The Consortium's Heir

Chapter 303

Darius seemed very composed and did not even open his eyes while he nodded.

Then, he opened his eyes, saying, "I've considered the possibility of this."

He rested his arm against the car window, fists curling as he continued wearily, "Given Austin’s age, he wouldn’t have the guts to behave this way if he didn’t have someone influential supporting him.Not to mention, he could never afford such an expensive sports car."

His deduction garnered a sharp inhale from Erin.

‘Judging from his looks, someone must’ve told him about his relationship with William not long ago while spoiling him rotten to gain his trust.When I got close to him earlier, I noticed he had sunburn marks on his body and calloused hands—something only manual laborers develop," said Darius.

He leaned further into the car seat, his eyes narrowing.

"That person must’ve lied to Austin.Also, I bet said person owns some of Anderson Group shares.Otherwise, Austin wouldn’t have believed them."

"Try investigating from this angle," Darius eventually said while massaging the back of his neck.

Without waiting for Erin's response, he immediately grabbed the door handle and alighted the car.

Outside, Austin had lost all hope, thinking Darius would not give him another chance to explain himself.

Yet, as he shut his eyes in preparation for death, he suddenly heard the car door opening.His eyes shot open while he whipped his head toward the sound; true enough, Darius was walking toward him.

Hope reignited in his eyes after seeing that.

No one expected Darius to step out of the car—not even Edward.

Seeing the former approach, Edward halted and turned to look at Darius.

He greeted with the utmost politeness, ‘Mr.Reid."

but instead of approaching Austin, he went to

gun confiscated earlier, Maurice tried his

also knew Darius was not someone he could afford to cross when the latter first

stiffened, his eyes quickly darting toward the

young boy to become even more fearful than ever by his mere

Thus, he stopped halfway.

dad

Maurice's fear, sparking curiosity

he looked up at Darius at

why Darius asked that, he refrained from asking it

replied compliantly, "yeah, my dad treats

close eye on Austin’s expression the

the increasing suspicion and alertness in the latter's eyes, which made him recall the email he had received much earlier; it was from an official department in Ashweir City

money into this department

was no response

them now

the email included detailed descriptions of William’s

Darius’ expectations in a good

William’s relationships with

they explained how Maurice came to be William’s nephew; Maurice appeared at an orphanage’s gates a month

then lived there until he was five before getting adopted by a daughter from the Anderson

she and her husband’s family refused to acknowledge Maurice

they named him Maurice and did not allow him to take their

in the email was essentially the same as what Darius previously learned; William had many affairs

and children knew of

children, excluding Kate—Maurice was one of those five, but someone had switched him and Austin's places when

whether to name the young Austin or his legitimate daughter, Kate, as his

could decide between them, he got arrested