fallen

began to tremble with fear for what she was about