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."

nodded, but instead of approaching Austin, he went to

gun confiscated earlier, Maurice tried his best

not someone he could afford to cross

while his body stiffened, his eyes quickly darting

become even more

Thus, he stopped halfway.

your dad treat

That immediately dispelled Maurice's fear, sparking curiosity

eyes widened as he looked up at

asked that, he refrained from asking it

nodded and replied compliantly, "yeah, my dad treats me

a close eye on Austin’s expression the entire

he had received much earlier; it was from an official department in Ashweir City responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance on

had invested a lot of money into this department in exchange

long while had passed since, and there was no response from them, so Darius

update from them now was a pleasant

included detailed descriptions of William’s every action while in

far exceeded Darius’ expectations in a good

email clarified William’s relationships with others

be William’s nephew; Maurice appeared at an orphanage’s gates a month

five before getting adopted by a daughter

and her husband’s family refused to acknowledge Maurice

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

Darius previously learned;

children knew of his

illegitimate children, excluding Kate—Maurice was one of those five, but

past few years, William hesitated whether to name the young Austin or

decide between them, he got arrested while rushing to Elizabeth’s