The Consortium’s Heir by Benjamin_Jnr

Chapter 158

Chapter 158

The speaker dared not utter another word as he cautiously sat back in his seat.

Darius no longer concerned himself with that man. After all, he knew the people gambling here were much poorer than him. Their combined assets would not even amount to a fraction of his wealth. There was no way Darius would waste his time on such people. Hence, he promptly placed his black bank card with the letter “R” onto the table.

The manager’s brows furrowed. “I know many people worship Reid Consortium. Since you know of the Reid family, I’m sure you’re also aware of the family’s social status. In having this bet against me, I hope you understand that a measly person like you cannot survive the wrath of our casino or the Reids.”

“Don’t forget what you’re saying to me now,” Darius responded, his voice devoid of emotion while he glanced at his watch.

Then, he placed his card onto the scanner.

 

A second passed before the machinery let out a beep of approval and flashed a green light.

Everyone around them cheered at once.

Darius’ success. She did not have the authority to grant him five million in cash as she had promised earlier. She only agreed to do it because she was sure Darius was poor. Little did she expect her judge of character to

her body. She slumped onto the ground but had both hands supporting her to ensure she would not fall

he did before with his classic blank stare. “How will you fulfil your end

Reid! I-I don’t have the authority to hand over five million dollars to you. That was a reckless promise I made out of the selfish desire that you would fail.”

for the manager, except Darius, who frowned.

your promise, I’ll deal with this matter myself,” said the person in charge of the casino. He stumbled upon the two’s tense conversation after exiting the elevator. Immediately, he lowered his head and explained, “Dearest Mr. Reid, I apologize sincerely for everything. I had no idea Mr. Rudd

plenty of chances to intervene from the moment I stood at your casino’s main entrance.” Darius’ gaze remained as frosty as ever. The chill in his eyes intensified when

the person in charge turned paled. Even his forehead became dotted with beads

pleaded. “I’m so sorry. None of what happened was my intention. It was already

single thing changed on Darius’

knelt. “I genuinely am sorry, Mr. Reid. I understand that I’ve made a lot of mistakes. What will it take for you to let us off the hook? I promise we’ll

my demands clear:”

of hopelessness shrouded the face of the person in charge face. He no longer knew what to do as he thought, “That’s five million dollars! It’s the daily income of our casino. If I handed that money over to Mr. Reid, my boss

seeing the former’s bleak look,

time. I’ll be taking my leave now.” With that, Darius looked over at Rudd and said, “Let’s get out of here. I’m sure everything will end once these guys pay the five million

watching everything unfold behind the surveillance screens. Thus, he was in a daze and remained that way

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