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."

instead of approaching Austin, he went

confiscated earlier, Maurice tried his best to blend into

Darius was not someone he could afford to cross when the latter first arrived at the

breathing deepened while his body stiffened, his eyes quickly darting toward the

young boy to become even more fearful

Thus, he stopped halfway.

your dad treat you

That immediately dispelled Maurice's fear, sparking curiosity in him

looked up at Darius at

why Darius asked that, he refrained from asking

replied compliantly, "yeah, my dad

on Austin’s expression the

noticed 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 responsible for overseeing and enforcing traffic safety compliance

had invested a lot of money into this department in exchange for updates and information on

response from them, so Darius assumed his expenses were

from them now was a pleasant surprise

the email included detailed descriptions of William’s

expectations

with others

they explained how Maurice came to be William’s nephew; Maurice appeared at

before getting adopted by a daughter from

and her husband’s family refused to acknowledge

why they named him Maurice and did not

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

children knew of

was one of those five, but

the young Austin or his legitimate daughter, Kate, as his

between them, he got arrested while